188: Persuade to withdraw

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible, how could the Human Race escape my first trial?"

The man stepped forward, his face contorted in an angry, ferocious expression. His human face slowly began to change, gradually transforming into a monstrous creature, from which massive flames erupted.

The few people's expressions changed, wanting to retreat but finding themselves locked in place. The strength of this Powerhouse before them was far superior to theirs. Although this Powerhouse had been dead for a long time, the lingering wisp of obsession still held immense power.

Su Yao's face was also somewhat grim. She had always thought that the difference between herself and a Great Emperor Powerhouse was not that significant, but now she realized that she couldn't even deal with a remnant soul of the opponent.

"Tell me, what has happened to the Flame Beast Race now!"

The Powerhouse before them approached step by step, anger gradually appearing on his face, and he raised a claw as if to swat them to death.

Everyone exchanged glances, but no one moved. Instead, they jointly raised several layers of defense.

Su Yao stood at the very front of the group, her body shimmering with crimson light. Her Magic Treasure furiously circulated, drawing the maximum amount of spiritual power from within her body to form a faint light barrier.

Seeing this scene, the Flame Beast Race Powerhouse's expression slightly changed.

"You also Cultivate fire-attribute Cultivation Technique. How is it that the flames on your body are so intense, even surpassing the flames from my peak?"

The Flame Beast Race Powerhouse stared incredulously at the rising flames, one after another, scrutinizing them for a long time.

An expression of disbelief gradually appeared on his face. Even the flames he summoned during his Peak Great Emperor period were not as intense as hers.

Su Yao's expression remained largely unperturbed; she simply looked at him calmly.

"I have a very powerful Revered Master. Everything I have was taught by my Revered Master."

As Su Yao's calm voice rang out, the Flame Beast Race Powerhouse slowly lowered his claw.

"What, not going to continue?"

A charming, wicked smile curled on Su Yao's lips, clearly seeing through everything.

The Powerhouse gave them a deep look, then shook his head helplessly.

"I am already a wisp of a remnant soul. Everything I did just now was to scare you away. I didn't expect you to notice it. These juniors nowadays are truly formidable."

"Let me introduce myself. I am a Powerhouse of the Flame Beast Race, named Yan Yuan."

Yan Yuan's voice was calm, his expression somewhat bitter. His Cultivation had already been lost to such an extent that even facing these people before him, he had no means of action.

In his prime, he could have annihilated them with a single breath, but now he could do nothing.

"My Legacy is stored here. If you Cultivate fire-attribute Cultivation Technique, you can accept my Legacy, but I hope you can tell me the current situation of the Flame Beast Race."

The few people exchanged glances, all showing expressions of doubt, until only one Disciple from the group stepped forward.

"I have read many ancient texts with records about various exotic races. Is your Flame Beast Race composed of various animals, all capable of conjuring flames, and usually living near the Magma Mountain Range?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a glimmer of anticipation on Yan Yuan's face.

"You are right, that is indeed the case. Do you have any information?"

The Disciple shook his head: "I don't have much information. I only know a little. The records about your race in ancient texts are already tens of thousands of years old."

"At that time, you participated in the Human Race's war, and it seems internal conflicts arose, followed by a civil war. After that, there was no news."

Yan Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly. If their orthodox faction had won, they would surely have continued to govern this world and oppose the Human Race.

But now, to have records in ancient texts that are tens of thousands of years old, it was clear that the Flame Beast Race had withdrawn from invading the Heavenly Domain.

There were two possibilities: one, the former regime was overthrown, and the new leadership was unwilling to continue participating in such conflicts. The other possibility was that the internal conflicts within the Flame Beast Race intensified too severely, directly leading to a large number of casualties and a sharp decline in combat power, in which case they would no longer maintain that battle line.

The other possibility was that the internal conflicts within the Flame Beast Race intensified too severely, directly leading to a large number of casualties and a sharp decline in combat power, in which case they would no longer maintain that battle line.

Yan Yuan's expression clearly looked somewhat dejected, his lips seemingly filled with endless bitterness.

"You may return. My Legacy here will never be taken by the Human Race. If you insist on continuing through the trials, you will only face my Hell difficulty test."

"Although I am only a wisp of a remnant soul, I can control everything within the entire Secret Realm for my own use."

Yan Yuan spoke with a calm expression. These young people before him had already done well to pass his first trial.

"We are indeed different from your exotic races; we do not have such cruel habits."

Su Yao spoke loudly.

"We did not kill that Old Woman or that little girl. Although everything was according to your guidance to that mansion, we also found a way out through gentle means."

Yan Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"If they hadn't died, even if you managed to escape through that underground passage, you would have been relentlessly pursued. You let them go, but they successfully betrayed you for a small reward."

"If you were to choose again, you would make the same choice as me."

Yan Yuan's tone was full of confidence, and a faint smile hung on his face, as if he had already determined that these people before him would make the same decision as him.

"You're overthinking it. At most, we would have knocked them out. Unless they truly harmed us, we wouldn't casually kill living beings."

"If we knew they would betray us, at most we would just restrain them, and that's all."

Su Yao spread her hands. Although she was fiercer than anyone when it came to killing, in this situation, she would still follow her heart and make her own judgment.

Those who fought her in life-and-death struggles were all people who wanted her life.

Although the Old Woman and the little girl eventually betrayed them, they were just ordinary exotic creatures with no Cultivation. For Su Yao, she would not commit excessive slaughter if it could be avoided.

Du Xian's eyes darted around; he had indeed wanted to act then, but his Senior Sister had stopped him.

"Heh, whatever choices you make and whatever values you hold have nothing to do with me. You can still choose to leave now."

Yan Yuan said, gently raising a hand, and a door clearly appeared behind the group. This door was distinctly the dark golden gate they had entered through.

"If you don't want to die in the subsequent trials, then go back."