A young man with a gun in his hand appeared beside Ling Xiao without anyone noticing.
This young man was especially handsome, and his body was extremely tall and muscular. He gave off a tall and mighty aura, and his aura was Dignified. That intense fire attribute constantly revolved around him, evaporating quite a bit of the lake water nearby.
Accompanying his appearance was a mighty wolf king with golden-white fur. This wolf king had a huge body size, and those cold and bloodthirsty fangs made people shudder in fear. The third eye on its forehead was emitting a dense and sinister intent.
It howled towards the sky, as though venting the dissatisfaction in its heart.
Who else could this young man be but the prodigal!
He had devoured the Golden Serene Pearl with the Demon Demon Fire Pearl in the Medicine Sect, and he had been in a state of digesting the fire-attribute essence.
The Golden Serene Pearl was a rare pearl of heaven and earth, and it had gathered tens of thousands of years of fire-attribute essence. Although the prodigal had only devoured one-third of its energy, it was enough for him to advance.
Now, he had already reached the peak of the seventh-level low-tier, and he could step into the seventh-level high-tier at any time.
If it was any other spirit beast that had absorbed so much energy from the Heaven Fire, they would have jumped two or three levels. However, the prodigal was a divine beast, and every level he advanced required a huge amount of energy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have eaten the beast core like it was candy and didn't advance quickly. Hence, it was already not easy for him to advance a level by relying on the Heaven Fire. Furthermore, he had an unexpected gain.
The prodigal and Xiao Jin flew into the sky together, and their combination immediately attracted the attention of others.
They couldn't understand why a young man and a seventh-level spirit beast appeared out of nowhere. From the looks of it, they seemed to be here to help Ling Xiao.
The prodigal yelled out loudly, and he flew towards the sky with his gun. He shot out a red flame at one of the middle-tier Mystic Thearchs.
The deep purple flames that he had unleashed gave people a very fearful feeling. Wherever they passed, even the air would be burned cleanly.
The Qilin Divine Fire was originally a type of fire that was on par with the Heavenly Fire. Now that the prodigal had absorbed the Golden-Rending Flame, his Divine Fire had also evolved, and its power was much greater than before.
This was the true benefit it gained from devouring the Dark Golden Splitting Pearl.
"Where did this bastard come from? How dare he challenge this Thearch? He really doesn't know his place. Buddy, attack him! Eat him up!" That mid-tier Mystic Thearch did not seem to think much of this wastrel. With his current strength, wouldn't it be easy for him to deal with this young man?
He didn't make a move himself. Instead, he let his seventh-level spirit beast deal with the prodigal.
However, the protective spiritual beast that had always obeyed his orders did not attack at this moment. Instead, it took a few steps back. Its eyes revealed a deep sense of fear, as if it had seen through the wastrel's true form, causing it to not dare to challenge the Beast Emperor's dignity.
"Buddy, what are you doing!" That mid-tier Mystic Thearch exclaimed in confusion.
At this moment, the prodigal's powerful flame light had already arrived. That powerful pressure made that middle-stage Mystic Thearch feel that this young man in front of him was extraordinary.
He didn't have the time to bother about his own spirit beast. His hand blasted out a powerful elemental attack towards the flames.
Unfortunately, the power of this flame was much more terrifying than he had imagined. It could actually burn his attack into ashes. There were still some remnants of the flame that were attacking him.
"So powerful!"
That middle-stage Mystic Thearch was astonished. He immediately moved and displayed his own Celestial Power.
However, before his Celestial Power could expand to its maximum, a sea of flames was also released. That deep purple flame light pounced towards his Celestial Power.
This wasn't an illusory power. It was an actual divine fire. In an instant, it burned that middle-stage Mystic Thearch's Celestial Power until it shrunk. Furthermore, the sea of flames surrounded that middle-stage Mystic Thearch and started burning him.
That middle-stage Mystic Thearch used his elemental energy to resist with all his might. However, he realized that his elemental energy was of no use. It was getting thinner and thinner.
"What kind of fire is this? It's so terrifying!"
He exclaimed as he flew upwards in an attempt to escape from this sea of flames. It was a pity that the wastrel smashed his spear down on his head.
That middle-stage Mystic Thearch had no choice but to raise his weapon to defend himself. When the two attacks clashed, that middle-stage Mystic Thearch fell into the sea of flames again.
Zi zi!
Streaks of divine fire with incomparable heat were like spiritual snakes. They continuously coiled around that middle-stage Mystic Thearch. Ah!
Ah!
That middle-stage Mystic Thearch's Dark Protection Force was instantly incinerated. The divine fire immediately entered his body and started burning him.
The middle-stage Mystic Thearch didn't expect this deep purple fire to be so terrifying. His defense was like an empty shell. In an instant, he was injured. What's more, the feeling of being burned was so painful that he wanted to die. The burning speed was very fast. He couldn't rely on his own energy to get rid of it.
As he screamed, he plunged towards the lake below. He wanted to use water to extinguish the fire.
However, a shocking scene happened. When he plunged downwards, before he even reached the bottom of the lake, his entire body had been incinerated into ashes by the deep purple fire. Not a single piece of him was left.
When he screamed, many people looked towards him. When they saw this, their hearts jumped in fright.
A middle-stage Mystic Thearch expert was burned alive. What's more, there wasn't even a single piece of him left.
Everyone looked at the wastrel in a different way!
Some of the factions that hadn't made a move had a different feeling again.
In one direction, there was a group of martial artists who were hiding their auras. They looked ordinary and wore ordinary clothes. They were no different from ordinary martial artists.
These people looked at each other and seemed to be transmitting some kind of message. It was obvious that they were targeting Ling Xiao.
Following that, this group of people split up and quietly approached Ling Xiao.
The wastrel killed a middle-stage Mystic Thearch. With a domineering aura, he charged towards the other two middle-stage Mystic Thearchs who were surrounding Fang Chen.
His roar and the powerful divine beast's heavenly prowess shocked those tier-seven spirit beasts so much that they didn't dare to move recklessly. They all felt an oppressive feeling that came from the source. It caused them to feel their hands and feet tied.
This oppressive force was only targeted at the enemy spirit beasts. Fang Chen's tier-seven rat beast and Xiao Jin weren't affected. They had the confidence to kill everyone.
The wastrel was already at the peak of tier-seven middle-stage. His true strength wasn't any weaker than a high-stage Mystic Thearch. After all, he was a divine beast's incarnation.
Between humans and spirit beasts, of the same tier, spirit beasts were relatively stronger. The wastrel was a divine beast. His battle strength was definitely much stronger than ordinary spirit beasts. He even had the help of the divine fire. One could only imagine how terrifying his battle strength was.
"I'll kill them. You go and support that monkey!"
The wastrel was full of confidence. In a short while, he charged into the three middle-stage Mystic Thearchs. The gun in his hand spun circles of deep purple flames towards the two middle-stage Mystic Thearchs.
The pressure on Fang Chen was greatly reduced. He didn't hesitate and left the battle circle. He went to support Yuan Zhantian.
The wastrel was fighting one against two. He still had the upper hand. The two middle-stage Mystic Thearchs were forced into a sorry state by the divine fire. Basically, they didn't dare to come into contact with the wastrel's divine fire. They were afraid that they would end up like that middle-stage Mystic Thearch.
The two of them had thoughts of escaping. However, the wastrel wouldn't allow them to do so.
"Anyone who dares to offend me shall die!"
The wastrel's strength had increased tremendously. His battle strength was also insane. He used a set of powerful spear arts and stabbed the two middle-stage Mystic Thearchs who were trying to escape.
On the other side, with Fang Chen's help, Yuan Zhantian's situation was turning for the better.
However, when the two middle-stage Mystic Thearchs were defeated by the wastrel, those low-stage Mystic Thearchs were all terrified. Without thinking, they turned and ran. That was the fastest speed they had ever run in their lives.
Boom boom boom!
Not all of them were so lucky. Seven or eight of the ten-odd low-stage Mystic Thearchs were killed. Only two or three of them managed to escape!
The wastrel wanted to give chase. However, he heard Fang Chen exclaim, "Gold Killer is attacking!"
Following that, Fang Chen didn't hesitate. He flew towards one direction of the lake. The longsword in his hand surged with countless terrifying sword auras.
Bang!
The sword barrier exploded on the surface of a lake, creating countless splashes.
Fang Chen had already sunk to the bottom of the lake. Following that, waves of water shot up into the sky. Among the waves, there were blobs of blood. No one knew if it was Fang Chen's or someone else's.
"Someone actually launched a sneak attack. Courting death!" The wastrel saw the situation and exclaimed. He also dived into the lake.
His dark purple fire was like the sun. In an instant, it evaporated a lot of the lake water.
Following that, a series of explosions could be heard. The waves on the surface of the lake were getting higher and higher. It was like the wind and the waves were strong. It was extremely hair-raising.
This was an underwater battle that couldn't be seen. However, it was imaginable how exciting it was.
There were still some skilled and daring martial artists who didn't leave. They stared at the intense battle and couldn't help but exclaim.
"This Ling Xiao's helper is really strong. He actually managed to stop so many experts. It seems like he was prepared!"
"Nonsense. He knew that this trip was dangerous. If he didn't bring some men, would he be at the mercy of others?"
"The people from the Gu Clan haven't made a move yet. I'm afraid Ling Xiao won't have it easy this time. Although he has helpers, they won't be able to stop the people that are coming!"
"Could it be that a prodigy of a generation is going to fall here?"
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The wastrel, Xiao Jin, Fang Chen, and Yuan Zhantian were all entangled by many opponents. There was no one around Ling Xiao to protect him.
A figure with a weak aura appeared not far from Ling Xiao.
That person revealed a sinister expression and muttered, "Bastard, I said that I won't let you leave the Sky Despair Lake alive. This day next year will be your death anniversary!"
As he spoke, he attacked Ling Xiao, who was in the midst of recuperating with his sword.