บท 244: Chapter 260: Reinforcements!
A terrifying wave of spiritual energy burst forth from the elder's body like a suddenly erupting volcano, causing the surrounding space to slightly distort.
At this moment, the elder appeared like a boundless sea of fire. Huoling Laozu, a late-stage Heavenly Supreme of the Fire Spirit Clan, angrily glared at Jiang Yun.
"How dare you, junior?! How dare you!"
"Hehe, I've heard that the Fire Spirit Clan is unparalleled in the path of flames and possesses miraculous divine fire. It just so happens that Jiang Yun also specializes in the path of fire. I came to learn, but now it seems you're nothing special."
Jiang Yun looked disdainfully at the members of the Fire Spirit Clan. A grand and imposing laughter echoed in the ears of every strong member of the Fire Spirit Clan present!
Just this single move caused many strong members of the Fire Spirit Clan to turn pale. Such a terrifying technique was even faintly stronger than their ancestor.
"Good! Good! Good!"
"My Fire Spirit Clan is born to command the path of fire, yet someone dares to challenge us in this domain. Very well, I'll satisfy you and show you the means of the Fire Spirit Clan!" Huoling Laozu, enraged by Jiang Yun's disdain, shouted fiercely.
"Boom!"
With his words, the space behind Huoling Laozu suddenly collapsed, and an endless ocean of red spiritual energy rapidly materialized from the void. This was the supreme sea formed by the lifelong essence of a Heavenly Supreme.
In Huoling Laozu's red Supreme Sea, numerous violent volcanoes were erupting. The violent spiritual energy fluctuations even caused the space to wail faintly.
"Flames Seal the World!"
Huoling Laozu stomped the void fiercely, and endless magma gathered under his feet. His figure turned into a red light shadow and shot skyward, heading straight for Jiang Yun.
"All show, no substance!"
Watching Huoling Laozu's attack, Jiang Yun's indifferent voice sounded, filled with disdain. In the next moment, he extended an elegant hand, fair and slender fingers shimmering with faint glimmers, and pointed downwards gently.
"Boom!"
With that seemingly simple point, tens of thousands of miles of space above the rising red light shadow collapsed. A massive flame finger, as large as a mountain range and covered with dense and strange runes, condensed from the endless sea of fire in the sky and slammed down fiercely onto the red light shadow.
This point almost shattered the heavens and earth!
"Roar!"
"Fire Spirit Avatar!"
Sensing the fatal threat from the giant finger, Huoling Laozu roared to the sky. Behind him, a Supreme Avatar with a height of ten thousand feet appeared, surrounded by terrifying flames, resembling a giant fire python.
The Supreme Avatar condensed, and Huoling Laozu slapped upwards with his palm. From the center of his palm, magma erupted like a volcano, forming a giant spiritual energy palm engulfed in raging flames that struck upwards at the giant finger. The overwhelming heat even transformed the space into crystalline blocks.
"Rumble!"
The two attacks collided, like countless volcanoes erupting simultaneously, resulting in a massive explosion. An indescribable shockwave emerged from the collision, and a blinding flame appeared at the point of contact.
The light grew increasingly intense until the void shattered, and the domineering force swept everything away like a storm. The buildings within the Fire Spirit Clan were blasted apart in a spectacular scene.
The terrifying shockwave even uprooted the ground, activating numerous volcanoes and causing magma to erupt violently, as if doomsday had arrived.
"Poof!"
Huoling Laozu was ultimately no match for Jiang Yun. He plummeted rapidly to the ground as if critically injured. After a massive tremor, an unseen force tore a deep and hideous trench into the ground, from which smoke wisped up.
"Gulp~"
"Ancestor—"
The air quickly filled with the sound of gulping, followed by heart-wrenching shouts. Countless strong members of the Fire Spirit Clan staggered in disbelief at the scene before them.
Could it be that their invincible ancestor, who had protected them through numerous crises and led them to stand at the pinnacle of the world, was defeated just like that?
And so easily, almost like being effortlessly defeated by Jiang Yun's single move?
How could this be?!
At this moment, the members of the Fire Spirit Clan, aware of Jiang Yun's true strength, were utterly stunned. They knew their ancestor had only reached the late-stage Heavenly Supreme over countless ages.
In the Douqi Continent, Dou Saints might find it hard to advance a single star level even after a hundred years of effort. People often went mad due to the frustration of relentless training leading to no progress.
For someone as powerful as a Heavenly Supreme, even possessing exceptional divine techniques, some special opportunities were needed to advance. It might take centuries or millennia to progress even a tiny bit.
Hence, witnessing Jiang Yun's strength, the members of the Fire Spirit Clan were astonished. At such a young age, possessing such power meant the Fire Spirit Clan might indeed be in danger.
"A monster..."
Zhu Huoxuan mumbled, then suddenly realized that with Jiang Yun's strength, the chances of their ancestor winning were minuscule.
Seeing him struggling with his wounds, Zhu Huoxuan desperately shouted to the other clan members, "All elders of the Earthly Supreme, take the disciples and leave this place. It is no longer safe!"
Jiang Yun did not stop them from taking the disciples. Instead, he looked at the abyss below and said softly, "Come out; I didn't strike to kill. You're weak, but you're not so weak that you couldn't withstand a casual strike from me."
"Boom!"
Jiang Yun was right; he wasn't strong enough to kill a Heavenly Supreme with a single casual move, but it was close. Huoling Laozu appeared extremely weakened, having sustained severe injuries in the clash.
"Crack!"
A scorched figure wriggled strangely, and sounds of cracking echoed. Pieces of dead skin and flesh peeled off, falling to the earth.
Seconds later, a pale-faced Huoling Laozu appeared before everyone. Blood trickled from his mouth, and his eyes were filled with solemnity as he looked at Jiang Yun in the sky. "Late-stage Lingpin Heavenly Supreme!"
"What a young prodigy. I didn't expect our world to produce such a terrifying talent."
Hearing the flattery from Huoling Laozu, Jiang Yun's expression turned strange. Was this submission?
Indeed, Huoling Laozu looked at Jiang Yun with admiration and said, "I lost this battle. From now on, my Fire Spirit Clan will retreat three miles when hearing your name!"
This unexpected retreat by Huoling Laozu caught Jiang Yun off guard. He had envisioned them fighting desperately so he could justifiably claim their clan's sacred flame. Now, things were different.
If it's troublesome, forget it!
Jiang Yun's plans were not something a few words from Huoling Laozu could dissuade.
"Your clan's fire-control techniques are impressive. I heard the sacred flame of the Fire Spirit Clan is one of the strongest in the world. May I take a look?" Jiang Yun asked with a playful smile, but everyone could hear the certainty in his tone.
Huoling Laozu's heart skipped a beat. So, Jiang Yun's commotion was for their clan's sacred flame, the Fire Spirit Holy Flame!
Thinking of the myriad flames Jiang Yun controlled, a crazy idea struck Huoling Laozu's mind: could Jiang Yun want to absorb and refine the Fire Spirit Holy Flame?
To him, this was courting death. Their sacred flame was different from the ones Jiang Yun absorbed before. Though unsure how Jiang Yun managed to hold so many flames within, their sacred flame, left by the Eternal Emperor of Fire, was powerful enough to rival a Lingpin Heavenly Supreme—an essential treasure of their clan.
Wait, the Eternal Emperor of Fire???
Suddenly, Huoling Laozu realized something and quickly looked at Jiang Yun. An incredulous thought crossed his mind. "Did you obtain the Eternal Fire Immortal Body technique?!"
"What..."
"Eternal Fire Immortal Body?"
"The original body technique of the Eternal Emperor of Fire, the Eternal Fire Immortal Body!!!"
"Ancestor, our clan's Fire Spirit Avatar was modified based on the Eternal Fire Immortal Body. If the body has reappeared, we should inherit the legacy!"
Hearing about Jiang Yun's potential mastery of the long-lost Eternal Fire Immortal Body, some elders couldn't sit still and advised Huoling Laozu.
The Fire Spirit Clan wasn't founded by the Eternal Emperor of Fire, but their ancestor was his life-and-death friend. The Emperor had created their Fire Spirit Avatar based on the Eternal Fire Immortal Body, allowing the clan to survive for generations.
For thousands of years, they aimed to find the Eternal Fire Immortal Body but had no success. Who would've thought they'd see hope in Jiang Yun today?
"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?" Jiang Yun looked at the elder advisers with interest, then set his gaze on Huoling Laozu.
"Whoa—"
Hearing Jiang Yun and the elders' persuasion, Huoling Laozu took a deep breath. With a solemn expression, he said, "I did not wish to do so, but the Eternal Fire Immortal Body is too significant. Today, I cannot let you leave."
With that, Huoling Laozu retrieved a scroll from the Supreme Sea, bit his tongue, and sprayed essence blood onto it.
Buzz!
With the blood, the scroll emitted an all-encompassing mysterious light, which emanated an extremely terrifying aura, like a dominator of all.
Under this terrifying aura, anyone below the Earthly Supreme almost instantly knelt, unable even to lift their heads, trembling all over.
"Tear—"
Mysterious light spread, and a massive spatial crack tore open in the sky, leading to an unknown destination.
"Interesting..." Jiang Yun muttered, sensing the terrifying aura at the end of the passage.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that after decades without visiting the Fire Spirit Continent, a junior would storm our clan today. I'm ashamed of failing the clan's support." A voice, tinged with coldness, came from the passage.
Moments later, a man in a black-and-white robe strode out. His demeanor was noble, with one black and one white eye, majestic like a dragon, extremely unique.
This man was Mohe You, the brother of the Mohe Ancient Clan's leader. Not only was he a genius second only to Mohe Tian, but he also achieved the precondition Immortal Golden Body of the Mohe Ancient Clan's Eternal Indestructible Body and was hailed as the most likely to inherit the body.
In this world, many forces were famous for fire, but few were dedicated to collecting various spiritual flames. The Fire Spirit Clan stood out among them, famous for their heritage of multiple anomalous flames even coveted by Heavenly Supremes.
Holding such treasures made them a target, but their strength was formidable. Although less prosperous than in ancient times, they always had a Heavenly Supreme guarding them, making them one of the most profound forces in the world.
Moreover, they maintained a good relationship with the Northern behemoth Mohe Ancient Clan, one of the Five Ancient Clans.
Because of these reasons and some other factors, the Fire Spirit Clan faced fewer challenges and could often overcome them.
But today, they faced the tough nut Jiang Yun. Huoling Laozu couldn't handle it alone and had to seek help from the Mohe Ancient Clan.
With fluctuating expressions, Huoling Laozu didn't dare be negligent and respectfully said, "Today's invader is unique, possibly possessing the Eternal Fire Immortal Body. The Fire Spirit Clan dares not act on its own and can only seek assistance from the Mohe Ancient Clan."
"Oh~~~" Surprised by hearing "Eternal Fire Immortal Body," Mohe You paused and looked at Jiang Yun in the sky, asking softly, "Is it him?"
"A late-stage Lingpin Heavenly Supreme, this strength is insufficient to control the Eternal Fire Immortal Body. To avoid being taken by the extraterrestrial evil races, it should be brought to our clan for safekeeping!"
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