Chapter 117: Xiao Yi Xian Makes a Name for Herself

The golden fire dragon roared, measuring hundreds of meters in size, its entire body engulfed in golden flames, exuding an imposing and terrifying aura! And on top of the enormous dragon's head stood Gu Yuan, displaying an awe-inspiring presence!

The fire dragon's roar raised the temperature of the entire world. The heavens and earth seemed to turn into a gigantic steamer, as the power within the heavens and earth became restless.

The surroundings were incinerated into nothingness under the surging flames surrounding the golden fire dragon.

This immense golden fire dragon was none other than the fourth-ranked fire on the Heavenly Flame List, the Golden Emperor's Sky Burning Flame.

Although this fire ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame List, its power in Gu Yuan's hands was no less than the second and third-ranked flames.

While the power of the fire itself was important, sometimes the strength of its master was equally crucial.

Only when the master's strength was formidable could the fire unleash its fullest power, even surpassing its inherent strength.

Hun Tiandi stood on top of the blood river, watching the golden fire dragon beneath Gu Yuan's feet. He casually remarked, "Gu Yuan, it seems like you're taking this seriously!"

Gu Yuan's voice was cold. "Serious? That's necessary when dealing with you, Hun Tiandi. If I, as the Patriarch, don't take it seriously, who else on this continent is worth my attention?"

Gu Yuan's tone then changed. "Hun Tiandi, your Soul Clan can go your own way, and my Gu Clan will go ours. As long as your Soul Clan doesn't go too far, my Gu Clan doesn't want to bother with you."

"But you've gone too far by capturing my daughter and using her as leverage to force my Gu Clan to hand over the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade."

"And now, you've come to our territory, flaunting your power. Honestly, Hun Tiandi, you've gone too far, and you're taking advantage of others too much!"

"Today, I will make you pay the price!"

"Go!"

"Golden Emperor's Sky Burning Flame!"

Gu Yuan pointed his finger, and the enormous golden fire dragon beneath his feet let out a roar that caused the heavens and earth to tremble and rumble. The massive dragon swayed its colossal body and charged towards Hun Tiandi.

As the fire dragon roared, the void continuously shattered with explosive sounds!

Watching the determined Gu Yuan and the approaching gigantic golden fire dragon, Hun Tiandi smirked devilishly. "Gu Yuan, playing with fire? In the past, I indeed couldn't match you, but now, when it comes to playing with fire, let me make it clear to you."

"You, Gu Yuan, are no match for me. The depths of playing with fire are far beyond your reach!"

Hun Tiandi raised his arm and pointed.

At his fingertip, black flames transformed into wisps of black smoke, which diffused in front of Hun Tiandi. The wisp of black flame swelled against the wind, and in an instant, the small wisp transformed into a sea of fire.

Within the black sea of fire, a horrifying gaping mouth appeared, swallowing the massive golden fire dragon in one gulp.

The gaping mouth gradually formed a bizarre face, revealing a meaningful smile towards Gu Yuan.

"Void... Devouring Flame!"

Gu Yuan, looking at this eerie face, felt his heart tremble and couldn't help but be astonished. His pupils shrank, and he muttered under his breath.

This eerie black face was none other than the Void Devouring Flame, and it wasn't even a sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame. This flame was the true form condensed by the Void Devouring Flame itself.

Gu Yuan was deeply shaken in his heart, and he looked at Hun Tiandi, saying, "You have refined... the Void Devouring Flame!"

Gu Yuan had considered the possibility that Hun Tiandi had reached a deeper level of cooperation with the Void Devouring Flame, but upon careful thought, it was simply impossible.

Who was the Void Devouring Flame? Would he willingly enter a deeper cooperation with Hun Tiandi, without fear of being completely refined?

Hun Tiandi was ambitious, and Gu Yuan didn't believe that the Void Devouring Flame wouldn't see through this.

But now Hun Tiandi indeed had control over the Void Devouring Flame. From Gu Yuan's perspective, there was only one truth: Hun Tiandi had completely refined the Void Devouring Flame.

After all...

With the pride of the Void Devouring Flame, he would never be content with being inferior to others.

The last time Gu Yuan had met the Void Devouring Flame was not long ago, and at that time, the Void Devouring Flame was still a free entity, with its strength cultivated to the level of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

To think that they would meet again like this, and the Void Devouring Flame had actually been refined by Hun Tiandi.

Gu Yuan couldn't understand it. The Void Devouring Flame's strength had clearly reached the level of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, so how could it be refined by Hun Tiandi?

It was known that even the Eight-Star Dou Sheng level of the Void Devouring Flame had not been refined by Hun Tiandi. Instead, it had a position and authority within the Soul Clan that was not inferior to Hun Tiandi.

And now, at the level of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the Void Devouring Flame could still be refined by Hun Tiandi, which shouldn't be the case.

The Void Devouring Flame was no saint either. Since he chose to cooperate with the ambitious Soul Clan, Gu Yuan didn't believe that the Void Devouring Flame didn't have any tricks up its sleeve.

But now... the result was just like this, with the true form of the Void Devouring Flame in the hands of Hun Tiandi.

...

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words and seeing his shocked expression, Hun Tiandi couldn't help but feel an indescribable delight in his heart.

He held the slender waist of Xiao Yi Xian tightly and said, "Since you've discovered it, Gu Yuan, I won't hide it anymore. Yes, I have indeed refined the Void Devouring Flame."

"Gu Yuan, facing me now, are you afraid?"

"Afraid?" Gu Yuan, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned, then snorted coldly.

"Am I afraid? Hun Tiandi, you must be delusional. This is the territory of my Gu Clan. You dare to act arrogantly here in my domain. Prepare to face the consequences, Hun Tiandi!"

"Elders, follow my command and set up the formation!"

With a loud shout, Gu Yuan brought all the shocked elders back to reality!

"Yes!"

The elders of the Gu Clan, who had been overwhelmed by the formidable power of Hun Tiandi, had been standing on the sidelines and had no intention of participating in the confrontation between two Nine-Star Dou Shengs at their peak.

After all...

The battle between two Nine-Star Dou Shengs at their peak was earth-shattering and awe-inspiring. But what surprised them in the end was that the confrontation between the two Nine-Star Dou Shengs at their peak ended hastily like this.

Upon receiving Gu Yuan's command, the elders did not hesitate. They quickly dispersed and took up their positions, forming hand seals, intending to trap Hun Tiandi with their formation.

It had to be said that there were advantages to having more people. If one-on-one didn't work, then they could resort to a group attack!

"You think you can trap me with your formation? Gu Yuan, you're being too naive," Hun Tiandi said, choosing not to intervene but instead coldly observing Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan replied, "Hun Tiandi, as long as I'm watching you, you won't be able to disrupt the formation."

"Hmph!"

Hun Tiandi's lips curled up, revealing a cold smile.

Hun Tiandi said, "Originally, I didn't want to expose the strength of my wife, but it seems I have no choice but to let you, Gu Yuan, witness it now."

"Hmm?"

Gu Yuan's gaze shifted as he looked at the petite figure being held in Hun Tiandi's arms like a pet, his pupils contracting. However, he quickly regained his composure and said, "I overlooked it earlier. So your wife is a Five-Star Dou Sheng!"

"But what can a mere Five-Star Dou Sheng do?" Gu Yuan couldn't help but sneer.

Hun Tiandi replied, "Brother Gu, don't be hasty. You'll find out soon enough." Then he turned his head towards the petite figure and said, "Wife, please begin your performance."

"Let Brother Gu see how a Five-Star Dou Sheng can render many of the Gu Clan's Dou Shengs incapable of fighting."

"Understood!"

The petite figure nodded slightly.

Taking a step forward, she formed hand seals in her hands and whispered, "Poison that Invades the World!"

Swoosh!

A black aura emanated from the petite figure's body.

But... to be precise, it wasn't aura; it was poisonous mist. The poisonous mist originated from the petite figure and instantly spread in all directions.

The petite figure slowly ascended, standing in the void, with silver hair fluttering and a flowing purple dress. A large amount of poisonous mist, originating from the petite figure, spread out in all directions.

As soon as the lower-ranked Dou Shengs below the Five-Star level came into contact with the poison, their expressions changed.

They had to stop their hand seals and quickly move out of the range of the poisonous mist, sitting cross-legged to refine and dispel the poison.

The formation that was nearing completion was disrupted as the poisonous mist spread, and more and more elders were poisoned, forcing them to cease their actions.

The poisoned elders were mostly below the level of Five-Star Dou Shengs, though includes some Five-Star Dou Shengs as well.

Among the Gu Clan elders present, very few remained unaffected by the poison. These unaffected elders possessed strength surpassing the Five-Star Dou Sheng level and were quite powerful. It was their terrifying strength that saved them from being poisoned.

The elders who remained unpoisoned looked at the petite figure releasing the poisonous mist with grim expressions, whispering in shock, "Woeful Poison Body, a person with the strength of a Five-Star Dou Sheng and Woeful Poison Body!"

Their gazes towards the petite figure changed at that moment. They had initially thought that the wife of Hun Tiandi was just a "docile girl," but now it seemed that she was far from ordinary.

She turned out to be a "Heavenly Poison Woman." It made sense since a woman who could marry Hun Tiandi couldn't be an ordinary person, right?

Woeful Poison Body was an almost cheat-like constitution. As long as the backlash of the Woeful Poison Body was completely resolved and there was enough poisonous mist, it could create a Dou Sheng-level powerhouse in a very short time, even a Nine-Star Dou Sheng-level powerhouse.

Moreover, the toxicity in their hands was beyond what an ordinary Dou Sheng could contend with. It could be said that possessing Woeful Poison Body at the level of a Dou Sheng was equivalent to having a group of Dou Shengs.

Woeful Poison Bodies were already rare, and among them, there were some artificially created ones. However, the "little wife" of Hun Tiandi was clearly a naturally born Woeful Poison Body. It had to be said that she had a unique advantage!

The existence of such a terrifying constitution, discovered by the Soul Clan and "mastered" by Hun Tiandi, naturally evoked envy in Gu Yuan's heart.

"Phew..."

Gu Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air and looked at Hun Tiandi, saying, "So she's Woeful Poison Body! Hun Tiandi, you've found yourself Woeful Poison Body. Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"

There was a hint of envy, jealousy, and hatred in his words.

As he spoke, Gu Yuan made a palm strike towards Xiao Yi Xian.

Just as the palm imprint was about to fall on Xiao Yi Xian, Hun Tiandi intervened and dissipated it, saying, "Gu Yuan, whether I am poisoned or not is none of your concern. But to make a move against my woman in front of me? Are you acting as if I don't exist?"

Immediately after his words fell, the eerie black face hovering in the sky and the river of blood beneath his feet moved towards Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan couldn't retreat, nor did he dare to.

Behind him was the Gu realm.

If he retreated, it would be the Gu realm that would suffer.

"Good, come!"

As Gu Yuan saw the eerie black face and the river of blood approaching him, he didn't hesitate and shouted, his hands forming hand seals as the power between heaven and earth surged restlessly.

The golden flames in his palms were ignited to their utmost limit.

"Imperial Seal Decree!"

Whoosh!

Gu Yuan struck out with a palm, a massive palm imprint accompanied by ascending golden flames. Wherever the palm imprint passed, the void exploded one after another.

This showed how terrifying and horrifying the power contained within the palm imprint was!

Boom!

The collision between the palm imprint and the river of blood, as well as the eerie black face, caused a massive and beautiful mushroom cloud to rise. The terrifying force's shockwaves spread out.

The heavens and earth trembled.

Hun Tiandi stood motionless in his place, while the terrifying shockwaves passed by him. Gu Yuan's body, on the other hand, was pushed back, retreating to the edge of the Gu Realm before finally stabilizing his position.

Who was stronger, Hun Tiandi or Gu Yuan?

The answer had been revealed!

Hun Tiandi chose not to continue the entanglement with Gu Yuan. After all, Gu Yuan was a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and if they were to continue fighting each other to the death, he wouldn't gain any benefits.

It was better to make a move and then withdraw. He had plenty of time in the future to deal with Gu Yuan and the entire Gu Clan.

Whoosh!

Hun Tiandi flicked his storage ring, and a red-gold wedding invitation flew out, landing in front of Gu Yuan. He said, "Brother Gu Yuan, the seventh day of July is my wedding day. I hope you can come!"

"I'm really looking forward to your presence."

After saying that, Hun Tiandi didn't wait for Gu Yuan's response. He left the Gu Realm along with Xiao Yi Xian, traversing through space.

Gu Yuan looked at the wedding invitation in front of him, feeling a burning pain on his face. Hun Tiandi was slapping his face, fiercely and resoundingly!

"Damn it!"

Gu Yuan gritted his teeth, and a trace of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Clearly, in their brief exchange just now, Gu Yuan didn't gain a complete advantage. Not only that, he also suffered some injuries.

Whoosh!

In Gu Yuan's eyes, the wedding invitation was nothing but a blatant humiliation from Hun Tiandi, a clear mockery.

Gu Yuan wiped away the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, Gu Lie and the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan arrived by Gu Yuan's side, expressing their concern, "Clan Leader, are you alright?"

Gu Yuan waved his hand and replied, "I'm fine."

"Hun Tiandi's strength is indeed formidable after refining the Void Devouring Flame. He has probably reached the level of a Half-Dou Di. I'm no match for him," Gu Lie said.

The Three Immortals of the Gu Clan fell silent upon hearing these words.

They had witnessed Hun Tiandi's strength earlier. Previously, their Clan Leader could contend with Hun Tiandi on equal footing.

But... now that Hun Tiandi had refined the Void Devouring Flame and reached the level of a Half-Dou Di, there was indeed a slight gap between their Clan Leader and Hun Tiandi.

Of course, the gap wasn't insurmountable or too significant.

Gu Yuan glanced at the Gu Clan Dou Shengs who were sitting cross-legged, refining the "poison," and asked, "How are they?"

Gu Lie replied, "They're fine. However, it will take some time to completely refine the poison."

"Good," Gu Yuan sighed in relief upon hearing that they were fine. It was good that they were unharmed. They were the foundation of the Gu Clan.

If they were completely defeated here, the overall strength of the Gu Clan would also suffer a significant blow. The Gu Clan was a united entity, and it couldn't afford to lose its Clan Leader or its core pillars.

Gu Yuan said solemnly, "We need to have a serious discussion before we head to the Soul Clan this time."

"Yes," Gu Lie and the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan nodded in agreement.

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