All Under Control?

The Devouring Void Sacred Flame! The number one heavenly flame in the entire Human Spirit Realm. According to legend, the Devouring Void Sacred Flame possessed two peerless forms and two terrifying special abilities. The Devouring Void Armor, which could reshape the flame into flame armor of unrivaled defensive power. The Devouring Void Sacred Sword, a blade of fire that could cleave through anything. Yet the reason the Devouring Void Sacred Flame ranked first was precisely because of its nature! Its flames could devour almost any form of energy, curse, or soul and turn it to its own use. Anything engulfed in its fire would be completely destroyed. Legend had it that Devouring Void was born from the chaos when the Spirit Realm first opened, brought into existence alongside heavenly thunder. In all the historical records of the Human Spirit Realm, no one had ever seen what the Devouring Void Sacred Flame looked like. Moreover, a spiritual entity of Devouring Void’s caliber could not be measured by any grade known to the Human Spirit Realm. This chaos flame, born in harmony with heaven and earth, was sentient by nature. Even across the Immortal Realm, it was an exceedingly precious existence. Li Guanqi's robes billowed without wind as an indescribably mighty pressure slowly radiated outward. Surging lightning continuously condensed and expanded around him. With a draw of his right hand, the Red Lotus Sword let out a soft hum and instantly flew into his grasp! Boom! Li Guanqi turned his head and said softly, "All right, go on back." At this moment, the Devouring Void Sacred Flame was in no hurry at all. His burly, towering figure stood in the void like a god of fire. Arms crossed and right leg slightly bent, his hair stood upright like blazing flames. He seemed to possess thoughts and intelligence no less advanced than a human's. He found the present situation quite amusing. A faint smile played across his face as he watched it all with keen interest. Looking up at the firmament and down beneath his feet, his low, magnetic voice murmured slowly, "How interesting... "Suppressing me for ten thousand years just for him? "Still... this is far too weak." Li Guanqi's ears twitched. His expression was grave, his eyes flickering as his peripheral vision swept past the Devouring Void Sacred Flame. The others also knew that staying here would likely be of no help. After all, to subdue a heavenly flame of this level, one probably had to beat it into submission first. No one else could intervene in that process. Exchanging glances, everyone quietly departed. Gu Li, Tang Ru, and the others looked back at Li Guanqi, then stepped through the light curtain of the Third Domain and vanished. Li Guanqi's throat bobbed slightly, his expression remaining unchanged. Yet at the very last moment before Ye Feng departed, a sudden change occurred! A dark figure struck with lightning speed! By the time Ye Feng, who had already turned around, reacted, it was already too late! The hand he raised to parry with his sword was severed and sent flying in an instant. "Ye Feng!" The sword, glinting with cold light, pierced his primal energy barrier and thrust straight through his heart at a speed nearly invisible to the naked eye! Ye Feng's pupils shrank to needlepoints. The violent Geng Metal power within him had only just erupted, tearing the surrounding void, before the power inside his body ground to an abrupt halt. Ye Feng stared in agony at the black-clad figure before him, disbelief filling his eyes. Those eyes... Clack! His hands clamped hard around the figure's sword hand as mouthfuls of blood surged from his mouth. His voice came in ragged gasps. "Why... didn't you already... agree to our side...? "Aren't you... free of restraint now?! "Li Qingchan!" Li Qingchan's gaze flickered slightly. A surge of immense power shattered Ye Feng's arms. Grasping his head, she slowly drew out the longsword. Li Guanqi's eyes were bloodshot and ready to split as he lunged toward Li Qingchan in an instant! "Li Qingchan, you're courting death!" Clad in black robes, Li Qingchan casually tossed Ye Feng's body toward the sea of magma. Ye Feng's eyelids grew heavy, his body suffering catastrophic damage as his life force ebbed away bit by bit... Splash! The immense impact sent magma splashing hundreds of feet high. The scalding magma quickly enveloped Ye Feng as he sank. An enraged Li Guanqi plunged into the magma, his boundless thunder power outright clearing away the sea of magma for hundreds of feet around! Meanwhile, Li Qingchan glanced downward with an indifferent expression and dove into the magma. Moving through the sea of magma, her mind remained constantly alert to the movements of the Devouring Void Sacred Flame above. Yet the Devouring Void Sacred Flame acted like someone who had been lonely for far too long. He remained indifferent to everything happening below, instead looking thoroughly intrigued. His eyes glinted with an inscrutable light, his head shaking slightly. He actually sat cross-legged in midair, propping his chin on his hand as he murmured, "So this is... man? "Heh, just like before... base as ever. Human nature truly is inscrutable... "Interesting." Yet at that moment, Li Qingchan's emotions churned violently, intensely conflicted. But after only a breath, her gaze hardened with resolve. Alone, she raised her hand and sent out several cold formation pieces! Gleaming with icy-blue light, the formation pieces shone brilliantly, instantly propping up a terrifyingly sealed barrier within the underground magma! A faint spatial rift appeared before her. Clad in black robes, Li Qingchan sank onto one knee, lowered her head, and spoke respectfully, "Welcome, Venerable Gu!" A slightly frivolous laugh sounded. The rift expanded to about ten feet wide, and a tall, slender man of elegant demeanor stepped out. He wore an embroidered robe of purplish black and held a folding fan. His cool eyes seemed capable of seeing through all illusions. Looking down, he cast a cool glance at the kneeling woman. A flicker of surprise showed in his eyes as he murmured softly, "I didn't expect that you truly didn't betray me. "To be honest, I'm a bit surprised..." Li Qingchan kept her head down, cold sweat pouring down her neck and her face turning pale at his words. Large beads of sweat rolled down her cheeks. Facing this man reawakened the deepest fear in her heart. Especially since... she had once again followed the orders in the soul contract and killed Ye Feng with her own hands... The corners of Gu Xici's mouth curved slightly. He could naturally sense the soul contract inside Li Qingchan's body with clarity, as well as her fluctuating emotions, which were churning intensely. That was precisely what he wanted to see. Li Qingchan was not entirely a mindless puppet acting on orders. For her emotions to be so conflicted and volatile now was completely normal. The first order Gu Xici had given was for Li Qingchan to find an opportunity to instantly kill Ye Feng. The second piece of information... was revealing to her that he would emerge from this rift. Now, his whereabouts had not been detected or anticipated by Li Guanqi, and Ye Feng's life force had ebbed away to death... Everything was still within his control. With a faint smirk on his lips, an unparalleled, formidable pressure erupted from within Gu Xici!