Chapter 331: Celestial Fire Ten Thousand Illusions

Chapter 331: Chapter 331: Celestial Fire Ten Thousand Illusions

But just as Chi Fen was about to be struck and defeated by Yi Xiaoyao, who had appeared via Instant Illusion, tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies materialized out of thin air around him.

Yi Xiaoyao froze, frowning as he looked at the tens of thousands of Illusion Bodies.

These tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies were, in fact, created by more than ten Protectors and Elders of the Celestial Fire Alliance working together.

"Alliance Leader Chi Fen, what is the meaning of this? Is the Celestial Fire Alliance unable to accept defeat?" Yi Xiaoyao asked Chi Fen.

Chi Fen was also extremely surprised and doubtful. He frowned at the dozen or so experts protecting him.

"Hmph! Yi Xiaoyao, someone like you could never defeat our Alliance Leader. You must have used some kind of cheating method!" one of the experts snorted, his eyes full of suspicion.

Suddenly, everyone from the Celestial Fire Alliance had a moment of realization. In their eyes, this was the only explanation for how Yi Xiaoyao could have suddenly turned the tables. Otherwise, their Alliance Leader could never have lost.

Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile. "You claim I used improper means. Do you have any proof?"

"We haven’t found any clues yet, but that just means your method is quite sophisticated."

Another expert snorted coldly. "But even if you defeated our Alliance Leader this way, you won’t make the Celestial Fire Alliance submit willingly!"

"When that time comes, we Protectors and Elders will take our subordinates and leave the Celestial Fire Alliance. What will you do then, when we hand you an empty alliance?!"

Yi Xiaoyao’s brow furrowed. If they really did that, he truly would have no way to stop them.

His gaze swept over the tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies before him, and an idea suddenly struck Yi Xiaoyao.

"Fine! In that case, I’ll make you lose so convincingly that you’ll have no choice but to accept it!"

The moment his voice fell, all the Spiritual Power in Yi Xiaoyao’s body surged wildly toward his Heaven and Earth Fire Essence.

Under the impetus of so much Spiritual Power, the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence’s control over the world’s Flames soared to its absolute peak once more.

Yi Xiaoyao felt as if he could unleash the Heaven-Burning Fire with a single punch!

But he wasn’t doing this to launch an attack, but rather...

"The Heavenly Fire Illusion Technique is the secret art of your Celestial Fire Alliance. So let me ask..."

Yi Xiaoyao’s voice rumbled from his throat, and all the Flames between heaven and earth began to tremble.

"Have any of you... ever seen... the Celestial Fire Ten Thousand Illusions!"

With that shout, everyone—including Chi Fen and the Protectors and Elders—was instantly aghast.

Because the tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies in the sky, created by those dozen-plus experts, had in an instant changed their appearance, all of them now bearing Yi Xiaoyao’s likeness!

Furthermore, the Protectors and Elders who had originally created these Flame Illusion Bodies discovered that they had completely lost all control over them!

At the same time, under countless shocked gazes, the tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies belonging to Yi Xiaoyao spoke in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

"Now, is there anyone who still does not submit?"

Throughout the Celestial Fire Alliance’s domain, a dead silence reigned, broken only by the reverberation of that immense voice.

"Since no one objects, from this day forward, you will answer my call!"

Tens of thousands of Flame Illusion Bodies filled the skies above the Celestial Fire Alliance, each one bearing Yi Xiaoyao’s face. The earth-shattering sound that came from their mouths shook the very souls of everyone in the alliance.

After a brief silence, everyone erupted in cries of disbelief.

"This... How is this possible?"

"The Celestial Fire Illusion Body... isn’t the highest level the Thousand Illusions? Why would Ten Thousand Illusions appear?!"

"It seems Yi Xiaoyao has taken all the Flame Illusion Bodies from the Protectors and Elders and made them his own!"

While a clamor erupted below, the Protectors and Elders were even more stunned, each of them staring with wide, incredulous eyes.

One must understand that the Heavenly Fire Illusion Technique was their Celestial Fire Alliance’s Town Alliance Technique. Not even they had ever heard of anyone reaching the level of Celestial Fire Ten Thousand Illusions.

Even Chi Fen, who had mastered the Heavenly Fire Illusion Technique for decades and achieved Refined Skill, could never have accomplished this.

But now, this young man before them, an outsider to the Celestial Fire Alliance, had not only used this technique to defeat Chi Fen, but had also seized control of all their Flame Illusion Bodies and unleashed this unprecedented move.

At this, all those who had originally questioned Yi Xiaoyao for using improper means were now utterly and completely convinced.

"Excellent!"

After calming his wildly shaken heart, Chi Fen shouted loudly and declared, "Worthy of being Cang Tianxing’s successor! Truly no ordinary man!"

At this moment, Chi Fen’s face was flushed red with excitement. He suddenly burst into laughter as he spoke.

"It seems some things cannot be avoided simply by hiding. Since it has come to this, the Celestial Fire Alliance will follow in our ancestors’ footsteps and stand with Yi Xiaoyao against Great Xia!"

"From this day forward, Yi Xiaoyao will have the authority to command me and the entire Celestial Fire Alliance!"

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao finally smiled in satisfaction and waved his hand, dismissing the Flame Illusion Bodies that filled the sky.

After all, although he had not created these tens of thousands of Illusion Bodies himself, controlling so much Flame still came at an astonishing cost. Furthermore, from his earlier competition with Chi Fen using the Heavenly Fire Illusion Technique, the Spiritual Power in his three Nascent Souls was already depleted.

"Since Alliance Leader Chi Fen has agreed, may I have a private word with you?" Yi Xiaoyao asked Chi Fen.

A short while later, Chi Fen and Yi Xiaoyao returned to the study from before and sat facing each other.

This time, however, Chi Fen’s attitude toward Yi Xiaoyao was completely different.

"Alliance Leader Chi Fen, in terms of strength, how do you compare to the Great Mansion Lord of the Imperial Army Mansion?"

Yi Xiaoyao asked while recovering his Spiritual Power. Now that they would be fighting Great Xia, he needed to understand Chi Fen’s strength.

Chi Fen didn’t hide anything. "I am stronger than the Second Lord, but weaker than the Great Mansion Lord."

Yi Xiaoyao nodded. ’No wonder the Second Lord was so wary of the Celestial Fire Alliance before,’ he thought.

Then, Chi Fen continued, "Although I haven’t fought you myself, I can determine that you are no match for the Great Mansion Lord. If the Great Mansion Lord wanted to kill the Second Lord, he wouldn’t have had any chance to escape. Given this, do you still intend to oppose Great Xia?"

Yi Xiaoyao was slightly surprised. He knew Chi Fen was comparing the Great Mansion Lord’s power to the incident where Yi Xiaoyao had defeated the Second Lord and allowed him to escape.

He just hadn’t expected that Great Mansion Lord to be so powerful.

"I may not be the Great Mansion Lord’s match right now, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be in the future," Yi Xiaoyao said with a faint smile.

He knew that with the Celestial Fire Alliance’s support, conquering the entire Chaotic Alliance Domain would be a natural next step. Therefore, the Imperial Army Mansion would not dare to act rashly unless they were prepared for a mutually destructive outcome.

This meant Yi Xiaoyao still had time to increase his strength sufficiently.

Hearing this, Chi Fen’s brow furrowed slightly. In his view, for Yi Xiaoyao to possess such strength at such a young age was indeed a sign of astonishing talent that left him utterly amazed.

But no matter how astonishing his talent, becoming a match for the Great Mansion Lord would surely take several years at least.

But how could Chi Fen have known that in Yi Xiaoyao’s plans, he would reach a level of strength capable of rivaling the Great Mansion Lord and head to Great Xia in no more than a month?

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