Chapter 695: Burn

Chapter 695: Chapter 694: Burn

‘Closer, just a little closer. As long as I take this punch, I can get out of here!’

Nangong Xinghui thought to himself.

He completely failed to notice the fleeting ruthlessness and sarcasm in Yang Xiao’s eyes.

He felt…

…that he was just too clever.

As long as he could escape, he would make this bastard in front of him wish he were dead.

As he thought this,

Nangong Xinghui actually began to look forward to his fist meeting Yang Xiao’s.

Because after that,

his path to survival would open up.

And in fact,

in the blink of an eye,

the two fists

slammed into each other.

However,

it wasn’t as Nangong Xinghui had expected. A terrifying force didn’t send him—who looked mighty but had intentionally left himself defenseless—flying through the air.

On the contrary,

what his fist met was not a powerful impact at all.

It was a suction.

A pulling force.

Nangong Xinghui’s expression changed instantly.

He instinctively wanted to exert his strength and escape.

Unfortunately,

it was too late.

The distance between him and Yang Xiao had shrunk to an extreme. He could now clearly see those cold, mocking eyes.

Because those eyes were now less than a meter away from him.

At such a short distance,

there was no way for Nangong Xinghui to escape.

Especially since,

at that moment, Yang Xiao’s fist had opened into a palm, firmly gripping his own fist. At the same time, Yang Xiao’s other hand grabbed his neck as if pinching a chick or a duckling.

“No!”

Nangong Xinghui roared.

“No, you can’t kill me! If you kill me, Father will definitely kill you!”

He roared.

But it was useless.

Yang Xiao was completely unmoved.

With a mere thought,

a strange power surged into Nangong Xinghui’s body.

Then,

Yang Xiao did something that Nangong Xinghui found very strange.

He let him go.

‘What’s going on? Has this brat gotten scared? Is he afraid to kill me now?’

Nangong Xinghui was bewildered.

He couldn’t understand why Yang Xiao would do such a thing.

He had just seen for himself that this guy had no intention of showing any mercy.

But now…

what was he playing at?

Still, no matter what he was planning,

since he had been let go,

Nangong Xinghui felt he had to seize this opportunity to escape. As long as he was alive, he would have a chance to avenge today’s humiliation.

Therefore,

without the slightest hesitation,

Nangong Xinghui immediately channeled the power within him, wanting to tear open the void and escape at once.

But the moment he mobilized his power,

he felt something was wrong.

His power suddenly seemed to be out of his control. Moreover, it seemed to be burning.

Yes.

It was burning.

It wasn’t just his power.

His Divine Body and flesh were burning too.

Even his Soul.

And even his Divine Format, which he had condensed and which would one day prove his Dao and become a Small World.

It all began to burn at this moment.

This made Nangong Xinghui feel strange and panicked.

But when he saw the playful smile on Yang Xiao’s face, he understood. All of this must have been the work of this damn bastard.

‘Was it that strange power from before? Yes, that must be it. No wonder this brat let me go—he was playing a dirty trick!’

Hatred surged in Nangong Xinghui’s heart once more.

But a moment later,

his expression changed, and he could no longer glare at Yang Xiao.

Because he could feel his entire body getting

hot.

Extremely hot.

Every inch of his Divine Body, every inch of his Soul, and even his Divine Format were engulfed in raging flames.

This kind of pain,

it was like a Mortal being burned by fire.

Unbearable.

And so it was for Nangong Xinghui.

At the same time, he could sense the aura of death.

“Sp-Spare me! I’m begging you! It’s so hot, it hurts so much!”

For the first time,

this guy had finally yielded before Yang Xiao.

Although he felt utterly humiliated in his heart, he still yielded.

Because he could feel it.

This terrifying burning power could not only incinerate his Immortal Divine Body and destroy his Divine Format that contained his Dao and Soul, but it could even burn the void and the long river of time.

It could destroy his True God imprint in this world.

If,

before this, he would have rather died than submit to Yang Xiao.

Because he was a direct descendant of the Emperor Race.

Even if the Star Emperor didn’t favor him, he was still the Star Emperor’s son.

If he were to die,

he would still have a chance to come back to life.

Because his True God imprint would still exist.

But now,

it was different.

If his True God imprint was also incinerated, then he would be truly dead. At that point, forget being the son of a Great Emperor; even if he were the son of a Saint Emperor, he probably couldn’t be saved.

So, at this moment,

Nangong Xinghui finally knew fear.

Unfortunately,

it was too late.

Yang Xiao didn’t even spare him a glance.

He completely ignored his submission.

This person had tried to kill him time and time again. Forget begging for mercy—even if the Star Emperor himself appeared before him, Yang Xiao would still kill him.

‘Besides, this is the first time I’m using my fifth Talent Ability. I can’t just stop halfway.’

The corners of Yang Xiao’s mouth lifted into a smile.

And just then,

Nangong Xinghui could no longer suppress the flames within his body.

WHOOSH.

He turned into a human torch.

The color…

was a Purple Flame.

A brilliant, shining purple.

‘Not bad. With this fifth Talent Ability, as long as I can get close, I could probably burn even an ordinary Divine King to death with my current strength.’

Yang Xiao was very satisfied.

His fifth Talent Ability was named “Burn.”

It only required a wisp of his aura to cause any life form he touched, and everything about it, to enter a state of combustion.

Whether it was flesh and blood, Soul, or even aura,

everything would burn.

And the fire would only grow stronger.

More importantly, after the target burned to death, Yang Xiao could absorb the resulting flame into his body, increasing the power of his Heaven and Earth Origin Flame.

Just like now.

This Nangong Xinghui before him.

He was a Tier Five True God, a being at the Divine General Level.

When he was completely burned, he would transform into a mass of purple Divine Fire.

Yang Xiao estimated that the quality of the flame contained within would be equivalent to the energy needed for him to advance to Purple Flame Fifth Revolution.

In other words, the power of a Divine General.

One must understand that upon reaching the Purple Flame Realm, the advancement of the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire changes to the Ninth Revolution system, which corresponds to the First to Ninth Tiers of the True God Level in terms of aura.

At his current level of the Peak of Cyan Flame Sixth Revolution, absorbing this mass of energy would definitely bring immense benefits. Perhaps it could even allow his already saturated Cyan Flame Realm to take another step forward and enter the Blue Flame Realm.

It was not impossible.

However,

just as Yang Xiao was about to absorb the purple flame—formed from all the residual power of this man who had been burned to death, his True God imprint incinerated along with him—into his body,

a terrifying aura

suddenly erupted from the spot where Nangong Xinghui had died.

The moment that power appeared,

Yang Xiao’s expression changed drastically.

Because,

he instantly understood what kind of power this was.

It was a power that he could not, under any circumstances, contend with at his current level.

A power that could easily kill him!