Chapter 680 679: Forbidden Fire Domain

"What is it, boss?"

Seeing Celestial Evil's brow furrow, the few of them who had been cheerfully bickering fell silent at once.

They looked at each other, and one of them voiced the question.

"That kid... he seems to have entered the most dangerous place on this continent."

Celestial Evil's lips twisted wryly as he spoke, his tone a mixture of surprise and something odd.

"The most dangerous... You mean *that* place? He actually dared to go in there?"

At this,

the man who had asked the question was also stunned.

The others were all frozen in shock as well.

"You mean the Forbidden Fire Domain? Isn't that supposed to be where a Fire Element God King fell? I heard his talent rivaled that of the legendary Flame Emperor from the Ancient Era, and that he was just half a step from becoming a Supreme Divine King. The Forbidden Fire Domain he left behind... it's said it can even kill Top-tier Divine Kings, right?"

Fire Evil, the one who had just been arrogantly boasting that he could capture Yang Xiao from the Ten Thousand Mile Desert all by himself, now wore a look of complete astonishment.

He was known as Fire Evil.

The Star Evil he cultivated was infused with a terrifyingly powerful Fire Attribute.

As such, he naturally knew more about the secrets of the Fire Element than the others.

And that was precisely why he was so aghast that Yang Xiao had dared to enter such a dangerous place.

One had to understand, that Fire Element God King was a figure who had nearly been ranked on the Ultimate World Chart. He had practically stood at the very pinnacle of the world, the strongest existence below a Great Emperor. Anything he left behind would be unimaginably dangerous.

Hearing his words, the leader of the Seven Evils simply nodded.

He said, "Regarding the Forbidden Fire Domain, I once read a secret text in the Library. It stated that the Fire Element God King was killed by a Peak Emperor, and his place of death was right here, on the Star God Continent. In other words, the Forbidden Fire Domain is his tomb."

"Furthermore, the text mentioned that the Peak Emperor was after a treasure the Divine King possessed. But in the end, although he killed the Divine King, he never obtained it. He couldn't get into the Forbidden Fire Domain. This has led to speculation that in his final moments, the Divine King must have either broken through to become a Supreme Divine King or stepped into the true Realm of Great Emperor. If that's the case, then this Forbidden Fire Domain is likely a place that not even an ordinary Great Emperor would dare to enter. Even if we mastered the Seven Evils Star Technique and achieved the Seven Evils Unite, I doubt we could set foot inside."

"In that case, does that mean the kid is a dead man?"

Earth Evil, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected.

Hearing this, however, Celestial Evil fell silent.

He didn't respond.

The others found this strange.

But they didn't dare say anything more.

「After a long moment.」

Celestial Evil finally spoke. "No. As of now, he's still alive."

"How is that possible?"

Fire Evil was the first to cry out upon hearing this.

Celestial Evil glanced at him and stated flatly, "I haven't sensed the aura of a Great Emperor."

That single sentence plunged them all into silence.

They all knew, thanks to Nangong Xinghui,

that Yang Xiao carried the will of a Great Emperor, a will that would erupt without fail if its host ever faced a life-or-death crisis.

Even if the host were to die,

the will itself would not be extinguished. It would still erupt to avenge its host.

It was a favorite and easily implemented method used by Great Emperor Level experts—and even some at the Divine King Level—to protect their descendants or those they held in high regard.

In other words,

even if Yang Xiao were to die before he could even trigger the Great Emperor's will,

and even if the Forbidden Fire Domain possessed the terrifying power to annihilate a Great Emperor,

the will of the Great Emperor would still manifest, at the very least.

Even if only for a fleeting moment.

But that moment,

would be enough for everyone here to sense the Great Emperor's aura.

After all, they weren't far from Yang Xiao's location.

Yet, no Great Emperor's aura had appeared, which could only mean one thing.

Namely,

Yang Xiao was not dead.

"Boss Celestial Evil, what should we do now?"

Golden Evil asked.

"Wait."

He uttered a single word.

Celestial Evil sat down cross-legged.

And began to cultivate.

An endless torrent of Evil Qi instantly surged from his body.

This Evil Qi was terrifying, suffused with a tyrannical aura.

Seeing their boss, Celestial Evil, sit down to cultivate,

the other Six Evils also sat down cross-legged in unison.

Evil Qi began to surge from their bodies.

It began to converge with Celestial Evil's Evil Qi.

If Yang Xiao had been present,

he would have surely recognized this as a type of Array.

It was uncannily similar to the Seven Evils Life and Death Technique he had taught his seven sworn brothers, but in terms of sophistication, this version was countless times more profound than the Great Divine Technique from which he had derived his own.

The way the Array and the auras merged, one could see that it was a terrifying Star Divine Technique.

It was barely any weaker than an ordinary Emperor Realm Divine Technique.

It was an absolutely supreme Divine Technique.

Of course,

at this very moment,

Yang Xiao could not see any of this.

Even if his Spiritual Level was high enough for him to observe them,

but right now,

it was impossible.

Because he had entered the Forbidden Fire Domain.

The moment he entered,

Yang Xiao felt that something was wrong.

He felt as if,

he had entered another space entirely.

But it wasn't a Small World. The sensation was very odd.

But regardless, now that he had stepped inside,

Yang Xiao found that he was completely unable to sense the outside world. His plan to check on Nangong Yin's whereabouts after entering would have to be put on hold for now.

That woman wasn't particularly important to him anyway.

Since he couldn't sense anything outside,

Yang Xiao naturally wasn't going to waste his energy going back out.

This place, on the other hand,

had captured his full interest and attention.

Before him stretched a world of crimson. Flames were everywhere, and this crimson fire gave Yang Xiao a deeply familiar feeling.

It seemed...

...to be very similar to his own Heaven and Earth Origin Fire.

Moreover, at the edge of the crimson flames was a region of orange fire.

And so it continued.

With his eyesight, Yang Xiao could see the yellow, green, cyan, and blue flames that followed, and finally, at the very center, the most imperious purple flames.

Beyond the purple flames, the sequence reversed, returning to blue, cyan, and the other colors.

Combining this with the image he had seen from the outside, Yang Xiao knew.

The flames were likely arranged in concentric, spherical layers. Apart from the smallest and most powerful purple region, the other areas were probably arc-shaped.

'Could this be a fragmented Small World?'

Yang Xiao wondered.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

Even a fragmented Small World wouldn't look like this.

It would still possess the most basic characteristics of a world.

But this place... it was as if it were embedded in some Exotic Realm Space-Time.

While not in the same space as the outside world,

it lacked the defining characteristics of a world.

'Enough of this. Whatever this place is, the most important thing is finding the Supreme Yang Divine Fire.'

With that thought,

Yang Xiao reined in his curiosity.

His gaze shot directly toward the region of purple flames at the very center.

Then, with a flash of movement,

he tried to go directly there.

In Yang Xiao's view, the purple flame region was bound to be where the flames were most powerful, and therefore the most dangerous part of this place. If the Divine Fire he was searching for was truly here,

it had to be hidden there.

However,

the moment his body moved,

his expression changed drastically.

A terrifying aura.

Suddenly,

began to coalesce in the crimson region.

Sensing the power of that aura,

Yang Xiao's expression,

instantly turned incredibly grim.