Chapter 681 680: A Peerless Prodigy?

"A Tier Three Divine King!"

In the crimson area, a figure formed of flames appeared before Yang Xiao.

The aura it emanated was terrifying.

It had reached the level of a Tier Three Divine King, the limit for an ordinary Divine King.

Even Yang Xiao's expression turned grim.

'Damn it! I may have the Fire Control Talent granted by the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire, but isn't this power gap a little too big?'

Yang Xiao's Heaven and Earth Origin Fire was only at the Peak of the Third Revolution of the Cyan Flame Realm. It was a full seventeen tiers away from a Tier Three Divine King.

With such a massive disparity,

even the profound mysteries of the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire couldn't allow Yang Xiao's Talent Power to be of much use.

This flame figure, in particular,

was clearly sentient.

If it lacked sentience, Yang Xiao wouldn't be afraid no matter how powerful the flames were. After all, a lifeless thing would be easy to control.

But once it had sentience, it would resist. If the power gap wasn't large, Yang Xiao would be confident in controlling it, but the current gap was astronomical.

Seventeen tiers.

That was enough to render any Talent Power completely useless.

'What should I do?'

Yang Xiao frowned.

He was unwilling

to stop here.

"Defeat me, and you may enter the next level. The successor I, the Flame Domain Divine King, seek must be a peerless prodigy, at the very least. No one else is worthy!"

The crimson figure suddenly spoke.

Yang Xiao's expression changed abruptly.

'The Flame Domain Divine King? His personal will? To think, this is actually the remnant consciousness of a Divine King. And this fellow must have reached the level of a Top-tier Divine King, or maybe even a Supreme Divine King, right?'

Yang Xiao, who was very knowledgeable about the Divine King Realm,

saw through the former level of this self-proclaimed Flame Domain Divine King at a glance.

His heart grew even heavier.

But soon,

he realized something.

'Did he just say "peerless prodigy"? I'm using a Divine General Talisman right now, so my cultivation and aura are at Divine General Peak. Being able to fight and kill opponents Six Tiers Higher puts me at exactly the level of a Tier Three Divine King. I see... so that's it. This guy wants to pass down his Origin; that must be why.'

Yang Xiao suddenly understood.

When he looked at the figure before him again, he smiled.

A peerless prodigy.

Merely fighting six tiers above one's level.

For him,

was truly no big deal.

With a thought,

the effect of the Divine General Talisman on Yang Xiao immediately vanished.

His aura plummeted from Divine General Peak all the way back to the Peak of the Small Divine Power Realm.

At this,

the indistinct crimson figure that had coalesced opposite him was suddenly stunned.

"You... were you hiding your cultivation?"

the figure asked, somewhat puzzled.

Instantly, Yang Xiao became even more certain that the will within this crimson figure was indeed the personal will of the so-called Flame Domain Divine King.

And for a Divine King,

or even a True God,

the continued existence of their personal will meant that their life was not truly over.

There were still ways to be revived.

For example,

Possession!

At this thought, a cold smirk lifted the corner of Yang Xiao's mouth.

But he simply said nonchalantly, "You should be able to tell whether I was hiding my cultivation or not."

At these words,

although the crimson figure's face remained unclear, its aura grew more violent, a clear sign of its displeasure.

But it quickly calmed down.

It asked, "Were you using a Divine General Talisman just now?"

"That's right."

Yang Xiao didn't hide it.

"Fine. In that case, you can fight it instead."

With that, the crimson figure pointed casually.

Instantly, another figure condensed within the red Fire Domain.

The aura of this figure was much simpler.

It was merely at Demigod Peak.

In other words, the level of a Quasi True God.

Moreover,

Yang Xiao could tell

that this newly condensed figure didn't seem to possess a particularly strong will.

'Looks like he doesn't want to waste his personal will. That makes sense. Without a physical body, the personal will has nothing to anchor it and cannot be replenished. It's just like me back then. When I first entered the Void Dark Realm, I only had a sliver of my will left, but the power it contained could at least match that of an ordinary Supreme Divine King. But after a million years, it became weaker than even a common Mortal. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been reduced to possessing someone by pure instinct.'

As Yang Xiao was thinking, the crimson figure's voice sounded in his ears once again.

"Remember, you are absolutely forbidden from using the power of the Divine General Talisman during this fight. Otherwise, your opponent will be me, and you will not get a second chance!"

To this,

Yang Xiao did not respond.

It was just a mere Demigod Peak.

No matter how strong it was,

so what?

Without needing much effort at all, Yang Xiao casually stretched out a hand and pointed at the newly formed Demigod figure.

Instantly,

his fourth Talent Ability activated.

Cold Flame.

Eradicating the temperature of all flames.

In that moment,

the crimson flame figure—a Demigod Peak that seemed slightly stronger than an ordinary Quasi True God, one that could even contend with a Tier One True God—

actually, at this moment,

solidified.

That's right.

Just like a lake freezing over.

This figure formed from red flames suddenly became incomparably cold, without a trace of warmth, and its temperature plummeted rapidly.

At the same time, its body condensed as if it were an ice sculpture.

With a—

CRACK.

The completely solidified flame figure instantly shattered,

turning into a floor of crimson crystals.

This scene

left the figure of the self-proclaimed Flame Domain Divine King, who possessed the power of a Tier Three Divine King, completely dumbfounded.

"Wh-what is this power? Could it be the Supreme Yin and Cold of Taiyin Holy Power? Impossible! Even Taiyin Holy Power couldn't make flames solidify, could it? And not like this."

The Flame Domain Divine King's personal will was filled with utter disbelief.

But soon,

he looked at Yang Xiao with an expression of disgust.

"You've passed the First-level Red Fire Domain. Now, I hope you have such good luck in the Orange Fire Domain as well."

As its voice fell,

the Flame Domain Divine King vanished.

At this,

Yang Xiao just chuckled lightly.

He knew why the fellow was displeased.

At the same time, he became even more certain that the Divine King didn't want to pass on his Origin at all, but was instead selecting a host body.

'He probably thinks my ability is the antithesis of fire and that my body is unsuitable for him, which is why he's acting this way. If that's the case, his personal will must not be that strong. At most, he was probably at the level of a Peak Divine King. Otherwise, he wouldn't be reacting like this.'

With a thought,

Yang Xiao's figure flickered

and entered the 2nd Layer, the Orange Flame District.

If he had a choice, Yang Xiao would have preferred not to provoke this entity.

After all, with his current strength, going against this fellow—even one who was just a remnant personal will—was extremely risky.

However,

the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm...

He was determined to conquer it.

And to gain benefits in the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, he had to increase his own strength.

This place before him

was his only chance.

How could Yang Xiao let it go?

'Rather than letting some future successor be deceived and become this guy's possession target, why don't I just take care of him once and for all? As they say, if I don't enter Hell, who will?'

Yang Xiao thought, feeling rather shameless.

Before him, an aura condensed,

and an orange figure appeared once more.

It was still at the level of a Quasi True God.

However, its aura was more than twice as strong as the one outside. In terms of true strength, even a Tier One True God might not be its match.

It could be considered at the level of an ordinary genius.

But for Yang Xiao,

it still took just one finger.

He froze it to death,

shattering it into a floor of orange crystals.