Chapter 2721 - 2720: The Strongest Flame

Huo Tian just remained silent earlier, deliberately avoiding provoking Huo Chou in order to calm his emotions and movements, and then sent the clan members who were already seething with anger behind him to secretly rescue the clan members by the Blood Pond along a narrow path.

However, unexpectedly, Huo Chou had already discovered it all. Now, Huo Chou was using his red-black giant hand to completely seize the remaining clan members.

Although Huo Tian immediately activated the flame power within him, intending to rush to his clan members’ side and save them, it was already too late.

Huo Chou’s red-black hand suddenly clenched, taking the lives of those clan members within it. A large amount of fresh blood gushed forth, which was instantly absorbed by the red-black hand and infused into Huo Chou’s body.

"No!" Huo Tian witnessed this scene and roared in agony. His eyes were bloodshot, filled with crimson veins, as he stretched out his left hand as if trying to retrieve those clan members who had already met a tragic end.

Huo Chou casually tossed those corpses on the ground, and the blood-colored pillar of light slowly extinguished. This indicated that Huo Chou had completely absorbed the life essence and natal flames from those clan members,

and also signified that the clan members in the Blood Pond and those just now floating in the pillar of light were completely dead.

The current Huo Clan members really only consisted of Huo Tian, Huo Chou, and those attendants who were struck earlier.

Huo Tian descended to the ground, finally arriving beside these clan members, but what lay before him were all corpses.

Huo Tian looked at those clan members who had been drained of all their life essence, like dried bones. This strong man was stunned, and he slowly walked up to those corpses before falling to his knees with a "thud."

"Brothers, I’m sorry!" Tears finally streamed from Huo Tian’s eyes as he knelt and crawled over to hold those corpses, as if these familiar faces were still beside him,

but unfortunately, those lives were already gone. If only the life essence had been drawn, the Huo Clan members would have merely aged. However, once their most crucial and unique natal flames were taken away, there was absolutely no chance of survival.

Huo Tian cradled the corpses, lowering his head and crying softly.

Ling Feng, Song Ruozhao, and Ling Yao, who was entrusted with Huo Hui by Huo Tian earlier, descended slowly from the mountain. Watching Huo Tian’s back and the ground filled with skeleton-like corpses, they did not know what to say.

"After absorbing so much blood and essence from the clan members, as well as what they mentioned as the natal flames earlier, I cannot imagine what level of strength Huo Chou has reached now." Ling Feng shook his head and sighed.

As a Divine Doctor, Ling Feng was quite familiar with such evil cultivation techniques that inject the cultivation and essence of others into oneself to enhance one’s power, similar to some people’s hope to prolong their lives with others’ lifespans.

However, the latter is more difficult to achieve, whereas absorbing others’ essence to enhance strength is a method with successful instances, a reliable technique though evil, yet still sought by many.

"I wonder who taught such an evil technique to this lunatic?" Yan Yun shook its head; as a miraculous being from the Lava World, it naturally knew these clan members well, even advising many of them.

Seeing these once vibrant lives now reduced to skeletons lying on the ground, Yan Yun felt an unspeakable pain and sorrow.

"Still need to ask? Such mad cultivation techniques can only be passed to Huo Chou by another lunatic. Besides Zhou Ming, I can’t think of anyone else." Ling Feng shook his head, a hint of indifference in his eyes.

"Who exactly is Zhou Ming?" Hearing Ling Feng mention this name several times, Yan Yun still didn’t know what kind of evil being Zhou Ming was.

Song Ruozhao recounted all their experiences from the past few days to Yan Yun.

Upon hearing this, Yan Yun couldn’t help but sigh: "To think there exists such a bizarre and evil being, what is its true purpose?"

Ling Feng shook his head: "No one knows the true purpose except for it; we can only speculate. Although we’ve interacted a few times, it’s still a mystery."

The group stood behind Huo Tian, neither intending to offer comfort nor planning to protect Huo Tian or attack Huo Chou.

Huo Chou had completely absorbed the essence by now, retracting all the black flames and the bloody aura surrounding him into his body. He then stretched lazily, an intense wave of power and pressure suddenly emanating from Huo Chou.

Huo Chou looked down at the tormented Huo Tian among the pile of the dead, shook his head, and sighed: "Brother, oh brother, long time no see and you’re still as indecisive,"

"Take a good look at my power, these black flames have been augmented by the natal flames of those people, my black flames have reached a new level. You still haven’t realized my strength?"

"With such immense power, the two of us are enough to face the entire Shui Clan. No matter what trump cards they have, they’re all jokes in the face of absolute strength,"

"Our Huo Clan will conquer the Water Wave World, and now with this power, no other world can stop me. I will conquer all the worlds below,"

"I will become the lord of Nine Nether, and by then I will rebuild the Huo Clan. I no longer blame those who sacrificed today; on the contrary, I’m grateful for their contribution; it was their indifference and mockery that awakened me,"

"Without them, there would not be me, Huo Chou, today! Brother, rest assured, I will remember their good deeds. When I rule over Nine Nether, I will build a huge tomb and monument for them, honoring their contribution."

Despite Huo Chou’s persuasive and somewhat earnest words, Huo Tian did not respond at all. After a long pause, he finally placed the skeletal remains in his hands down and slowly stood up.

Raging flames appeared in his eyes, on his body, with a face full of cold and rigid expression. Huo Tian stared intently at Huo Chou in the air.

Even Huo Chou, a ruthless character, couldn’t help but shiver under such murderous gaze.

It had been a long time since he’d seen such an expression. Huo Chou still remembered his parents looking at him the same way when he first slaughtered the clansmen who mocked him.

Although he eventually killed them, Huo Chou couldn’t forget those eyes, eyes filled with killing intent and coldness. Anyone with such eyes now only sought to kill. Besides that, there was no other emotion!

"The heinous crimes you’ve committed today are inseparable from me. As your elder brother, I am of no use; when I discovered you slaughtering clan members for the first time, I should have killed you then instead of discussing with Elder Huo Yue and the elders to imprison you,"

"It’s my fault; the root cause of today’s clan members’ deaths lies with me. I’m your brother; your cruel and crazed nature resulted from my poor upbringing!"

"I’m of no use; I can’t do anything redemptive; today, I can only kill you to give these dead clan members an explanation!"

A blazing fire erupted from Huo Tian, his speed reaching its limit in an instant. Almost no one present could react before Huo Tian was already beside Huo Chou.

A fiery fist struck out, as if carrying the sound of a dragon’s roar, with a faint shadow of a Fire Dragon swirling behind Huo Tian.

"Ah! The clan’s secret cultivation technique, I knew that old dragon had long passed the Fire Dragon Fist to you! Ah! No one believes in me! You’ve received so much grace and resources yet still put on an act without any achievement!"

"What makes you qualified to be Clan Leader?!"

Huo Chou roared, striking out with a black flame, imitating Huo Tian’s technique with a black flame fist, and similarly, a shadow of a Black Dragon appeared behind Huo Chou.

However, the roar of this Black Dragon was far less powerful than that of a Fire Dragon, instead carrying strong resentment and coldness.

The two brothers, without any reservations, struck out with their strongest punch. After a massive roaring sound, powerful waves of energy spread out.

Even Ling Feng and the others, who were far away, could feel the immense power contained within the two punches; if not for their top level of prowess, they might have been knocked down by the fist winds.

"Do you think such external power is the righteous path? You’re on the wrong path, Huo Chou!" Huo Tian shouted, and all the flames on his body suddenly turned into a dazzling golden color.

"The strongest flames cannot be reached through these external forces but require a pure heart of justice, unwavering courage, and determination to comprehend the strongest flame!"

All the golden flames on Huo Tian roared as if imbued with life, and he roared again, throwing a punch at the black flamed Huo Chou.

This punch changed the color of the world, carrying an overwhelming pressure and aura, instantly crushing Huo Chou’s black flames and Black Dragon shadow.

Terror was evident in Huo Chou’s eyes, spitting a mouthful of blood as he flew backward.

Song Ruozhao watched this punch of the strongest flame and marveled: "It carries a hint of the great Dao’s aura!"