The bounty placed on him by the Great Zhou Dynasty had increased multiple times, and he ultimately disappeared into the heavens and earth following one pursuit.

Some believed he had fallen into a desperate situation and perished there, while others thought he was gravely injured and dying, fleeing to die in some desolate corner.

However, it now seems that the Flame Demon miraculously escaped that chase and, after hiding his identity, fled far from the Great Zhou, finding refuge in Black Sand City.

The power he possessed was not his own; the power went out of control multiple times, causing massive casualties and leading to a government manhunt.

In his final pursuit, he fell into a desperate escape, narrowly escaping death, and managed to gain control over a method to seal his own power.

Disguising himself, he arrived in Black Sand City and became the Hall Master of Gale Hall.

He had not intended to use the power of the Flame Demon, but the danger he faced this time was greater than ever, comparable to when he was being hunted by powerful figures and had to leap into despair to escape.

"Do you know him?" asked the armored general.

Chen Pei'en shook his head and replied, "I don't know him. I just saw his wanted notice earlier. Be careful, his power is somewhat strange."

"Burn! Burn!"

The Hall Master of Gale Hall, transformed into a giant of flames, seemed to have a slight issue with sanity; flames continuously spewed from his body, setting the structures on the ground ablaze.

Not only were wood and cloth burning, but even bricks, soil, and metals were also ablaze in the fire. This fire was exceedingly strange, seemingly capable of igniting all things.

"General Lian, be careful. This fire seems capable of igniting even Divine Soldiers, so try not to use your armor to block his flames. Once ignited, it is hard to extinguish." Chen Pei'en warned.

"Hmm, got it." General Lian, clad in divine armor, responded.

He understood the weakness of his Divine Soldiers. When refining his armor, he had chosen materials that enhanced the hardness of the armor, making it excel in physical defense but less effective against unusual attacks.

The divine armor wasn't refined with fire-resistant materials, so its defense against flames was weak.

"Let me." The general who appeared to be a strategist with an Ice Feather Fan in hand stepped forward.

His Divine Soldier was refined using the feathers of the ice luan, with extremely strong ice properties, greatly restraining fire attributes.

The three nodded, agreeing that he was the most suitable one to take the lead, with four people rearranging, putting the general with the Ice Feather Fan at the main position.

"Four Symbols and Ultimate Spiritual Extreme!"

With the shift in formation, an astonishing power erupted from him; the power of the Ice Luan Feather Fan was pushed to the extreme, and the air was filled with frost.

The three generals standing behind him could all feel a trace of chill, even before he launched an actual attack.

"Extreme Cold Storm!"

With a wave of the Ice Luan Feather Fan, an extreme cold storm swept out, covering the heavens and earth in frost. The temperature of the City Lord's mansion plummeted by tens of degrees, reaching sub-zero temperatures.

In the attack's core area, the temperature dropped to a terrifying level, where metals became so brittle they could shatter with one hammer blow.

Facing the sudden extreme cold storm attack, the Hall Master of Gale Hall drew the Great Flame Sword in hand, and a column of high-temperature fire shot out, already melting the ground into magma beneath his feet.

Sizzle~ A large amount of white mist spread in the air, with cold white mist on one side and searing steam on the other, shrouding the entire City Lord's mansion.

"Now's the chance, quickly leave this place."

"Go, there's no point waiting here to die. They are not something we can handle."

"There are two young people outside. Capture them and you can force these officials to stop."

"Go yourself if you want. I don't want to stay in Black Sand City anymore."

…

Taking advantage of the white mist covering the City Lord's mansion, many people quietly slipped out, leaving Black Sand City.

Others wanted to seize Lu Yu and Chu Tiange to use as leverage against the four generals fiercely battling the Hall Master of Gale Hall, all of whom were senior veterans of Gale Hall.

Newcomers, when faced with danger, only wanted to escape, while the veterans' interests were tied to Gale Hall; maintaining Gale Hall was maintaining their own interests.

Rather than abandoning hard-gained profits to flee, they'd rather try everything to protect their own interests.

"Charge, capture that child."

A man with a large black face charged out of the City Lord's mansion, shouting as he rushed toward Chu Tiange, who appeared to be a child, implying his strength might not be very strong.

Lu Yu was about to intercept Black Face when he suddenly hesitated. He didn't take action as a stream of light shot out from his back.

A sharp flash of sword light streaked through, freezing Black Face's expression as his body fell, split in half.

The people rushing out behind him saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically, and they quickly turned to flee.

Swish~ Swish~ Swish~ Seven or eight streams of sword light flashed, and all figures froze, taken down with a single sword strike.

"Wu, late in coming to protect you, asks for forgiveness, Your Excellency envoy."

The fifth general finally arrived, retrieving the divine swords from the bodies on his call.

"No worries, hurry and help the other four generals, execute…" His expression suddenly changed, grimly turning toward the source of the sound.

In front of him, a divine sword was blocked by a bronze shield; if the bronze shield hadn't automatically protected its master, he might have been pierced by the divine sword.

It was a Divine Soldier, even if Chu Tiange were wearing divine-level armor, without guarding consciousness, a sneak attack could cause severe injury.

Bang! Lu Yu suddenly leaped, charging toward a half-collapsed building on the street side like a heavy cannonball, crashing through the building.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Loud noises echoed from within the building, shaking the ground as the building collapsed.

Lu Yu soared into the sky, enveloped in red qi blood, having activated the Blood Burning Secret Technique.

A three-meter tall rocky figure looked up at Lu Yu in midair, then turned and fled into the ruins, vanishing from Lu Yu's perception range.

That was a sand emissary, whose power formed a tough, strength-augmenting rock armor on the body surface.

With the power amplification from the rock armor, the sand emissary's strength was twice that of Lu Yu's; realizing his strength wouldn't prevail in a direct clash, Lu Yu decisively activated the Blood Burning Secret Technique.

The opponent's strength was merely augmented, able to withstand Lu Yu's furious attacks through the rock armor's strong defense.

After separating from Lu Yu, he decisively chose to retreat, refusing to be tangled with Lu Yu any longer.

Lu Yu did not pursue either; the reverse Qi Blood within him quickly returned to normal, and after the last wisp of Qi Blood dissipated, no more blood exuded from his body.

Chu Tiange gripped the divine sword, covered with cracks as fine as mosquito wings, something neither he nor Lu Yu noticed during the sword's swinging.

Once the sword halted, Chu Tiange saw the cracks on the divine sword.

He sighed, storing the divine sword in a storage ring, realizing the implicated general's grim fate, as even the divine soldier was nearly broken. The possibility of survival after being plundered was very slim.

No Core Formation Realm Martial Cultivator would abandon their Divine Soldiers; the divine soldiers and individuals were to survive and perish together.

Chu Tiange's face bore a cold aura. Lu Yu could sense the intense killing intent emanating from him, not directed at him but at his enemies.

"The people from the Sand King's Palace have already arrived in Black Sand City." Lu Yu said.

Chu Tiange nodded in understanding.

"First sever the connection between the ground veins and the Yellow Sand Legion, then deal with the Sand King's Palace." Chu Tiange stated.

Since arriving in Black Sand City, splitting forces to break apart the various factions and invading the City Lord's mansion, considerable time had elapsed.

During this period, the major cities have suffered significant casualties; defending the city was never as simple as standing on the walls and shooting arrows. When the array's attack pressure became too great, defenders had to use their flesh to block the yellow sand giants' assault.

The longer the delay, the higher the casualties among the defenders of the major cities.

The two walked into the City Lord's mansion, heading toward the entrance to the ground veins.

The City Lord's mansion was shrouded in white mist and steam, with explosive sounds echoing occasionally, and massive white tiger phantoms sweeping by as if they were apparitions.

Severing the connection between the ground veins and the Yellow Sand Legion primarily relied on Chu Tiange's power, and Lu Yu was merely there to protect him from interference.

Under the current circumstances, there weren't many who could interfere with Chu Tiange's work, making Lu Yu's task relatively easy.

The task was originally assigned to a general, but now missing one, Lu Yu had to reluctantly fill the gap.