Above the Celestial Vault, the atmosphere became oppressive.

The air seemed to freeze.

These towering figures who dominated the fate of all living beings now felt heavy-hearted and even conflicted.

Human King!

She was truly a fierce individual, one could even say she was the uncrowned king of Xuanyuan Heaven, with unparalleled combat power.

Nobody wanted to offend such a formidable figure.

Because such an existence was hard to kill; even if besieged by many powerhouses, she could escape, and once she retaliated, the consequences could be catastrophic, nearly no faction could withstand it.

This was a human-shaped nuclear weapon.

"Sun-Devouring King, as far as I know, the Human King is aloof by nature, never likes to meddle, are you spreading rumors?"

The old man of the Phoenix Race said with a gloomy face.

"What do you think?"

The Sun-Devouring Emperor sneered, not answering directly, but instead looked at those concealed within the gray vortex and said, "Fellow Daoists, if you prefer not to be enemies with my sister, you may leave now."

The vortexes fell silent for a moment.

Then, doubts arose.

"Brother Huang, this matter involves the Human King, I don't wish to be involved any longer, farewell."

"Brother Huang, I also don't want what you promised, I'll be leaving first."

"Brother Huang..."

Soon, one by one the vortexes dissipated, leaving only seven.

"Alas, the tide has turned."

A helpless sigh echoed, and the seven vortexes dissipated, revealing what was inside.

They were indeed seven elders with phoenix flames swirling around them, ancestors of the Phoenix Race. Now that the external support had departed, leaving only themselves, there was no need to hide any longer.

"Temporarily, we can't kill him, let's go back."

One of the elders said weakly.

"Damn it! Ah!!!"

The black-robed elder gritted his teeth, finally letting out a long howl that shook the stars outside the domain, causing them to fall continuously.

After a long while, he calmed his mood, glancing unwillingly at Qin Zi, then turned to leave with the seven others.

They slowly turned, their figures rapidly becoming illusory, as if to dissipate on the spot.

"It's over."

"Whew..."

Golden Pheasant and Ye Lingshuang breathed a sigh of relief. They were only five, while the opposing side had eight. If they had really gone all out to kill Qin Zi, they might not have been able to stop it after all, killing is easier than saving.

And Qin Zi was as if having survived a disaster, drenched in sweat, his legs trembling.

"Scoundrel, die!!"

Just when everyone relaxed, an angry voice rang out, simultaneously, a fierce flame split the sky!

The light moved too fast.

Like a line, it came from the earth, instantly crossing the entire sky, seemingly to divide heaven and earth in two.

This was a fierce strike from a powerhouse, carrying the utmost killing intent and power, close to an extraordinary display!

This light surpassed space and time, almost immediately reaching before Qin Zi, about to pierce through.

"Not good!"

"Heaven-Burning King!"

"How dare you!"

Golden Pheasant and Ye Lingshuang instantly reacted, hurriedly protecting Qin Zi, but their hastily gathered strength, how could it withstand a powerhouse's long-planned, vengeful strike?

"Pffffff!"

The energy they released was instantly pierced through, and the unstoppable golden light continued towards Qin Zi, reaching ultimate speed, leaving no room to evade!

"No!"

Ye Lingshuang's face turned pale, while Golden Pheasant's eyes turned red, wanting to step forward and block, yet it was too late.

"Boom—"

The next moment, that flame exploded, blossoming into a dazzling Fire Lotus, encompassing the entire sky within thousands of miles.

"No!!"

Ye Lingshuang stood amidst the flames, unable to harm her, but they brought forth tears of despair.

Her only disciple was dead.

"Hmm, something's amiss!"

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, staring intensely at the flames up ahead, where two blurred figures gradually became clear.

A white-clad figure, with flowing sleeves.

It was that familiar figure.

"Qin... Brother Qin!"

Ye Lingshuang cried out in surprise, her voice filled with excitement and a slight unnaturalness, after all, she was now the Dusk King.

"Lingshuang, long time no see."

Qin Chuan, carrying Qin Zi with one hand, walked out from the flames like Ren Dahua, exuding calm composure and a gentle smile.

"Teacher."

Zhou Xiang folded hands in respect to Qin Chuan, smilingly greeting him.

"Yes."

Qin Chuan nodded, then looked towards Chu Zhongtian, Golden Pheasant, and the Sun-Devouring Emperor, smiling as he said, "Thank you."

"Just a small effort."

The three smiled and waved, looking at Qin Chuan now, they felt both startled and wary — they still couldn't see through this person!

If it was before, that would be fine, but now that they had regained their powerhouse forms, hardly anything in the world could elude their eyes, yet this man was still like a misty puzzle.

And the eight of the Phoenix Race, the increasingly blurred figures, suddenly solidified, becoming clear again.

They turned back to look.

But Qin Chuan paid them no mind, instead lowering his gaze, penetrating the void to focus on a figure standing on the Forbidden Divine Mountain.

Unexpectedly it was... Zhao Ri!

The one he had knocked out, stripped, and hung on a city gate to be blown by the wind.

And Zhao Ri had another identity — Heaven-Burning King!

"Why did you try to kill my son?"

Qin Chuan's face was calm, intentionally asking.

"Humph, this wretch before I regained my memory, inflicted upon me the greatest humiliation of my life, a grudge that cannot coexist in the same sky!"

The Heaven-Burning King said with fury.

Flames burned around him, and as his anger grew, the Forbidden Divine Mountain beneath his feet turned crimson, everything within a million miles quickly melting, rivers of magma flowing everywhere.

"Xiao Zi, what did you do?"

Qin Chuan glanced at Qin Zi, again intentionally asking.

"I... I never even saw him, how could I have done anything to him?" Qin Zi was utterly at a loss.

"Nonsense!"

The Heaven-Burning King roared with the voice of the Lion King from The Adventures of Luo Luo, furiously stating, "Wretched kid, dare to act but not take responsibility?"

Qin Chuan looked at the Heaven-Burning King and said, "I don't know what grievances or misunderstandings exist between you and my son, if my son truly did something outrageous, I have no right to ask you to let go, but... he is ultimately my son, if you want to kill him, I cannot sit idly by."

He wore a sincere expression, not giving the other party any chance to clarify — indeed, anything you say is accepted, let's assume my son did it, but I'm his father, regardless of actions, I must protect him!

In this way.

Neither the Heaven-Burning King nor Qin Zi needed to confront face to face, because whether it was done or not was irrelevant anymore.

The Heaven-Burning King believed he was blatantly protecting his son, while Qin Zi thought the Heaven-Burning King was being unreasonable, thus, no one knew those heinous deeds were actually done by Qin Chuan...

"Humph, a king cannot be humiliated! Throughout my life, anything can be put down, except dignity! Today, he must die!"

The Heaven-Burning King coldly stated.

"Hahaha, truly worthy of being the Heaven-Burning King, bold! We'll help you hold off those few, seize the chance to kill that wicked brat!"

At this time, the black-robed elder of the Phoenix Race laughed aloud.

He laughed wantonly.

Due to the Human King, they dared not kill Qin Zi personally, but if a powerhouse from Xuanyuan Heaven were to end Qin Zi, it couldn't be more fitting!

"Kill!!"

The Heaven-Burning King's right foot stomped, the Forbidden Divine Mountain beneath his foot shone brilliantly, the earth within a million miles instantly crumbling, while his body soared into the sky, like a True Dragon emerging from the sea, aiming for the pinnacle of the heavens!