Flames rose out of thin air from the void.
Firelight surged and spread like a raging tide above the sea of clouds, burning away the thick miasma accumulated over millions of years in the Yu Mountain Great Range.
A scorching and violent airwave poured down from the Nine Heavens, pressing down upon the entirety of Wangchuan Valley.
The vegetation in the valley withered and self-combusted at a visible speed, turning into flying ash.
Wang Canglan's voice was not loud.
Yet it echoed clearly across the horizon.
Thousands of demons looked up, gazing in horror at the red-robed figure in the sky.
Then they looked at each other in bewilderment.
What does this mean?
Looking at this posture... is he here for revenge?
But with such a world-destroying display, just who is this newcomer?!
Just then.
Countless lights of fire rapidly converged in several places, accompanied by high-pitched, clear cries that echoed through the Nine Heavens.
The flames gradually condensed into fire phoenixes that blotted out the sun.
Under such terrifying pressure.
Even the few Demon Emperors who were usually arrogant were now trembling in their boots, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Among the crowd of demons.
An Ape Demon clad in heavy armor stared fixedly at the nine circling fire phoenixes in the sky and the red-robed man standing with his hands behind his back.
His eyes were dazed, his lips trembling as he muttered to himself, "It's him... it's him..."
The few familiar Demon Kings beside him saw his soul-less appearance and were anxious to the point of jumping.
"Who is it?!"
"Say it already, damn it!!"
The surrounding demons all urged him one after another.
The Ape Demon withdrew his gaze, his expression extremely complex.
Wangchuan is located deep within the Yu Mountain Great Range, and the Yu Mountain Great Range is situated in the far west of the Eastern Region.
By right, most of the minor demons born and raised here have a vision limited to this small space, and have hardly heard of the names of those truly powerful figures who cover the sky with one hand outside.
But he was different.
He was once the commander of Elder Tianzhu's personal guards.
Having served by his side for many years, he had naturally heard some glimpses of the world outside from that broad-minded old Elder.
The Ape Demon swallowed hard before speaking, "It is rumored that the Eastern Region has a vast territory with many Dao Lineages, and geniuses are as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river."
"But..."
"The most monstrous of them all is that one from the Yujing Tower in the center of the Eastern Region."
The demons held their breath.
The Ape Demon pointed at the red-robed figure in the sky.
"The first disciple of the Yujing Tower, Wang Canglan."
"It is rumored that on the day he was born, the sky was filled with Brahma flames, and Pure Yang Qi poured back for a hundred miles... He entered the Ink Dot Realm at seventeen, stepped into the Seed Lotus at twenty, and had already reached Lighting the Lamp Realm at thirty... At only one thousand three hundred and seventy-five years old, he stepped into the Late Stage of Ascending the Tower..."
"The Great Divine Ability he cultivates is the extremely hard and yang Pure Yang True Fire. With a wave of his hand, he can condense the Nine Heavens fire phoenix, burning all laws and cutting off the vitality of all things."
"Elder Tianzhu once said that if this child does not perish..."
"Within a thousand years, the Eastern Region shall regard him as its supreme."
As his voice fell.
Wangchuan Valley fell into a dead silence.
Only the whistling sound of the wind sweeping through the sea of fire echoed in everyone's ears.
All the demons were dumbfounded.
Yujing Tower.
That is the Chunyang Lineage, one of the twenty-five Imperial Dao Lineages!
And the one before them is actually the peerless Prodigy of the Yujing Tower.
The future co-lord of the Eastern Region!
After the shock.
An extremely absurd feeling rose in the hearts of all the demons.
But such a brilliant and talented figure...
Whose revenge is he seeking in Wangchuan?!
Counting all the thousands of demons in Wangchuan Valley, from Elder Tianzhu down to the gate-keeping minor demons.
Who has the heaven-defying ability...
To travel over a hundred thousand miles to the center of the Eastern Region and provoke a major figure like the Yujing Tower?!
The demons looked at each other, all seeing bewilderment in each other's eyes.
But someone suddenly turned their head.
And cast their gaze into the depths of Wangchuan.
At that moment.
A black-robed figure flashed through the minds of all the demons simultaneously.
For a moment.
An unspeakable chill rose from the bottom of the demons' hearts.
No way...
Could it be...
That the newly arrived Demon Emperor was not just lording it over the Yu Mountain Great Range...
But had already offended the Yujing Tower to death before this?!
Just what kind of disaster-attracting ancestor is she?!!
A quiet place.
Jiang Yuechu sat cross-legged.
The commotion outside, like burning the sky and boiling the sea, naturally did not escape her perception.
Not only did it not escape.
That undisguised Pure Yang Fire made her guess the identity of the newcomer immediately.
Jiang Yuechu slowly stood up and casually brushed off the bit of dust on her clothes.
She was not surprised that Wang Canglan could find this place.
Although news of her arrival here was known to few, if a Dao Lineage with deep foundations like the Yujing Tower was determined to investigate, following the clues to the Yu Mountain Great Range would only be a matter of time.
Only.
The timing was a bit early.
And a bit too coincidental.
Jiang Yuechu tilted her head slightly.
If he had come a few days earlier.
Before she had absorbed the demons of Wangchuan and pushed the Great Black Heaven Body Forging Scripture and the Yu Shan True Form Diagram to the supreme realm.
Facing this top-tier Prodigy.
She might have had to expend some effort.
Jiang Yuechu took a step.
And walked out of this quiet place.
Outside.
Waves of heat rolled, and the sky was lit up as bright as day by nine giant fire phoenixes.
Demon Emperor Jade Dust was pacing in anxiety, and upon seeing Jiang Yuechu walk out, he cried out shrilly.
"Demon Emperor... this..."
Jiang Yuechu ignored him.
She stood with her hands behind her back, tilting her head slightly up.
Indifferently watching the sea of fire filling the sky.
In the sky.
Wang Canglan also looked down.
His gaze pierced through layers of heat waves, locking onto the black-robed figure standing in the ruins.
When enemies meet.
Their eyes burn with hatred.
The Pure Yang Fire in his body rampaged through his Meridians, the intense pain from the backlash causing his handsome face to twist slightly.
But the savage grin at the corner of his mouth grew even colder.
He hadn't expected... that after seeing his true self now, the opponent could still maintain such composure.
Was it because of last time?
Wang Canglan closed his eyes.
The last confrontation took place at Qingluan Mountain.
Back then, he had indeed been at a disadvantage.
But didn't she think... at that time, he was merely casting spells from a distance.
And he couldn't use a single bit of his own Origin cultivation, relying solely on the secret seal placed in his Junior Sister's body beforehand.
Wang Canglan slowly opened his eyes.
Crimson firelight surged deep within his pupils.
But this was fine too.
If the opponent truly thought he only had that much ability because of that stroke of luck...
Then what he intended to do today would be even smoother.
Wang Canglan never considered himself a good person.
Throughout his cultivation, he most liked to hide his true strength.
The world only knew that he had entered the Late Stage of Ascending the Tower at one thousand three hundred and seventy-five years old, an unprecedented and world-shaking feat.
And Wang Canglan had always presented himself this way, never revealing even a hint of anything else.
But as early as a hundred years ago.
He, Wang Canglan, had already quietly entered the Ascending the Tower Perfection.
Over one thousand two hundred years old, Ascending the Tower Perfection.
Unprecedented.
And... most likely, there will be no one to follow.