At the same time.

Outside a quiet little building in Winter Spring Valley.

The huge flying chariot from the Nihilist Congregation and many of its members were hovering in the sky, waiting for the arrival of the Unholy One. However, they waited for quite a while, and yet, no one could be seen.

Finally, Zhu Honggong broke the silence first. He scoffed before he said mockingly, “Hurry up and summon your Unholy One here!”

Yan Guichen frowned as he looked at the quiet and empty sky.

Cult Leader Zhou said, “Don’t be anxious. When the Unholy One receives the signal, he’ll definitely come.”

“Oh, I’m so scared,” Zhu Honggong said derisively.

“Young man, sometimes you have to pay a price for your arrogance. When the Lord Unholy One arrives, I’m afraid you’ll be unable to live and die,” Cult Leader Zhou said.

Zhu Honggong placed his hands on his hips and said, “Oh, is that so? Don’t worry, I’ll beg for death at that time!”

“…”

Zhu Honggong’s words infuriated and suffocated the others from the Nihilist Congregation. Cult Leaders Zhou and Chu really did not know how to deal with such a noisy opponent.

Finally, the two cult leaders shifted their attention away from Zhu Honggong to the black-clad cultivator, who had been watching their every move and standing in the lead. If he was truly Ling Guang, the Fire Deity, they knew they were likely not a match for him.

There were many stories about the Four Divinities of Heaven. Back then, when the land split, the Four Divinities of Heaven had expended a lot of their energy to prevent the earth from completely falling apart. If it were true, then it was not an exaggeration to say they were the savior of humankind.

“Lord Ling Guang, I remember you were imprisoned in Mount Halcyon. The Sacred Temple built an underground tomb there to keep humans away. Later I heard that the underground tomb collapsed, and Mount Halcyon was in a mess. Is it really true?”

The black-clad cultivator looked at the two cult leaders and said expressionlessly, “Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask.”

“You’re my senior, and it’s indeed a little inappropriate for me to ask such questions. However, I remember my cult master once said that he was quite familiar with you,” Cult Leader Zhou said.

“There are many people who know me, but not many are worthy of me remembering them,” the black-clad cultivator said.

Cult Leader Zhou nodded. “You have a point. My cult master once said that you crossed the Flaming Sea and circled halfway around the world to drive the sea beasts in the south away. This amazing story has been passed down to this day. It’s a pity I couldn’t witness it with my own eyes…”

“Oh?” The black-clad guard’s expression remained the same, but a hint of surprise flashed briefly in his eyes.

At this time, Qi Sheng said, “Does this mean that your cult master and my subordinate are both experts from ancient times?”

Cult Leader Zhou naturally did not miss the words ‘my subordinate’. He smiled and said, “To be able to make the Fire Deity your subordinate, you must be really outstanding. I’m very curious about your identity. Are you really the Commander of Tu Wei Hall?”

“Yes.”

“From what I know, the Fire Deity disdains to associate with humans. After all, he doesn’t consider himself human. Am I right, Lord Vermilion Bird?” Cult Leader Zhou asked with a smile on his face.

Swoosh!

At this time, Yan Guichen suddenly flew up into the sky like an arrow. At the same time, he shouted, “He’s not the Fire Deity! Make a move now!”

Cult Leaders Zhou and Chu flew out of the flying chariot immediately toward Yan Guichen.

At the same time, a large number of members of the Nihilist Congregation flew up and manifested their avatars. Colorful avatars of all kinds of shapes and sizes occupied the sky immediately. Some had humanoid forms, and some had beast forms; some were blood-red, some were maroon, and some were brown. Their colors were not the orthodox colors in the cultivation world.

Perhaps, because they were outliers, they were gathered together.

Qi Sheng was surprised when he saw this. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, “Go.”

Bang!

In just a moment, the black-clad cultivator appeared in the sky.

Cult Leaders Zhou and Chu brought out their astrolabes and light disks before they flew out.

“Heavens! Run! Fire Deity, you have to block their attacks!” Zhu Honggong cried out as he turned around and ran.

Qi Sheng: “…”

‘Shouldn’t I be the one who’s afraid? You have the Solar and Lunar Concentric Jade, after all!’

Zhu Honggong did not care about anything and fled into the distance in just a blink of an eye.

Qi Sheng was forced to retreat as well.

At this moment, the black-clad cultivator spread his wings.

Swoosh!

The flaming wings that spanned hundreds of thousands of feet burned the sky immediately.

“True fire!”

“Yan Guichen!”

Cult Leaders Zhou and Chu flew over with their astrolabes and caught Yan Guichen.

At this moment, the flames swept over.

The black-clad cultivator said in a low voice, “I’ll kill all of you!”

The flames were like fire dragons as they swept out.

Everyone in the Nihilist Congregation pushed their astrolabes out to block the flames.

Yan Guichen endured his internal injuries and clenched his teeth as he pushed his hand out.

Buzz!

Yan Guichen’s astrolabe burst forth with astonishing power. Beams of light shot through the true fire toward the black-clad cultivator.

Unexpectedly, the black-clad cultivator made no move to dodge the attack.

Boom!

The beams of light were blocked by the black-clad cultivator’s body. His robe was destroyed, revealing his upper body.

Through the flames, everyone saw the black-clad cultivator’s mud-like skin and gasped.

‘What kind of monster is he?’

The black-clad cultivator’s body was like green mud, and Yan Guichen’s attack only caused a small chunk of the ‘mud’ to fall.

The black-clad cultivator moved his hands.

Boom!

His wings swept across the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the sounds of explosions, miserable cries rang in the air as well.

Many cultivators were sent flying by the black-clad cultivator’s wings.

“Is he truly the Fire Deity?”

Cult Leaders Zhou and Chu looked worried as they put away their astrolabes.

The black-clad cultivator single-handedly suppressed the three cult leaders and over 1,000 members of the Nihilist Congregation.

‘How powerful! How terrifying!’

‘What a terrifying strength!’

“Brace yourself!” Yan Guichen shouted incomprehensibly, “It seems like he is, but he’s not! No, I don’t know either…”