Flame of Origin

The white-robed man was like a madman, his eyes practically spitting fire as he stared at the pillar of light soaring into the sky.

"I'm going to kill you all! You all deserve to die!" the white-robed man roared.

Long Chen looked at the white-robed man and said coldly, "I've noticed you people are a bunch of idiots. You make a huge mistake yourselves, then blame it on others."

Although Long Chen didn't know the full story, hearing his father's words, it wasn't hard for him to imagine the beginning and end of the matter.

To put it plainly, the Long Family was the real victim, and now this idiot was blaming him for it, which was simply unreasonable.

"You damn ants, why did you resist? If you hadn't resisted, how could this have happened? So you all deserve to die!" the white-robed man roared.

"Mentally retarded, idiotic, intermittently insane," Long Chen said with a mocking expression. Such a person was no longer normal, no different from a mad dog.

"Please, you two, take care of this mad dog," Long Chen said to the two Muscle-Tendon Realm experts.

In terms of combat power, they were the strongest, so killing the white-robed man wouldn't be difficult for them.

"Leave it to us."

The two men nodded. They hadn't been able to fully exert their strength since arriving here and felt particularly frustrated. Now was the perfect time for them to act.

"Hahahahaha!"

The white-robed man laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with venomous malice. "You lowly ants, you've ruined my great plan and made all my efforts go to waste. All of you, go to Hell!"

After speaking, a pill appeared in the man's hand. With a gentle squeeze of its outer shell, a dark Medicinal Pill was pressed out from within.

As soon as the Medicinal Pill appeared, the white-robed man immediately threw it into his mouth. At this moment, Long Tianxiao's two subordinates just arrived.

"Hmph, it's too late to take medicine now!"

Two weapons, gleaming with cold light, slashed towards the white-robed man.

Long Chen was stunned when he saw the black Medicinal Pill. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically. He finally remembered what that Medicinal Pill was.

"Be careful!"

However, Long Chen's warning came too late. A sinister smile appeared on the white-robed man's face, and he clapped his hands forward.

Puff!

Two bursts of blood mist erupted in the air, staining the sky red, and fragments of cloth flew everywhere. Everyone was stunned.

"How could this happen?"

Long Tianxiao and the others looked ahead in horror. Two powerful Muscle-Tendon Realm experts had been killed just like that, leaving no bones behind.

"Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill? It's actually the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill?"

Long Chen's heart also trembled. He recognized that Medicinal Pill. It was a self-harming Medicinal Pill, and this white-robed man actually had such a Medicinal Pill and had even consumed it.

The Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill is a Medicinal Pill that exchanges life for power, unleashing double the usual strength by burning one's life force.

This is an extremely terrifying Medicinal Pill, but its backlash is also very cruel. The result of taking it is only one thing: death.

From the moment he consumed the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill, the white-robed man's life entered a countdown. He would die from depleted life force within the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

The white-robed man was covered in blood, his face as hideous as a ghost, gnashing his teeth as he stared at Long Chen and the others, like a beast choosing its prey.

Originally, this task was not for the white-robed man, but for a servant within the Sect. If he completed the task, he could have been promoted to an Outer Sect Disciple.

But the white-robed man, relying on his connections, caused that servant to die in an "accident," and then, with the help of others, took this task, which was essentially a freebie.

As long as he completed this task, he could immediately be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple, and there was even a slim hope of being promoted to a Core Disciple.

Originally, the Fourth Prince's plan failed, but he wasn't anxious. As long as he killed Long Tianxiao and the others, the plan could proceed as usual.

He just needed to hide and not be discovered by the Sect members. After a year or so of quiet, he could then direct the Fourth Prince, this chess piece, to secretly build an underground passage and set up ten larger-scale Spirit Concealment Formations to mine Spirit Stones.

Although doing so was very time-consuming, it was the safest and most reliable method. He had worked hard for over a decade for this plan.

The white-robed man had only started receiving this task in the last two years, and everything was basically already mature; he was essentially just reaping the rewards.

But now, the Spirit Concealment Formation was destroyed, and the Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stone mine was unleashed. Such a huge commotion would surely attract people from various Sects.

It could be said that his mission this time had completely failed. Not only would he not receive any rewards, but he would also face the Sect's most severe punishment.

Thinking of this, the white-robed man was filled with anger and resentment. Now that he would get nothing, he fell into a frenzy and swallowed the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill in one gulp.

The white-robed man looked only in his twenties, but after taking the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill, he instantly aged into a middle-aged state.

This was the horror of the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill; it frantically devoured the white-robed man's life, converting it into combat power. Now, with every breath, he lost a year of life force.

"Die, ants!"

The white-robed man roared, throwing a punch. The terrifying punch wind streaked dozens of feet, transforming into a howling beast that charged towards the crowd.

The terrifying pressure made everyone breathless, feeling as if their internal organs were about to burst. If struck by this fierce wind, everyone would surely die.

Long Tianxiao's expression changed. He took a deep breath, knowing he would die but still intending to resist. He was about to rush out.

But Long Chen was faster than him. As the fierce wind approached, he threw a punch.

"Wind Breaking Fist!"

"Roar!"

As Long Chen's punch was thrown, a huge wind blade passed by Long Chen and flew forward. It was an attack from Xiao Xue.

At this moment, the little fellow sensed the danger, and this attack came at just the right time.

"Boom!"

The airwaves shook the heavens. Long Tianxiao and the others felt as if they were straw tossed by a wild bull, sent flying a great distance.

Everyone's chests heaved violently. Fatty Yu and others with lower cultivation were directly knocked unconscious.

Long Tianxiao hurriedly looked forward. Ahead, dust filled the sky, revealing a huge crater. Xiao Xue was desperately waving her front paws, frantically digging at the ground.

Suddenly, Xiao Xue stopped moving, bit down, and pulled a person out of the dirt pile. That person was Long Chen.

Long Chen's chest heaved violently, like a bellows. That strike had exhausted all his energy, and he felt utterly exhausted, on the verge of death.

His entire body was in excruciating pain, as if all his bones were broken, and he was extremely weak.

"Ant, still daring to struggle? Die!"

Seeing Long Chen actually withstand his attack, the white-robed man became even more enraged. Just as he was about to throw another punch, he suddenly noticed a patch of red fur on Xiao Xue's head.

"It's a third-tier Demonic Beast, a Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf?"

The white-robed man was slightly startled. He hadn't paid much attention to Xiao Xue before. Scarlet Flame Snow Wolves were among the best of third-tier Demonic Beasts, and once they matured, their combat power would be even greater than his.

Seeing Xiao Xue, his heart stirred, and he instinctively wanted to take this snow wolf as his pet, but then he suddenly remembered that he had already swallowed the Life-Devouring Blood Rage Pill, and looking at Xiao Xue, he became even more enraged.

"Even you come to mock me? All of you, go to Hell!" Another punch smashed out.

"Xiao Xue, run!"

Long Chen, with a hoarse voice, shouted with his last ounce of strength. He didn't want Xiao Xue to sacrifice herself in vain.

But Xiao Xue completely ignored Long Chen's shouts, opening her mouth and spitting out another wind blade, which collided with the punch wind. However, the punch wind was too powerful and still charged towards her.

By instinct, Xiao Xue should have fled. With her speed, she had a good chance of avoiding this attack.

But Xiao Xue didn't move. She actually used her own body to resist.

"No!"

"Bang!"

Long Chen's eyes were about to split. Xiao Xue's body was struck by the punch wind, letting out a loud bang, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering.

Xiao Xue flew backward, landing on the ground with a thud, then rolled a long distance before stopping, right next to Long Chen.

Seeing Xiao Xue bleeding from the corner of her mouth, covered in blood, and with an unknown number of broken bones, Long Chen's nose couldn't help but sting.

"Woof…"

Xiao Xue laboriously turned her head, her eyes looking at Long Chen, filled with deep affection.

"Beasts, all of you die!"

The white-robed man looked at the man and beast before him, his face ferocious, and charged forward.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Three figures rushed forward: Long Tianxiao, Chu Yao, and Shi Feng. Although they all knew they couldn't stop the white-robed man, they couldn't watch Long Chen die before their eyes.

"Get lost!"

The white-robed man cursed and slapped out a palm. The three immediately spat blood and flew backward. Before the white-robed man, they had no power to resist.

After sending the three flying with one palm, the white-robed man kicked down at Long Chen:

"Die, you hateful ant!"

That kick was imbued with terrifying power. If struck, Long Chen, in his current weakened state, would instantly die.

However, Long Chen had no strength left in his body, and his Spiritual Qi was completely depleted, making him unable to dodge.

"Bang!"

A loud explosion, and spiritual energy filled the sky. Long Tianxiao and the others' eyes were about to split as they looked in that direction, but they saw a figure made of flames.

"It's Great Master Yun Qi!"

Shi Feng recognized the figure at a glance, but Great Master Yun Qi was different from usual; the flames all over his body had turned deep red, like blood.

Looking further away, Wei Cang and Wang Luyang, who had been fiercely battling Great Master Yun Qi, had been burned to charcoal, their aura completely gone.

"Old geezer, are you also trying to stop me?"

The white-robed man had just been sent flying by a powerful force. He turned around, looking at Great Master Yun Qi with a face full of rage.

"Great Master Yun Qi, you…" Long Chen was greatly alarmed by Yun Qi's appearance.

Others might not know what it was, but Long Chen knew that Great Master Yun Qi was actually burning his Flame of Origin, which was an Alchemist's flame of life. Igniting the Flame of Origin meant burning one's own Soul.

"Child, I have lived a long life and seen through many things. Now that the great vengeance is avenged, there is nothing to regret.

You are the most talented Genius in Alchemy I have ever seen. How can I let you die before me? Hehe, while this old bag of bones is still somewhat useful, I might as well use it up quickly."

Great Master Yun Qi smiled faintly, calm and composed, without a trace of anger. His hands slowly formed a seal in front of his chest, thumbs and middle fingers interlocked, other fingers stacked, forming a flame shape.