My whole clan is a master, I have become invincible by investing in my clan members

"This kid is already at the end of his rope..."

Yan Lingzun said in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, its broken flesh and blood began to slowly wriggle, trying to break free from the battlefield and take the opportunity to escape.

But just as it made its move, a frivolous yet cold voice with murderous intent suddenly rang out.

"Ugly guy, I advise you to stop moving."

Yan Lingzun's heart trembled suddenly, and the ray of life that had just risen suddenly froze!

It suddenly looked up and saw a black figure appearing high in the sky.

That’s none other than Jiang Hao!

"You..." Yan Lingzun was about to roar, but Jiang Hao didn't give him a chance to breathe!

The grass-character sword technique!

In an instant, a sword grass condensed out of thin air in the void, surrounded by terrifying sword intent, as if it was going to cut the entire world apart!

Upon seeing this, Yan Lingzun's pupils contracted violently.

It could clearly feel that the sharpness contained in this sword grass was far beyond the limit of what it could bear!

"stop--!!"

It roared in despair, trying to muster its remaining strength to resist, but it was ultimately in vain.

The sword flashed——

"laugh--!"

The sword grass trembled slightly, and instantly chopped off Yan Lingzun's head!

Not only that, his flesh, blood, and bones all turned into ashes and completely dissipated between heaven and earth!

However, the terrifying sword intent had not yet completely dissipated, and it actually slashed directly towards the soul!

The soul of the Flame Spirit Lord trembled violently, and before he could even finish his scream, it was torn into half by the fierce sword intent, completely losing its original form!

"You...you guys!!"

Its soul was violently twisted, and with unwillingness and despair, it struggled desperately to escape into the distance!

Seeing this, Jiang Hao and Jiang Yan suddenly chased after him!

but--

The speed of Yan Lingzun's soul is too fast!

In their current state, they were unable to catch up with it. They could only watch helplessly as the remnant soul, dragging its shattered consciousness, turned into a streak of light and fled wildly out of the rift!

"Hahaha--!!"

Lord Yan Ling let out an almost crazy laugh, his voice filled with ecstasy of surviving a disaster!

"A mere human, you want to completely wipe me out?! Dream on!!"

"Once I have rebuilt my soul and body, I will make you pay a thousand times the price!!"

but--

Just before I finished laughing, a biting chill suddenly hit me!

Its laughter suddenly stopped, its soul trembled violently, and it suddenly stopped in place!

"no no!!"

It looked back in horror, only to see itself crashing into a pool of dark blue flames.

Ice Phoenix Flame!

It spread its wings in the form of a phoenix, emitting endless chill.

The phoenix eyes were cold as it looked down at the remaining soul of Yan Lingzun, as if it was looking at a dying prey.

"This... this is impossible! You actually dare to actively devour me!"

Yan Lingzun roared, his voice full of fear.

Ice Phoenix Flame did not respond.

It narrowed its eyes slightly, spread its wings, and the dark blue flame suddenly shrank, completely enveloping the remaining soul of Yan Lingzun!

"what--!!"

At this moment, the screams of Lord Yan Ling resounded throughout the rift valley.

It struggled desperately, trying to break free from the flames, but to no avail.

The blue flame was like a thorn in the flesh; no matter how much power it exerted, it could not be shaken off!

"No! I won't give in! A mere strange fire wants to devour me?!"

It roared, and its spiritual power was running wildly, trying to dissipate this power.

But all is in vain.

That power is rapidly eroding its soul, trying to turn it into nothingness!

"Let me go! I surrender!"

The Flame Spirit Lord looked panicked and begged frantically, but the Ice Phoenix Flame did not respond at all.

The blue flames grew more intense.

The phoenix shadow swooped down and bit the remaining soul of Yan Lingzun fiercely!

“Ah—! No!!”

The wailing stopped abruptly.

Lord Yan Ling has completely fallen at this point!

..........

The movement gradually subsided.

The smoke and dust slowly dispersed.

Only three figures remained on the devastated land.

Jiang Yan half-knelt on the ground, looking exhausted, his chest heaving violently.

Obviously, those two "Lotus of Destruction" took a huge toll on him.

Jiang Hao stood aside, hands on hips, and curled his lips: "This guy's end is really miserable. After being beaten like that by you, he still wanted to run away, but in the end even his soul was burned away. Tsk tsk."

After saying that, he turned to look at Jiang Yan, "Brother Yan, this strange fire seems to be quite interesting to you."

Jiang Yan did not answer, but just looked forward, looking at Bing Huangyan.

At this time, the Ice Phoenix Flame had transformed back into a dark blue flame.

It stared quietly at the young man in black, the flame flickering slightly, as if it was thinking about something.

After a long silence, it slowly spoke: "It is truly remarkable that a young man of the human race can fight against the Saint King with his celestial body."

"You, too, want to be my master?"

The voice was cold and clear, just like when it had previously spoken with Flame Spirit Lord, and seemed to carry the same arrogance and distance as before.

However, if you listen carefully, you can detect a hint of curiosity in it, as if it is waiting for Jiang Yan's answer.

Jiang Yan was panting, his strength almost exhausted.

He looked at Ice Phoenix Flame deeply.

He immediately took a deep breath and tried hard to steady his shaky body.

However, his weak body could not support him, and he swayed and almost fell.

"Brother Yan!" Jiang Hao saw this and quickly stepped forward to support Jiang Yan, saying anxiously, "Why are you still holding on like this?"

Jiang Yan shook his head and raised his hand to signal Jiang Hao to let go.

His eyes were determined, and he struggled to stand up with his hands supporting himself on the ground. Even though his steps were staggering, he still walked towards the blue flame step by step.

Each of his steps was steady and slow, showing his exhaustion, but without any sign of retreat.

The Ice Phoenix Flame fluctuated slightly, as if watching his actions, or testing him.

Soon, Jiang Yan walked in front of Bing Huang Yan.

Without any hesitation, he stretched out his right palm and slowly reached towards the flame.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao clenched his fists nervously.

He still remembered what happened to Yan Lingzun when he touched the Ice Phoenix Flame before, and couldn't help but worry about his brother.

however--

Ice Phoenix Flame did not resist.

It let its palm reach into the flames.

It wasn't as cold as I'd imagined, nor was there any burning pain.

There was only an incredible 'warmth'.

Cold and warmth, two completely opposite forces, coexist in his palm, both conflicting and harmoniously unified.

Jiang Yan was slightly stunned, then the corners of his mouth slowly lifted up, revealing a warm smile.

"Master?" He said softly, gently but firmly, "No, a companion."

The Ice Phoenix Flame trembled slightly.

The flame that was originally swaying paused for a moment, as if startled by these words.

"companion?"

There was a hint of surprise and confusion in its voice.

After all, in its impression, it has experienced countless battles since it appeared in this world.

Whether it is humans or ferocious beasts, there is only one purpose for approaching it - to control it and enslave it.

No one would treat it as an equal.

Therefore, the term "companion" is unprecedented and extremely novel to it.

"Yes." Jiang Yan looked directly at it, his eyes full of sincerity. "You and I both have our own wills, and we shouldn't become anyone else's subordinates."

"You are Ice Phoenix Flame, a rare miracle in this world. You have your own pride and dignity. Therefore, I will not force you to do anything you don't want to do."

The Ice Phoenix Flame trembled slightly, as if touched by Jiang Yan's words.

Its cold voice had a hint of complexity in it: "Are you really willing to do this?"

Jiang Yan nodded gently: "Yes, join me and walk side by side with me."

"It's not about submitting to anyone, but about exploring this vast world and pursuing our own path."

At this point, his voice paused slightly.

Then, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a warm smile: "I think you must be tired of that so-called 'master-servant' relationship."

"Freedom is what you really want, isn't it?"

These words seemed to have touched a soft spot in Bing Huangyan.

It was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "If you can really do it... then I'm willing to give it a try."

After saying this, his 'body' slowly surged, the flames gradually subsided, and finally turned into a slender fire snake, wrapping around Jiang Yan's palm.

"Let's walk the road ahead together..."

Bing Huangyan's voice reached Jiang Yan's ears.

This time, although its tone was still very cold, it had a hint of trust.

Jiang Yan nodded slightly, closed his eyes, and began to mobilize the power of the Emperor Flame Holy Body to accommodate the other party.

Soon, a layer of red-gold glow began to emerge on his body surface, and faint shadows of thousands of fires flickered, which was a sign of resonance with the strange fire!

"boom!"

Deep in Jiang Yan's sea of ​​consciousness, a strange space appeared.

Strange fires such as Emperor Flame float in it, emitting powerful pressure.

When the Ice Phoenix Flame entered, the entire space trembled slightly.

Ice Phoenix Flame glanced around coldly, and his gaze finally fell on the Emperor Flame in the center.

The flame was extremely masculine and powerful, and extremely domineering. It was slowly spinning, as if it was also watching her.

"Although spirituality is somewhat lacking, it possesses almost limitless potential. How bizarre..."

Bing Huangyan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but there seemed to be a hint of rejection in her voice.

After all, the light emitted by the Emperor Flame was too hot, making it instinctively feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Jiang Yan's voice sounded from above, calm and gentle: "Every strange fire here has fought alongside me."

"You will find that they are not fundamentally different from you."

Bing Huangyan was silent for a moment, then sent a voice message to Jiang Yan, "I understand."

Then, feeling his own weakness, he continued, "In order to fight against Flame Spirit Lord, I have already consumed a lot of spiritual essence."

"Killing its remaining soul has severely damaged my vitality."

"Next, I will need to rest for a while to recover. Please... be careful."

"Okay." Jiang Yan responded in a low voice, then withdrew his thoughts and looked outward again.

At this time, Jiang Hao walked over with an excited look on his face.

"Brother Yan is mighty!"

"That ugly creature spent years trying to control this treasure, and yet you, Brother Yan, managed to get it so easily. If it were still alive, wouldn't it be furious to death after seeing this?"

Jiang Yan smiled helplessly: "Easy? Do you think those two 'Lotus of Destruction' I fired just now were from Baifa? I almost blew myself up."

Jiang Hao scratched his head and laughed, "Hey, it's Brother Yan after all, so he still won in the end, right?"

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and took out something from the Purple Mansion Space.

Then handed it to Jiang Yan.

"Brother Yan, look at this!"

I saw a round bead with red glow placed on Jiang Hao's palm.

Flame-like lines faintly flow on its surface.

Although the owner has passed away, the remaining pressure still makes people feel fearful.

Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and whispered, "Yan Lingzun's inner elixir?"

Jiang Hao proudly shook the inner core in his hand and grinned, "Hehe, how about it? Surprising? I quickly dug it out while you were collecting the Ice Phoenix Flame."

Jiang Yan couldn't help but rub Jiang Hao's head with his hand: "You kid... you're really quick."

Jiang Hao raised his head proudly: "This is a great treasure! Although that guy was beaten to a pulp by us and is too weak to be a Saint King at all, the quality of the inner elixir is really good, definitely a true Saint King level! If I store this in the Cangwu Order, I will definitely get a lot of points!"

He paused, then sighed, "Alas, when I first saw Brother Chen take the Blood Snake Clan's ancestor's inner elixir, I was so envious. I never thought that today, we would have the opportunity to experience it too! Now, our Tianxuan lineage's points will definitely be able to maintain first place!"

Jiang Yan was very excited when he heard this.

Indeed, this Saint King Inner Core is extremely crucial to the ranking of the Tianxuan lineage.

After all, when Brother Chen killed Chi You, he brought a huge amount of points to the Tianshu lineage, and might even have directly made the Tianshu lineage rank first among the seven lineages.

In this situation, how could he not be under great pressure?

At this time, Jiang Hao stuffed the inner core into Jiang Yan's hand and said, "Brother Yan, you just exerted the most strength, so this inner core belongs to you. Anyway, the points will be recorded in our Tianxuan lineage, so why not let you pursue your personal points ranking? Maybe you can even surpass Brother Chen."

"Surpass Brother Chen?" Jiang Yan muttered to himself, and that figure seemed to appear before his eyes.

He has a tall and majestic figure and his fists are powerful.

He tore the sacred beast apart with a single move, and killed the Blood Snake Ancestor with nine punches...

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan couldn't help but shudder and said with a wry smile: "You kid really dares to think about it. This kind of thing is too difficult."

Jiang Hao curled his lips: "I know it's difficult, but if you work hard, you must have a goal."

At this point, he suddenly remembered something, his expression froze, then he smacked his lips and said in a trembling voice: "But... forget it, let's wait."

"Back then, just because I took Jiang Nannan and the others to the Spirit Beast Hall to get some beast milk, Brother Chen chased and beat me up the entire day. Tsk, it was terrifying."

Jiang Yan chuckled: "Then you only remember to eat and not to be beaten, you dare to say such words."

Jiang Hao grinned and waved his hand nonchalantly: "Oh, that's all in the past! But just wait, sooner or later, I will definitely surpass Brother Chen, and then I will punish him by making him personally fill a bottle of animal milk for me!"

His serious expression made him look particularly funny.

Jiang Yan shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything else.