Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

As Murong Ke spoke, the six inextinguishable flames surrounding him instantly formed a six-pointed totem.

The totem emitted an eerie and malevolent light, transforming into a blood-red skeleton that bared its fangs and claws as it attacked Shen Lang and Murong Chui.

"retreat!"

Without saying a word, Shen Lang carried the weapon on his back, grabbed Murong Chui's shoulder, and with a leap, pulled him away from the evil light attack.

"Be careful, this evil flame is very strange. Once you get involved, your consciousness will be devoured, and your original perception will be changed."

Murong Chui reminded Shen Lang.

These words made Shen Lang frown. He instantly recalled what Wanyan Wo had said when he handed over the Undying Flame to him, and then he thought of the whispers that echoed in his ears when he was researching the Undying Flame, which seemed to come from some ancient era.

"If that's the case, then why is Murong Ke unaffected?"

"No, the real Murong Ke has long been devoured by the Undying Flame. What stands before us now is merely a monster in disguise."

Murong Chui's words startled Shen Lang.

The evil flames transformed into giant pythons, shooting forth in a flurry.

Shen Lang swept his sword, releasing a burst of blade energy that instantly isolated the evil flames.

"Tell me the details of Murong Ke's situation later. For now, let's figure out a way to escape from here."

"it is good."

Shen Lang and Murong Chui are working together for the first time. Shen Lang uses his sword and dance to block the continuous attacks of four inextinguishable flames.

Although Murong Chui lost an arm, he was still incredibly brave and fierce. With Shen Lang's assistance, he was able to deal with the other two Unextinguishable Flames with ease.

The two fought and retreated, searching for the best place to escape the battle.

"Want to run?"

Murong Ke, however, had already seen through their scheme and immediately changed his tactics.

"Leave them all here, and let them become stepping stones for my Great Yan's hegemony."

Murong Ke moved with lightning speed, heading straight for Shen Lang.

Shen Lang's heart tightened. At this moment, he was dealing with four attacks of undying fire at the same time, and had no time to pay attention to anything else.

Just as he swept away the combined attack of the Undying Flame with a single slash, Murong Ke's palm also struck Shen Lang's chest.

However, the scene that Shen Lang was expected to be blasted away did not happen.

When Murong Ke struck Shen Lang's chest, he immediately felt his true energy rapidly draining away.

Following closely behind, the once-powerful undying flames began to dim, their attacks losing their previous domineering edge.

"This familiar feeling..."

Just as Murong Ke was surprised by the situation, Shen Lang swiftly swung his sword and severed his arm.

The pain of losing his arm only made Murong Ke's cheek twitch slightly, and then he slapped Shen Lang with his palm again.

Shen Lang brandished his weapon and blocked the attack with a single stroke of his sword.

Boom~

With a crisp clang, the two were simultaneously thrown back several steps by the shockwave.

When Shen Lang looked up again, he saw a horrifying scene.

The blood flowing from Murong Ke's severed arm was not blood, but a blue liquid.

What surprised Shen Lang even more was that his arm was regrowing at a speed visible to the naked eye under the illumination of the inextinguishable fire.

"This is……"

"Come on!"

Before Shen Lang could realize what was going on, Murong Chui's voice rang in his ears.

Looking to the side, it turned out that Murong Chui had broken free from the entanglement of the Undying Flame, carving a bloody path for the two of them.

"Want to leave? Stay!"

Murong Ke would not allow anyone to leave like this. With a single command, the Unextinguished Fire immediately transformed into pairs of iron hands, reaching out directly towards Murong Chui.

puff-

But Shen Lang was faster, slicing apart the two ghostly hands with a single strike, and shouted to Murong Chui, "You go first, Qi Chuan, wait for me!"

Murong Chui did not respond. After hearing Shen Lang's words, he decisively followed the blood path and disappeared without a trace at the fastest speed.

Just then, several ghostly hands tightly bound Shen Lang.

"Shen Lang, why go through all this trouble to kill you? Why do I need to make so many plans? Wouldn't it be enough to just suppress and annihilate you directly?"

"Hahaha, I was so stupid. Why didn't I do it sooner instead of dawdling until now?"

As soon as Murong Chui left, Murong Ke immediately focused his attacks on Shen Lang, intending to tear him to pieces on the spot.

"Hahaha."

Suddenly, Shen Lang smiled.

"You're about to die, what are you laughing about?"

"Murong Ke asked."

Shen Lang's expression was serious, and he stared at Murong Ke with cold, disdainful eyes.

"You really want seven Unextinguishable Flames, don't you? I'll grant your wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, his true energy exploded, instantly shattering the entangled ghost hand.

The next moment, he conjured the inextinguishable flame that Wanyan Wo had given him.

Upon seeing the inextinguishable flame, Murong Ke's attack abruptly stopped.

"Give it to me, give it to me."

"Want it? Go get it yourself!"

Shen Lang activated his inner energy and forcefully hurled the undying flame directly in the opposite direction from Murong Ke.

Without a second thought, Murong Ke instantly withdrew the six undying flames and leaped to pursue the seventh flame.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Lang managed to escape and sped off towards Qi Chuan.

After acquiring the seventh Undying Flame, Murong Ke became extremely deranged.

"Hahaha, all seven Unextinguishable Flames are finally in my hands."

"The Great Yan is about to unify the world and become the true hegemon."

"Hahahaha!"

Amidst the maniacal laughter, six flames around Murong Ke immediately formed a barrier, enveloping Murong Ke, who was holding the seventh Undying Flame, in the center of the barrier.

"Once I refine this last undying flame, the entire world will belong to my Great Yan!"

At the same time, when Murong Xiang and Wang Xuance arrived at the Northern Yan army camp, they witnessed the scene of the soldiers turning into zombies, and were so frightened that they turned around and ran away immediately.

"Your Excellency, is this truly your Yan Kingdom's military camp?"

"That's right, how could this be!"

"Your Excellency, this is going too far! Although we serve different masters, I, Wang Xuance, have never offended you in any way. Why are you trying to harm me!"

"I don't know what happened either, but I, Murong Xiang, swear to God that I have absolutely no intention of harming you. Didn't you see that I was running with you?"

"rough!"

Wang Xuance and Murong Xiang were terrified. After barely escaping the pursuit of the horde of corpses, they immediately spurred their horses and fled towards Rangzhou.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Wang Xuance finally calmed down: "I must tell General Yue this news. There has been a major upheaval in the Yan army, and the situation may be getting out of control."

Murong Xiang opened his mouth, but in the end we didn't say anything.

He truly hadn't expected that such a huge change would occur in the military camp in just two days.

"Could it be..."

Suddenly, Murong Xiang thought of a possibility, and his body trembled slightly.

"No, no, the Second Prince wouldn't be that cruel."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, General Wang. Please take me to Rangzhou City first."

Wang Xuance didn't think much of it. He was so flustered by the scene that he almost didn't recognize his own parents, so he wouldn't pay attention to Murong Xiang's mutterings.

……

Late at night, in the dense forest of Qichuan.

With a piece of gauze in his mouth, Murong Chui painstakingly bandaged the wound on his left arm all by himself.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, a gust of wind swept past him, and his instinct made him grip the weapon beside him tighter.

"Don't panic, it's me."

Shen Lang's voice rang out, which made him relax a little.

"I thought you were dead."

"Enough with the nonsense, tell me how much you know about this non-extinguishing fire."