Wang Sea took the seemingly unremarkable jade from the brocade box and, under everyone’s gaze, moved to press it against Zhao Xuanqi’s body.
The moment the jade touched the surface of Zhao Xuanqi’s body, an overwhelming sense of danger washed over Wang Sea. He reacted in an instant, yanking his hand back.
At that exact instant.
FWOOSH!!
A sinister stream of black flame shot out from within Zhao Xuanqi’s body, surging toward Wang Sea’s hand.
No, to be precise, the Black Flame’s target was the jade in his hand.
Although Wang Sea reacted in time to pull his hand back, he was a fraction of a second too late.
A spark from the tail end of the Black Flame splattered onto his palm.
"What is this?!"
The intense threat sent Wang Sea’s Qi and Blood surging through his body, stimulating his Nine Dragon Soul Acupoints. His eyes became instantly bloodshot as he activated his Cyan Dragon Dharma Aspect in a flash.
Open palm, Inch Force!!
BOOM!!
The Physical Ability of a Ghost God Realm expert erupted in an instant. Combined with the Cyan Dragon Dharma Aspect, a fierce wind howled as his Gang Qi formed a solid wall before him.
However, neither the instantly-manifested Gang Qi nor the power of the cyan-green Cyan Dragon Dharma Aspect could stop the spark in the slightest.
The spark shot through the Gang Qi, burned through the cyan-green light, and even seemed to flare up, burning more intensely.
Then, the spark landed on the lower part of his palm.
SSSSSS!!
As if it had found dry tinder, the spark began to burn on Wang Sea’s palm, showing signs of growing ever more intense.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
This sudden development made everyone’s expression change drastically. The three most powerful people present, the Military Commanders who had reached the Ghost God Realm, immediately took action. Their Qi and Blood surged, and iridescent auras burst from their bodies as they attempted to help Wang Sea extinguish the fiercely burning Black Flame on his palm.
For a moment, the room was filled with crisscrossing Purple Thunder, drifting clouds of Qi, and the glow of a crimson sun.
However, their intervention had no effect. In fact, the Black Flame seemed to burn even more intensely, fueled by their iridescent auras, as if it would follow the light back to their own bodies.
Their faces fell, and they immediately withdrew their powers.
Seeing this, Wang Sea proved his decisiveness. He instantly formed a knife-hand with his free hand, released his Force to create a Gang Blade, and sliced at the burning flesh on his other palm.
SLICE!!
The strike was clean, swift, and ruthless. A large chunk of flesh from the pad of his palm was instantly severed, not even spattering a drop of blood.
THUD!!
The piece of flesh from Wang Sea’s body fell to the ground. In less than five seconds, the Black Flame had completely engulfed it. The flesh rapidly shriveled until it resembled a piece of jerky.
And once the flesh was consumed, the Black Flame, as if having lost its fuel, quickly vanished without a trace.
DRIP! DRIP!!
Blood dripped from Wang Sea’s hand, revealing the stark white of his palm bone. A grimace of pain was on his face, but it was overshadowed by a look of lingering fear.
At this sight, the room fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone had witnessed Wang Sea’s strength during the battle of Shangjing. As the strongest of the Cyan Dragon Sect’s current generation, a master at the Ghost God Realm, very few in the entire Divine Land could match him.
And yet now, a single stray spark had pushed him to such lengths. If he hadn’t pulled his hand back in time, he might not have even been able to save his arm.
The three Military Commanders who had just intervened felt this most acutely. From that brief contact alone, they could appreciate the terror of the Black Flame. Had they been the ones touched, they feared they would have fared no better.
’Was Zhao Xuanqi’s current condition the result of this Black Flame wreaking havoc inside his body?’
"What... in the world is this stuff?!" Chi Zhenyun said, taking a deep breath.
"Black Flame," Meng Dongtai said in a low voice. "My foster father once said that when he was attempting a breakthrough, someone interfered. The interference manifested as a Black Flame Strange Bird. It seems Zhao Xuanqi has encountered the very same thing. This is likely the work of a Divine General."
Chi Zhenyun and the others fell silent. ’Could a terrifying being on the level of a Divine General truly still exist in the world?’
"How are you? Are you okay?" Xie Yunhe asked, looking at Wang Sea, who had already tensed his muscles to stanch the bleeding from his wound.
"It’s just a bit of flesh. It’s nothing, don’t worry about me." Wang Sea took a deep breath, looking at the jade that had rolled onto the floor. "We brought Zhao Xuanqi all the way back from Shangjing and nothing unusual happened. For this to occur now... it means this jade might actually be able to do something."
"What exactly is this jade?" Li Wanhong couldn’t help but ask.
"There’s no harm in telling you," Wang Sea said. "This is a relic left behind by the Holy Beast Divine General, but it seems only his successor can use it after reaching a certain realm."
"The Holy Beast Divine General?"
Hearing this, everyone’s expressions brightened, and a glimmer of hope sparked within them.
’If it was something left behind by that legendary figure, then it might truly possess some miraculous power.’
"Then let’s try again," Chi Zhenyun said with a nod. "This Black Flame is very peculiar. It doesn’t seem to affect inanimate objects, so using a tool should be much safer."
Soon, Wang Sea had quickly treated the wound on his hand. The Three Elders had someone bring a large pair of iron tongs, nearly three meters long. Clasping the jade from the floor with the tongs, they slowly extended it toward Zhao Xuanqi.
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