Chapter 1055 - 436: Farewell, An Rong (Part 3)

Chapter 1055: Chapter 436: Farewell, An Rong (Part 3)

The Candle Bugs used people’s fear of hunger and thirst, and the pain brought by high temperatures, as fuel, turning it into a transparent Heart Flame, igniting all those who consumed it, and melting them into candles, absorbed into itself.

It would then repeat the cycle, continuously luring drought-affected people to become its nourishment for growth.

Until a year later, the Spiritual Qi’s resurgence entered an explosive phase, and the secret sects reopened their schools. Cultivators needed a stable place to practice, helping stabilize the world of Great Xuan. It wasn’t until they stabilized the Changsun Province that people discovered the Candle Yin Remains.

By the time it was discovered, it was too late. The Candle Yin Remains had absorbed hundreds of thousands of corpses, far beyond what human cultivators of that time could handle. Even though Great Xuan mobilized the army, they couldn’t kill it, and it broke through to escape.

Thereafter, it continued to cause trouble in various provinces of Great Xuan until the Demon Realm appeared. After entering the Demon Realm, it was crowned as the Fire Demon King, and its power further soared.

An Rong said, "The Heart Fire controlled by the Candle Yin Remains can even melt a cultivator’s soul. It is the second most troublesome among the Four Great Demon Kings, and many experts died at its hands while exploring the Demon Realm."

"The injury I just suffered was a result of its trick, being parasitized by it using Candle Bugs. Even when I escaped all the way here, it still caught up with me."

An Rong’s words contained a lot of information, much of which he didn’t know.

Especially regarding the description of the Demon Realm, from An Rong’s implication, the Heavenly Dao Alliance had already organized an exploration of the Demon Realm, but the situation was not ideal. Just the Candle Yin Remains alone caused a lot of losses to the cultivators investigating from the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Moreover, there are three other demons as strong as the Candle Yin Remains, and one is even stronger."

Wu Chang looked at the Candle Yin Remains. This lump-like monster indeed had some strength. The Candle Fire on its body, capable of melting souls, emitted a faint divinity, clearly having reached the native God level of the Desolate Realm.

From the memories Wu Chang inherited, an ordinary cultivator indeed couldn’t take it down.

But none of that mattered. As he previously said, An Rong was under his protection. The Candle Yin Remains attacking An Rong was akin to slapping him in the face, and it already had a path to its demise.

He said to An Rong, "You rest on the side for now. Let me test whether its Heart Flame can really melt souls."

An Rong’s eyes flashed with panic. He grabbed Wu Chang’s arm and hurriedly advised:

"Tang Sect Leader, don’t act recklessly. It possesses the Demon King’s Power, and ordinary cultivators are completely powerless against it. Back then, it took the combined efforts of seven Great Grandmasters just to barely stall it during the exploration of the Demon Realm."

"If I were in peak condition, I might be able to maneuver with it a bit. Now, I’m only fit to run away if I confront it."

Wu Chang gave An Rong a surprised look. In the World Dungeon Plane, Great Grandmasters are not cheap commodities. Usually, only the Sect Leaders and Elders of the hidden great sects can reach this realm.

His and Erin’s apparent strength was only that of Great Grandmasters.

It took seven Great Grandmasters to stall the Candle Yin Remains. If An Rong was at full strength, he could engage it head-on alone, truly worthy of being the Child of Fortune.

With such power, it’s impossible for him to remain obscure in college. Unfortunately, the True Walker’s completed character background didn’t include information on An Rong due to the Tang Sect’s fervent focus on demon elimination without much concern for the Human Dao Alliance.

He easily pried An Rong’s hand away from his arm, smiled, and said:

"In the entire Great Xuan realm, no one understands battling demons better than our Tang Sect. Brother An, don’t worry. Tang here knows his limits."

An Rong looked at his hand in a daze. When Wu Chang pried it away, he didn’t even have time to resist, an overwhelming strength not even felt on the Mountain Guardian Beast.

Taking advantage of An Rong’s daze, Wu Chang had already positioned himself in front of the Candle Yin Remains, speaking in a negotiating tone:

"Let’s make a deal. You tell me about the Demon Realm’s intelligence, and I’ll give you a quick end. How about that?"

Whoosh!

Since its birth, the Candle Yin Remains had never lost to human cultivators. After becoming the Fire Demon King, with just a thought, it could turn them into Candle Fire.

As the Fire Demon King, its temper was naturally like fire. How could it endure such provocation from Wu Chang?

"You deserve to die!"

It immediately split into two giant candle-wielding palms, attacking Wu Chang from both sides, but the palms didn’t directly slap towards Wu Chang, landing on the ground on either side of him instead.

The Candle Fire at the end of the palms lined up, forming a bizarre fire gate with the two fat candles.

Seeing the fire gate, An Rong snapped back from his daze and shouted, "Not good!"

This move is called Ghost Gate, one of the Candle Yin Remains’ signature skills, specifically targeting cultivators’ souls.

During the exploration of the Demon Realm, two Great Grandmasters died on the spot after getting hit by this move.

Unfortunately, by the time An Rong reacted, the Ghost Gate had already formed. The Candle Fire burned fiercely, the transparent flames solidified into a pale white, transforming the Ghost Gate into an entire fire gate, and Wu Chang was engulfed by it in an instant.

From within the flames, relentless howls emerged. Just hearing the sound was enough to drive those with weak wills insane.

An Rong panicked. The two Great Grandmasters, scorched by the Ghost Gate that day, screamed similarly before their deaths.

He waved his hand to call over the Mountain Guardian Beast, prepared to rush in and save Wu Chang. Just as he was about to act, a Treasure Sword blocked his path, stopping him—it was Madam Tang.

Erin said to An Rong, "Don’t worry, he’s fine."

Erin’s voice held a calming magic power, prompting An Rong to overcome his fear of the Candle Yin Remains. Upon careful identification, the screams didn’t resemble Wu Chang’s, instead sounding like the Candle Yin Remains.

The next moment, Wu Chang strolled out of the Ghost Gate with ease, not even dirtying his clothes.

What a joke, he had defeated the Goddess of Death, Hel. The Netherworld would be his domain in the future, so why would he fear the Ghost Gate?

The Heart Flame of the Candle Yin Remains mainly targeted the Will. Wu Chang’s Will at this moment was a staggering 283 points, and the Heart Flame launched by the Candle Yin Remains at him was akin to an egg striking a stone. Not only did it fail to break through his Will Barrier, but even the resentful souls in the Heart Flame dissipated upon impact.

Emerging from the Ghost Gate, Wu Chang grabbed two pebbles from the ground without making contact, flicking them towards the two candle arms like marbles.

The next moment, two thick Celestial Thunders struck down, turning both candle arms into charred remains.

Whoosh.

Wu Chang then exhaled, his breath turning into wind, dispersing the two candle arms.

The Candle Yin Remains, now armless, let out a miserable scream. Wu Chang then turned to An Rong, instructing in a masterly tone:

"See, this is why practical combat experience is crucial in demon-fighting."