Chapter 650: A Brilliant Performance

As they got closer, everyone could clearly see that it was a figure made of black flames—seemingly formless, entirely composed of the Chaos Demon-Extinguishing Flame.
“A Fire Spirit?”
Lin Jiu and the others immediately guessed that. It wasn’t surprising that any kind of spiritual flame could give birth to a Fire Spirit. But it was unheard of for the Chaos Demon-Extinguishing Flame to do so as well.
Yet, this mysterious creature before them seemed almost certainly a Fire Spirit.
“You’ve intruded into my private domain—you must pay a price!”
The mysterious creature didn’t seem able to speak; instead, it sent a mental message that all of Lin Jiu and the five others could hear.
None of them replied, naturally leaving the decision to Su Che. They believed Su Che, having immunity to such a spiritual flame, was the most qualified to speak with it.
Su Che then shouted, “Are you the Fire Spirit of this flame realm?”
“That’s right. This is my domain!” the Fire Spirit replied mentally.
“We mean no harm. We’re just passing by,” Su Che said gently.
“If you’ve disturbed me, you must pay a price!” the Fire Spirit replied, its tone even more severe.
“Then please tell us what compensation we need to make so you’ll let us go,” Su Che asked.
“Death!”
The Fire Spirit’s single word was filled with extreme brutality and ruthlessness. Without giving Su Che a chance to speak further, it vanished into the black sea of flames.
“Hey! Wait! We can talk this out…”
Su Che called out repeatedly but received no reply.
In truth, this so-called Fire Spirit was played by Su Che’s soul servant, the Sacred Flame Guardian. This performance was merely to deceive Lin Jiu and the others. With such a ferocious and unreasonable Fire Spirit as a cover, Su Che could boldly control the Chaos Demon-Extinguishing Flame to ambush them.
“How could the Chaos Demon-Extinguishing Flame give birth to such a Fire Spirit?” Lin Jiu was still skeptical.
“How should I know?” Su Che frowned and shrugged. “You’re all Xuanxians who’ve lived for millions of years—your experience far exceeds mine. It should be me asking you.”
That remark silenced Lin Jiu. Guang Qi spoke up gravely, “Anyway, the facts are right before us… Young Tian Yu, can you handle the situation that comes next?”

“Do my best,” Su Che shook his head gently. “The main issue is that I have no idea what tactics that Fire Spirit will use.”
Just as he finished speaking, there was another deafening roar, followed by thick, dark flames pressing in from all directions.
Su Che frowned and immediately said to Lin Jiu and the others, “The pressure is increasing. They want to crush my personal domain to death!”
“Can you hold on?” Guang Qi asked urgently.
“I can,” Su Che replied with a nod. “But I need to shrink my personal domain. The smaller it is, the stronger my resistance will be.”
This explanation made perfect sense—any defensive barrier or domain in the world became stronger the smaller its range. It was a principle of concentrated power that everyone understood.
Su Che’s fire defense domain immediately shrank from a radius of ten zhang to about five zhang. The space area decreased sharply, forcing Lin Jiu and the others to get even closer to Su Che.
At that moment, Lin Jiu silently sent a message to Su Che, threatening, “If anything happens to me, you won’t survive either.”
Su Che didn’t even glance at him, pretending to focus all his efforts on resisting the external pressure.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
The black flames outside the defensive circle changed again. Some of the flames gathered together, forming a huge drill-like shape that spun rapidly, trying to penetrate Su Che’s defensive domain.
Hiss hiss hiss…
It was clear that a sharp flame drill had penetrated the defensive domain by more than ten zhang, even emitting red sparks, as if a thin layer was blocking its advance.
Even with millions of years of experience, Lin Jiu and the others were stunned—this was the first time they had seen the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames possess such a tangible attack mode.
Previously, they only knew that this sacred fire could invisibly burn away a being’s vital spirit or soul. They never imagined it could also launch physical attacks.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Su Che swung his hands three times, using his defensive domain to push back and shatter the flame drill. This move gave Lin Jiu and the others some relief. But then they saw…
Hiss hiss hiss…
More than a dozen giant drills appeared simultaneously from different directions, invading Su Che’s fire defense domain.
Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap…
Su Che kept swinging his hands, dispersing drill after drill. But this was merely a temporary solution—a futile struggle as more and more flame drills appeared, overwhelming them.

Bang bang bang bang bang…
Su Che was extremely busy, waving his hands continuously to create thousands of arms, yet it was still not enough.
Although Lin Jiu and the others remained silent, they all understood that such resistance was merely a futile attempt to hold on and could definitely not solve the problem.
It had to be said that Su Che’s acting was quite good; they hadn’t noticed any flaws in him yet.
“Tian Yu, this won’t work. You must defeat, or even kill, that Fire Spirit to resolve the crisis,” Guang Qi immediately reminded him. “Is there any way to find where that Fire Spirit is hiding or lure it out?”
“If I acted alone, it might be possible,” Su Che replied with a shake of his head. “With you all here, the resistance is too great—I can’t do it!”
“What do you mean by that?”
Lin Jiu’s expression turned cold as he said sternly, “Are you trying to find an excuse to abandon us?”
Su Che glanced at him sideways without giving any explanation, but inwardly he thought, How could I bear to leave you behind? I must personally ensure your safety.
Guang Qi, however, could tell that Su Che had no intention of abandoning them. Moreover, what he had said earlier was true: Su Che had immunity to that kind of spiritual fire. Acting alone, he would be unrestrained, but with six burdens like them…
So, he continued to play the role of the “gentleman,” saying softly, “Young Tian Yu, the situation is urgent. I hope you can come up with a solution as soon as possible.”
“I’ll do my best.”
As he spoke, Su Che kept waving his hands, constantly shattering those flame drills.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss…
The number of drills kept increasing, and Su Che was clearly struggling to cope. Suddenly, a drill from the left behind him made a hissing sound, pierced through that invisible membrane, and broke through.
Once inside, the more than ten-foot-long flame drill immediately exploded, turning into hundreds of black flames that rushed at Su Che and the others.
“No good!”
Lin Jiu and the five others’ expressions changed drastically as they instinctively tried to resist.
“Don’t move!”
Su Che shouted, trying to stop their violent resistance, but inwardly he thought the opposite: Resist with all your might! The more forceful, the better!
Lin Jiu and the five others each had to face the close-range attack of over a hundred black flames. If touched by those Chaotic Demon-Annihilating Flames, their vital spirits would suffer continuous damage at close range. Before long, their vital spirits would disintegrate and they would die.
They must not let them get close!

The six Lin Jiu members each displayed their extraordinary powers; some even brought out offensive immortal artifacts. Their goal was singular: to push those flames as far away as possible!
Boom!
When the six Dark Immortals unleashed their powers, what impact would it have on Su Che’s personal domain?
Undoubtedly, Su Che’s tiny mortal personal domain would shatter instantly, like a soap bubble.
In fact, this was exactly the situation Su Che had deliberately created—he wanted this outcome!
With a pop, the soap bubble burst!
“You guys really…”
Su Che feigned outrage and shouted at the six Lin Jiu members, “You shattered my domain!”
“If the domain is broken, we can just reopen it—why make such a fuss?”
Lin Jiu roared. Protected by his great defense technique, he could resist those black flames and keep them at bay, but the continuous damage inflicted by the Chaos Holy Flames on his soul was unavoidable.
At this moment, the six Dark Immortals had to endure extreme pain from their damaged souls. In the raging sea of flames, they wouldn’t last long before their souls vanished and they died.
“It’s not as simple as you think,” Su Che shouted. “Do you think this is something that can be shattered or reopened just by saying so?”
“I don’t care!”
With his soul severely damaged and suffering intense pain, Lin Jiu’s face twisted in rage as he glared at Su Che and roared, “If I don’t survive, I’ll make you die first!”
“Stop arguing!” Guang Qi shouted. “Young Tian Yu, think of a solution quickly.”
It was indeed the six of them who had shattered Su Che’s personal domain, so the blame couldn’t be placed on Su Che. But under those desperate circumstances, there was no other choice but to act that way.
Su Che didn’t need to resist at all; even as those black flames wrapped around his body, he wouldn’t suffer any harm. This undoubtedly filled the Lin Jiu group with envy. Yet, no matter how jealous they were, it was useless. Now, they could only rely on him to save them all.
Suddenly, Su Che sent a private message to Lin Jiu and Guang Qi: “Once my domain is shattered, it can’t be reopened for fifteen minutes. In this state, I can barely protect two people. You two…”
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jiu and Guang Qi swiftly pushed the black flames aside and rushed to Su Che’s side.
Since he could only protect two people, those two must be the two chief demon-sealing envoys! As for the four deputy envoys, in such a critical situation, who would care about them?
Since they were deputies, they had to be prepared to be used or abandoned by their chiefs at critical moments…
Snap! Snap!

Suce’s hands grasped Lin Jiu and Guang Qi’s shoulders respectively, and a special energy immediately surrounded their bodies. Lin Jiu and Guang Qi felt the pain vanish instantly; indeed, the chaotic demon-destroying flames could no longer harm their vital spirits. “Huh…” Both of these chief demon-sealing agents let out a long sigh. Meanwhile, the four deputy agents were struggling desperately—the situation was perilous and extremely critical!