Translator: Silavin Finally, Ouyang Haotian turned to leave, but before departing, he suddenly sneered at Qin Yichen. “Het kid, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Let me tell you, even if I, Ouyang Haotian, don’t like her, Feng Qianxue is still mine. Even if I don’t want her, an insect like you has no right to covet her!” “Qianxue, wait for me!” After speaking, Ouyang Haotian leaped up and chased after Feng Qianxue’s retreating figure. “An insect, huh? Hehe… Ouyang Haotian, seems like I’ll need to give you a surprise the next time we meet.” Qin Yichen watched Ouyang Haotian’s departing figure with a dark expression, finally letting out a slow breath, his eyes flashing with malice. After this incident, the weight in his heart had lightened somewhat. At least Feng Qianxue was now wary of Ouyang Haotian. However, Qin Yichen was not completely at ease because he knew what kind of person Ouyang Haotian was. If he learned that Feng Qianxue knew of his true nature, he would surely drop all pretenses, and then Feng Qianxue would be in extreme danger. [The Phoenix Egg has been taken away, and the Extreme Flame Zone won’t exist for much longer…] Qin Yichen looked at the Extreme Flame Zone, then gritted his teeth and plunged back in. He needed to absorb as much Heavenly Flame as possible before it disappeared, to improve his cultivation. The changes in the Extreme Flame Zone were quickly noticed by others. The Flame Demons, who could originally be reborn in the flames, seemed to have lost their source of energy. They became clumsy and unable to regenerate. The Heavenly Flame that seemed capable of burning the sky was also gradually receding. This alarmed many mercenaries. They wondered if the Extreme Flame Zone was going to disappear? Soon, this news was confirmed as the Extreme Flame Zone began to shrink. When this news spread, many mercenaries who had hoped to exchange a thousand Flame Orbs for a Noble title began wailing in despair. Without the Extreme Flame Zone, where would they collect Flame Orbs!? However, those sensible knew that once the Grand Empire’s Royal Family learned that the Extreme Flame Zone’s crisis was over, they would surely cancel the regulation about exchanging Flame Orbs for Noble titles. Thus, many mercenaries in Flame City began selling Flame Orbs. Since they could not collect a thousand Flame Orbs anyway and could not absorb the violent energy within them, they might as well sell them before they became worthless. The three Major Mercenary Groups in Flame City also learned of this news. Subsequently, led by their Group Leaders, the members of the three groups gradually withdrew from Flame City, leaving only the Deputy Group Leader of the Storm Mercenary Group and a few others behind. As for Qin Yichen, although some still remembered him, apart from the Storm Mercenary Group members, no one cared about this briefly famous name anymore. After all, with the Extreme Flame Zone about to disappear, the Flame Repellent Pill and Triple Clearance Pill were useless to them. Rather than exchanging Flame Orbs for those Pills, it made more sense to exchange them for money while they still had value. … That day, sharp wind-breaking sounds rang out above Flame City, and two Elders landed outside the city. “Two Martial Kings? What are they doing here?” Seeing the two Martial Kings, many people’s eyes filled with curiosity. After arriving, the two Elders did not enter Flame City but stood outside, their gazes fixed on the distant Extreme Flame Zone, as if waiting for someone. They stood there for several days. … In the Extreme Flame Zone, Qin Yichen used his Yuan Energy’s special properties to frantically absorb Heavenly Flame. Occasionally, he would catch one or two Flame Demons, kill them and extracting their Flame Orbs. After nearly a week of absorption, Qin Yichen’s internal Yuan Energy had reached saturation. He was now at the peak of the Partially Accomplished Spirit Realm. Unfortunately, he still couldn’t break through to Fully Accomplished Spirit Realm. “Oh well, I still have many Flame Orbs. I’ll try to break through when I find an opportunity after leaving.” Qin Yichen was not too anxious about breaking through to the Fully Accomplished Spirit Realm. After meditating briefly, he got up and walked toward the exit of the Extreme Flame Zone. … Outside Flame City, many powerful experts stood silently to one side, their gazes filled with reverence as they looked in the same direction. At the end of their line of sight were two elderly figures. What shocked people most was the aura emanating from these two Elders… they were Martial Kings! If one of them had just been an Entry Stage Martial King, they would not have paid much attention to them. What caught their attention was that one Elder’s aura had surpassed the Early Stage Martial King Realm! In Flame City, there had been many Martial Kings, but they were all Early Stage Martial Kings, with none at the Intermediate Stage. “Those two Elders don’t look familiar, who are they?” “You don’t recognise him? That’s Lord Liang Hongshen from the Thousand Mist Capital! A Mid Stage Martial King! The other one is called Yang Quan. It’s said he’s a Martial King with a Martial Soul!” Among the observing crowd, whispers occasionally arose, and some knowledgeable mercenaries revealed the two men’s identities. Admiring the strong was the rule in this iron-blooded world. After learning the two Elders’ identities, people began speculating about their purpose here. “A Martial King with a Martial Soul?! Holy cow…” “Wonder why these two Elders traveled all the way from Thousand Mist Capital to this backwater of a place? I heard they’ve been standing here for many days? Are they waiting for someone?” “Who could be worthy of making these two Elders wait so patiently?” “Even the Leaders of the three Major Mercenary Groups don’t hold have such a status, right?” Liang Hongshen and Elder Yang Quan paid no attention to these people, their gazes fixed on the distant Extreme Flame Zone. “Why is that kid so impulsive? Wasn’t he exchanging Pills for Flame Orbs? Wasn’t that going well? Why did he have to go in there himself? Haaaiz…” Liang Hongshen spoke somewhat helplessly, his tone carrying a hint of anger but mostly worry. “Don’t worry too much. He surely knows what he’s doing. Isn’t he doing this to collect enough Flame Orbs?” Elder Yang Quan was quite optimistic. For some reason, he had a blind faith in Qin Yichen. “If he’s lucky enough to get a Flame Demon Commander’s Flame Orb, wouldn’t that ensure his and the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s safety? Otherwise, how long can you, as Lord, hold back the Li Family?” Hearing this, Liang Hongshen sighed. However, how easy was it to obtain a Flame Demon Commander’s Flame Orb? After all, even the Ancestor of the Zhao Family was considered to be extremely lucky. Furthermore, he was only among very few in history to have done so. During each Heavenly Flame City Takeover, many powerful experts try their luck,, but very few were lucky enough to get such a Flame Orb.