Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"Brother Jiang, what was that just now?"

Zhong Li and Master Shi exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

"Just now, it seemed as if our minds were pulled into another world and subjected to some kind of trial."

"During the trial, I didn't know who I was, and I acted entirely according to my own conscience."

The master brother recalled it carefully.

In those few minutes, his mind went through a lot. At first, it was exactly the same as his real experience, but then it was completely different.

Is he dissecting our hearts?

Zhong Li narrowed her eyes, which flashed with a dangerous light.

"When I was enveloped by that light, I found that I couldn't resist at all and could only passively accept the trial."

The master slowly said, "That should be the power of rules, and even absolute rules, but I don't know what its specific function is."

"ah--"

As the light faded, everyone regained consciousness.

In the arena, only six people were screaming in agony, drawing everyone's attention.

Behind the Moon Goddess and Song Caitongzi, five people screamed in agony, and faint flames burned on their bodies.

The crowd saw their flesh, bones, and clothes—

Everything was burning, very, very slowly.

But those people let out a soul-shaking roar, showing how terrifying the pain they were enduring.

"Ouch! It hurts, it hurts so much—"

"Quick, help me! Help me!"

"Water, give me water quickly, put it out!"

The group screamed in terror as they pounded on the flames on their bodies, but no matter how hard they pounded, they couldn't extinguish them.

Their eyes were bloodshot from the pain, and they cried out for help to those around them.

"Water Dragon Wave!"

One of their companions, who had awakened a water-based talent, quickly used their ability to create a massive water column that sprayed onto the group.

But nothing worked.

Even if you try to extinguish the small flame with water, you still can't put it out.

"It's useless, that's the fire of rules." Dawn calmly watched this scene.

"ah--"

The last person to scream was none other than the super S-rank powerhouse, Lin Jiangxian.

At this moment, he was writhing on the ground in pain, with black gas constantly emanating from his body, which was instantly burned away by the flames.

[System, help me!]

Linjiangxian screamed in pain, but even more so in fear.

Because he saw that his lower leg had been burned away and turned into specks of ash.

And the flames were slowly rising.

[Huff... Huff... Foolish... guy, I told you to leave and you wouldn't, now... wait, wait to die.]

The system's responses were intermittent, as if it too was enduring immense pain.

"I don't want to die! I have a system."

"I want to become the strongest in the world, and I want the whole world to grovel at my feet."

"I will rule this world..."

Linjiangxian roared angrily.

He just realized those dreams in another world, so why is it fake?

He is unwilling!

"System, you get the hell out here!"

"You think you're so great? Help me!"

Unfortunately, the system fell silent, as if it had never existed.

However, the flames on his body were larger, and the black aura emanating from him was more intense.

"Dawn, what exactly did you do to us?"

The screams continued, and no matter what methods everyone used, they could not extinguish that small cluster of flames.

Song Caitongzi finally couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Shuguang with icy eyes.

"That move was called [Absolute Purification]. Anyone who is hit by it will be taken into a completely new mental world by the rules. After following their true nature and exposing their true self, if they commit great evil, they will die."

Shuguang glanced at Song Caitongzi indifferently and explained calmly.

"You mean, those six people are inherently evil?"

"The rules are fair," Dawn responded. Although he didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was clear.

The crowd remained silent, watching as the six people were burned to death by the flames, their souls scattered and their spirits turned to ashes.

"Goodbye everyone, until we meet again."

"I hope that one day in the future, we can fight side by side."

Shuguang smiled slightly at everyone, then his figure flashed and disappeared into the forest.

"The super-S-like Linjiangxian, just like that, died?"

"Am I dreaming?"

It wasn't until a few minutes after he left that everyone came to their senses and started discussing it.

The Moon Goddess and Song Caitongzi exchanged a glance, their shock undisguised.

"Are you still going to stop me?"

The master suddenly spoke, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

The Moon Goddess took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said, "Brother Master, we have no intention of being your enemy. Today's events were arranged by that person, and we are merely here to go through the motions."

"I wish you a safe journey ahead."

Hearing this, the master gave her a deep look.

Then, with a wave of his hand, eight figures headed towards the Forbidden City.

"These eight people aren't actually evil, that's amazing—"

Song Caitongzi watched the departing figure and muttered to himself.

"Those guys are zombies, aren't they? They seem to only obey Master's orders. What kind of independent will do they have to do evil?"

The moon goddess glanced at him indifferently.

……

Forbidden City.

Inside the temple.

The king sat at the table, a chess piece in his hand, and said calmly, "Judging by the time, those people should have arrived in Tiandu City by now, right?"

"That's about it."

"If nothing unexpected happens, those powerful figures who entered the capital should have run into the people from those guilds," Blade replied from the side.

"With Linjiangxian and Yueshen leading the team at Thriller Park, plus the experts from Qin Shi Mingyue and Xinyue Club, stopping them shouldn't be a problem."

"As for the other powerful figures in Eternal Day, the highest among them is only S-rank, so there's probably no suspense at all."

The old man tapped the table lightly with his index finger, his gaze sweeping across the entire chessboard.

He was pondering and making plans.

He was quite satisfied with every move he made over the past few days.

"The king's plan will surely be flawless."

Blade thought of the powerful figure he had contacted this time and was slightly moved.

"Since everyone wants to explore the secrets of the temple, let's reveal some information to them to prevent some people from jumping around in confusion."

A cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes.

Then, he slowly placed the white piece on the chessboard.

With this move, the game is won.

"Go, spread the word, let all the evolved beings in the world see the power of the temple."

"I'll take care of it right away."

The blade slowly retreated.

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