Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 996: Flame Devil

Joey felt every muscle on his face twitch. Without guessing, he knew that Allen intended to release his projection of the ancestor. For Awakened ones, the projection of their ancestors could not only increase their abilities, but also assist in battle. At the same time, the ancestral projection was also the trump card of every Awakened One. With this trump card, almost all of the Awakened ones' strength surfaced. Only those gifted experts could hide one or two methods to turn the tables or save their lives.

Joey wasn't a genius-type expert. His strength was accumulated bit by bit through time and Origin Crystals. Therefore, to him, releasing the Blade Tooth Wolf's projection was already the final trump card.

The young man on the other side also revealed his trump card, but Alan's momentum in condensing the projection of the ancestor was simply too shocking. Normally speaking, the projection of the progenitor was a phantom image of the progenitor's gene fragment that was released and enlarged by the Origin Energy. The higher the Origin Energy level, the more intense the presence of the projection would become. Like Joey, although the giant wolf behind him was a projection, it was no different from a living creature, reaching a level where reality was indistinguishable.

However, regardless of the level of the projection, the projection's omens were almost all mimicry with Origin Energy. However, he had never seen a flame as strong as Allen's. Joey's temples twitched. He had seen a lot of surprises on Ellen today.

The pillars of fire behind Alan began to close, stretch, and condense into an upright humanoid posture. Ellen was also surprised by this. After all, the nightmare from before was in the form of a demonic wolf. Now, it had turned into a human form. It was probably because of the Void Heavenly Flame that the original projection had undergone a fundamental change. The spray of skyfire continued to shrink and stabilize, forming a thick texture. From afar, it looked like a giant wearing thick armor. However, this armor was made purely of lava. Dark red flames were occasionally spewed out from the cracks in the armor, forming waves of heat that spread out.

After the flames on his head had completely stabilized, the projection of the wolf-headed man was clearly reflected in everyone's eyes on the arena. The wolf head was not as vicious as Joey's Teeth Wolf. It was even more dignified. When its tightly closed eyes opened, scarlet flames poured out from its golden pupils, mouth and nose. The werewolf's head lit up, and a large amount of scarlet flames sprayed out, forming a flaming mane. The thick lava armor on his chest trembled and cracked, revealing a flash of red light like a tornado beneath the thick armor. Suddenly, a huge one-eyed man rolled his eyes in the red light. The one-eyed man's eyes were pitch-black and deep, and his vertical eyes were bright red. There were faint golden patterns around him. As soon as it opened, it began to roll like a living creature. Being touched by this one-eyed gaze, everyone felt their backs go cold and subconsciously took a few steps back.

An ancient and dignified aura permeated the entire arena. The horses brought by the bandits began to howl uneasily, and their hooves repeatedly kicked the ground. Occasionally, warhorses ignored their masters' shouts and turned around to run far away from the werewolf projection.

Flame Fiend Sargeras!

As the name flashed through his mind, Alan knew everything about the new projection. The projection nightmare before advancement, Herris, had evolved into the current werewolf flame devil after being tempered and remolded by Skyfire, just like the inscription of Wanxiang ashes. The Flame Devil possessed a completely new ability, called the Annihilation Fire Seed. This ability was as tyrannical and violent as it was literally meant to be.

Alan's heart skipped a beat, and Sargeras' one-eyed chest rolled around and landed on Joey's body in an instant. Joey instantly sensed it and instinctively looked up to see his figure clearly appearing in the one-eyed scarlet vertical eye. Suddenly, a red light flashed past the figure, causing Joey to feel a chill in his heart as he retreated abruptly. He retreated a hundred meters in one breath before stopping.

The entire arena was quiet, except for the continuous sound of rain.

Joey's face burst into flames. Alan slashed out, but he retreated a hundred meters. Although it was due to his instinct, in the eyes of outsiders, it was his fear at the end of the battle. The old man pointed at Alan in embarrassment and anger. The Toothed Wolf projection behind him let out a series of roars as it dragged a jade screen of light towards Alan.

The blade-toothed wolf moved, and the Flame Devil's eyes lit up with fire. The fiery mane and vermillion flames behind his head sprayed out like a waterfall. Sargeras bowed slightly, causing a circle of black and red flames to explode. The flames dispersed, and the Flame Devil had already disappeared. Suddenly, a ball of dark red flames appeared in the air in front of the Fanged Wolf's track. Raging Flames shrunk, revealing the Flame Devil's figure. Sargeras drew his neck and roared, circles of dark red ripples spreading out. As the Fanged Wolf approached, the Flame Devil lowered his head and stretched out both of his hands to wrap around the thick neck of the Fanged Wolf. Then, he pressed down on the wolf and smashed the Saber-edged Fanged Wolf to the ground.

It was clearly just an illusion, but the ground shook and burst apart as if it had been hit by a heavy object. The Fanged Wolf's claws rubbed against the Flame Devil's lava armor, producing countless sparks. The Flame Devil raised his arm and smashed down. The toothed wolf's head swayed violently, and an invisible shock wave exploded. Sargeras punched a few more times, his fists reaching for his flesh. The Fanged Wolf let out a furious roar. When the Flame Devil punched down again, the wolf opened its mouth and bit Sargeras's arm. The two long teeth pierced through the Flame Devil's wrist, continuously dripping hot fiery red lava from the tip of the fangs.

Sargeras spat out fiery flames from his eyes and roared angrily. The wolf's kiss was fiery red, and it rushed out of his mouth like a waterfall of flames that washed through the toothed wolf's head. The Flame Devil's head swayed and the waterfall swept around. A sea of fire immediately formed around it, enveloping the Blade Tooth Wolf's entire body. A series of furious roars of the Toothed Wolf resounded from the flames. The toothed wolf scanned Sargeras' body in disarray, leaving behind a large amount of sparks.

In the great duel arena, the projections of the ancestors of the two sides fought fiercely, causing the hearts of the spectators to jump in fright. Due to the different standpoints of the crowd, their thoughts were different. Among them, Dang Gangen was the most contradictory. He hoped that Joey would win and return. However, he also hoped that this old man with the name of Undying, Zhe Ge, would be here. Otherwise, with Joey's prestige and strength, Gangen, who was living under his shadow, would ask himself.

Seeing that his ancestral projection did not have the advantage, it even seemed to be suppressed. Joey felt that it wasn't the smell, and his eyes turned cold as his origin energy started to move again. The Origin Energy Willow Blades around Joey trembled and let out a shrill howl that could not even suppress the roars of the Tooth Wolf and Flame Devil. Alan narrowed his eyes. He knew that the old man was taking action, but he didn't dare to look down on him.

He lowered his center of gravity slightly, raised his arm, and Red King pointed at Joey. The meaning could not be clearer. Joey snorted and rushed over. Allen smiled and raised his saber to greet him. The two of them bypassed the two projections and were about to meet in the middle. The willow blades on Joey's body trembled violently, and the screams were louder, causing everyone to frown and cover their ears, only to feel their ears ringing. Alan bore the brunt, and his eardrums hurt. Then, he saw Joey fit and crash into him.

Alan raised his saber and slashed. Red King wrapped in explosive flames pulled out a black and red flame cloud and swept it towards Joey. However, Fire Cloud swept past Joey without a trace of existence. Alan knew that he was going to suffer. Sure enough, Joey's figure twisted and disappeared like an illusion. Then, another Joey and Fire Cloud crossed over, bent their knees and leaned against Alan's chest, knocking Alan backwards!

There was a subtle connection between the Awakened ones and the Projection of the Ancestors, and the two of them could sense each other. When Alan was sent flying, the Flame Devil also let out a muffled groan. The armor on his chest spat out a circle of sparks and he leaned back a little. The Blade Tooth Wolf, who had been pressed to the ground by Sargeras, took the opportunity to bounce up and let go of the Flame Devil's hand. The toothed wolf bounced back, then charged forward and spun in the air. The blade on his back and tail rotated like a saber wheel, hitting the Flame Devil's body, causing Sargeras' armor to creak and sparks to splatter everywhere.

Alan landed, his center of gravity lowered. Looking up again, Joey dodged over again, his hands dancing out a green shadow to catch him. The Origin Energy Willow Blade on the old man's body vibrated violently again, emitting a sharp howl. Alan frowned, and Red King scanned Joey's chest with his senses. Flame Blade pulled the flaming clouds and slashed away. Seeing that he had swept across Joey, the feeling of emptiness came again. Before Alan could retract his saber and defend himself, a string of sparks exploded on his left chest. Another Joey's figure appeared beside him and had already been caught by a claw on his chest. If it weren't for the Eternal Guardian, Ellen would probably have dug out a piece of flesh and blood for the old man.

Joey sneered as the willow blades on his body trembled endlessly. At the same time as he let out a sharp howl, several willow blades shot out at Alan. Alan retreated. Red King drew a circle and spat out a black and red pillar of fire. While annihilating Liu Ren, he also took the opportunity to attack Joey. Joey dodged and began to swim around Alan. His figure was almost everywhere, empty and real, and his hands were emitting a sharp green light as he launched a continuous offensive against Allen. All of a sudden, Alan's eyes were filled with a blurry green light.

Ellen was sure that Joey must have used some sort of ability to interfere with his senses and make him misjudge. He didn't dare to be careless. The Flame Blade retracted its saber power and formed a defensive circle with the iron wall of one of the ten moves. But even so, he still caught a claw for Joyce and tore it apart. His arms and thighs gradually opened up a gap. Fortunately, the other important parts of the armor were protected by alloy armor. Joey could only catch a series of sparks from the armor.

However, this way, Joey let go of the attack and gradually gained the upper hand. On the south stone bridge, the bandits all cheered for Joey when they saw this.

Joey's expression was incomparably cold. His speed had reached the pinnacle of his life. His swift speed and phantom stealth allowed him to create the battle results and advantages he had. The Origin Energy Willow Blades on his body continued to shoot out to harass Alan in order to find flaws. Liu Ren occasionally shrieked. Every time he shrieked, he would use an ultrasonic wave to affect his opponent's senses, causing Alan to misjudge his movements.

The old man had already made a plan when he released the projection, and now, the plan was moving step by step in the direction he had planned. Joey had already seen the end of the plan, but he was not in a hurry to reach it. Instead, he patiently continued to lay the groundwork. Joey narrowed his eyes when Alan spat out a mist of blood with a few more cuts in his hands and feet. Once again deceiving Allen's perception, he circled to the left of his opponent and handed out a decisive claw towards the armor that Allen had already grabbed on his chest many times.

With this claw, Joey wanted to capture Ellen's heart!