No one believed that Angel would initiate the Transmutation at this point. Even the Lord of the Flameless thought the human had given up resistance.
However, the change happened when the Lord of the Flameless was on the last stretch of distance to Angel!
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There was less than ten meters between the Lord of the Flameless and Angel.
It was then that the Lord of the Flameless suddenly stopped.
Because Angel, who had been collapsed on the ground before, was now shakily picking himself up.
The midline between the two parties was crossed by a fierce wind that carried the pungent smell of sulfur and scattered sparks that floated through the air.
This scene was like a frozen frame.
The pitch-black and deathly still sky, the reddish-brown earth akin to fresh blood, and the bubbling fissure magma… they made up the background of the image.
And the Lord of the Flameless and Angel, each on opposite sides, became the protagonists of this image.
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Angel struggled to his feet, his limbs still unhealed from being broken despite using the Water of Life. Therefore, as he stood, he appeared extremely odd, like a marionette with its strings tangled.
The Lord of the Flameless gazed at the human opposite Him, a bit curious as to what this human planned to do after exerting so much effort to stand?
Even Popota and Greerwu were somewhat confused at this moment. Why was Angel so determined to stand up?
If he wanted to use the Transmutation, he actually didn’t need to stand; he only had to call the name of the ruthless scholar sincerely in his heart. So, what was Angel planning to do?
In Popota’s mind, even the absurd idea crossed his mind: Could it be that Angel intended to face the Lord of the Flameless himself?
Popota shook his head, dismissing this notion as absurd and even ridiculous. With Angel’s power, to fight the Lord of the Flameless? It would be like an infant wrestling an adult, no, it was more like an ant trying to shake the World Tree!
It was impossible! The gap was just too wide!
Yet, as Popota let go of this thought, he saw Angel, who had kept his head down, suddenly lift it up.
A sharp momentum, like a Flame Arrow, shot out from Angel’s gaze!
This was… a battle intent?!
Popota was stunned; had the most ludicrous thing actually happened? Could it be that Angel truly intended to challenge the Lord of the Flameless?
From the perspective of an onlooker, Popota found the whole thing extremely ridiculous, but he didn’t see that the other protagonist facing off Angel — the Lord of the Flameless — had slowly shifted from earlier ease to calmness.
Popota, not being able to feel it directly, didn’t realize that the fierce momentum when Angel suddenly opened his eyes, carried an unprecedented sharpness, which even made the skin of the Lord of the Flameless tingle with pain.
This was something the Lord of the Flameless nor Popota had felt during their battle.
The Lord of the Flameless vaguely felt that this human had become strange. And all strange things were unpredictable variables, the Lord of the Flameless would not underestimate any “unknown”, which was one of the main reasons He became the Unparalleled Great Demon God.
The Lord of the Flameless flicked a finger lightly, and a wisp of the Flameless Fire curled around His fingertip.
This Flameless Fire could completely engulf the human opposite Him, and once the fire invaded, whether he wanted the human dead or alive would be at the whim of the Lord of the Flameless.
This was also the method that the Lord of the Flameless used to control some worshippers in other worlds.
One could say that the Flameless Fire was a bone-corroding curse as well as the true name marker of the Lord of the Flameless!
The Flameless Fire was aimed at the human opposite.
The temperature in the air suddenly soared.
A strong sense of crisis descended from the heavens, not only enveloping Angel but also making Greerwu and Popota feel the dangerous rhythm.
“Angel, if you really plan to face Him, then don’t hesitate, use the Transmutation immediately! That’s your only chance!” Popota yelled urgently!
Finally, Greerwu spoke, “Shop owner, you… need to think this through.”
Angel still did not reply, but it was then that a bright green Pattern suddenly flashed on his back and grew swiftly in the wind!
The Lord of the Flameless, upon seeing that green Pattern in an instant, felt the sense of weirdness in His heart reach a peak, and He released the Flameless Fire without hesitation!
But in the very instant He unleashed it, the Lord of the Flameless paused suddenly.
Because a pair of eyes, filled with cold intent, suddenly gazed over from a faraway place, crossing the boundaries of time and space, and looked straight at Him!