Yan Shuai’s grandfather, Yan Hui, was indeed at the Peak Grand Unity, just one step away from the Immortal King realm, and he was also the strongest leader among the Ten Great Royal Clans.

Besides Yan Hui, the Eight-Claw Clan also had several other Grand Unity Elders.

"Ten Great Royal Clans, Old Ancestors at the Peak Grand Unity. It seems this trip to the Purple Cloud Sea Domain won’t be lonely."

Upon receiving this news, Fang Hong’s lips curled slightly, and killing intent surged in his heart.

It seemed he would have to resort to his old ways from the Azure Wave Sea once again.

Fang Hong put away the three corpses and headed towards Yan Hui’s secluded Immortal Cave, starting with him.

None of those Sea Clan leaders and Elders would escape; all would become Immortal Pills for his advancement.

Three days later, Fang Hong’s figure appeared out of thin air above a certain sea surface.

Looking out, a colossal island stood majestically where the sea met the sky.

Within the island, mountains stretched and undulated, peaks rose in layers, and Immortal Qi lingered, like a wonderland on earth.

This island was the exclusive territory where Yan Hui, the strongest combatant of the Eight-Claw Clan, cultivated in seclusion year-round; ordinary Sea Clan members didn’t even dare to approach within a hundred miles of the island’s vicinity.

The entire island was firmly enveloped by a powerful restriction, but Fang Hong paid it no mind.

With a thought, a ripple of space emanated around him, and the Void Secret Technique was instantly unleashed.

Fang Hong directly ignored the island’s protective restriction and silently appeared in an open clearing on the island.

As soon as he stepped onto the island’s land, Fang Hong acutely sensed a sharp Aura instantly locking onto him.

This Aura carried a scorching flame power, enveloping him like surging waves, clearly indicating that Yan Hui had detected his arrival.

Just then, the clouds high above suddenly churned violently, and a blazing ball of fire appeared out of nowhere without warning.

The ball of fire grew brighter and brighter, radiating immense light that dyed half the sky crimson.

Then, the fire condensed and contracted, gradually forming an enormous fiery palm!

The fiery palm exuded terrifyingly high temperatures; wherever it passed, the surrounding space violently vibrated, twisted, and deformed, striking towards Fang Hong with a destructive aura.

Facing such a powerful attack, Fang Hong remained composed, without a trace of panic on his face.

He slowly raised his right palm, and dark purple lightning instantly swirled within his palm, which was the Immortal Extermination Lightning.

The lightning grew increasingly intense, and with a thought from Fang Hong, the Immortal Extermination Lightning burst forth from his palm, transforming into a thick bolt of lightning that directly collided with the incoming fiery palm.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle.

Bang.

Two completely different terrifying forces fiercely clashed in mid-air.

The dark purple lightning of the Immortal Extermination Lightning and the crimson flames of the fiery palm intertwined, collided, and tore at each other, emitting an ear-splitting sizzling sound.

After a brief stalemate of a few breaths, a deafening explosion erupted.

The two forces simultaneously reached their critical point and finally burst apart, turning into countless scattered specks of fire.

However, these scattered specks of fire did not dissipate; instead, as if possessing life, they re-converged and condensed in the air!

The light gradually faded, and a figure slowly emerged.

It was an old man dressed in a red Dao robe, with a resolute face, sharp eyes, and red flames coiling around his body.

It was Yan Shuai’s grandfather, and also the recognized strongest combatant of the Eight-Claw Clan, Yan Hui.

Fang Hong looked up and assessed Yan Hui, already having made a judgment in his heart.

The fiery Aura on this old man was extremely pure and concentrated, clearly indicating that he primarily cultivated a fire-attributed law meridian.

Although Yan Hui was at the Peak Grand Unity, Fang Hong could clearly sense that Yan Hui’s Immortal Power was not as profound as his own.

Such an opponent was nothing to fear in Fang Hong’s eyes.

"Early Grand Unity Stage?"

"Who are you? How dare you trespass on my territory and cause trouble." Yan Hui stared intently at Fang Hong, his face grim.

Although Yan Hui could tell that Fang Hong outwardly appeared to be only at the Early Grand Unity Stage, he dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

In the clash of that earlier palm strike, he clearly sensed that the intensity of the Immortal Power erupting from Fang Hong’s body was in no way inferior to his own, and even subtly surpassed it.

Yan Hui secretly speculated that this person had probably cultivated multiple Laws; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to possess such formidable Immortal Power.

"I’ve come to take your life."

Fang Hong’s eyes turned cold, his tone flat yet carrying an undeniable resolve; the brief six words were like chilling ice.

As soon as his voice fell, the void behind Fang Hong rippled slightly, and a black banner slowly floated out, which was the tenth-grade immortal artifact, the demon soul banner.

As soon as the demon soul banner appeared, demonic qi surged, and demonic light shot out, instantly dyeing the surrounding space a pitch-black color.

Above the banner, the skeleton artifact spirit slowly emerged, and two purple demonic lights suddenly burst from its eye sockets, instantly crossing space and precisely shining upon Yan Hui.

Yan Hui had not expected Fang Hong’s attack to be so swift and bizarre; caught off guard, his body violently shook.

He was horrified to discover that the Immortal Power, which had originally surged ceaselessly within him, began to be frantically suppressed under the demonic light’s illumination, making its circulation sluggish.

In this critical moment, Yan Hui dared not hesitate in the slightest; he quickly opened his mouth and spat out a completely crimson pearl.

As soon as this pearl appeared, it emitted a red glow, forming a solid red light shield that protected him, strenuously resisting the erosion of the demonic qi and demonic light. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Feeling the suppression within his body slightly alleviate, Yan Hui finally let out a sigh of relief, though his expression remained very solemn.

Although this red pearl could provide some resistance, it was fundamentally unable to completely counteract the demon soul banner’s erosion.

The reason was simple: Fang Hong’s demon soul banner was a tenth-grade immortal artifact, possessing immense power, while Yan Hui’s pearl was, at most, a seventh-grade Immortal Artifact.

There was a three-grade difference between the two; they were simply not on the same level.

Therefore, the demon soul banner’s suppressive effect still existed, greatly impacting Yan Hui’s strength, allowing him to display at most the level of the Late Stage Grand Unity.

What surprised Yan Hui even more was that Fang Hong gave him no chance to catch his breath.

While unleashing the demon soul banner, Fang Hong flipped his left hand, and a crimson gourd appeared in his palm, which was the fire cloud gourd.

Fang Hong’s expression was calm as he lightly uttered a single word.

"Collect."

As his voice fell, the fire cloud gourd immediately vibrated slightly, and a red light instantly shot out from its mouth, precisely shining upon the protective treasure pearl in front of Yan Hui.

The moment the red light touched the treasure pearl, Yan Hui felt the connection between himself and the pearl forcibly severed.

Immediately after, the crimson treasure pearl that had accompanied him for many years was pulled by an invisible force, flying rapidly along the red light towards the fire cloud gourd.

In the blink of an eye, it was sucked into the fire cloud gourd, disappearing without a trace.