Facing Wang Wenze's question, Pei Yan turned his head and was about to explain, when a painful scream startled him and made him look back immediately. He saw Nero, who had been standing leisurely, suddenly clutching his chest in pain and squatting down. While everyone was wondering what had happened, a sudden burst of flames erupted, and Nero spontaneously combusted from the inside out for no apparent reason. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

At this moment, Nero was kneeling on both knees with his head held high and a pained expression. On his distorted and grimacing face, his pupils were no longer visible; only two blazing flames burned fiercely. Flames also spewed from his open mouth. From the sight of chaotic source energy gathering around him desperately trying to enter his body, it seemed he was trying to suppress the sudden evil fire within him.

"It's useless! Accept your fate!" After launching an attack, a feeble Saraf, seeing his enemy in distress, felt immense satisfaction. With a casual wave, he condensed the magma beneath him into a magma chair. After sitting steadily and slightly recovering his energy, he spoke proudly: "This is the life fire crafted from the combination of my bloodline and source energy with my tribe's Divine Artifact. This artifact was originally used to enhance my tribe member's potential. If used properly, it can unleash the user's physical potential, causing their power to soar. But if used improperly! Hehehe, it will backfire, burning your life as fuel until all your vitality is consumed."

While speaking, Saraf stretched out his limbs, adjusted to a more comfortable position and sat down. He wanted to enjoy the spectacle of his enemy dying painfully before him, not forgetting to taunt at his last moment: "This is the result of underestimating me. The life energy previously channeled into your body serves as a beacon for the life fire. It's laughable that you recklessly let me unleash my full power. Come on, now let me see if the Divine Artifact within your body can save your life."

On the viewing platform, witnessing the reversal of situation, Jiang Feiyang couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah, can't compare, can't compare, fighting at your level is too dangerous. Just like Gu Chu says, even a couple of punches from Saraf is enough to send me off." He nudged Pei Yan standing in front of him with his elbow and asked, "Hey, now do you think that kid still has a chance to turn the tables?"

Before hearing this question, Pei Yan, who always believed Nero could win, hesitated and uncertainly replied: "This life fire is indeed overbearing. I can clearly feel that the stronger Nero's life power recovers, the more intensely this life fire burns. If it keeps depleting like this and Nero can't find a way to counter it, he might really lose."

"Hehehe, if he dies it saves us a lot of trouble." Wang Wenze interjected with a laugh.

"It's not that simple"

"It won't end just like that."

Two voices responded simultaneously, and Pei Yan turned to look at Ye Ruozai, who spoke at the same time as him. The other nodded at him with a slight smile: "Did you notice? His soul power."

"Yes, that's right," Pei Yan was surprised that Ye Ruozai could keenly notice the issue. It was only after two months of inhuman training in the Ghost Realm that he gained such insight. Suppressing his curiosity about what kind of training Ye Ruozai underwent in the past six months, Pei Yan nodded and replied: "His body is under such great strain, logically his psyche and soul should also suffer trauma. But based on current observations, his soul power is still solid, and shows no major signs of damage! Just don't know how long this situation can last!"

Just as the two were speaking, Zhao Yuanhu, crouching by the edge of the ring watching the battle, suddenly exclaimed: "Look quickly, that Nero seems like he can't hold on!"

Her words immediately drew everyone's attention back to the arena. As Zhao Yuanhu said, Nero was still being tortured to the point of obsceneness. His face had already been engulfed by the blazing flames, and there were flames constantly bursting from the cracks beneath his cracking skin. Just when everyone was worried about whether he'd explode in the next moment, suddenly there was a soft popping sound. Nero was engulfed like a burst firework, swallowed whole by the erupting blaze. The splendid flames blinked and vanished in the air, then the ashes of the incinerated corpse scattered down from mid-air.

"Is it over this time." Liang Qian murmured softly while watching the silent battlefield.

"Not yet, haven't you noticed the constraints of the arena haven't been lifted!" Wang Wenze, though lacking Pei Yan and Ye Ruozai's ability to perceive one's soul strength, knew things wouldn't end that simply seeing Saraf's relaxed and proud expression suddenly becoming grave and unbearable.

"It's over, Saraf is bound to lose this time." Pei Yan stared at the center of the arena, where a red flesh ball fell unnoticed into the magma among the scattered ashes. He sighed helplessly.

Just as his voice faded, the magma where the flesh ball rested suddenly exploded. The flesh ball frantically absorbed the surrounding magma into its body. With the influx of a large amount of magma, the flesh ball rapidly expanded. Soon, a complete humanoid body condensed into form. In the blink of an eye, its surface skin was fully covered. A brand new Nero reappeared in everyone's view.

This man, like a Phoenix, had been heavily wounded multiple times yet revived completely intact each time. He chuckled as he looked at Saraf's incredulous expression, casually changing into a new set of clothes before taunting: "Saraf, all your efforts seem only to have caused me to change clothes a few more times, without any other effect."

"How can you possibly survive the flames of life? It's impossible!" Saraf jumped up from his chair, roaring.

"Flames of life?" Nero shook his head, reaching to undo the collar of his clothes, revealing his chest. He then inserted his hand into his chest, retrieving a dull green bead in his palm under the eyes of all, and flicked it towards Saraf with his fingers.

"Are you talking about this?"

The swiftly flying bead was shattered by Saraf with a palm, and as he watched the sparks dissipate before him, Saraf confirmed it to be the remnants of the Divine Artifact's life fire that had fully burned. But why was he still alive! No one could survive the life fire.

"Did you rely on the Divine Artifact? No, that's impossible. After merging with the Divine Artifact, it becomes part of your body too! It can't escape the burning of life fire. I understand now!" Saraf suddenly seemed to realize something, pointing at Nero with a furious voice: "You must have brought in a second Divine Artifact, you're cheating!"