The Flame Dragon Great Sage had no idea the Azure Dragon had said he was already dead.
At that moment, the Flame Dragon Great Sage and Demon Buddha Wujue were in a remote stretch of water at the far end of the South Sea.
It was called a stretch of water rather than a Sea Realm because the Three Realms Great Thousand World was constantly devouring stars and the Origin Mechanism from the chaotic void to strengthen itself. As the Three Realms grew, the Four Seas naturally expanded with them. Thus, at the edges of the Three Realms—the far ends of the Four Seas—endless lightning, thunder, storms, and raging flames could be seen.
That was Chaos Thunderfire clashing with void storms, and proof that the borders of the Three Realms were still expanding.
The boundless sea surged. Danger lay everywhere: immeasurable waters climbed the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane into the sky before falling as torrential rain, while endless thunderfire and storms raged. No living creature existed here.
This was a barren stretch of sea no living creature had yet opened up. Nothing had fully formed, and no Dragon Monarch stood guard over it. Naturally, it could not be called a Sea Realm.
Yet in these deserted, perilous waters, the Flame Dragon Great Sage enjoyed a rare, exhilarating swim.
Boom!
The sea boiled. Amid the rising mist, a huge, ferocious crimson dragon head emerged from the water, wisps of fiery aura still clinging to its whiskers and horns.
The Flame Dragon Great Sage rumbled, "Chaos Thunderfire may rage here, and void storms may surge. Thunderfire tribulation and Baleful Intent churn without end, while void fragments and Spatial Rifts lie everywhere. But this is still part of the South Sea. Here, I can even feel myself regaining some of my authority