"Yun Xi, I got the ring."
Xun'er impatiently called out to Yun Xi. After all, he had said there was a Heavenly Flame inside this ring!
Heavenly Flames were something everyone yearned for. Even Xun'er was no exception—she was counting on one to improve her strength.
Hearing Xun'er's call, Yun Xi appeared beside her, still bleary-eyed. Only when he saw the ring in her hand did he become slightly more awake.
Taking the ring from Xun'er, he forced his vast, ocean-like spiritual power into it, instantly taking in everything within the ring.
"This ring is rather interesting."
His spiritual power spread throughout the ring as Yun Xi carefully searched for the Heavenly Flame he had sensed.
The ring's internal space was enormous, and many areas showed signs of spatial damage, clearly having suffered some great calamity.
"Hm? Why can't I find it?" After roughly sweeping through it with his spiritual power, Yun Xi was somewhat stunned. There was no Heavenly Flame inside the ring!
In this strange space, let alone a Heavenly Flame, there was not even the slightest trace of life.
"Hmph!" With a soft snort, Yun Xi began searching again. This time, he overlooked no corner, not even the cracks where space had been damaged.
"Buzz~"
After several fruitless searches, the Golden Emperor Burning Flame within Yun Xi trembled and let out a faint, mournful cry.
"Hm?" Looking toward the direction indicated by the Heavenly Flame's senses, Yun Xi's gaze sharpened as he finally discovered a clue.
A faint trace of strange energy fluctuations leaked from this crack, but they were exceedingly weak. If not for the Heavenly Flame's senses, even Yun Xi would not have noticed such an insignificant spot.
With a light swipe of his finger, he split open the space and revealed the somewhat desolate