After resting in the small town for a night.
The next day.
As the sun rose, warm sunlight shone upon the land, while a surging wave of scorching air blew out from the canyon.
Though it was only morning, the people in the town felt unbearably hot due to its proximity to the volcano.
"It's already this hot before we've even entered Flame Canyon."
It was Di Qing who spoke. As a fire-attributed Spirit Master, even he could feel the scorching heat, which showed just how high the temperature here was.
"If ordinary people stayed here for too long, they'd probably be roasted dry." The Seventh Elder gazed at the canyon ahead. They had to cross it to reach the distant volcano.
Di Hong raised his left hand over his brow and looked toward the volcano. From where he stood, it appeared very close, but it was actually at least thirty kilometers away. It only seemed nearby because the volcano was so tall and massive.
The distant volcano was completely barren, devoid of any vegetation. Its slopes were covered in traces left behind by volcanic eruptions. It was clearly an active volcano. Within a hundred li of the volcano, the small town they were in was the only inhabited place; beyond that, there was no sign of human life.
"There used to be a city here, but a volcanic eruption destroyed it. As a result, there are hardly any people living within a hundred li. The canyon ahead is Flame Canyon. Quite a few soul beasts live inside, including some ten-thousand-year soul beasts."
Ning Fengzhi told them about what had once happened here.
Other than Spirit Masters, almost no one came to this place.
At that moment, a hot wind mixed with yellow dust swept past them. The group walked