Above the Lava Sea.
The fire elemental Lu Yang had transformed into had already drifted more than ten kilometers from Red Flame City, yet the battle in that direction remained clearly visible.
Driven into a desperate situation, the Red Flame Spirit King unleashed terrifying combat power. He returned to his thousand-meter-tall form and led the legions loyal to him in a fierce battle against Madosla's Black Flame Divine Army.
Naris also led his loyal subordinates into battle against the Red Flame Spirit King. Having likewise returned to a thousand-meter-tall body, Naris had been possessed by an Extraterrestrial Demon, and the power he unleashed was evenly matched with that of the heavily wounded Red Flame Spirit King.
Madosla launched sneak attacks from the side, each strike injuring the Red Flame Spirit King. Yet Lu Yang found something hard to understand: Madosla did not seem eager to kill him. None of his attacks targeted vital areas, as if he were deliberately toying with him.
"Is Madosla waiting for something? Does the Red Flame Spirit King have reinforcements?" Lu Yang asked.
The Blazing Demon God frowned. "The twenty-two city lords by the Lava Sea are all at odds with one another. The Red Flame Spirit King has no allies."
"Then what is Madosla doing? Toying with the Red Flame Spirit King?" Lu Yang felt that someone of Madosla's status could not possibly do something so boring.
The Blazing Demon God and the Grand Prince also sensed that something was wrong. Just as the three of them were utterly baffled, Madosla suddenly shifted aside. The Red Flame Spirit King instantly seized the chance, sweeping his sickle forward and carving a large chunk of muscle from Naris's arm.
"Damn it, Madosla! What are you trying to do?" Naris let out a pained roar.
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