Lu Yang swept all the Star Devouring Flames into his Inner Space with a wave of his right hand, then turned to leave the castle.
The Emberfire God Clan leader who had followed him revealed a strange look in his eyes and immediately blocked Lu Yang's path. "Wait."
Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat. He immediately prepared for battle, turned back, and asked with a frown, "You dare stop me?"
The Emberfire God Clan leader's eyes shifted in their sockets as he said, "We wouldn't dare stop you. We only wish to ask you for a favor."
"What favor?" Lu Yang asked, feigning displeasure.
The Emberfire God Clan leader pointed underground. "Our castle leads directly below, straight to the top of the saint-tier corpse's skull. There is a prison there, and an entrance on the skull, but we simply cannot get inside. You are the Sky Demon King's envoy, so you must have a way, right?"
Lu Yang noticed that the other Emberfire God Clan warriors had already blocked the doorway. If he did not go down and help solve this problem, there would be no normal way for him to leave.
"I'll take a look." Lu Yang touched a flaming candle beside him and infused a wisp of Origin Symbiotic Flame into it. "Lead the way."
"That would be wonderful. Please follow me." The Emberfire God Clan leader walked to one side of the wall and gave it a gentle push. The wall actually recessed inward on its own, revealing a staircase leading down.
Lu Yang followed the Emberfire God Clan leader into the spiral staircase. Looking down from here, he could see red fluorescence shining up from below. It was the light emitted by a saint-tier powerhouse's bones.
After walking for more than three hours, the two reached