Lu Yang arrived at the entrance of the cave he had found yesterday and entered alone. With the Hate Demon Lord clearing the way, he killed enough early-stage Great Saint metal warriors in half a day to reach one hundred.
All the Origin Demons inside the Demon Emperor Sword's space had been replaced by Saint-tier metal warriors. Lu Yang tossed the extra metal warrior corpses into the space as reserves, ready to replace them at any time.
"Where do you think the Third Earth Emperor hid himself?" Lu Yang asked with a smile.
The Twelve Flame Souls smiled and asked, "Have you discovered something new?"
"I've been considering something these past two days. Looking at this space reminded me of the Eternal Skyflame Bird in my own space," Lu Yang said.
"The Eternal Skyflame Bird is immortal and indestructible. Even if I were killed, I could still rely on it to revive."
"Do you think the Third Earth Emperor might have left behind a soul spirit here similar to the Eternal Skyflame Bird, ensuring that his true body could survive?" the Twelve Flame Souls asked.
Lu Yang nodded. "Is that possible?"
"It is indeed possible. When the Element Lord wiped us out, he did so by destroying the world itself. Even someone like me could be reborn, so the Third Earth Emperor certainly had that ability," said the Twelve Flame Souls.
"Hm?" The Twelve Flame Souls suddenly fell silent, his gaze locking onto a rock in one part of the cave.
"Is there something wrong with that rock?" Lu Yang walked closer to inspect it.
"Don't break this wall. Squeeze through the gap above it. There's a trap in the wall; breaking it recklessly will trigger an earthquake," said the Twelve Flame Souls.
Lu Yang transformed into a mass of