Within the secret realm, a scorching aura that had lingered for ages rushed at him. Every inch of ground beneath his feet was searingly hot, as though it had just endured an apocalyptic catastrophe.
The once-lush forest had now become a scorched wasteland. Only broken tree trunks remained, standing there like withered bones.
The air was thick with the pungent stench of burning, mixed with the bloody reek of demon beasts. It lingered for a long time within the deathly silent world of the secret realm.
Lu Xuan slowly raised his eyes and looked toward the world-destroying sea of flames still raging in the distance.
Blazing black-gold flames rolled wildly through the secret realm like frenzied fire dragons.
Wherever they passed, the earth was roasted until it burned, trees turned to flying ash, and even rocks were scorched red.
Then Lu Xuan lightly raised his right arm, slowly lifting his hand as his five fingers gradually clenched tight.
In an instant, a rapidly spinning black vortex emerged in Lu Xuan's palm.
The vortex resembled a deep black hole, emanating a powerful suction force that made one's heart tremble.
The majestic, incomparably terrifying world-destroying sea of flames seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant force. The originally surging waves of fire froze in place in an instant.
Then, drawn by the powerful force in Lu Xuan's palm, the world-destroying sea of flames slowly contracted, and its blaze gradually weakened.
In the end, the black-gold flames filling the heavens were all sucked into Lu Xuan's palm.
However, at the very moment the world-destroying sea of flames vanished, a thunderbolt suddenly tore across the sky above the secret realm. Deafening thunder reverberated between heaven and earth, stirring up wave after wave of air currents.
Immediately afterward, a row of golden phantom characters