The golden flames filling the sky dissipated, and wildly dancing lightning serpents darted across the heavens. Yet the golden flames within the lava lake only grew fiercer, tongues of fire leaping several yards high.
Zhao Xuan's expression remained calm and composed as he quietly watched the surface of the lava lake.
The vast, surging lava lake gradually settled, as though everything had returned to calm.
But...
"Come out. I know you're not dead."
Zhao Xuan's calm voice rang over the lava lake. It made the approaching Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape halt in their tracks, and it also stirred ripples across the tranquil lava lake.
"Chirp!"
With a clear, piercing cry, the Sun God Bird's golden body leaped out of the lava lake. Its spread wings were elegant and beautiful, and the lava slid off them without leaving so much as a trace.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Golden flames still blazed fiercely upon the Sun God Bird's wings. As it beat them, scorching waves of air swept outward.
"Human, what exactly do you want?"
A flash of humiliation and fury crossed the Sun God Bird's golden pupils as it asked coldly.
Zhao Xuan's expression was tranquil, though the corner of his mouth slowly curved upward. "I already told you. Tell me what awakened you."
There was no fluctuation in the Sun God Bird's eyes. It said calmly, "Do I need a reason to wake up after a nap?"
"Heh. You won't shed tears until you see the coffin."
Zhao Xuan shook his head. If the Sun God Bird had been the only anomaly, he might have believed its explanation. But abnormalities had now appeared in both the northern lands and the Eastern Sea. If no one had deliberately caused them, then the coincidence was simply too great.
Compared to