The Sun God Bird's voice was filled with sorrow, with a trace of despair hidden within.
Zhao Xuan's expression turned somewhat strange. What had he destroyed just now that could make the Sun God Bird so afraid?
And... whose divine sense had that been?
Zhao Xuan gazed into the heavens, a hint of gravity between his brows.
"Rumble!"
Faint booming sounds came from beneath the boiling lava lake, as though something was awakening. This quickly drew the attention of Zhao Xuan and the Sun God Bird.
Panic flashed through the Sun God Bird's eyes. It spread its wings to flee, but though Zhao Xuan was puzzled, he certainly could not let it slip away like this.
Before he could act, however, a voice suddenly drifted through the area, jolting both Zhao Xuan and the Sun God Bird.
"Little bird, how did you get out?"
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Chains formed of crimson flames suddenly shot up from the depths of the lava lake. They were so fast that even Zhao Xuan nearly failed to catch sight of them.
The chains surged into the sky. Zhao Xuan was about to defend himself, only to discover that their target was the Sun God Bird attempting to escape. He lowered his hand and watched what would happen.
The crimson flame chains bound the Sun God Bird tightly. No matter how it screeched or struggled, the chains did not tremble in the slightest.
Rather than relax, Zhao Xuan became even more vigilant, fixing his gaze firmly upon the lava lake.
At the center of the lava lake, the lava that had already settled suddenly churned again. A massive bulge slowly emerged. It was flowing lava, rising gradually into the air before finally forming an enormous head.
A vast, ancient aura swept over him. At that