The monsoon from the Ice Sea had reached South Cave of Sang Continent Grotto. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, and volcanic ash clung to everything.
The impact of the Beast Tide seemed to have weakened.
The ground in Sang Continent Grotto was no longer shaking quite so violently...
A light rain began to fall from the heavens.
Within the barrier, the two men looked at each other amid countless falling threads of rain. For a long time afterward, Gu Shen would remember the Red Dragon's eyes at that moment.
Deep in the eyes of this divine envoy from the Source Tower lay a gentle yet resolute smile.
If you chose to burn—
We were willing to become your Embers.
The Blazing Fire flame between his brows seemed to have heard those words and understood their deeper meaning. It slowly flickered once.
"All right... there isn't much time."
Red Dragon laughed softly. "The source essence aura in the Ice Sea has changed. The storm may be returning."
Gu Shen's expression grew grave.
"The storm is returning?"
The Holy City's concessions, Sang Continent Grotto's southward deployment—every origin of this mission stemmed from the Storm God's Throne leaving the continent.
Once the Throne of God returned...
These Storm believers would put on an entirely different face!
"Yes... that is the result of divination."
Red Dragon said calmly, "Although the Divination Technique cannot peer into a fire seed, it can glimpse the futures of the saints in the Holy City. But you needn't worry. Everything in Sang Continent Grotto will end before the storm returns."
Gu Shen furrowed his brow and uncertainly repeated the final word.
"End?"
"As you can see, enormous amounts of volcanic ash have piled up throughout Sang Continent Grotto. The Source Tower has been investigating the power inside Tanyao as