It was scorching hot here, yet Gu Shen felt a faint chill in his heart.
"Vermillion Bird... is he right below us?"
He frowned, sensing that something was wrong.
Too much volcanic ash had accumulated, preventing his mental power from extending outward. No matter how hard he looked, the scene at the bottom of Tanyao Mountain remained a blur of chaos.
As for Blazing Fire, it was constantly obstructed by the ash.
It seemed impossible to stand at the crater and "see" the scene below.
"Vermillion Bird is one of the Four Divine Envoys. Though he acts rashly, he would not do something without reason." Gu Shen pondered inwardly. He came here to meet the Red Dragon. If he didn't see him, he should either wait where he was or leave... Why would he jump into the crater? Did he discover some important information?
Gu Shen recalled the Eye of Fate Adam had picked up. According to Adam, he had found it before the awakening experiment in Sang Continent Grotto officially began.
Tanyao's environment had not been this harsh three years ago.
If it could give birth to the Eye of Fate... then it might also give birth to other divine artifacts!
Under the circumstances, he could not rule out the possibility that Vermillion Bird had encountered some fortuitous opportunity at the bottom of Tanyao Mountain.
A vague force within Gu Shen seemed to be guiding him, urging him to jump down!
Just as he drew a deep breath and prepared to leap from the crater, a piercing sound tore through the air, charging against the Flame Wave and blasting through layers of volcanic ash!
Boom!
A blazing firewind grazed Gu Shen's cheek and shot into the sky—
Gu Shen instantly retreated.
A scarlet figure rode a massive firebird out