Flame Master's Shock

Chaotic Demon Sea, Heavenly Wind Sea Region.

Hiss!

Space rippled like water, then light and shadow slowly flickered, turning from illusory to real and becoming two women, one dressed in black and the other in white.

The woman in the white dress stood quietly in the air. Her perception spread out in an instant, then with a sweep of her sleeve, she brought the person beside her into a streak of light and shot toward the distance.

Several thousand li away, the two figures appeared and looked downward. What entered their eyes was a broad, clear lake, with a small island situated in the center.

Qing Tan gazed at the beautiful scenery of green mountains and clear waters, a trace of surprise in her eyes. This was rather different from the Chaotic Demon Sea she had imagined.

"What are we doing here?"

Qing Tan felt a little curious. The Chaotic Demon Sea was so vast, yet Sister Mu had come straight to such a remote place. Could there be some hidden profound mystery here?

Mu Zi's gaze pierced through the lake surface and saw the alternate space below. She said indifferently,

"To meet someone, and deal with a beast."

As her voice fell, a ball of soft light wrapped around the two of them. Silently, they passed through the lake water, crossed the magma land beneath the lake, and arrived before a stone pool.

The familiar surroundings entered her eyes, and Mu Zi's gaze stirred slightly with a touch of feeling. She had once lived in this lava cave for some time, leaving behind an impression.

Qing Tan's eyes rested on the stone pool within the magma. Her gaze shifted slightly as she said,

"There's a formation here."

In Qing Tan's perception, if that formation were activated at full power, it would be enough to threaten a Samsara Stage existence. An unmanned formation capable of such might was already as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns across the entire Tianxuan Continent. She did not know who had set it up.

Thinking of what Mu Zi had just said about the purpose of this trip, Qing Tan had some thoughts.

"Mm. A warning formation on the perimeter, to prevent people from approaching."

Mu Zi stepped forward. Her flawless white shoes brushed over the crimson magma as though treading on level ground. Tiny scalding droplets burst upward, and the firelight shone on her lustrous jade legs, dyeing them with a faint rosy glow.

Behind her, Qing Tan watched this scene, her eyes brightening slightly. Beautiful things always made people want to admire them.

Buzz!

The instant Mu Zi stepped onto the stone pool, fluctuations came from ahead. Lines of crimson light gathered and wove together. Within the formation, condensed rays of light emerged, several hundred in number, far more than when she had come last time.

"Disperse."

A calm voice rang out. The crimson light paused, then under the two women's gazes, silently scattered away. The magma space returned to calm once more, as if nothing had happened at all.

With Mu Zi's present attainments in formations, a formation that had once been complex and profound could be mastered by her with a single glance. This was nothing more than a routine operation.

After casually dealing with the formation, Mu Zi and Qing Tan's figures flashed and entered the alternate space ahead.

The dark starry sky was deep and distant. Beneath it, endless magma gathered into a sea. Chains stretched across the sky, crimson light shone, and together they formed a formation a million zhang in size.

Mu Zi's gaze shifted slightly. With her current vision, she could see the might of this formation. If it erupted in full, even a Third Cycle Reincarnation Realm existence might be suppressed.

As expected of Demon Prison. It had gathered the foundation of the Tianxuan Continent.

However, with Mu Zi's current strength, this formation could not pose a threat. Of course, this formation would not attack her anyway.

At the central hub where the formation converged, the crystal coffin had already opened. A crimson figure lay quietly within it and slowly opened his eyes.

When Mu Zi and Qing Tan entered this space, he had sensed it. At this moment, he fully awakened.

Boom!

The crimson ocean below paused, then abruptly boiled. Aura surged wildly, and the magma rolled like crimson dragons. Flames shot into the sky, as if welcoming their emperor.

That figure rose, and with a flicker, arrived in the air. He transformed into a heroic man, tall and slender, with crimson hair and crimson eyes. In his gaze, it was as if a flaming purgatory was burning.

When Qing Tan saw the figure that had suddenly appeared ahead, her heart instantly tightened. At this moment, the Flame Master had just awakened and had not restrained his aura. That extremely scorching fluctuation made Qing Tan feel an indescribable pressure.

"Ancient Eight Lords."

Qing Tan's mind trembled. With the power of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol and the Darkness Holy Scythe, the current her was enough to contend against an expert who had passed the First Cycle Reincarnation Tribulation. But before that man, she felt as tiny as someone facing a vast ocean.

Only at this moment did Qing Tan truly feel the strength of the Ancient Eight Lords.

"Sister Mu can actually kill existences of this level."

Qing Tan's gaze was astonished, and she could not help looking toward that fairy-like woman. A ripple quietly flashed through her eyes.

Normally, because she was so close to Mu Zi, Qing Tan had never truly felt such terrifying power from the latter.

Playing was playing, teasing was teasing, but if Sister Mu Zi truly showed her might, it was no joke.

"Heh."

Sensing Qing Tan's gaze, Mu Zi glanced lightly at her. Little girl, now you know fear?

While the two women exchanged glances, the Flame Master's eyes were locked on Mu Zi. Beneath his calm surface, raging waves had already risen in his heart.

"It's you!"

The Flame Master was shocked. He had already recognized Mu Zi's aura. She was the person who had taken the Flame God Ancient Token last time!

At that time, her strength, compared to now, was simply as different as heaven and earth.

But how long had it been? In barely around two years, she had actually achieved such a terrifying improvement?

What kind of talent was this? It defied common sense, beyond imagination!

Facing the Flame Master's horrified gaze, Mu Zi's eyes were calm as she spoke lightly and casually,

"Senior Flame Master, we meet again."

"I don't deserve to be called senior!" The Flame Master could not remain indifferent. With the other party's strength, he would not put on airs.

At this moment, thoughts surged, and the Flame Master had already realized Mu Zi's identity.

Not long ago, old friends such as the Space Lord had contacted him and mentioned that after some time, the person who repelled Heavenly King Hall would come here. It was this person before him.

He simply had not expected that she would be the junior from two years ago, leaving him unable to calm down for a while.

"You came for the Great Heavenly Demon King?"

The Flame Master suppressed the shock in his heart and looked at Mu Zi, having some guesses about why she had come.

In this Demon Prison where he was located, a heavyweight existence was being suppressed: the Otherworldly Demon Emperor's mount, the Great Heavenly Demon King. Connecting that with what the Space Lord had said, she should have come for this.

"More or less." Mu Zi spoke, and her words startled the Flame Master. "Since I'm here this time, I'll kill that beast while I'm at it."

Mu Zi stood in the air, her gaze piercing through the sea of magma and looking toward the darkness below, where she saw an enormous figure.

"I'll activate the great formation and suppress the Great Heavenly Demon King..."

The Flame Master's expression was grave. That demon was powerful, and when facing a life-or-death crisis, it would not obediently wait to die. It would definitely struggle with all its might.

An existence comparable to the Third Cycle Reincarnation Realm was not that easy to kill. If the two of them joined hands, their odds would be greater.

"There's no need."

Under the Flame Master's gaze, Mu Zi stepped out from the void and said in an indifferent tone,

"To kill a beast, there's no need for trouble."