At this moment, orange-red flames around him surged ever higher, gradually condensing into a blazing humanoid figure that enveloped him completely.
As the towering figure of fire took shape, the scorching heat doubled once more. The lake surface, which had still been steaming with mist, now boiled completely.
Even the water vapor that had just risen was directly burned dry by the even greater heat.
"Be careful. He's very strong!"
Shen Chen's voice rang out with a warning.
The Mo Family prodigy raised his brows. "Is this the excuse you found for your own weakness?"
Shen Chen froze, fury surging across his face. "Mo Wanli, will it kill you to put aside your arrogance? I went all out and was sent flying and injured by a single slash from him. You're a little stronger than me, but not by much. If you let your guard down, both of us will die."
"Hmm?"
"You're telling the truth?"
Mo Wanli's expression darkened as he looked at Shen Chen in surprise.
Before Shen Chen could speak, the voice of the Mo Family's Emperor Realm expert rang in his ear. "Be careful. Go all out. Do not be careless."
Mo Wanli's heart suddenly clenched. The Law Runes around him erupted with even more dazzling light, while the golden core in his dantian circulated at its utmost limit.
He became completely vigilant. Though he could not understand why an Inner Core Realm cultivator would make Shen Chen behave like this, and why even his family's Emperor Realm expert had issued a warning,
he no longer dared to be careless, suppressing the last trace of pride in his heart.
"What a pity. It's merely a talent flame, not an Aberrant Flame. The harvest will be reduced somewhat."
Lin Xuan had been observing Mo Wanli. After seeing