Frozen Palace, main hall.
The two charred metal doors swung open. A hazy mist of fire filled the entrance, and pairs of eyes that seemed to have been cast from molten lava opened within the mist, staring at Su Xiao.
After lasting for several seconds, the eyes gradually faded, blending back into the surrounding fire mist.
Silence fell inside the doorway. Only scorching air surged outward, making it feel as though one were standing near the mouth of a volcano.
In the frigid northern borderlands lay the place sealed with the fiercest heat. Su Xiao remembered that, not long ago, the northern diplomat, Simon, had mentioned a great deal of crucial information before his death. For example: "The burning fate. The entire sky will burn. Everything will wither and burn until it turns to ashes."
What Simon had said before his death should have been referring to this sealed land. To learn anything more specific, they would have to venture deeper into it.
After pondering for a moment, Su Xiao clenched his empty hands. The crown of extreme ice floating beside him began to gather, finally converging into one.
Rumble...
The two enormous metal doors closed, and ice once again crept over them. Compared to the previous seal of extreme ice, this seal was no longer very sturdy.
Su Xiao had chosen to open the doors for two reasons: first, to test the attitude of the forces within; and second, to eliminate Ayana and Ice Armor while he was at it. Ice Armor had already died on the spot.
Holding the Crown of Extreme Ice in one hand, Su Xiao turned his gaze toward Ayana and Tamei.
"Someone will definitely stop you."
Tamei suddenly showed some backbone. Her entire body liquefied and exploded with a splattering sound, causing Banishment to