Land of Burning Flame, central region.
Magma flowed through the cracks in the ground. Everywhere he looked, the scene was a dark crimson blaze. The scorching air was mixed with the smell of sulfur. This was the strongest impression the Land of Burning Flame gave people.
Su Xiao surveyed his surroundings. Although he saw no Flame Beastmen, he could sense waves of aura within the surrounding magma. These auras did not come from living beings.
Flame Beastmen were not intelligent creatures. They only acted according to orders or instinct. The traitor, Okam, however, was an extremely special individual among the Flame Beastmen.
Su Xiao held the Soul Crystal in his hand and released a stream of Blue Steel Shadow energy. After taking the form of pale blue threads, it pierced into the Soul Crystal.
Boom~
As if an invisible shockwave had spread outward, a large hand covered in magma emerged from the Magma Lake more than ten meters away and slammed onto the rocks along the shore.
A Flame Beastman crawled out of the magma. Its eyes burned with flames from within, and its body was bright red. The dull impurities clinging to its surface resembled the oxides that appeared after forging metal.
The Flame Beastman stood over three meters tall and had a humanoid form. At the center of its chest was a circular ring-shaped sigil made of magma.
After appearing, the Flame Beastman raised its hand. Magma surged out of the Magma Lake beside it, forming a greatsword made of magma. This magma greatsword was extremely thick, nearly twenty centimeters wide and 1.6 meters long. Although it had no edge, it carried searing heat and was extremely heavy.
At this moment, the Flame Beastman truly resembled a beast, devoid of reason. Its shell could move because it contained