"Giggle, giggle, giggle... I reach out to take it? What a joke." The Ghost Child let out a cold laugh. He seemed to know there was a trap here, but that was hardly surprising. He and the Abandoned Lady had worked together for who knew how many years. They had grown so familiar with every glance and smile of the other that they had even become bored enough to read the thoughts reflected in each other's hearts. Thus, the Abandoned Lady's instigation was completely useless.
That did not mean the Ghost Child did not want to try, however. With the Six Paths Supreme gone, even if he did something outrageously rebellious, he could not be entirely blamed for it.
Sure enough, as expected, the Ghost Child was unwilling to act himself, but he still ordered that enormous black flood dragon to open its bloody maw and spray a mouthful of black flames toward the karmic fire, just as the Abandoned Lady had done!
Pfft!
That black flame, which we feared like the plague, looked mighty enough, but the moment it sprayed into the karmic fire, it vanished into it. It could not even stir up a single ripple. The black flood dragon flew into a rage and hurriedly swiped at the karmic fire with its front claw!
Aoo, aoo, aoo!
The black flood dragon let out a miserable cry. One of its claws vanished outright. In agony, it shot into the air and even slammed into the mountain wall before finally returning to normal!
The Ghost Child did not pay the flood dragon any attention. The instant it took to the air, he had already arrived near the karmic fire, watching the Six Paths Dao Treasure's condition along with us.
It was easy to imagine the scene: the supreme treasure