"What?! That man truly has some nerve. Relying on the little ability he has gained, he dared come looking for This Seat again after only thirty-odd years!"
The owner of the voice was instantly enraged upon hearing this. After speaking furiously, he ordered the flood dragon head to open its great mouth and said to the Blood Flood Dragon:
"That man cannot be allowed to live any longer. Go in, take Chun Gui and a squad of Blood Puppets, and silence him!"
"Yes, Lord Di Xue!"
The blood man immediately accepted the order. Blood light flashed around him, and he fled into the white passage within the flood dragon's mouth.
This passage was extraordinarily spacious, both its height and width reaching five or six zhang. Its four walls were built from black square stones, and it slanted downward, clearly leading straight into the heart of the mountain.
After traveling for only a short while, the blood light arrived at a massive stone chamber. Seven or eight identical entrances lined its walls, without any markings whatsoever.
Fortunately, the blood man knew the route and entered one of the passages without slowing in the slightest.
Afterward, the same scene repeated itself again and again. The passages within the mountain's interior were connected into an enormous maze!
Moreover, all sorts of puppets with formidable auras could occasionally be seen patrolling through these passages.
About an incense stick later, the blood man finally emerged from the maze. Before him lay an enormous underground Lava Lake.
Due to the formation in this place, the temperature around the Lava Lake was extraordinarily high. Even though the blood man had raised a Spiritual Qi barrier, faint white smoke still rose from his body.
Yet floating atop the Lava Lake was a majestic blood-red palace.
A massive crystal