Fire Prison

The Gate of Fallen Stars is extremely dangerous. Yi Yun embarked on his journey alone, fully aware that his strength within it was like a small wave on a vast Gate of Fallen Stars, easily extinguished.

He had to be extremely careful in everything he did. Yi Yun kept his Energy Vision open, making sure he remembered everything he saw.

The Purple Crystal's control over energy is not only reflected in external energy but also in its own. With the Purple Crystal's help, Yi Yun completely gathered all the vital energy within his body. This feeling was like an invisible membrane completely enveloping Yi Yun, making him feel as if he were isolated from the world.

He carefully leaned against a rock. With the Energy Vision of the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun had a keen sense of all powerful things and could avoid them in advance.

In the darkness, Yi Yun sensed a terrifying wild beast looking towards him from afar. Yi Yun held his breath and remained motionless behind the rock, as if he himself were a stone.

Only when the terrifying beast in his Energy Vision slowly moved away did Yi Yun emerge from behind the rock. He activated his Heavenly Eye Bead and used his Energy Vision to survey the surroundings, confirming that there were no Great Wilderness hiding within a radius of dozens of miles before he quickly traversed this small patch of wasteland.

Time and again, Yi Yun relied on the Energy Vision of the Purple Crystal and the various concealments within the Gate of Fallen Stars to advance with difficulty. From where he started to the Fire Hell, a distance of only a few dozen miles, Yi Yun traveled for two whole days.

By the time they approached the fiery inferno, Yi Yun hadn't rested for two days, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat from the intense mental strain.

Yi Yun gripped the Great Cang Bow, breathing heavily. At the Gate of Fallen Stars, the Great Cang Bow and the Thousand Army Saber were merely psychological comforts for Yi Yun. If he truly encountered wild beasts, these two weapons would be no different from toys in their presence.

From Yi Yun's position, he could already see the entirety of the Fire Prison.

The Fiery Hell was said to be filled with flames that had never burned for millions of years. However, when Yi Yun got closer, he realized that what was inside the Fiery Hell was not fire at all, but rather patches of multicolored light.

These colorful lights were formed entirely from Pure Yang Energy. They swayed and rose in the fiery hell, like layers of celestial clouds, filled with auspiciousness.

From a distance, they look like flames illuminating the sky.

As Yi Yun approached the fiery inferno, he felt the temperature rise to an unbelievable level. His entire skin was being scorched by the fire, and he felt as if it were about to crack.

Pure Yang Energy shares many similarities with flames. However, it is not a flame.

A piece of wood, once lit, glows and heats in the darkness; that is fire, but it cannot be called pure yang.

Only when a single star is ignited, radiating light like the sun, can it be considered pure Yang!

Pure Yang can give rise to flames. However, flames cannot necessarily evolve into pure Yang.

Yi Yun continuously adjusted the vital energy within his body, needing to restore himself to a relatively good state before venturing into the Fire Hell.

Hmm? That's...

Yi Yun's pupils suddenly contracted. He immediately connected his mental energy to the Purple Crystal, completely isolating the energy within his body from the outside world and entering a state of breath-holding.

He saw that within the fiery hell, there were six or seven wild beasts leaping and darting about, inhaling and exhaling the Pure Yang Energy of the hell.

Within the Energy Vision of the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun could clearly see that those wild beasts were all Fire Ape over ten feet tall, each with a robust body and emerald eyes and golden pupils!

In the myths and legends of this world, there was a stone ape that was refined by the Chaos True Fire. Not only did it not die, but it became a great sage among the wild beasts, a powerful being far surpassing the Human Race Sage.

The Fire Ape before him was naturally unrelated to the stone ape refined by the Chaos True Fire, but it was still far beyond Yi Yun's ability to deal with!

This kind of wild beast, which can freely traverse the fiery hell and absorb Pure Yang Energy to evolve itself, is definitely many times stronger than the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider that Yi Yun had seen before!

"These monkeys are such a nuisance!"

Yi Yun stood motionless against the rock. If it weren't for the Purple Crystal sealing his internal energy, and if any one of these Fire Apes had discovered him, his fate would have been unimaginable.

Upon arriving at the Gate of Fallen Stars, Yi Yun realized the insignificance of his own power; any being here could easily annihilate him.

This further strengthened Yi Yun's resolve to explore the Fire Hell.

He wanted to know what the Purple Crystal was summoning.

As long as these Fire Ape don't leave, Yi Yun won't be able to enter the Fire Prison. In fact, let alone entering the Fire Prison, Yi Yun doesn't dare to move an inch right now. If he were to leave rashly from here, he would likely be discovered by those Fire Apes.

He could only wait quietly.

However, the Fire Ape seemed to have become addicted to cultivating here. Many wild beasts absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, and each cultivation session lasted for months, years, or even longer.

Beads of sweat dripped from Yi Yun's hair, and as soon as the sweat left the area isolated by the Purple Crystal, it would instantly evaporate due to the extremely high temperature of the Fire Hell.

Yi Yun silently calculated the time in his mind, estimating that he had been here for at least ten hours.

By this calculation, he has been at the Gate of Fallen Stars for three days. The longer he stays, the more likely an accident will occur. Moreover, after three days without sleep or rest, Yi Yun's physical strength has begun to decline, and his mental strength has also become somewhat exhausted due to the high tension.

Yi Yun gritted his teeth, not relaxing in the slightest. He maintained his Energy Vision, which was his only means of survival. Without Energy Vision, Yi Yun would not have been able to detect many lurking wild beasts with just the Heavenly Eye Bead.

Fortunately, wild beasts have a strong sense of territory. This group of Fire Ape staying in the Fire Hell seemed to have a certain status. While they were there, no other wild beasts approached, which ensured Yi Yun's safety.

Time passed, another hour went by, and just then, a shrill scream suddenly echoed from the fiery hell.

Howl--

It sounded like some kind of bird call, but the high pitch of the sound was beyond anything Yi Yun could have imagined before. The bird call caused visible ripples in the air, spreading out like a shockwave.

"Boom!"

The sudden sound wave caused Yi Yun's blood to flow backward, his heart to stop beating, and his internal organs to ache terribly. Two streams of blood flowed from his ears.

What monster?

Yi Yun had no time to think. He quickly swallowed a relic to suppress the injuries in his body. Just then, a fierce storm arose in the Fire Hell! The originally peacefully burning five-colored Pure Yang Flame were all disturbed by this storm.

A firebird with a wingspan of over ten meters, colorful feathers, and a long, seven-colored tail burst forth from the depths of the fiery hell!

This firebird looks just like a phoenix. It has sharp claws and its whole body is burning with flames. The storm that swept through the inferno was stirred up by this firebird flapping its wings!

Outside the Fire Hell, a group of Fire Ape that were playing suddenly saw the firebird rush out from the depths of the Fire Hell. All the Fire Ape let out a strange cry and scattered in all directions!

The firebird's golden eyes shone with a cold light. It extended its sharp claws and, with lightning speed, seized two Fire Ape before taking flight!

"Roar! Roar!"

The Fire Ape roared angrily. They were powerful wild beasts, and being suddenly captured like this, they naturally resisted.

They used their strong arms to grab the firebird's sharp claws, trying to pry them open, but all their efforts were in vain. The claws, like long knives, cut straight into the Fire Ape's internal organs!

The two Fire Apes were bleeding from all seven orifices, their bodies were cut open, and their whole bodies were convulsing.

The firebird, carrying the corpses of two Fire Apes, flew to a stone mountain. It crashed down on the mountaintop like a boulder, shattering large sections of red rock.

Yi Yun held his breath the entire time. He was utterly shocked. How could such a powerful Fire Ape be killed by this firebird without any resistance? This firebird was too heaven-defying!

What kind of bird is that? Is it one with Seven-colored Blood Feather?

Yi Yun recalled the Pure Yang Ancient Remnant Species Sculpture displayed in Hall No. 6 of the Desolate God Hall in Tai'a Divine City. That sculpture was Seven-colored Blood Feather, but compared to it, this Firebird was somewhat different.

In fact, many wild beasts, after reaching this level, exhibit significant individual differences. Due to their different growth experiences, the different Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and precious materials they consume, and the different essences they absorb from heaven and earth, they present different appearances and have different abilities.

"Hmm? It has a wound on its back?"

Yi Yun saw a shocking wound on the back of the firebird, as if it had been stabbed by a gun.

The wound was the size of a washbasin, with the surrounding flesh turned inside out, revealing the white bone and internal organs. There were also burn marks at the edges of the wound, causing Yi Yun's heart to skip a beat. What kind of being could have injured such a powerful firebird?

The wound looked very fresh; unsurprisingly, the firebird was injured deep within the inferno.

"This fiery hell..."

Yi Yun held his breath. There was something in the Fire Hell that could harm the Firebird; he should go in...

Such beings, with just one percent of their power, could easily annihilate themselves.

At this moment, the firebird atop the rocky mountain had begun to devour the corpses of the two Fire Apes, tearing off their Fire Ape and swallowing them whole.

The Pure Yang Power within the Fire Ape was absorbed by the Firebird, and slowly, the wound on its back began to heal.

Many Great Wilderness possess strong self-healing abilities, and this firebird is no exception. However, the wound on its back seems to be shrouded in a mysterious power, causing it to heal only to reopen, repeating this cycle over and over again.

"So, the firebird devoured the Fire Ape to heal its wounds... What exactly injured it?"

Yi Yun then looked towards the Fire Prison, where the Fire Ape that surrounded it had already fled.

Only the peacefully burning, multicolored flames remained, like a mysterious mist, shrouding the world beneath the fiery inferno. What, then, lay there?

After the firebird finished eating the Fire Ape's corpse, it spread its wings and flew away.

Yi Yun gripped the Great Cang Bow tightly, and with a flash, he rushed towards the vast sea of fire...

...(To be continued~^~)