True Lord Fire Dragon's pupils had originally been black and bright. As he circulated his divine ability and sent his force into his eyes, they instantly transformed into layer upon layer of firelight, like a dragon's vertical pupils.
After observing for a moment, he said, "Two residual forces are intertwined here. One is supreme Demonic Qi; within its force, the essence of ten thousand demons proliferates. With a single move, its wielder was likely either a Great Grandmaster or a Celestial Being, far beyond anything you or I can contend with.
"The other contains the majesty of imperial authority, as well as Humanity Power. The earth veins and underground caverns here were destroyed by that imperial majesty and Humanity Power, which in turn triggered our Fire Dragon Cave's mountain-protecting formation."
The three old fellows did not doubt True Lord Fire Dragon's words. He had cultivated one of Fire Dragon Cave's secret divine abilities, the Crimson Dragon's Eye. His Dharma eye never erred; it was absolutely impossible for him to have misread the situation here.
Yet it was precisely because of this that the three old fellows were shaken to the core, both worried and somewhat afraid.
"Could it be that some great figure of the demonic path fought someone here?"
There was something else they left unsaid. Hiding inside Fire Dragon Cave would have been one thing. With the mountain-protecting formation and Fire Dragon Cave's accumulated foundations shielding them, even a great demon vastly stronger than them might not necessarily be able to do anything to them.
But now, they had left their mountain gates to investigate this place. If that great demon was still wandering nearby, watching for an opportunity to deal with them, would they not be sheep entering a tiger's mouth, without even the strength to strike