When they drifted down onto the mountain peak, a pitch-black cave entrance appeared before them.
Inside the cave was a long passageway. Dozens of candles stood along both sides, their flames dancing in the wind.
"Priestess Hong Lian, we returned in crushing defeat this time. The Evil Emperor will definitely punish us severely."
Red Boy looked at the Crimson Lotus Demoness and spoke.
"I don't know. We'll have to see how lucky we are. I have no idea whether he's in a good mood today."
The Crimson Lotus Demoness looked at Red Boy and spoke.
"Although all one hundred thousand Firebird Knights were lost, at least we obtained Shen Qinglian."
Moon Shadow swept her gaze over the two of them, then spoke calmly.
The three of them exchanged glances before walking into the passageway.
The cave was extremely deep. They walked for a long time before it suddenly widened, revealing an entirely different world within.
Inside a huge lava cavern stood a stone chair at the very top. Above the chair, a mass of black smoke roiled and coalesced.
The three of them dropped to one knee in unison.
The Crimson Lotus Demoness looked at the black smoke and said, "Evil Emperor, please punish this subordinate. We lost this time!"
"What?"
The Evil Emperor suddenly let out a thunderous roar.
The roar reverberated through the enormous cavern, shaking them to their cores. Red Boy, the Crimson Lotus Demoness, and Moon Shadow all felt their hearts jolt.
"I spent so long carefully planning this, all to tear open a crack in the Three Realms' defenses at Flame Mountain. I never expected you to lose!"
"Useless! You're all completely useless! All of you can go die!"
The Evil Emperor's voice was filled with fury. It seemed the Crimson Lotus Demoness and the