Holy Flame Prince

The Red Dragon spread its wings, and accompanied by the howling wind, its crimson figure streaked across the sky like a comet.

Keosius looked down at the scorching, lava-flowing earth.

"We've finally arrived."

"Now that we've arrived in the Fire Elemental Plane, we should definitely see the legendary City of Brass and the Burning War."

High-temperature steam clouds churned on the scorching earth, and rivers of flame and lava flowed through the deformed and jagged surface. Sometimes, the lava rivers plunged down cliffs, forming huge and spectacular fire waterfalls.

This place is always bathed in light; the ground, the air, the buildings, and even some of the local residents constantly emit flames.

However, what causes visual obstruction is not the bright light, but the effects of the heat and the constantly smoky atmosphere. The air, heated by the air, produces wisps of light, so what dances at the observer's line of sight is merely a mirage, while the real environment in the distance remains hidden.

This is the center of the entire Fire Elemental Plane, the hottest place with the most intense elemental reactions, and is known by the locals as the "Heart of Flame".

In the distance, however, stands a magnificent city—a city situated on a brass hemisphere forty miles in diameter, floating above a cracked Obsidian Continent at the center of the Fire Elemental Plane.

Burning basalt staircases and fiery rivers lead to the heavily guarded city gates.

The view within the city is normal, and the plane's devastating natural environment has been suppressed at the Grand Sultan's behest.

This is the City of Brass, the home and capital of the Fire Giant. It is the most famous area on the Fire Elemental Plane and the most likely place for travelers from the Prime Material Plane to visit.

At the heart of the city stands the tallest tower and the largest fountain of fire. It is also the site of the Grand Sultan's Burning Palace, where he reigns over all the Fire Giant atop the Charcoal Throne.

It is said that within that palace are incredible wonders and immeasurable treasures plundered from all over the world by the Fire Giant over thousands of years, but no one has ever succeeded in taking even a single Gold Coin from inside. All uninvited guests have been burned to ashes by the Grand Sultan's wrath.

But the City of Brass is not at peace at this moment.

On the city wall stood thousands of Fire Giant Fighter clad in brass armor, wielding scimitars and spears, and piloting flaming crossbows, ready for battle.

Outside the city gates was a ragtag army consisting of hundreds of thousands of Fire Lizard slaves, thousands of Flame Wyvern, dozens of Multi-headed Fire Salamander, and other creatures.

A legion of demons from Hell emerged from the portal, and the Fire Elemental Elder, Lava General, and Smoke Duke dispatched by Evil Flame Prince Imist were also summoned and arrayed before the enemy lines.

The crimson giant, over ten meters tall—also known as Pasha, the Fire Giant —raised his scimitar, a symbol of glory, and roared.

These evil Fire Elemental elementals roared and howled, "For the Fire Giant Empire!" "For the Grand Sultan!" "Sacrifice to the Flame Lord!" The cries echoed through the heavens.

On their opposite side, on that cracked Obsidian Continent, was the Holy Flame Legion resisting the rule of the Fire Giant.

Its personnel are exceptionally diverse, including freed Fire Dwarf, humans, Elf and other races of slaves, Armor Seraph Blazing Angel came from the heavens to help, as well as Elemental Apostle and Elemental Noble who follow the benevolent Fire Elemental Lord.

The most dazzling being, however, is the one standing atop the Obsidian Mountain Peak —the legendary benevolent Fire Elemental Lord, revered as the "Holy Flame Prince," "Rekindled Embers," and "The Never Extinguished Fire of Resistance," Zaman.Rul.

This Elemental Lord was tall and imposing, standing over ten meters tall, and his appearance resembled that of a spirited young elemental being.

His eyes blazed with intense light, and his hair and beard seemed to burn like raging flames.

Zaman.Rul stood atop the mountain, his spear planted firmly on his back. His eyes were wide open as he glared at the Fire Giant who enslaved the people of the Fire Elemental Plane.

The incredibly sharp spearhead gleamed in the firelight, with faint traces of blood on it, exuding a dangerous aura capable of destroying everything.

This is the legendary "Holy Flame Spear," the divine weapon that pierced the Grand Sultan's chest several months ago.

As the ruler of the fire element, even though he leans towards the good side, Zaman.Rul still possesses all the dangerous characteristics of fire: rage, violence, and the ability to burn everything.

His eyes were always filled with a vengeful rage, as if it would never be extinguished; it was anger towards all evil creatures, especially Evil Flame Prince Imist of the Fire.

Zaman.Rul's entanglement with Imist has a long history, dating back to his birth—because he is the offspring of Imix and Brisia.Pel.

Brisia.Pel, known as the "Eternal Flame Princess," was once the Fire Elemental Lord, but was murdered ten thousand years ago during the War of Chaos and Order.

From then on, Zaman.Rul inherited his mother's will and dedicated himself to eliminating Imist and restoring order and goodness to the Fire Elemental Plane.

Until decades ago, when Kossuth realized Imist and the Grand Sultan's ambitions, he granted Zaman more power, enabling him to launch this massive Burning War.

The forces of good have gathered here, and beside Zaman.Rul, there is even an Ancient Gold Dragon from Mount Paradise as an ally.

Keosius flapped his wings, hovering high in the sky a dozen miles away from the City of Brass, observing everything with the help of the Calamity Dragon Eye.

In his eyes, the battlefield was filled with extremely dense clusters of light, like stars.

"So this is the ' Holy Flame Prince ' Zaman.Rul. As expected of the Elemental Lord of the Good Faction."

"What terrifying power."

"That body was like a moving volcano, brimming with violent energy."

This is how Keosius commented.

[Holy Flame Prince - Zaman.Rul]

Challenge Rating:??? The fact that Keosius cannot discern the overall strength of this benevolent Elemental Lord indicates that his Challenge Rating has reached level 30 or higher, making him an absolute Quasi-divinity being.

Even by instinct, the Red Dragon could sense that the extremely violent and intensely hot Fire Elemental was far more powerful than the elemental power he controlled.

On that obsidian hillside, there are also powerful benevolent creatures such as the Ancient Gold Dragon, the Blazing Celestial Servant, and the Supreme Heaven, some of whom are even close to the strength of Keosius.

The same was true for the Fire Giant' side, whose great demons from Hell and Elemental Noble under Imist's command were equally formidable.

Keosius's expression immediately turned serious.

Given the strength of his enemy, the Fire Giant Grand Sultan was likely even greater than he had imagined. Fortunately, his opponent was badly injured, and he had not engaged in a life-or-death struggle with him.

Looking at the two sides on the battlefield, he couldn't help but marvel.

"Wow, what a high-caliber lineup! No wonder it's Kossuth's doing. If you put the current Imperial Legion into a battlefield like this, they probably wouldn't even make a ripple."

"Etc--"

Suddenly, Red Dragon felt several extremely dangerous gazes directed at him at the same time, causing his breathing to quicken and his enormous heart to pound wildly.

"That's a bit dangerous."

"They noticed me! No, not just him!"

He could sense that this gaze came not only from the Obsidian Mountain Peak, but also from within the City of Brass.