"Looks like I really can't stay here any longer."
He licked his cracked lips, the taste of blood rising in his throat.
Before the splashing magma could hit the ground, the Demon Venerable's pressure crushed it to dust. The space within a hundred thousand li was still extremely unstable.
He couldn't wait any longer.
He had to leave now, or he truly wouldn't get another chance!
Three thousand zhang beneath the lava lake, the cocoon formed from Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi trembled faintly. Jiang Shu opened his eyes. Red and gold swirled in his pupils; Phoenix True Fire danced in his left eye, while Dragon Race Essence Blood settled in his right.
The Chaos Thunder Pool hovered above his head. The seals formed by the Three Sacred Embryos became three halos around him, harmonizing the raging energy into gentle streams.
"The Fire Dao is fierce and violent, while the Nirvana Great Dao flows without end..."
Jiang Shu looked within his dantian at the newly formed dragon-shaped Dao markings and phoenix-feather patterns on the surface of his Dao embryo. A flame of two colors gathered at his fingertip.
At its core was the purple lightning of the Chaos Thunder Pool, wrapped in Nirvana Golden Flames. It forced the surrounding magma back by three zhang.
A deafening rumble suddenly came from above, and the entire lava lake churned as if stirred by a giant hand.
Jiang Shu looked up. Through layer upon layer of rock, he could faintly sense Burning Heaven Demon Venerable's furious figure.
The old monster was extracting the entire Fire Spirit Vein. Crimson chains pierced the crust, setting off one explosion after another.
"Time to go."
Jiang Shu put away the Chaos Thunder Pool. Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi gathered in his palm, taking the shape of a drill. It