The Imprisoned Flame Demon

Ye Kang had encountered Wood Spirits during his first Entrance Trial. They were strange, elf-like creatures controlled by experts who cultivated wood-attribute methods, making it easy to monitor everything happening around them.

The little red creatures before him looked exactly like fire versions of Little Wood Spirits.

Of course, Fire Spirits were nothing like the docile Wood Spirits. The moment they spotted Ye Kang intruding, they unhesitatingly spat magma straight at his face.

Ye Kang flicked a finger, sending out Hundred Flowers Sword Qi in an instant. It shattered the magma and pierced the little Fire Spirits as well.

The Fire Spirits exploded when struck, merging with the magma. Ye Kang knew that didn't mean they were dead. Given enough time submerged in the magma, they would recover completely.

He pressed onward, Hundred Flowers Sword Qi shattering countless Fire Spirits as the road ahead gradually widened.

It opened onto a boiling magma field, with only a series of stone pillars standing in its center. At the far end of the pillars stood a colossal stone platform, embedded in the heart of the mountain.

On the platform, eight enormous chains pierced through the mountain and bound a humanoid creature shaped like a blazing inferno.

It was humanoid, but flames engulfed its entire body. It stood over eight meters tall, as burly as a bear, with angry red veins crisscrossing its face. It looked utterly terrifying.

This had to be the Flame Demon imprisoned by the Sword Demon. An immensely powerful creature of the Foreign Race, reduced to serving a human martial artist as a hot spring heater—what rotten luck.

The moment it saw Ye Kang, the demon's expression changed. It yanked at the chains with furious desperation.

"Who are you? Who sent you? Let me out, now! I want out!"

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