At the bottom of the abyss, flames burst forth with a thunderous roar. A vast flood surged and roared like thunder, sweeping into the abyss.
Water and fire collided. Sparks and spray flew like rain, weaving together as they fell. In an instant, the void swung between hot and cold, yin and yang shifting violently, as if it were two separate worlds.
In the blink of an eye, the brilliant flames went out without a trace, and all the mighty waters that had poured down evaporated into surging mist.
The mist was thick and heavy, churning like towering waves in a sea of clouds. Mountains became valleys, and valleys became peaks. Amid that vast, boundless expanse, a majestic figure that seemed to fill heaven and earth slowly emerged.
It had a camel's head, a snake's neck, a clam's belly, an eagle's claws, a tiger's paws, and ox's ears... Its fine scales shimmered with pure reddish gold. As it soared through the sky, it blazed with countless radiances, noble, graceful, and majestic. Though it now had a broken horn, damaged scales, empty eyes, and many scars across its claws and paws, it still gave all living beings a sense of breathtaking beauty, unmatched by anything else.
It was none other than the Dragon King, "Fu Yuan"!
"Fu Yuan" lowered his head slightly, a ghostly light flickering in his empty eye sockets. His voice was calm. "'Xu Xiao,' you just attacked me."
"I'm returning the favor!"
As soon as the words fell, a mighty pillar of flame shot up into the sky from the abyss, shrouded in mist that obscured everything!
The pillar blazed with tremendous power. In the blink of an eye, it pierced through this world and reached into the starry sky!
The vast, open void was filled with countless