Flowing Wave Mountain.
"Go!"
You Ji frantically drove the true essence within her.
The flames around the Vermilion Bird Seal had only been faintly flickering.
Now they suddenly surged, transforming into a divine bird of flame with a wingspan of several zhang. It let out a piercing shriek, trying to break through the finger holding it in place.
Heat waves rolled.
The surrounding seawater evaporated, turning into thick white mist that instantly enveloped the boulder where the two stood.
"Pretty warm."
The young man's lazy voice drifted through the mist.
You Ji felt a rush of blood surge up her throat.
Warm?
This was the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire she had refined for a hundred years. It could melt even a hundred-forged steel blade into liquid in an instant.
And this kid was calling it warm?
"How arrogant!"
You Ji snapped, rapidly forming hand seals.
The flaming divine bird beat its wings, distorting even the space around it with its heat.
If she couldn't break through head-on, then she would burn him to death!
But then—
The next second, her pupils contracted sharply.
Ye Xuan yawned, looking a little impatient.
The finger pinning the Vermilion Bird Seal in place curled slightly, then—
flicked.
Pop.
A soft sound.
Like a child popping a soap bubble.
The flaming divine bird, so imposing it seemed capable of burning the whole world, instantly scattered beneath that flick.
The flames across the sky vanished as though erased by some irresistible law. Not even a single spark remained.
The Vermilion Bird Seal itself let out a mournful cry, then flew back like a kite with its string cut, moving ten times faster than it had come.
Caught off guard, You Ji reached out to grab it in a panic.
Bang!
A terrifying force surged from the