Sea King clutched Lu Yin tightly, enduring Madam Hong's power as it pressed them down into the earth. Suddenly, the space around them opened up. They appeared deep beneath the Heavenly Flame Dojo, in a vast underground cavern. A gigantic structure resembling an altar stood there, and beside it stood a young man who looked almost exactly like Sea King.
Sea King grabbed Lu Yin and tossed him onto the altar, then looked at the young man. "How is it?"
The young man hurriedly replied, "It worked. We can leave right away."
Sea King was overjoyed. He pressed a hand against the center of the altar, and the entire platform began to shake. It wasn't just the altar—the whole Heavenly Flame Dojo was trembling. Then the magma began to vanish at an astonishing rate, as if something were devouring it, and the immense heat radiating from the dojo began to disappear as well.
Countless people on the battlefield were astonished. The red soil beneath their feet had turned an ordinary color.
Madam Hong frowned and looked underground, sensing that something was wrong. With a flash, she headed below.
Suddenly, a vast red light shattered the ground and shot into the sky. It surged up from around the altar, sealing the entire structure off. Madam Hong's expression changed at the sight, and she immediately attacked, but she couldn't break through the barrier of light.
Lu Yin, Sea King, and the young man slowly rose into the air within the red light, their bodies beyond their control. Lu Yin's hand grew scorching hot. It was the mark Tian Yanzi had left on him when he had first arrived at the Heavenly Flame Dojo. Now the mark was heating up, even burning.
Lu Yin wasn't the only one. The backs of the hands