Qin Ming did not dare look back and could only sprint for his life, his ears filled with the shrieks of the Flame Giant Bird and the howling fire waves.
This was the first life-or-death crisis he had faced since crossing over—a Super Soul Beast with a terrible case of morning rage.
The terrain in the Inner Ring of Blazing Sun Valley was far more complex and treacherous than that of the Outer Ring. The ground was no longer relatively flat lava rock, but covered in protruding, jagged stone pillars and winding streams of magma.
Qin Ming continuously darted and leaped between the stone pillars, leaving behind a crimson-gold afterimage.
For a time, a strange sight unfolded in the Inner Ring. The Flame Giant Bird in the sky relentlessly pursued the rapidly moving crimson-gold streak on the ground, like a predator that had locked onto its prey. Each time the giant bird dove, that crimson-gold streak would suddenly accelerate at the last possible moment and narrowly evade the attack.
Screech!
The Fire Demon Spirit, transformed into a giant bird, let out a piercing cry at Qin Ming and directly unleashed its Innate Soul Skill, Elemental Control.
In an instant, the fire-attribute Soul Power around Qin Ming suddenly grew violent and boiled over, transforming into pairs of invisible hands that closed in on him from all directions.
Disturbed by the fire-attribute Soul Power surrounding him, Qin Ming's movements stalled.
"Damn it!" Qin Ming felt helplessness and despair well up within him. In an environment like Blazing Sun Valley, fire-attribute Soul Power anywhere could become the Fire Demon Spirit's hand.
The Flame Giant Bird in the sky seized upon Qin Ming's momentary sluggishness and dove at lightning speed, its sharp talons sweeping toward his back.
Qin Ming clenched his teeth. Knowing he