"You are violent by nature, and now you have inherited my legacy. If I let you break free of the seal, you will surely become a terrible calamity. This disaster began because of me, so it should end by my own hand."
The phantom formed by the Netherworld Demonic Sage gently shook his head and said no more. His hand seals suddenly changed, and countless streams of fire within the fiery curtain instantly pierced into the demonic lotus, intertwining and winding around one another.
"Aah—!"
Thick clouds of bloody mist erupted madly from the demonic lotus, rapidly gathering above its core and forming a crimson figure. It was the humanoid origin of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
Forced out of its true body, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame immediately plummeted downward, trying to burrow back into the lotus.
But how could the Netherworld Demonic Sage give it such an opportunity? With a light clench of his hand, the enormous cage abruptly shrank, ultimately becoming a fire prison roughly thirty feet wide that firmly confined it.
"Master, Master, spare me this once! I will surely change in the future!"
Its body struggled frantically, yet it remained unable to break through that indestructible fire prison. Terror finally engulfed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame completely.
After being separated from its true body, it did not even possess a tenth of its former strength. It simply had no power to contend against the Netherworld Demonic Sage.
Under the threat of having its consciousness erased, it hastily fell to its knees and repeatedly begged the latter for mercy.
Looking at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as it continued to plead desperately, the phantom formed by the Netherworld Demonic Sage gave a soft sigh. With a flick of his sleeve, that illusory figure slowly drifted out