729. Structure (Seeking Subscriptions)

Above a pool of lava.

"I have no intention of fighting you. I only want to ask a few questions..."

Sulu frowned as he looked down at the enormous Flame Demon below.

Awakened from its slumber, the Flame Demon crawled out of the lava in one motion. Its body seemed to be built from black rock, with dark-red magma flowing across its surface like veins.

"I... Nicokel... will eat you!"

This Flame Demon was clearly out of its mind and took the initiative to attack Sulu.

Rumble!

Orange-red flames gathered in its palm, transforming into a meteor that shot toward Sulu and exploded.

"Just a fifth ranker!"

Sulu's expression turned cold.

His true body was a god. Even as an Avatar, he possessed a deity's dignity.

Seeing this, he retaliated without hesitation.

Sizzle!

The flames swept through and burned a translucent phantom.

The real Sulu appeared behind the Flame Demon as though he had teleported. His right arm extended, swelling and stretching through the air... sheets of metal and circuitry emerged, forming a gigantic arm that was half-metal, half-biological, which seized the Flame Demon by the head.

"An idiot with a brain corrupted by chaos..."

Crack!

Amid a piercing sound of splintering, Sulu forcibly twisted off the Flame Demon's enormous head.

Thud! Thud!

The Flame Demon's massive body did not collapse. Instead, it swiftly leaped toward the lava.

Its head apparently was not its vital core.

But the next instant, it discovered a gigantic metal hand covered in flashing multicolored runes piercing through its back and emerging from its chest. In its palm, it held a bright-red, constantly beating heart.

Sizzle!

The rock-formed body immediately went dark, with thick white smoke billowing from its surface.

Sulu retrieved the heart-core. After thinking for a moment, a huge opening appeared in his