The red magma stretched beyond sight, radiating terrifying heat. Bubbles occasionally rose to the surface and burst, sending dark-red liquid scattering back into the molten sea, still scorching enough to make one's heart quake.
Suddenly, the passage seemed to lead into another world.
Xiao Ding had a bad feeling. He whipped around to look at Xiao Yu. "The thing you're looking for wouldn't happen to be down there, would it?"
Xiao Li was startled, and his anxious gaze fell on Xiao Yu as well.
This magma was no joke. If someone jumped in to look for something, they'd be melted before long.
"That's right."
Xiao Yu calmly nodded, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes.
Once he found the Green Lotus Core Flame, he'd be able to find the Fire Element Stone, and then he could begin constructing the Teleportation Array.
"No, no! Xiao Yu, you're joking with your life!"
Xiao Ding immediately tried to stop him.
But his protest was utterly feeble. Xiao Yu wouldn't change his mind so easily once he'd made it up.
Besides, he had plenty of confidence and something to rely on.
"Big brother, second brother, I'll be fine. Trust me."
Xiao Yu turned to face their resolute, disapproving looks. Within him, Dou Qi surged like a river.
The next moment, a pair of pale wings appeared behind him and spread wide, filling the entire passage.
"Dou Qi wings?"
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li cried out in disbelief, their faces wearing the expressions of men who'd seen a ghost.
They were both older than Xiao Yu and, in the ordinary course of things, had spent more time cultivating.
Yet the reality was that they were only Da Dou Shi, and had just advanced to that rank.
And now, what were they seeing?
Their younger brother,