As soon as he finished speaking, a piercing cry that split metal and stone shot up from the bottom of the volcano.
"Boom!"
The magma exploded, and a gigantic bird wreathed in crimson-and-gold flames burst into the sky. Its wings stretched dozens of meters wide, blotting out the sun.
"Human?"
The Blazing Sun Divine Bird hovered in midair, speaking in human tongue. Its enormous eyes were filled with savagery and disdain:
"You're nothing but a Soul Douluo without even a ninth Soul Ring, yet you dare trespass on my territory?"
Qian Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm:
"Since you can tell I'm missing my ninth Soul Ring, you should know why I'm here."
"You want my Soul Ring?"
The Blazing Sun Divine Bird laughed in fury. The crimson-and-gold flames around it surged, and even the air nearby crackled as it burned:
"Utterly presumptuous!
Even your human Super Douluo have to bow before me when they come to this Sunset Volcano!
You're asking for death!"
A cold smile tugged at Qian Yu's lips as the Six-Winged Seraphim Martial Soul appeared behind him.
Brilliant holy golden light, threaded with dark-gold patterns, burst from his body, forcibly driving back the surrounding sea of Ultimate Fire by dozens of meters.
"You'll soon find out whether I'm asking for death."
Qian Yu looked at it calmly, his voice carrying an unquestionable authority:
"You have two choices.
Sacrifice yourself willingly, or let me beat you half to death before I rip out your Soul Ring and strip your bones."
"Arrogant fool!"
Thoroughly enraged by Qian Yu's attitude, the Blazing Sun Divine Bird beat its wings.
Flame-feathers streaked like meteors across the sky, hurtling toward Qian Yu in an all-consuming barrage:
"You think that little bit of light attribute power can suppress