God Realm.
This was a hidden place within the God Realm. The world was covered in magma, dyed crimson everywhere. Scalding lava continuously surged up from the ground, and the rumbling was enough to shake the entire domain.
This place was known as the Flame Domain. Several million years ago, a supreme second-class god had overseen this region, and for the past million years, it had remained peaceful.
However, good times did not last. Tens of thousands of years ago, the deity who ruled this fiery domain, the Fire God, had committed an act of defiance and was imprisoned here forever. From that moment on, the title Fire God seemed to have completely vanished from the God Realm, as though the gods had long forgotten it in the depths of their memories.
As the view drew closer, a towering platform stood in the center of the magma world. No matter how fiercely the lava churned around it, it could never approach that area, making for a rather strange sight.
Above the stone platform, countless massive, dark iron chains rose from the ground. Upon closer inspection, there were eight God-Devouring Chains in total. This strange kind of Soul Tool could continuously scorch a deity's spiritual power and make them suffer indescribable pain. From this alone, it was clear that the person who had arranged them was both vicious and extraordinary.
At the tips of the eight black chains hung a huge crimson figure. If one looked carefully, they would be shocked to discover that this crimson figure was exactly the same as the illusory figure Cao Yan had faced when he inherited that God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
The only difference was that this crimson figure was now the real body.
"Sizzle, sizzle."
The eight soul-devouring chains clung to the crimson figure like