"Is that you—? Is that you?! You little bastard from the Xiao Clan!"
From the Insect Dragon's perspective, a sea of flames that incinerated demonic qi surged toward him in that instant, forcing him to a complete halt.
The young man in fitted black clothes stepped through the air and gently caught Yao Wan as she flew backward. At that moment, the boundless sea of flames seemed to become exceptionally docile, gathering around the two of them.
Though it was called a sea of flames, the Insect Dragon scratched anxiously outside it, unable to advance even a single step. The countless brilliantly burning flames filled him with an unprecedented and intense sense of danger, enough to threaten even his newly formed body.
The sea of flames before them was actually a Flame Lotus magnified countless times over. Countless tongues of fire surged forth and formed petal after petal, blooming from the lotus core before slowly drooping and returning to the churning heart of the lotus.
The enormous Flame Lotus, endlessly roiling, cut off everything outside. The North Dragon King's shrill clamor could not reach this place in the slightest, and the original gloom and chill gradually faded away, as though winter had departed and spring had arrived.
A familiar voice she could never forget sounded beside her ear. Yao Wan took a light breath, then could not help lifting her slightly stunned gaze.
She happened to meet those dark red eyes she had already looked into countless times, and froze slightly.
Warm flames wrapped around her, driving away all the evil and cold in this place while easing her tense nerves.
Yao Wan's lips twitched faintly on their own, and an indescribable emotion brewed within her heart, becoming a feeling she could not explain for the moment.
"You fool, did