"I understand. I'll set out immediately." Feng Luan ended the call, and blazing crimson flames erupted around her.
Those flames were no ordinary fire. They were phoenix fire infused with the power of nirvana, hot enough to melt everything.
Her flaming wings carved a dazzling trail through the sky. Like a meteor flying in reverse, she sped toward Kunlun City.
She moved so fast that strings of sonic-boom clouds trailed behind her, their thunderous roars echoing over the Imperial Capital for a long time.
The guards atop the city walls looked up at the receding blaze, their faces filled with awe.
"Senior Feng Luan is probably faster than a fighter jet..."
"Of course. How could we possibly fathom the strength of a UR Contract Spirit?"
"With Senior Feng Luan and Senior Haotian providing support, Senior Xia Yuan will definitely hold on!"
"So what if there are five World-Class Wanted Bosses? Great Xia's URs aren't pushovers!"
"That's right. As long as Senior Xia Yuan holds out until reinforcements arrive, victory will be within reach."
"..."
However, less than three minutes after Feng Luan flew beyond the Imperial Capital's borders, something unexpected happened.
The space ahead of her suddenly rippled like the surface of water.
Immediately afterward, a stretch of crimson land appeared before her out of nowhere, as though it had been forcibly torn from the void.
The land was boundless, stretching beyond the horizon.
The ground was an eerie dark red, as if it had been soaked in blood for countless years.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and Decay, enough to make anyone nauseous.
Even stranger, the crimson land seemed alive, spreading outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Wherever it passed, the sky turned blood-red, the clouds were stained dark purple, and even