A crimson streak flashed past, and the Fire Cloud Gourd actually rushed out on its own.
The Fire Cloud Gourd was now glowing red all over, as though it had been set ablaze.
Merely hovering in the air, it released terrifying heat, causing the temperature within the ice cave to soar sharply.
The solid ice lining the cave walls melted under the high temperature, flowing down with a splashing rush and forming a water pool in the blink of an eye.
"The Fire Cloud Gourd has suddenly stirred. Could it be...?"
Staring fixedly at the Fire Cloud Gourd, Su Shi'er's thoughts raced.
The thought had barely arisen when a thunderous explosion rang out.
Boom!
The rapidly rising heat was more than even the Fire Cloud Gourd, a fire-element Magical Treasure, could endure.
Amid the explosion, the Fire Cloud Gourd shattered into pieces and was completely destroyed.
Immediately afterward, a ball of flame hovered in the air.
The flame flickered gently like a living thing, brimming with spirituality. The heavenly fire that had previously been stored within the Fire Cloud Gourd had vanished entirely.
The scorching temperature within the ice cave rose still further.
The ten-zhang-thick ice walls melted away in an instant, turning into water vapor that blended into the surrounding seawater.
From every direction, seawater came crushing down like the sky collapsing.
Yet before it could approach within ten zhang of the flame, it was evaporated dry. The blazing heat spread outward, setting the surrounding seawater boiling.
At a depth of a hundred zhang beneath the sea, a hollow space spanning ten zhang suddenly appeared.
Standing in the seawater ten zhang away, Su Shi'er gazed at the scene before him. He silently circulated his True Yuan to withstand the impact of the scalding seawater, shock surfacing on his face.