Golden-red flames erupted with a boom, instantly covering his entire body.
Wherever the flames passed, darkness retreated of its own accord.
The space illuminated by the flames was no longer constrained by any spatial seals or law barriers.
Xu Changqing stepped upon the golden-red flames, ignoring the flood of stillness behind him that seemed capable of swallowing heaven and devouring earth, and flew straight toward the passage entrance.
On the way in, he had pierced through layer upon layer of spatial folds.
On the way back, the golden-red flames ignored all spatial seals.
His flight speed had nearly doubled.
Though the flood of stillness surging behind him was fierce, the golden-red flames always spread open the space ahead a step before it could arrive.
Thus, the flood of stillness roared after his retreating figure all the way, yet always remained just that short distance behind.
Before long, the passage entrance came into view.
Seeing this, Xu Changqing broke free from the golden-red flames' embrace. With a flash of his figure, he emerged from the final spatial fold and landed directly before the passage entrance.
The overwhelming flood of stillness behind him could no longer advance even an inch once it reached the passage entrance.
Inside the passage, Baili Hong and Jin Buhuan waited patiently.
When they heard footsteps approaching, both looked over at once.
When they saw Xu Changqing, they could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Why, did you miss me that much?"
"I thought that peacock had snatched you away to be rations!"
"It did take a little longer than expected. I kept you waiting."
"Not long, not long. We could wait however long it took!"
"The result... forget it. It doesn't matter."
Originally, Baili Hong had wanted to ask how things had turned out.
But