Underground Lava Sea, Skyfire Venerable

After refining the Falling Heart Flame, Meng Chen immediately sensed that this Heavenly Flame was resonating with something beneath the bottom of the lava pool.

He could not help but chuckle.

That was presumably where the juvenile Falling Heart Flame was.

Qing Yanjing saw Meng Chen staring straight toward the bottom of the lava pool, as though he intended to plumb the depths of the lava sea.

"Are you going down?"

Qing Yanjing asked.

"Yeah, Aunt Qing. Are you coming with me?"

Qing Yanjing shook her head and transformed into a streak of light, flying back into the Small Pagoda. Clearly, she had no interest in getting involved in what came next.

Meng Chen shrugged and descended alone into the lava sea.

The deeper he went, the denser and more violent the fire-element energy in the air became.

Meng Chen had no idea how long he had been diving. He no longer needed to use Heavenly Flames to protect himself; the Blazing Sun Flood Dragon Body alone was enough to withstand such temperatures.

Within the crimson world, the golden light radiating from Meng Chen's body was not particularly conspicuous.

Nor was Meng Chen worried about losing his way, because spiritual energy markers continuously flew out from the Small Pagoda, marking the path back for him.

There was no doubt that Qing Yanjing had done this.

With such a considerate master, Meng Chen felt immensely warmed. He even wanted to call Qing Yanjing out immediately and have a good, thorough fight with her.

The instant that thought surfaced, Meng Chen suddenly came to his senses.

His heart seemed to have become somewhat restless. Was he being affected by the Falling Heart Flame?

Meng Chen hurriedly suppressed the stirring in his heart. The last time he had fought Qing Yanjing, she had