Lord Fu gave Shen Luo a somewhat surprised glance, then propelled the Fire-Avoidance Shield forward and soon landed on the ground.
This was a stretch of rolling hills, with vast swathes of searing red flames burning everywhere. The ground had already half melted, and bubbles rose from it from time to time.
Ahead of the hills lay an enormous lake of magma. The magma here was golden, and flames surged over its surface, likewise golden in color.
Over a hundred Scarlet Flame Beasts darted excitedly up and down across the magma lake, absorbing the golden flames. The auras they gave off were actually growing stronger at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Yet even the strongest of these Scarlet Flame Beasts was only at the late True Immortal stage. The Taiyi-stage Super Crimson Flame Beast was nowhere to be seen.
On the far side of the magma lake grew patches of crimson lotuses, two or three hundred in all, forming a dazzling sea of flowers. These were indeed Earthcore Fire Lotuses.
Suspended in the center of this sea of flowers was an enormous mass of golden flames, over a hundred feet tall and vaguely spherical. Whatever lay inside, divine sense could not penetrate it.
The enormous fireball kept contracting and expanding like the heart of a living creature. Each contraction and expansion unleashed a tremendous suction force, drawing away great quantities of the golden flames over the magma.
At the sight before them, Shen Luo and the others wore expressions of mingled delight and concern. They were delighted that there were indeed so many Earthcore Fire Lotuses here, but concerned that the Scarlet Flame Beasts were more numerous and stronger than they had expected.
Most importantly, the Super Crimson Flame Beast was still nowhere to be seen, and no