Just as the smile on Qian Tong's face grew broader and broader, a sudden change occurred!
Shen Luo abruptly raised his head, a glint flashing through his eyes. His hand seals stopped, and he softly uttered a single word: "Go."
The moment his voice fell, Qian Tong saw a vast blaze of dazzling red light erupt before him. Clusters of crimson flames surged upward, blooming like impatiens.
He was startled at first, but soon realized that although the flames looked fiercely hot, they did not seem to give off any heat.
As he was puzzling over this, a slender tongue of flame suddenly shot upward, racing straight toward his eyes.
Qian Tong was instantly alarmed, and his Divine Soul trembled as though it had seen the most terrifying weapon. On instinct, he raised his hand and threw away the Pure Yang Sword Embryo.
Seeing this, Shen Luo moved his mind. Wrapped in crimson flames, the Pure Yang Sword Embryo immediately shot forward, grazing Qian Tong's side before piercing into the viscous black liquid.
As soon as the sword embryo arrived, the flames upon it ignited the viscous black liquid, burning a huge hole directly through it.
The sword embryo's forward momentum did not cease, and its flames continued to burn. The hole in the black mucus grew deeper and deeper, while the mucus wrapped around Shen Luo was also swept by the flames, turning into wisps of smoke and vanishing.
"This... is Red Lotus Karmic Fire?" Qian Tong finally came to his senses, a flicker of fear appearing in his eyes.
Such flames came from Underworld Purgatory and were especially effective against yin souls and ghostly creatures. They also posed a tremendous threat to a cultivator's Divine Soul. Should they carelessly invade one's Consciousness Sea, they would burn the Divine