Shen Luo immediately lowered his head to look.
The water below, which had only just calmed, suddenly turned blood-red, and a scorching aura rose from the depths.
Immediately afterward, the entire body of water seemed to boil, bubbling with white steam. Clusters of flames, like blossoming red lotuses, rose from the lakebed and surged toward Shen Luo and Bai Ling.
Seeing this, Shen Luo immediately pulled Bai Ling into the air and flew toward the stretch of desert high above.
As they neared one of the peaks, a layer of dazzling five-colored light swept across them. Heaven and earth seemed to suddenly invert, and Shen Luo and Bai Ling involuntarily fell back toward the mountain.
Just as the two were about to land, the surroundings changed once more. Lush mountains and trees suddenly sprang up from the earth, swiftly concealing the desert and transforming it into a vibrant oasis in the blink of an eye.
A thunderous rumble erupted overhead. Shen Luo looked up to see the sky seeming to catch fire, turning entirely crimson as flames like fiery rain and shooting stars slanted down from the heavens, crashing toward the earth.
As the flames drew closer, the surrounding air became increasingly scorching. Shen Luo silently circulated the Nameless Art and waved his hand, drawing moisture from the void to spread a blue curtain of water above their heads.
The moment the water curtain formed, flames descended from all over the sky. They struck the blue curtain, stirring up waves upon waves of water. Vast amounts of moisture were vaporized by the fire, turning into thick white mist that obscured the sky.
Fortunately, the flames were not especially powerful. Once they fell into the water curtain, they were basically extinguished by the vapor.
After a long while, the roaring in