Buzz—
Space hummed around Lu Chuan.
His feet finally touched the ground.
Dark Red Rock Ground stretched endlessly before him, its surface covered in dense, ancient patterns.
Magma flowed through its ravines, never cooling.
"So this is the entrance to Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion? It's nothing like I imagined."
He muttered to himself, then pressed on without lingering, exploring deeper within.
After crossing the churning Lava Valley, he soon saw two enormous stone doors.
The doors were tightly shut, their surfaces carved with countless mysterious patterns. An ancient pressure slowly spread from them.
There were also eight recesses in the doors, presumably where the Tou She Ancient God Jade belonged.
Before the doors lay an enormous dragon.
It was Zhu Kun, the unlucky soul sealed here.
But the moment Lu Chuan drew near, the scent of Zi Yan that clung to him reached Zhu Kun.
Zhu Kun jerked his massive head up. His mountain-sized gaze locked onto Lu Chuan from above, and a deafening dragon roar thundered out.
It was filled with fury and suspicion.
"Boy! Why do you smell like my daughter?!"
"You mean Zi Yan? She's with me now."
Those words struck like a bolt from the blue.
The old father's eyes reddened with rage, hot air streaming from his nostrils.
"ROAR!"
A vast golden torrent surged from Zhu Kun's jaws, carrying sharp, chaotic fragments of space.
Space shattered in its wake, and black cracks spread in every direction. But when the fragments struck the ground, the glowing inscriptions erased them.
Faced with the devastating attack rushing toward him, Lu Chuan's expression did not change. He slowly raised his left hand.
Boom!
The golden dragon breath struck an invisible barrier and split down the middle, surging away to either side.
Magma erupted high from the ravines