Entering the Ruins, the Soul Infant Demon Tree

At Xiao Yan's command, delight gradually spread across Zi Yan's little face.

For Zi Yan's safety, Xiao Yan did not let the girl go off on her own this time. He kept her by his side so he could protect her at any moment.

Xiao Yan looked ahead. Beyond the distant peaks and clouds loomed an enormous, indistinct shape.

From where they stood, it resembled an ancient beast crouched amid the Bone Sea, giving off a chilling aura.

Without wasting words, he took Zi Yan and flew toward it.

As they drew closer, they finally saw the behemoth in full.

It was a crimson hall as large as a mountain. Beside it, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan looked like ants.

Yao Lao was deeply shaken by the sight. "As expected of something left by a Dou Sheng Expert. What grandeur!"

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

"A place this big must have plenty to loot!" Zi Yan licked her lips, her face alight with excitement.

What Zi Yan enjoyed most was searching for treasures with Xiao Yan. She did not care nearly as much about what they found.

Perhaps sensing their presence, the ground began to tremble a few minutes later, and a tremendous rumble came from the hall.

The massive stone door, sealed for who knew how many years, slowly rose to reveal a passage behind it.

"Let's go!" Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan, eager to get moving.

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. In a flash, he flew into the passage with her.

They had barely entered when everything around them turned crimson. Red-hot lava and eerie blue pillars of flame erupted around them.

The lava and fire pillars burned at terrifying temperatures and carried immense destructive force.

An ordinary person would likely have been reduced to ashes on