The blazing sun hung high over the center of the Northern Corner of the Scorching Plains, which was like a vast fire pit. Fire Pillar Mountain, the only peak rising from it, stood closest to the sun.
Riding the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle above Fire Pillar Mountain, Mo Xie finally got a clear view of it.
There were hardly any living creatures on the mountaintop. Plants that thrived under scorching heat, however, grew so thickly that they covered nearly the entire flat summit.
Their crimson foliage spread like a dense carpet of autumn maples. Under the fierce sun, they looked like flames burning across the mountainside.
Each falling red leaf resembled a candle flame drifting slowly through the air. If a fierce gust swept past, those dancing sparks would fill the sky with breathtaking beauty!
"The mountaintop really is magnificent!"
Without lingering, Mo Xie had the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle beat its wings and fly straight toward the depths of Fire Cloud Forest.
Fire Cloud Forest was vast, but it still grew atop a mountain. Crossing it did not take long.
Soon, the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle reached the edge of the fiery forest. A rocky slope rose there, and at its crest stood a tall tree utterly unlike the Fire Cloud Trees.
The towering tree had no leaves. Countless twisting branches spread from its trunk, dividing again and again until they formed a graceful canopy even without foliage.
This was the Star Language Sky Tree, the divine tree of fire that nurtured elemental beings—the Flame Belles!
"Eek!"
As though it had sensed something terrifying, the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle suddenly grew agitated. Its narrow eyes fixed on the Star Language Sky Tree as it let out a low cry.
Under Mo Xie's care, it had reached Commander Level. Anything that could put it