Dense fire-attributed spiritual energy filled heaven and earth. The air was scorching and dry, and even the clouds in the sky resembled flames, colored red or yellow.
Massive volcanoes stood everywhere. Black smoke occasionally billowed from their craters, followed closely by vast floods of magma.
Yet this dangerous time was an opportunity many had awaited for a long while. The volcanoes spewed not only magma, but also numerous rare natural treasures nurtured deep within it.
Some sharp-eyed people, upon spotting rare spiritual plants or minerals, disregarded the magma raining down from the sky and charged forward with excited howls.
The Endless Fire Territory was born alongside fire and flourished because of it... Most people living here cultivated fire-attributed spiritual arts and possessed an exceptionally high tolerance for heat.
At the center of the continent, within an enormous volcano surrounded by countless others, one could follow a magma passage downward to reach a crimson world.
A viscous sea of magma flowed slowly. Suddenly, waves rose across its surface, and something as large as a mountain emerged from the magma before swiftly sinking again.
The entire sea of magma became turbulent. Enormous creatures flickered in and out of view beneath the molten surface. Sounds resembling dragon roars and phoenix cries echoed through the crimson world, rising and falling in long, melodious waves.
Boom...
An enormous dragon head, along with part of its body, rose from the magma.
Boom... Boom...
Two more identical creatures burst through the surface.
One of them charged at the first to emerge, and the two colossal creatures grappled together. They spread the phoenix wings on their backs to keep their balance, either ramming their heads into each other's bodies or clawing at one another, each trying to pin her opponent beneath her.
"Go! Go..."
The one watching from