I Accept All Your Challenges

Beneath Youming Mu's mysterious, unfathomable smile, the two arrived at the summit of the largest volcano on the island.

The crater.

Molten lava brimming with immense fire-attributed energy surged up from the depths of the volcano. Though violent, it was exceptionally pure. Occasionally, enormous bubbles rose from the lava, only to burst moments later with a soft sound. With a bang, scorching lava shot out once more, as dazzling as a crimson firework.

Chen Mo looked down and swept his gaze around, but found no entrance.

Youming Mu smiled. "Take out the Fire Seal you obtained earlier."

Chen Mo did as instructed.

The moment he took out the Fire Seal, the flame emblem at its base abruptly shot forth a brilliant blaze of light, shining onto the boiling lava erupting from the crater.

At once, the entire volcano began to rumble and shake. Then, a crimson pillar of light surged up from the volcano's depths, piercing the heavens.

"This largest volcano will be your cultivation abode from now on. With the Fire Seal, you can control this volcano and command the Fire Pavilion's Pavilion Protection Formation. Take some time to familiarize yourself with it. Let's go."

With that, Youming Mu headed toward the crimson pillar of light first.

Chen Mo followed closely behind.

After entering the crimson pillar, Chen Mo found that the searing heat, which had felt as though it could incinerate him alive, had weakened greatly. The pillar had also separated the lava within the volcano.

The crimson pillar was like a passageway.

The two arrived at the bottom of the volcano.

It was a lake of lava. In its center stood a patch of land about ten zhang wide, upon which sat a pavilion. On the surface of the land, a massive formation could vaguely be seen