The instant the sea of fire froze, it was as though the entire world's breath had been twisted apart.
A moment later, it shattered.
Cracks spread across the chest of the Fire God's phantom, and the crimson sky began contracting inward.
The divine fire that had filled the world surged back like an ebbing tide, moving so fast it almost tore space apart.
The Fire God stood at the center of the fractured sky, looked down at the crack in his chest, and fell silent for half a breath.
"You... touched the core structure."
Qi Wu stood in the center of the sea of fire, his right fist still suspended in the air, his knuckles scorched white by the intense heat. He looked up, his gaze calm.
"You're making it sound too complicated."
"I just punched through it."
The Fire God gave no further reply.
He raised his hand.
The Flame World abruptly contracted.
All the divine fire gathered into a scarlet-gold core, floating before Qi Wu.
At that moment, a system notification appeared.
[God's Trial complete] [Reward settlement: God's Treasury unlocked]
The Flame World collapsed completely.
Space flipped over.
Three figures were pulled into another layer of space at the same time.
Jiang Qingyue stumbled as she landed. Gale braced herself against the ground with one hand, then looked up, only for the sight before her to steal her breath.
It was a treasury beyond description.
There were no walls, no vaulted ceiling.
Only countless clusters of light floating in the void.
Each cluster seemed to contain a complete divine law.
Fire, Thunder, space, life, destruction, causality...
It was like a divine universe that had been dismantled.
Jiang Qingyue spoke softly.
"So this is... God's Treasury?"
Qi Wu did not answer.
He raised his hand.
The Heaven-Burning