Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Hai had already made up their minds, so Ma Xiaotao's displeasure made no difference.
Ma Xiaotao strode up to Jiang Hai, her tall figure looming before him. She held his head between her palms, stared into his eyes, and said fiercely, "If anything happens to you, brat, I'll make you regret it!"
"I know, Sister Xiaotao!" Jiang Hai felt a little touched. He pulled free of her hands, and with a clang, the Bronze Coffin crashed down beside him. Two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, rose from beneath his feet as he dragged the coffin into the valley.
The valley was filled with scorching heat, and the smell of sulfur hung in the air. A source of earth vein fire lay beneath it, which was why the fire-loving Divine Fire Demon Apes had chosen to settle here.
Soon, Jiang Hai saw his first Divine Fire Demon Ape. It was a humanoid ape that stood upright, a little over two meters tall, with fiery-red fur covering its entire body. Strands of fur gleamed gold and red in the sunlight, giving it an extraordinarily majestic appearance.
Perhaps Jiang Hai had been too conspicuous, swaggering in while dragging a bronze coffin. The Divine Fire Demon Ape quickly spotted him, let out a piercing screech, and charged, closing in like a flashing streak of fire.
This was a thousand-year Divine Fire Demon Ape, probably around two thousand years old. Before, Jiang Hai might have found it troublesome, but after absorbing his second soul ring, both his soul power and his physique had undergone a transformation. His strength had increased considerably.
Purple light bloomed from his second soul ring, and a glazed mirror appeared within his mind. A ball of fire seemed to be reflected on its surface, rapidly