Time flew like a shuttle. Spring gave way to autumn, and before he knew it, several months had passed since Xiao Yan fell into the magma beneath Hell Road.
Within the magma, time scarcely had any meaning.
"You vile beast, come on! Let me see just how much strength you have!" At this point, it was a fight to the death. A vicious gleam flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes. He had already devoured four Heavenly Flames-why would he fear the three thousand burning flame?
"Roar!"
An enraged dragon roar suddenly rang out beneath the magma. A small fire dragon wreathed in purple-black flames slowly rose from Xiao Yan's mind, then coiled in midair and stared at him with icy eyes.
He was inside the three thousand burning flame's belly. It wanted to seize control here, possess Xiao Yan's soul, and devour him completely.
"Bang!"
An explosion rang out as an emerald-green flame barrier spread through the three thousand burning flame's interior. Within that barrier, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a lotus seat formed from green flames.
His body remained perfectly still. No matter how desperately the little fire dragon bombarded him from outside, he did not retaliate in the slightest.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Another pillar of purple flame shot from the little purple fire dragon's mouth and slammed into the emerald-green barrier. Ripples of energy immediately swept across it, but the attack still could not break through.
"Come out if you have the guts! Stop hiding in there like a turtle!"
"You spineless coward! Get out here!"
Unable to breach the flame barrier even after so long, and unable to affect Xiao Yan with its terrifying heat, the three thousand burning flame grew strangely agitated. It had discovered that as time passed, its strength was quietly dwindling as Xiao Yan