In the forest shrouded in poison miasma-or rather, a forest swarming with poisonous insects-agonized screams could still be heard from far away.
For a time, they plunged the forest into an atmosphere of chilling menace.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
Chen Xuan walked ahead of the others. With a slight movement of his palm, the bewitchingly vivid, scorching green lotus core flame appeared in the air. Astonishingly, the moment the flame emerged, the tiny poisonous insects surrounding them scattered as though frightened, leaving a clear, empty path.
"Heh!"
"Who would have thought these bugs were afraid of fire!"
Gu Yan chuckled at the sight.
"What Queen Medusa holds is no ordinary flame. Its color leans toward green, and its heat is tremendous. It should be the green lotus core flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."
Beside him, Gu Qingyang spoke quietly. "The power of heavenly flames can destroy heaven and earth. Even though this one ranks only nineteenth, dealing with these poisonous insects is more than within its abilities."
"Most poisonous insects possess cold, yin attributes. Naturally, they fear something as intensely yang and hot as a heavenly flame."
Chen Xuan turned his head slightly and looked at Gu Xun'er, who stood ahead of the others. He said slowly, "I have heard that the Gu Clan possesses the fourth-ranked golden emperor burning heaven flame. I never expected Miss Xun'er to be so gifted that she could subdue such a terrifying heavenly flame."
"The golden emperor burning heaven flame ranks fourth. Who knows how many times more powerful it is than my green lotus core flame."
Gu Xun'er smiled faintly at his words. "It was only luck. My clan had tamed it for many years, greatly reducing its wildness. Otherwise, even I would have struggled to subdue it."
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