Elsewhere in the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons, within a crimson magma lake, the instant the power of starlight and moonlight descended, the entire lake boiled violently. Immediately afterward, a Vermilion Bird a full hundred li across flew out of the magma lake. Scorching magma slowly dripped from its feathers, while crimson flames several li high sprang up around its body. The moment the Vermilion Bird shot into the sky, it spread its wings wide. Towering crimson flames covered a thousand li around it, and beneath each wing, half of a striking star mark appeared. The star marks shone with starlight amid the crimson flames. As the Vermilion Bird's crimson flames filled that starlight, they took on the form of stars.
"Who? Who is it?!" The Vermilion Bird beat its wings, swallowing the power of starlight and moonlight for several thousand li with its crimson flames as it let out a shrill cry. "Who is so bold as to seize the chance to become a Great Sage before Zhu Mei? Damn it... This Sage will absolutely not spare him!"
However, like the Black Armored Dragon, the Crimson Flame Vermilion Bird had barely begun to fly before stopping in midair. Tilting its head to look at the Big Dipper in the sky, it cried out in bewilderment, "That's not right! In the entire Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons, aside from Zhu Mei, who might approach the Great Sage position within a hundred thousand years, who else could enter the Great Sacred Hall at this time? This is truly strange!"
"Oh no, that's not right! This... this does not seem to be an ordinary Great Sage..." As though suddenly realizing something, the Crimson Flame Vermilion Bird looked up at the starry sky again and shrieked, "How did the Big Dipper