"What, you're scared now?" The woman smiled smugly.
Then she added, "But don't worry. My father is in charge of the preliminary rounds.
I can have him match you against some weaker people, so you can last a few more rounds."
Hearing her words, Xu Zimo shook his head and laughed.
He could tell that the woman bore no ill intent.
She was merely somewhat spoiled and willful; she was not a bad person.
"What's your name?" Xu Zimo asked.
"This young lady doesn't change her name when walking, nor her surname when sitting.
I am Liu Huohuo," the woman declared proudly.
"Why are you asking my name?
Don't tell me you've fallen for me?
This young lady's future husband must be a hero who stands tall between heaven and earth."
"Fallen for you?"
Xu Zimo shook his head and said, "If gods exist in this world, then I am the lord of all gods.
If demons exist, then I am the king of all demons.
Do you think I would take a fancy to a little girl still smelling of her mother's milk?"
"Who are you calling a little girl still smelling of her mother's milk?" Liu Huohuo puffed out her chest and said proudly.
"I'm already eighteen. By all rights, I'm old enough to marry."
"Oh, so because no one wanted you, you're still a single dog," Xu Zimo said with sudden understanding, nodding.
"You're talking nonsense! The people who came to propose to me could wear down my threshold.
It's just that my standards are high," Liu Huohuo said fiercely.
Along the way, the two bickered back and forth, and Xu Zimo was not bored.
At last, they arrived at the entrance to the Chaos Fire Domain.
This place was an active volcano.
Erupting flames constantly shot