"Ah, enough, enough, that's really enough. There's barely anywhere left to stand."
Yang Yi deactivated his Flame Body form and stood at the bow like a length of cracked charcoal, using his tongue to decline the "food" these Fire Worship Cult believers had brought him.
There was simply too much of it. All of it was charred, burnt black, unidentified stuff whose original species could barely be recognized. It nearly filled the entire ship, as well as the space inside the Molten Giant Worm Ring, and quite a lot had even piled up on the deck.
Some of the food still had sparks clinging to it, as though it might catch fire again at any moment.
He had merely asked whether they had any food or means of transportation, and they had given him their largest ship, along with a hold stuffed with food-or "charcoal," if one preferred.
When it came to enthusiasm, these Fire Worship Cult believers really were... second to none!
"May your plan proceed smoothly, Lord Fire Bearer, and may you spread the Lord's mighty image throughout the world!"
Heitanba spoke from the shore, seemingly having become the leader of this group of Fire Worship Cult believers.
His appearance had also changed considerably from before. The "branches" sticking out of his body seemed to have come alive. Not only had they grown thicker, but he could even control them to extend and move, making him look even more like a tree.
Heitanba had personally carried aboard quite a lot of the "food."
As for Yang Yi, he had now become this group of Fire Worship Cult believers' spiritual icon, a legendary being.
Thus, when he asked for a ship and food, all the believers unanimously assumed that Lord Fire Bearer was setting off to spread the flame