The Tooth Beasts that had been preparing to surround and attack the Nightmare Star were instantly engulfed in blazing fire.
A rapidly spinning Flame Top burst out of the pillar of fire, dragging the currents along and churning this stretch of sea into a muddle, forming a Death Vortex.
Every Tooth Beast in the area, regardless of size or species, was swept into the vortex, shredded to pieces, then burned to ashes.
Vast amounts of seawater spiraled upward with it, forming a deadly exclusion zone. Yet the Nightmare Star, Su Na, and the others within it remained unaffected. Aside from feeling the heat rushing toward them, they did not even sway.
That was because the layer of mucus on their bodies-or rather, the Abyss Potion-had taken effect. The currents washed over them without any force, as though actively moving aside.
"Yang Yi! And is that... Steam Island?"
Su Na exclaimed in surprise. She had not expected Yang Yi to make his entrance like this.
By then, Yang Yi had gradually stopped spinning, revealing his true form: an enlarged Flame Giant whose features looked exactly like his own.
At the center of his body was a molten column about fifteen kilometers long, resting within the Flame Giant like a skeleton. It was none other than the partially melted Steam Island, with scorching liquid metal continually sliding off its surface.
"Su Na, follow the plan!"
Yang Yi shouted, his voice astonishingly loud, audible across a vast surrounding area.
Then he controlled the Flame Giant, reaching both hands into its body, seizing Steam Island, and hurling it away with tremendous force.
When the molten Steam Island came into contact with the seawater, its metal surface hissed as though being quenched. As it vaporized the seawater, its temperature plummeted, and it gradually darkened. Finally,