Countless streams of magma broke through the transparent wall and spilled into the Abyss, like a heavenly river of flame cascading from the sky.
Even though the Nether River had burned into a catastrophe that day and the earth shook and mountains trembled, many inhabitants of the Netherworld still noticed this magnificent, beautiful sight. Yet none saw the red carp burst out of the river of fire and vanish into the night.
The Netherworld was dim and the night hazy, but flames were everywhere. At that moment, the Fire Carp was like a splash raised in the Nether River, barely perceptible.
White True Person stood atop the Fire Carp's head, her hands clasped behind her back, looking at the black cliffs downstream along the Nether River with a slight arch of her brows.
Among those cliffs lay countless Nether Department soldiers poisoned to death by green smoke. On the high terrace stood a colorless tree, and a great Buddha sat quietly watching the surging Nether River.
Sensing the aura coming from that great Buddha, the Fire Carp said in utter terror, "Who is that now?"
"Cao Yuan," White True Person said.
Over a hundred years ago, when the Fire Carp had taken Tong Yan in, it had spoken with him at length about the state of the Cultivation World and knew this name. Shocked, it said, "Why has he come down here too? Have you come to kill him, True Person?"
"Even after his two successive battles today, killing him would not be so easy," White True Person said. "Besides, he has rendered so many services to the Human Race. Why kill him?"
The Fire Carp thought that however high her cultivation realm might be, how could she dare act so arrogantly before that Buddha and speak like this... As