"Is Chao Hun still there?" Demon Phoenix asked again.
"He has already left. You won't run into him for now," Huo Lian said. "Huang Xiao, if you want to kill Chao Hun, it isn't as though you have no chance. Improve your strength as quickly as possible. Once you're strong enough, what can't you accomplish?"
"Isn't Chao Hun still useful to you, Patriarch?" Huang Xiao asked.
"If you have the ability to kill Chao Hun, this old man will only be pleased," Huo Lian said.
"I will work hard," Huang Xiao said.
Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix finally learned their destination: the location shown on that fragmentary map.
Both of them looked forward to it somewhat. There would be good things waiting for them there.
Before long, Huang Xiao sensed something and gave a startled murmur.
"You noticed it," Huo Lian said with a faint smile.
"It's the aura of demonic qi," Demon Phoenix cried.
"It seems to be the aura of supreme demonic qi," Huang Xiao said with a frown.
"We're here. Just ahead," Huo Lian said, pointing forward.
Soon, Huo Lian brought Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix to the pool.
The water was pitch-black, its surface restless as countless bubbles seethed. After Huo Lian's earlier disturbance, the surface churned even more violently than when Chao Hun had been there.
When those bubbles burst, all they released was supreme demonic qi.
"Patriarch, what exactly is this place? How can there be such dense supreme demonic qi? It feels like another Supreme Demon Wall," Huang Xiao said, his face full of astonishment.
It would have been understandable if treasures containing supreme demonic qi had been left behind in certain places, but the aura before him was definitely comparable to that of the Supreme Demon Wall. Perhaps it still fell somewhat