Wait a minute, where is my master?

The sea of fire descended quite abruptly.

So abruptly that the Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion instinctively resorted to the Water Escape Technique to flee for his life.

So abruptly that the foul creatures trapped within the Sea Eye, unable to escape, first reacted by attempting to snuff out the flames with their overwhelming numbers.

But within the span of a breath, they realized they had made a grave mistake.

Countless foul creatures, converging like dark clouds over the flames, evaporated into wisps of white vapor the moment they touched the fire.

Suddenly, the region engulfed by the sea of fire seemed wrapped in an ethereal "immortal mist."

"Sss~"

"Sss~"

These soft hissing sounds kept rising.

Realizing the fire was as untouchable as the Golden Thunderbolts of old, the foul creatures began to retreat into the surrounding darkness like ebbing tides.

The young Taoist waved his hand to disperse the mist before him and then frowned as he surveyed his surroundings.

He noticed two issues.

Firstly, in his original vision, the flames conjured by the Fire Condensing Skill should have spread like flesh-boring maggots, eventually scouring the entire Nine Provinces Sea Eye of all foul creatures.

But as he saw it now...

The intensity of the fire seemed a tad too strong.

The creatures were vaporized before the flame could even spread, allowing a large portion to escape.

Secondly, why did the burnt foul creatures smell like chive pockets?

The smell wasn't distinct when he had burned only a few at the entrance earlier, but now, with a certain quantity incinerated, the aroma of chive pockets became increasingly evident.

Surrounded by the bizarre scent.

Jin Xu held his breath in silence, then, with a sense of resignation, activated the Fire Condensing Skill once again.

This time, instead of just gathering a sea of flames, fires spontaneously erupted in every location, every corner of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye.

The foul creatures that thought they had avoided their fiery fate by retreating were caught unawares,

mercilessly licked clean by endless serpents of flame.

In an instant, the entirety of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye glowed a fiery red, the unending white smoke tormented and twisted by the blaze.

The massive barrier meant to serve as a seal, upon facing the intense heat of the flames, emitted a clear sound of shattering, then suddenly crumbled.

Finding the Sea Eye's seal broken, the laws of Heavenly Dao within the Nine Provinces Realm instinctively sought to issue a stronger warning to the cultivators within the realm.

But halfway through the warning, it stopped.

For the Heavenly Dao noticed that although the Sea Eye's seal was breached, it seemed as though the foul creatures inside had also vanished.

...

Above the East Sea.

The Ancestor from Kunlun Immortal Palace, Jin Xu, racing at breakneck speed, suddenly perceived an intensifying alarm from the Heavenly Dao, his heart sinking.

Known for his decisiveness, he bit the tip of his tongue, choosing to burn a portion of his essence blood to increase his Escape Technique's speed.

But no sooner had he burned his essence blood than he found...

The Heavenly Dao's warning disappeared!?

The disquiet that had been lingering in his heart had also disappeared!?

Jin Xu: "?????"

...

Within the remnants of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye.

Jin Xu swept the area with his Spiritual Sense, ensuring there were no stragglers left, then stepped forward, flashing out of range of the "immortal mist."

There was no other reason but the overpowering stench of chive pockets.

Even though he held his breath, he could still sense the smell trying to invade his nostrils.

Having left the range of the "biological weapon," the young Taoist turned his head to discern the direction and continued to activate the Dry Land Onion Escape Skill.

Before this, the Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion had used the Water Escape to flee, and Jin Xu was aware of it. However, the opponent had not escaped beyond the range of his Spiritual Sense, so Jin Xu did not pay much heed to it.

But now, on closer inspection, the opponent seemed to have run to a very interesting place.

...

Near the entrance of the Deep Sea Abyss.

The Elder Pavilion Master, exerting her Water Escape to the fullest, desperately trying to flee, suddenly noticed that a huge golden light ball had abruptly appeared on her escape route.

!!!

The Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion was shocked and extremely horrified.

"Could this child actually track down my Water Escape route and set up an ambush here in advance?"

She instantly stopped her Escape Technique, halting just in front of the golden light ball to avoid collision, with a look on her face as if she was seeing threats in every bush and tree.

Once she had gathered her wits, the Elder Pavilion Master then realized that the person standing on the floating ice on top of the light ball was not Taoist Jin Xu.

It was her two previously defeated subordinates and some other insignificant characters.

"Glub glub glub!"

On the floating ice.

Senior Sister Mi, still not burned away and tied up in a spread-eagle position by the Spiritual Power tentacles, showed a look of surprise on her face when she suddenly saw her sect's Ancestor appear outside the golden Spiritual Power Light Ball.

She had even forgotten that she was being physically muted.

It wasn't until she had drunk the water bubble on her head a bit smaller that she realized she should have used mental transmission instead.

"Ancestor, this place..."

However, before Senior Sister Mi could finish her mental message, she saw the Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion, who was like a lifeline in her mind, slightly turn aside, bypassing the golden Spiritual Power Light Ball and continued flying away into the distance.

"Glub! (Ancestor, you haven't rescued your disciple yet, come back!)"

Desperate, Senior Sister Mi opened her mouth and took another big gulp of water.

Subsequently, she saw her own Elder Pavilion Master seemed to have heard the cries of her heart, flying back again.

"That's great, I knew the Ancestor wouldn't ignore me. Now that the Ancestor is here, those cultivators on the floating ice and that mysterious little Taoist who left are going to meet their end!"

"Eh, no… Why does it seem like the Ancestor is flying back upside down?"

Senior Sister Mi was fantasizing about being saved and Jin Xu and the others kneeling to beg for mercy in front of her and the Elder Pavilion Master.

Suddenly, she realized that things seemed a bit different from her beautiful fantasy.

"Thump!"

The Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion slammed heavily against the Spiritual Power Shield, a series of runes appeared on her body, and a stream of black blood immediately flowed from her mouth.

Looking at the distance now.

Jin Xu put down his left leg that he had raised as if he had just kicked something.

His gaze fixated on the Elder Pavilion Master sticking to the Spiritual Power Shield, as Golden Thunder Arc started flickering in his right hand.

"Three, two, one."

The little Taoist muttered to himself in his heart.

Not far away, the Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion, with a look of terror on her face, glanced at him and indeed, as he counted to one, she quickly detached from the Spiritual Power Shield and flew out in the opposite direction of Jin Xu.

"Boom!!!"

The Elder Pavilion Master sensed that the little Taoist had not moved and felt somewhat puzzled.

But the next second, she heard a huge resonating sound come from the sky.

As she flew and looked up, she only saw a giant Golden Thunderbolt as thick as ten men crashing down from above!

"I..."

Before she could finish speaking, the lightning completely swallowed the Elder Pavilion Master of White Emperor Pavilion and smashed her deep into the sea bed.

After a while, there was regretfully no fountain that appeared on the sea surface.

However...

A huge column of magma instead shot up into the sky.

Jin Xu's strike.

Seemed to have caused an eruption of a submarine volcano.