The world in the fourth layer was still crimson red, but this red was completely different from the third layer. The third layer was dyed red by blood, but the fourth layer was illuminated by flames!
The entire sky looked as if it was burning. The moment Su Ming stepped into the fourth layer, a scorching hot gust of wind spread through the world.
There was a sea of fire burning on the ground, and within that sea of fire was a mountain. That mountain stood tall, but it still looked like it was surrounded by the sea of fire. Thick smoke rose into the sky from the top of the mountain.
This was a volcano!
The mountain was shaped like a ring, and there was a person sitting at the edge of the mountain. That person was a middle-aged man. He was incredibly handsome, and as he sat there, it was as if he did not know what heat was.
His hair was red, and it was a fiery red. His clothes were also red, and they looked as if they were burning.
The instant Su Ming stepped into the fourth layer, that person lifted his head. There was a mark of fire at the center of his brows, and the hint of a smile appeared at the corners of his lips. However, that smile looked incredibly evil and strange.
The moment he saw Su Ming, flames burned in his eyes, as if his pupils were burning.
"Long time no see." A hoarse voice tumbled out of his mouth slowly. As his voice spread through the area, the sea of fire in the world roared and burned even more furiously.
Su Ming stood in midair and looked at the man in red with a calm expression.
"It has indeed been a long time, He Feng."
The moment Su Ming said He Feng's name, the man in red lifted his head and laughed loudly. There was a hint of arrogance and madness in his laughter.
He was He Feng!
He was Su Ming's first opponent in Han Mountain City. The two of them fought against each other until they became He Feng's servants, until he betrayed them during the great war between the Shamans and Berserkers. Now, twenty years had passed, and the two of them met once again in Heaven Gate!
"He Feng … It's been a long time since I've heard anyone call me He Feng …" He Feng's smile became even more evil. He looked at Su Ming, and as he laughed, he slowly stood up. He stood on the volcano and swung his arm.
"Right now, I am Heaven Gate's Right Messenger. I am … the Duke of the Fire Berserker, who controls the lives and deaths of countless people!" When He Feng spoke, he swung his right arm, and the volcano behind him immediately erupted with a bang. A large amount of magma gushed out, and black smoke swept through the sky, causing the world to become even hotter.
In the midst of the explosion, Su Ming also saw some black skeletons within the magma. Some of them were old, and some of them were young, and they were rapidly being crushed …
"In order to welcome you, I turned the fourth level into a sea of fire. I slaughtered all the tribes who were prepared to help you with the power of their entire clan, turning their bodies into sacrifices to the flames.
Because only this kind of world is worthy of my status as the Marquis of the Fire Barbarians. Only this kind of world is worthy of the battlefield between you and me! "As He Feng spoke, he took a step forward.
"I am the Fire Berserker!" When he said those words, he formed a seal with his right hand and pointed at the ground. Immediately, the sea of fire on the ground surged into the sky. As it tumbled about, all the flames charged towards Su Ming.
Once he pointed at the ground, he pointed at the sky. In an instant, the sky burned, and as the flames on the ground roared, they too swept towards Su Ming.
Su Ming's expression remained calm. Not many changes could be detected on his face. He looked at the arrogant He Feng coldly and shook his head.
"You're not worthy of being my opponent." Su Ming lifted his right hand, and the moment the flames of the world surged towards him from all directions, he seized the air with his right hand.
The moment he seized the air, the sea of fire around him immediately shuddered and tumbled towards Su Ming's palm. The sea of fire behind him swept past his body once it submerged him. From the distance, this scene was incredibly shocking. The endless sea of fire seemed to be under Su Ming's control as it gathered towards his right hand.
At that moment, Su Ming's existence made him the king of fire. As the sea of fire gathered together, it turned into a gigantic fireball on Su Ming's palm.
That fireball burned with loud rumbling sounds. Su Ming lifted it up with his right hand and looked at He Feng coldly.
He Feng's face was ferocious. A strange glint appeared in his eyes and a cold sneer appeared on his lips.
The moment that sneer appeared, a human face suddenly popped up on the fireball that seemed to be under Su Ming's control. That face belonged to He Feng. He opened his mouth wide, and as if the fireball had been split in half, he opened his mouth to devour Su Ming.
This was a sign that there was willpower contained within the fire. Su Ming lifted his head and looked at He Feng's gaping mouth, then at the burning fireball on his body.
"You managed to fuse willpower into the fire? Not bad. You've indeed been very serious over the years, but …" Su Ming said calmly. The moment the fireball closed in on him, he lifted his right hand and clenched it.
With that one clench, the gigantic fireball that was less than five feet away from Su Ming shuddered, and in the blink of an eye, it exploded with a bang before Su Ming.
As it exploded, a large amount of the sea of fire tumbled backwards, but not a single flame touched Su Ming. He stood in the middle of the collapsing fireball and looked at He Feng before shaking his head.
"... It still won't work."
He Feng's pupils shrank. With a low growl, he leapt up. While in midair, the robes on his back were immediately torn to reveal a pair of black wings. As they flapped, flames surrounded them. He formed a seal with his hands, and when he looked at Su Ming, a brutal look appeared on his face. As he formed those seals, he pushed his hands forward.
"It still won't work? Wings of Fire! " As he growled and pushed forward, he bit the tip of his tongue and coughed out a mouthful of blood. Once that blood appeared, it started burning and gathered together to turn into a Wings of the Moon!
However, this Wings of the Moon was surrounded by flames. There was a brutal look in its eyes, and it let out a roar. Its body was formed by He Feng's blood and was born from flames. Once it appeared, as it roared, many of its kind immediately appeared around it. In the blink of an eye, there were nearly a hundred of these Wings of the Moon before He Feng.
As He Feng pointed at Su Ming, these Wings of the Moon roared and charged towards him.
A ferocious smile appeared on He Feng's lips. He was confident that he had already left Su Ming's control and had completely turned into a Fire Berserker. During the past twenty years, he had been constantly hoping that he would meet Su Ming again. He wanted to let Su Ming know that he, He Feng, was the only Fire Berserker in the world!
Even if this Fire Berserker came from Su Ming, He Feng was confident that he was the best!
Being able to fuse his will into the flames and turn the Wings of the Moon that were loyal to Su Ming into flames showed the source of He Feng's confidence in himself. He believed that he could definitely kill Su Ming and end the grudge between them in the past!
At the same time the Wings of the Moon flew out and charged towards Su Ming, He Feng also took a step forward. Flames appeared out of nowhere around his body and surrounded him, turning into a Wings of the Fire Moon that was 1,000 feet in size. It enveloped He Feng within it, causing He Feng to turn into one of those wings!
Su Ming remained calm in the face of He Feng's various changes in the Fire Berserker Art. At that moment, he lifted his right hand slowly and lowered his head to look at his palm, at the lines on it.
'You don't know what a true Fire Berserker is. You don't know how the Fire Berserker was born. In the end … you're still not good enough.' Su Ming clenched his right hand, and when he opened it, three pearls appeared on his palm.
The moment the three pearls appeared, the hundred Wings of the Moon that were closing in on him suddenly shuddered and exploded with a bang, turning into an endless amount of flames that charged towards Su Ming's right hand.
The change in the Wings of the Moon stunned He Feng, and the moment he did so, he discovered to his shock that the Wings of the Moon that were 1,000 feet in size were becoming incredibly unstable. Before he could react to it, the Wings of the Moon that were formed by his body erupted with a bang and turned into flames once again, charging towards the three pearls on Su Ming's palm.
The instant He Feng saw the three pearls in Su Ming's hand, he felt as if his soul was about to leave his body. The moment that feeling appeared, he discovered to his shock that he seemed to have lost all connection with the world!
It was as if he was rejected by the world, as if the fire that was originally so familiar with him had suddenly become a stranger.
And all of this was because of the appearance of the three pearls in Su Ming's hand!
The fire in the world charged towards the three pearls on Su Ming's palm with loud rumbling sounds. In an instant, once all the flames were absorbed by the three pearls, there was no longer any sea of fire in the world. Even the volcano shuddered and looked as if it had been extinguished. Not a single wisp of fire could be seen.
"What is fire? Why do you want me? Why do you want to control fire? You haven't even figured out these questions, and you dare call yourself a Fire Berserker before me?" Su Ming clenched his fist and put away the three pearls before looking at He Feng coldly.
Right up till the end, Su Ming did not attack. He simply allowed He Feng to cast all sorts of divine abilities as if he was watching a clown. At that moment, He Feng's face turned pale under his gaze, and madness appeared in his eyes.
"Impossible! I'm the Fire Berserker! I'm the real Fire Berserker!" He let out a low growl and moved. Just as he was about to continue casting his divine abilities, Su Ming shook his head.
"You're not a Fire Berserker, and neither am I, because my Life … does not lack fire!" Su Ming took a step forward and swung his right hand forward. With that one swing, a violent gust of wind immediately appeared out of nowhere before He Feng and turned into a whirlwind that exploded the moment it touched He Feng. It turned into a loud boom that surged into the sky, causing He Feng to cough out blood and stagger a few steps backwards. He, who was rejected by the flames, could no longer feel any trace of fire.
"I am a Fire Berserker! I have given my life and everything to the fire in the world! In this world, I am the most devoted person to fire! I am … the real Fire Berserker!" As He Feng coughed out blood, a ferocious look appeared on his face. He did not care about the injuries on his body and lifted his head to roar. As he roared, he did not have much intelligence left. The only thing left in his mind was an unwillingness to admit defeat and a will that surged into the sky!
He had always believed that he was the real Fire Berserker. For the past twenty years, he had been accompanied by fire. This was the reason why he stood above everyone else and obtained his current status. Yet at that moment, right before Su Ming, he had been stripped of his right to use fire. This was something he could not accept. This was something that drove him mad!
As he roared, a wisp of … fire was born on his body in this world that did not have any flames!
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