The woman with the coldness of the abyss stopped at the edge of the island. After a moment of hesitation, she made her way through the jungle and arrived before Li Qingshan.
She was all alone. Her magnificent, silken dress and noble crown of ice clashed with the atmosphere of the hut in the woods. When the sunlight landed on her, it seemed to become cold, losing its original warmth.
Just when Li Qingshan was about to say something, Ru Xin walked out of the hut. The scorching, furious aura truly demonstrated her bloodline as a fire devourer.
"What are you doing here?"
"I didn't think you'd return here," Gongyuan sighed.
"What, you still want to chase me out?" Ru Xin sneered as flames burned in her eyes.
Gongyuan was speechless. After quite a while, she said softly, "Apologies, that's not the outcome I want to see. I originally thought you could leave the south, the territory of Fire Melt mountain, and start over in a new place …"
The South sea was vast, but it could not contain them. A fire devourer, a traitor, and a detestable mongrel.
Her apology and explanation seemed to take Ru Xin by surprise. She was left speechless for a moment.
"I can compensate you. After all, you're my …" Gongyuan took a step forward.
"Shut up!" Ru Xin gradually recovered her composure. "I don't need your compensation. You can't compensate me with anything, nor do we have any relationship. I won't take revenge against the Merfolk only because that's not what my mother wants to see. Go, your majesty. This is my home. It's not a place you should come to."
"Fine then!" Gongyuan did not hope to be forgiven. Instead, it would be more accurate to say that if she was forgiven so easily, it would instead make it even more difficult for her to calm down. She recovered her cold and arrogant demeanor and said to Li Qingshan, "Don't forget about ten days from now."
"I'll just wait." Li Qingshan sat down again and fiddled with the jar with his head lowered. The jar was very delicately made. There were beautiful, colourful paintings on it, like a totem mural. It depicted three figures, two large and one small, holding hands as they stood. Although there was no expression on his face, he seemed very happy and serene.
After Gongyuan left, Ru Xin smiled bitterly and said, "I've really embarrassed myself today."
"You're not as funny as usual today. Why are you still standing there like a fool? Hurry up and tidy up the room. Women should be more diligent!" Li Qingshan said without raising his head, as if he was the head of a family ordering his wife.
Ru Xin was about to kick Li Qingshan, but she stopped halfway. Li Qingshan held the clay pot in front of his face and said, "Be careful, if you break it, I won't be able to compensate you!"
Ru Xin snatched the earthen jar and returned to the house. She spent some effort to tidy up the house. The windows were bright and the tables were clean and spotless. All the painted earthen jars of various sizes were neatly arranged.
She placed her hands on her waist and examined it with satisfaction. Suddenly, a ball of flame ignited in her palm. With a light toss, it flew out and spread rapidly. The flames soon connected into a large area and devoured the place called "home".
Crackle, crackle, the furniture burned and the utensils broke.
Her face was illuminated by the firelight. She stared at this scene in a daze, her expression constantly changing.
If one looked carefully, they would see that it was only the flickering of the firelight. Her expression was still like a jade sculpture.
Li Qingshan gently embraced her. She murmured, "Qingshan, as a cultivator, you can't be too emotional! They are talented and should have a very long lifespan and a very long road … "
"Then wouldn't you be gone?"
"I'd rather not have me. If not for me …"
"Do they regret it?" Li Qingshan interrupted.
"No." Ru Xin thought for a moment.
"Then it's settled. As for feelings or not, it's all nonsense. It's just that they aren't strong enough!"
Li Qingshan did not believe that there was any supreme truth in the world that could restrict all living beings. He did not believe that "good people will be rewarded", just like he did not believe that "good people will not be rewarded". Since there was no such truth, why not forget all worries, follow his own will, and stride forward?
"Alright, let's just say you're right!"
"But then we can only fight in the wild!" Li Qingshan said in a rather regretful manner.
The corner of Ru Xin's eye twitched. She resisted the urge to curse.
By now, the hut had already completely turned into a torch. The flames constantly extended towards the sky.
Li Qingshan stomped down gently with his right foot, leaving behind a deep footprint. The power of tremors silently penetrated the island. With a great rumble, the volcano erupted violently like never before. Boiling lava sprayed high into the air, sprinkling across the entire island. Very soon, the entire island was set ablaze.
He had already unfurled his phoenix wings, flying off with Ru Xin in his arms. Then he sighed. "Now, we don't even have a place to fight in the wild. Cough, cough, maybe I'm a crude person, so I don't really understand emotions that are too delicate. Compared to remembering my deceased family, I still prefer making my enemies suffer ten times, a hundred times the pain. What do you think? "
"That's right!" Ru Xin's eyes became determined from hatred. She gazed in the direction of Fire Melt mountain.
On the main peak of Fire Melt mountain, the three Fire Devouring Kings stood in the crater of the volcano, gulping in the flames and rapidly recovering their strength.
A while later, Zhu Fen opened his eyes first and muttered "Li Qingshan" viciously. He was tempted to go to Savage mountain right now and reduce everything to ashes.
Zhu Zai advised, "There's no need to panic, king Fen. Perhaps that Li Qingshan has already been killed by the King of Southern Yue. He came from the Green province after all. I refuse to believe the King of Southern Yue will just watch as an enemy like him matures!"
Zhu Yan also said, "Our priority right now is still to deal with the Merfolk of the South sea. Originally, I thought we could kill Gongyuan and Ji Changfeng by taking them by surprise, but I never thought we'd expose the Divine Fire tablets and make them cautious."
"Hmph, cautious? They still haven't witnessed the true power of the Divine Fire tablets! This time, it's because Li Qingshan pulled some sort of trick and trapped the fire god, but it's also because your control over the Fire Tablet of Man is still lacking. The fire god only has the appearance, not the inside. He can't summon fire god Zhurong's soul sense, nor can he wield it freely and become one with it. "
My flames of heaven and the disaster king's flames of earth are much weaker too, or the situation would be completely different. Once we completely comprehend the three divine glyphs on the Divine Fire tablets, we won't even need to launch sneak attacks anymore. We'll directly slaughter our way into the Crystal palace and burn those damned Merfolk to ashes! "
Zhu Zai and Zhu Yan both expressed their agreement, devoting themselves to the comprehension of the Divine Fire tablets.
At the same time, the fire devourers below the mountain played around in the rivers of lava as they absorbed the flames of the earth to cultivate.
Fire devourers were just like their name. They did not eat anything, only eating flames. However, flames of the earth were only one of them. They could also set various items alight to taste flames with different flavours. They even had cooking methods similar to humans, setting various items alight together to create special flavours.
As a result, fire devourers liked to set things on fire very much. Just this aspect alone made it impossible for them to establish a close connection with the Banyan Tree King like the Shadow palace.
However, the flames of the earth were still the most important. They were equivalent to the staple food of humans.
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