Yellow Springs Volcano

Damian Black was meditating not far from her.

Lily Bai's memory was still stuck at last night's bonfire feast. She tried hard to recall how she ended up on Azure Flame's back, but just couldn't remember.

"Damian..." Lily called out.

Damian looked at her.

"Where are we? Looks like we're already out of the Primeval Demon Wilds..." Lily spotted some human towns on the ground below.

There were no humans in the Primeval Demon Wilds.

Damian: "Mm."

"I think I drank too much last night... I can't remember anything..." Lily said, rubbing her forehead. "Where are we going, anyway?"

"Yellow Springs Volcano."

"Yel—Yellow Springs Volcano?" Lily's eyes widened, instantly sobering up. "What are we going there for?"

Legend has it, beneath Yellow Springs Volcano lies the entrance to the Underworld.

The flames of Yellow Springs Volcano shoot up straight from Blazing Purgatory!

Those flames can burn not only an immortal's body, but even destroy the soul itself!

In other words... total soul annihilation!

The Demon Emperor replied, "What do you think?"

Lily Bai was silent for a long moment, then said, "...I nearly killed you, so now you want me utterly erased. I get your logic, but... Yellow Springs Volcano is really far from the Primeval Demon Wilds. You're busy, you've still got three realms to conquer, you really don't need to waste so much time on me!"

Damian said, "I just happen to have business there. It's on the way."

Lily Bai: "...But I still think... it's way too much trouble for you! How about I just handle it myself and end things here?"

She pulled out her storage pouch and fished out her Heavenly Blade.

Might as well just end myself!

If I end myself, at least my soul stays intact.

Eighteen years later, I’ll be a hero all over again!

Anyway, that's still better than total soul annihilation...

Damian didn't even lift an eyebrow, just said blandly, "Fine, saves me from your chatter on the way."

Lily Bai gritted her teeth and drew her sword.

For a split second, she really considered going through with it.

Then she saw Damian, totally relaxed, say to Azure Flame, "Azure Flame, when we get to Yellow Springs Volcano, you don't even need to land. I'll seal her soul and body, then just toss her down from above. Same effect."

Lily's grip on her sword suddenly loosened.

So even ending myself won’t get me off the hook?

"Weren't you going to end it yourself? What are you waiting for?" Damian asked.

Lily Bai took a deep breath, abruptly sheathed her sword, and said, "I just remembered... I should at least say a final goodbye to my family. Can I contact them?"

Damian replied, "You can."

"Really?" Lily clutched the rune talisman tightly in her hand.

It was a communication talisman linked to Luna Lian.

Luna Lian was her close friend, and among everyone Lily knew, she had the highest cultivation.

She was a Saint Maiden.

If she asked Luna Lian for help, maybe there was still a slim chance to survive.

"Of course it's real," Damian said. "You can say goodbye to whoever you want, say whatever you like."

Lily Bai: "So I can connect now?"

"Go ahead!" Damian lounged comfortably against Azure Flame's back, lightly patted her, and asked, "Ah Huo, did you eat enough divine prey yesterday?"