The person inside the flame furnace muttered, "The Ice-fire Successor is so formidable—I'd love to know how strong the Sacred Flame Successor is."
"Who is the Sacred Flame Successor?" Ignace Blaze asked curiously.
The person in the furnace laughed, "As far as I know, it's a man, but his strength is quite low. It might take a while before the Sacred Flame is fully unsealed. When I see him someday, I'll let you know."
"Got it," Ignace nodded.
Then Ignace turned and left, leaving the person in the furnace muttering, "Evan Yang, Sacred Flame Successor... I wonder which is stronger, the Sacred Flame or Ice-fire?"
If Ignace had heard this, he would have been shocked—because the Ice-fire Successor is Evan Yang, and according to that person, the Sacred Flame Successor is also Evan Yang.
But no one knows this secret. Even the person in the furnace hasn't figured out the true origin of the Ice-fire Successor, so he doesn't realize the Sacred Flame Successor is Evan Yang—who is also the Ice-fire Successor.
Five hours passed quickly for Evan Yang and the others, and soon they gathered together again.
Everyone present knew Evan Yang was the Ice-fire Successor, but at this moment, Evan and Lena King only wanted to know where they would be training.
"Alright, everyone's here. Let's head out," Ignace said.
"That's right—when the seals on the elemental successors are undone, our mission will be complete," Lord Ridge said with a smile.
Ignace Blaze and Bianca King nodded. Each palace has its own purpose, and they all hope their successor will appear—meaning they're one step closer to fulfilling their mission.
As for Evan Yang and the other seven, they had already been teleported to a place—a vast green forest lay before their eyes.
As soon as the eight arrived, they split up. Liam Blaze and his two companions went one way, the three from the Earth Temple went another, while Evan Yang and Lena King stayed together. Seeing the others move with clear purpose, Evan asked curiously, “Have they been here before?”
“I don’t know—maybe their seniors or sectmates have been here before and told them what to expect,” Lena King replied.
“Did your sister tell you anything—like a route?” Evan asked curiously. “No, why? Didn’t she tell you?” Lena King said in surprise.
Once everyone understood, Ignace Blaze, Bianca King, and the Earth Temple Palace Lord had the eight of them stand on a platform. It seemed three of them had already planned this, and together they poured their power into the platform beneath the eight.
Evan Yang felt a bit frustrated. He only remembered that before the teleportation array activated, Bianca King had told him to make sure to protect her younger sister.
Seeing Evan Yang spaced out, Lena King said, “Don’t just stand there—they’ve all gone ahead! We should hurry, or the good stuff will be taken by them.”
“This place is divided into Twenty Layers—the deeper you go, the harder it gets. The easier areas up front have lower-quality treasures, and most of the good stuff was probably taken by previous visitors,” Evan Yang explained.
“What? So what do we do?” Lena King said, feeling frustrated.
“Let’s look for the entrance to the next layer,” Evan Yang replied after thinking it over.
Lena King didn’t understand much and could only rely on Evan Yang, so she let him lead the way.
To figure out which way to go, Evan Yang needed a landmark—otherwise he’d have no sense of direction. He also realized that divine sense was restricted here, so he had no idea how big the first layer was. He stood there, closed his eyes, and soon a flock of Phantom Spirit Birds appeared.
Seeing the Phantom Spirit Birds fly off, Evan Yang said, “Let’s head in the direction those people went—it probably leads to the next layer’s entrance.”
“Sounds good,” Lena King nodded, and followed Evan Yang’s instructions to head toward the direction Liam Blaze and his companions had taken.
After Liam Blaze and his companions left Evan Yang and the others behind, Darren Fang asked, “What should we do?”
“The Earth Temple team went ahead of us, so we can set up some traps before entering the second layer,” Liam Blaze said.
“Yeah,” Darren Fang and Easton Fang nodded, then continued toward the entrance to the second layer.
As for Evan Yang and Lena King, they walked together; about an hour later, Evan received information from the Phantom Spirit Birds and quickly found the entrance. He also discovered something amusing.
“Interesting,” Evan Yang said, showing a strange smile.
“What’s up?” Lena King asked curiously.
“This forest is pretty interesting—and the Fire Temple trio seem very familiar with the terrain. Looks like they’re waiting for us somewhere,” Evan Yang said with a smile.
“What are those guys up to this time?” Lena King said angrily.
“Don’t rush—we’re almost there,” Evan Yang said with a smile, then continued walking. As they went, he told Lena King not to stray more than five meters from him. Lena didn’t know why, but followed his instructions.
Evan Yang released a trace of Heaven-Cold aura, which formed a dome to protect himself and Lena King.
After a while, Evan Yang and Lena King reached a place surrounded by tall trees, with various flowers below. Seeing the flowers, Lena King was delighted and wanted to pick them—after all, girls like flowers—but Evan Yang said, “Don’t touch them; they’re poisonous.”
“What?” Lena King was startled and quickly withdrew her hand.
Curious, Lena King asked, “How did you know?” “I can sense it,” Evan Yang replied with a smile. Thanks to his Heaven-Cold aura, he could easily detect any toxins in the air or plants, so he warned her early to avoid unnecessary trouble.
“How do you sense it? That’s strange,” Lena King said skeptically.
“That’s a secret—just stay within five meters of me,” Evan Yang said. They continued walking, finding more strange flowers and tall trees, until a cave appeared ahead.
“Is this the entrance?” Lena King exclaimed.
“Yeah, that’s right,” Evan Yang said. “Great! Let’s hurry over,” Lena King said excitedly, eager to find treasures.
Evan Yang nodded, but stayed alert—his Phantom Spirit Birds had already returned some information, and he’d seen Liam Blaze and his companions scheming here.
Just as Evan Yang and Lena King were about to step into the cave, Evan suddenly pulled Lena back. She hadn’t realized what was happening when, suddenly, fire erupted from both sides of the entrance like fire snakes. If they’d been slower, they would have been engulfed.
“Sounds good,” Lena King nodded, and followed Evan Yang’s instructions to head toward the direction Liam Blaze and his companions had taken.
After Liam Blaze and his companions left Evan Yang and the others behind, Darren Fang asked, “What should we do?”
“The Earth Temple team went ahead of us, so we can set up some traps before entering the second layer,” Liam Blaze said.
“Yeah,” Darren Fang and Easton Fang nodded, then continued toward the entrance to the second layer.
As for Evan Yang and Lena King, they walked together; about an hour later, Evan received information from the Phantom Spirit Birds and quickly found the entrance. He also discovered something amusing.
“Interesting,” Evan Yang said, showing a strange smile.
“What’s up?” Lena King asked curiously.
“This forest is pretty interesting—and the Fire Temple trio seem very familiar with the terrain. Looks like they’re waiting for us somewhere,” Evan Yang said with a smile.
“What are those guys up to this time?” Lena King said angrily.
“Don’t rush—we’re almost there,” Evan Yang said with a smile, then continued walking. As they went, he told Lena King not to stray more than five meters from him. Lena didn’t know why, but followed his instructions.
Evan Yang released a trace of Heaven-Cold aura, which formed a dome to protect himself and Lena King.
After a while, Evan Yang and Lena King reached a place surrounded by tall trees, with various flowers below. Seeing the flowers, Lena King was delighted and wanted to pick them—after all, girls like flowers—but Evan Yang said, “Don’t touch them; they’re poisonous.”
“What?” Lena King was startled and quickly withdrew her hand.
Curious, Lena King asked, “How did you know?” “I can sense it,” Evan Yang replied with a smile. Thanks to his Heaven-Cold aura, he could easily detect any toxins in the air or plants, so he warned her early to avoid unnecessary trouble.
“How do you sense it? That’s strange,” Lena King said skeptically.
“That’s a secret—just stay within five meters of me,” Evan Yang said. They continued walking, finding more strange flowers and tall trees, until a cave appeared ahead.
“Is this the entrance?” Lena King exclaimed.
“Yeah, that’s right,” Evan Yang said. “Great! Let’s hurry over,” Lena King said excitedly, eager to find treasures.
Evan Yang nodded, but stayed alert—his Phantom Spirit Birds had already returned some information, and he’d seen Liam Blaze and his companions scheming here.
Just as Evan Yang and Lena King were about to step into the cave, Evan suddenly pulled Lena back. She hadn’t realized what was happening when, suddenly, fire erupted from both sides of the entrance like fire snakes. If they’d been slower, they would have been engulfed.