Chapter 3: Sister Zhen’s Might (Part 2)

Just like the roar of cannons in a past life, streams of magma burst forth from the volcano’s mouth, with some rocks and magma even reaching heights of several kilometers. Guo Shieru stretched out his phantom hand to push back a stream of magma heading toward his altar. He said, “Wow, I wonder what Sister Zhen has discovered?”

The ground began to collapse on a large scale, leaving everyone in awe. Qi Wuzhen’s strength left them utterly in admiration, far beyond their imagination. Guo Shieru and the others had seen Qi Wuzhen kill thousands of professionals with a single move, which still seemed somewhat manageable. But Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan found it terrifying—was this woman even human?

Amid the roaring sounds, thousands of square meters of ground collapsed, and massive amounts of magma rushed into the void, quickly forming a huge magma lake that continued to expand rapidly.

Then, a giant vortex appeared in the magma lake, drawing in the surrounding magma. The ground trembled violently as remaining land fragments shattered one by one. The magma lake expanded swiftly, soon reaching over ten thousand meters in diameter. The vortex on its surface grew deeper, and as its rotation accelerated, a black hole opened up, leading straight underground.

Guo Shieru said, “Let’s avoid that hole!”

The wildly spinning magma vortex sucked in the scorching air around it, creating a howling wind that unknowingly dragged Guo Shieru and the others toward the vortex. Realizing something was wrong, Guo Shieru immediately ordered everyone to retreat.

Halechi shook his head and said, “It’s too powerful. I don’t have such abilities.”

Guo Shieru smiled and said, “You’re not a fire-type altar, so of course you can’t control magma like this.”

Massive amounts of erupted magma flowed into the vortex. Luo Jie wondered, “What is she trying to do?” He was completely puzzled. As they retreated further, their eyes remained fixed on the vortex.

Suddenly, Eagle Demon shouted, “Look! There’s sigil fire in that vortex!”

As it spun faster, strands of sigil fire were drawn from the magma and gathered into a fireball less than ten meters above the vortex. At first, the fireball was only the size of a fist, but as more sigil fire merged into it, it rapidly expanded to the size of a basketball. In less than half an hour, its diameter reached over a meter.

Guo Shieru and the others watched in horror as the fireball grew larger and larger. Luo Zhan said, “It’s already over ten meters! What kind of sigil fire is this… so colorful…”

Halechi narrowed his eyes and said, “All the talismanic flames in this area have been drawn out. If we take this flame ball, this entire volcanic region… will disappear entirely.”
A group of golden beetles just flew out of a volcanic crater when they were swept into the vortex by the violent air currents caused by the massive whirlpool. Soon, their essences began to merge into the flame ball. Some fire-type mutated talismanic beasts were also drawn into the vortex along with the magma, and in moments, their essences were absorbed into the flame ball.
Fortunately, Guo Shier and the others were altar-level experts, so the air currents couldn’t shake them. As the vortex expanded, they had retreated over a kilometer away, hovering high in the sky.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn, this is really spectacular!”
Eagle Demon habitually said, “Sister Zhen is so mighty…”
Luo Zhan’s mouth twitched as he laughed and said, “Eagle, Sister Zhen can’t hear you flattering her!”
Eagle Demon chuckled, “I’m used to it, haha.”
Suddenly, several talismanic lights streaked across the sky, and three people appeared not far from Guo Shier and the others. They were two expert practitioners of the virtual altar form and a high-level Great Sage. The three of them stared at Guo Shier and the others in confusion. When they saw Halechi’s eighth-tier altar, Luo Jie’s seventh-tier altar, and Qi Nanshan’s sixth-tier altar—each of them at the lowest being at the first tier—they were all stunned.
Guo Shier’s figure flickered slightly as he appeared in front of the three of them. He asked, “Are you professionals from the Fire Sect?”
“Hey…”
Guo Shier had to shout loudly; otherwise, the three of them would remain in a daze. They were completely terrified, not knowing where so many top-level professionals had come from.
The lead expert of the virtual altar form had a pale face. He stepped forward and said respectfully, “I am an elder of the Fire Sect, Xianwu Zong. This is another elder, Lin Hong.” He didn’t even dare to introduce the high-level Great Sage behind him.
Guo Shier smiled and said, “No need to be nervous. I used to be part of the Fire Sect too.” He took out an identity token, one he had obtained while in the Fire Sect, and said, “I’ve been away from here for a long time.”
Xianwu Zong’s face lit up with joy. He immediately recognized it as an identity token of the Fire Sect and quickly bowed respectfully, saying, “I greet my senior.”
Lin Hong also stepped forward to bow, along with the high-level Great Sage behind him, neither of them daring to show any signs of disrespect. After all, with just a few of these people, they could sweep across the entire continent without even using all their strength. The Fire Sect simply had no chance of resisting.
Guo Shier asked, “Is the founder of the Fire Sect still alive?”
Xianwu Zong replied hastily, “Yes, the founder is still alive.”

Guo Shier also felt a bit proud. The founder of the Fire Sect was once a master of the third-tier altar, and now he had reached that same level. However, the founder had been kind to him in the past, so he still remembered that kindness.

Xianwu Zong asked cautiously, “Elder, what are you doing here…?”

Guo Shier replied with a smile, “Oh, another elder has some business here. We’ll wait.”

Xianwu Zong glanced around secretly and asked, “Is there another elder?”

Ying Mo said impatiently, “Wait… you’ll know soon enough.”

Guo Shier waved his hand to tell Ying Mo not to rush. He said, “Xianwu Zong, I have a question for you.”

Xianwu Zong replied eagerly, “Please go ahead, elder.”

Guo Shier asked, “Have you heard of Kuumu and Monier…?”

Xianwu Zong thought for a moment before shaking his head. “It sounds familiar, but I can’t recall… Maybe I’ve never met them. Are they from the Fire Sect?”

Guo Shier nodded and said, “Yes, they are professionals hired by the Fire Sect.”

Lin Hong interjected, “I know Kuumu. Monier must be his wife.”

Guo Shier said happily, “That’s right. Are they still in the Fire Sect?”

Lin Hong replied, “They left a long time ago. Well, my wife is friends with Monier, so I know.”

Guo Shier felt disappointed. He asked, “Where did they go?”

Lin Hong said, “I don’t know. I heard they were looking for someone. It was a long time ago. They never came back after leaving.”

Guo Shier couldn’t help but sigh bitterly. He understood right away that Master Kuumu must have been looking for him. He thought to himself: Two masters—found one, lost the other, and now even his wife, Monier, was missing.

Luo Jie asked, “Is it the person who captured you…?”

Seeing the fierce look in Luo Jie’s eyes, Guo Shier felt even more distressed. He said with a bitter smile, “Master, Master Kuumu was very kind to me. Please spare him.” He knew well Luo Jie’s temper. If he saw Kuumu, who knew what he might do. With Luo Jie’s current strength, even if Kuumu reached the seventh-tier altar, he would surely not be able to defeat him. Moreover, it was highly unlikely for Kuumu to reach the seventh-tier altar—already reaching the Virtual Form Altar was considered lucky for him.

Back then, Luo Jie hated Kuumu deeply. But out of consideration for Guo Shier, he wouldn’t act rashly. He shook his head and said, “Forget it. If not for him, we wouldn’t have been able to leave the North Talisman Gate.” For Guo Shier’s sake, he suppressed his displeasure.

Guo Shier beamed with joy. “Master is the best.”

Luo Jie loved this kind of thing. He laughed and said, “If it weren’t for me inheriting the legacy of the Black Talisman Man, hehe, I might even be worse than you. I think… your so-called Master with the withered wood must be inferior to you! How about you take him as your disciple when you see him next time? Hahaha!”
With Guo Shier’s mindset from his past life, he would never do such a thing. He said, “Master, no matter how far Master with the withered wood progresses, he remains my master.”
Qi Nanshan said, “How enviable!”
Luo Jie also knew Guo Shier’s personality. He shook his head slightly and stopped thinking about the matter of the withered wood. At his current level of a seventh-tier altar, he could already ignore 99% of professionals.
At this point, the diameter of that flame had reached dozens of meters. Guo Shier felt that flame ball was like the sun, emitting a blinding light.
Everyone retreated again, with only Halechi remaining in place. With his strength, he didn’t need to fear that massive flame.
The entire magma lake expanded once more, covering tens of thousands of meters in area, looking like an ocean formed of magma with no end in sight. Volcanoes collapsed one after another and merged into the magma lake. The vortex in the center became even more terrifying, forming a huge cavity several hundred meters in diameter. The sound of the flowing magma was terrifying.
The magma churned, creating fire waves over ten meters high. The heat surged upward, distorting the surrounding scenery. The howling wind made a shrill noise, as if the entire land were about to collapse.
Xianwu Zong, Lin Hong, and the others trembled in fear, their faces turning pale. Although they lived on the Earthfire Continent, this was the first time they had seen such a scene. The fear that stemmed from deep within them was beyond control.
A loud noise came from the vortex. The vortex suddenly stopped for a moment before spinning even faster. An altar shaped like a pagoda rose from the vortex, with an extremely beautiful woman standing on it, completely enveloped in flames. Even though there was a thin layer of flame, it couldn’t hide her beautiful face.
Xianwu Zong, Lin Hong, and the others were horrified. In that instant, they couldn’t even count how many layers Qi Wuzhen’s altar had—they simply felt it had countless layers. Fear surged in their hearts: Who is this woman?