Published: March 8, 2025
“I’m going out to play!” Rui Butong said, his excitement evident as he spoke, almost unable to contain himself.
Everyone looked at him with concern. Rocky Luo placed his hand on Rui Butong's forehead and, with a suspicious tone, said, “This guy isn’t going crazy, is he? It was just a little joke, no malice intended! If you’re not happy, I’ll say he’s Azure Dragon! If that’s not enough, we can all say he’s Azure Dragon together!”
“Get lost! Do you think I’m such a petty person? You think I’m like you?!” Rui Butong swatted Rocky Luo's hand away. Seeing the worried expressions on his brothers' faces, he couldn’t help but feel warmth in his heart. “I have serious business to attend to when I say I’m going out. Have you all forgotten? I’m from the Phoenix Clan. I naturally have an indescribable desire for such high temperatures, and this heat can greatly enhance my cultivation level… This is an environment that ordinary training cannot provide. The Phoenix rebirth in fire is also based on this principle.”
Everyone suddenly understood.
As Gu Duxing and Xie Danqiong loosened their hold, Rui Butong let out a loud scream and darted out, plunging headfirst into the sea of lava outside…
In full view of everyone, Rui Butong looked like a majestic phoenix soaring through the sky. He circled in the air before diving straight down five hundred zhang, plunging into the deep lava with a splash that sent waves of molten rock flying.
Ji Mo bit his finger, unable to suppress a shiver as he said to Rocky Luo, “Ah Lang, I can’t shake the feeling that this guy is committing suicide. Why am I so worried…”
Rocky Luo, furious, snapped, “Don’t call me Ah Lang! That’s so cheesy! What's with that? You think I care?”
“Pfft! You wish! It’s ‘wolf’ not ‘lang’!” Ji Mo retorted. “I called you Ah Lang by mistake! Aren’t you always claiming to be the Wolf Sword? Should I call you cheap wolf instead?”
“Pfft!” Rocky Luo punched Ji Mo in the face. Immediately, a fresh panda eye appeared, and Ji Mo, enraged, shouted, “I was just trying to talk to you nicely! How dare you hit me…” He retaliated with a punch, causing Rocky Luo to stagger back, blood streaming from his nose, igniting his fury.
The two of them then started fighting, rolling around on the ground, cursing at each other, their hands and feet busy, and in a fit of anger, they even resorted to biting.
Thus commenced the century battle between Loneliness and the Wolf!
The other brothers stood by, watching helplessly, knowing such battles were nearly a daily occurrence.
Living with these two clowns, if life still felt boring, it would truly baffle even the heavens…
Loneliness…
Wolves…
“Not good!” Suddenly, Gu Duxing slapped his forehead, about to rush out; Xie Danqiong reacted quickly and grabbed him, saying, “What are you doing? I said Gu Lao 2, Rui Butong dared to go out because he’s a Phoenix… but what are you, Gu Lao 2?”
Gu Duxing’s eyes turned red with urgency. “That idiot shouldn’t have gone down… This is terrible; it’s the Three Lights Great Formation below! Once the lava cools, the mountains and the earth will become one. Even if Rui Butong isn’t roasted, he’ll be trapped underground; how can he get out?”
At this, the brothers exchanged glances.
Right! They were currently in the Three Lights Great Formation! Rui Butong had recklessly jumped into the lava like this…
This… this is indeed a problem.
“That can’t happen!” Xie Danqiong frowned. “Even if Rui Butong gets trapped inside, we can’t go down. Going down would only trap us with him, and it would be completely ineffective! Moreover, if Rui Butong is fine, you going down would just turn you into smoke!”
“We can only think of another way, or after the battle, we can have Mo Tianji rush to the Three Lights Great Formation immediately!” Xie Danqiong said.
“Yes, that’s the only method we can think of right now.” Ao Xieyun furrowed his brow deeply. “Besides… we can’t always think of the worst. Since Rui Butong dared to go down, if he didn’t have some level of assurance, how could he be so reckless?”