Long Chen did not disappoint Mo Xiaolang. He led the group towards the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus. Mo Xiaolang was very excited. The smell of the fire made his blood boil and his stomach rumble. However, Long Chen became more cautious.
Lingxi's long hair hung down. She whispered to Long Chen, "Are you just going to let him devour the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus?"
Long Chen said, "There's no other way."
"I think … it's not a good thing. If he's really deeply affected by the Martial Demon Seed, even if we follow his will, we won't be able to change anything. However, I don't have a good way to save him. Why don't we ask sister Sacred Spirit?"
Long Chen said, "We'll see. The Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus is almost there. I have to keep an eye on him. You protect Yan 'er. Don't let anything happen to her."
Lingxi smiled gently, "No problem."
Long Chen followed behind Mo Xiaolang. Lingxi and Soyeon were chatting about some girly topics. However, their minds were on Mo Xiaolang. Soyeon, in particular, could faintly feel that the closer they got to the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus, the more abnormal Mo Xiaolang became …
"Sister Lingxi, you must help him …"
Soyeon sobbed softly.
"He will do his best."
Lingxi comforted the little girl. At this moment, Soyeon was very much like how she used to be. She was weak and powerless, unable to do anything. After a hundred reincarnations, Lingxi had gone through a transformation of her soul.
After crossing through the endless tall forests, they came to the endless mountains. The mountain peaks were steep, some high and some low. The taller ones soared into the sky and pierced through the clouds. The peaks couldn't be seen. The lower ones were covered with ravines and endless abysses. A ghastly gale roamed between heaven and earth, causing the earth to rustle.
After crossing over a tall mountain, flames suddenly floated in front of them. They were like a flood, flowing across the sky. Looking up, the entire sky was filled with flames of various sizes. They were like rain, densely packed, floating in the sky, but not falling.
In front of him, the temperature was incomparably scorching. The ground was charred black. In the distant horizon, Long Chen saw a huge pillar of fire soaring into the sky. The flames were crimson, directly piercing into the clouds, turning the surrounding clouds red. The clouds were burning, causing countless flames to fall from the sky, floating in the world.
Looking at it from this position, the pillar of fire was still so huge. If one were to take a closer look, the diameter of the pillar of fire would be at least ten thousand meters. Such a miraculous pillar of fire had actually appeared in the world. It was truly astounding.
Who knew where this pillar of fire would extend to?
Under the crimson flames, the faces of the four became red as well.
Below the pillar of fire was a sea of lava. The boiling lava flowed around the pillar of fire, emitting thick black smoke. If one wanted to get close to the pillar of fire, they had to pass through the lava.
However, for Long Chen and the others, this was not a problem. They just had to fly over.
The problem was, who knew if there were any terrifying creatures hidden in the endless magma? Who knew if there would be anything in the flame pillar?
Long Chen had seen the Heaven Fire Abyss. He was sure that the fire from the Heaven Fire Abyss was the same as this pillar of fire.
In other words, ordinary people would find it difficult to reach the center of the pillar of fire. At least, Long Chen did not have the ability to do so. If he did, he would have directly passed through the Heaven Fire Abyss.
At this time, Mo Xiaolang looked in the direction of the pillar of fire. He said, "I know, the Red Lotus Hellfire is in the center of the pillar of fire. Not many people can get it, but I can."
As he said this, he was about to rush towards the pillar of fire.
"Wait."
Long Chen stopped him. He looked calmly at Mo Xiaolang and said, "Let's make a plan first. Don't rush in recklessly."
In front of the Red Lotus Hellfire, Mo Xiaolang could not control himself. His body instinctively wanted to pass by Long Chen. However, Long Chen's stern eyes stopped him. He was starving, and the hunger felt like there were a large number of ants crawling in his body. He could not bear it, and his heart burned with impatience.
Long Chen said, "This place is too wide and dangerous. There may be enemies hiding in the lava. The power of the pillar of fire may not be as simple as you think. Xiao Lang, why don't you come with me first? As long as we get rid of the Martial Demon Seed, we can come back here. After all, the Red Lotus Hellfire has existed for a long time."
Hearing this, Mo Xiaolang became nervous.
If he was normal, he would understand. Long Chen was right. The Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus had been here for such a long time. No one could take it away, so there was no need to be anxious. However, he could not resist the temptation.
"No, Big Brother, I'm too hungry. If I don't eat, I'll starve to death."
Mo Xiaolang said with a bitter expression. At this moment, he was like a starving child begging his elders.
Long Chen was also in a dilemma. However, he knew that Mo Xiaolang's journey was getting more and more dangerous. As Lingxi had said, even if he gave in, he might not be able to solve the problem. He might even make a big mistake. If Mo Xiaolang continued to act so dangerously, Long Chen had to force him.
Naturally, he would not order Xiao Lang around. Instead, he would reason with him.
"Listen to me, we're not in a hurry. The Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus is yours. Once we get through this, I'll come with you to retrieve it. I swear that I'll keep my promise, but now is not the time. This place is not as safe as you think it is. In fact, it's very dangerous. Will you listen to me again?"
He could tell that Mo Xiaolang was very anxious. He was in the middle of a tough mental battle and was sweating profusely.
"Xiao Lang, remember that you are a man."
Long Chen placed his hands on Mo Xiaolang's shoulders. While Mo Xiaolang was in a dilemma, Long Chen's heart was also twitching. He could not bear to see this kind young man become like this. If someone had to bear the sin of becoming a demon, Long Chen was willing to do it. This was because Mo Xiaolang had always been kind. He did not have any demonic thoughts. The one with the demonic nature was Long Chen.
"I don't trust you."
All of a sudden, Mo Xiaolang pushed him away and rushed in the direction of the flame pillar.
Long Chen could clearly see his eyes. Mo Xiaolang's eyes had almost turned blood-red. They were cold and emotionless, filled with endless desire. The flame pillar attracted his gaze, making it impossible for him to resist.
Long Chen blocked his way again. He restrained Mo Xiaolang and pressed him to the ground. However, Mo Xiaolang's body transmitted a destructive power. The Nine Underworlds Demonic Ancestral Flame exploded from his body and surged towards Long Chen.
Ever since Mo Xiaolang obtained the Nine Underworlds Demonic Ancestral Flame, he had never used it against Long Chen. Long Chen also did not know that the Nine Underworlds Demonic Ancestral Flame was actually so cold. He quickly dodged. At this time, Mo Xiaolang had already climbed up. He looked at Long Chen with bloodshot eyes and said coldly, "Get out of my way."
Behind him, the faces of the two women had already turned deathly pale. Soyeon was even more frightened. She ran in front of Mo Xiaolang. When she saw his blood-red eyes, she panicked. She hurriedly hugged Mo Xiaolang's waist and leaned her head against Mo Xiaolang's chest. She said anxiously, "Big brother Xiao Lang, calm down. Don't be too angry. We can talk things over. He's your big brother, how can he say such things?"
Mo Xiaolang's eyes were ice-cold. He pulled Soyeon away but did not hurt her. Then, he walked past Long Chen and walked towards the flame pillar.
"Big brother Long Chen …" Soyeon widened her eyes and stared blankly at Long Chen.
Long Chen gritted his teeth. He was wondering if he should stop him. If he did, he would definitely fight with him. What would the consequences be? He had always been decisive, but after the incident with Mo Xiaolang, he actually hesitated.
"Help me. Don't let him succumb to his desires …"
Soyeon said with tears all over her face.
Long Chen suddenly had a decision. Soyeon was right. No matter when or what the consequences were, he could not let him succumb to his desires.
He asked Lingxi to take care of Mo Xiaolang and continued to chase after Mo Xiaolang.
This time, he did not regret it.
The young man in front of him was covered in black flames. His blood-red eyes stared greedily at the flame pillar that shot up to the sky. He sighed.
"Mine … This is mine …"
"I'm going to become stronger soon …"
"As long as I become stronger, we won't have to be chased anymore. Big brother won't distrust me either. He'll think that I'm doing a good job. I can't let him think that I can't resist this damned Martial Demon Seed."
He mumbled to himself.
All of a sudden, Long Chen stood in front of him again. This time, Long Chen didn't look back. His eyes became extremely stern. He said solemnly, "You're now under the control of the Martial Demon Seed. I know you won't listen to anything I say. I will stop you because I don't want you to succumb to the Martial Demon Seed. Xiao Lang, for survival and freedom, we should fight side by side instead of killing each other."
"I'm being controlled."
Mo Xiaolang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Big brother, don't joke around. You're just afraid that I'm stronger than you. You think I don't know that? But my talent is stronger than yours. I have an endless devouring power. You, on the other hand, are under the control of the Heavenly Dao and have to suffer from the 18 trials. Obviously, I'm better than you."
Long Chen squinted his eyes.
At this moment, Mo Xiaolang should be in the most dangerous state.
He didn't think that the more he tried to stop him, the more he would succumb.
"You can't devour the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, you'll lose everything." Long Chen calmed down. He would do his best to stop him.