A group of people had already filed out, and suddenly all seventy-two peaks of Shouyang Mountain lit up, with invisible fluctuations spreading everywhere, as if the whole place had come alive.
On the central platform, pillars engraved with totems lit up one by one, seemingly forming a special formation.
"Don't worry, this is not an offensive formation," Wu Hui reassured his troops.
Zuan nodded secretly, thinking, "As expected of the Fire Official of the Heavenly Court, his insight is truly extraordinary."
Just then, a sudden change occurred. Two beams of light shot from the eyes of the statues at the highest points of the seventy-two peaks, all landing in the crater in the middle.
A rumbling sound came, and the ground shook for miles around, as if a volcano was about to erupt.
Wu Hui frowned slightly as he looked at the crater: "The fire element has indeed been activated, but it's not that violent. It doesn't look like it's about to erupt, but even if it does erupt, it's fine."
His tone carried a hint of arrogance, and the other golden-armored warriors all breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, he is the God of Fire. Even if a volcano erupts, the flames are still under his control.
Suddenly, a stream of lava erupted from the crater. Everyone instinctively pushed back, but the lava did not spew out in all directions. Instead, it gradually formed a human figure.
“Chief of the Shouyang Witch Clan!” the Goddess of Wushan exclaimed softly. Although the human figure formed by the magma was still somewhat blurry, its outline was enough to roughly determine its identity.
"He's not dead yet?" Yun Yuqing asked, puzzled.
“It’s already dead. This is just a shadow of flame; there’s no sign of life.” Wu Hui stared at the lava figure, still somewhat wary. He didn’t understand what the Chief of the Shouyang Witch Clan was planning.
At this moment, the lava figure spoke: "By the time you see me, I am already dead."
Upon hearing his words, everyone present was astonished, except for Zu An, who had an expression of knowing full well.
"I am the chieftain of the Shouyang Witch Clan. Not long ago, a distinguished guest visited and asked us to forge something for him." The lava figure seemed to be recalling the past, recounting the whole story in detail. "We are naturally honored to be able to forge a weapon for that esteemed person, and everyone in the Shouyang Witch Clan feels proud."
"However, this glory soon changed, because we discovered that what he was going to create was actually a Soul-Destroying Cauldron that could collect the souls of countless living beings."
"I don't understand why that noble person, who always exudes light, would create such an evil thing."
"I voiced my doubts, and the lord explained that it would be used in the future to deal with the wicked and evil people in the world, thus serving as a warning to the world."
"This explanation is indeed plausible, and I believe it. After all, given his status, why would he lie about this?"
"But as the Soul-Destroying Cauldron was being made, I gradually realized the problem. The capacity of this Soul-Destroying Cauldron is simply too enormous. If it is really only meant to deal with the evil people in the world, does it need to be this large? This enormous capacity is more than enough to contain all the living souls in the world..."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room changed their expressions. What kind of concept is it that can accommodate the souls of everyone?
What is that mysterious person up to?
"Every time I think about the possibilities, I feel like I'm being swallowed by a deep fear. But I really can't understand why that person would do this. Am I just overthinking it?"
“I have been using tortoise shells for divination these days, but as time goes by, the results of the divinations are becoming more and more ominous.”
"If my guess is true, that person would never allow this to leak out, and we would most likely be silenced. So I deliberately left this video, and I go to shut down the mechanism every day so that the video cannot be activated."
“If the video is not turned off within a day, it will be released to the public. It seems that I was indeed silenced.”
Despite being a figure made of lava, his tone was unusually sorrowful, causing everyone present to feel a pang of grief.
"Since that being would silence me, it must be worried that I might have left something behind. It would most likely destroy all possible clues. My room should be a complete mess by now."
Upon hearing this, Zu'an couldn't help but smile. This clan leader was quite magnanimous; he even thought of making such a joke when leaving his last words.
"It's no use for him to destroy those things, because I left the clues throughout the entire Shouyang Mountain. Even he couldn't directly destroy the entire Shouyang Mountain range, as that would attract the attention of the Heavenly Court and the entire Witch Clan, which is definitely not what he wants to see."
Yun Yuqing was getting anxious: "This person left so many messages, but still hasn't revealed who the murderer is. It's driving me crazy!"
Zuan gently patted her shoulder: "He must have his reasons for doing this."
As expected, the phantom took a deep breath, seemingly having made a great decision: "I'm not sure who will see this image in the future, or whether they have the ability to deal with it, so I can't directly say that person's name, otherwise it will immediately attract their attention, and then everything will be over."
"But if you're smart enough, you should have already guessed his identity, shouldn't you?"
The lava figure even winked playfully before vanishing completely.
Yun Yuqing couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "What is this? After talking for so long, you haven't said anything at all."
“No, he has already said it.” Zuan, Wu Hui, and the Goddess of Wushan said in unison, their expressions solemn.
Wu Hui and the Goddess of Wushan couldn't help but look at Zu An. Given their special identities, it was no surprise that they could guess what was going on. But why could he guess as well?
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