Xu Qing sped through the jungle of Forbidden by the Phoenix. He moved as quickly as he could, though it caused intense pain to fill him from head to toe. The aura of decay from the taboo poison pill was still eating away at him. Though his level of resistance was much greater than when he first opened the wish box, he had been stuck inside the blood world with the poison for too long. That, plus all the other serious injuries he had sustained, left Xu Qing feeling immeasurably weak, like a lantern sputtering out of oil.

Thankfully, adding another life lamp gave him six-flame power, which made him capable of astonishing levels of speed. Despite his injuries, he was still surrounded by fire, casting light all around him. He looked like a living torch as he sped along.

Meanwhile, eyes suddenly appeared on his shadow, stretched out in front of him. They seemed curious as they looked at Xu Qing. Then a violet will erupted from Xu Qing, which violently suppressed the shadow. The shadow screamed in agony, then quickly tried to seem ingratiating.

“I might be hurt,” Xu Qing said grimly, “but I can still suppress you to death...