Upon breaking through, the golden crow grew to twice its previous size. Its pitch-black body made it look like some paragonic wild beast from antiquity. The flames that covered it were hot enough to immolate the earth, and it exuded black smoke that crystallized the dirt below. Just looking at it from a distance, it was obviously intensely hot. In fact, the air around it distorted, and the mere sparks that floated off of it contained shocking heat. Its eyes were completely lifelike, and also exuded incomparable ferocity and aggression. It was as if anyone the crow looked at, whether they existed in the nine heavens or the ten earths, would find it impossible to escape being devoured.0

Although that was only the feeling it imparted, it was enough that the golden crow was a shocking sight to everyone on the battlefield. That was especially true when it stretched out its wings and flapped them gracefully, causing the sea of flames on the ground to expand dramatically.0

Within that sea of flames was Xu Qing, his hair whipping around him. His bewitchingly beautiful face would cause anyone who looked at him to feel stunned. And the fire around him created the perfect contrast for his fierce...27