Dread flashed through Darkriver’s face. He ducked his head, seemingly too afraid to utter a word. Crimson flames and thick venom, though, burned deep within his eyes. Leize looked at him with derision, feigning ignorance of the other’s true intentions.

……

Lu Yun continued making his way to the heart of the fiery sea, hellfire serving as his staircase.  Finally, he came face to face with the torch dragon in its infancy.

“The torch dragon is so powerful...” The little fox goggled at the dragon below. “It wasn’t this powerful last time I saw this silly dragon!”

“What?” Lu Yun paused. “Have you met the torch dragon before?”

“It’s the dragon beneath the Xuan Yuan Tomb!” said the little fox. “It’s the first...