But then the fire cloud began to pour down a torrential rain of fire.
Deep blue flecks of fire fell from the cloud like a deluge, densely packed without leaving a single gap.
As the drops hit the ground, they instantly melted bowl-sized pits into the bluestone slabs, and the lingering deep blue flames penetrated the earth, burning their way down in a tunnel that seemed intent on reaching the depths of the Underworld.
Xing Hechou, who faced the rain of fire head-on, had no time to dodge and was about to be engulfed by it when a figure enshrouded in golden light charged directly into the rain toward him.
Monk Hui Bin, who normally possessed the delicate features of a handsome youth, had now transformed into a demonic, muscular figure. His bodybuilder-like physique caused his grey monk's robe to bulge as if it were about to burst at the seams.
