“But there’s one thing you’re right about—I am here to stop you,” the girl said meaningfully. “The Fire Virtue Potentate is close by. If you disturb him in any way or form and awaken him, the seal in the lake won’t be able to keep him under. He’ll turn into a horrific undead and charge out of Azure Dragon Lake, turning the Hongmeng into his world.

“There was once a group of brutal and vicious powerhouses in the fourth realm who continuously attacked the Hongmeng, wanting to refine it into their own world. Those people were later suppressed in the Hadal Hell, never to find redemption, and the Fire Virtue Potentate was one of them.

“Though he was grievously injured, he managed to evade capture and escaped to this...