The sword in Zhang Lie's hands burned with scarlet water-attuned genetic energy. Billowing clouds of red-tinted steam surrounded him as though he were a burning pyre.

The high-temperature steam was so hot that it visibly glowed an alarming shade of red.

The temperature ratcheted up dramatically, and the members of Team Zenith were forced to retreat even farther away. Sweat drenched their backs. Zhang Hanxiang sent her genetic energy out around her to keep the temperature around the group stable.

Zhang Lie's domain of scarlet steam looked less like a domain...