The crimson fog surged into the prison, dyeing the world inside red.0

Caught unaware, the guards at the first gate failed to activate their defensive measures in time. The first gate and its guards were swiftly swallowed by a sky full of crimson starlight. As the fog whooshed past, the guards of the first gate turned into indistinct figures, bounding toward the second gate.0

The commander guarding the second gate was from a branch of the Xia Clan, the imperial family. He possessed a Divine Fire Spirit and was an Eminent One capable of wielding the Samadhi True Fire. He was not as mighty as Di Nufeng, but the innate gift of his bloodline still made him a standout among seventh-realm cultivators.0

Seeing that there was no way to stop the demonic miasma, he promptly yelled, "Fall back!"0

As his subordinates retreated, the commander of the second gate charged forward alone. He thrust out both hands and summoned a wall of purple-gold flames. The mayfly seeds within the red fog crackled...0