"Welcome to the forbidden area. You may find it difficult here at first as the change in environment may
come as a shock.
But you can definitely cultivate your fire-controlling skills here to its most potent.
Once you've completely adapted to the environment, you will be able to move freely.
I would advise you, Austin, in particular, to do your best to adapt first before I can guide you in
cultivating the mind power,"
the old man said.
Both Austin and the fire source beast bowed crisply to the old man.
"Understood."
For the next few days, Austin and the fire source beast continued to cultivate the fire-controlling skills in
the forbidden area under the guidance of the old man.
But it wasn't long before trouble finally arrived.
"Sir! The twelve leaders of the Time Chamber Sect are coming!" the fire source beast suddenly
shouted in alarm one day.
He pointed to the intruders, who had already reached the area outside the forbidden area.
Even from this distance, Austin and the fire source beast could tell that the eight young leaders would
pose no problem for them.
However, things weren't looking as easy with the four senior leaders, who emitted a deadly energy.
Austin and the fire source beast even suspected the old man might find it difficult to deal with the four
of them at the same time.
The fire source beast felt dread grip his entire being.
Austin shared the same apprehension.
The old man, however, just chuckled at the newcomers.
"There's nothing to worry about.
Do you really think it would be that easy to enter the forbidden area of the fire source beast race
without our consent?
Even that man from the ghost race wouldn't be so reckless. The environment here stops him in his
tracks.
I doubt any of the twelve leaders of the Time Chamber Sect can do much here even if they manage to
enter.
Only the fire source beast race is empowered here. The environment poses a handicap to all other
races.
They are way beyond their depth here," the old man reassured Austin and the fire source beast with a
smile.
The two felt better hearing his words.
"That's good. Then we don't have to worry," they sighed in relief.
As this was going on,
the twelve leaders of the Time Chamber Sect were also surveying the forbidden area from the outside.
"There is an independent space filled with a large number of violent flames, each one with terrible
burning power,"
Solomon muttered with a frown.
Benicio agreed begrudgingly.
"That's right.
And the flames inside seem to be more powerful than those out here.
We'd better be careful."
At this point, one of the four senior leaders piped up,
"Don't be afraid. Let's head in. Just follow the four of us."
The senior leaders gazed coolly at the situation in front of them.
"We have promised the man from the ghost race Austin's head.
He won't let us leave this space if we don't deliver.
Besides, we outnumber Austin. We need to tread carefully, but there's no need to worry,"
another senior leader chimed in.
Led by the seniors, all twelve leaders entered the forbidden area shortly after that.
Seeing this, the old man let out a snort.
"Would you look at that arrogance!
Do they really think it'd be that easy?"
As soon as he finished speaking,
he waved his hand, releasing the law of fire.
At that moment, the twelve leaders of the Time Chamber Sect had just stepped into the forbidden area.
Curiously, the blazing flames made way for them up ahead.
They felt emboldened to go further in.
"Huh! I guess this place just looked terrifying! There's nothing to be afraid of here, after all!"
Solomon said, dissolving into barking laughter.
How they overestimated this place!
"Right? I thought this place was dangerous! It's actually quite the opposite!"
The other young leaders chortled among themselves, letting their guard down.
The four senior leaders, however, remained alert.
"You are mistaken. Something is amiss.
Remain on guard.
Do not take anything for granted," they warned.
After all, they had stronger spiritual senses than the eight young leaders.
They found it extremely odd that from the outside, they had seen a large number of terrible flames in
this space.
Now that they were here, how could most of them just suddenly disappear?
And why were the flames making way for them? That didn't seem natural.
Suddenly, one of the senior leaders pointed ahead.
"There they are!
Proceed with caution!"
All twelve leaders picked up their pace as they headed for Austin and his companions, though the four
senior leaders remained wary.
This forbidden land was as vast as a universe!
"Sir, am I correct to assume you are luring them here?"
the fire source beast asked, as he and Austin observed the unhampered approach of the twelve
leaders of the Time Chamber Sect.
"That is correct.
I'm luring them into the depths of this forbidden area.
The four senior leaders have sharp perception.
If I don't do this, they would probably take the more sensible approach and not move forward.
I need them to enter this forbidden area. It'll make it easier for me to defeat them,"
the old man answered with a conspiratorial smile.
Meanwhile, on the opposite camp.
"You're overthinking this, sirs!
Look, we've made it this far in without meeting any danger!
There are indeed many flames in this space, but they're just the same as those outside, after all.
We don't have anything to worry about,"
Benicio was telling his seniors.
One of the senior leaders countered adamantly,
"Still. Better to be safe than sorry."
But even as they insisted on this, the four senior leaders had to admit their juniors appeared to have a
point. They began to relax their vigilance despite of themselves.
As the twelve leaders of the Time Chamber Sect came nearer and nearer to Austin and his
companions, they began to call out to him mockingly.
"We've finally caught up to you, Austin!
There's nowhere else to run!
Why don't you and your friends there just surrender quietly?"
The old man smirked at this.
"Oh?
You want us to surrender, do you?
Don't flatter yourselves, son."
A senior leader scoffed in response.
"You've been warned, old man." Then turning to his companions, he motioned for them to attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The twelve leaders all released their divine energy, erupting like twelve volcanoes.
The old man shook his head.
"You asked for it."
One of the senior leaders snorted,
"Quit your bluffing!
You may be an adult fire source beast at full potential,
but you can't possibly take on the four of us!"
"Oh, you think so?
I suppose we won't know until we actually take each other on,"
the old man answered playfully.
And with that,
he pointed at the space in front of him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Almost instantly, a large number of flames shot up in the surrounding space.
The air turned into a rippling haze as flames of different colors blazed ferociously.
Each color represented a kind of fire.
They flickered and flared before gathering together and turning into a sea of rainbow-colored fire.
The sea of fire surged toward the twelve leaders from all directions
as a large number of terrible laws of fire began to emerge around them.
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