Sizzle—
But just as Chu Feng raised his head to survey the surroundings, a bolt of red lightning appeared in the void above.
Once the first bolt appeared, a second quickly followed.
One bolt after another, endlessly, until the entire void overhead was blanketed with red lightning.
Rumble—
Peals of thunder rolled as the red lightning spread across the whole expanse of the void.
The lightning was blood-red in color. Though it differed from the ocean of magma below, it looked even more terrifying.
Moreover, the blood-red lightning radiated a dread force no weaker than the magma itself.
At this moment, the blood-red bolts were continuously descending, and their speed of descent was even more terrifying than the magma's rise.
If the void had been an escape route before, then now… Chu Feng had nowhere left to run.
Awoo—
Accompanied by a fearsome roar, the black flames within Eggy's body surged forth once more. While continuing to hold back the magma, her black flames also shot toward the void above, trying to intercept the blood-colored thunderbolts that were plunging downward.
"Eggy, stop — don't waste your strength!"
Chu Feng knew that what Eggy was doing would ultimately prove futile, and the burden on her was far from small. That was why he spoke up to dissuade her.
"You fool, quit talking and find us a way out of here! As for time, I, this Queen, will buy it for you."
With that, the feathers on Eggy's black dress whipped about wildly, her long hair flaring in every direction, and the black flames wrapping around her body grew even more turbulent, pouring out from within her seemingly without end.
Most importantly, it was as though her black flames had undergone a qualitative transformation — they had become far more powerful.
Under these circumstances, whether it was the rising magma or the descending blood-colored lightning, both began to slow.
Eggy's power was actually managing to hold back the magma and the blood thunder.
"Eggy, you…"
Chu Feng looked at Eggy and saw that her stunningly beautiful little face was twisted with strain. The girl was clenching her teeth, her eyes squeezed tightly shut.
She was using her strongest means to buy Chu Feng time.
Though he did not know what kind of consequences Eggy would face for doing this, Chu Feng knew that those consequences… would inevitably exact a terrible price.
Under the circumstances, Chu Feng dropped all hesitation. He focused his mind and employed his Heavenly Eyes to scan the surroundings, searching for any flaw or opening.
He could not afford to waste a single moment of the time Eggy had bought him.
"Hidden this well?"
After a thorough scan, Chu Feng felt both elated and astonished.
He had finally found a way through — right on the cliff face, there was a barrier gate.
If he could successfully enter the barrier gate, he would surely be able to escape this calamity.
However, the barrier gate was not merely concealed. Its surroundings were laced with barrier traps. To make it manifest, he would need to both unravel the concealing formation and navigate around the barrier traps without a single misstep.
The reason was that the power of those barrier traps was even more terrifying than the magma below and the blood thunder above. The moment one was triggered, death was certain.
Though it was a fearsome challenge, Chu Feng had no choice.
He first took out the Heavenly Master's Horsetail Whisk, hoping to draw upon its power to assist him — only to discover that the whisk's energy seemed to have been sealed away entirely, producing not the slightest response.