People from Maple Leaf Country left the square in extreme dejection, filled with a profound sense of unwillingness.
They had come with high spirits, expecting to become cultivators who could summon lightning with a mere gesture like Chu Yang. Instead, they were informed that they lacked the aptitude for immortal cultivation.
They were even definitively labeled as inferior to the descendants of Shenzhou.
The thought of being looked down upon by people from the Xia Kingdom filled them with discomfort.
However, even if their physiques were unsuitable for cultivation, they were determined to cultivate. Without it, they would be completely left behind.
Moreover, Chu Yang had told them that aptitude was not everything; combat power was the most important.
This wasn't even encouragement, just a peculiar form of consolation.
Meanwhile, the Demon Spirit Realm was also becoming restless and unstable.
Some reckless individuals had ventured towards the volcanic crater!
Zhang Xiaohu had a wound on his shoulder, bitten by a demonic beast, and his face was covered in numerous scratches.
Blood soaked through his clothes, and the world before his eyes seemed to blur.
He had not only entered the depths of the forest but had also arrived before the massive volcano.
It was unclear how a cultivator at the early Qi Refining stage like Zhang Xiaohu had managed to reach this place after a day and night of trekking.
He vaguely recalled two Gale Demon Tigers chasing him, and then he had sprinted desperately forward for his life.
When the two Gale Demon Tigers saw the direction Zhang Xiaohu was fleeing, they seemed to perceive something terrifying ahead and turned back.
And so, Zhang Xiaohu inexplicably found himself before this colossal volcano.
He had watched Chu Yang's promotional video; this volcano was home to the most terrifying demonic beast in the entire Demon Spirit Realm – the Profound Sun Sparrow.
The only Rank Six demonic beast in the entire Demon Spirit Realm, its power was equivalent to a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage. When enraged, it could incinerate the entire forest.
Zhang Xiaohu’s mouth hung open as he gazed at the volcano before him. There was no vegetation around, and hot air continuously emanated from the ground, making his throat dry from the heat.
"Have I... arrived in a forbidden zone?"
Without reaching the Nascent Soul stage, encountering the Profound Sun Sparrow meant almost no chance of survival.
"Gaa! Gaaga!"
Suddenly, three Fiery Phoenixes spotted Zhang Xiaohu and flapped their wings, swooping towards him with excitement.
These Fiery Phoenixes were merely Rank One demonic beasts, belonging to the weakest tier of beasts around the volcano.
But even the weakest presented