The intense firelight lingered endlessly over the Celestial Phoenix Oasis. A massive furnace hung in the void like a five-colored blazing sun. At this moment, even the black clouds of the Thunder Tribulation seemed to have turned crimson.
"Master," the Red Flame Fox said, bowing to Ye Jingcheng. It still hadn't taken human form, so its gesture looked somewhat comical. Ye Jingcheng knew well why none of these beasts had undergone Transformation—they simply feared that once they did, they would be sent away to guard other parts of the Ye Family's territory alone. Rather than being revered as kings or ancestors, his five Spirit Beasts much preferred staying in the Grotto Heaven. There, they watched the crimson sun rise and set each day, eagerly anticipating their master's Treasure Light and Spirit Pills.
