Divine Emperor of Death

*Sizzle!~* *Sizzle!~*

The air became increasingly heated up with the emergence of a spirit. It rose from the depths of the infernal abyss, shooting straight towards a dark-purplish winged wolf. The purplish-black flames it was enveloped in made the Phantom Gaze Cobra reel back in deference, maintaining distance from them.

*Bzzzz*

It finally approached them, revealing its form as clouds of purplish-black flames receded.

Nadia's eyes widened as she saw a child no more than four or five years old.

Naturally, it wasn't any ordinary child as it was a spirit, a female, as Eldia foretold.

She was covered in crimson-gold stripes all over her purple skin like a tiger. Similarly, her eyes shone in a lustrous crimson-gold glow while the spirit crown on her head made her look regal.

Nadia was stunned to see the spirit's appearance, but she was even more stunned as she sensed that the Apocalyptic Flame Spirit had reached Level Six Immortal Emperor Stage. She was even more powerful than she had expected, causing her to narrow her eyes with caution as she could just incinerate into nothingness, although she wasn't worried as this was just her energy body.

"Purple… robe… man… where?"

However, the spirit raised her hands and drew a vertical line in the air as though asking where Davis was, causing Nadia's eyes to widen.

"Crimson… robe… woman… is she with you…?"

The little apocalyptic flame spirit again drew in the air, but this time, she drew curvy lines, causing Nadia to become speechless before she smiled.

"They are with me."

"R-Really?"

The little apocalyptic flame spirit's crimson-gold eyes shone. She smiled widely, appearing eager to meet with them.

"…"

However, Nadia hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should bring back this spirit. After all, it was too powerful, perhaps even capable of incinerating the prisoners to ashes, as they were all restricted. She could sense a dense amount of aura from her undulations, which meant that she could at least cross seven levels easily.

With that being the case, if she brought her back, then she might place everyone in jeopardy.

"…"

Seeing Nadia's unresponsive moment, the little apocalyptic flame's smile receded, her head lowering as she appeared despondent.

"They… not here… they died…"

"…?"

Nadia became confused, but then she remembered the last thing this spirit experienced before it left their side was that it was encased by a black spatial sphere, so Nadia understood that this spirit misunderstood that Davis and Lea died in that black sphere.

"No, they're alive. Follow me."

Nadia no longer hesitated. She could see the attachment this little spirit seemed to have developed with her master and Lea.

The little apocalyptic flame spirit shuddered as its lips parted. She then smiled, moving towards Nadia.

"Wheere? Wheerrr?"

Her purplish-black flames surged in excitement, causing Nadia to extend her paw out.

*Szzz!~*

Even though her paw was only a few meters away, it instantly lit in flames, burning into ashes swiftly. It caused the little apocalyptic flame to wince as she stepped back, grabbing her head.

"I… no… they… they would scold me…"

Nadia's gaze flickered in pain. Even though it was her energy body, the senses they shared were strong. Regardless, she cut her limb with the deathly sharpness of her tail, causing the arm that lit up in apocalyptic flames to disappear into the misty clouds.

"That's right. If you don't behave and keep your flames suppressed, they will scold you."

Nadia's tone was firm, causing the little apocalyptic flame spirit to panic. She then nodded her head twice, thrice- no, she kept nodding.

"I- I will! I will behave!"

"Good!"

Nadia nodded heavily, causing the little spirit to finally calm down. She eventually looked towards the sea of apocalyptic flames she could sense beneath the abyss, but her gaze shook, no longer wanting to risk it as she could sense that she might not be able to endure it.

There was a cloudy sensation in her spirit heart, making her feel that it was a pity as she intrinsically felt like eating it would enrich her cultivation.

Turning to look around, she waited for the wolf to leave, but then the wolf turned to look toward the serpent in the distance.

Her gaze narrowed, feeling the threat from it.

"How do you know my race?"

The Phantom Gaze Cobra heard the Nether Springs Death Wolf's voice, her question addressed at it. It shuddered, feeling endangered even though it sensed the other party was nothing but a Peak-Level Immortal King Beast, but no matter how it thought, it could be a guise.

After all, the wolf before it seemed to be an energy body, which meant the main body could be extremely powerful.

It even doubted if this Nether Springs Death Wolf somehow infiltrated the ranks of heavenly geniuses with its extraordinary concealment abilities. For what reason? It didn't know but couldn't help but feel from the bottom of its heart that it was its chance.

"Senior, I will answer your question if you can remove the seals placed on me. Surely, with your extinguishing death energy, it should not be much of a problem."

The Phantom Gaze Cobra casually as though closing the distance between them.

"…"

Nadia gazed at him. In the end, she turned around, looking at the little spirit.

"Let's go."

"Ah! Wait!"

Just as she turned around and took a step forward to leave after the little spirit nodded its head twice, the Phantom Gaze Cobra shouted, its gaze shaking.

"Senior, please wait. My father is from the Nether Dimension, so I know a bit about that place from my inherited memories."

"…!?"

Nadia stopped and turned to look at the Phantom Gaze Cobra.

She had decided to leave and come back with her master since she felt he could negotiate the terms properly to know more about her origin, but she didn't expect the other party to truly confuse her with a powerful existence and even tell her about her origin.

The funniest thing was she was called a senior, finally understanding this was how her master felt when he went around in disguise, fooling people.

"Continue." She uttered in a firm and cold voice, befitting of a supreme existence.

"Yes~"

The Phantom Gaze Cobra happily replied, "Senior, the Nether Dimension is…"