It was obvious that it was like a sea of fire inside.

Ye Chen donned the Seven-Colored Armor to shield himself from the scorching flames.

Upon entering, it felt as if he was in a sea of fire. Thanks to the Seven-Colored Armor, Ye Chen didn't feel the intense heat.

The Pill Master floated in the air, unaffected.

Even Genggeng, dressed in a thick cotton jacket, was unbothered.

However, Dark Princess and Blood Asura frowned slightly.

Ye Chen exchanged two Fire Extinguishing Spells from the Points Mall for them, and after using them, they felt much better.

"Boss, this place feels so strange. Whenever I try to sense things, it feels restricted, and I can only sense within a 500-meter range."

Genggeng pouted, speaking with a grievance.

Ye Chen frowned slightly; he, too, felt that something was amiss here.

As for what was wrong, Ye Chen couldn't say for sure.

Crack! A burning branch fell from above, landing right in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked up to see the flames above slowly burning downward.

The flames grew fiercer, like a fiery serpent rushing toward him.

Ye Chen quickly retreated, swinging the Thunder Shocking Blade in his hand.

A bolt of lightning struck the fiery serpent, cutting it in half and extinguishing it.

"This is not a place you should be." A voice echoed above Ye Chen.

On a branch stood a man dressed in a garment with fiery red patterns.

[Yao Rao]

Level: LV64

Tier: Lord Level

Attribute: Fire

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Race: Demon Fire Race

Tier Three race, top-tier race.

Yao Rao had fair skin, long fiery red hair, and wore a red robe adorned with golden patterns.

He was indeed an LV64 pet.

Seeing no hostility from the other party, Ye Chen felt more at ease: "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Yao Rao glanced at Ye Chen indifferently, saying, "This is not a place you should be."

"I understand, sir, you've said it once. I want to know why you're saying this place is not for me?"

Ye Chen looked at Yao Rao, appearing calm.

"This place is called the Fire Forest. The deeper you go, the higher the temperature. This is only the outermost area, and the temperature inside is beyond what you can withstand. Therefore, I advise you to leave quickly and not venture further!"

After speaking, Yao Rao looked into the distance, as if searching for something.

Seeing this, Ye Chen said no more and continued to walk inside.

Yao Rao watched Ye Chen continue inward, shook his head slightly, and then leaped into the distance.

The Pill Master suddenly stopped, frowning tightly.

"What's wrong?"

The Pill Master looked uncomfortable, "Ye Chen, we can't go further. I feel like the surrounding flames are devouring the fire on me. I'm not strong enough to resist the flames here."

The Pill Master's weakness was visible, with a slight cold sweat on his forehead.

Seeing this, Ye Chen had to lead the Pill Master out.

Outside, after taking two Qi Blood Pills, the Pill Master felt a bit better.

The Pill Master sighed in relief, patting his chest lightly and saying, "Whew, it was so uncomfortable inside. No wonder that creature said not to go in; the flames inside seem aggressive."

Ye Chen frowned slightly, looking at the Fire Forest, scanning it, but Yao Rao was already gone.

He didn't expect such harsh conditions in this Earth Tier Secret Realm, with any random creature being LV64!

Ye Chen didn't know that he was already near the core area of the Secret Realm.

Crossing this Fire Forest led directly to the core of the Secret Realm.

"You just said you're not strong enough. What do you mean?"

"My level isn't high enough; maybe at LV50 I could resist the devouring of those flames."

Ye Chen looked at Dark Princess and the others: "What about you?"

Dark Princess and Blood Asura nodded slightly: "We also felt very uncomfortable inside."

"I'm fine; I'm totally fine!" Genggeng said arrogantly.

Though unsure why Genggeng wasn't affected at all, Ye Chen had a guess.

Ye Chen's eyes shifted, making plans step by step. Since they couldn't get through here, they'd try another place.

Ye Chen gave up on the Ice Forest beside the Fire Forest, figuring they were similar since they were so close.

He headed directly to the left.

A moment later, outside the perimeter of the Fire Forest, two flame-wrapped figures appeared.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you not to be so hasty? Now look, they're gone!"

A slightly larger flame complained.

The other flame stammered, "I didn't mean to, big brother. That thing's flame was too strong. It's very likely one of the Three Great Divine Fires, the Celestial Fire. If I devour its flame, my power could increase significantly."

"Hmph! Useless fool. And about Yao Rao!"

"I don't know. Did he sense us and run?"

"Hmph! What a coward. It's bad luck to be sent on such an errand by the Demon King."

"Alright, big brother, stop complaining. The Demon King had no choice either. We can take this opportunity to gain strength. There are so many prey here; we don't lack for power sources!"

The two fiery figures then flew into the Fire Forest.

Ye Chen emerged from not far away, and Yao Rao stood beside him.

Yao Rao said calmly, "You see, I told you not to go in. Even I would have to run in front of them!"

Ye Chen was startled too. Those two flames were both LV70, and although not above LV70, they were indeed very formidable!

"Who are they?"

"Subordinates of the Demon King, the Yin Fire and Yang Fire duo. They love devouring all flames, especially top-level ones. If not for Yin Fire's impatience just now, if you had gone further, you couldn't have escaped," Yao Rao said coldly.

Ye Chen also felt a lingering fear. Facing two LV70 monsters, he didn't think he was their match.

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, Yao Rao suddenly appeared and pulled him down, witnessing the scene just now.

"Who is the Demon King?" Ye Chen asked curiously.

"You should know the hierarchy of monsters: Lord, Monarch, King, and above King is Demon King, an existence we cannot contend with," Yao Rao said calmly.

Yao Rao seemed uninterested in anything, always maintaining a calm demeanor.

Ye Chen understood that Orn was a Monarch, above that was a King, and above a King was the Demon King, showcasing the Demon King's might.

"Why are you helping us?" Ye Chen didn't believe Yao Rao's reminder was out of goodwill.

Yao Rao replied calmly, "I want to make a deal with you."

"Oh? What deal?"

"We join forces to kill this Yin Fire and Yang Fire."

"Don't joke around; they're LV70!" Ye Chen found it amusing. Killing LV70 monsters with just the two of them?