After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

These magmas, which contain the Primordial Divine Fire, can melt spiritual treasures, let alone the physical bodies of cultivators.

But he couldn't move forward either.

Because the woman was too close.

That peerless face was so close, its phoenix eyes reflecting the blazing fire and his own shadow.

Mu Yan blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering gently like butterfly wings.

"You heartless man."

She reached out and gently touched his chest with her slender fingers, drawing circles.

"What did you promise me back then? What guarantees did you make to me?"

"You said that if there is an afterlife, you would definitely leave the most precious things to me..."

Feeling the touch on his chest and smelling the rich milky aroma, Xu Ze immediately took a deep breath.

"A heartless man?" He seized on that key phrase. "No way, when have I ever betrayed you?"

Mu Yan's hand paused.

She looked up and met his eyes.

A complex mix of emotions suddenly welled up in those phoenix eyes—resentment, grievance, and reproach.

"You don't remember?" she puffed out her cheeks.

His indignant expression was completely at odds with his appearance.

"I don't remember," Xu Ze shook his head.

If he had memories of his past life, many mysteries would have been solved long ago.

Mu Yan was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

That smile carried a hint of bitterness.

“That’s true,” she said softly, “you don’t remember any of it…”

She withdrew her hand and took a step back.

The distance between the two widened again.

Xu Ze, on the contrary, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

“You…” he tried to speak.

"Don't speak."

Mu Yan interrupted him, raised her hand, and a wisp of fire condensed at her fingertips.

The flames were crimson with golden edges, exactly the same as the aura of the Primordial Divine Fire from before.

"Didn't you ask me what I'm after?" Her smile remained unchanged. "I'll tell you now."

She flicked it gently.

The wisp of fire shot out instantly and disappeared into Xu Ze's body.

Xu Ze suddenly felt a burning sensation in his dantian.

The scorching heat spread rapidly, reaching every limb and bone, every meridian, and every cell.

He looked down at his hands.

A faint fire pattern appeared on the back of his hand.

The fire pattern was flame-shaped, with intricate lines and a faint shimmering light.

"This is……"

"The mark I left in your body," Mu Yan said, "is the mark you left with your own hands three hundred years ago."

Xu Ze was stunned.

Three hundred years ago?

“Back then, you hadn’t been reincarnated yet; you were still the Primordial Celestial Venerable who struck fear into the hearts of the entire Tianyuan Continent,” Mu Yan said slowly. “In order to seal the Primordial Divine Fire within your body, you split it in two.”

"One half is sealed in the Heavenly Book and kept by me. The other half, you keep in your own body as a trigger to awaken your memories after reincarnation."

She paused, her gaze falling on the fire pattern on the back of his hand.

“And this mark is the one you personally branded on me before you left.”

"You said that when you are reincarnated, the first person you will come to find is me."

Xu Ze remained silent.

He looked at the fire patterns on the back of his hand, sensing the faint connection they contained.

The other end of that connection was linked to the woman in front of him.

"I..." he began, but didn't know what to say.

Mu Yan looked at him and suddenly smiled.

That smile carried a hint of relief, a hint of mischief, and a hint of cunning.

“But now,” she changed her tone, “I’ve changed my mind.”

Xu Ze was taken aback: "What?"

Mu Yan did not answer.

She simply raised her hand again.

This time, what gathered at the fingertips was no longer a wisp of fire, but an entire ball.

The flames burned fiercely, intensely, and exuded a chilling pressure.

"Didn't you say I was playing with fire?"

She smiled and said, "Then I'll show you what it really means to play with fire."

She waved her hand gently.

The ball of fire shot out instantly, splitting in two in mid-air, then into four...

In the blink of an eye, they transformed into countless fireballs, hovering around Xu Ze.

The fireballs surrounded him completely, from all sides, without leaving a single gap.

Xu Ze was drenched in sweat as he looked at the scene before him.

"Empress Dowager," he couldn't help but take a deep breath, "are you trying to burn me alive?"

She heard the other person still calling her "Empress Dowager".

Mu Yan remained expressionless, tilting her head as she thought for a moment:

"He wouldn't be burned to death, but..."

She paused, a sly glint in her eyes.

"Burning a few pieces of clothing is still an option."

Xu Ze's expression changed.

Before he could react, the fireballs moved simultaneously.

They rushed towards him as if they were alive.

Seeing the terrifying power of this strange fire, the young man in front of him felt his scalp tingle.

"Are you serious?!"

Xu Ze immediately dodged instinctively.

But just as he dodged the group on the left, the group on the right crashed into him.

Dodge to the right, then it comes from above; dodge above, then it comes from below...

The fireballs were incredibly fast, with unpredictable and bizarre trajectories, as if an invisible hand was controlling them.

No, it's not just "as if".

It's Mu Yan who's manipulating things!

Xu Ze saw that the woman was smiling at him not far away, her fingers gently moving as if playing a silent melody.

With each flick of the wrist, the trajectory of those fireballs changes, becoming more elusive and harder to dodge.

"Hey! Enough already, okay?"

Xu Ze dodged while shouting, "Are you crazy?!"

"Crazy?" Mu Yan raised an eyebrow. "I am perfectly sober."

She flicked her fingers again.

The fireballs suddenly accelerated and hurtled towards him like meteors.

Xu Ze was unable to dodge in time and was hit by one of the fireballs.

"呲-"

The sleeve of the clothes was instantly burned with a large hole.

The blackened arm was exposed.

Before Xu Ze could even feel sorry for his clothes, another fireball crashed into him.

This time it's the hem of the garment.

With another "whoosh," half of the hem of her dress was gone.

"Empress Dowager!!"

Xu Ze's voice had changed.

Mu Yan smiled even more happily.

"You heartless bastard!" she said. "You've forgotten me!"

Another fireball flew in.