Under the forced guidance of the Spark Circle, Suna was compelled to ascend to the surface of Huoyun Island.
Contrary to her expectation of an ancient and pristine fire kingdom, she discovered that besides the massive fissure, the terrain in the center of Huoyun Island was actually cratered and uneven.
Compared to the surrounding environment, it appeared quite dim.
“It looks like it was caused by the collision of two world-destroying powers, and the resulting depression could almost cover an entire Deya City…” This was the first time Suna had witnessed such powerful destructive force.
Was this a true Disaster?
Passing through the central area, Suna arrived at the Core Region through a massive opening at the foot of the volcano.
Within the Core Region was a towering and solemn Magma Palace.
In the center of the palace stood a massive Obsidian Throne, clearly the seat of that Heavenfire Lord.
However, the throne was currently empty, and the entire palace was deserted.
Aside from the sound of flowing magma, there was virtually no activity.
“Why is Heavenfire Lord nowhere to be seen?”
A total of five people were brought into the palace by the shields and lined up.
Among them, a girl on the far left looked at the throne in front of her with confusion.
She remembered her Teacher saying that every time the Heavenfire Lord selected suitable Envoys, they would sit upon the throne and look down upon them.
Why was Heavenfire Lord not present now that it was her turn?
It was said that Heavenfire Lord’s human form was exceedingly beautiful, embodying the mature beauty of a woman to the fullest.
Moreover, compared to several other Disasters who did not even have human forms, Heavenfire Lord was quite attentive toward Humans.
Beautiful, powerful, the pinnacle of the fire element, and a legendary Disaster! To all fire Mages, Heavenfire Lord was the most perfect Teacher in the world!
“So why isn’t Heavenfire Lord sitting on the throne? Could some accident have happened?”
“Why think so much? Do you think there’s any accident in this world that could trouble Heavenfire Lord? You’d better think about how to pass the test first!”
Almost all five people present were rubbing their hands in ecstatic anticipation, except for Suna, who stood at the far right.
She had no idea why she had been chosen.
She was clearly only a Second Rank, while the four people next to her were either Four Rank or Fifth Rank.
How could she even compete!
Furthermore, Suna remembered Gadelia’s extremely panicked expression when she was selected to ascend. This indicated that Heavenfire Lord’s Envoy test was no joke…
“Maybe I can try to withdraw directly…” Suna was already having second thoughts before the test had even begun.
“Boom!”
At that moment, accompanied by the sound of erupting magma, a massive amount of bright red Light was vented into the air, gradually forming the silhouette of a woman.
Just like the Goddess of Life who displayed a God’s Miracle over Deya City, Heavenly Fire was using a similar method to manifest.
There was no other way; her main body had not yet fully recovered.
She had only transformed from a Loli into a young girl, and it would still take some time to return to being a full-blooded mature woman.
To maintain her image, she could only improvise like this for now:
“Congratulations, five little ones. Perform well, and perhaps one of you will become my Envoy today.”
The voice of Heavenly Fire echoed throughout the palace, concise and swift. It seemed this test was very ordinary to her, not important at all.
She had not scouted a one-in-ten-thousand peerless fire-element genius for nearly three years. The last human she had taken an interest in was Ariel.
Ariel’s research into the Fire Element was very profound, and she herself possessed an extreme Elemental Affinity.
Thus, Heavenly Fire had originally planned to tilt resources toward her, allowing her to rapidly rise to the Nine-Rank to serve as the face of the new generation of Heavenfire Followers.
However, she hadn’t expected Ariel’s logic to be so eccentric.
All day long, she only thought about how to destroy heaven and earth with a single strike.
No matter how her Teacher, Rosalia, tried to guide her, she had no interest in the struggle between Disasters and Gods, focusing solely on researching the most ultimate Fire Magic.
One could only say that Ariel was a genius, but far too pure; she was not suited to be an Envoy of Heavenly Fire.
An Envoy of a Disaster would certainly have to participate in the disputes of great figures in the future, and a simple-minded person like Ariel, who had few ambitions, would never be able to survive such conflicts.
Therefore, Heavenly Fire gave up on her, letting her remain a Common follower.
Nonetheless, the Cataclysm Magic Ariel had modified was quite cool.
Over the years, it had actually attracted many Adventurers to major in the Fire Element, allowing Heavenly Fire to scout even more talented fire-element Adventurers.
Picking talent wherever she went was Heavenly Fire’s daily routine.
She believed that one day she would find an unprecedented, world-shaking genius!
Even after being heavily wounded by a King Class Demon that had suddenly appeared, she had not stopped selecting Envoys.
Finally, today, Heavenly Fire’s efforts were rewarded.
“Hmm… although these few are just about the Humans with the highest fire Elemental Affinity near Snowveil City, I still feel they’re lacking a bit.” Heavenly Fire briefly assessed the potential of the five people present:
“The girl on the far right has a very high rank. Is she the type with a constitution that levels up quickly? Unfortunately, she has the lowest fire Elemental Affinity among the five. Then the short-haired girl next to her… hmm… she’s mediocre in every aspect. How did I even pick her just now?”
“She probably looked impressive because the weaklings earlier were too pathetic. Next one… why is it another bald head?”
Looking at the only two males present, Heavenly Fire felt a sense of speechlessness.
She didn’t know when the symbol of power for male fire Mages had become linked to “bald heads” and “burn scars.”
Compared to female Mages who cared more about their appearance, male fire Mages were much more informal.
From year-round research into the Fire Element, their body hair was basically all burned away, and large-area burns were a Common occurrence.
Therefore, in the eyes of modern Adventurers, if a male fire Mage was both bald and had extensive burn scars, he was definitely at least an Intermediate Rank and a total symbol of strength!
Gradually, “bald” and “scarred” became hard requirements for some Adventurers when recruiting male fire Mages.
However, Heavenly Fire did not like bald Mages.
She always felt Humans looked strange without hair, much like how some people dislike hairless cats…
Under Heavenly Fire’s aesthetic influence, most Heavenfire Followers were female.
As for males, unless they were exceptionally powerful, Heavenly Fire really minded those light-reflecting bald heads.
“And then there is the final well-behaved girl.” Heavenly Fire looked at Suna, the most nervous among the five.
Compared to the other four who each had unique appearances, Suna looked very obedient.
She didn’t have the free-spirited temperament of Adventurers, appearing more like a polite young Miss from a wealthy family.
Suna was chosen neither for her fire Elemental Affinity nor her great Strength, but because of the Fire Pattern Staff in her hand.
Heavenly Fire recognized at a glance that the Celestial Fire Gem on the Fire Pattern Staff belonged to Ariel.
As far as Heavenly Fire knew, Ariel was extremely fond of that Magic Staff with the very long name, yet now that staff had appeared in the hands of a Second Rank Mage!
Did this girl find it, or did Ariel give it away voluntarily?
Heavenly Fire was very curious. If it was the latter, then she wanted to see exactly why this girl could earn Ariel’s favor!
Immediately afterward, Heavenly Fire began to quietly stimulate the Fire Element within Suna’s body.
Then, she suddenly froze, discovering something truly extraordinary:
“Why is this well-behaved girl’s Power conversion efficiency so high? It’s almost at the level of a Four Rank!”