The Vermilion Bird, being not stupid, certainly understood the meaning behind its current physical changes. Since the magma started to heat up, it indicated that his abilities had become useless. Understanding this, when its abilities are wholly ineffective, the Vermilion Bird knew well that if it did not die at the hands of Zhou Tian, it would surely be burned to death in the magma.
The Vermilion Bird, having lost its power, was nothing more than a large bird, and it became panicked once it realised its predicament.
In its anxiousness, the Vermilion Bird did not even think about why its body had undergone such a change. But, when it felt that its surroundings had already changed, the Vermilion Bird desperately started to swim toward the upper layer of magma.