In this fire vein, what Long Chen had to face was not only the attacks of the demonic beasts, but also the attacks of the other disciples of Heavenly Demon Palace. Long Chen believed that in Heavenly Demon Palace, besides Murong Yu, as long as other people saw him, they would attack him. At the very least, they would snatch away Long Chen's Fire Refined Essence.
In fact, ever since he cultivated the Traceless Specter, Long Chen was not afraid of anyone except Yang Danfeng among the disciples of Heavenly Demon Palace. However, Long Chen was not willing to encounter Yang Danfeng and the others before he obtained enough Fire Refined Essence. After all, Long Chen only had two goals this time. One was to help Xiao Lang level up, and the other was the Great Art of Dao Heart Demonic Seed.
In this huge magma river, Long Chen's Spirit Devouring Demon Pupil played a big role. When he entered the magma, he was surrounded by rolling red magma. If he could only rely on luck, Long Chen did not know how long it would take to find the Fire Refined Essence. However, with the Spirit Devouring Demon Pupil, it was different.
Using the Spirit Devouring Demon Pupil, the surrounding magma completely disappeared. Long Chen could see the souls within a radius of one mile. This was the first time he used the Spirit Devouring Demon Pupil, and Long Chen saw two souls. One of them was Murong Yu. She was heading west. Long Chen did not follow her. Instead, he went in the direction of the other soul.
Li Fire Flame Beast.
That's right, within a radius of one mile from Long Chen, there was a Li Fire Flame Beast. Long Chen called out to Xiao Lang, and without saying anything, he went in the direction of the Li Fire Flame Beast.
"The Blazing Flame Beast lives in magma and feeds on magma. It is similar to the Eight-clawed Fire Hornless Dragon that we encountered on Goldfish Island. However, the Blazing Flame Beast is much stronger than the Eight-clawed Fire Hornless Dragon. The Flame Essence is the essence of magma. The Blazing Flame Beast cannot directly swallow it. Therefore, it usually hibernates beside the Flame Essence and absorbs its flame essence. Therefore, wherever there is a Blazing Flame Beast, there will be a Flame Essence."
This was the information Long Chen had gathered over the past few days.
By using the Spirit Devouring Demon Eye to find the Li Fire Flame Beast, he had also indirectly found the Fire Refining Essence. With this kind of speed, Long Chen did not believe that he would be slower than others.
Generally speaking, regardless of whether it was the Mythical Fire Flame Beast or the Fire Refinement Essence, they were all located at the bottom layer of the magma. The current situation was no exception. In fact, if one were to look at the surface distance, the distance between the Mythical Fire Flame Beast and Long Chen was not far. However, the vertical distance was several hundred meters. Long Chen continued diving downwards. As he was in the magma, moving too much could easily cause the magma to churn. Therefore, Long Chen's speed was not fast, and he could only cautiously dive deeper.
"I'm almost there."
Long Chen could already sense that the Mythical Fire Flame Beast was not far from his eyes. He held his breath. At first, he had wanted to let Xiao Lang show off his skills, but now that Xiao Lang had released his fifth-level Earth Tier, it would be more convenient and faster for him to act.
Silently, Long Chen transformed into his dragon soul, wielding the Blue Dragon Battle Halberd. With his battle prowess that could match a seventh level Heavenly River Tier cultivator, it was not difficult for him to deal with a sixth-level Earth Tier Li Fire Flame Beast.
When he neared, Long Chen could roughly see the appearance of this Mythical Fire Flame Beast. This was a Demonic Beast that was half the size of the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf, and looked a little like a lion. It had a thick mane, and was filled with a domineering and arrogant air. However, its body was covered in fiery red thick scales, and its teeth and claws were very sharp. The strangest thing was that its tail was actually no different from the tail of a scorpion.
"So this is the Mythical Fire Flame Beast, and it looks not bad."
This Demonic Beast was probably born in the magma, for it exuded a thick aura of malice. If an ordinary seventh level Heavenly River Tier cultivator fought with it in this magma, it would probably be more difficult for them to win.
This was already the bottom of the magma. Long Chen looked around for a while, and indeed, he saw a Fire Essence not far from the feet of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast. At this moment, the Fire Essence was actually burning with flames, and the extremely high temperature in the surroundings was largely due to this Fire Essence.
"Do it."
When Long Chen was as close as he could to the Mythical Fire Flame Beast, he suddenly used the Dragon Emperor's Demise. With his True Qi that was equivalent to the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier, he instantly erupted. Moreover, he was using such a fast attack like the Dragon Emperor's Demise. The Blue Dragon battle halberd instantly pierced into the head of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast that was pretending to be asleep.
Long Chen suddenly exerted force, and when the Mythical Fire Flame Beast opened its eyes in pain, the Blue Dragon battle halberd had already completely pierced into the head of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast. The Mythical Fire Flame Beast howled, and countless crimson flames surged out of its mouth. Then, it died in Long Chen's hands.
"I don't believe that you can survive such a sneak attack."
Long Chen laughed. He picked out a fist-sized Demonic Core from the head of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast, and then tossed it to Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang's face was filled with excitement. Without another word, he directly put the Demonic Core into his mouth, and with a gulp, he swallowed it into his stomach.
"How is it?" Long Chen asked, a little expectantly.
Xiao Lang's eyes widened, and he looked at Long Chen innocently. The Demonic Core of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast had indeed been swallowed by him. However, it seemed that he had not yet filled his stomach.
"F * ck me, you glutton."
Long Chen laughed loudly. Then, he picked up the Fire Refined Essence from the ground, and stored it into his Cosmos Sack. As for the corpse of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast, the bloodline of a sixth-level Earth Tier demonic beast would not be of any help to him. Thus, Long Chen could not be bothered to clean it up …
"Let's go. Next target. I've already obtained a Fire Refined Essence. I just don't know how fast they are."
Long Chen guessed. They did not have the Spirit Devouring Demonic Eyes, so it would actually be easier for them to discover the Fire Refined Essence. However, the other party had the advantage in numbers, and they were also familiar with the Fire Evolution Earth Vein. Thus, the outcome of the battle was still uncertain.
With the experience of dealing with the Mythical Fire Flame Beast the first time, the following battles would be much easier. There were more Mythical Fire Flame Beasts in the Fire Evolution Earth Vein. Basically, there would be Fire Refined Essence beside every Mythical Fire Flame Beast. If one was unlucky, there would be none. As for Divine Flame Beasts and Divine Refined Crystals, Long Chen had not encountered any.
Because he had the Spirit Devouring Demonic Eyes, Long Chen basically spent most of his time collecting Fire Refined Essence. In his battles with the Mythical Fire Flame Beast, he basically had an overwhelming victory. Unless he encountered two Mythical Fire Flame Beasts at the same time, he would need to battle for a relatively long time before he could finish them off.
Long Chen estimated that under normal circumstances, the number of Mythical Fire Flame Beasts that others had found should not be as many as his. Thus, he still had a very good chance of obtaining first place, and even surpassing two eighth level Heavenly River Tier cultivators.
"Three of them."
And this time, Long Chen directly encountered three Mythical Fire Flame Beasts. As Long Chen approached, he directly killed one of the Mythical Fire Flame Beasts with a sneak attack. After all, the other two Mythical Fire Flame Beasts had discovered his movements. The Mythical Fire Flame Beasts were violent and ruthless, and would not retreat because of this. The moment Long Chen revealed himself, they immediately engaged in an intense battle with Long Chen.
"Devouring World of Blood."
When he used all these, the two Mythical Fire Flame Beasts no longer had any resistance, and were continuously hacked to death by Long Chen's Blue Dragon Battle Halberd. After collecting the five Fire Refined Essence beads on the ground, Long Chen tossed the three Mythical Fire Flame Beasts' Demonic Cores to Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang had finally broken through to his current cultivation level. His demonic power and all the other aspects of his body had been strengthened, and he had reached the sixth level of Earth Tier.
Long Chen counted. This time, Xiao Lang had consumed more than thirty Mythical Fire Flame Beasts' Demonic Cores. This meant that Long Chen had already killed more than thirty Mythical Fire Flame Beasts. Within his Cosmos Sack, he had already obtained forty Fire Refined Essences. Fire Refined Essences were even more helpful to Xiao Lang, but Long Chen still needed them to obtain the Great Daoheart Demonic Seed Art. He could only give them to Xiao Lang after he left.
"It's already been more than half a day. If I can maintain this frequency, I should be able to obtain around three hundred Fire Refined Essences in five days. But I can't be sure. After all, the surrounding Mythical Fire Flame Beasts have more or less been wiped out by me. It seems that I should find a place with more Mythical Fire Flame Beasts."
Xiao Lang had already reached the sixth level of Earth Tier. Adding the Godfire Doppelganger and the Nine Serenities Demonic Ancestral Flame, the Mythical Fire Beasts would most likely not be his match. In the following search, Long Chen's speed would increase.
"Let's go and head to the next territory."
Another day passed. In the process of hurrying along, the number of Fire Refined Essences collected was not as much as at the start. However, there were already around eighty of them now. It had to be mentioned that during this period of time, Long Chen had seen Yang Jun once. Yang Jun was surrounded by seven other seventh level Heavenly River Tier martial artists. After Long Chen had discovered them with his Spirit Devouring Demonic Eye, he had fled far away.
Unless he had no other choice, he would not fight against eight seventh level Heavenly River Tier opponents.
"Murong Yu is right. It seems that the Fire Refined Essences that they have found have already been given to Yang Jun. But why are they gathered together now?"
If they had searched separately, then he would have been able to find more Fire Refined Essences. If they were gathered together, the efficiency would probably be lower.
Although he was puzzled, Long Chen could not be bothered with them. He continued to advance, continuing to use his Spirit Devouring Demonic Eye to search for traces of the Mythical Fire Flame Beast.
After a total of two days, Long Chen had already sensed that he seemed to have entered deep into a more secluded area. The lava here was actually mixed with a faint black-colored flow of fire. The surrounding temperature was also much higher, as if there were countless Fire Refined Essences in the surroundings.
"There is no Mythical Fire Flame Beast here, but there is an even more powerful force. If my guess is correct, there should be an even more powerful demonic beast hibernating ahead. It should be a seventh level Earth Tier Divine Flame Beast."
Long Chen guessed with his sharp intuition.
Indeed, after he stealthily advanced for a period of time, he could already use his Spirit Devouring Demonic Eye to see a demonic beast that was slightly smaller than the Mythical Fire Flame Beast. The Spirit Devouring Demonic Eye could only sense the existence of souls. As for what it looked like, Long Chen did not know.
"Awooo …" Xiao Lang cried out softly. From his eager eyes, Long Chen understood what he meant. He wanted to deal with it himself.