He dived deeper into the lake once again.
Very soon, Qin Shi was 10,000 meters below the surface of the lake, but he still couldn't see the end. Qin Shi couldn't help but marvel at the depth of the lake once again.
After 10,000 meters, Qin Shi dived down another few thousand meters. At this time, the surrounding space finally changed. The originally pitch-black space was filled with fiery red lava.
"I'm already deep underground?"
Looking at the scarlet lava around him, Qin Shi couldn't help but frown.
"Little guy, this place isn't simple. Be more careful later."
As Qin Shi frowned, the Evil Demon let out a deep roar. Its voice was filled with conflict and irritation. "I can sense an extremely powerful force at the bottom of this pool. It's a force that I loathe."
"What?"
Hearing this, Qin Shi clicked his tongue. He knew what the evil demon was capable of. A force that could make the evil demon feel that it wasn't simple — how powerful would it be?
Because of this, Qin Shi was 200% vigilant and slowly dived deeper into the boiling lava.
Finally, when he was below, Qin Shi's eyes suddenly lit up.
At the bottom of the lake, there was an orchid stamen. The stamen had six petals and was surrounded by a faint halo, causing the water to ripple.
"Spirit Gathering Flower!"
The stamen was the same as what She Xi 'er had described. Qin Shi was sure that this was the purpose of his trip.
Because of this, he was overjoyed. His feet trembled, and a wave of spiritual energy surged out and shot down, landing next to the stamen.
"Hmph, I've been looking for it so hard."
Spiritual light shone from Qin Shi's palm as he waved his hand and plucked the flower.
After plucking the flower, Qin Shi's eyes flashed with excitement. He then raised his head and looked at the sky 10,000 meters away.
It was time to leave.
Roar!
However, just as he was about to leave, an earth-shattering roar shook everything within a ten thousand meter radius. The magma beneath the mountain collapsed, and scarlet flames shot out in all directions.
Qin Shi's heart trembled. This sound was too terrifying.
Hearing this, even the evil demon frowned. "Little guy, run!"
Before Qin Shi could come back to his senses, he saw a towering pillar of fire rising from the magma tens of thousands of meters below. It radiated a terrifying and wild power as it whizzed towards Qin Shi.
Qin Shi's eyes widened. He could sense that this power was definitely the most terrifying power he had ever seen. Even Zhen Yuan couldn't compare.
"How terrifying."
Without hesitation, Qin Shi practically raised his leg and used all of his strength to burst forth with spiritual energy. His two legs continuously took a few steps on the cliff, and with a whoosh, he leaped towards the top of the Heaven Lake.
Boom!
However, as Qin Shi leaped upwards, the pillar of fire pursued him even more wildly.
"I can't dodge it!"
Gritting his teeth, Qin Shi turned his head to look at the surging magma. It was as if his mind had been imprisoned. For the first time, he felt so close to death.
"Devour the Heavens and Devour the Earth!"
Just as Qin Shi was in a state of panic, a mass of black baleful aura shot out like a dragon's spine. The Evil Devil raised its hand in an instant to meet the magma.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the space ten thousand meters below was directly shattered. Even the calm Ruo Water began to boil, and waves of heat surged upwards.
Plop!
With another violent tremor, hundreds of huge rocks on the cliff were directly blasted apart.
Qin Shi frowned. Then, in his panic, in the gap between the magma and the evil demon, there was an impatient recoil, and a raging wave sent him flying thousands of meters into the air.
Bang!
Just as he came back to his senses, Qin Shi directly hit the cliff wall. A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and the blood dyed the deep Ruo Water red.
He coughed twice. "Evil demon!"
"Run!"
The evil demon spoke without hesitation. Qin Shi could see that the collision this time had caused him to suffer serious injuries. He dragged his broken baleful qi back into the totem.
Gritting his teeth, Qin Shi did not waste any more words. After dragging his body, tens of golden light burst out from his feet, and like a shooting star, he shot towards the top of the Heavenly Lake.
…
At the top of the Heavenly Lake, She Xi 'er and the rest were guarding nearby.
Bloop!
While they were waiting, the calm surface of the Heavenly Lake suddenly boiled. Then, a few rays of bright red light shot out under the scorching sun.
Seeing the few rays of blood red light, everyone frowned. "What's going on?"
"Did something happen to father?"
Xiao Mi Cai's beautiful eyes widened. Then, she took a step forward and clenched her fist, wanting to dive into the depths of the Heavenly Lake.
"Xiao Mi Cai, don't go!"
Yu Luocha was quick to react. She grabbed Xiao Mi Cai and said, "I'm also worried about him. But no one knows what's happening down there. The Ruo Water is deep, and even birds can't float on it. If you go down there rashly, not only will you not be able to help him, you will only harm him."
"But father …"
"Believe in him."
Before Xiao Mi Cai could finish her sentence, Yu Luocha interrupted, "He is always able to bring us miracles. This time, we have to believe in him as well. He will definitely be able to do it."
Xiao Mi Cai's delicate body shuddered. Eventually, she leaned against Yu Luocha and lowered her head, not saying a word.
Plop!
At this moment, a loud sound suddenly burst forth from the side of the Heavenly Lake. Immediately, waves shot out in all directions like a torrential rain.
Accompanying the torrential rain, a black figure scuttled out and landed heavily on the ground.
"He's out!"
Seeing the black figure, everyone was delighted.
Xiao Mi Cai pounced forward without thinking and asked worriedly, "Father, are you alright?"
"Cough cough, I'm fine."
Qin Shi struggled to prop his body up. After coughing a few times with his pale face, he spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"Shi Tou!" Yu Luocha was shocked.
Plop!
But before she could go forward, Qin Shi felt his vision turning black. His consciousness and body went limp as he fainted.
At this moment, everyone panicked. Yu Luocha swiftly pounced forward and a smear of spirit energy flipped in her hands as she probed into Qin Shi's body.
"Why, why is it like this?"
The moment she probed with spirit energy, her expression changed.
Xiao Mi Cai and She Xi 'er asked worriedly, "Aunt, Sister Luocha, how is my father and Brother Shi Tou?"
But under the interrogation of the two, Yu Luocha's delicate body trembled and she didn't say a single word.
Xiao Mi Cai clenched her teeth in worry. She took a step forward and summoned out two rainbow-colored lights. The rainbow-colored lights circled around Qin Shi's body and her eyes widened in disbelief.
"What … What terrifying injuries."
Inside Qin Shi's body, all his internal organs had ruptured and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his body was covered in cuts and bruises. Most importantly, his dantian was enveloped by blazing flames. The temperature of the flames was so high that it could burn the heavens. When Xiao Mi Cai and Yu Luocha's spirit energy came into contact with it, they were immediately incinerated.
"Who is it!"
Xiao Mi Cai was so anxious that tears flowed down her face.
What terrible thing had happened under the Heaven Lake?
They all knew of Qin Shi's strength. Especially now that he had broken through to Cryptic Spirit Realm, even a peak Cryptic Spirit Realm expert might not be able to do anything to him. What kind of person could injure him to this extent?
This injury almost took his life.
"Let's help him to rest first."
Yu Luocha bit her lips and tried her best not to cry. She held onto Qin Shi's arm and carried it on her shoulder as she fled.
…
Back to the resting position.
In the tent, Yu Luocha helped Qin Shi to calm down and sat beside him. She held onto his hand as wisps of clear spirit energy entered his body through his pores.
"Shi Tou, hang in there …"
Yu Luocha muttered with a frown. She controlled wisps of spirit energy to pass through Qin Shi's spiritual meridians and gather in his dantian.
However, the moment those wisps of spirit energy passed through Qin Shi's spiritual meridians, they were devoured by the raging flames in his dantian and burned to ashes.
"How could this be?"
The most terrible thing was that when Yu Luocha tried to inject spirit energy into Qin Shi's body again, the raging flames actually counterattacked and burned Yu Luocha's hand.
Yu Luocha had never seen this kind of strange raging flames before. No matter what she did, she couldn't put them out.
Looking at Qin Shi's pained face, Yu Luocha cried silently, "Shi Tou … What should I do? Tell me, what should I do to save you?"
Outside the tent, Xiao Mi Cai, She Xi 'er, and the other Fiend clansmen were waiting anxiously. Yu Luocha only walked out of the tent after midnight.
When they saw Yu Luocha, they immediately stepped forward and asked, "Auntie, Sister Luocha, how is my father and Brother Shi Tou?"
Yu Luocha looked at the others and subconsciously put her hand behind her back. Her hand was burned. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Not very good."
"How could this be?"
At this moment, everyone was in a panic.
Xiao Mi Cai took a few steps back in panic. She shook her head and said, "No, it's impossible. Nothing could have happened to father …"
"This time, none of us can help him. Whether he can survive or not will depend on his fate …" Yu Luocha let out a long sigh. Her heart felt heavy as if it was being crushed by a huge rock.
At this moment, everyone's heart was also affected.
…
Buzz!
In the tent, Qin Shi was tossing and turning in pain.
His eyes were tightly closed and his brows were tightly knitted. His whole body was trembling.
"Little fellow!
Little fellow, wake up! "
While he was sleeping, a voice suddenly came from the depths of his sea of consciousness.
Qin Shi opened his eyes slightly. He was in the state of his divine consciousness, floating in his sea of consciousness.
"Devil?
Is that you? "
Hearing this, Qin Shi replied in pain.
"Mm." A wisp of black murderous aura entered Qin Shi's sea of consciousness.
Looking at the devil, Qin Shi could feel that the devil wasn't in a better state than him. At the last crucial moment, if the devil hadn't blocked most of the power of the fire pillar, he would have been burnt to ashes.
He could feel the red flame in his dantian and frowned. The red flame was eating away at his cultivation and vitality. His internal organs were already in a terrible state.
"How could this be …"
Even the Sweet Pouring Rain Technique wouldn't be able to recover from such injuries, right?
"I have a way to help you extinguish this flame." The devil hesitated for a while and suddenly said with a solemn voice.
"You have a way?"
"Mm, but you will have to pay a heavy price."
"What price?"
"If you want to extinguish this flame, you will have to evaporate all the blood in your body. Then, I will replace it with the devil's blood."