On the other side, Qin Shi was rushing to the center of the volcano with all his strength.
When he was three kilometers from the center of the volcano, he suddenly stopped. His black eyes glanced at the distant mountain forest, and he frowned.
Along the way, Zhou Qin found out from Qin Shi that Qin Shi's attainments in mental energy cultivation were extraordinary. Because of this, when she saw Qin Shi's unusual appearance, she hurriedly asked in worry, "Shi, what's wrong?
Do you know Yu's whereabouts? "
Qin Shi shook his head. "Nope. The Spiritual Energy in the Bejewelled Magma Volcano is abnormally violent. Furthermore, it possesses a few attributes. Therefore, my Mental Energy is completely useless here."
"Then what's wrong with you?" Zhou Qin was puzzled.
After a moment of silence, Qin Shi did not respond to Zhou Qin. Instead, he wrapped his black robe tightly and rushed toward the place where his eyes were looking.
The Burning Book flashed a few times. Jade In The Book knew Qin Shi well. If there was no discovery, Qin Shi would not suddenly change direction and ask, "Shi Tou, what's going on?"
"I don't know, but I can feel that there is an extraordinary power in front." Qin Shi responded to Jade In The Book from the bottom of his heart.
"Extraordinary power?" Jade In The Book frowned and said, "Your spiritual power can't expand. How can you feel it?"
"It's the Evil Spirit Totem!" Qin Shi said seriously.
"The Evil Spirit Totem?" Jade In The Book was surprised and said, "The Evil Spirit Totem has responded?"
"Yes, I can feel that there is a force in front that is attracting the Evil Spirit Totem." Qin Shi nodded solemnly. He did not dare to be careless when it came to the Evil Spirit.
Jade In The Book also knew about the Evil Spirit, so she did not ask much.
Changing his route, Qin Shi circled around the Bejewelled Lava Volcano and suddenly discovered a strange mountain forest. There were hundreds of towering ancient pines growing in this mountain forest. However, these ancient pines looked very strange. Not only were the tree trunks blood-red in color, but the pine leaves were actually formed from blazing flames.
When they arrived at the Fiery Pine Forest, the Burning Book suddenly trembled violently. Jade In The Book turned pale as she said, "This … could this be the Ancient Blazing Fire Pine?"
"Blazing Ancient Pine?"
Qin Shi frowned in confusion.
It could be seen that Jade In The Book was very excited. It took her a long time to calm down before she responded to Qin Shi, "I've only seen the Ancient Fiery Pine in books. It's a very strange kind of tree. It's said that the Ancient Fiery Pine can survive in the fire of more than a thousand degrees, and it can absorb the high temperature to become nourishment."
"I see!"
Qin Shi nodded in realization. "No wonder it can grow in this barren Qiongjian Volcano."
"Yes, but that's not the point."
Jade In The Book bit her cherry lips and said, "The point is, the place where the Ancient Blazing Fiery Pines live must have Explosive Flame Pearls."
"Explosive Flame Bead?"
"Yes, the Explosive Flame Bead is an extremely rare treasure in the world. Every Explosive Flame Bead is formed after being baptized by fire for thousands of years. It has an extremely strong resistance to the spiritual power of the fire attribute."
Jade In The Book explained excitedly, "It's said that with the Explosive Flame Bead, even if you enter and exit lava, you can still come out unscathed."
"Is it that magical?"
Qin Shi clicked his tongue and said excitedly, "If that's the case, I'm going to Jewel Lava Volcano. Won't this Explosive Flame Bead come in handy?"
"Yes, your luck is really heaven-defying. You can even encounter such a fortuitous encounter." Jade In The Book couldn't help but praise again.
Grinning, Qin Shi admired his luck. Of course, he knew that now was not the time for him to be narcissistic. He had to find the Explosive Flame Bead quickly and help Lin Yu.
For this reason, he explained to Zhou Qin, who was in his arms, "Girl, wait for me outside. I'm going to look for something. I'll be back soon."
"But …!" Zhou Qin's eyes were filled with worry.
Qin Shi knew what Zhou Qin was worried about and interrupted her, "Don't worry, Xiao Yu will be fine. Don't forget that he is my brother, Qin Shi. He's very lucky."
Hearing this, Zhou Qin's delicate body inexplicably relaxed a little. She smiled helplessly, "Haha, you said that before. Now I finally understand why the three of you became good brothers. Each one is more narcissistic than the other."
Smiling awkwardly, Qin Shi knew that the three people Zhou Qin was referring to were him, Lin Yu, and Su Ming. The three of them were indeed narcissistic enough.
"Go ahead. Be careful, I'll wait for you outside." Zhou Qin did not say anything more and found a safe place to sit down.
After hesitating for a while, Qin Shi still felt that something was wrong. He deliberately asked Jade In The Book to repair the boundary around Zhou Qin. Only then did he feel relieved and leaped towards the Ancient Blazing Fire Pine.
The pine leaves of the Ancient Blazing Fire Pine were made of blazing fire. The deeper he went, the more terrifying the temperature became. Even Qin Shi had to prop up a barrier and hide behind it. He inexplicably thought of Qin Xue Xin. At this time, if Qin Xue Xin was here, it would certainly be a lot more relaxing.
He searched around the pine forest, but Qin Shi did not notice anything. Just when he was feeling helpless, Jade In The Book suddenly raised her hand and said, "Shi Tou, look over there!"
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi looked over and saw that at the place where the Jade in the Book was pointing, there was an unusually rough Blazing Ancient Pine, like a crane among a flock of chickens. Chu Li was in the middle of the other ancient pines.
The trunk of this Ancient Blazing Fire Pine was as thick as three people's arms. There were thousands of densely packed rings on it, revealing its vicissitudes of life.
On this ancient pine tree, there was a faint halo of light. The outside of the halo of light was firmly covered by the branches and leaves of the raging fire. Qin Shi could vaguely see that there was a fist-sized bead inside, which was bright red.
"It's an Explosive Flame Bead!"
Staring at the fist-sized bead, Qin Shi looked happy. He took two consecutive steps in the air and leaped towards the center of the rough Ancient Blazing Fire Pine.
Buzz!
Right at this moment, Qin Shi's sea of consciousness suddenly trembled, and an unprecedented sense of danger assaulted him from behind. It scared him to the point that he couldn't be bothered about the Explosive Flame Bead, and he flipped to the side and deviated from his original path.
Boom!
As soon as he dodged, the place where he was just a moment ago exploded out of thin air. The strong aftershock even broke the surrounding Blazing Ancient Pine Trees.
With cold eyes, Qin Shi took a deep breath. "What a terrible power …!"
It should be known that this Blazing Ancient Pine Tree had been tempered by raging flames all year round. Its innate nature was exceptionally tough. Even if Qin Shi used his full strength to strike it, he was not confident that he would be able to injure or break it. Yet, the ripple that had just spilled out actually had such power?
Thinking of this, he became serious. "I wonder which brother is hiding in the dark. It's not a good habit to take advantage of others' difficulties, is it?"
"Roar!"
Before his voice died away, a deafening roar rolled out from the ground. Qin Shi was inexplicably shocked.
He frowned and hurriedly leaped into the air. When he looked down at the pine forest below, he was completely stunned by the scene in the pine forest.
In the pine forest, he saw a large snake more than a thousand feet long, poking out from the dry gully on the ground. A pair of snake eyes the size of several people were full of anger, staring at Qin Shi.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Qin Shi clicked his tongue. He had never seen such a big wild beast.
"It's an ancient relic. I can feel that there is some blood of the Sky-Devouring Python in its body." Jade In The Book said in horror.
"Sky-Devouring Python?"
Qin Shi frowned. He knew this name. When he first met Little Mi Cai, Jade In The Book said that there were only two kinds of snakes left from ancient times. One was Little Mi Cai's real body, the Seven-colored Auspicious Cloud Snake, which was auspicious. The other was the Sky-Devouring Python, which symbolized evil.
"Yes, but in this guy's body, there is only one percent of the Sky-Devouring Python's blood. Otherwise, it wouldn't be only at the Four Heavens Realm."
"Only … only at the Four Heavens Realm?"
Qin Shi clicked his tongue. A desire to curse exploded from the bottom of his heart. "Sister Yu, are you kidding me?
Only at the Four Heavens Realm?
That's already at the Heaven's Equal Realm, okay? "
"Indeed. Looking at this guy's size, it must have lived for nearly ten thousand years. If it had the blood of the orthodox Sky-Devouring Python, not to mention the Four Heavens Realm, I'm afraid it would have already completed the Heaven Realm." Jade In The Book explained seriously.
"Please, that's not the point!" Qin Shi was helpless. He gritted his teeth and said, "The point is, I can't beat it even at the Four Heavens Realm!"
"That seems to be the case."
Jade In The Book naughtily stuck out her tongue, and then hurriedly said, "You idiot, you know you can't beat it. Why are you still standing here? Run!"
"Ah?
What did you say? "
Qin Shi stared blankly. Jade in the Book's leap in speech was too exaggerated. He didn't even have time to react to what was going on.
"Roar!"
Of course, someone reacted for him immediately. The big snake, which had been lying dormant for a long time, finally roared at Qin Shi. As soon as its tongue spat out blood, the space around Qin Shi suddenly twisted, as if it had been sucked out. Several explosions sounded.
Boom!!
His black eyes narrowed, Qin Shi hurriedly took a few steps back. Then he came back to his senses and scolded, "Jade In The Book, you wait. I'll deal with you later!"
He had already cursed it, but Qin Shi didn't want to die here. This snake's strength wasn't something he could deal with at all. As soon as he dodged the explosion of space around him, he rushed out of the pinewood forest.
Buzz!
Unexpectedly, before Qin Shi left, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain on his wrist. The Evil Spirit Totem, which hadn't reacted for a long time, suddenly flashed with black light.
The black light took shape, and wisps of murderous aura wrapped around Shi Mu's hands and feet like shackles. Shi Mu froze on the spot, and couldn't move even a little bit.
This sudden situation made Qin Shi's heart sink to the bottom. He angrily scolded the Evil Spirit Totem, "Damn it! Stop! Why are you joining in the fun at this time?"
Just when Qin Shi was panic-stricken and thought that he was going to die, Jade In The Book suddenly said in a happy voice, "Shi Tou, quickly turn around and look!"
"Look at what?"
Qin Shi frowned and turned around to look. Then, he couldn't help but stare blankly. He saw that the murderous aura had surrounded the big snake, and was penetrating its scales little by little. It seemed as if the murderous aura was going to devour it.
"Roar!"
The big snake was trapped by the murderous aura, and suddenly fell into a state of panic. It let out a deafening howl of pain, and its body, which was more than ten thousand feet long, fell to the ground, and kept rolling around.