Splash!
When Mu Chen rushed into the scarlet-red magma, a frightening temperature instantly crazily gushed over. Even though he had already pushed his Lightning God's Physique to its limits, and had even used his Spiritual Energy to protect his body, the temperature still caused Mu Chen to feel waves of scorching pain radiating from his skin.
Whoosh!
Mu Chen's figure turned into a streak of light as he tore apart the magma and swiftly flew towards the depths of the magma. Although he knew that it was an extremely dangerous matter to enter the depths of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond, nothing ventured, nothing gained. In order to break through to Third Grade Sovereign, he had to give it a try, no matter how dangerous it was.
In the magma, there were groups of Spiritual Fire Pythons wandering around. Mu Chen did not want to tangle with them, so he carefully avoided them and headed towards the depths.
In just a few dozen breaths of time, Mu Chen had already gone a thousand feet into the depths of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond. There was already a faint purple colour in the magma here, due to the terrifyingly high temperature.
The temperature was something that even Mu Chen's Lightning God's Physique couldn't endure.
Huff.
Mu Chen lightly inhaled a mouthful of air. Shortly after, with a slight will of his mind, strands of dark purple flames surfaced on the surface of his body. In the next instant, the flames formed into a fiery membrane that enveloped his entire body.
The terrifyingly high temperature was instantly reduced.
The dark-purple flames were naturally the Undying Flames. Although the temperature in the Greatlaw Blaze Pond was extremely high, it couldn't penetrate the defence formed by the Undying Flames. In the past, Mu Chen had been cultivating, so he did not activate it.
But right now, it was just right for him to hunt Spiritual Fire Pythons that had a longer lifespan.
Rustle!
Using the Undying Flames to shield him from the high temperature, Mu Chen's speed instantly soared.
In just a few minutes, he had already gone two thousand feet in depth. The Spiritual Energy contained in the magma was so robust and violent that it would raise one's eyebrows. Some of the magma had even solidified and floated in the magma like a fiery-red piece of ice.
Furthermore, the most peculiar thing was that the surroundings of the solidified magma were completely devoid of any magma.
It was as if a vacuum zone had been formed, and not even a drop of magma could enter it.
When Mu Chen's figure landed on a huge magma rock, he instantly felt the pressure in the surroundings disappearing.
It was as if the lava had solidified into rocks that could perfectly counteract the pressure and heat of the Origin Immortal Flame Pond.
"It really is a strange place."
Mu Chen stomped his feet, but the lava didn't move an inch.
This caused him to involuntarily sigh in admiration.
The Great Thousand Worlds were indeed full of wonders.
"But why haven't I seen a single Spiritual Fire Python?"
Mu Chen swept his gaze as he muttered to himself in doubt. That's because he realised that he didn't even see a single Spiritual Fire Python in the depths, which was completely different from the densely packed situation above.
Just when Mu Chen's gaze was blankly sweeping around, a solidified magma boulder not far away from him suddenly exploded. Shortly after, a huge snake tail instantly tore apart the magma.
It ruthlessly smashed down towards Mu Chen's head.
The sudden attack had caused Mu Chen's face to slightly change.
His feet abruptly tapped on the ground and his figure shot out.
Boom!
As the snake tail smashed down, the magma boulder was instantly shattered into pieces. Mu Chen's figure was also swept by the aftershock as he miserably retreated dozens of steps, before forcefully stabilising his figure.
He raised his head with a grave expression and saw a massive Spiritual Fire Python coiled in the magma. Its figure was much larger than any of the Spiritual Fire Pythons that Mu Chen had seen before.
"Good fellow, this fellow has at least 400 years of lifespan!"
Mu Chen sucked in a cold breath. The size of this Spiritual Fire Python was two to three times the size of a hundred-year-old Spiritual Fire Python. According to Mu Chen's estimation, this fellow should have at least 400 years of lifespan.
Furthermore, this Spiritual Fire Python's strength was probably not any weaker than Qin Bei.
This was a big, troublesome fellow.
Sizzle.
The ferocious Spiritual Fire Python ferociously stared at Mu Chen. Shortly after, without any hesitation, it opened its mouth and a scarlet magma beam shot towards Mu Chen.
The Spiritual Energy contained in the magma beam wasn't something that the Spiritual Fire Pythons that Mu Chen had encountered in the past could be compared to. Therefore, he did not dare to be careless and golden light burst out from his back as the Great Solar Undying Body was summoned.
Boom!
When the golden palm collided with the beam of magma, a frightening gale wreaked havoc. The surrounding magma rocks that were floating in the air were directly shattered.
Mu Chen's figure appeared on the head of the Great Solar Undying Body as he sharply stared at the violent Spiritual Fire Python. He abruptly formed seals with both of his hands and his Sovereign Sea appeared behind him, along with the roar of a dragon and elephant.
Whoosh!
The two dragons and elephants flew out at the same time, forming into a dragon and elephant halo. Under the tap of Mu Chen's finger, the halo had pierced through space with a rustle.
Mu Chen had immediately executed his strongest Nine Dragons and Elephants Art. Clearly, he knew how powerful this Spiritual Fire Python was, so he did not bother to probe it. Sizzle!
Sizzle!
The Spiritual Fire Python roared towards the sky as the scales on its body stood up. It had also sensed the fatal danger. Boom!
Boom!
Substantial scarlet halos constantly burst out from the Spiritual Fire Python's body. From the looks of it, it was like layers of halos were protecting the Spiritual Fire Python.
Just from this move alone, the strength of this Spiritual Fire Python had far surpassed those that Mu Chen had encountered in the past. After all, Mu Chen had not seen the latter executing such a powerful defensive move.
However, Mu Chen was also confident in the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art. Back then, even Qin Bei was defeated by it, so he did not believe that this Spiritual Fire Python without any intellect could survive!
Whoosh!
The dragon and elephant halo had already appeared above the Spiritual Fire Python at this moment. As it rotated at a high speed, it gave it a sharpness that could tear through anything. Coupled with the power of the dragon and elephant, it was practically unstoppable.
The dragon and elephant halo swept across with a rustling sound. In just a blink of an eye, the layers of scarlet halo around the Spiritual Fire Python had shattered as a sharp shriek resounded.
Mu Chen focused his gaze over.
The ferocious Spiritual Fire Python had actually been sliced into two at the waist. The outcome of the battle had also caused him to grin. Under the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art, the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art had been completely destroyed.
Under the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art, no matter what you are, you will still be killed.
Boom!
However, before Mu Chen could completely relax, the Spiritual Fire Python that had been sliced into two had once again opened its ferocious mouth as an incomparably violent scarlet pillar of light enveloped towards Mu Chen.
Boom!
The Great Solar Undying Body crossed its arms, using its huge body to block the scarlet light pillar, but on those arms, there was a red light pillar.
However, cracks had also appeared on its arms.
The corner of Mu Chen's lips twitched. He never thought that the vitality of the Spiritual Fire Python would be so tenacious. It had already been sliced into two.
It had already been sliced into two, yet it could still put up such a stubborn resistance.
"Your Spiritual Fire Marrow is mine." Mu Chen coldly sneered. He did not believe that the Spiritual Fire Python that had been sliced into two could overturn the heavens.
Hiss!
But just when Mu Chen was about to make his move.
However, the Spiritual Fire Python did not charge over.
Instead, it turned around and fled, which startled Mu Chen for a moment. He clearly did not expect that a Spiritual Fire Python with a lifespan of four hundred years would not only be powerful, it even knew how to flee. It was completely different from the Spiritual Fire Pythons that he had encountered in the past.
With a thought from Mu Chen, the Great Solar Undying Body immediately chased after it. It wasn't easy for him to encounter such a precious Spiritual Fire Python, so he naturally wouldn't allow it to escape.
Boom!
However.
In that instant when Mu Chen's figure moved, the hairs on his body suddenly stood up.
An indescribable feeling of danger surged in his heart. It was this feeling that made Mu Chen stop the Great Solar Undying Body.
Boom!
In the depths of the magma, a scarlet figure flew out at an indescribable speed and wrapped around a section of the Spiritual Fire Python's body. Thereafter, a scarlet needle was heavily stabbed into the head of the Spiritual Fire Python.
The Spiritual Fire Python frantically struggled. But in just a few breaths' time, its massive figure had shriveled up. Judging from the looks of it, it was as if its blood essence had been sucked dry.
Mu Chen was dumbfounded as he looked at this scene. Shortly after, he stiffly lowered his head and saw a massive scarlet scorpion swimming out from the depths of the magma.
The scarlet scorpion had the head of a scorpion, but its tail was that of a snake. Furthermore, there were scorpion stingers that flickered with cold light at the tip of the tail. A terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation was being emitted from its body.
The fluctuation was so powerful that it was many times stronger than the previous Spiritual Fire Python that had a lifespan of four hundred years.
Gulp.
Mu Chen gulped down a mouthful of saliva as his hands turned cold. He never thought that there would be such a terrifying and mysterious scorpion hidden in the depths of the magma. It's no wonder why there weren't any Spiritual Fire Pythons in this region!
The cold and emotionless eyes of the scarlet scorpion revolved before stopping on Mu Chen's body. There wasn't any intellect in those eyes, only pure killing intent and violence.
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air. In the next instant, the Great Solar Undying Body beneath his feet disappeared and his silhouette had shot out like a spectre.
The terrifying strength that the scarlet scorpion possessed wasn't something that he could contend against right now. Mu Chen knew that if he didn't run now, his outcome would be the same as the Spiritual Fire Python from before.
Although he felt heartache over the loss of four hundred years of Spiritual Fire Marrow, compared to it, his life was more important.
Mu Chen fled for his life. Initially, he wanted to flee upwards, but the floating solidified magma had become his greatest obstacle. Thus, he could only give up and chose to flee in a straight line.
As he fled for his life, the corner of Mu Chen's eyes swept towards his rear. That glance instantly caused beads of sweat to flow down his forehead. That's because he saw that the mysterious scorpion had actually streaked across the magma and was swiftly chasing after him.
Clearly, that fellow did not intend to let him go, its prey!
"Bastard!"
Mu Chen clenched his teeth as he cursed. He never thought that he would become the prey instead when he was here to hunt the Spiritual Fire Python...
Rustle!
Mu Chen pushed his speed to the limits as he frantically fled. Behind him, the terrifyingly powerful scarlet scorpion closely followed.
Killing intent spread in the depths of the magma as the roles of hunter and prey quietly changed.
(To be continued …)