The Deserted World was large so there would be more passageways.
There used to be three. One connected to the Central Plains was destroyed under Lu Li's order. Now, there was another one.
If it was connected to the Central Plains or other plains, Lu Li wouldn't care. He could just have someone destroy it.
However, it was connected to another small world, and a very big one with many monsters at that. Lu Li was very interested.
Why?
Because those small worlds often represented precious treasures. Who wouldn't want cultivation resources?
With resources, many powerful warriors could be trained, forces could be strengthened and one's realm could be improved quickly.
Lu Renhuang had gone to run some errands. He would not return to the Northern Desert anytime soon. Their mother had passed away. Given their current realm, they could not go down to the Ice Abyss.
Lu Ling had met Lu Feixue. It was pointless for her to stay here. She wanted to go to the Deserted World and then go back to the Clouds Plains.
The Clouds Plains had just been unified. Lu Ling could not give it up. She had to stay there and take command.
Teleportation Formations had been built along the way. If Lu Ling wanted to go to the Northern Desert, she could arrive in half a day. Therefore, it didn't matter whether she wanted to stay at the Northern Desert or the Clouds Plains.
Led by Ye Cha, Lu Ling and Lu Ling flew toward the area of demons.
They were at the Thousand-island Lake. They could arrive in half a day at their speed. There was no need to take Teleportation Formations. After all, their return to the Northern Desert was confidential.
They flew for half a day. With Ye Cha leading the way, they didn't run into any warriors.
They entered the small world of Green Dwarfs and then the Deserted World.
Lu Li didn't stop at the Deserted World. He teleported to the Snow Mountain of Dragons first to check on Bai Qiuxue. Then, he asked Lu Ling to take Qu Cheng, Hu Lang and the other three Human Sovereign Realm warriors away.
Ye Cha said the monsters in the small world were powerful. It would be safer to bring four Human Sovereign Realm warriors.
On the off chance that there were powerful monsters in the small world, Qu Cheng and the other three could help.
As far as Lu Li was concerned, the small world was his now. Once he found it, he must conquer it. It would be a waste not to take the Mystical Materials.
On the off chance that there was a passageway connecting the small world to the Central Plains, it would be occupied by the big families of the Central Plains as soon as it was discovered.
The entrance to the small world was at the southeast where there was no Teleportation Formation. They had to teleport to the Shadowland City at the southeast and fly for four hours to reach the entrance.
"Hum ~"
A group of people appeared in the teleportation formation of the Heavenly Illusion City. Ke Lv, the chief of the Heavenly Illusion Tribe, and Ke Mang, who had returned to the tribe, had already received the news and were waiting outside the teleportation formation.
When Lu Li came out, he saw that Ke Lv looked awful. He asked in surprise, "What happened?"
"Let's talk as we walk."
Seeing that Lu Li had brought so many Human Sovereign Realm warriors with him, Ke Lv was relieved. He flew out of the city with Lu Li and the others with Ke Mang following him. After they were out of the city, Ke Lv explained, "Lord God of Meng has mobilized all the patriarchs of the Titan Race. But half a day ago, they sent back a message saying that they have suffered a great loss. One patriarch died and many others are injured. The beasts in that small world are extremely ferocious."
"Uh …"
Lu Li and Lu Ling looked at each other in surprise.
The Titan Race was strong in defense and all their patriarchs were at the Noble Lord Realm. Average Beast Kings would not be able to hurt them. Could it be that there were many Beast Kings in that small world?
Lu Li and the others sped up. After flying for four hours, they finally arrived at a huge mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there were Shadowland Race warriors who bowed to them from the distance.
Lu Li and the others flew on and soon, they found a volcano in the middle of the mountain.
The volcano was huge and it would erupt once every half a year. Therefore, nobody had ever thought about going in. If it were not for the fact that some beasts were spat out, nobody would have bothered.
In the mountain outside the volcano, some temporary caves were dug out. Meng Huo and the others were in there. Meng Huo was so badly injured that he couldn't even stand up.
"Where is God of Meng?"
Lu Li asked as soon as he entered the cave. He saw five or six patriarchs in there and all of them were injured. One patriarch even had a broken arm.
Meng Huo couldn't stand up. Another patriarch sat up and said, "Clan Leader is still in there with several other patriarchs to fend off the beasts.
This time … we made too much noise when we went in. We have attracted many beasts.
Clan Leader is afraid that the beasts will enter the Deserted World through the tunnel so he has to hold them off. "
"Find someone to lead the way. We will go in and have a look."
Lu Li didn't want to waste any more time when he heard that God of Meng was still in there. A patriarch who was less injured stood up and led the way. They rushed into the crater in the distance.
"Let's go ~"
Lu Li looked at Lu Ling and the others flew away as well.
The volcano had stopped erupting for a long time but it was still scorching hot. They went down the crater into the magma pond.
"Right here!"
The patriarch of the Titan Race pointed to a huge black hole on the wall of the magma pond and said, "We can reach that small world from here."
"Go back to tend to your wounds. We will take a look.
Also, find someone … to dig out the volcano and divert the magma away so that it will be easier to get in and out. Also, send someone to build a Teleportation Formation. "
Lu Li said. Qu Cheng and the others had already rushed in. Lu Li and Lu Ling followed them and rushed into the tunnel.
After a white glare, they arrived at a strange time.
It felt like a world of fire. As soon as they entered, they felt a surge of heat. Everywhere they could see were maroon rocks.
In the distance, they could faintly see some magma-like rivers. There were many trees but they were all maroon and the leaves were the same color.
"It is a magma river."
Lu Li used psychic power to check. He noticed that the air above the rivers was curled up and there were flames coming out from some places. Lu Li was taken aback.
Because …
There were lives in the rivers. They were brown swordfish. Fish that could survive in such hot magma … were they still fish?
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
Lu Li's attention was soon attracted by the noises of fighting in the distance. He looked up and saw a valley in the distance. The noises were coming from there.
"Whoosh ~"
Lu Ling waved her hand. Qu Cheng, Hu Lang and the other three warriors rushed over. Lu Li and Lu Ling didn't dare to linger around and they went after them quickly.
The valley was high and barren. But on one side of the valley, there was a river of magma, emitting a scorching heat. Lu Li and Lu Ling were sweating.
"God of Meng, come back!"
Lu Li used psychic power to check. God of Meng and the other patriarchs were fighting against strange beasts in the valley.
Lu Li saw that apart from God of Meng, the other three patriarchs were injured. He shouted at once.
"Retreat ~"
Hearing Lu Li's shout, God of Meng was relieved. He stepped back with the three patriarchs while Qu Cheng, Hu Lang and the other patriarchs moved forward.
Lu Li saw a patriarch's abdomen was pierced through and there were wounds all over his chest and back. It was a ghastly sight.
Lu Li checked the valley with psychic power and saw many dead bodies on the ground. Touching his nose, he asked, "How come it is so serious?
Are there thousands of them? "
"Thousands?"