Within the Fire River.
Wang Teng, Little White, and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion dove into it once more.
They descended to the deepest part of the Fire River. If there was anything strange about this river, it had to be at the very bottom.
There was no doubt about it.
The Fire River was not bottomless. Though it had been created through Space Manipulation, it was only a few hundred meters deep at most.
The bottom of the Fire River was neither rock nor gravel, much less mere flames.
It resembled underground magma, giving off an even darker crimson glow as it flowed slowly, its searing heat spreading through the surroundings.
Wang Teng tested it by tossing objects inside and discovered that the magma was even hotter than the flames in the Fire River. Anything that touched it was instantly incinerated.
He had also probed it. Beneath the magma was only about half a meter of depth, so there was nowhere to hide anything.
Whoosh!
A fire-element serpent Star Beast had lain in ambush among the flames for a long time before suddenly lunging at Wang Teng, opening its enormous maw in an attempt to swallow him whole.
The Fire River contained more than just Fire Toads; there were other Star Beasts as well. However, the Fire Toads were the rulers of the Fire River, and all other Star Beasts had to yield to them.
"Caw caw!"
"Master, be careful!"
Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion cried out almost at the same time.
"Hmph!" Wang Teng snorted. The Moon Metal Wheel flashed past, and the massive fire serpent froze abruptly. Then its body split open from the crown of its head, spraying out a torrent of blood that immediately evaporated with a hiss, leaving not even a trace behind.