Fighting Side by Side (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Strange Train)

After traveling a thousand miles south, it was completely dark.

Lava could be seen everywhere on the ground ahead, with a volcano in the center still spewing lava. Lava spread and Gungun for miles around, and the scorching heat waves could be felt from afar.

It's very similar to the scene on Burning Heaven Island back then, but this volcano is bigger and more intense.

This shouldn't be the time for a volcanic eruption... The fact that the crater is still gushing out clearly means there's something inside.

Hanging over the crater, they discovered that the opening was several miles wide. The two of them were like two ants facing a giant pit on the ground, and a sense of crisis about being swallowed up quickly spread through them.

Qin Yi could already sense the aura hidden inside the volcano, like that of a powerful fire seed, which, once ignited, would be devastating.

Based solely on popularity, it could at least rival Huiyang.

The standard level distinction is easy to make out; this is a Flame Demon at the Shining Sun Peak. As for the hidden fire attribute, we'll only find out after fighting it.

It's clearly not something with the purifying effect of his Red Lotus Tribulation Fire; it should be closer to a violent and destructive type.

And there will be no more fire...

Yue Xi quietly looked at the cave entrance and whispered, "This Flame Demon is an auxiliary god of the Yanhuo Clan. It stole the Flame Heart of the Yanhuo Clan and came here, throwing itself into the volcano and transforming into a demonic body. Therefore, we don't need to force a confrontation with the flames. We only need to attack its heart, and the Flame Demon will dissipate on its own."

"I understand. That means physics works." Qin Yi took out the Wolf Tooth Club.

Yue Xi turned her head away with a strange expression.

It should be said that anyone who is not very familiar with Qin Yi would find it very incongruous to see him with a Wolf Tooth Club while looking so handsome, even if they have seen him two or three times.

She coughed twice and continued her pre-battle explanation, "This is no longer a real volcano; it has become a Flame Demon's lair. There will be many Magma Man or Fire Man here, probably quite a few."

Qin Yi patted his Wolf Tooth Club and grinned, "Then I've come at the perfect time. Even if I can't beat the Flame Demon, I can still clear the area for you."

Yue Xi rolled her eyes. "Then let's go in."

Qin Yi genuinely hadn't considered that this woman could actually have any relationship with his mother-in-law, simply because her expressions were so rich—she would smile sweetly, roll her eyes, and even tilt her head and act cute.

Even Minghe doesn't have as much drama as her, where did this Old Daoist Nun come from?

She's clearly a very cool and sophisticated woman; the name is just a coincidence.

Scorching flames erupted, and the two simultaneously conjured Protective Barrier that shot directly downwards.

Countless Fire Man floated in the air and rushed up frantically upon seeing this.

Qin Yi had seen gentle Fire Man before, like those he recruited in Tai Huang Jun's Burning Flame Valley, which were relatively obedient. This was the first time he had encountered one with such a berserk nature, one that exuded a malice and frenzied violence that seemed intent on incinerating everything.

"As expected, it's a demon." Qin Yi grabbed a Fire Man by the neck. This level of Fire Man, despite its scorching flames, couldn't penetrate his Protective Barrier Gang Qi at all.

Then, he casually shoved it into the dog's mouth.

The gluttonous beast gulped down and exclaimed happily, "Delicious!"

"Can you handle this much?"

The dog confidently replied, "No problem."

"Then you can eat it."

Before Yue Xi could even make a move, he saw the Black Fur Ball transform into a massive black mist, within which were grotesque, monstrous faces.

"This gluttonous beast..." she thought to herself in surprise, "It actually listens to him so obediently, just like a dog? Strange, very strange. Even with soul-controlling techniques, it shouldn't be like this. How can its ferocity be suppressed?"

The black mist opened its enormous maw, transforming into a terrifying suction force that pulled in all the Fire Man within hundreds of feet of the entrance, swallowing them completely.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Yue Xi realized she had been daydreaming and quickly stopped herself.

But it was too late. The black mist transformed back into a Gungun, black balloon, drifting and rolling around in the air.

Qin Yi stared wide-eyed. "What's wrong?"

"I'm... I'm so full..."

"How could you eat until you're stuffed?"

"I've taken in too much energy at once; my body has its limits..."

"Idiot, why did you swallow so much at once? I asked you if you could handle it and you said no problem. Don't you even know how much you can eat?"

"I am a gluttonous... dog."

Qin Yi had a string of "mmp"s to say in his heart. It was like eliminating a bunch of small soldiers, but losing one of his most effective generals against this kind of thing? This kind of greedy, clueless behavior was really unreliable.

It's still better to have a bang...

"Give me back to the ring!" Qin Yi shoved the black balloon into the ring speechlessly. Looking around, the vast Fire Man around him were now empty. In terms of efficiency, the clearing was truly impeccable...

Yue Xi looked at him speechlessly. They exchanged glances, and finally Yue Xi sighed, "Your pet is quite amusing..."

"Yeah, haha..."

"... Go down. With such a commotion, the Flame Demon must have been awakened."

Before the words were finished, a faint roar came from below, and a terrifying wave of fire swept in, leaving no place to hide.

A familiar female voice seemed to echo in Qin Yi's mind, "Fire wall, fire wall, fire wall..."

Just as they were about to forcefully break through the Protective Barrier, Yue Xi made a gesture of holding his hands together, forming a Tai Chi shape. Then, the center of the fire wall twisted, as if a passage had been forcibly created.

The passage was wide enough for two people to pass through, and Qin Yi tacitly walked through. He turned his head to look at Yue Xi, who was walking side by side with him, and was also a little surprised.

This is a Daoist method, which is fine, since Tai Chi generates Two Elements, and the basic theories are universal. What's really striking is her effortless and skillful technique... With just this one move, her true strength is definitely no less than mine.

Thoughts raced through my mind, and in an instant, I reached the bottom of the volcano.

In the center of the vast lava field stood a giant Fire Man.

Calling it Fire Man isn't entirely accurate; it's not purely fire-based, and its body appears to have lava as armor. However, Qin Yi's imagined half-body wasn't beneath the lava, but rather standing atop it, roaring and gazing at the sky. Its eyes spewed flames, and sparks flew everywhere.

Their reputation is indeed formidable.

The hammer Qin Yi had hoped to see was nowhere to be found; his hand was simply a condensation of flames, like a surging red lotus... Oh well, why would I expect a hammer?

There are four Magma Man on its left, right, and four sides, as if they are protecting some kind of formation.

After all, Yue Xi said that this Flame Demon is not yet in its complete form. This formation is probably meant to accelerate its completion.

"The Yanhuo Clan... you lack the courage yourselves, yet you invited outsiders..." The Flame Demon roared to the sky, "You've been used by those monkeys, you fools!"

"Whether it's for exploitation or for True Intention, the appearance of the Flame Demon is never a good thing. If you feel you shouldn't exist... then you shouldn't exist." Yue Xi's voice was still languid, but it carried the sharpness and Killing Intent that Qin Yi felt for the first time.

"Boom!" As the words were spoken, flames suddenly rose from the Flame Demon's chest and abdomen.

Qin Yi initially thought it was some powerful attack from the Flame Demon, but to his astonishment, he discovered that it actually seemed to be in pain.

What... is this... burning the Flame Demon with flames?

Where does this lady get her confidence from?

"Stop standing there, help me subdue those Magma Man! Remember, they are immortal as long as they are in lava. If we can pull them out, it will be easy to solve the problem."

Qin Yi turned his head and saw that the four Magma Man had abandoned the formation and were rushing towards Yue Xi in mid-air, stepping on the lava.

Yue Xi floated in the air in front of the Flame Demon. Compared to her, the enormous Flame Demon's body was like floating on the outside of the top floor of a skyscraper... And the entire lava field was like a vast sea, so the four Magma Man standing in it were no different from four tiny people.

Pull them out?

Qin Yi reached out and flicked out the Joyful Buddhist Beads.

The prayer beads transformed into chains, binding the four Magma Man together.

These Magma Man were mostly in the early stages of the Radiant Sun realm, but they were clearly not known for their strength. Qin Yi was initially confident that he could easily pull them out, but while he had managed to bind them, he found that he couldn't budge them.

They seem to be one with the magma, rooted in it.

Liusu said at the right moment, "You're essentially fighting against an entire sea of lava, which isn't worth it. At least you don't have the strength to move it right now."

"Is there any way?"

"When you are also part of this magma, it becomes a civil war, and there's no need to pull you out."

Qin Yi understood immediately and suddenly "poof" transformed into... Magma Man exactly like the four Magma Man.

The Magma Man, who had been ferociously pulling the chains at him, suddenly froze, somewhat bewildered.

How did this human become something just like himself?

Qin Yi stepped into the lava without being harmed. He then greeted the four bewildered Magma Man: "Hi!"

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