Firebird Mountain, Black Tortoise?
A blood-red sun hung high in the Hell sky, illuminating the endless carnage below.
A Black Dragon flew at top speed.
Inside the Black Dragon, in a spacious and comfortable room, Andres awoke from his meditation and let out a long breath.
Ten years have passed since he left Iron Saber Gorge.
After nearly a century of arduous training, he finally fused the two Profound Mystery of "Wind Elemental Law" and "fire element" to a bottleneck, increasing the power of the Windfire Sword by fifty times. Once he breaks through this final bottleneck, it will surge to a hundred times, comparable to the fusion of three Profound Mystery of the same elemental law.
Once he reaches the bottleneck, he just needs a final flash of inspiration to break through, and he won't need to invest in cultivating three more bodies.
Andres therefore readjusted his cultivation plan. His main body began to cultivate the Earth Law and Water Law, his Wind Element God Clone began to comprehend the Profound Mystery "Dimension," and his Fire God Clone began to comprehend other fire-related Profound Mystery and seek the points of convergence between other wind-related Profound Mystery and the Profound Mystery of "fire element."
In the original work, the Soul Mutation all fused one type of Profound Mystery from one system. There was no fusion of multiple Profound Mystery from different systems of laws and rules. Andres wanted to try to fuse the Profound Mystery "fire element" with other Wind Element Law Profundity.
Of course, these are just attempts, and it's uncertain whether they will succeed.
His main focus is on cultivating the Wind Elemental Law, in which he is certain to have Paragon talent.
"My lord, we see a city ahead. Shall we go in?"
Andres heard Dup's Divine Sense message.
For the past ten years, Dup has been in charge of controlling the Metal Life. With him as the Highgod, the journey has been smooth and without any major setbacks.
Along the way, they would go into each city they passed through to take a look.
Like Somuo City, these cities are controlled by various forces, and small-scale maps are sold within them.
Every time Andres arrived in a city, he would buy a map to see if it matched Claude's map.
So far, he has not found any parts that overlap with Claude's map.
Metal Life landed outside the city.
Andres and Dup lined up to enter the city.
From the surrounding conversations, they learned that the city was called "Firebird City" and that it was controlled by the "Takke Family".
The patriarch of the Takke Family is the mythical beast "Firebird," and their ancestral home is Firebird Mountain, more than ten million miles away from Firebird City.
"A family controlling an entire city on its own, it seems the Takke Family is quite powerful," Andres thought to himself.
Along the way, they arrived at several cities, but none of them were occupied by a single family.
Andres and Dup entered Firebird City and easily purchased the map that was normally sold there.
The map sold by Firebird City covers an area of hundreds of millions of miles around Firebird City. At the westernmost part of this map, Andres discovered the Yushi Mountain Range!
"Good!"
Andres was overjoyed.
This means they are close to Tianshan Prefecture in the original story, and have arrived in the central part of the Blood Peak Continent.
"Dup, let's go get something to eat first."
Upon entering each city, Andres would stop by a restaurant to enjoy a meal.
Although God-level expert no longer need to rely on food to survive, in Hell, eating delicious food is not for survival, but for enjoyment, and there is a big difference between food enjoyed on the spot and food stored in Space Ring.
Andres and Dup were eating at a restaurant when they heard the lively discussions among the people around them.
"Hey, who is that guy who dares to challenge Chief Takke? He's asking for death!"
"I heard he came from the west and challenged many strong opponents along the way without ever losing. He's quite powerful."
"There's such a powerful individual? What's his name?"
"His name is Bowen."
Andres became interested when he heard that someone wanted to challenge Chief Takke. It would be great to see a battle between strong people. When he heard that the challenger Bowen, his expression changed.
Bowen?
The Black Tortoise Clan, one of the Four Divine Beasts, is the Bowen Family!
"Is it just a coincidence, or is it really just a coincidence?"
Andres is uncertain.
He decided to stay and see if Bowen was really Black Tortoise.
"Dup, we'll stay in Firebird City. Go find a hotel and then inquire about Bowen's challenge to Chief Takke."
"Yes, sir."
After dinner, Andres and Dup checked into a hotel in Firebird City, Dup went to gather information.
Not long after, Dup returned.
The whole of Firebird City is talking about this now, and he has gathered all the information without much effort.
"My lord, we have found out everything. A year from now, Chieftain Takke will fight a Highgod Bowen outside the city. It is said that this Bowen comes from the far west, and there is not much information about him yet."
"Alright, then let's wait here for a year and see how this battle goes."
Andres then settled in Firebird City.
A year has passed quickly.
The day of the final battle has finally arrived.
The God-level expert around Firebird City gathered outside the city, some standing on the ground and some floating in mid-air, waiting for this battle.
Most of the spectators were Middle God, and some were Highgod. They might fight and struggle normally, but today they all waited patiently.
They were also eager to see just how strong the strongest person in Firebird City really was.
Andres and Dup hovered in mid-air. Because Dup was Highgod, the other God-level expert around them cautiously kept a certain distance from them, for fear of offending them.
Before long, a group of powerful individuals flew out of Firebird City.
"The Takke Family has arrived!" God-level expert exclaimed.
Andres turned his head to look.
The leader was a handsome young man with long red hair, wearing armor that resembled flames.
"Target: Takke."
"Talent: Highgod of Fire Elemental Law (Six-star Demon), Highgod of Destruction Rule, Innate Divine Ability 'Soul Slaying Fire'."
"Binding Quest (based on the target's inner desire): Domination."
"Completion condition: Help the Takke Family expand their power."
"Completion Rewards: Choose one of the following: Highgod of Fire Elemental Law (Six-star Demon), Highgod of Destruction Rule, or the Innate Divine Ability 'Soul Slaying Fire'."
"This is the patriarch of the Takke Family, a powerful figure whose true form is the divine beast 'Firebird'." Andres carefully examined Takke.
Takke led his people to fly into the air outside the city. He glanced at the many God-level expert present, then waved his hand. His people dispersed, driving away the surrounding God-level expert and creating an open space.
"Um?"
Takke suddenly looked westward.
He was the center of attention; the moment he moved, everyone turned to follow his gaze.
Andres was no exception; he saw two streaks of light, one blue and one yellow, flying rapidly toward them from the western sky.