Three days later, the sprawling Extreme South Volcanic Belt, like a scar upon the earth, finally rose before Lin Xia and Lou Gao.
The air shimmered with scorching heat and reeked of pungent sulfur, as though every breath carried sparks.
As far as the eye could see, more than a dozen active volcanoes either spewed thick smoke or held dark-red Lava Lakes at their summits, painting the lead-gray sky orange-red.
The ground was charred, covered in solidified lava flows and cracks steaming with heat. Only the hardiest Strange Plants, their leaves crimson like flames, dotted the crevices between the searing rocks.
"Hiss... This damned place. After more than ten years, it's still... so magnificent it takes your breath away."
Lou Gao wiped away sweat that had streamed down his temples, only for it to instantly evaporate in the heat. Even his heavy breathing seemed laborious in the blazing air.
The specially made Leather Armor Vest, mixed with fireproof materials, had long since been soaked through with sweat and clung tightly to his burly body.
Lin Xia felt even more parched, sweat winding down from his forehead and neck like little streams, soaking his inner clothes.
He tugged hard at his collar, trying to steal even a trace of coolness, but his gaze remained firmly seized by the sight before him.
It was breathtaking—breathtaking beyond compare!
This was Earth Fire Power beyond the reach of human strength, the edge of a Forbidden zone of life.
What surprised him even more were the Soul Beasts moving about at the foot of the volcanoes and along the edges of the lava flows.
Groups of three or five Lava Lizards sprawled lazily atop scorching Obsidian. Their crimson scales glimmered faintly in the heat. They merely rolled their amber vertical pupils toward the intruders, then