Dou Venerate Fire Lizard
A terrifying roar pressed down from the bottom of the magma. The pressure contained in this roar was like a tangible mountain, crashing heavily into Lin Ming's soul, causing his Qi and Blood to surge and his expression to instantly become extremely solemn!
Immediately afterwards, the dark red magma below began to churn violently as if boiling! A massive, suffocating shadow was rising at an astonishing speed!
Soon, the shadow broke through the darkness, revealing its true form!
It was a colossal creature, far exceeding the size of any Fire Lizard before! Its body was fifty or sixty zhang long, its color no longer dark red, but a near-blackish dark gold, as if it had been tempered by magma for countless years. Its rough skin was covered with mysterious natural patterns, like the grooves of cooled lava. On its enormous head were three crimson vertical pupils, filled with ferocity and ancient majesty. The energy fluctuations emanating from its body had already surpassed the realm of Dou Zong, reaching a level that even Lin Ming found terrifying—
Dou Venerate! This was a Flame Lizardman, equivalent to a human Dou Zun expert! Although it seemed to be only at the initial Dou Venerate level, the immense difference in Life Level brought an unparalleled sense of oppression!
"Damn it! I actually attracted such a being!" Lin Ming cursed inwardly. Without hesitation, he turned around and increased his speed to the maximum, shooting upwards at breakneck speed! Facing Dou Venerate, he had absolutely no chance of winning!
"Chirp~!"
The Dou Venerate Fire Lizard clearly had no intention of letting go of the human who had slaughtered many of its kind. It swung its massive tail violently, stirring up towering waves of magma that swept towards Lin Ming like a tsunami!
At the same time, it opened its massive maw, and a pillar of magma fire, condensed to its extreme and dark golden in color, like a Light of Destruction, instantly tore through the magma and blasted towards Lin Ming's back! Its speed far exceeded Lin Ming's flight speed!
Sensing the potentially fatal attack from behind, Lin Ming's scalp tingled. He whirled around, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, unleashing the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame without reservation, which condensed into a thick, purplish-red Flame Shield in front of him!
"Boom--!!!"
The crimson pillar of fire slammed into the Flame Shield! After only a moment of stalemate, the purplish-red shield trembled violently, countless cracks appeared on its surface, and it finally shattered with a deafening roar!
Lin Ming felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was shaken by the remaining terrifying power and flew backward like a kite with a broken string. His Qi and Blood and qi churned and his Dou Qi became somewhat disordered!
A strike from Dou Venerate is terrifying!
The furious attack from the Dou Venerate Flame Lizard, which injured Lin Ming, also ignited his fighting spirit.
Sensing the strength of a Dou Venerate, Lin Ming was only focused on running away, but now that he has calmed down, he instantly comes to his senses. Although this Flame Lizard has the destructive power of Dou Venerate, it lacks the most crucial element of Dou Venerate: the manipulation of space.
Lin Ming wasn't sure yet whether his strength could rival that of Dou Venerate, as he was about to head to the Middle Continent. But with a ready-made test right here, why bother running away!
If you want to escape, you should wait until you're outmatched in a fight. After all, since you control the space, the initiative to fight or leave is entirely in your own hands.
With his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit, Lin Ming suddenly stopped his constantly flashing figure and stood firmly in the surging lava! Facing the roaring Dou Venerate Fire Lizard charging towards him, he not only did not retreat, but also frantically urged his nearly depleted Dou Qi once again!
"Chirp?!" A hint of anthropomorphic confusion flashed in the three vertical pupils of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard. Why wasn't this tiny human running away?
"Five Rounds Leaving Fire Method - Five Flood Dragons Paying Homage!"
Lin Ming's hands moved like butterflies flitting among flowers, forming profound and complex hand seals. His deep and majestic shout echoed through the Magma World! As he completed the hand seals, the purplish-red light around him suddenly surged, as if he had transformed into a purple sun in this crimson world!
"Awooo!" "Awooo!" "Awooo!" "Awooo!" "Awooo!"
Five dragon roars, seemingly from the ancient primordial era, suddenly resounded!
Five enormous Fire Flood Dragon, formed entirely from the solidified Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame, roared and soared into the sky from behind Lin Ming! Each Fire Flood Dragon was tens of feet long, with scales and armor, its eyes burning with destructive flames, radiating a terrifying aura capable of Burn Mountains Boil Seas!
These five Fire Flood Dragons were more solid and larger than ever before. This was Lin Ming's deeper understanding and application of the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Method after advancing to the Advance to Dou Ancestor. It was also the strongest attack he unleashed, using most of his Dou Qi and Soul Power at this moment! He wanted to use these Flame-Shaped Flood Dragons to directly confront the power of Dou Venerate!
"Go!"
Lin Ming pointed his fingers like a sword at the charging Dou Venerate Fire Lizard!
"Roar--!!!"
Five crimson Flame Flood Dragon roared deafeningly, carrying Lin Ming's indomitable will and the destructive power of the Heavenly Flames. They no longer attacked separately, but instead linked head to tail, their energy flowing together, transforming into a spinning crimson Flame Drill that tore everything apart, actively meeting the enormous dark golden figure!
The Dou Venerate Fire Lizard seemed to sense the threat of this attack as well. Its three vertical pupils gleamed even more fiercely, and it let out an even more ferocious roar. Dark golden magma energy was highly condensed on its massive forepaws, as if it were wearing a pair of Destruction Gauntlets. It fearlessly slammed down on the five dragons combined into Flame Drill! It wanted to crush this ant that dared to challenge its majesty with absolute power!
"Boom--!!!!!"
An unprecedented and terrifying collision erupted deep within this magma!
The crimson Heavenly Flames drill clashed violently with the dark golden giant claw! At that moment, it was as if two stars were colliding! The blinding light instantly engulfed everything, and a terrifying energy Shockwave spread wildly in a ring, instantly evaporating and displacing the magma within a radius of several thousand feet, creating a brief but enormous vacuum! Even the magma deeper below was stirred and surged upwards by this force!
The five Flame Flood Dragon let out mournful cries. Under the absolute power difference, their bodies began to crumble and disintegrate inch by inch, and purplish-red flame fragments scattered like fireworks.
On the giant claws of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, the dark golden energy hissed as it was Heavenly Flames, and dark red liquid immediately flowed out from it.
In this exchange of blows, the Flame Lizard managed to withstand the attack, but its sturdy defense was torn apart by Lin Ming, leaving it wounded.
"Puff!"
With his supernatural power forcibly broken, Lin Ming was struck as if by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face turned deathly pale, and his aura weakened considerably.
Despite spitting out a mouthful of blood, Lin Ming showed no signs of defeat or dejection; instead, his eyes shone with unusual sharpness. After all, his methods were capable of threatening even Dou Venerate.
Having completed its initial test of its strength, and seeing Lin Ming injured in its own hands—like a person wounded by an insect— the Flame Lizard, filled with rage, wanted to completely melt Lin Ming into its energy breath.
As the Flame Lizard attacked again, Lin Ming smirked, his figure suddenly blurred, and in the next instant, he appeared a hundred meters to his left—a short-distance Space Jump!
"Roar?" A hint of doubt flashed in the three vertical pupils of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, seemingly puzzled as to why its prey had suddenly disappeared and reappeared. It once again spewed out a pillar of crimson fire.
Seeing this, Lin Ming used Space Jump again to easily dodge it.
Next, as Lin Ming constantly changed his position, leaving afterimages in the lava, sometimes appearing above and sometimes to the side, he used short-range Spatial Flicker to dodge the devastating attacks of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard.
Enraged by Lin Ming's "slippery" actions, the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard roared repeatedly, its massive body twisting wildly, turning the entire Magma World upside down, and countless low-level Fire Lizard were terrified and scattered in all directions.
Lin Ming dodged while calmly observing the situation.
Under the watchful eye of Lin Ming's immense Soul Power, Lin Ming discovered the weakness of this Dou Venerate Fire Lizard —right where its three vertical pupils met!
Now that he had found a weakness, this Dou Venerate's Flame Lizard might just become Energy Fire Pearl! With this thought in mind, Lin Ming immediately began to fight relentlessly, wearing down his opponent while also accumulating power. The Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame circulated wildly within his body, repairing his injuries and replenishing his energy. The Star Dragon Saber was already in his hand, and purple-red flames began to quietly gather on its blade.
You only get one chance!
Finally, after narrowly dodging another giant tail sweep, the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard seemed to slow down slightly due to its prolonged inability to break through.
Its massive head was slightly raised, and its three vertical pupils locked onto Lin Ming. Dark golden energy rapidly gathered in its mouth, preparing to unleash its strongest attack!
Now!
Lin Ming's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he poured all his remaining Dou Qi into the Star Dragon Saber! He abandoned dodging, his figure like a moth drawn to a flame, charging towards the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard! At the same time, he used even more of his power for spatial leap--
"Whoosh!"
Lin Ming's figure vanished instantly, and the next moment, he appeared directly in front of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard's enormous head, less than ten feet away from its three ferocious vertical pupils!
"Blazing Sun Saber Technique - Great Sun Burning Heaven!"
Lin Ming let out a hoarse roar, and with all his might, he unleashed his strongest strike to date!
A Miniature Sun, no bigger than an infant's fist but condensed to its extreme, with countless Flame Runes seemingly rising and falling within it, shot out from the tip of the blade with unwavering determination and Burning everything, aiming with perfect precision at the center of the three vertical pupils!
At such close range and with such a sudden appearance, even the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard had no time to react effectively!
"Pfft!"
A soft sound, like a hot knife cutting into butter, rang out. The purplish-red "Miniature Sun" pierced into the center of the three vertical pupils of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard without any hindrance!
Time seemed to freeze for a moment.
The next moment--
"Chirp chirp~~~!!!"
The Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, let out a deafening roar of pain, a roar filled with disbelief and extreme agony!
Its massive body writhed and rolled wildly, Dark Gold Blood gushing from the wound on its head like a lava fountain! The energy around it became extremely unstable, violently impacting its surroundings and evaporating large swaths of lava into nothingness!
Having landed a successful blow, Lin Ming didn't linger. Without even checking the outcome, he used his last bit of strength to initiate another Space Jump, instantly appearing hundreds of feet away. Then, without looking back, he desperately rushed towards the top of the magma! His battle Dou Qi was almost completely depleted!
Behind him, the roar of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard grew weaker and weaker, and the extent of its rolling gradually decreased. Finally, its massive dark golden body slowly sank into the endless depths of the magma, losing all life...
After an unknown amount of time, when Lin Ming finally broke through the surface of the lava lake and landed in a disheveled state on the hollow ground at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, he was almost completely exhausted. He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, his face as pale as paper.
This time, it was extremely dangerous! If that Dou Venerate Fire Lizard hadn't been so unintelligent and unfamiliar with spatial manipulation, he would have been utterly dead!
After resting for about half an hour and regaining some strength, Lin Ming looked down at the lava with lingering fear.
Carefully diving back into the lava, Lin Ming arrived near the area where the previous battle had taken place. Using his faint senses, he finally found a bead, roughly the size of a human head, dark gold in color, with natural Flame Cloud Patterns and cloud patterns on its surface, radiating a terrifyingly powerful energy amidst the chaotic lava flow!
It was the Fire Bead of that Dou Venerate Fire Lizard!
Feeling the pure energy within, which far surpassed that of the Dou Zong Fire Pearl by dozens of times, Lin Ming's pale face finally revealed a relieved and incredibly excited smile. This near-death adventure was worth it!
Carefully putting away the Dou Venerate Fire Pearl, Lin Ming looked down at the fiery red Magma World below. He knew it wasn't time to descend to the bottom yet. So he withdrew his gaze, no longer lingering, and quickly headed towards the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.