Fire Giant (2/3)

Zhou Heng's steps did not slow in the slightest. His eyes snapped open, and the aura of a Martial King swept out in fury, instantly crushing the momentum of all eight men.

The eight of them faltered at once. In terms of actual combat strength, there might even have been Ascension Kings among them, but on this peculiar continent, Sunflare Kings were supreme and invincible!

Unless they were willing to bring out high-grade Immortal Artifacts to suppress him!

But they had neither grievance nor enmity with one another. All of them had come for heavenly treasures, and since there was still room here for more people, why force the issue?

After all, when facing a Sunflare King here, even a Creation King would not dare claim certain victory!

Zhou Heng had no interest in starting a conflict either. For one, these eight were no easy opponents; for another, he had no intention of absorbing the fire spring. What meaning was there in fighting? He stepped into the Heavenly Pool, while the other eight powerful cultivators also withdrew their attention and continued drawing benefits from the pool.

The scene fell quiet. Zhou Heng, however, dove sharply down, sinking toward the bottom of the Heavenly Pool. He intended to enter the depths of the mountain through this pool—if possible.

Hiss, so hot!

After diving only fifty zhang, Zhou Heng had no choice but to summon more sun wheels to withstand the terrifying heat. Yet after descending a hundred zhang, even ten sun wheels together could no longer hold it back. The temperature was simply too high.

If he stubbornly forced his way onward, he would only be burned to ashes!

If the distance were short, it would still be manageable. At worst, he could activate the healing minor rune and gamble on