Beneath the Magma, Skyfire Venerable's Remnant Soul Calls for Help

The magma was even hotter than Lu Heng had expected.

Encased in the Five-Color Light Armor, he stood steady on a protruding stone platform. Molten lava churned beneath his feet, its orange-red glow illuminating the entire underground world.

Rock walls stretched endlessly around him, specks of red light seeping from their cracks. The scorching heat in the air was almost tangible; even extending his soul power outward gave him the sensation of being roasted.

Lu Heng swept his gaze over the surrounding terrain. This place was far more spacious than he had imagined. Rivers of magma crisscrossed the area, separated by several raised stone platforms. The farther inward one went, the higher the temperature became.

Just as he was about to move, a faint tremor suddenly traveled through the rock beneath his feet.

Then, heads emerged from every direction.

Lizard-People.

Their bodies were covered in dark red scales, bone spears in hand. Their vertical pupils stared fixedly at Lu Heng as low hissing sounds escaped their mouths. More and more crawled out from rock crevices and behind stone platforms. At a rough glance, there were at least a dozen of them.

The three Lizard-People at the front were clearly half a head taller than the rest. Their scales glinted with a dark golden sheen, and their auras had already reached the Dou Emperor level.

The leading one opened its mouth and spat out a torrent of scorching magma straight at Lu Heng.

Lu Heng silently unfolded the Five Elements Roulette. Water-type and Earth-type Dou Qi intertwined to form a thin barrier. The instant the magma torrent struck it, it was like waves crashing against a reef, forcibly shattered apart. Molten lava splashed everywhere, scalding several nearby Lizard-People instead and throwing them into chaos.

"Is that all?"

Lu Heng took two