Bloodbath Again

Jia Nan Academy, a sanctuary within the Black Foot Domain, is world-renowned for its profound heritage and the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. The Inner Academy, in particular, is heavily guarded and teeming with experts.

However, all of this was as good as non-existent to Lin Hai.

His figure merged with the breeze, silently and imperceptibly passing through the Inner Academy's layers of barriers and guards, without even drawing the slightest notice from the Qianbai Laosheng deep within the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

He appeared directly at the entrance leading to the subterranean magma world—a dangerous place where scorching energy surged and the very space warped slightly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Hai stepped inside.

The scene before his eyes changed abruptly; it was no longer the academy's architecture, but an endless, churning ocean of crimson magma!

The terrifying high temperature was enough to vaporize refined iron instantly, and the scorching heat waves, carrying the scent of sulfur, rushed toward him; even an ordinary Spirit Emperor would likely struggle to endure here for long.

But to Lin Hai, this temperature was no different from a spring breeze.

He did not even employ any Dou Qi protection on his skin; the heat waves capable of burning mountains and boiling seas simply dissipated the moment they neared his body.

His divine sense, like the most precise radar, instantly blanketed this astonishingly vast subterranean world.

"Hiss!"

"Roar!"

Almost the moment his divine sense swept over, the magma ocean boiled!

Crimson figures shot out from the churning magma like phantoms. They possessed humanoid torsos but were covered in dark red scales, with clawed hands and feet, hideous heads, and mouths spewing flames. Pairs of violent eyes instantly locked onto Lin Hai, the uninvited guest.

Fire Lizardmen!

And they were numerous—at a glance, there were hundreds, if not thousands!

Most of them possessed auras at the Spirit King or Spirit Emperor level, with no shortage of Spirit Sect existences among them. They roared, carrying massive waves of magma, surging toward Lin Hai like a red tide!

Lin Hai's expression was indifferent, devoid of any ripples.

He did not even use any flashy Dou Techniques; he simply raised his right hand slowly and pressed down gently toward the surging tide of Fire Lizardmen.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no brilliant display of energy.

There was only a terrifying power that seemed to originate from the very source of the laws, crashing down like an invisible firmament!

Crack... Boom!

Space seemed to solidify, then shattered inch by inch like a mirror!

Those Fire Lizardmen at the forefront, whether Spirit Emperors or Spirit Sects, did not even have time to let out a scream before their bodies instantly burst apart under that invisible, terrifying pressure!

They transformed into mists of blood and pure fire-attribute energy, instantly evaporated by the high temperature!

Round, crimson beads about the size of dragon eyes, containing pure fire energy, fell from their ruptured bodies. Before they could even sink into the magma, they were gathered up by an invisible force.

With a single press, dozens of Fire Lizardmen were instantly reduced to dust!

This terrifying scene finally struck boundless fear into the Fire Lizardmen in the rear who possessed higher intelligence; they let out shrill hisses, attempting to retreat.

But since Lin Hai had made his move, how could he show mercy?

He walked like a god of death upon the magma. With every step he took, all Fire Lizardmen within a thousand-foot radius, regardless of their strength, had their bodies shattered, leaving only their Fire Beads to be precisely collected.

He did not need to search at all; his very existence was the greatest attraction and catastrophe.

More Fire Lizardmen were startled from the depths of the magma, rushing over frantically, only to be turned into ashes in droves, contributing the Fire Beads within their bodies.

Soon, even more powerful existences were alarmed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seven extremely fierce auras erupted violently from the depths of the magma. Seven Fire Lizardmen, significantly larger in size with dark gold scales and eyes flickering with rage and cruel intelligence, soared into the sky!

Their auras had clearly reached the Spirit Venerable level! Two of them had even reached around the five-star Spirit Venerable stage!

"Human! You deserve to die!" The lead dark-gold Fire Lizardman let out a blurred mental roar. Carrying world-destroying flame energy, seven terrifying flame breaths—each capable of easily incinerating a city—merged together like seven giant dragons of fire, roaring as they charged at Lin Hai!

Facing an onslaught that would force even a high-level Spirit Venerable to prepare for a desperate battle, Lin Hai merely glanced at them faintly.

He did not even change his posture; he simply opened his mouth and inhaled gently toward the seven flame dragons and the seven Spirit Venerable Fire Lizardmen behind them.

It was as if a giant Kun was drinking water, or a black hole was swallowing the sky!

The seven flame dragons, condensed from the full-force strikes of the Spirit Venerable-level Fire Lizardmen, along with the vast magma fire energy in the surroundings, were uncontrollably and frantically sucked into his mouth!

In the blink of an eye, an attack capable of destroying mountain ranges vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

The rage in the eyes of the seven Spirit Venerable Fire Lizardmen was instantly replaced by boundless shock and terror!

What kind of monster is this?!

However, they no longer had the chance to think.

After inhaling the flames, Lin Hai acted as if he had performed a trivial task, then flicked his finger.

Swish! Swish! Swish!...

Seven space blades, so fine they were almost invisible, flashed and vanished.

The seven incredibly powerful Spirit Venerable-level Fire Lizardmen froze instantly. Their tough dark-gold scales and powerful Spirit Venerable defenses were like paper before the space blades.

The next moment, their heads were all severed at once, and the light in their eyes rapidly dimmed.

Seven Fire Beads, each the size of an infant's fist, dark gold in color and pulsing with terrifying energy, flew from the headless corpses and landed in the hands of Lin Hai.

Their bodies plummeted into the magma, splashing up massive waves.

The slaughter continued.

Lin Hai pushed forward toward the deepest reaches of the magma world, and everywhere he passed, the race of Fire Lizardmen was nearly wiped out.

During this, he disturbed two ancient Fire Lizardmen with even more terrifying auras, nearly reaching the Semi-Saint realm, who had been hiding at the very bottom of the magma, attempting to launch a sneak attack.

The result was no different.

Lin Hai simply struck out with two palms from a distance.

The palm prints ignored the distance of space, landing directly upon their massive skulls.

Bang! Bang!

With two muffled thuds, the two ancient beings of Semi-Saint level had their heads, along with the magic cores (Fire Beads) inside, shattered into the purest energy particles and dissipated into nothingness, leaving only two headless, colossal corpses to slowly sink into the depths of the magma. (The energy of the Fire Beads from Semi-Saint level Fire Lizardmen was too violent and difficult to use, so Lin Hai couldn't be bothered to waste the effort and simply shattered them.)

When Lin Hai felt that the "pocket change" he had collected was enough, he finally came to a halt.

At this moment, inside his storage ring, there was already a small mountain piled high with Fire Beads.

Among them were eight Spirit Venerable-level Fire Beads (including the initial seven and one discovered later), shining brilliantly like small suns.

The Semi-Saint level Fire Beads could not be collected, but their dissipated core energy had been casually condensed by Lin Hai into two crimson crystals, with an energy intensity comparable to Tier 8 magic cores.

There were seventy-two Spirit Sect-level Fire Beads, each the size of a pigeon egg, brimming with immense energy.

There were two hundred and forty-five Spirit Emperor-level Fire Beads, the size of dragon eyes, crimson and round.

As for the lower-level Fire Beads, they were too numerous to count; Lin Hai couldn't even be bothered to tally them carefully.

As for the exact number of Fire Lizardmen he had killed, it was long past the point of calculation; all that was known was that this magma underworld, once vibrant with life (or rather, filled with hidden dangers), had now become deathly silent, with only the bubbling sound of churning magma remaining, while a thick scent of blood and fire energy permeated every inch of space—a disaster that could only be described as a genocidal extinction.

Lin Hai remained expressionless, as if he had merely cleared away a patch of weeds.

He sensed the harvest within his storage ring and nodded slightly.

"These should be enough to trade for some decent Tier 8 magic cores."

Having said that, his figure flickered, and he vanished from this deathly silent magma world as if he had never appeared at all.

He left behind only a scene of devastation and a nearly slaughtered Fire Lizardman tribe, a testament to the terrifying efficiency of a peak Spirit Saint's "zero-cost shopping" spree.