Green toyed with the energy generator crystal core in his hand as he walked out of the cave, then suddenly raised his head to look at a three-meter-tall Lava Giant seated on the ground directly ahead.
Compared to the other Lava Giants, whose bodies were often over five or even ten meters tall, Nine Molten Mountains was undoubtedly much smaller.
One side was the power of Shadow Mystery, the other the power of lava fire crystals. Two utterly different powers had achieved a perfect fusion within Nine Molten Mountains, entwining together. As a result, this Level-Three creature's strength had reached a limit ordinary Level-Three creatures could scarcely hope to attain. Though he had not advanced to become a World Lord, he already possessed the combat power to suppress Level-Three creatures!
"Hmm!?"
Nine Molten Mountains abruptly rose to his feet. Looking at the indistinct wizard figure slowly emerging from the cave, multicolored runes flowed across his body as he said in an incomparably grave voice, "As expected of the esteemed wizard who descended from the Wizard World. I am Nine Molten Mountains, chieftain of the Lava Giant race of the Fire Crystal World."
As he spoke, an imposing pressure spread outward from Nine Molten Mountains.
Clearly, this powerful creature had already forgotten the aura of the weak First-Level wizard he had met a few times before. Or perhaps Green had changed so greatly that the two were simply impossible to compare.
Putting away the energy generator, Green took out the Truth Book and tucked it beneath his left arm. His right hand rested on the Extreme Abyss Magic Staff. His eyes narrowed beneath the Face of Truth as he slowly but firmly walked toward Nine Molten Mountains, one step at a time.
With every step he took, an invisible wave of