Wait, There Seems to Be Something Beneath the Lava?
Su Qian took a deep breath of the scorching air, said nothing more, and strode to the huge energy shield. He stretched out his hands and slowly pressed his palms onto the shield, which was covered in flowing runes. His powerful Dou Qi surged out and poured into the shield.
With a buzzing sound, the sturdy energy shield split open like a curtain, revealing a gap large enough for two people to pass side by side.
Huo Yuhao and Su Qian stepped into the energy shield side by side. Instantly, an extreme heat dozens of times hotter than the outside temperature rushed towards them!
Su Qian was prepared. With a wave of his sleeve, a powerful Dou Qi surged out, forming a solid protective shield around him and keeping out the scorching air waves.
In contrast, Huo Yuhao did not emit even a trace of Dou Qi. The violent heat wave, which was enough to make ordinary Dou Zong feel uncomfortable, dissipated like snowflakes when it approached within ten meters of him.
"The Fallen Heart Flame is hidden at the bottom of this magma." Su Qian's voice rang out from within the Dou Qi shield.
Rumble!!!
At that moment, the dark red magma that had been flowing slowly below suddenly began to churn and roar violently without warning! An energy burst forth with a sense of rage and destruction, instantly filling the entire space shrouded in the light shield!
"Puff--!!!"
A muffled, deafening roar erupted! The calm surface of the magma suddenly shattered! Towering waves of magma shot skyward, spraying like a torrential downpour!
At the heart of the Huo Yu, a giant serpent of fire, several times thicker than the one Huo Yuhao had seen above, appeared before the two of them.
The giant python raised its ferocious head, locking onto them tightly, especially the blue-haired figure that it felt was a deadly threat! Its violent hiss silently reverberated throughout the space.
"Hiss-!!!"
A sharp screech, sharp enough to shatter the soul, slammed down on Huo Yuhao like a massive sonic hammer!
Accompanying the sonic attack, the Invisible Fire Python slammed its fist onto the magma. Instantly, its massive body, which was twenty or thirty feet long, burst forth with astonishing speed, like a bolt of lightning, carrying scorching heat and violent energy, as it charged fiercely toward Huo Yuhao!
The naked, predatory desire it exuded was so palpable that even Su Qian, standing nearby, could sense it.
The Fallen Heart Flame clearly sensed the same entity within Huo Yuhao's body— the Nine Li Ice Flame!
Devour it! Absorb its power! As long as I can obtain this power, I will surely break through this damned seal and gain freedom! The Fallen Heart Flame roared incessantly, as if it could already see the day when it would leave the bottom of the tower and burn all the insects outside to ashes.
Faced with this overwhelming attack, Huo Yuhao didn't even lift an eyelid.
"Uh--!"
A chilling phoenix cry suddenly rang out! A small Ice Flame Phoenix shot out from Huo Yuhao's body! It swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a colossal creature no less powerful than Invisible Fire Python!
A hint of disdain flashed in the Ice Flame Phoenix's icy eyes. Facing the Invisible Fire Python that was charging aggressively, it simply waved its huge wings covered in ice flames!
Boom!
An explosion rang out, and a shockwave visible to the naked eye suddenly spread out, causing the magma below to cave in!
The Invisible Fire Python's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt. Its massive body seemed to have been struck by a giant hammer, letting out a painful hiss. It was actually sent flying backward by the wing, crashing heavily into the churning lava, splashing up a Huo Yu!
"Chirp~"
The Ice Flame Phoenix hovered in mid-air, letting out a short but clear cry, its eyes revealing undisguised mockery.
Enraged, the Invisible Fire Python struggled to raise its head from the magma. It suddenly opened its massive jaws, unleashing a terrifying suction force! The endless magma energy below surged into its body like rivers flowing into the sea!
Its body expanded again at a visible speed, and the high temperature it emitted caused the entire space to distort violently!
"Elder Huo!" Su Qian's expression turned grave, and he couldn't help but shout, "Aren't you going to make a move? With your Heavenly Flames alone, I'm afraid it won't be enough to completely subdue the Fallen Heart Flame! After all, this is its home ground, and the magma energy is inexhaustible!"
Huo Yuhao remained calm, as if he were enjoying a wonderful performance. "Don't worry, let it play a little longer."
Having absorbed the immense energy of the magma, the invisible fire grew nearly half again as large as before, and its aura became even more violent and ferocious!
It raised its head and let out a deafening roar, soaring into the sky once more from the magma, opening its massive jaws to bite down hard at the icy blue figure in the air!
A cold glint flashed in the Ice Flame Phoenix's eyes, and it fearlessly charged forward!
The two constantly collided, entangled, and annihilated each other. Ice flames and heart fire flew everywhere, scorching the space into a mess.
The Guardian Mirror watched with great interest. "Young Huo, are you planning to let the chicks eat that giant snake down there as a snack?"
Huo Yuhao replied, "No, this Fallen Heart Flame is for someone else. Only the Nine Li Ice Flame can have a taste."
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In the brief moment of their mental exchange, the battle situation outside had already become clear.
After all, the Ice Flame Phoenix was connected to Huo Yuhao's mind, and its spirituality and Dou Technique were far superior to those of the Fallen Heart Flame, which had been imprisoned for many years and acted only on instinct.
With a nimble dive, it dodged the Fire Python's bite, and its icy claws gripped the Invisible Fire Python's neck! At the same time, the icy flames scattered on the Fire Python's body gnawed at it like maggots, frantically corroding and freezing its fiery form.
"Hiss--!!!" The Invisible Fire Python let out a shrill and desperate wail, its huge body twisting and struggling wildly, but it was no match for the sharp claws that contained extreme cold!
The Ice Flame Phoenix showed no mercy, its sharp beak pecking precisely, tearing large chunks of its Heart Flame Origin from the Fire Python with each strike and swallowing them whole!
In just a few breaths, the once enormous, Invisible Fire Python visibly shrank by nearly 20%! Its aura also weakened to the extreme!
"Alright, come back now." Huo Yuhao's calm voice rang out.
The Ice Flame Phoenix let out a slightly dissatisfied cry, indicating that it was not quite satisfied with the amount of dessert.
After taking one last peck, it released its claws, its size rapidly shrinking back to its original form. It flew back to Huo Yuhao's shoulder and nuzzled his face.
Having been given a chance to catch its breath after being severely damaged, the Fallen Heart Flame's eyes shone with hope. How could it dare to linger for even a moment?
It twisted its broken body violently and plunged headlong into the scalding Magma World below!
As long as it reaches that place! As long as it can escape back into the depths of the magma and take advantage of its home ground, it still has a chance!
However, the thought had barely formed in its mind, and its body had barely reached the edge of the lava lake, when—whoosh!
A white light, seemingly capable of freezing time, spread out from Huo Yuhao without warning! Wherever the white light passed, the boiling magma instantly solidified into rock.
Upon contact with the white light, the Invisible Fire Python's massive body suddenly froze in mid-air! A layer of crystal-clear ice covered its surface at a visible speed!
In an instant, a lifelike, enormous ice sculpture of Fire Python, still in a terrified fleeing posture, was frozen in this instantly frozen magma space!
Just as Su Qian was shocked that Huo Yuhao could Ice Seal the Heavenly Flames instantly, the slightly puzzled voice of the Guardian Mirror suddenly rang in Huo Yuhao's mind. "Huh? Wait a minute—Huo kid! There seems to be something under this magma?"