Azure Lotus Core Flame (The More Bookmarks, Investments, and Recommendations, the Better~)

"1, 2, 3... 4, 5, 6... Six skills?!"

Mo Yun roughly scanned the panel. Seeing that two extra skills had appeared in the skill slots, and that his strength had risen from a Five-Star Dou Shi to an Eight-Star Dou Shi—a full three-star increase—he could barely suppress the joy in his heart.

However, when he examined it more closely, his expression was no longer quite so happy.

Ordinary Fire Resistance D-Grade: Passive skill. Resistance to ordinary flames increased by 10%.

Although the increase was small, and it only applied to ordinary Dou Qi-generated flames rather than Heavenly Flames, it was still an extra 10% resistance. No reason to turn down something free!

The other skill, though, was downright disgusting after he read it.

There could actually be a Weakness to Water and Ice D-Grade skill?!

Weakness to Water and Ice D-Grade: Passive skill. Damage received from water- and ice-element attacks doubled (200%).

His fire resistance had gained 10%, bringing it to 110%, while water and ice had dropped straight into the negatives. Ice-element warriors were relatively rare on the continent, but water-element warriors were as common as fire-, earth-, wind-, and lightning-element warriors. They were among the major factions, and since wind- and lightning-element warriors were somewhat fewer, water-element warriors accounted for more than 20% of all warriors on the continent.

With this skill, did that mean he would take double damage whenever he ran into them?

"If only there were a delete button in the skill bar..." Mo Yun muttered.

But things were not as wonderful as he had imagined.

Since skills could not be deleted, Mo Yun began doing the math.

If he encountered a water- or ice-element warrior, which mattered more—his three-star boost in strength, or the disgusting Weakness to Water and Ice D-Grade?

It seemed the Weakness to Water and Ice D-Grade was more disgusting. As Mo Yun's strength continued to rise, the energy boost from Fire Spirit Snake Scale D-Grade would keep shrinking. At the Great Dou Shi level, it might not even affect him by a single star. Yet the attribute penalty of Weakness to Water and Ice D-Grade would remain unchanged.

By that logic, if he encountered a water- or ice-element warrior, he absolutely had to take off this beast armor.

After taking it off, he could even claim that he did not need to use his full strength. Maybe he could use that to intimidate his opponent and put psychological pressure on them.

Having quietly mapped out his battle plan, Mo Yun thought about it more and more and felt that this move of his was perfect!

Meanwhile, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake blankly watched the dazed Mo Yun from the side, suddenly feeling that its master did not seem particularly smart...

Although he and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake were connected by thought, they could currently only communicate through language. As for what the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was thinking, Mo Yun still sensed it only vaguely.

"Given our relationship now, you have an obligation to protect me. It's not suitable for you to stay here any longer!"

"Hiss~ (Mm-hmm!)"

"Then if we're going to live together from now on, shouldn't I give you a name or something?"

"Hiss~ (Mm-hmm!)"

Resting his chin on one hand, Mo Yun thought long and hard. "Two Heads? Two Dots? Two Cakes? Second Kid..."

Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake: "??"

"Damn, I'm terrible at naming things~"

"Calling you Little Fire like in other novels is too simple and too low... Got it. Looking at your dumb, slow-witted face, I'll call you Er Dai!"

Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake: "??"

"Hiss~ hiss~ (Who's dumb, you or me?)"

"Hm?" This time, Mo Yun understood what the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake meant. At once, three tiny dots faintly appeared within his jade-green eyes.

At the sight, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake faced a great enemy, its entire body jolting in fright once again.

"Hiss~ hiss~ (I'm dumb~ I'm dumb~)"

"That's more like it. Know your place! Tell me, do you know whether there's a Heavenly Flame here?"

Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake: "Hiss~ hiss~ hiss~ hiss~ (Yes, yes, but it's a little hot on the tongue. Hard to swallow~)"

Having received confirmation, Mo Yun finally let out a breath and relaxed before asking, "Where is it?"

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's two heads looked down at the magma simultaneously.

"You mean it's beneath this magma lake?"

Both heads of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake nodded.

"With my current strength, can I go down there?" Mo Yun asked.

"Hiss~ hiss~ (No~ You'll be roasted to mush~)"

"Is there another way?"

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's two enormous heads swayed from side to side. Then one of the heads lowered itself and opened its huge mouth to an absurd, almost grotesque width. Its faintly writhing tongue released a pungent stench that hit him straight in the face.

"Er Dai, your breath is awful... You mean I should climb into your mouth, and you'll take me down?"

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's other head immediately nodded in confirmation.

Mo Yun did not rush inside. Instead, he checked that the mental contract between himself and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was exceptionally firm under the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Only then did he enter with peace of mind.

Otherwise, if anything went wrong, Mo Yun would truly be delivering himself right into someone else's mouth, only to come out as fertilizer.

Once Mo Yun entered the Fire Spirit Snake's mouth, its enormous jaws slowly closed. Darkness instantly surrounded him, but with the soul power granted by the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, he could clearly sense everything around him, including everything around the Fire Spirit Snake.

With a fierce twist of its body, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake plunged headfirst into the magma lake. Once its entire body had submerged, the magma surface soon returned to its original state.

Through his senses, Mo Yun felt the surrounding magma continuously parting along both sides of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. As it kept descending, the temperature around Mo Yun inside its mouth did not change too drastically.

Within the fiery-red world of magma, undercurrents surged. These currents could erupt at will from the surrounding walls, carrying extremely immense energy. Yet to the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which had lived in magma for a long time, such energy attacks were completely negligible.

As they continued descending toward what seemed like the endless bottom of the magma, Mo Yun noticed that the magma around the Fire Spirit Snake was becoming increasingly vivid red, while the originally black, murky matter grew scarcer and scarcer.

This was because as their depth increased, the magma's temperature became increasingly terrifying, melting away all impurities.

In such an environment, Mo Yun felt deeply uneasy. He feared that the Fire Spirit Snake's mouth might not close tightly enough, that it might take a breath, and the magma outside would finish him off.

Yet just as Mo Yun was on edge, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake suddenly accelerated. With a flick of its tail, its entire body shot downward through the magma like an arrow.

And from Mo Yun's perspective, that burst of speed carried them forward at least another thousand meters.

After that, Mo Yun's gaze suddenly froze.

Possessing the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, he detected the anomaly in the distance even earlier than the Fire Spirit Snake.

As the Fire Spirit Snake continued downward, Mo Yun finally saw it clearly.

It was a cluster of jade-green light.

The green radiance enveloped this stretch of magma, and within it stood a green lotus, gentle and graceful.