His spiritual power reached like tentacles into every corner of the Seventh Layer. As it delved deeper beneath the Lava Sea, the magic power and fire elements there grew increasingly violent and powerful, as though two consciousnesses were constantly battling each other.
This abnormality caught Lucifer's attention. Following the guidance of the elements, he soon discovered two terrifying corpses at the very bottom of the Lava Sea.
One was humanoid, nearly ten meters tall. Nothing remained of its body but bones, whose surfaces were covered in dark red patterns. A pair of huge demon horns resembling bull horns protruded from its head, while a pair of demonic wings spread from its back. The skeleton radiated terrifying heat, and strands of chaotic, evil black mist spilled from it.
The traces left upon the skeleton made it clear that it must have endured a brutal battle while alive. Even after who knew how long it had been dead, its lingering fighting spirit still affected the fire elements around it.
"An Abyssal Flame Demon, and it even carries part of a Balor Flame Demon's bloodline."
The instant he saw the skeleton, Lucifer recognized its origins. This was a Flame Demon from the Endless Abyss. As the bottommost layer of the Infinite Multiverse, the Abyss constantly devoured worlds, and chaos and evil were its very essence.
As its minions, Abyssal demons constantly watched other worlds, seeking to drag them into the Abyss.
The skeleton before Lucifer was the corpse of a demon from the Abyss. Judging from the remaining signs, it possessed part of the bloodline of a Balor Flame Demon, a Legendary Tier demon and a Legendary Tier lifeform.
Once they reached adulthood, they possessed the strength of Level 20, the so-called Legendary Tier. The powerful among Balor Flame Demons were in no way inferior to the gods.
"And its opponent?"
Lucifer hurriedly turned his gaze toward the other corpse. Even in death, the enormous skeleton resembled a small mountain. The huge bones, over ten meters long, lay silently on the ground, while its tattered dragon wings pierced toward the sky. Even dead, it still maintained a fighting stance.
"A Chromatic Evil Dragon. A Red Dragon."
This was a Legendary Tier lifeform no less powerful than a Balor Flame Demon. Lucifer had not expected to encounter such an immense surprise on the Seventh Layer. Almost immediately, he transferred the two skeletons, dead for who knew how long, into his treasury.
He had no intention of using the two Legendary Tier lifeforms' skeletons yet. To fully make use of them, he would at least have to wait until he opened the Tenth Layer. Then, he could use the two skeletons directly as materials to create a terrifyingly powerful layer boss.
As for the Seventh Layer, fortunately, aside from the main bodies of the two skeletons, there were plenty of scraps left over. They were more than sufficient as materials for creating new monsters.
Where the two skeletons had died, a large quantity of scales and other fragments remained. Under the passage of time and immense pressure, they had long fused together into special materials, which Lucifer named Flame Demon Crystals and Fire Dragon Scales.
"Let's see. First, one Flame Demon Crystal, three Flameburst Rocks, and one Mithril."
The light of his creation talent flared, and Primordial Power poured in. The three materials continuously fused, forming a monster's body and granting it life and will. When the light faded, a humanoid monster over two meters tall appeared. Its entire body was dark red, and lava seemed to flow beneath its skin.
[Name: Flame Domain Fire Demon] [Level: lv5] [Skills: Flame Dominion lv5, Flame Demon Body lv5, Combat Instinct lv4, Flame Manipulation lv4, Flame Shaping lv4] [Description: A semi-elemental lifeform born in the Lavafire Domain, a symbol of flame and destruction. Its body is formed from burning rock and eternal fire, with a lava-like core within. Its innate talent allows him to easily master and manipulate flames, while his powerful body is a battlefield meat grinder.] [The moment the flame of life goes out, all the fire elements within its body will trigger Elemental Resonance centered on itself, gathering all its power for Self-Detonation. It will fight until the very last moment of its life.]
"What an extreme monster."
Lucifer looked at the Flame Domain Flame Demon's information on the panel. Even he felt that the monster he had just created was somewhat extreme. Its pure and ultimate fire element allowed him to become immune to Fire Magic, and every part of his body had been born for battle.
When adventurers finally killed a Flame Domain Flame Demon after enduring countless hardships and lowered their guard, his body would become an enormous self-destruct bomb. The remains of his body after death would automatically absorb fire elements and reproduce the next generation.
It could be said that this was a monster born entirely for battle and destruction. Even reproducing the next generation came at the cost of the parent body's death.
"Not bad. I like it!"
Lucifer praised the first Flame Domain Flame Demon born before him with satisfaction. After glancing at his remaining Primordial Power, he directly spent fifty points to create another fifty Flame Domain Flame Demons and placed them all on the islands above the Lava Sea.
These Flame Domain Flame Demons truly had been born purely for destruction. Once Lucifer transferred them out, they collectively rushed into the Lava Sea and self-destructed. Countless broken bodies scattered in every direction, while more Flame Domain Flame Demons began absorbing the fire elements and lava of the Seventh Layer to gestate and be born.
After noticing what the Flame Domain Flame Demons were doing in the deepest part of the Seventh Layer, Lucifer merely glanced at them and stopped paying attention. By the time adventurers entered the Seventh Layer, the newborn Flame Domain Flame Demons would have long since finished gestating.
With the Seventh Layer's environment perfectly suited to them, these newborn Flame Domain Flame Demons would finish gestating in at most three days.
"Good thing these guys didn't self-destruct on the islands. Otherwise, if it triggered a chain explosion, I'd have to reshape the terrain."
Thinking of this, Lucifer spent one point of Primordial Power to patch the Seventh Layer. In the future, whenever those islands exploded during battle, the Seventh Layer would automatically restore itself, sparing Lucifer from having to play firefighter and keep watch at all times.
One Fire Dragon Scale, three Flameburst Rocks, and five portions of flesh and blood.
His talent activated once more. Lucifer intended to add a Flameburst Rock to every monster on the Seventh Layer. It was not because he was lazy; this material was simply too wonderful.
Who could refuse monsters that could become suicide bombers after death?
As the light faded, a creature nearly seven meters long appeared. Layers upon layers of crimson scales covered its entire body, while its limbs were thick and powerful. Its sharp claws and fangs radiated deadly menace. Flames spewed from the enormous dragon head with every breath, and its huge wings pressed tightly against its sides. Its entire body exuded a cruel and ferocious aura.
[Name: Flameburst Wyvern] [Level: lv5] [Skills: Flame Dragon Breath lv5, Draconic Body lv5, Fire Magic Specialization lv5, Magic Immunity lv4, Greed lv4] [Description: A draconic creature possessing part of a Fire Dragon's bloodline. Its huge wings allow it to soar freely through the skies, while its deadly dragon breath incinerates all things. Its terrifyingly powerful body is synonymous with death. Its Draconic Body grants it immense strength and magic resistance. It possesses eyes that appreciate the beauty of all things, inherited from dragons, while Greed gives it powerful reproductive compatibility. When its life ends, it burns itself in a martyrdom explosion.]
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