In the sky, Aries Palace streaked past like a meteor.
After gaining the divine office of Star God, he felt the power within him flow more smoothly. It felt wonderful, as though every joint had been oiled; at a thought, he could move without the slightest resistance.
"I can't see any trace of a temple. Could the Volcano God's temple be beneath the lava?" Aries Palace hovered in midair, his eyes transformed into starry skies as he gazed down at the volcano.
Elsewhere, Lin Renmei walked along the crater's rim and looked at the boiling lava below. In an instant, her Bioforce Field struck like lightning. The tiny creatures living in the lava were linked by its flashes, forming a vast web across the molten surface in the blink of an eye.
"There really is something strange beneath the lava!"
Through her Bioforce Field, Lin Renmei sensed a stone pillar in the lava, topped by a sculpture of an ox.
Her Bioforce Field instantly became a giant hand. It seized the pillar and hauled it upward. The lava in the crater churned wildly, and then the pillar flew out.
Thud!
The pillar slammed into the ground.
Lin Renmei walked up to it and saw the character "two" written on its surface.
If there's a two, there must be a one.
After a moment's thought, she sent Aries Palace a voice transmission. "I found a clue. Maybe we're looking for pillars like this!"
"I'll come take a look!" Aries Palace replied at once.
A moment later, Aries Palace descended from the sky and landed beside the pillar. He glanced at it and nodded. "Looks that way. Let's check every volcano and see how many pillars we can find."
The two split up again and began searching the surrounding volcanoes. In five