Sun Volcano

Inside the carriage, the two continued to get to know each other, tentatively exploring their relationship.

"Your Eighth Worshipper, we are about a hundred li from here to reach the Mingdu."

Qian Xunji, however, seemed somewhat distracted. He looked out the car window, staring with a puzzled expression at a massive, towering, cone-shaped mountain.

For some reason, he always felt that something about this mountain was attracting him.

However, after thinking about it again and again, he couldn't recall it from the original Douluo II novel; it was probably just some unknown mountain.

"Is His Majesty the Eighth Worshipper Master interested in this volcano?"

"Does Your Highness know the origin, story, or legend of this volcano?"

"I do know a little about it. This volcano is called the Sun Volcano. Legend has it that this is the place where the Sun God fell. Ten thousand years ago, the ancestors of my Sun-Moon Empire made their fortune here. For a long time, this Sun Volcano was worshipped by the royal family of my Sun-Moon Empire."

However, after it erupted several times, causing some negative effects, people gradually stopped worshipping it.

This volcano has been inactive for nearly a thousand years, and scholars from our Sun-Moon Empire speculate that this Sun Volcano will likely become an extinct volcano in the near future."

"I see. Since this is a place where your royal family once offered sacrifices, I wonder if I may have the honor of visiting it with His Highness the Prince?"

"This... due to long-term abandonment, all the buildings and traces of worship on this volcano have disappeared; there's nothing to see here."

"It's alright. Buildings may disappear, but faith and culture will not. Experiencing it is a wonderful thing."

"Great, that's perfect, I've never been there either. I've heard the scenery up there is absolutely spectacular. I'll have someone stop the car and make arrangements right away."

The two did not bring many people with them, only a few important high-ranking Soul Douluo and Soul Saint guards to serve them.

Because the mountain is extremely high, reaching a full nine thousand meters, even ordinary Soul Master would find it extremely difficult to climb to the top; only Soul Saint- level experts could withstand it.

There is no hiking trail on this Sun Volcano, and all traces of the Sun-Moon Empire's royal family's past worship on the mountain have long since disappeared.

The first kilometer is mostly forest or grassland, but after that kilometer, it gradually turns into barren mountains.

For some reason, Qian Xunji always felt a strange, inexplicable stirring within him, which grew stronger the higher he went.

Qian Xunji's expression gradually turned serious.

However, he thought to himself that he was a level 97 Titled Douluo, and a level 98 could contend with him if he went all out. If he wanted to run away, even a level 99 Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to help him. He forced himself to believe that he should be fine.

He also reassured Xu Mingqi that no Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had ever appeared in this volcano. It couldn't be that the Slanted-Eye Tyrant Lord wasn't staying in the Evil Demon Forest, but had wandered here and just happened to run into him, could it?

Can it really be such a coincidence?

However, Qian Xunji remained prepared to flee at all times, just in case that old bastard Asura was unethical and wanted to ambush him.

Since they were all Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, and Titled Douluo, their climbing speed was not slow. The group reached the summit of the 9,000-meter-high mountain in just three hours.

Standing at the highest point, Qian Xunji and the others looked down at the crater, where there was a drop of nearly a thousand meters.

No magma was visible at the bottom of the crater, yet a raging fire was burning there for some unknown reason.

Xu Mingqi ascended the sacred mountain once worshipped by the royal family, feeling somewhat happy:

"This is the unique spectacle of the Sun Volcano, a fire that has been burning continuously since our empire's earliest records."

Qian Xunji nodded, somewhat puzzled. It wasn't because of the scenery, but because his heart was pounding, yet he hadn't found anything that made his heart race or attracted him.

He continued exploring and observing around the crater, but seemed indifferent.

So he could only look into the crater; if there was anything there to attract his attention, it must be inside, right?

Just as Xu Mingqi was about to persuade Qian Xunji to go down the mountain.

Sudden!

The mountain began to shake violently, and a huge rumbling sound came from the crater or rather from underground.

"Oh no! Is the volcano about to erupt?! Damn it! Quick! Get down the mountain!" Xu Mingqi's face was grim.

At the same time, he looked at Qian Xunji:

"Your Eighth Worshipper Master, come down the mountain with me quickly! The volcano is about to erupt! We've actually encountered something that happens only once in a thousand years! I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky!"

Qian Xunji was not flustered. A mere volcanic eruption posed no threat to him, a level 97 Super Douluo. As long as he stayed in the center of the crater, directly facing the center of the eruption, he would be fine.

But Qian Xunji looked toward the crater where the volcano was gradually cracking and constantly overflowing with churning lava.

It's inside; that's what attracts me.

But... should we go down? What if it's all part of that old Asura's scheme?

Or is there Ferocious Beast has been sleeping for hundreds of thousands of years inside?

Or is it some kind of random chosen one or some extraterrestrial demon?

However, he couldn't suppress the stirring in his heart no matter what he did; the attraction was comparable to...

Dong'er?

"It's just a volcanic eruption, what's there to be afraid of? If it's Asura's old thief's conspiracy, there's no way to escape it."

Moreover, the future development of the Spirit Hall has already been largely planned out. Even without me, it won't have a significant impact. As long as the Divine Realm doesn't interfere, Xiao Xue will surely become a god soon.

"So... go!" Qian Xunji's gaze gradually hardened.

"Your Highness, you take them and leave first! I am a level 97 Super Douluo, this poses no threat to me. I'll see if there's any chance to stop this volcanic eruption to prevent widespread destruction."

Qian Xunji made up a reason and flew directly into the depths of the volcano without waiting for Xu Mingqi's consent.

"Eighth Worshipper! Ugh! What the hell is this?! If you're looking for death, then go ahead and die!"

Everyone! Descend the mountain at full speed immediately!

Qian Xunji used his Soul Power to isolate himself from the surrounding magma and continued to probe deeper into the lava.

Because the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul possesses the attribute of Ultimate Fire, and he had consumed the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sulfur, the amount of Soul Power he wasted was not too much.

"This magma is different from the Fire Eye in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, yet it can still affect me? Is it because the temperature is too high, or simply because the magma is solid?"

Qian Xunji thought to himself as he rushed downhill.

At the same time, he kept sensing the fluctuations of Soul Power around him. Although the feeling was getting stronger and stronger, he couldn't sense anything.

"Could I have guessed wrong? Is there nothing in here?"

As she continued downwards, Qian Xunji felt the pressure gradually increase.

Just as Qian Xunji was about to give up, she suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation of Soul Power ahead.

"Finally!"

Qian Xunji Soul Power, blasting the surrounding magma apart.

Then, Qian Xunji saw a cave ahead, and for some reason, the lava all dispersed and did not spread towards it to fill it.

"Just standing outside the cave, the temperature is almost unbearable for me?!"

Qian Xunji gritted his teeth, unleashed his full golden Soul Power, and walked inside.

"Xiao Xue, if I die here, you can go and collect my body, and while you're at it, revive me. Your old man hasn't lived enough yet." Qian Xunji gritted his teeth and persevered, thinking to himself with a self-deprecating smile.

The moment you step into the cave, the surrounding environment instantly changes.

There was no scorching heat inside the cave, yet the wind howled incessantly, creating an atmosphere of desolation, barrenness, and timeless stillness.

The wind, though not carrying heat, managed to penetrate Qian Xunji's Soul Power defense and blow directly onto Qian Xunji. Then, this gale, which hadn't detected any Soul Power or temperature, set Qian Xunji's clothes ablaze.

The Qian Xunji wind that lashed at Qian Xunji even caused him pain, leaving scars and even igniting flames.

"What on earth is going on? I clearly didn't feel any temperature or Soul Power, yet I was ignited!" If it weren't for Qian Xunji's level 97 physical attributes and the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sulfur, he would probably have been Qian Xunji to ashes long ago.

He endured the pain and continued walking deeper into the area.