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Mo Qing cultivated Frost Qi and enjoyed the cold. This scorching environment, on the other hand, made him extremely uncomfortable.
After releasing his Frost Qi, Mo Qing immediately felt much better. He skirted the stone pillar and began making his way across the wilderness.
After walking for a while, Mo Qing's initial unease gradually subsided.
The environment here was harsh, but as long as he stayed alert and carefully avoided the hazards, it was manageable. At this pace, he estimated that another three or four hours would bring him to the mountain on the opposite side, where he could proceed to the Second Layer.
A short distance ahead lay a lava lake, with columns of fire shooting into the air. Instinctively, Mo Qing kept his distance from it, intending to circle around.
But just as he reached a spot roughly a hundred meters from the lava lake, the ground suddenly shook. Mo Qing lost his footing and nearly fell.
"What's going on?"
Mo Qing steadied himself. At first, he thought the volcano was about to erupt again, but to his surprise, a dozen or so mud men burst out of the earth right ahead of him!
The mud men were the same size as ordinary people, with arms and legs. They clambered unsteadily out of the ground, then immediately charged at Mo Qing.
The mud men were not particularly fast, moving at about the same speed as ordinary adults. Even so, they gave Mo Qing quite a fright.
"Right! This place is called Volcano Journey. It doesn't just contain fire elements-there are earth elements too. These mud men are formed from earth elements!"
Mo Qing remembered now. Although the information on Ninefold Mountain said nothing about the metal pillars in the Abyss of Gods and Demons, it did