"What's wrong, Aunt Ling?" Shen Luo frowned.
Fire Fairy did not respond. She had been traveling with Shen Luo for who knew how long, yet no matter how much she increased her speed, there was still no end in sight to this Magma World. Even her soul at heaven realm great perfection could not probe its boundaries.
"Shen Luo, the depth of this Magma Sea has exceeded my imagination. Even the Flame Realm created by our Yan Clan's Dou Di amounts to no more than this," Fire Fairy said gravely.
In Fire Fairy's eyes, the Earth Core World was fully comparable to the Flame Realm in both area and the richness of its natural energy.
Could there actually be another world hidden here?
Shen Luo let out a breath. He had just been startled, thinking Fire Fairy had already spotted Zhu Kun.
"I shall see for myself just what lies at the end of this Earth Core World!"
Fire Fairy's interest was now thoroughly aroused. The aura of a peak Seven-Star Dou Saint surged wildly within her as she continued flying downward with Shen Luo.
After an unknown stretch of time, Fire Fairy abruptly stopped, her expression growing graver. Shen Luo now noticed that the surrounding magma had changed from scarlet to a reddish black.
"To think there's a hidden space within this land of magma," Fire Fairy murmured.
Shen Luo had discovered nothing himself, but seeing Fire Fairy's shocked expression beside him, he understood the gist of it. They had finally reached the end of the Magma World!
Fire Fairy gently swept her sleeve, and a hidden space suddenly appeared. In an instant, she took Shen Luo into that boundless space.
Shen Luo's expression changed sharply, but Fire Fairy was too fast. Before he could warn her, they were already inside.
"Aunt Ling, retreat! We can't come in here!"
Fire Fairy did not answer. Alongside the gravity on her stunning face was a trace of excitement.
Shen Luo hid behind Fire Fairy, carefully surveying their surroundings. There was no telling how many years this endless space of darkness and stillness had lain silent. An ancient aura permeated the entire space.
Fire Fairy flew slowly through the endless space with Shen Luo. Several times, Shen Luo asked her to take him out, but she ignored him.
Just as Shen Luo prepared to activate his Fire Control ability and forcibly control Fire Fairy, a stone gate tens of thousands of feet tall stood before them. Before that grand, imposing stone gate, the two were like ants.
"Shen Luo, if I'm not mistaken, this is Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave, the dwelling of the Dou Qi Continent's last Dou Di." A trace of reverence appeared on Fire Fairy's face, but even stronger was an impulse she could barely restrain.
Shen Luo pursed his lips.
"There's no need to guess, Aunt Ling. Look up at the stone gate. Doesn't it say 'Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion'?"
Fire Fairy raised her head slightly. The ancient lettering was not particularly ornate, yet within its plainness lay an endless majesty that reigned above heaven and earth.
With a thought from Shen Luo, a simple, ancient jade fragment appeared in his palm. The Ancient Jade bearing strange patterns was actually radiating a faint warmth.
Sure enough, opening Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion requires gathering all eight pieces of Ancient Jade.
Hun Tiandi had laid his plans for a thousand years and exhausted every scheme, all ultimately for this cave mansion below.
Back then, the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had escaped the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion with the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's help.
The Nihility Devouring Flame had been relatively lucky. Although it encountered Gu Yuan and was severely wounded by him, it successfully escaped and joined the Soul Clan.
The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had been less fortunate. It was captured by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, who erased all its consciousness and refined it.
Thus, across the entire Dou Qi Continent, only the Nihility Devouring Flame still knew the secrets of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. Of course, the Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun knew quite a bit as well.
In the original story, he was the one who brought Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Flame Plaza and successfully nurtured the second Dou Di.
This old dragon had come alone to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion back then. Unfortunately, he fell into Tou She Ancient God's scheme and became its guardian.
"Tomb intruders... do you possess the Ancient Jade?"
The space suddenly trembled, and a voice that made even Fire Fairy shake abruptly rang out.
Fire Fairy's expression changed drastically. Without any reminder from Shen Luo, she immediately shot backward with him.
Even under Fire Fairy's protection, Shen Luo's soul trembled.
"Ancient Jade... yes... I have it...!"
Shen Luo clutched Fire Fairy's arm while waving the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade in his hand.
Of course, this was not the complete Tou She Ancient God Jade, but a fragment of Ancient Jade was still Ancient Jade. He had to buy Fire Fairy a little time to retreat.
At those words, a pair of enormous eyes that had been closed for a long time suddenly opened in the darkness.
The eyes were a pale red, with overlapping pupils. These enormous eyes alone were hundreds of times larger than Shen Luo.
The moment those eyes opened, they locked onto Fire Fairy and Shen Luo. At the same time, an extraordinarily terrifying pressure enveloped them.
"Incomplete... Ancient Jade?"
Another voice rang out through the space, carrying a trace of disappointment and icy killing intent.
This is bad!
Fire Fairy's face paled. Their opponent had been lurking here all along and actually possessed an emperor realm soul, completely escaping her perception.
She regretted not listening to Shen Luo. Now, she could only flee swiftly into the distance with him.
"I am Fire Fairy of the Yan Clan. Please forgive my presumptuous intrusion today."
"The Yan Clan? Never heard of it."
The indifferent voice rang out again, and then the entire space violently rippled. "Without the Ancient Jade, stay here and keep me company!"
A dazzling pillar of purple-gold light shot out of the darkness, pierced the void, and blasted viciously toward Fire Fairy.
"A Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint!"
Sensing the mysterious creature's terrifying attack, Fire Fairy's expression turned cold, and she instantly hurled Shen Luo into the distance.
Falling Flame Profound Finger!
There was no time for Fire Fairy to think. All her Dou Qi poured out like a tide, and the Yan Clan's high-level Heaven-tier Dou Technique instantly bloomed.
An eight-thousand-foot finger imprint swept forth, blotting out the sky. The next instant, it collided violently with the purple-gold pillar of light.
With a thunderous boom, a terrifying firestorm exploded through the space.
The storm swept outward, yet the purple-gold pillar remained. Fire Fairy's full-strength strike had actually failed to destroy it. Her eyes grew still graver, and she changed her hand seal. Two more Falling Flame Profound Fingers surged out, crashing heavily into the purple-gold pillar.
Boom! Boom!
After two thunderous explosions, the purple-gold pillar was finally shattered, while Fire Fairy was driven back a thousand feet by the impact.
Fire Fairy was horrified. This mysterious creature's strength was in no way inferior to Gu Yuan's or Hun Tiandi's.
"A Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint?"
Within the dark void, a hint of surprise entered the mysterious creature's voice.
Without the slightest hesitation, Fire Fairy grabbed Shen Luo again and sped toward the space through which they had entered.
Whoosh!
Just as Fire Fairy and Shen Luo were about to leave that space, the enormous body that seemed to have coiled there for a thousand years abruptly stirred. A dragon tail thousands of feet long swept toward them as though crossing through space.
A look of anguish appeared on Fire Fairy's face. Looking at the young man beside her, she pushed Shen Luo out of the space without any hesitation.
The mere aftershocks of a battle between a Seven-Star Dou Saint and a Nine-Star Dou Sheng would be enough to turn Shen Luo to dust!
She had to stay behind and block this thunderous blow!
"You little brat, Aunt Ling will definitely listen to you from now on!"
Fire Fairy murmured, her Dou Qi pouring out like a tide as she met the mountainlike dragon tail.
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