Xiao Hua fussed about for another incense stick's worth of time, searching every place he could reach. The surroundings were like walls of bronze and iron, hemming him in on all sides. There was simply no way out!
Of course, this restriction could imprison even a Fifth-grade Fire Ape. How could Xiao Hua, a Qi Cultivation fourth layer cultivator, possibly escape? Still, because he had come across the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal, Xiao Hua paid extra attention while searching for an exit. He scoured the area spanning several dozen zhang and found six Fire Marrow Blazing Crystals, each the size of a mung bean, within the magma!
On any ordinary day, Xiao Hua would have been over the moon. But now that escape seemed hopeless, who could possibly rejoice over such worldly possessions?
Perhaps he could only think of escaping from above!
Xiao Hua stared upward, thinking helplessly. But with his current Qi Cultivation fourth layer cultivation, he could only rely on a Flight Talisman. Without one, he could not possibly fly into the air. Yet that layer of restriction rendered all talismans ineffective—it had struck precisely at Xiao Hua's weakness!
"Ah, how could I have been so stupid?" Xiao Hua's gaze suddenly landed on the stone wall. He slapped his forehead and cried, "Isn't there a stone wall here? I only need to climb up it and avoid this layer of restriction! What was I even thinking about?"
Having decided, Xiao Hua swam over to the stone wall and took out the tip of the demonic spear. With a push, the spear tip pierced the hard rock. Then, with another exertion of strength, Xiao Hua pulled his entire body out of the magma, leaving himself slanted against the stone wall!
"And then?" Xiao Hua thought for a moment, then