Looking in the direction the man pointed, they saw the magma beneath the rocks constantly bubbling, melting the rocks above it.
But a closer look revealed that the rocks were not being melted by the magma, but gnawed away bite by bite.
"This is my first time seeing magma that eats rocks." Gu Nian watched the scene with curiosity all over her face.
But the sight reminded Xue Fuyao of something else.
She seemed to have seen these things in her previous life. No, she must have heard of them.
"These are Fire Velvet Worms."
Xue Fuyao's voice drew the others' attention.
Seeing them look over, she explained, "Fire Velvet Worms are a very unusual kind of Monster Beast. They're tiny, only a little larger than dust. Unless you look closely, you can't see them at all.
"Because they're so small, they're very weak. A few Fire Velvet Worms won't do anyone any harm, but they generally appear in swarms, just like this."
As she spoke, Xue Fuyao pointed at the flowing river of magma before them. It was not magma at all, but countless Fire Velvet Worms.
"Once their numbers reach a certain point, a change in quantity brings about a change in quality. They become extremely vicious and eat anything that tries to pass by them."
Seeing that Xie Yichu did not dispute Xue Fuyao's words, everyone knew that what she said was correct.
"Then what do we do? If we want to keep exploring this Emperor’s Tomb, we have to cross this river of magma. Otherwise, we can only go back the way we came," someone said.
The river of magma had not seemed very wide. As cultivators, they could have crossed it with a light leap. Now that they knew the magma was not magma, but