The two brothers continued to explore deeper into the cave. The surrounding temperature became increasingly terrifying, the rock walls were scorching red, and the air was distorted. Every breath they took was accompanied by scalding heat.
After walking another hundred meters or so, the cave ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a lava pool. The pool was about five meters wide, and on a stone platform in the middle of the pool sat a Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit.
Lu Yu paused, staring intently at the enormous flame in the center of the stone platform.
Unlike the weak ten-year-old Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit from before, this flame was more than a person tall. At its center was a golden core, its color solid and heavy, without any impurities.
"Found it! The Hundred-Year -Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit!"
Lu Yu's eyes lit up. She pulled Lu Fei to keep a low profile so as not to be discovered by the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit, and then carefully examined the layers of its flames.
The age of Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit is very easy to discern, just like the flame of a lighter has inner and outer flames; the older the flame, the more layers of flame ripples it has.
The one before us had condensed eight complete layers of flame ripples, with the ninth layer faintly appearing and about to take shape.
"Eight hundred years or more, approaching nine hundred years! A perfect lifespan!"
Lu Yu was overjoyed; this was exactly the top-grade Hundred-Year Soul Ring he had been looking for.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yu twitched his shoulder and the Great Sage leaped out instantly, landing lightly on the rocky ground, Ruyi Staff, which was about the length of chopsticks, tightly in his hand.
"Let's try it out and see if physical attacks work."
Lu Yu mentally issued an order to the Great Sage.
Lu Fei watched curiously from behind, wondering how his brother planned to hunt down the Soul Beast before him. When he saw the golden staff that had suddenly appeared in the Great Sage's hand, Lu Fei was only slightly taken aback and did not ask any further questions.
Just like when he saw Lu Yu with two Soul Ring at the village chief's house, he didn't ask Lu Yu how he got Soul Ring.
Lu Fei is no longer illiterate. With two Soul Ring, even if they are only white Ten-Year Soul Ring, it means that Lu Yu is now Soul Grandmaster of level 20 or above.
Seeing his brother cultivate to the level of Soul Grandmaster so quickly with his innate first-level Soul Power, Lu Fei was overjoyed and wouldn't ask any more questions.
My brother will tell me what he wants to say!
After receiving the order, the Great Sage poured his Soul Power into the Ruyi Staff, Ruyi Staff was then visibly lengthened, extending to the sky above the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit.
puff--
With precise and swift strokes, the staff struck the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit squarely in the center! A crisp clang rang out, and the massive ball of flame was cleaved in two! The scene was incredibly destructive.
But the next second, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The flames that had been split in two trembled slightly, the scattered light quickly flowing back and coalescing, returning to their original state in a short moment, as if the blow had never been delivered.
The Great Sage stood frozen in place, gripping his staff in a daze.
Lu Yu stood behind, completely dumbfounded.
"Truly... truly immune to physical attacks?"
Although I had anticipated that pure energy-based Soul Beast might be immune to physical damage, witnessing this unsolvable effect firsthand still left me deeply shocked.
This probing attack thoroughly enraged the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit, which was in a dormant state.
The previously gentle, flickering flames suddenly surged wildly! An extremely terrifying heat wave exploded out, engulfing the entire cave!
The scorching air around them instantly heated up again, and the remaining sweat on the two brothers' bodies was instantly evaporated, leaving their skin slightly stinging and numb from the high temperature.
Buzz--
The Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit had no feet, no hands, no form, and no body. Its flames twisted violently, and in the next instant, it transformed into a streak of crimson fire at an absurdly fast speed, rushing straight at Lu Yu and Lu Fei!
Lu Yu's pupils shrank sharply, completely unexpected that a ball of flame could move so fast.
"Let's get out of here! Physical attacks are completely ineffective! Lure them out and then we'll figure something out!"
Without hesitation, Lu Yu grabbed Lu Fei and turned to run.
But no one expected that the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit, without limbs or a body, would move so fast.
The flames hurtled along the ground, instantly crossing the lava pool and catching up to him, the intense heat almost touching him.
Seeing this, Lu Yu didn't dare to hesitate. He took out the bucket he had prepared in advance from his Storage Soul Tool, hugged the bucket with both hands, turned around and smashed it hard at the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit that was chasing after him!
The wooden bucket spun and splashed a lot of water, but it evaporated instantly on the scalding hot ground as soon as it hit the ground.
The Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit sensed the approaching entity's presence but did not flinch.
It is an energy body formed from flames, naturally close to plants and trees. Compared to flesh and blood, it prefers to devour plants and trees, which allows it to strengthen its own flames.
As for the water in the wooden barrel? This is Lava Canyon, where high pressure and cold air can't get through all year round, so where would the rain come from!
Even the occasional Xiao Yu evaporates instantly upon hitting the ground in the lava. The Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit has never seen water in its entire life.
A burst of crimson flames swept over and completely engulfed the wooden barrel.
Sizzle sizzle--
The high temperature instantly ignited the wood, causing the barrel to rapidly carbonize and burn.
In just over ten seconds, the sturdy wooden barrel was completely burned, leaving not even a trace.
But the instant the wooden barrel burned and disappeared, the water sealed inside suddenly poured out and exploded!
Splash!
A large amount of cold water was poured over its head, slamming it hard onto the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit!
When fierce flames meet clean water, the consequences are predictable: white mist and steam instantly surged and billowed inside the cave!
The raging flames were directly washed by the cold water, and most of the flames were extinguished and dissipated in an instant!
The once enormous flame instantly shrank and withered, leaving only a small cluster of embers tightly enveloping the yellow core, struggling to stay afloat.
At the same time, a faint yet clear hum of pain emanated from the core of the flames, like a silent cry of agony.
efficient!
Lu Yu's eyes lit up. Sure enough, water and fire are incompatible. No matter how powerful you are and how immune to physical damage you are, water overcomes fire. This is a rule of heaven and earth, and a mere Soul Beast does not have the power to change the rules!
" Xiao Fei! Quick! Splash it with water! Don't stop!"
Lu Yu immediately took out another bucket of clean water and a wooden ladle, handing them to Lu Fei.
Lu Fei's face was also full of joy. He took the wooden ladle and frantically scooped water, splashing ladle after ladle of cold water hard onto the remaining flames.
A continuous stream of cold water washed down, extinguishing the remaining flames layer by layer.
In a short while, the flames protecting the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit's body were completely washed away, leaving only a golden primordial core, floating alone in mid-air, trembling slightly.
Lu Yu immediately raised her hand to stop Lu Fei.
"That's enough! Stop splashing! You'll kill it if you keep doing that!"
Lu Yu quickly took out an iron bucket, strode forward, and scooped the scorching Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit Core into the air, placing it inside the bucket.
Having settled everything, Lu Yu pulled Lu Fei along.
"Let's go outside and talk about it."
The lava cave environment is extremely unstable, with the possibility of lava eruptions at any time; moreover, it is too hot to concentrate, making it too risky to absorb Soul Ring here.
The two brothers dared not delay and turned to run swiftly toward the cave entrance.
As they traveled along the way, the core of the Scarlet Flame Fire Spirit, sealed inside the iron barrel, was extremely hot. The bottom of the barrel was glowing red, and the remaining flames were trying to reignite.
Seeing this, Lu Yu took out a kettle of water, lifted the edge of the lid, and poured in half a kettle of water. If he wanted the fire to reignite, he would have to evaporate the water first.
The boiling water covered the scalding core, instantly causing it to boil over, and a gurgling sound of hot steam immediately filled the bucket.
The signs of reignition were also suppressed, and the core rolled with the air currents, showing no further movement.
A few minutes later, the two successfully emerged from the scorching lava cave and stood once again in an open area outside the mountain.
The suffocating heat finally subsided, Qingfeng caressed their faces, and both brothers breathed a long sigh of relief.