Disaster Core, the Southeast Corner of the Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain, Fire Earth Dragon Loach
Before long, the little Spirituality that remained was burned away completely.
The Mountain-Treading Calamity collapsed, its massive form sending up large plumes of lava flying from beneath its feet.
The power of calamity, having lost its supporting entity, immediately contracted and returned to the Calamity Core.
At this moment, apart from Wang An, the restless hearts of his subordinates finally calmed down.
"Let's go see what the calamity itself is like."
As the group approached, they saw that cold air and magma coexisted, and volcanoes and sand and rocks were intertwined.
The calamity itself lay at the end of the long lava river behind it.
After observing from a higher dimension and finding no risk, Wang An first used his divine sense to scan.
They quickly discovered Calamity Core at the core, about half a person's height, which was extremely small for this nearly 10,000-meter-tall Mountain-Treading Pig.
"Good things come in small packages."
The body shattered, Calamity Core flew out.
Everyone present clearly sensed that there were still traces of calamity power remaining on the surface of the Calamity Core, while the interior was a Chaos, with no discernible structure.
"It's truly chaotic; there's absolutely no sense of order or law whatsoever."
However, this appearance reminded Wang An of the two monstrous creatures and evil spirits he had seen before.
Those that exist in greater chaos and disorder can still continue to grow.
This kind of distorted calamity is much weaker.
Even naturally born spiritual roots and Innate True God can be disrupted by external calamities during their birth; these disasters are the result of failure.
The Calamity Core was frozen and preserved by the Supreme Yin Divine Light, and stored in a separate storage item.
As for the enormous corpse of the Mountain-Treading Calamity, Wang An was somewhat perplexed.
"This corpse is composed of a large amount of fire and earth elemental crystals; if we could utilize them, their value would be no less than two million Law Primordial Crystal."
That's the standard price for two third-tier warships.
However, the elemental crystal structure within this corpse has been distorted by calamities and is extremely violent, making it difficult to utilize.
With a wisp of magic, Wang An carefully cut off a small piece, attempting to guide the energy within the elemental crystal.
As expected.
In the observation of all living things, traces of earth and fire elemental energy were drawn out.
Then, the energy in the crystal burst outwards like a hornet's nest, and just when everyone thought it was about to explode.
The Supreme Yin Divine Light shone down, freezing the chaotic energy that was expanding outwards, scattering it into tiny crystals.
Wang An shook his head upon seeing this, then looked at his many subordinates.
"Does anyone know how to deal with this calamity corpse? It's such a big piece, it's a bit of a waste to leave it here."
The group of Thunder Primordial Spirit and Fire Earth Dragon Loach all shook their heads.
"Great Master, in this area near the Sea of Fire Disaster Domain, every living being who has seen such a calamity-inducing corpse will keep it far away."
"Because this corpse has lost its source of calamity, its internal energy will gradually collapse and dissipate. However, it will also easily pollute the surrounding environment, leading to large-scale calamity zones where survival becomes extremely difficult."
This time, it was the Fire Earth Dragon Loach, which he had just subdued, that conveyed these messages to him.
This guy has lived here for a very long time and knows these things extremely well; he basically avoids them whenever he encounters them.
After thinking for a moment, Wang An designated an Elemental Thunderbird to throw the corpse into a corner of the Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain.
There's no solution for now, so let's not bother them.
Then the Thunderbird revealed its enormous true form, grabbed the corpse, and flew away into the distance.
The corpses of those Mountain-Treading Calamity from the ground, and a small lake more than ten kilometers in size emerged.
Watching the Thunderbird fly away, Wang An then asked a question.
How's your search going lately?
The group of Thunder Primordial Spirit recounted what they had seen and heard, and together they formed a rough map of the southeastern corner of the Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain.
"Great Master, we have discovered a giant tortoise in the northeastern region whose aura is at least at the level of a powerful True God, and which is carrying a volcano on its back."
"Numerous Blazing Flame Metal veins have been discovered in the northwest, while the west is the most barren area, with dormant volcanoes showing no large-scale activity, suspected to be caused by the death of a calamity."
As for the native creatures living and hiding in the endless volcanoes, they are not something that can be easily discovered at their level.
After a large-scale topographical map was drawn, Wang An began to consider where to build the first Autumn Emperor Divine City.
After much deliberation, finding no suitable large basins for construction in the area, they finally turned their gaze due north to the end of the lava river.
"What do you think about building the divine city at the border of the Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain and the Thousand Flames Fire River?"
Wang An inquired about the opinions of these local creatures, since he had never witnessed how local powers built stable settlements.
Lei Nü was the first to agree, flattering him.
"Great Master is wise! Once this location is built, relying on the magma river, we can travel and collect resources from the eighth and ninth spheres."
"I remember that area; the volcanoes near the Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain were extremely tall, reaching hundreds of thousands of meters. Further north, however, it was flat plains with good potential for development."
"There will be quite a few problems."
"Oh? You all have something to say."
"And Longqiu, you've lived underground for years, what's it like over there? You should know this place best, see if there's anything we haven't considered."
Lei Nü was the first to express her opinion.
"Our first problem to solve is that that area is very likely a place where the Mountain-Treading Calamity has lingered for many years, and there should be a considerable amount of calamity power remaining there."
"All existing matter and energy are easily assimilated and eroded; simply moving mountains and filling in soil to clear them would take a considerable amount of time."
At this moment, the Fire Earth Dragon Loach swam to the riverbank to soothe the injuries it had sustained from Wang An, while simultaneously projecting its memories of the situation there.
"Great Master, I've only observed the situation from afar."
"The Ten Thousand Mountains Fire Domain appears to be the largest outer region of the entire Sea of Fire Disaster Domain, but due to the extremely unstable nature of volcanic eruptions, there are not many naturally born and surviving beings like us."
"People like me can only survive relatively safely in underground lava rivers."
"Many powerful beasts gather in the Thousand Flames Fire River. If you intend to build a city there, you must be prepared to face their attacks."
After that, Long Qiu went on to express a lot of his concerns, basically expressing his strong aversion to that side.
However, Wang An didn't care about any of that. He thought it would be even better if there were exotic beasts, as they would be excellent laborers for transporting materials.
"Alright, these are minor issues; they can be easily resolved as the divine city develops. Let's set off now."
The order was given, and the subordinates, carrying the small lava lake blessed land of the volcanic sacred tree, headed north along the lava river.
They continued on their way, but because they were dragging this lava paradise, their speed was not fast, and the Thunderbird quickly caught up.
Meanwhile, some powerful beasts also tried to seize the spiritual root, either being killed for materials or becoming their subordinates.
It possesses the Divine Ability [Illuminating Lamp of Insight], and the Divine Ability [Weighty Authority and Trust] and [Facing the Bright Moon], which are illuminated by the Supreme Yin Bright Lamp.