socalfunplaces Chapter 67 The Hidden Hand That Positioned Them in Advance
Chapter 67 The Hidden Hand That Positioned Them in Advance
The middle-aged Fire Cloud Clan member bowed slightly and paid his respects to Perseus.
Perseus didn't say much, but glanced around to get a general idea of the terrain before turning to give instructions to the new servant.
"Use these coordinates as a reference point to explore the route!"
"I'll give you ten minutes. Come back in ten minutes and tell me your current location."
The terrain of the Fiery Pool is constantly changing.
Every five million years, different blocks within the Pool of Flowing Fire will randomly undergo a movement.
The disrupted terrain consists of seven different modules, and no one except the Fire Cloud Saint Lord can view the structure of the Flowing Fire Pool in real time.
Therefore, in order to determine their location, during the Fire God Festival, the participants of the Fire Cloud Clan need to spend a considerable amount of time exploring the surrounding environment in order to pinpoint their final landing point.
This is a tedious process!
"Don't worry, Master, I will find the correct path as soon as possible."
Draven nodded, then turned and rushed toward a passage on the left.
The bright light quickly faded away.
Perseus frowned, then with a flash, he plunged into the rolling lava below without any warning, like a fish swimming in water, and in no time he had explored the specific situation of the surrounding hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
"How was the fire spirit born?"
Without warning, it suddenly burst out of the lava. He had thought there would be a secret passage, but his search was all in vain.
Perseus closed his eyes intently, and ripples spread through his mind, concentric circles rippling outwards and rapidly extending along the void.
Countless lines quickly rearranged.
Instantly, the surrounding magma and the tectonic plates beneath it became crystal clear.
He remained in that position for a quarter of an hour, probing.
For a fleeting moment, Perseus caught a faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation emanating from the most concentrated source of fire energy.
"In that direction—"
"Whoosh!!!"
The Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon) pierced out with a sharp edge, cutting through the flames and exploding into a torrent of red lava rain.
A torrent of heat erupted in all directions.
In the center of the lava rain, in the depression of the "Red Ocean," a fire spirit with a human body and a snake tail emerged from the hole like a stream of water, spewing a pillar of fire in his direction.
The pillar of fire tore through space and rushed toward Perseus.
The latter didn't even look at it, and threw out a silver bracelet, which suddenly expanded and turned into a black hole, flipping the space within a certain range.
The pillar of fire veered off course and shot back.
The Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon) flanked the beast from both sides, binding it tightly. At the same time, it emitted a burst of red light, continuously forming a powerful suppressive force.
"You all better behave yourselves."
Perseus pulled hard, dragging the Fire Spirit and slamming it against the uneven cliff face.
With a muffled thud, a large amount of rubble was ejected, mixed with plumes of white smoke that obscured the view, scattering down into the lava below.
Perseus leaned forward and quickly pointed a finger at the Fire Spirit.
The Ideal Land of Dreams: The Eternal Flame Kingdom!
A burst of red light spread out, and a strange spiritual force outlined an illusion that crashed into the fire spirit's body.
Perseus frowned the moment the Fire Spirit was hit, as if he sensed something was wrong, especially since the illusion had not touched a physical body.
"roar--"
The fire spirit thrashed its serpentine tail wildly, and as it struggled, the calm magma below began to stir, with whirlpools igniting pillars of fire.
Finding the illusion ineffective, Perseus resorted to violence, wielding his spear with two sharp edges, severing the four arms on the left and right sides of the Fire Spirit.
Then a small instrument appeared in his hand.
"Unknown activated energy, soulless."
The test results were as expected.
This fire spirit is not a true life form. Rather than a life form made of flesh and blood, it is more like a low-intelligence energy life form, formed from pure fire energy.
"Or, should we go down the way we came and take a look?"
With a twist of the Heavenly Silk, another Fire Crystal Core was pulled back. Perseus plunged into the magma and rushed toward the 'hole' where the Fire Spirit had appeared earlier.
The result was less than three seconds.
Perseus, who had been so confident, eagerly took to the air, panting as he looked warily at the still calm magma.
terrible!
In just three seconds, the Crimson Flame Armor showed signs of melting, and even after he used a series of abilities such as World Projection and Chaotic Heavenly Fire... he still couldn't stop it.
He looked down at the area in front of him and saw that the large scratches were not caused by sharp weapons such as knives or swords, but by the damage caused by flames.
Perseus completely abandoned his idea of further investigation.
At the same time, just as he found a spot to recover his energy, he brandished his spear, ready to hunt down the fire spirit at any moment.
"Master, I've confirmed which region we're in now."
Draven returned from the original passage and passed the map of the corresponding area to Perseus.
However, after receiving the map of the current area, Perseus did not venture deep into the Ninefold Flowing Fire as expected. Instead, he turned around and rushed straight to the outermost membrane.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Draven followed, somewhat puzzled.
He had originally planned to cooperate with Perseus to obtain as many Fire Crystal Cores as possible, but now the latter was not doing his job and instead rushed towards the boundary of the Flowing Fire Pool.
Won't this cause any problems?
"Just marking it."
Because the teleportation channels are usually placed on the outer edge of the Flowing Fire Pool, Perseus and his companions soon arrived at the outermost boundary wall.
It's called a boundary wall, but it's actually just a wall of fire that seems to have no end and whose height is unknown.
The surging heatwave distorted space, constantly spewing out tongues of flame, forming a blazing inferno powerful enough to melt E9 grade metal.
Perseus observed the wall of fire from a distance.
"This temperature is really difficult to manage!"
"Or, how about we try that thing we were researching before..."
【Samsung Energy Card - Soul Crystal Nail lv3】
[Description: A low-end, beggar's version of the Divine Power Crystal, it has the functions of embedding into space, concealing its aura, and soul positioning. Due to the inferior materials used in its production, it has a maximum range limit of 100 million kilometers. It can form a connection with a specially made 100% flying ring.]
Perseus now held a long, transparent silver nail in his hand. As soon as it appeared, it flew rapidly toward the wall of fire, but began to melt the moment it merged with it.
"Tick-tock...tick-tock..."
The silver liquid evaporated into white mist and quickly disappeared.
Clearly, a soul crystal nail at the three-star level is insufficient to leave a mark on the boundary wall; it would melt upon contact with that high temperature.
After some thought, and realizing there was no other way to solve the problem, Perseus could only change his location and leave specially made soul crystal nails on the surrounding rock walls.
Unfortunately, doing so carries significant risks.
As soon as the crystal nail fell, it emitted subtle spatial ripples. In areas without obvious energy fluctuations, such a thing could easily attract the attention of powerful members of the Fire Cloud Clan.
To avoid being exposed, Perseus could only destroy the passageways in this area after leaving, and then ordered Draven and him to split up and leave behind exclusive tracking devices in more areas.
Wait until all preparations are complete.
Finally, Perseus also took out the 100% Flying Ring and tested whether the treasure could penetrate the hole in the middle of the fire wall when he threw it randomly.