mesbooks Chapter 426 Capturing the Sun's Essence 2
Chapter 426 Capturing the Sun's Essence 2
Over the course of three years, the Skeleton Army finally cleared the outskirts of the Chaos Sea, gradually closing in on the spheres of influence of both righteous and demonic forces. The Skeleton Army split into smaller units, each led by a centurion, and united the sea monsters, forming a massive beast tide that attacked several small human islands. Hundreds of troops launched simultaneous attacks, encompassing a vast area that overwhelmed both righteous and demonic forces. Fortunately, the transformed demons obeyed orders and refrained from attacking, preventing the human island's defenses from collapsing instantly. The siege resulted in casualties on both sides.
In the Qianshan Islands, at the Righteous Alliance headquarters, Chen Gong was in seclusion, cultivating arduously. Perhaps inspired by the news of his Divine Transformation and Ascension, a person strives even harder once he has hope. Chen Gong, at just over 600 years old, has reached the Great Monk realm at such a young age, demonstrating exceptional talent and exceptional opportunity. In comparison, Wei Wei, leader of the Demonic Alliance, is much older, approaching a thousand years old, and his time is near. For nearly a century, the battle between good and evil has been endless, and this is Wei Wei's last-ditch struggle, seeking to unify the two forces in the Chaos Sea, to find an elixir of longevity, or perhaps a breakthrough to Divine Transformation.
Now that the three Transformed Gods had ascended one after another, Wei Wei had become even more unfettered. He himself was in seclusion, conserving his strength, but he urged his subordinates to work hard, conquering cities and territories. The demonic cultivators were already belligerent, and with orders from above, they became even more unbridled. The Righteous Alliance rose up in resistance, and the fighting intensified, resulting in countless casualties. The hatred between the two alliances grew deeper and deeper, making them irreconcilable.
With the sea monsters now rampant, Jindan masters from both the righteous and demonic realms have been forced to head to the front lines on various islands to assist in the fight against the monsters. Although the human cultivators lack the number of Jindan masters to defeat the fifth, sixth, and seventh level monsters, their advanced skills and powerful magic weapons, combined with the island protection formations, have helped to withstand the beast tide's attacks.
However, the leaders of both the righteous and demonic factions failed to realize that this wasn't just a simple Siren uprising, but a premeditated war. The Skeleton Army's commander hadn't arrived, and the Skeleton Army didn't launch a forceful attack in response. Instead, they attacked the island and trained their forces while awaiting their commander's arrival. The transformed demonic beasts also remained on guard, remaining silent.
"Marshal, it's right here!" Tyrannosaurus King led the way and pointed to a huge abyss in front of him.
When everyone looked closely, they found that the abyss was tens of thousands of meters deep. It was incredible that the submarine volcano was at the bottom of such a deep abyss.
"Lead the way, let's go down." With Liu Xing's order, the six people dived into the seabed together.
The pressure from the seawater grew stronger as they descended, though it posed no threat to the group. It wasn't until they reached the volcanic rock beneath the sea that the intense heat began to weigh on them. Jiao Jiao and Zhang Yi were the first to hide in their owners' pet bags; they wouldn't be able to help in the ensuing battle.
The four of them journeyed through the lava, the temperature rising steadily. Liu Xing's heat-isolating handkerchief proved effective, and they stopped only when they reached the core of the lava. The pressure at the core of the earth here was no less than that of the Nascent Soul Trial Field in the Chaos Tower, and their spiritual awareness was severely restricted. If King Kong hadn't recently witnessed the Sun Essence Fire, who would have discovered such a rare treasure?
The four of them stirred the magma in four directions, causing it to surge and churn. The violent fluctuations caused great discomfort to the Sun Spirit Fire hiding within. A year ago, it had toyed with two Level 10 Demon Kings, and now, with its skill and audacity, it had burst forth from the heart of the magma.
"Here!" Nangong Yan shouted a warning.
The sun essence was cremated and turned into a small fire unicorn, which ran towards Nangong Yan as fast as lightning.
Nangong Yan reacted very quickly, reaching out to grab the Fire Qilin and just caught its tail. Before Nangong Yan could be happy, she felt a strong force of thunder and lightning coming from her hand, numbing half of her body.
"Ah!" Nangong Yan screamed and was suddenly electrocuted. She was so scared that she had to let go.
The Fire Kirin turned around and blinked at Nangong Yan in an anthropomorphic manner, as if mocking her arrogance, which made Nangong Yan grimace in anger.
When Liu Xing and the other two heard Nangong Yan's cry, they immediately chased after her. At this time, the fire unicorn transformed from the sun's essence fire actually twisted its butt towards the four of them, as if mocking everyone.
"Chase!" The four of them used their magic power to chase after him desperately.
Volcanic magma is the source of divine objects like the Sun's Essence Fire, a vast and powerful force. Within its own sphere of influence, the Sun's Essence Fire's energy can be constantly replenished, and its speed is incredibly fast. He led the four of them in a relentless pursuit, exhausting them all. After three days and three nights of pursuit, he still couldn't catch it.
Under this high temperature and high pressure, Liu Xing and the other three's magic power and spiritual consciousness were consumed greatly, so they had to exit the magma and rest for a while.
"Junior brother, why don't we set up a formation to lure the sun's fire into it and trap it, and then find a way to capture it." Nangong Yan, the master of prohibitions, suggested.
"That's what I was thinking too, and I need your help."
So, the two senior sisters and their brothers discussed the formation plan based on the materials they had on hand. King Kong and Tyrannosaurus King, completely confused, watched in awe as they quickly processed the materials and refined the formation. To refine a powerful artifact like the one that could trap the Sun's Essence Fire required more than simple restrictions. It took the two senior sisters and their brothers a full month to finally create a formation that could temporarily contain the Sun's Essence Fire. Besides the two Grandmasters, no one else in this mortal world could do it. No wonder the Sun's Essence Fire had roamed freely here for nearly ten thousand years, unharmed.
The four of them recovered to their peak and continued to go deeper into the magma. Liu Xing chose a place not far from the core of the magma to set up a formation, and hid in the formation, practicing the tortoise breathing technique to conceal his aura, waiting for the opportunity.
Nangong Yan and the other two continued stirring the magma, and once the Sun Spirit Flame emerged, they resumed their pursuit. The Sun Spirit Flame, as swift as ever, took a certain smugness in its pursuit, seeing Nangong Yan and the other two gasping for breath. The Fire Kirin kept turning its head and making an anthropomorphic mocking expression. What only made it uneasy was that, not long ago, it had been pursued by four people, one of whom possessed the aura of the Thunder God, something it feared the most. But that person was gone this time. The three pursued at a leisurely pace, surrounding it with three men missing one. The Fire Kirin kept running towards the gap, unknowingly being driven close to the hidden restriction.
Liu Xing nervously stared at the approaching Fire Qilin, suppressing his breath and not daring to release his spiritual sense. The running Fire Qilin suddenly stopped and sniffed forward, as if sensing some danger, but it wasn't sure, looking around cautiously.
Nangong Yan and the other two had already agreed to use this momentary delay to maintain their pursuit speed, lest Fire Qilin detect any mishap. They simultaneously unleashed their strongest attacks, with three great cultivators attacking simultaneously, a Spiritualization Master would likely have to dodge. Fire Qilin didn't dare take the direct hit, so it could only evade towards an open position, crashing headfirst into the barrier holding Liu Xing.