bookbashuk Chapter 88 Two-Headed Serpent
Chapter 88 Two-Headed Serpent
Xiao Yan, carrying Qing Lin, leaped into the dark passage.
Xiao Yan then summoned a small fire-breathing bird, which illuminated the way and led the way.
The passage was smoother and more even than Xiao Yan had imagined, with not a single piece of rubble on its edges. It didn't look like it had been dug out; rather, it seemed as if something had forcibly opened it up with immense force.
After sliding for two or three minutes, Qing Lin and Xiao Yan finally landed. However, what lay before them were more than a dozen passages, each leading to some unknown place.
If Xiao Yan were to search them one by one, who knows where he would end up.
"Young Master, I can sense that person's presence. Although there is some of her presence at each cave entrance, the presence in this one is the strongest, indicating that it has lingered for the longest time."
Qinglin pointed to one of the cave entrances, and Xiao Yan nodded. He then sent a small fire beast bird inside to scout the way.
Because of the puppy, I can directly connect with the fire beast and feel what the fire beast touches and sees.
The passage was extremely long and narrow. The fire beast and the flying bird flew hundreds of meters before finally reacting.
The incredibly dense earth-attribute spiritual energy surrounding them vanished in an instant, transforming into blazing fire-attribute battle energy.
"This is it!"
Xiao Yan was overjoyed, for he now knew the exact direction.
"Let's go, Qinglin, let's keep going."
Xiao Yan picked up Qing Lin again and ran wildly into the passage.
Following the aura of the fire beast and flying bird, Xiao Yan quickly arrived at the end of the passage.
"No wonder the earth-attribute spiritual energy here has disappeared; it was suppressed by the intense fire-attribute spiritual energy!"
At the end of the passage was a fiery red world, and before Xiao Yan was a pool of bubbling, boiling lava!
Steam constantly rises around this lava pool. Unless one is strong enough, even getting close will cause one to feel dizzy from the intense heat.
However, Xiao Yan himself possessed the strength of a Dou Ling, and with the protection of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, the high temperature of the magma posed no threat to him.
To Xiao Yan's surprise, Qing Lin's cultivation level was less than the second stage of Dou Power, yet she showed no discomfort under such high temperatures.
Xiao Yan could sense that a cold, yin energy seemed to be circulating throughout her body, resisting the high temperature.
"Qinglin, I'll walk this path alone from now on. You wait for me here."
Even with that chilling power, Qinglin was absolutely unable to withstand the high temperature of the magma at this moment.
It's best to walk the road ahead alone.
Xiao Yan once again activated his flying combat technique, preparing to fly over the lava pool and explore the other side.
"Watch out, young master! There seems to be something in here!"
Just as Xiao Yan took off, Qing Lin suddenly reminded him.
There are living things in such hot magma?
Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it, if even a rare and wondrous thing like a strange fire could be nurtured here, then it wouldn't be incomprehensible if there were living creatures here as well.
"Thanks for the reminder. Qinglin, please step back to avoid being caught in the crossfire."
Qinglin nodded, then took a few steps back to the entrance of the passage, only peeking out with her head to look at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan then flapped his wings and flew, covering a hundred or two meters in a short time, and arrived at the other side.
However, apart from the empty loess and sand, there was only obsidian solidified by lava.
"If not here, could it be under this lava?"
Looking at the boiling magma below, Xiao Yan seemed to have a certain idea. Since the strange fire is the most violent existence in the world, it must be born in the hottest place.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan planned to explore the lava pool, but before he could act...
The magma pool suddenly began to boil, and then a fiery red figure emerged and lunged at Xiao Yan.
"There really is something alive!"
Fortunately, Xiao Yan had made preparations in advance, and the giant sword of strange fire in his hand condensed and directly struck the opponent.
It was an enormous fiery python, its entire body fiery red, with two diamond-shaped eyes that gleamed with a fierce light.
However, Xiao Yan underestimated his opponent; he only knocked one of the heads off.
The next second, another head emerged from the lava below from his side—it was a two-headed snake!
The other head of the two-headed snake flicked out its three-pronged tongue, and its gaping maw was big enough to swallow Xiao Yan whole in one gulp.
Just then, the crimson flames on his body surged, unleashing the power of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.
This fiery red two-headed snake survives and cultivates by relying on high temperatures, but when faced with these blood-red flames, it still instinctively felt fear and dared not confront them head-on.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent flinched, Xiao Yan turned around and kicked it in the head, sending it flying back into the lava pool.
The two-headed snake, having been fiercely attacked by Xiao Yan, was naturally not going to give up. It swept its tail, which was located under the magma pool, splashing up waves of fire, trying to use the power of the flames to turn Xiao Yan into ashes.
However, with the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire protecting him, the temperature of this magma posed no threat to Xiao Yan.
He launched himself into the air and swung his greatsword of strange fire at the two-headed snake once more.
The giant sword formed from this strange fire was even harder than refined iron, and each strike caused the two-headed snake to scream in agony.
However, the strange fire on the greatsword didn't have much of an effect on it, showing that this guy had a strong resistance to fire. Unless it was the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire itself, it would be difficult to hurt it.
Xiao Yan dared not unleash any powerful fighting techniques, fearing that it would cause the place to collapse and bury him and Qing Lin inside.
However, the Greatsword of Strange Fire itself has no edge; it is essentially an alternative kind of iron plate and cannot cause any cuts.
The two-headed snake found the action of slamming the giant sword throughout somewhat insulting, but it couldn't do anything to Xiao Yan.
After all, even his most prized flames couldn't harm Xiao Yan, and he was no match for Xiao Yan in terms of physical strength.
Finally, when the thirteenth sword struck the two-headed snake's head, its already deformed body could no longer withstand the force. With a mournful howl, it was slammed back into the lava pool by Xiao Yan's increased power.
"Phew, even the toughest beef would be ground into mincemeat by now, but this thing is still alive."
Xiao Yan could already make a preliminary estimate that this two-headed snake was probably a fourth-tier magical beast, comparable to a Dou Ling expert.
The strange fire likely played a significant role in enabling a fourth-tier magical beast to grow stronger this time.
"I advise you not to mess with me, or next time I'll turn you into mincemeat!"
This was said to the fourth-tier magical beasts below. These beasts already possessed intelligence, and even if they couldn't understand the words, they could tell that Xiao Yan's tone was unfriendly.
Seeing the two-headed snake below remain motionless, Xiao Yan snorted coldly, assuming that the snake was afraid.
However, at this moment, the two-headed snake that had been hiding in the magma pool suddenly emerged from the pool again. This time, however, its target was no longer Xiao Yan, but Qing Lin, who was hiding in the passageway!