From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 289 - 234: The Secret in Black Stone City_2

The molten lava waterfall cascaded down once more, covering the cave entrance.

Spirit’s expression turned serious as he took a deep breath and dashed forward with a burst of speed, drawing the Aurora Blade and slashing through the molten lava waterfall.

Then he charged through the space cleaved open by the sword radiance and entered the cave.

Once inside the cave, the temperature around him dropped significantly but was still intensely hot.

Xie Shi’en maintained a spherical Energy Shield and continued to drift forward.

Spirit caught up with him in a few strides and jumped into his Energy Shield, wrapping an arm around his shoulder.

Having the Energy Shield to ward off the scorching heat made things much more comfortable.

Xie Shi’en didn’t shove Spirit out of the Energy Shield, but instead kept drifting onward.

"Thanks."

Spirit uttered his thanks, then floated along with him.

Only from within Xie Shi’en’s Energy Shield did Spirit realize that his protection was not an ordinary Skill Effect, but also contained a layer of Class Ability.

It seemed much like a force field crafted by Spiritual Power, blocking out all the high temperatures from outside the Shield.

Another Spirit Mind Master.

It had to be said, within the Second Transition Class, Spirit Mind Masters were indeed very strong.

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Xie Shi’en’s speed drifting forward was truly slow.

After floating a few hundred meters, with the temperature now bearable, Spirit leaped out from the Energy Shield and touched the walls to compare the structure of the cave to the sand table of Black Stone City.

Xie Shi’en also noticed the temperature drop, so he disbanded the Energy Shield and landed on the ground.

Three paths lay ahead, Xie Shi’en looked left and right, then chose the middle one and continued forward.

Seeing him make the choice without much hesitation, Spirit curiously asked, "Do you know the way?"

"I don’t," Xie Shi’en replied.

"If you don’t know the way, I suggest you follow me," Spirit said, pointing toward the left fork and stepping forward.

"Do you know the way?" Xie Shi’en asked the same question.

"In theory, yes, unless there’s been a major change in the cave layout," Spirit gave a confident answer.

Xie Shi’en didn’t ask any more questions, promptly turned around, stepped out from the middle cave entrance, and followed Spirit into the left cave.

After walking a distance, Spirit bent down to pick up a piece of ore, weighing it in his hand.

The data showed it was a Level C Black Crystal Forging Stone with a high impurity content, which needed refining before use.

Clearly, these Black Crystal Forging Stones were specialties of the Black Stone Mine—just picking up a piece of impurity-laden ore lying about graded Level C.

No wonder signs of resurgence were evident for the Darkville Black Iron Tribe; the Black Stone Mine indeed boasted rich resources.

Black Crystal Forging Stone, on top of ample molten lava geothermal resources, was practically a tailor-made homeland for Black Iron Dwarves.

Unfortunately, the appearance of the Bloodline Demons had cut short the resurgence of the Black Iron Dwarves.

However, there was one inconsistency.

Bloodline Demons actually didn’t enjoy overly hot environments.

In other words, the scorching Black Stone Mine was not a favored habitat for Bloodline Demons.

Then why would Bloodline Demons want to occupy Black Stone City?

Was it merely to seize the Black Iron Dwarves’ city? ƒгeewёbnovel.com

This didn’t fit the behavior patterns of Demons.

Demons made decisions first and foremost based on personal preference.

If their intent was solely to disrupt the resurgence of the Black Iron Dwarves, they would have launched direct attacks, not just once, but twice, three times if necessary, instead of occupying Black Stone City without leaving.

If the Bloodline Demons didn’t wish to return Black Stone City to the Black Iron Dwarves, they could have simply destroyed it—they possessed the capability.

The current situation, holding on to Black Stone City for three years, was not in line with Bloodline Demon logic.

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The two moved through the underground cave for several minutes when the roars of Bloodline Demons began echoing from behind.

Clearly, the Bloodline Demons had chased into the cave.

Spirit hurriedly quickened his pace running forward, searching for the exit location based on the Black Stone City sand table and the directions from Darkville.

After searching half the circumference, upon reaching where the exit was marked in his memory, an unexpected problem arose.

Spirit looked around for a while but couldn’t find the exit marked on the sand table.

"Are you sure you know the way?" Xie Shi’en voiced his doubt.

Furrowing his brow in thought, Spirit reached out to touch the cave wall.

The pursuers behind were drawing closer, with the roars of the Bloodline Demons transmitting through the cave, sounding almost next to their ears.

Moreover, from the other side of the cave, a deafening roar of a beast resounded.

Both Spirit and Xie Shi’en were startled; the sheer sound revealed that the creature was terrifyingly high-level.

"If you’ve forgotten the way, then just admit it and we’ll find another way out," Xie Shi’en urged.

Spirit didn’t respond to him but drew the Aurora Blade and, targeting a spot on the cave wall, let out a great shout and unleashed a Rift Slash.

Rift Sword Radiance cut through, and with a "boom," the wall broke apart.

Boulders crumbled and rolled down.

In an instant, a sliver of light shone through the breached wall.

Through the dust from the collapsing rocks, they could barely make out an upward sloping tunnel.

Seeing the light shine through, Xie Shi’en knew the exit was there.

The exit must have been sealed off by the Bloodline Demons previously.

He raised his Magic Wand, levitated a few boulders away from the exit, and then flew out first.

Spirit followed closely behind, bursting out of the cave entrance and arriving at the back mountains of the Black Stone Mine, breathing in the "refreshing" air.

Though the climate on the Molten Lava Plain was very hot, compared to the stifling heat of the mine, the air above the plain surely felt "refreshing."