Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 795: Fire Essence Stone

Swoosh...

Xiao Yi’s figure flashed, sliding down the mountain wall to arrive beside the Fire Heart Grass.

He carefully sized up the Fire Heart Grass and then prepared to pick it.

Unknown to him, from the rolling molten lava below, a huge and ferocious head suddenly emerged silently.

A pair of bloodthirsty eyes stared straight at Xiao Yi.

Boom... a faint sound.

Several scorching waves of molten lava surged towards Xiao Yi.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi reacted, glanced at the approaching waves of lava.

A Sword Qi condensed in his hand and shot out.

Swoosh... the Sword Qi moved at an extremely fast speed, swift and fierce.

The Sword Qi instantly dispersed the waves of lava, and then, without losing any power, continued forward.

Clang... a sound of metal clashing rang out.

The Sword Qi had struck the head of a colossal creature.

The Sword Qi vanished in an instant, while the creature’s head remained unscathed, exceptionally hard.

"Magma Giant Python." Xiao Yi glanced at the ferocious head and recognized the demon beast.

The Magma Giant Python, a Level 8 Mid-stage Demon Beast.

Its strength was around that of the Earth Extreme Fourth Layer.

This kind of demon beast usually only lives within the molten lava and is very rare.

Their bodies, as tough as fire rock, can roam freely within the scalding molten lava.

For other demon beasts, the scalding molten lava is incredibly dangerous, burning them to ashes in an instant.

But for them, it is the most comfortable and pleasant place.

They spend almost the entire year in a ’dormant’ state, similar to the ’hibernation’ of ordinary serpentine demon beasts.

In their slumber, they absorb the wild Fire Attribute Aura of the lava, slowly increasing their strength year after year; of course, this process is very slow.

Yet, they are exceptionally sensitive and violent.

Once someone enters their territory, they surge forth in anger.

The Fire Heart Grass, as a Heavenly Material filled with the essence of the Fire Attribute, is their highly favored ’food’.

Boom... boom... boom...

At this moment, on the vast surface of the molten lava lake, eruptions of fire waves burst forth.

One after another, huge and ferocious heads kept popping up.

Judging by their number, there were dozens.

Almost the instant these ferocious heads appeared, a multitude of sinister gazes converged on Xiao Yi.

At the edge of the mountain wall, Xiao Yi grabbed the Fire Heart Grass and then with a flash, returned upward.

Boom... boom... boom...

Dozens of Magma Giant Pythons would not stand idly by as Xiao Yi left.

Countless scalding streams of molten lava, carrying intense heat, rolled toward him.

Xiao Yi casually released several Sword Qi, easily breaking them.

However, the moment the lava dispersed, dozens of Magma Giant Pythons had already risen into the air.

The vast surface of the lava lake churned in an instant.

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, "A bunch of foul beasts, do you really think I am good-tempered?"

Swoosh... Xiao Yi’s figure flashed, not retreating but advancing instead.

He stored away the Fire Heart Grass and then threw a punch.

Lightning flickered on his fist.

Boom... a loud noise.

The first Magma Giant Python attacking was directly blasted back into the molten lava.

Boom... boom... boom...

A series of dense booming sounds arose.

As Xiao Yi’s figure flickered, dozens of colossal creatures were all sent flying.

The Physical Strength of the Heavenly Extreme Third Layer was not to be underestimated.

Xiao Yi floated above the surface of the molten lava, muttering to himself while pondering.

"Normally speaking, within the molten lava of a volcano, at most, there would only be a few Magma Giant Pythons."

"Dozens?"

The bodies of the Magma Giant Pythons were extremely large, true behemoths.

Their bodies stretched over a hundred meters.

Such enormous demon beasts usually do not live in groups.

"There must be Treasures below," Xiao Yi’s eyes lit up.

"Open."

Xiao Yi shouted in a low voice.

The entire surface of the molten lava, as if slashed across the waist, automatically parted.

Looking more closely, Xiao Yi held a strand of golden flames swirling in his hands.

It was none other than the Earth Vein Golden Fire.

Beneath him, the volcanic magma appeared to be under Xiao Yi’s control.

In no time, the surface of the molten lava parted, not stopping until a kilometer below, reaching the bottom.

Simultaneously, waves of dense and pure Fire Attribute Aura rushed forward.

At the bottom, a clump of fiery red light was so dazzling it was to the extreme.

"What is that?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brow, his figure flashing as he moved downward.

Reaching the bottom, Xiao Yi’s face lit up with joy when he clearly saw the clump of light.

"Fire Essence Stone," Xiao Yi said with a joyous expression.

Fire Essence Stones were quite rare, only found within volcanic magma or in places where the Fire Attribute Aura was exceptionally rich.

And this was merely a possibility, not a certainty.

To put it simply, the chances were very low due to their extremely difficult emergence.

Initially, Fire Essence Stones were nothing more than ordinary rocks surrounding the volcanic magma.

Among ten thousand such rocks, there might only be a scarce few that could withstand the searing heat of the molten lava.

Once they endured the burning heat, the rocks would naturally sink to the bottom of the magma.

Thereafter, the rocks, shrouded by the molten lava at the bottom, would continuously absorb the fiery Fire Attribute Aura.

After hundreds or thousands of years, even longer, they might turn into Fire Essence Stones.

Within the Fire Essence Stones lay the essence of the Fire Attribute Aura, of a frighteningly high purity.

For Fire Attribute Martial Artists, these were extremely rare treasures.

Just two or three could allow an Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artist to break through a whole level of Cultivation, ignoring any Martial Arts Bottlenecks no less.

Xiao Yi eyed the Fire Essence Stones here, there were about a thousand.

These Fire Essence Stones alone were worth more than a hundred Ninth-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

No wonder there were dozens of Magma Giant Pythons here; the bottom of the magma was riddled with so many Fire Essence Stones.

Xiao Yi waved his hand and collected these Fire Essence Stones, then his figure flashed as he leapt away.

Afterward, Xiao Yi continued searching for the Fire Heart Grass.

With his understanding of the Aura of various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, among other factors,

locating the Fire Heart Grass was not challenging.

Merely searching within the Boiling Volcano for several two-hour periods, Xiao Yi had already found dozens of Fire Heart Grasses.

"It seems I’ll be leaving the Boiling Volcano sooner than expected," Xiao Yi said with a light chuckle.

At this rate, in just about half a day or so, he would be able to gather a hundred Fire Heart Grasses and depart.

The challenge given by Duanmu Palace Master was to pluck a hundred Fire Heart Grasses.

In fact, this challenge was harder than going to Wind Thunder Dangerous Land to slay the Wind Thunder Winged Lion.

Firstly, Fire Heart Grass was inherently rare, extremely difficult to find.

Secondly, Boiling Volcano was larger in scale compared to Wind Thunder Dangerous Land, and it harbored more demon beasts.

Moreover, almost all the demon beasts here were Fire Attribute demon beasts, with exceptionally volatile temperaments.

Walking here, the probability of encountering demon beasts and engaging in battle was much higher than in Wind Thunder Dangerous Land.

However, with Xiao Yi’s strength, these were all trivial matters.

Another two hours passed.

Xiao Yi finally stopped in an extremely charred area.

The scene ahead made him frown.

Because the charred land ahead was darker and even more worn than other places.

Strangely enough, there was no flame around.

Instead, thin wisps of white gas continuously emerged from the ground, slowly drifting up.

The gas was scorching and eerie.

It resembled a stove that had been quenched with water, perpetually emitting boiling white steam.

Within this white steam, clusters of Fire Heart Grass grew.

Their number was no less than several hundred.

"Heh," Xiao Yi muttered to himself with a smile, "It seems my departure time has advanced once again."

By picking clean the Fire Heart Grass here, he could leave directly.

Xiao Yi stepped slowly into the range where the white gas boiled.

Just as he was about to reach out and pick, a furious shout suddenly came.

"Kid, what are you doing? Let go immediately."

"Hm?" Xiao Yi frowned slightly, looking in the direction of the voice.

Not far away, a group of martial artists clad in red robes stared coldly at him.

"Fire Intent Sect?" Xiao Yi’s eyebrows creased slightly.

"It’s you again?" The leader of the group of martial artists was none other than the woman from Fire Intent Sect he’d encountered before, Qin Hongyi.

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