Chapter 1049: Chapter 659: Fire
“What’s this? Since ancient times, the capable have always been in charge. Liu, my brother, is much stronger than me. Even if I were to flatter, I’d do it willingly. At least by following Liu, we get to eat meat, not like those sinister guys. Liu makes people feel a bit more at ease,” Wu Dao said, smacking his lips carelessly.
Liu Hun was quite familiar with Wu Dao’s temperament by now. Although he had some small quirks, he was truly a good friend. Unlike Qin Tao, at least Wu Dao wouldn’t abandon his companions when faced with danger.
This time, Liu Hun didn’t bother with Wu Dao’s nonsense and continued walking forward, though his pace was quite slow.
After all, Liu Hun still needed some time to recover from his heart injury. However, the one thing that gave him relief was that the recovery speed of his heart injury was much faster than before.
If things continued at this rate, he would be fully recovered in about half an hour.
As the group continued forward, after about twenty minutes, the passage suddenly widened. Liu Hun slowed his pace further, his expression becoming more serious.
From the moment they entered this passage until now, the passage’s size hadn’t changed much. Now, with the sudden expansion, it was clear something was up ahead, though what it was remained unknown.
“What’s the matter, brother Liu? Something wrong?” Wu Dao asked, puzzled as he noticed Liu Hun slowing down.
“Be careful. The passage is starting to change. I’m worried we might encounter some dangers soon.” After speaking, Liu Hun directed the two cyborgs in front to continue forward while the rest waited in place.
As Liu Hun and the others stayed put, a person cautiously approached them. He asked Liu Hun in a deep tone, “Young master Qin asked me to find out what’s going on and why you’ve suddenly stopped.”
Looking at the young man’s slightly arrogant face, Wu Dao instantly got angry and, without saying a word, fiercely kicked the young man’s body and scolded, “Don’t talk to us in that tone. You’re not qualified. Just a lackey; do you really think you’re strong? Go back and tell Qin Tao if he doesn’t agree, let him go ahead himself!”
“I…” Wu Dao didn’t hold back with his kick, and it landed, causing the young man to spit out a mouthful of crimson blood, looking pitifully wretched.
The young man gritted his teeth, stood up slowly from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes glinting with discontent. But Wu Dao’s status was evident, and even his young master couldn’t do anything to Wu Dao.
“Yes, young master Wu.” The young man suppressed his resentment and lowered his head, replying slowly to Wu Dao before turning to leave.
“Just a lackey, yet dares to shout at me. If there’s a next time, I’ll kick him to death!” Wu Dao’s voice wasn’t loud, but Qin Tao and his party, not far behind, could still hear it.
Wu Dao’s merciless words made Qin Tao’s expression look unpleasant, but Qin Tao didn’t say a word from beginning to end.
However, Liu Hun knew that although Qin Tao didn’t speak, it didn’t mean he wasn’t thinking about it. But Liu Hun didn’t mind; it was a matter between him and Wu Dao and had little to do with him.
After a while, the two cyborgs came back safely. Though they couldn’t speak, they could convey messages through simple gestures.
“Let’s go. There shouldn’t be much danger ahead. Otherwise, the cyborgs wouldn’t have returned unharmed.” Liu Hun nodded at Wu Dao and the others, then continued forward.
The more they proceeded, the wider the passage became. After walking for about five minutes, they stopped and stared at the scene before them, not only Liu Hun but the rest were also full of shock.
“This… the Xuan Fire is hidden in such a place. No wonder it hasn’t appeared in the world for so many years!” Wu Dao looked at the scene, speaking in a tone of amazement, wiping sweat from his forehead in the process.
In front of them was a field of molten lava. In the lava was a stone platform, barely two to three centimeters above the lava’s surface.
The stone platform was odd, resembling a lotus flower, enclosing a pale blue flame in its center.
Surrounding the platform were ice crystals, some embedded within the lava. Despite the high temperatures, these ice crystals remained unmelted, a testament to their strength.
“This… this is the Nine Nether Cold Ice and the Xuan Fire!” At this moment, Lao Bai’s eyes were fixated on the Xuan Fire and Nine Nether Cold Ice on the stone platform, his face full of excitement.
“It’s really hot here…” the Poison Queen couldn’t help but complain.
She knew that these things had nothing to do with her, and besides, she would have to help Liu Hun in the struggle to seize them, so she naturally wasn’t very interested and didn’t think much about it.
The moment the Poison Queen finished speaking, Liu Hun finally reacted, then looked at the Poison Queen and Lao Bai, both covered in sweat, while he and Wu Dao didn’t show much reaction.
Although it felt a bit hot, it wasn’t to the extent of the two of them.
“Could it be that after going through the Gate of Life and Death in the Loulan Tomb, our constitution changed somewhat?” Liu Hun suddenly had this thought in his heart.
He couldn’t confirm this thought now, but anyway, it was still a good thing.
“Xuan Fire, they’ve really found the Xuan Fire!” As several people stared intently at the Xuan Fire ahead, Qin Tao and his companions quickly arrived on the scene, looking excitedly at the Xuan Fire within the molten lava and the Nine Nether Cold Ice.
“Qin Tao, let me tell you, Liu Old Brother is determined to get this Xuan Fire, you can’t fight him for it, or don’t blame me for being rude, besides, your purpose this time isn’t for the Xuan Fire!” Hearing Qin Tao’s words, Wu Dao immediately turned around and said coldly to Qin Tao.
Upon hearing this, Qin Tao chuckled lightly and said, “Although my main task this time isn’t the Xuan Fire, but since we’ve come across it, the one with ability gets it, I think you understand this, right? Moreover, you don’t seem to have the right to teach me.”
Facing Qin Tao’s blunt retort, Wu Dao’s face momentarily turned grim.
“Fine, let’s just wait and see!” Wu Dao squinted his eyes slightly, a cold glint flashing in them, as he spoke to Qin Tao.
“Get the Xuan Fire back for me!” Qin Tao ignored Wu Dao, directly ordering his subordinates beside him.
This expanse of molten lava was like a gigantic river, directly blocking the passage. To seize the Xuan Fire, they must enter into the molten lava to take it.
And since the Xuan Fire had already appeared, Chi You’s weapon naturally wasn’t far away. The ultimate goal was Chi You’s weapon, so everyone had to cross this molten lava.
Fortunately, within this wide stretch of molten lava, there were some stone platforms, though not very high above the lava’s surface, but at least passable.
Following Qin Tao’s command, his subordinates rushed toward the Xuan Fire in the molten lava, and upon seeing this, the others didn’t hesitate for a moment and quickly followed.
At this time, no one cared about each other’s identity, as they all fought to seize the Xuan Fire.
Because Qin Tao’s subordinates were the first to make a move, the other people all attacked them, and in just a short moment, Qin Tao’s subordinates were all consumed by the molten lava.
“Useless fools, you guys come with me to fight for the Xuan Fire!” Seeing this, Qin Tao’s expression grew a bit grim, his figure flickered, and he instantly landed on a stone platform in the molten lava.
He grasped a long sword in his palm and struck towards the people ahead.
Caught off guard, two of them were directly chopped off by Qin Tao’s sword, while the other two, trying to dodge Qin Tao’s attacks, slipped and fell into the molten lava, being incinerated to ashes.
“Brother Liu, say something! We should also join the fight, or if these guys take the advantage, this trip would be in vain!” Seeing everyone rushing into the center, Wu Dao was anxious.
Upon hearing Wu Dao’s words, Liu Hun glanced at the Clan Leader and others beside him, then calmly said, “No hurry, let them fight first.”
“That’s right, Xiao Tian is absolutely correct. Even if the Xuan Fire is seized, it’s not easy to successfully take it down, and in such a place, there can’t be no danger at all. Since they’re willing to fight, let them fight first.” At this moment, the Clan Leader also nodded slowly and said.
“Hey, Uncle, who are you anyway, are we very familiar with you?” Wu Dao said, curling his lips and somewhat displeased, to the Clan Leader.
“I may not be very familiar with you, but I’m very familiar with Xiao Tian.” The Clan Leader smiled slightly, then turned around to the people beside him and said, “Later, no matter who seizes the Xuan Fire, hand it over to Xiao Tian!”
“Yes!” Upon hearing the Clan Leader’s command, the few elders beside him all nodded in agreement.