Chapter 164 - 84: Nether Abyss Dharma Eye - Open!!

Chapter 164: Chapter 84: Nether Abyss Dharma Eye - Open!!

Then, before Jiang Xuan and the others could even find their footing, the Giant Demon’s palms slammed together. Earth and scorching magma rapidly coalesced in its grasp, finally forming an immense Molten Rock Giant.

BOOM!

The next moment, the Giant Demon threw it with all its might. Wreathed in roaring flames and backed by immense power, the Molten Rock Giant hurtled toward Jiang Xuan’s group like a meteor from beyond the heavens, aimed squarely at the very center—right at Jiang Xuan.

"Repel!"

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan was finally forced to act. He thrust his palm forward, condensing the air to form a Repulsive Force Barrier and meet the cannonball-like Molten Rock Giant head-on.

BANG!

As expected, because Jiang Xuan was maintaining a minimal output of Magical Power, his Repulsive Force Barrier shattered as easily as an egg against a stone upon impact.

Fortunately, he quickly changed his tactics. SWISH! With a mere thought, he conjured another Repulsive Force Barrier.

This time, he didn’t meet the attack head-on. Instead, he angled the barrier, positioning it precisely against the side of the advancing Molten Rock Giant to deflect its momentum.

BANG!

This Molten Rock Demon’s body was enormous, forged from fire and magma. Its strength and explosive power ranked first among the eleven Demon Beasts.

Even though it only served as a glancing buffer, the Repulsive Force Barrier Jiang Xuan had formed was still instantly obliterated by the violent force.

However, the barrier’s destruction, along with the final burst of Repulsive Force, managed to slightly alter the Molten Rock Giant’s trajectory.

The change in angle was not significant, but Jiang Xuan kept forming one barrier after another while strafing to the side. In the end, the deadly Molten Rock Giant finally roared past him and his group, missing them completely.

CRASH!

BOOM!

After flying past the group, the Molten Rock Giant slammed violently into the ground. It instantly gouged out a crater several meters wide, the immense force of the impact making the entire area tremble as dust filled the air.

The next moment, the violent fire Energy within the giant rock erupted like a massive bomb. Its shockwave tore through a radius of more than ten meters.

The explosion was so violent it instantly killed two students who couldn’t dodge in time. It was a horrifying, tragic scene.

Jiang Xuan’s pupils contracted at the sight.

’Its power is just too great. I can’t face it head-on...’

Facing this monster, even Jiang Xuan’s expression grew grave. He knew this would be a difficult fight, let alone for the others.

’If I get hit, I’m dead.’

The Stone Demon’s terrifying power filled the students with dread. They instinctively backed away from Jiang Xuan and scattered.

Jiang Xuan didn’t try to stop them. In fact, this was a good thing for him.

’The scattered Cultivators can draw the Molten Rock Demon’s attention and reduce the pressure on me.’

However, this same scene made Lin Rongjin, who was watching from the outside, break into a wide, smug grin.

"You were right, Mu Shu," she said. "That guy’s abilities are all just clever tricks, with no real power behind them. The fact that he can’t beat the Molten Rock Demon exposes him for the fraud he is."

"Hahaha! Those people have already abandoned him and Su Linyin to run for their own lives..."

Lin Rongjin laughed, her heart soaring with delight, especially when she saw Jiang Xuan "fleeing in disarray" and having "one close call after another" under the Molten Rock Demon’s assault.

But Mu Shu, standing beside her, frowned slightly.

"Those people scattering everywhere are dividing the Molten Rock Demon’s attacks," she noted. "That boy, Jiang Xuan, is quite cunning. He protected all those people on the way here just so he could use them to relieve the pressure on himself in a situation like this."

At these words, Lin Rongjin realized that things were not going as perfectly as she had hoped.

...

RUMBLE...

The Molten Rock Demon was at the Spirit Core Late Stage, and its power was immense. It was the leader of the Stone Demon clan, possessing outstanding Talent, and could be considered an Elite Level Demon Beast.

As such, it was stronger than an ordinary Spirit Core Late Stage Demon Fiend and could even summon other Molten Rock Demons into battle.

ROAR...

As Jiang Xuan and his group drew closer, the leader roared. In response, dozens of Molten Rock Demons erupted from the ground and charged them.

At the same time, the Molten Rock Giant Demon stopped forming Magma Bombs from a distance. It raised a massive leg high into the air and brought it crashing down onto the ground!

BOOM...

Combining unparalleled power with its Talent Technique, the stomp seemed powerful enough to shatter the very earth, causing the ground to shake for hundreds of meters in every direction.

The tremor was followed by a violent shockwave that swept outward, carrying with it the power of endless flames.

Furthermore, the stomp had also injected a massive amount of explosive fire Energy into the ground, detonating the magma beneath the surface.

RUMBLE...

The instant the ground trembled and cracked apart, more than a hundred geysers of fire erupted from the earth. They shot dozens of meters into the sky, unleashing a searing heatwave that swept madly toward the group, threatening to incinerate everything in its path.

An attack of this scale would have been quite difficult for even Jiang Xuan to handle on his own.

But with dozens of students from the Chen Daoist School scattered about, the number of Demon Beasts and attacks each individual had to face was negligible.

Leveraging his ability to fly and the scouting power of his Celestial Heart Mirror, Jiang Xuan easily dodged these attacks and closed in on the Molten Rock Demon.

Of course, this proximity also made it the most dangerous moment for him yet.

His movements were also somewhat slowed, especially since he was carrying two deadweights.

’But as long as those surviving students come over and follow me through this trial, I can pull the same trick again and let them draw the Molten Rock Demon’s attention.’