Chapter 814 - 786: Fire Lake Islands

Sun Zhe’s screams were heartbreaking, continuing intermittently for several hours before stopping.

When the Little Dragon Girl hurried over, she found that the large crater where Gu Yan had fallen was now ablaze with fierce flames.

The flames were a vivid blood-red, interwoven with wisps of black air, exuding a nauseating and terrifying aura of death, looking extremely eerie.

Gu Yan’s massive corpse burned in the flames, leaving only a skeleton, slowly turning into glowing embers dissipating into the sky and earth.

"Uwaa—!"

Gu Mo, held in Long Youyou’s arms, suddenly broke free, releasing a heart-wrenching cry, and stumbled toward the crater.

Its sorrowful crying was highly infectious, making the Little Dragon Girl’s nose sting as she rushed forward to pick it up and comfort it softly.

"Little Gu Mo, don’t cry, don’t cry, be a good boy, your sister won’t eat you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mo’s crying stopped immediately, hurriedly breaking free from her embrace to fall on the ground, looking up at Long Youyou on the other side, flapping its two chubby little dragon wings pitiably, making one want to console it.

Long Youyou shook her head helplessly, stepped forward to pick it up, then stared thoughtfully at the burning flames in the crater ahead.

Soon after.

A faint sound of footsteps came from the flames.

Sun Zhe staggered out of the crater, his whole body red as blood, like a piece of red-hot glass, appearing surprisingly translucent.

The Little Dragon Girl wanted to go up and help, but the terrifying heat radiating from Sun Zhe made her afraid to approach too closely.

"Xiao Zhezi, how are you?"

Upon hearing her, Sun Zhe stopped, the flames on his body gradually dissipating, slowly raising his head to look at the Little Dragon Girl, speaking with a hoarse voice, "So... so painful... Sister Long, I feel terrible..."

Seeing Sun Zhe like this, the Little Dragon Girl’s eyes turned red, feeling as if her heart was being cut.

At this moment, Long Youyou spoke, "Yueqing, first use Dragon Breath to cool him down. The Resentful Dragon’s Death Force he inherited has reached its limit; though it won’t burn him to death, enduring such pain for long will break his mind."

Upon hearing this, the Little Dragon Girl said nothing, took a deep breath, and spat out a burst of Ice Soul Dragon Breath toward Sun Zhe.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

Billowing white mist rose and spread with terrifying heat, and within the blink of an eye, Sun Zhe was frozen into an ice sculpture, collapsing onto the ground.

But in just a moment, the ice on him began to melt, emitting hot steam, gradually revealing his body returning to normal.

The Little Dragon Girl stepped forward and scrutinized, discovering that Sun Zhe’s left arm was covered with strange black patterns.

The black patterns looked like a giant dragon coiled around his left arm, emitting eerie black air, exuding a thick sense of death.

Sun Zhe slowly opened his eyes, gazing blankly at the azure sky, haunted by the previous pain of being burned.

Several times, he wanted to give up, but relying on that sliver of stubborn willpower, he eventually inherited Gu Yan’s Resentful Dragon’s Death Force completely.

Long Youyou observed the black dragon patterns for a moment, and said, "This is the triple seal set by Senior Gu Yan. In the future, every time you unlock a seal, you can use a certain degree of Resentful Dragon’s Death Force, and once all three seals are unlocked, you will completely lose this power."

She then shifted her gaze, staring into Sun Zhe’s eyes, saying, "Unless absolutely necessary, you must never use this power; firstly, you will endure unimaginable pain, and secondly, this power can destroy the heavens and the earth, and using it in crowded places risks harming the innocent."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe took a deep breath, struggling to rise from the ground, looking pained, "But it hurts right now; it feels like ants are continuously gnawing on the flesh of my left arm."

Long Youyou said, "Then you’ll have to endure it; you’ll get used to it after a while."

Sun Zhe gritted his teeth, took out new clothes, shoes, and socks from the Ring Space, changed into them, and then found a roll of bandages from an outdoor medical kit, wrapping them from his left wrist upward, until the black dragon patterns were completely covered.

These black patterns continuously emitted black death air, which not only frightened others upon seeing them, but also unnerved him; covering them was best.

"Gu Mo."

Sun Zhe then looked at the tearful-eyed Gu Mo, gently taking it from Long Youyou’s arms to comfort it.

"From now on, I am your adoptive father; wherever I go, you go."

"Goo goo gah gah!"

Sun Zhe patted its head, smiling, "Good boy. Your name is Gu Mo, and you’re so small, from now on, let’s call you Little Mushroom."

"Goo goo gah gah."

The Little Dragon Girl couldn’t help but tease, "This little guy must have watched too many short videos, going ’goo goo gah gah’; I’m ’wai bi ba boo’!"

At this moment, Long Youyou looked up at the southern sky thoughtfully, saying, "After a bit of rest, we should head out to find the Spiritual Vein."

Sun Zhe looked at her stunning side profile, "Does Her Majesty have something on her mind?"

Long Youyou said, "Even the Golden Peng has appeared in the Southern Plain; surely we’ll encounter plenty of Outer Domain experts this time."

Sun Zhe looked at his bandage-covered left arm, a trace of hostility flashing in his eyes, his lips curling slightly, "Just as well, I want to test the power of this Resentful Dragon’s Death Force. The sooner I use up this power, the sooner I can end my agony."

Upon hearing this, the Little Dragon Girl, with snarky humor, tiptoed to tap his head, "Using a cannon to kill mosquitoes! Master already said, unless absolutely necessary, don’t use this power."

"Okay, okay, fine then, I won’t use it!"

After tidying up briefly, Sun Zhe sent Gu Mo into the Ring Space to be Little Hebao’s playmate, advising the two little ones not to fight.

Then, spreading his wings, he soared into the sky, "Sister Long, sit tight, we’re off!"

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Flying toward the south of the Burning Forest for nearly a day and night, Sun Zhe finally arrived at the location of the Spiritual Vein.

A vast lava lake, scattered with dozens of islands of various sizes.

Sun Zhe landed on one of the islands, spreading Divine Sense to survey the surroundings, while taking out the map Xia Shiqing gave him for comparison, saying, "According to the map, this should be the Fire Lake Islands."

"The so-called Underworld should refer to the golden yellow magma."

Long Youyou suddenly left the Ring Space, using Divine Sense to search for a moment, then focused her gaze on a skull-shaped fire island ahead, saying, "The Spiritual Vein is beneath that fire island, I’ll go help you retrieve it."

Sun Zhe nodded, "Be careful, Your Majesty."

Long Youyou walked slowly through the void, calmly saying, "A mere Spiritual Vein won’t pose a threat to me, only take some time. Short of a few days, long up to several months, you and Yueqing wait here with peace of mind."

After watching Long Youyou fly toward the fire island, Sun Zhe wandered around, finding the scenery spectacular and unusual, taking out his phone to take numerous pictures.

"Boom—!"

Just as the Little Dragon Girl was about to snatch his phone to take photos, a thunderous boom suddenly resounded through the heavens!

Sun Zhe’s expression shifted, hurriedly turning to look, and to his astonishment, that fire island was shaking violently, seemingly floating away from gravity.

A pillar of flames emitted dazzling light, shooting straight from the peak of that fire island high into the sky!

"Damn, what a spectacle this is."

The terrifying Spiritual Power aura spread in all directions, making the air within thousands of kilometers around seem viscous.

Sun Zhe felt an inexplicable pressure, hurriedly retreating with the Little Dragon Girl.

"Sister Long, surely there’s something terrible inside that fire island; do you think Her Majesty can handle it alone?"

The Little Dragon Girl said, "It should be the Spiritual Vein has been nurtured into some kind of creature, otherwise, it wouldn’t have such power. But don’t worry, with our master handling it, it’s definitely secure; just wait for the vein with peace of mind."

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