In the blink of an eye, the magma took on a form, growing a head and arms, vaguely resembling a giant. The lower half of the body was still attached to the magma and had not yet taken shape, but even just the half-body was about two zhang tall.
Driven by biological instinct, the Molten Gold Frog was extremely wary of the two magma giants that had appeared.
It opened its huge mouth and a thick stream of high-temperature fire shot out, engulfing one of the giants.
Don't forget there are two magma giants.
In an instant, the intact giant suddenly pounced on the Molten Gold Frog, its two fiery arms, flowing with magma, tightly gripping the monster's mouth. Its head and chest turned into a large amount of viscous substance, covering the Molten Gold Frog's six golden eyes.
The suddenness of the event caught the Gold Frog off guard, and it was covered in lava... no, stuck to its body!
At this moment, more lava giants rose from the lava river beneath their feet. Fearless, they pounced on the molten gold frog one after another, piling up into a small mountain in just a few breaths.
This method can only trap the Gold-Melting Frog temporarily; it won't kill it at all.
This was exactly the time difference Zhou Yingze wanted.
He chanted an incantation, and suddenly a three-inch-long, thin, needle-like bone spur appeared in his hand, with a faint, pale white flame burning on it.
"When the Prajna Kalpa arrives, the five aggregates flourish, and the three poisons are extinguished!"
Zhou Yingze let out a low whistle, and the bone spike flew out like lightning, turning into a white light and disappearing into the volcanic pile in an instant.
Wow!
A mournful croak of a frog was heard, and the volcanic lava suddenly exploded and scattered, revealing a huge body struggling violently within the lava.
At this moment, a fist-sized hole appeared on the forehead of the Molten Gold Frog, from which red and white brain matter splattered out.
A layer of pale white flame spread rapidly from the hole onto the Molten Gold Frog.
This powerful monster seemed to be in great pain, and beams of golden light, as if melting metal and fossilizing it, shot out wildly from its golden eyes like fireworks, or like the fireworks before death.
It suddenly opened its mouth wide, as if to hiss, but in that short moment, its whole body seemed to go numb, and it remained in the position of tilting its head back and opening its mouth. Its golden eyes instantly became lifeless, and its demonic body could no longer maintain its balance on the lava river. It crashed to the side and fell into the lava.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Sheng gasped in shock. What formidable bone spurs! With just one strike, a second-tier demonic beast comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage couldn't even withstand it for a moment.
Fortunately, he did not act rashly, otherwise the consequences would have been unpredictable.
On the other side, Zhou Yingze's face showed a fleeting bluish tinge. After catching his breath, he walked to the lava river, stretched out his hands, aimed them at the river surface, and pressed down and lifted them.
At that moment, the lava river roared, the scorching lava surged and flowed, and flames flew. Then, two objects slowly rose from the bottom and emerged from the surface of the river.
One is the corpse of the Gold-Melting Frog, not to mention.
The other object was square and bright red, with lava flowing down its surface and still burning. It was difficult to see clearly for a while, but the fact that it could maintain its shape in the scorching lava meant that it was no ordinary object.
Zhou Yingze looked delighted and leaned forward a little more, pulling and stretching with both hands until he quickly brought the two objects to the shore.
Only then did Zhao Sheng see clearly that the object was a square, reddish-brown metal box, about half a person's height. The surface of the box was smooth and seamless, like a single piece of metal.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng was somewhat troubled.
At this point, he had two choices: either take immediate action, whether by sneak attack or force, to prevent Zhou Yingze from obtaining the treasure in the box.
The reasons don't need to be explained in detail.
Another approach is to observe the situation first, and then strike with overwhelming force to kill the enemy when a good opportunity arises.
Caso!
He hesitated for a moment, and then a sudden voice rang in Zhao Sheng's ear.
He was stunned for a moment, and before he could figure out where the sound was coming from, he saw Zhou Yingze use some method to instantly lift the lid of the metal box.
At that very moment, a ray of red light suddenly shot out from the metal box and into the air.
As soon as the red light appeared, it rapidly expanded in all directions, instantly filling the entire world.
"not good!"
Before Zhao Sheng's thoughts could dissipate, his vision was suddenly filled with an overwhelming red light.
He was about to retreat when suddenly a sharp pain shot through his head, as if it were on fire.
Zhao Sheng groaned and instantly circulated his Xuan Shui spiritual power throughout his body, sweeping it over the Six Yang Leaders, before feeling better.
But this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause!
When Zhao Sheng looked into the Purple Mansion with his divine sense, he gasped. He saw that the boundless sea of souls was as if it had been doused with oil and was now burning with a layer of crimson flames on its surface.
At the same time, his spiritual energy was being consumed at an abnormally rapid rate, as if it were being used as some kind of fuel.
Upon witnessing this horrific scene, Zhao Sheng was extremely shocked and instantly recalled a terrifying sect: "Earth Flame Palace, God-Destroying and Soul-Eating True Fire!"
The Soul-Destroying True Fire is the signature weapon of the Earth Flame Palace. Unlike other true fires, this fire lacks the characteristics of traditional spiritual fires such as high temperature, scorching heat, and explosion. Rather than calling it a true fire of heaven and earth, it is more accurate to describe it as a special kind of divine light.
It does not burn the physical body, but destroys the soul. It does not require contact and has the characteristic that "whoever sees it will be affected".
Unless there are special means to protect one's soul, there is no way to avoid the attack of the Soul-Destroying True Fire.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng suddenly realized that Zhou Xilai, the patriarch of the Zhou family, came from the Earth Flame Palace, so it was not surprising that he could intercept a wisp of the God-Slaying True Fire.
Who would have thought that Zhou Xilai would use such a bizarre thing as a means of protection? It's simply impossible to guard against!
And sure enough, Zhao Sheng was very unlucky enough to fall victim to it.
"Damn, that's really insidious..."
The moment the thought crossed his mind, a sharp whistle suddenly rang out, followed by an invisible shockwave that pierced through the earth and rocks and shot towards Zhao Sheng's chest.
"Oh no, we've been discovered!"
He let out a low roar, enduring the burning pain in his soul, and his spiritual power burst forth, expanding into a dense and flawless transparent water wall.
This water wall is the "Mysterious Origin Water Wall," a protective spell he created after refining the Primal Heavy Water. Thanks to the high density and toughness of the Primal Heavy Water, it is arguably the defensive technique that Zhao Sheng is currently most proficient in using.
The next moment, the shockwave struck.
As the shockwave collided with the water wall, an invisible wave instantly spread. Zhao Sheng's body trembled, his dantian shook violently, and a mouthful of blood rose to his throat.
For a fleeting moment, Zhao Sheng's soul trembled, but fortunately, he had already cultivated the Profound Origin Water Wall to an instinctive level, and his spiritual energy automatically regulated itself. Even if his mind was out of control, the flow of his spiritual energy remained undisturbed.
Otherwise, he would have been seriously injured.
Now that it's been exposed, there's no point in hiding it anymore.
A layer of water wall opened up around Zhao Sheng, and he turned out of the passage and entered the cave.
"It's you!" On the banks of the lava river, Zhou Yingze, who had been on high alert, bristled with anger upon seeing Zhao Sheng and shouted in disbelief, "Damn it! You...you're actually a spy sent by the Mo family! I hate you so much!"
In that instant, he suddenly understood many of his doubts and realized many things.