"Rumble... Long
Chen sprinted wildly, while two fifth-tier Heavenly Realm King-level Heavenly Fire Spirits behind him were relentlessly chasing him.
"How can you be so unlucky?"
Long Chen cursed furiously. It had been seven days since he entered the world, and he was using the Phoenix Blood Silkworm Net to frantically fish for Heavenly Fire Spirits in this sea area.
Huo Ling'er had devoured countless Heavenly Fire Spirits, and her true combat power was almost comparable to a triple Heavenly Realm King.
So Long Chen's heart began to stir, and his target was set on the Five Heavens Realm King-level Heavenly Fire Spirit.
Long Chen discovered that the Spirit of Heavenly Fire in this sea of lava was much weaker than on land, making it relatively less dangerous. So, he was fishing for fish in this lava sea.
Today, he finally mustered the courage to deal with a fifth-level Heavenly Realm King-level Heavenly Fire Spirit. After exhausting all his strength, he was about to suppress it, but this alarmed another Heavenly Fire Spirit. Seeing the situation was dire, Long Chen and Huo Ling'er had no choice but to flee.
Only after escaping the area of the lava sea did the two Spirits of Heavenly Fire return to the lava sea, and only then did Long Chen wipe the cold sweat from his brow.
Previously, Yu Qingxuan had said that the Heavenly Fire World had descended for about twenty-one days. Now, a third had passed, and Long Chen had to hurry to help Huo Ling'er absorb more Heavenly Fire Spirit.
"Brother Long Chen, if I had used the power of the Ice Soul just now, I was confident I could have taken them out. Why didn't you let me use it?" Huo Ling'er couldn't help but ask.
"Silly girl, the power of the Ice Soul isn't your origin power. Once you use it, you won't be able to use it again for at least ten or eight days.
If any terrifying presence attacks during this period, we're doomed. The power of the Ice Soul is our trump card for survival—unless absolutely necessary, we must not use it. Long Chen said.
The Ice Soul rune that Huo Ling'er had already fused now controlled a trace of Ice Soul power, but this rune was essentially an energy-charged rune.
Once the power in the runes is used up, they can't be used again. They must wait until they recover before using them again. This process takes too long, so Long Chen dares not let Huo Ling'er use them.
"So, shall we return to the Sea of Lava?" Huo Ling'er asked.
Long Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it. Although this sea of lava is vast, there are too many people here."
Everyone noticed that the Spirit of Heavenly Fire here wasn't very dangerous and focused their efforts on this place. There were more wolves than meat, and after so many days of continuous salvage, these strange fish had become more sophisticated, and their harvests were getting fewer and fewer.
Rather than drinking soup with them, it was better to keep moving forward and see if we could eat some big meat. Although
the Sea of Lava is vast, it gathers too many beings. Other beings don't provoke him, and he feels embarrassed to drive others away. The efficiency of capturing them has been declining these past two days, so Long Chen took the risk and set his sights on the King-level Heavenly Fire Spirit of the Fifth Heaven Realm.
"Besides, we haven't seen any trace of Zhao Mingxuan or Wuyang these past few days. I'm afraid they must have better places to go, which is why they haven't returned. We need to keep going deeper."
After resting for a while, Long Chen and Huo Ling'er both recovered to their strongest state and continued heading deeper.
After passing through the sea of lava, ahead lay a lava swamp. Suddenly, waves of fluctuations came from ahead, and Long Chen sped toward those directions.
Soon, roars came from ahead, and then Long Chen saw a cheetah several zhang long frantically chasing a white fox about a foot long.
Although the white fox is small, it is extremely fast and always keeps a certain distance from the cheetah.
The white fox actually rushed straight toward Long Chen. Seeing Long Chen, it wasn't afraid, but as if he'd found a savior, it threw itself into his arms.
Long Chen was stunned, instinctively catching the white fox. Then the white fox immediately jumped onto Long Chen's shoulder and hid behind him.
"Pfft!"
Huo Ling'er appeared, wielding a flaming spear, and killed the leopard. This leopard was a Spirit of Heavenly Fire with two runes, and she could easily slay it.
"Chirp chirp... The
white fox, seeing the cheetah killed, began to chirp wildly on Long Chen's shoulder, as if trying to express something, but Long Chen couldn't understand. Still, he sensed no malice from the white fox.
"It said it hoped big brother would take it home, and it would repay you." Huo Ling'er explained to Long Chen.
"Home?" Long Chen was stunned. This white fox was clearly a Heavenly Fire Spirit—wasn't this its home?
This little guy seemed to understand Long Chen's words and immediately started chirping again.
"It said this was not its home; it accidentally came here, and it appeared at the intersection on its way home."
But many monsters wanted to eat it and wouldn't let it return. It had stayed in this world for a long time and missed three chances. If it didn't seize this chance, it would die here. Huo Ling'er heard the little fox's chaotic cries and said to Long Chen.
After speaking, the little fox rubbed its little head against Long Chen's neck, wagging its tail nonstop, its eyes showing a pitiful expression as it pleaded with Long Chen.
"But my time is limited. Where exactly is your home?" How can you find it? How long does it take? Long Chen asked.
The little fox started chirping again, then Huo Ling'er explained, "It said its home is at the end of the whirlpool. There seems to be an entrance there, and according to its description, it looks a bit like the entrance we came in."
It lives in another world. One day, it was sucked in by that gate, which brought it to the Heavenly Fire World. Here, it evades the pursuit of the Heavenly Fire evil spirit every day.
It had no sense of time; it only knew that it had been here for a very long time. There had been three times when the entrance to the home appeared. It desperately ran back, but there were terrifying monsters at the entrance. It simply couldn't get past it and was nearly eaten many times.
This time it met you, and it said you could definitely take it home, or else it would die here, because this was its last chance. If missed, its internal energy wouldn't be enough to support the next entrance opening. Seeing
this little guy looking at him pitifully, Long Chen could only say helplessly,
"Alright, let's give it a try. As long as it doesn't hold us back, we'll just not go hunting."
Faced with such a pitiful little guy, Long Chen really couldn't grit his teeth and refuse; he could only try.
Seeing Long Chen agree, the little fox immediately became excited, curling up to the size of a squirrel and obediently lying on Long Chen's shoulder.
Huo Ling'er said a few more words to the little fox, and only then did Long Chen realize that at the center of that vortex, there was another entrance and exit connecting to another world.
According to the little fox, various entrances often appear in the Heavenly Fire World, but the entrances to their world only appear once in a very long time.
After being sucked into the Heavenly Fire World, it could only survive by relying on the primordial power within its body. Not only could it not cultivate here, but it also had to evade evil spirits every day in constant fear.
Long Chen had investigated its origin power and confirmed it was genuine. Although it was also a fire-type being, the energy within it was pure and peaceful, completely incompatible with the violent flame power here. Moreover, its source power was indeed nearly depleted. If he stayed here any longer,, it really will die.
"Little fox, you guide me, I'll take you home." Long Chen took a deep breath. Although he knew it was a bit foolish, there was nothing he could do—he couldn't just watch a poor little guy die like that.
Then the little fox lay on Long Chen's left shoulder, Huo Ling'er transformed into a little fire dragon, lying on Long Chen's right shoulder. The little fox pointed the way, Huo Ling'er acted as the translator, and Long Chen walked deeper into the distance.