Fighting for a Chance at Survival

Luo Feng, Wu Hun Master, and Jujian Master all gazed at the endlessly towering Lava Demon God. Each of them knew it was truly too late. Especially after Luo Feng and Wu Hun Master had been locked in a stalemate, clashing their Miniature Universe and Wuhun Realm, the one second consumed by that standoff had cut off their safest escape route. The safest path was to fly underground, burrow into a subterranean cave, reach the designated point... and then instantly teleport away. But now, having lost that one second, it was completely impossible. Regarding their distances: Yin Tuo, who had transformed into a golden horned lizard using the Jinfeng Armor, was closest to the Lava Demon God. Luo Feng was second closest, while Wu Hun Master and Jujian Master were a bit further away. But even so... the four powerhouses were all within tens of billions of kilometers of each other, a mere single step for the Lava Demon God. Although Luo Feng had previously offered to let the three of them escape if they handed over the Water Wave Prison, Forbidden Elucidation Palace, Extermination God Armor, Blade Core Realm, and Jinfeng Armor. Who would be willing to give them up? With their most crucial supreme treasures, they could still fight for that last sliver of hope. No matter what, they had to struggle. “I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!” the golden horned lizard roared frantically. Its body rapidly began to swell. Originally formed by the supreme treasure Jinfeng Armor, taking on a beast god form, it now began to expand wildly under Yin Tuo’s activation from within. In an instant, it became a colossal golden horned lizard, hundreds of millions of kilometers in size. “Jujian Master, get in.” Wu Hun Master flipped his hand, and a magnificent palace, wreathed in faint lightning, instantly appeared before him. It was precisely the pinnacle flying palace-type supreme treasure, the Forbidden Elucidation Palace. “Yes,” Jujian Master replied without hesitation, quickly diving inside. Wu Hun Master cast a cold glance at Luo Feng in the distance, then swiftly entered the Forbidden Elucidation Palace as well. Luo Feng likewise flipped his hand, and a blood-red pyramid appeared before him. This blood-red pyramid was, in fact, the Star Tower. Inside the tower was his Golden Horn Behemoth clone. Because the Golden Horn Behemoth clone possessed the ‘Blood Cloud Pearl’, it was exceptionally skilled at disguise. It could mimic the appearance and aura of a divine body, supreme treasures, armor, and so on. Previously, it had disguised the Star Tower as a long shuttle; now, it was disguised as a blood-red pyramid. Since both were tower-like structures, it was relatively easy to simulate the previous nine-story tower as a blood-red pyramid. “Whoosh.” Luo Feng also swiftly entered the blood-red pyramid. Luo Feng had previously delayed them, causing them to miss their best opportunity. However, as supreme powerhouses, they would absolutely not resign themselves to death; they would certainly fight for it! In the final moments... Yin Tuo’s side, Wu Hun Master and Jujian Master’s side, and Luo Feng’s side—all three parties began their respective struggles. Fighting for that last sliver of hope! At this moment—Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The endless black rock earth shattered and cracked in countless places. The colossal Lava Demon God’s entire body was covered in scorching magma, and its three eyes burned with an endless, frenzied battle intent. Even Luo Feng, Yin Tuo, Wu Hun Master, and Jujian Master dared not meet the Lava Demon God’s gaze; a single glance would unleash a mental impact powerful enough to prevent them from exerting even half their strength. Its fangs protruded, and low roars erupted from within its massive divine body, causing the already solidified surrounding space to twist and shatter. “Grow, grow, grow.” The golden horned lizard had already reached a colossal size of nearly a billion kilometers. “Die!” The Lava Demon God’s three eyes had locked onto the distant ‘golden horned lizard’, a mere crawling insect in its perception. An invisible wave emanated from its mouth. Although Luo Feng and Wu Hun Master, who were already fleeing for their lives, had never heard these words, they understood their meaning. Whoosh! The Lava Demon God’s right leg moved. Unlike its previous rushing stomps, this kick was incredibly fast, reaching an unbelievable speed. That single kick... made even the fleeing Luo Feng and Wu Hun Master feel as if it could shatter a miniature universe, utterly irresistible. Moreover, the profound mysteries contained within that kick far surpassed Luo Feng’s imagination. “Bang!” A kick landed on the colossal golden horned lizard. The golden horned lizard let out a pained roar, followed by a “bang” as it completely shattered. A massive amount of debris splattered in all directions, and many of these fragments even showed cracks in their very material. Clearly, a single strike had already damaged this pinnacle-grade psychic weapon supreme treasure. As countless fragments flew wildly, innumerable water droplets also splattered, falling onto the vast, endless black rock earth. These countless droplets seeped rapidly downwards along the cracks in the already shattered rock earth. “Hmph.” The Lava Demon God seemed to sense lingering presences below, so it stomped down again. The rock earth trembled and roared once more, and a large number of water droplets were instantly annihilated by the shock. Following this, the Lava Demon God looked up. It noticed the two small flying objects that had plunged into the magma sea. It could sense two living beings within each of those flying objects. Whoosh! Whoosh! Inside the blood-red pyramid (Star Tower) were Luo Feng and his Golden Horn Behemoth clone. Inside the Forbidden Elucidation Palace were Wu Hun Master and Jujian Master. The two flying objects, almost one after another, shot upwards. Whoosh! Whoosh! As the Lava Demon God crushed the golden horned lizard with one foot and then delivered an additional stomp, both flying objects plunged into the vast magma sea above. “Die~~” The Lava Demon God emitted a wave from its throat, then abruptly swung its hand, directly reaching into the magma sea above. Deep within the endless black rock earth. A single water droplet had already fallen to an extreme depth... Here, spatial fluctuations were already present. Whoosh! It had arrived at a distant location. This was a subterranean cave, roughly two hundred light-years from the previous battle site, also deep within the endless rock earth. The cave was rather exquisitely arranged, and at this moment, a child-like red figure appeared out of thin air. “I’m back,” Yin Tuo’s body trembled slightly. He was Yin Tuo, a unique special lifeform from the First Reincarnation Era. Because he was the only one of his kind, the species was named after him. His divine body wasn’t particularly large, but it possessed a unique characteristic: any physical impact force could be directly weakened to one ten-thousandth by his divine body! If combined with a supreme treasure armor that also weakened enemy physical attacks to one ten-thousandth, then the total weakening would be to one hundred-millionth. How terrifying was that? Thus, he was known as the ‘undying Yin Tuo’! “The Lava Demon God truly lives up to its name! A single strike damaged my Jinfeng Armor, and a second strike annihilated ninety percent of my infinitely dispersed divine body. Fortunately, it merely stomped the ground, affecting me indirectly, rather than directly attacking me; otherwise, I would have been dead for sure this time. Moreover, Wu Hun Master and Silverwing Lord also drew its attention, allowing me to escape this calamity.” Around Yin Tuo, water droplets appeared out of thin air, then merged into his divine body, causing it to rapidly recover. These water droplets were all parts of his divine body. Naturally, they would return from thin air. Previously, he actually had two choices: either keep his divine body intact and rely on his supreme treasure armor, but he knew that the armor would be fortunate to weaken such an impact by one-tenth, and if his divine body didn’t disperse, the result would likely be complete annihilation. So, he had already put away his supreme treasure armor. The moment the golden horned lizard collapsed, his divine body also completely dispersed, transforming into countless water droplets. During the second stomp, although ninety percent of the water droplets were annihilated, they were scattered everywhere, some having already fallen to extreme depths, and since they were all Universe Master clones, some still survived. “Only 11.2% of my divine body remains,” Yin Tuo’s eyes were filled with unwillingness. “And my Jinfeng Armor is damaged; I fear it doesn’t even retain one-tenth of its former power, and it’s lost there. I don’t know if I can get the Jinfeng Armor back.” “Damn it, damn it!” Yin Tuo’s heart was filled with rage and resentment. “Silverwing Lord! Wu Hun Master!” Yin Tuo was full of hatred. “That human is a madman, a complete lunatic! If he hadn’t gone crazy, how could I be in such a miserable state!” “That idiot Wu Hun Master couldn’t even kill Luo Feng. If he had killed him earlier, I wouldn’t be this wretched! My Jinfeng Armor, my divine body...” Yin Tuo gritted his teeth. His losses this time were immense. “I won’t let you two off easy.” “Silverwing Lord, your Silverwing supreme treasure is so powerful... yet you’ve kept it hidden all this time. Its value is no less than Wu Hun Master’s Extermination God Armor.” Yin Tuo’s eyes gleamed with malice. “You don’t want the outside world to know? I’ll make sure everyone knows this news!” “And Wu Hun Master, arrogant as you are, this time Luo Feng has probably caused your true body clone to fall, haha. What a disgrace, a huge disgrace! I will spread this news, spread it wantonly.” “Neither of you will have an easy time of it.” Yin Tuo utterly detested these two. Within the endless magma sea. Splash! A colossal arm swung and grabbed through the boundless magma, while the Forbidden Elucidation Palace, as small as a glass orb, cautiously and swiftly dodged forward. Inside the Forbidden Elucidation Palace, Wu Hun Master and Jujian Master’s faces were taut. “Wu Hun Master,” Jujian Master couldn’t help but say. “This is our only chance at survival,” Wu Hun Master gritted his teeth. “We must pass through layers of magma sea, rushing to the very top of the magma sea—to reach the Flame Water Lake. During this process, we might have to endure up to seven deadly trials. The first is this Lava Demon God’s pursuit, but since the Lava Demon God has awakened, it won’t plunge into the magma sea itself; this has always been the rule.” Jujian Master also nodded. From the God-Slaying Ravine, piercing through the endless magma sea, directly reaching another dangerous place, the Flame Water Lake. This path was absolutely a dead end! Perhaps only a Universe Supreme Master would dare to attempt it. “Seven deadly trials, we must overcome them, we must!” Wu Hun Master gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with madness. “Human Silverwing Lord! Silverwing Lord!” he roared frantically in his heart. He would never forget that all of this was brought about by that insane human Silverwing Lord. The ‘Magma Vortex Core’ of the magma sea. The blood-red pyramid was originally very close to the magma vortex. As soon as it plunged in, it rapidly approached the magma vortex, allowing the vortex’s suction force to quickly draw it into the innermost, core region of the ‘Magma Vortex’. “From the God-Slaying Ravine, to reach the Flame Water Lake, another dangerous place above. There’s a shortcut, which is to directly pierce upwards through the magma sea,” Luo Feng mused. “According to Jie Fan Zi’s remaining records, normally traversing the magma sea involves six deadly trials. Even with the Star Tower, I might be forever trapped in the magma sea, unable to escape.” “The only path is to enter the core of the magma vortex.” “The core of the magma vortex affects the void below, generating ‘Annihilation Whirlwinds’. And this vortex core within the magma sea is even more terrifying... The deeper one goes, the stronger the crushing force becomes, capable of shattering even pinnacle palace-type supreme treasures.” “However, if one possesses a supreme palace-type supreme treasure, they can withstand the crushing force and, following the vortex channel... continuously travel deeper into the magma sea, accelerating faster and faster, breaking through hundreds of times the speed of light, and be directly delivered to the Flame Water Lake.” “For others, it’s a dead end.” “But for those with a supreme palace-type supreme treasure, this seemingly most terrifying Magma Vortex Core... is actually the safest path.” Luo Feng’s eyes held anticipation. “Although the Flame Water Lake wasn’t in my planned route, it’s just a slight detour, and it’s worth it!”