Within the scorching lava cavity, the fiery red patterns on the body of the Fiery Dragon flickered continuously, and the surging flames filled almost every inch of space.
In mid-air, a disheveled figure flickered through the gaps in the flames. Its right arm was gone, its hair was completely burned away, and the blood from its wounds had been scalded into scars, causing indescribable pain.
As time passed, Ma Yitian's heart sank. Several minutes had gone by since he had reported the situation to [Yiyu], but the other party still hadn't appeared...
Could it be that Lord Whisper had no intention of subduing the Flame Vein Earth Dragon at all? Or perhaps he had offended the other party somewhere?
If this continues, it won't be long before he dies at the hands of the Flame Vein Earth Dragon!
Just as Ma Yitian was beginning to despair, an elegant figure passed through the overhead rock wall like a ghost, stood in mid-air, and carefully examined the Fiery Earth Dragon in front of him.
"[Muttering] My lord!" Ma Yitian exclaimed in surprise upon seeing him.
"As expected of the Fiery Vein Earth Dragon, although its current level is not high, its potential is great... Once it is nurtured to the level of 'Boundless' or 'Klein,' it should be of considerable use."
Yiyu nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the disheveled Ma Yitian, and said calmly, "Well done. I'll take credit for you when we get back."
"Thank you, sir!" Ma Yitian was overjoyed.The whispering creature emitted an eerie, ghostly light that enveloped the entire cavern. Under this dim light, even the boiling magma seemed to be suppressed.
Roar, roar, roar—!!
...
The Fiery Earth Dragon seemed to sense the danger and roared again. The surrounding magma churned violently and eventually transformed into fire dragons that soared into the sky and flew towards Yiyu!
Yiyu frowned slightly, and several black iron locks flew from his fingertips, colliding with the flying fire dragon. The aftershocks of the collision made the entire cave tremble.
"Become my follower..."
With a soft murmur, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and a powerful soul attack surged directly into the spirit of the Flame Vein Earth Dragon. The next moment, the Flame Vein Earth Dragon stopped in its tracks, its pupils trembling, as if it were struggling with something.
He is [Dreaming], "A Real Nightmare", "A Mind Manipulator", "The Creator of [Believers'] Soul Contracts"...
As one of the three oldest "gods" in the Church of the Ancient Gods, his authority lies in "nightmares" and "soul contracts." He uses powerful soul attacks to directly control the mind of his opponent, forcing them to sign a [believer] contract with him, thereby making them his subordinates on a mental level...
This is his specialty!
Using this method, he single-handedly built the entire [Believers] organization, even subduing several "Cataclysmic" level mystics, and secretly leaving hidden agents among the Night's Watch's higher-ups...
This time will be no exception.
While controlling the mind of the Fiery Dragon, Yiyu asked, "Where is that dual-god agent?"
Ma Yitian was taken aback, and said hesitantly, "Originally, it was Zhuang Qi and the others who went to kill them, but just now, their life force fluctuations disappeared... That agent might not be dead."
"Useless." Yiyu sneered.
"I'm going to kill him right now!"
"No need." The whispered voice narrowed its eyes slightly. "I've already used 'Nightmare' to change the layout of the underground cave. They'll come to me on their own soon.
"This time, I might be able to recruit a few more prodigies to become my followers…
...
In the dark and deep cave, Lin Qiye closed his eyes and ran forward at top speed.
This is the direction Baili Pangpang and the others fled in. Although they fought with those two "Chuan" realm beings for a long time, Baili Pangpang and Shen Qingzhu were injured and wouldn't have gone too far.
Suddenly, a bat flapped its wings in the darkness and flew towards Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye stopped, opened his eyes, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
This is the bat that flew into the cave with that "Sea" Realm expert. After wandering around the underground cave for so long, I never expected to encounter it again.
Bats flew around Lin Qiye, seemingly telling him something. After a moment, Lin Qiye's brows furrowed slightly.
"The earth dragon living in magma... rises up... and fights the man from that 'sea' realm..."
Through his communication with the bats, Lin Qiye quickly gathered some information: the man from the "Sea" Realm was fighting the Flame Vein Earth Dragon and seemed to be getting a severe beating...
But why did he provoke the other party?
Lin Qiye shook his head. Even if he knew why they were dragged into this underground place, it wouldn't help the current situation. The most urgent thing now was to take advantage of the battle between the "Sea" Realm and the Earth Dragon to find Baili Pangpang and Instructor Hong and leave this hellish place as soon as possible.
Lin Qiye ran forward for a long time before finally catching up with Baili Pangpang and Shen Qingzhu, who were walking unsteadily. To his delight, Instructor Hong was also with them.
Although Instructor Hong was also covered in wounds, none of them were fatal. After simple treatment, he was fine.
"Instructor Hong, where is the enemy you were fighting?"
"Of course he's dead." Instructor Hong raised an eyebrow and said matter-of-factly, "Don't underestimate us instructors... We used to be very senior Night Watchmen."
"The instructor is awesome!" Baili Pangpang, who was sitting on the ground exhausted, gave a thumbs up.Lin Qiye nodded. "That leaves only the enemy from the 'Sea' Realm... He's currently fighting an earth dragon and shouldn't have time to deal with us."
"Earth dragon?" The other three looked at Lin Qiye in confusion.
Lin Qiye briefly described the scene the bat had witnessed, and Instructor Hong nodded thoughtfully, "It sounds like a Fiery Vein Earth Dragon... In other words, this is its [Absolute Territory]?"
"[Absolute Territory]?"
"A powerful forbidden space belonging only to earth dragons, capable of creating its own space anywhere underground at any time. Every time an earth dragon turns over, it drags some surface creatures into this space. If it's a fire-vein earth dragon, there should be magma here..."
"Then how do we get out?"
"Although the [Absolute Territory] is a space created by the Forbidden Ruins, its location will not change much. In other words, we are still underground in Jinan Mountain, just far from the surface."
"So, the only way we can get back to the surface is to break through the soil?" Lin Qiye frowned slightly.
"Unless you can make the earth dragon turn over again, this is the only way we can do it," Instructor Hong said helplessly. "But I estimate that this place is at least two kilometers below the surface, and trying to break through the soil to get back... it's not that easy."