Fang Yu traveled deeper into the Scorching Plains. The farther he went, the more unbearable the heat became.
From time to time, clusters of flames burst out from the cracked ground in every direction, making the air increasingly scorching.
According to legend a fire seed of an extremely high grade was likely hidden beneath the Scorching Plains, creating the environment seen today.
Without the ability to resist flames, it would be difficult to remain here for long.
Fortunately Fang Yu had awakened the Fire Element and possessed the fire seed bestowed by the Nine Heavens Cloud Crane.
This environment had little effect on him.
He walked through the Scorching Plains North Horn, breathing in the scorching air.
Before long Fang Yu was drawn toward a gigantic rift.
After traveling for so long, everything he had seen had been relatively flat terrain.
This enormous chasm standing before him was exceptionally abrupt.
The entire rift resembled a massive wound torn open across the earth, long, jagged, and highly irregular.
In some areas, molten lava continuously bubbled up from below.
"A giant rift and lava erupting everywhere. This place must be hiding some kind of secret. Otherwise, an environment like this wouldn't have formed."
Fang Yu stepped into the enormous rift.
Walking through its winding passageways he found streams of scorching lava constantly trickling from the cracks in the surrounding rock walls.
Fang Yu cast Ice Element magic, freezing the flowing lava before continuing his exploration.
Not long afterward, he discovered several Fire Element Magic Stones embedded in one side of the cliff wall.
Stepping forward, he traced a Star Path.
Surging frost condensed into an ice sword, which he used to cut the magic stones free.
He could not help but sigh in admiration.
The resources here were incredibly abundant.
He had only just entered, yet he had already gained quite a harvest.
And this was only the beginning.
Once the Scorching Plains North Horn erupted with the Heavenly Flame Calamity in the future, causing the treasures buried deep underground to emerge.
The amount of resources would be unimaginable.
By then it would be nearly impossible not to become rich.
Putting away the ice sword, Fang Yu prepared to continue onward.
Just as he took a step, he suddenly stopped.
Turning toward the passage ahead, he sensed an unknown creature approaching.
"Momo~~"
The creature's cries echoed through the tunnel.
Soon, it rounded the corner ahead.
For a moment, Fang Yu and the creature came face-to-face.
It was a Fire Crocodile.
Its entire body was covered in dark-red scales, each one etched with crimson patterns that emitted a faint glow, giving it an eerie and sinister appearance.
Its jaws opened wide, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth.
Behind it dragged an enormous tail even longer than its own body.
A demon had appeared.
Fang Yu immediately stepped back.
At the same time, he unleashed Ice Element magic. A sphere of ice materialized and shot forward.
However before it could even reach its target, it was melted by the blazing flames surrounding the Fire Crocodile, turning into droplets of water that fell to the ground.
That attack had absolutely no effect.
The Fire Crocodile became enraged.
It had not intended to attack first, yet this human had dared strike without provocation.
It immediately launched a fierce assault against Fang Yu.
Opening its enormous jaws, it spat out a massive fireball.
Within the narrow passage, the blazing projectile completely filled every bit of available space.
There was no room for Fang Yu to dodge.
Yet he remained perfectly calm and chose to meet the attack head-on.
"Fiery Fist—Exploding Heavens!"[Mid-Tier Level 1]
A Star Map flared into existence as crimson flames erupted around him.
Fang Yu threw a punch, unleashing a gigantic flaming fist.
The flaming fist collided head-on with the fireball.
But the flaming fist was as immovable as a mountain.
It crushed the fireball before slamming directly into the Fire Crocodile, blasting it backward.
The Fire Crocodile scrambled to its feet, its eyes wide with horror.
This was bad.
It had run into a powerful opponent.
Meanwhile, Fang Yu was already casting another spell.
Frost erupted all around him as snowflakes danced through the air, freezing everything ahead.
The passage rapidly became encased in ice.
Even the lava flowing through the cracks of the rift froze solid.
A thick layer of frost spread over the hardened lava, extending toward the Fire Crocodile.
"Hiss—"
Realizing the situation had turned against it, the Fire Crocodile immediately turned around and fled along the passage it had come from.
Fang Yu activated his Armor Boots and quickly gave chase.
However, noticing Fang Yu pursuing it, the Fire Crocodile immediately increased its speed.
Fang Yu wanted to attack, but the creature was moving far too quickly.
Combined with the rugged and twisting terrain, he simply had no opportunity to cast a spell.
So he decided to keep following the Fire Crocodile.
A short while later the Fire Crocodile slipped into a crack in the rock. The moment Fang Yu followed it inside.
Whoosh—
Countless flaming projectiles came hurtling toward him.
The entire area ahead was filled with them!
"Frost Prison!"
An Ice Element Star Constellation was completed in an instant.
Massive walls of solid ice burst into existence.
The icy walls formed a semicircular fortress around Fang Yu, sealing him inside and blocking the barrage of flaming projectiles.
"Moo! Moo!"
Roars echoed from even farther away.
At the same time, Fang Yu sensed a terrifying aura rapidly approaching.
It was immensely powerful far stronger than the Fire Crocodiles, undoubtedly at the Commander level!
"This situation isn't good."
Fang Yu's expression darkened.
If he stayed any longer, he would soon be surrounded.
Fire Crocodiles were closing in from every direction, and on top of that, an even more powerful creature was rushing toward him.
The next moment Fang Yu cast his spell.
Silver radiance flashed as he activated Blink, disappearing from the area in an instant.
It wasn't because he was afraid.
He simply had no interest in fighting a meaningless battle.
With so many enemies before him, retreating was the smartest option.
Waiting until the demon horde lowered its guard before returning was the correct choice.
The next day.
After taking some time to recover, Fang Yu returned to the exact same place.
"Snow Maiden Fusion, Ice Domain!"
Without another word, Fang Yu charged straight in.
His attack was swift and decisive.
Rumble~~~
An overwhelming amount of Ice Element gathered high above.
Snowflakes drifted through the air as freezing winds swept across the area.
Countless hailstones condensed before crashing down from the sky.
The thunderous impacts echoed endlessly.
The surrounding Fire Crocodiles had no time to react.
Caught completely off guard by Fang Yu's surprise attack, they suffered heavy casualties.
Across the battlefield the ground was littered with shattered craters created by the hailstones, frozen rocks, and crushed Fire Crocodiles encased in ice.
"Momo!!!"
"Moo!!!"
Not far away, both the Fire Crocodile pack and the Commander-level creature deeper within the rift were awakened by the tremendous commotion.
They roared in fury.
They bellowed as they charged toward the battlefield.
"See you!"
Seeing the Fire Crocodile pack converging from every direction while the Commander-level creature rapidly approached from deeper inside the rift.
Fang Yu turned around and fled without hesitation.
Using Blink to its fullest extent, only an afterimage remained where he had been standing.
The next day.
At the same time.
At the same place.
The sound of hail crashing down echoed once again.
"Don't come over here!"
The surrounding Fire Crocodiles trembled in fear, crying out pitifully.
"Help... help...!"
The Fire Crocodiles panicked and scattered in every direction as hailstones smashed directly into their faces.
Panic-stricken footsteps and agonized screams filled the entire area.
Seeing that today's Fire Crocodiles reacted much faster and escaped the Ice Domain's range almost immediately.
Fang Yu cast Spatial Rhythm—Fissure to intercept them.
There was no need to question the power of Spatial Rhythm—Fissure.
The moment the hexagonal crushing space materialized anywhere around a Fire Crocodile.
BOOM!!!!
Silver ashes danced through the air as the terrifying crushing space completely annihilated the Fire Crocodile.
However, the spell also had its drawbacks.
It consumed a tremendous amount of magic energy and its area of effect was quite small.
As a result, the overall battle gains were limited.
A short while later, seeing the reinforcements arrive once more, Fang Yu retreated again.
When the Commander-level creature finally reached the battlefield and saw the slaughtered Fire Crocodile pack.
it flew into an uncontrollable rage.
Unable to detect Fang Yu's presence, it could only vent its fury toward the outside of the great rift.
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