Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 138 Giant Fire Catfish
The spiritual energy concentration in Wuliang Abyss is relatively high. In this special environment, in addition to giant fire catfish, there are other types of monsters.

For example, the black carp with a phoenix beak!

The Phoenix-Beaked Black Fish are a very large group. This kind of monster can also be upgraded to the second rank, and they only grow in the Boundless Abyss.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, this is a Phoenix-beaked Black Fish. The flesh and blood of this kind of demon beast are extremely refined. Consuming it can enhance physical strength. I just don’t know if it will be useful to you human cultivators? Should we hunt some down?” Zhu Yan asked.

They are now encountering a large number of Phoenix-beaked Blackfish, with the leading fish king at the early stage of the second tier.

"Then let's hunt a few!" Lu Cheng'an agreed with a smile.

Only one of these black fish with phoenix beaks is at the early stage of the second rank, and it will not pose any threat to them.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on the fish king at the early stage of the second tier. The main reason he agreed to attack the Phoenix-beaked Black Fish was not only to taste the flavor of this kind of monster, but also to test his strength in the battle in the lava river.

The giant fire catfish lives deep within the Boundless Abyss, surrounded by surging magma. If he were to fight them in such an environment, his strength would likely be affected.

After Lu Cheng'an agreed, he and Zhu Yan slowly approached the Phoenix-beaked Blackfish swarm. The two of them were much stronger than the Phoenix-beaked Blackfish King, who was at the early stage of the second tier.

With them both attacking the early-stage second-tier Phoenix-beaked Black Fish King, the early-stage second-tier fish king couldn't hold out for long and died under Lu Cheng'an's Cave Fire Finger.

After the Phoenix-beaked Blackfish King died, the remaining Tier 1 Phoenix-beaked Blackfish became extremely panicked. They fled haphazardly in all directions, and Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan took advantage of the chaos to kill many more Tier 1 mid-to-late stage Phoenix-beaked Blackfish.

"The sword control technique was greatly affected by the lava river, and the flowing lava here can damage magical artifacts. If you use magical artifacts to fight monsters here for a long time, it is possible to destroy the magical artifacts directly."

The "Cave Fire Finger" technique wasn't significantly affected by the lava river; its speed was slightly slower, but the abundant fire elemental energy and fire energy enhanced its offensive power.

After putting the slain Phoenix-beaked Black Fish's corpse into his storage bag, Lu Cheng'an was also calculating how his strength would change after fighting the Phoenix-beaked Black Fish in the lava river.

He didn't practice many second-tier attack spells, and his only attack-type spells were the Fire Cave Finger and the Cloud Shadow Sword Technique.

Of these two second-tier attack techniques, he used the Fire Finger the most.

The power of the Cave Fire Finger technique was unaffected when cast in the lava river, which put Lu Cheng'an at ease.

Relying on the perfected Cave Fire Finger, he was confident that he could kill the giant fire catfish in the mid-stage of the second tier.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's venture deeper into the Boundless Abyss now to search for the giant fire catfish!" Zhu Yan quickly came to Lu Cheng'an's side, her voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

Zhu Yan knew that Lu Cheng'an was extremely powerful, but she had never seen him fight since she had seen him make a move at Chiyan Mountain.

When she brought the cultivators from Zhu Lu and other clans back to Qing'e Island, she inquired about the Lu family's situation.

Zhu Lu mentioned that Lu Cheng'an had killed evil cultivators in the mid and late stages of Foundation Establishment, and at that time she thought Zhu Lu was unaware of the situation.

It must have been the Lu family who used some special means to kill those evil cultivators; it wasn't Lu Cheng'an's fault.

However, after witnessing the power Lu Cheng'an displayed in action, she realized that the cultivators of Zhu Lu and the others in the clan had not lied.

Lu Cheng'an does indeed have the ability to fight beyond his level. Even if he cannot kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he can certainly kill a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The giant fire catfish king living in the Boundless Abyss is at the mid-stage of the second tier. It is much more difficult for demon beasts to advance their cultivation than for human and spirit cultivators.

Even after so many years, Zhu Yan felt that the giant fire catfish king of the Boundless Abyss definitely had not broken through to the late stage of the second tier.

In this way, with her and Lu Cheng'an's combined strength, they would definitely be able to snatch the Earth Core Fire Jade from the giant fire catfish swarm.

After responding to Zhu Yan, Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan headed towards the depths of the Boundless Abyss.

The depths of the Boundless Abyss were filled with scorching magma, but this magma did not cause any harm to Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan had previously visited the Boundless Abyss with her clan's elders, and she knew the exact location of those giant fire catfish.

After leading Lu Cheng'an deep into the Boundless Abyss, she quickly reached a depth of over 300 zhang and soon found the giant fire catfish that lived there.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, these are giant fire catfish!"

Zhu Yan used her divine sense to transmit a message to Lu Cheng'an. The surging magma in the depths of the Boundless Abyss was a dark red color, and their vision was severely affected here. They could only use their divine sense to explore the surrounding situation.

Although Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level was one realm lower than Zhu Yan's, his spiritual power was much stronger.

Long before Zhu Yan discovered those giant fire catfish, he had already sensed their existence.

“Fellow Daoist Zhu, this giant fire catfish is only at the early stage of the second rank. Should we kill it directly?” Lu Cheng’an said in a deep voice.

His divine sense had already explored the giant fire catfish's appearance; it was a massive fish-like monster.

The giant fire catfish is two zhang long and its body is covered with black and red skin. If you look closely, you can see that this black and red skin is actually composed of countless tiny scales.

These scales grant the giant fire catfish extreme defensive power, comparable to a low-grade second-tier defensive magic weapon.

After examining the dense scales covering the giant fire catfish, Lu Cheng'an was quite tempted, as it was definitely an excellent material for crafting a second-tier defensive robe.

He was still wearing a first-tier, high-grade Cloudfire Robe, but this defensive robe could no longer provide Lu Cheng'an with much protection.

The reason he still wore this cloud-fire robe was because the material used to make this defensive robe also came from the hides of monsters living in lava rivers.

Robes made from this material can effectively resist the erosion of magma and will not be destroyed by it.

If the skin and scales of a second-tier giant fire catfish were used to forge a magic robe, it would not only be able to resist the erosion of magma power, but also provide him with effective defensive power.

Zhu Yan was slightly surprised. She didn't understand why Lu Cheng'an was suddenly so excited after seeing the giant fire catfish.

But she quickly agreed, as killing this giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier was definitely a beneficial thing for her.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, please be careful when you make your move, and try not to damage the skin of this giant fire catfish. I want to use its skin to refine a magical artifact!"

After instructing Zhu Yan, Lu Cheng'an immediately unleashed his Cave Fire Finger technique, striking the head of the giant fire catfish.

The speed of the Cave Fire Finger spell slowed down somewhat in the magma, but its power was greatly enhanced. The giant fire catfish, at the early stage of the second tier, reacted quickly, immediately sensing the power of the Cave Fire Finger.

It let out a deep roar and then charged toward Lu Cheng'an's body at incredible speed.

The giant fire catfish opened its massive jaws, revealing its mouth full of sharp fangs, with bits of flesh and blood it had previously devoured still clinging to them.

As soon as the giant fire catfish moved, a silver spider silk shot out from Zhu Yan's body.

The spider silk was thin yet extremely tough. It quickly wrapped around the giant fire catfish's body, thus controlling its movement.

This giant fire catfish was much larger than Zhu Yan, but its cultivation level was a realm lower than Zhu Yan's, so it was unable to break free from the spider silk binding its body.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng'an did not hold back and successively condensed three more Cave Fire Finger techniques.

The fiery red fingerprint flew across the lava. Its color was very similar to the lava, and it would be difficult to detect the presence of the Cave Fire Fingerprint without careful observation.

The four fiery finger imprints all entered the eyes of the giant fire catfish. Accompanied by several muffled sounds, the power of the fiery finger imprints exploded in the giant fire catfish's head.

In a short while, this giant fire catfish, at the early stage of the second tier, died in the joint attack of Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan.

Lu Cheng'an quickly put the giant fire catfish's corpse into his storage bag, then asked in a deep voice, "We killed a giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier here. Can you find the Earth Core Fire Jade here?"

According to Zhu Yan, the place where the second-tier giant fire catfish lives is very likely to contain second-tier core fire jade.

"Please, Fellow Daoist Lu, protect me while I use my magic to investigate!" Zhu Yan said in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, please proceed with your spell!" Lu Cheng'an said.

After Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, Zhu Yan chanted an incantation. A moment later, wisps of bluish-white light emerged from Zhu Yan's body and quickly spread outwards.

Time passed slowly, and a moment went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, two muffled roars rang out, and two more giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier swam rapidly towards Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan.

Behind these two giant fire catfish were many first-tier giant fire catfish. It was clear that the giant fire catfish in the early second-tier stage that Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yan had killed earlier had been detected by the giant fire catfish swarm in this area.

At this moment, Zhu Yan's spellcasting had ended. After sensing the arrival of the new swarm of giant fire catfish, she immediately released her mid-stage second-tier cultivation aura.

Upon sensing the aura emanating from Zhu Yan's body, the two giant fire catfish, at the early stage of the second tier, immediately slowed down their rapid swimming.

Although giant fire catfish are not very intelligent, they are quite sensitive to danger.

Zhu Yan's cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the second tier, which was a level higher than these giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier. Naturally, this made these giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier feel a deep sense of danger.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, please engage these two giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier. We'll quickly take them down!"

As soon as Lu Cheng'an sensed that Zhu Yan had finished casting the spell, he immediately used his divine sense to send a telepathic message to her.

These giant fire catfish live deep within lava rivers and are rarely seen.

Their scales and fish skin are excellent materials for crafting defensive robes, and Lu Cheng'an naturally wanted to take this opportunity to collect as many as possible.

He now has a strong interest in that giant fire catfish king at the mid-stage of the second tier, as his current cultivation level is not far from breaking through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, with his current strength, even if he only has the cultivation of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he can still refine a second-grade mid-level magic weapon as long as he improves his weapon refining skills.

"I cannot control two giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier for too long. Please, Fellow Daoist Lu, speed up a bit!"

Zhu Yan did not refuse. After Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, she released two thin spider silk threads.

The two spider silk threads moved extremely fast through the lava, and in an instant they wrapped around the huge bodies of the two giant fire catfish.

Two giant fire catfish, at the early stage of the second tier, let out muffled roars, and their bodies were enveloped in black and red light.

Two beams of black and red light surged out from the giant fire catfish's body and crashed fiercely into Zhu Yan's body.

Lu Cheng'an also made his move immediately, condensing eight fiery finger seals in succession and attacking the two giant fire catfish at the early stage of the second tier.

These two giant fire catfish, both at the early stage of the second tier, were even more powerful, but their fate was no different from the one they had obtained before.

Soon after, Lu Cheng'an used his Fire-Piercing Finger to crack open the heads of these two giant fire catfish, which were at the early stage of the second tier.

Those first-tier giant fire catfish posed even less of a threat to Lu Cheng'an and Zhu Yao, and they did not attack them.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, are you alright?" After collecting the corpses of the two early-stage second-tier giant fire catfish, Lu Cheng'an flashed to Zhu Yan's side.

They had just fought those two giant fire catfish, and Zhu Yan was their main target, which resulted in Zhu Yan being injured.

"I'm fine. I've already detected the presence of the Earth Core Fire Jade. Let's seize the Earth Core Fire Jade now and leave this place as soon as possible!" Zhu Yan said in a deep voice.

They were unsure of the exact strength of the giant fire catfish swarm, but their killing of three early-stage second-tier giant fire catfish must have enraged the swarm.

If they cannot leave this place soon, their situation will be extremely dangerous once all the second-tier giant fire catfish gather together.

“I will listen to Fellow Daoist Zhu!” Lu Cheng’an said.

Zhu Yan did not waste any time. She led Lu Cheng'an to continue sinking deeper into the Boundless Abyss. After sinking for nearly twenty feet, Zhu Yan stopped.

She then led the way to one side of the stone wall of the Boundless Abyss.

Both sides of the Boundless Abyss are such uneven stone walls. After Zhu Yan led Lu Cheng'an to that stone wall, she swung her very hard spider legs and smashed them hard against the stone wall.

With a loud crash, the hard stone wall was quickly broken open by Zhu Yan, revealing a deep, huge opening in front of Lu Cheng'an.

(End of this chapter)