Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

After receiving the news from the front lines, Lin Yi and Su Xiao immediately rode the Abyss Demon Beast to the cave at the Burning Volcano.

Upon entering the cave, a strong, pungent smell of burning assaulted the senses. The cave walls had an eerie, glossy black luster, as if they had been repeatedly scorched by high temperatures.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of ash, interspersed with charred fragments of Zerg remains, indicating that this place had once been the site of a devastating fire.

A figure emerged unsteadily from the shadows of the cave—it was a fire priest wearing a mask.

Three Flame Dikas followed closely behind him; these were tribal elites known as "Sun Warriors."

These people were clearly at their limit. The fire priest's left arm was severed at the root, the wound charred black, and he was only holding on by sheer willpower.

The three Flame Dikas behind him were also badly injured and weak, almost losing their fighting ability. They were now surrounded by two huge Abyssal Demon Beasts, which were growling.

Upon seeing the few people still alive, Su Xiao immediately jumped off the back of the Abyssal Demon Beast.

As early as his first encounter with the Sun Tribe, Su Xiao keenly sensed that the flames they used were extraordinary.

The flames gave him a strange sense of familiarity, yet they were not quite the same.

During this time, Su Xiao also captured a Sun Warrior. The research results showed that the flames driven by these warriors were actually a variant of the solar flames!
Although its burning intensity is far inferior to the destructive golden solar flames and its temperature is much lower, its core burning characteristics are the same.

The value of this variant of the solar flame is by no means diminished by its reduced power.

On the contrary, its great value lies in its amazingly "mild" nature—it can be safely contained within the bodies of solar warriors! This means an unprecedented way of storing and using energy.

Unfortunately, the Sun Warrior who was captured earlier had his physical functions completely collapsed during Su Xiao's several experiments, becoming a cripple who had lost even the basic ability to speak, let alone ignite the flames again.

Su Xiao wanted to know how the Sun Tribe processed solar flames to a level that the human body could tolerate.

The solar warrior captured last time had been completely crippled by Su Xiao's experiments. He was no longer able to use solar flames, and he even lacked the ability to speak normally.

He has now rendered conventional alchemical bombs obsolete due to their power or properties, and urgently needs a reliable small explosive.

If he can successfully manufacture a miniaturized "Apollo" bomb based on his research on the solar flame variant, it will become a powerful trump card in his hands, whether for setting up ingenious traps or for carrying out precise targeted demolition missions.

The eyes beneath the fire priest's mask were fixed on Su Xiao. Although blood was still dripping from his severed arm, the ferocity and indomitable spirit burning in his eyes remained undiminished, like a dying beast.

"You can't escape."

The fire priest sneered, sensing the scent of the sun's flames emanating from Su Xiao: "Outsider, do you think... the sun's bounty is something you can covet?"

Before he finished speaking, the fire priest pressed his remaining hand to the ground, and a blazing ring of fire, formed by high temperature, burst out from his center and spread in all directions!
Su Xiao showed no intention of retreating, and instead gripped the Dragon Slayer Blade in reverse and thrust it into the ground.

Like a scalding iron plunged into ice water, the menacing halo of flames emitted a piercing hiss the moment it came into contact with the energy of the Azure Steel Shadow.

In the midst of this brief chaos, the three Flame Priests behind him seized the opportunity!

Their entire bodies were engulfed in crimson flames, as if doused with oil, and they burst into flames with a "boom," transforming themselves into three scorching meteors that broke through in three completely different directions!
"Trying to run?" Su Xiao flashed and instantly appeared in front of one of the Flame Dikas, his long sword drawn, its cold light flashing!
"Thud!" The blade sliced ​​through flesh, and the dull thud of the sharp blade entering flesh was clearly audible.

The Flame Dika felt a sharp, bone-chilling pain and coldness in his shoulder blade, bringing his forward momentum to an abrupt halt.

He looked down and saw his upper body slowly sliding off from his lower body along a deep, bone-revealing wound...

Another Flame Dika witnessed the horrific scene of his companion being instantly cut in half at the waist, and poured all his strength into his right fist, slamming it towards Su Xiao's back!

Su Xiao dodged to the side, and with an extremely tricky twist of his wrist holding the knife, the blade of the Dragon Slayer Flash instantly changed from a slash to a thrust, like a viper spitting its tongue, accurately and ruthlessly piercing into the side of the second Flame Dika!

The immense impact slammed the warrior's body into the hard cave wall behind him, the blade piercing through his body with a dull thud.

On the other side, Lin Yi stood in front of the Fire Priest, whose remaining flame power was like a lit powder keg, frantically activating itself regardless of everything!

Crimson flames erupted from his body, rapidly condensing and hardening, instantly forming a layer of fiery armor that flowed like magma!

Lin Yi's movements were extremely simple—he simply took half a step forward seemingly casually, and his right fist, like a battering ram, slammed into the Fire Priest's abdomen, which was covered in flame armor, without any fancy moves!
The fire priest's body was deeply embedded within it, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out from him.

Gravel fell in a flurry, and he hung on the wall, his bones seemingly shattered, hot blood gushing from beneath his mask, his life force instantly waning to its lowest point.

Lin Yi's punch almost killed the Fire Priest. If Lin Yi hadn't held back a bit when he threw the punch, it probably would have pierced right through the Fire Priest.

As the two figures drew closer, the fire priest did not answer. Instead, he suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto his chest.

In an instant, within the fire priest's shattered body, a destructive flame power far exceeding his limits was forcibly ignited like a volcanic eruption!

Instantly, terrifying flames, several meters high and almost deathly white in color, erupted from his body!
An indescribable heatwave swept out, and even the rocky ground within several meters of him cracked under the immense pressure, instantly turning red-hot, cracking, and even beginning to melt!
"Self-destruction?"

"It's alright." Lin Yi pointed his fingers like a sword and pointed at the abdomen of the fire priest hanging on the rock wall from a distance!
When Lin Yi's seemingly casual sword energy invaded his body, it was like a drop of ice water thrown into boiling oil, instantly triggering a violent backlash and chaos from the solar flame within his body.

Right now, let alone self-destruct, the fire priest can't even use the solar flame.

Having confirmed that the Fire Priest was no longer capable of resisting, Su Xiao stepped forward and precisely inserted a syringe of powerful anesthetic into a blood vessel on the side of the Fire Priest's neck.

The drug took effect very quickly; almost the instant the needle was pulled out, the fire priest's body, which had been taut like a bowstring, visibly relaxed and went limp.

The fierce look in his eyes beneath the mask quickly became unfocused and vacant, as if all the muscles in his body had been drained of their strength, leaving him completely out of control.

The fire priest's head tilted limply to one side, drool dripping uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth, presenting a comical appearance of complete unconsciousness with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes.

"Amu, take this back, and remember to make sure nothing happens to him."

Under the protection of a large number of demon beasts, Su Xiao and Lin Yi headed towards the Burning Volcano.

At this point, only one obstacle remained before the complete conquest of the Burning Volcano—the Great Chief of the Sun Tribe, Gulaba!

The Sun Tribe's fighting force has been completely crushed. Even core elites like the Fire Priest and Flame Dika, who are the backbone of the tribe, have been used as the last line of defense and thrown into battle.

This undoubtedly signifies that Gulaba has no more troops at his disposal, and he has become truly isolated.

The deepest part of the volcano is not the magnificent palace one might imagine, but a relatively narrow and oppressive cave.

This is the last stronghold of the Sun Tribe, and also the final battlefield chosen by the Great Chief Gulaba.

Gulaba stood guard at the deepest part of the volcano, in a cave that wasn't very large. Gulaba's position there was like a one-man fortress, impregnable by ten thousand.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the Burning Volcano. He stood in front of the cave entrance and looked inside; it was pitch black.

This cave is about a thousand square meters in size and more than ten meters high. It was obviously carved out of the mountain later. The stone walls are also covered with various strange symbols painted with bright red dye.

On the other side of the cave, an old man nearly three meters tall, wearing a furry bear skin and holding a rough long knife, stood there.

His bare chest muscles were sharply defined, and several scars could be vaguely seen. There weren't many scars, but they were all in dangerous locations.

The old man was none other than Guraba, the great chief of the Sun Tribe. At this moment, there were dozens of elite demon beast corpses around him.

The moment the Great Chief, Gulaba, stood there, no one dared to step forward. His primal and powerful aura foreshadowed that anyone who dared to take a step ahead would die.

"Noda..."

A dying Sun Warrior spoke, and Gulaba glanced at him and nodded. The Sun Warrior's eyes lost their sparkle.

Gulaba turned his gaze to Lin Yi and Su Xiao, who were standing at the entrance of the cave. He didn't need to say anything; he could sense that these two were dangerous, and his senses were constantly warning him.

"Don't make a move." Seeing the long sword in Gulaba's hand, Su Xiao stepped forward and drew his Dragon Slayer.

Upon hearing Su Xiao's words, Lin Yi waved his hand without asking any further questions.

Clearly, the old man from the Sun Tribe in front of him had aroused Su Xiao's strong fighting spirit.

Su Xiao stopped a dozen meters away from Gulaba, the tip of his Dragon Slayer sword lightly touching the ground, his whole body relaxed as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.

This relaxed demeanor conceals a chilling sense of danger—like a tiger feigning sleep, seemingly lazy but capable of suddenly attacking and harming someone at any moment.

Gulabana's nearly three-meter-tall, imposing body should have given people a sense of mountainous oppression, but at this moment he adopted the completely opposite defensive posture.

The moment Su Xiao stopped, the battle-hardened veteran immediately held his long sword horizontally in front of his chest, his muscular body leaning slightly forward, like a fully drawn bow ready to be released.

In the short span of time that Su Xiao had approached, Gulaba had already mentally rehearsed dozens of attack methods.

However, no matter what angle or speed he chose to launch a surprise attack, the seemingly casually hanging Dragon Slayer would always pierce his throat at a faster speed and a more cunning angle.

This absolute sense of oppression caused his fingers to tremble slightly involuntarily.

This is the first time in seventy years that Gulaba has felt oppressed in battle.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his wrinkled cheeks, but evaporated into wisps of white steam as they touched his chin, fueled by the boiling fire within him.

Gulaba had been fighting continuously for a whole day without a drop of water, and he was now very tired. Even at his peak, he dared not say that he could definitely defeat Su Xiao.

"Why did you declare war on my race?"

Gulaba voiced his doubts. In a battle of this scale, no matter which side wins, there will be considerable losses. The sudden attack by the Thorn Rat Clan without any prior grudges was not entirely unexpected, but it was still too sudden.

"..."

Su Xiao remained silent, only slightly turning his wrist, causing the blade of the Dragon Slayer to deflect five degrees. This subtle, almost imperceptible movement sent chills down Gulaba's spine.

He could clearly feel that all his vital points were locked onto by that deadly blade.

"The sun will never go out!" Gulaba suddenly roared, his three-meter-tall body unleashing a terrifying speed completely disproportionate to his size.

The longsword, wreathed in blazing solar flames, traced a crimson path through the air, scorching and distorting the air wherever it passed.

"clang!"

The loud clang of metal clashing echoed through the cave.

Su Xiao maintained his single-handed sword-wielding posture, and the Dragon Slayer steadily blocked the powerful slash.

Where the two blades clashed, dazzling sparks flew everywhere.

Amidst the sickening metallic scraping sound, Gulaba was horrified to discover that a nick had been chipped into his longsword.

Before he could even react, the Dragon Slayer Flash had already slid down the blade like a venomous snake.

Gulaba staggered back several steps, revealing a deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest.

In the split second of the exchange, Su Xiao suddenly raised his leg while blocking, delivering a powerful side kick that struck Gulaba squarely in the abdomen.

If Gulaba hadn't managed to twist his body at the last second, he would probably have been cut in half by this blade.

"Cough cough cough..."

Gulaba covered his mouth and nose with one hand and coughed dryly, blood seeping from between his fingers.

Lin Yi shook his head. Although the two had only exchanged one move, Lin Yi already understood the outcome of the battle.

Gulaba's swordsmanship was too straightforward, relying purely on brute force and speed to overwhelm his opponent.

This fighting style is indeed devastating against the weak, but it is full of flaws when facing the truly strong.

Gulaba slowly straightened up, then suddenly tore off the bear skin from his body, revealing his muscular body covered in scars.

Surprisingly, the scars began to glow with a dark red light, as if lava was flowing beneath the skin.

Su Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he slightly raised his Dragon Slayer Flash, preparing to attack again.

"Let me show you the wrath of the sun!"

"Positive!"

Gulaba roared, and with a whoosh, flames rose from his body and quickly spread to the longsword.

"Burning fire!"

Gulaba gripped the knife with both hands and charged forward, causing the ground to crack and crumble wherever he went.

When the sword's momentum reached its peak, a crescent-shaped wave of fire, three meters wide, roared out, instantly melting the rocks in its path into crimson magma.

Su Xiao's black trench coat fluttered in the heat, and the ends of her hair even began to curl and turn yellow.

Just as the wave of fire was about to engulf him, his figure suddenly blurred—when he reappeared, he was behind Guraba, leaving a ghostly blue afterimage with his Dragon Slayer.

The Dragon Slayer pierced through Graba's left shoulder blade with pinpoint accuracy, and the Blue Steel Shadow energy surged wildly into the wound.

Gulaba slammed his right knee into the ground, and half of his body went numb.

'Reverse edge.'

Su Xiao took two steps forward, leaped low into the air, and kicked Gulaba in the face. Using the recoil, he jumped back up, pulling the long sword out of Gulaba's body.

With a roar, Gulaba slashed out with his nearly 1.5-meter-long, rough longsword. Where the blade passed, a vacuum zone was created, and the surrounding air was drawn in like a vortex, turning into a turbulent flow of scorching blade energy.

The long sword sliced ​​almost right past Su Xiao's chest, missing by less than a centimeter.

A mere 1-centimeter distance seemed like an insurmountable chasm in Gulaba's bloodshot pupils.

Su Xiao landed lightly, and without him making any move, she took two steps forward.

Gulaba felt a chill run through his body. He had just unleashed a powerful slash, not because his old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, but because his old strength had not yet been fully utilized.

Su Xiao stood in front of Gulaba, whose door was wide open, and raised his hand to strike with a knife.

In the critical moment, Gulaba bent down, and the next moment, he felt a buzzing in his head, as if something cold had slashed across his brain, and a piece of his skull flew off.

Ignoring the excruciating pain of his brain tissue being exposed to the air, Gulaba instinctively parried with his sword.

Just when he thought he was about to face a series of rapid attacks, Su Xiao suddenly changed his move—his right leg swept out like a steel whip, and a side kick struck his side abdomen.

boom!
Gulaba's side muscles caved in rapidly, and he flew out with a whoosh, spitting out drops of blood.

Gulaba had only flown a meter away when Su Xiao appeared above him, thrusting his long sword downwards.

puff!

The Dragon Slayer pierced through Graba's chest, and using the momentum of Graba's backward flight, the sharp blade sliced ​​through a hideous gash from his heart to his ribs like a hot knife through butter, revealing shattered internal organs.

'Blade of Time'

As Gulaba flew through the air, he felt everything around him slow down, and the enemy's longsword pierced his chest again, this time through his heart.

With a deafening crash, gravel flew everywhere beneath Su Xiao's feet. He gripped his knife with both hands, and with a sickening tearing sound, he swung Gulaba's three-meter-tall body up and smashed it into the rock wall like a rag doll.

After another loud bang, Gulaba disappeared into the rock wall on the right.

This battle between Su Xiao and Gulaba can be described as a crushing victory for Su Xiao.

After all, with Lin Yi's assistance, Su Xiao's physical abilities far surpassed those of Gulaba.

Even a casual strike from Su Xiao required Gulaba to skillfully deflect the force, highlighting the vast difference in skill between the two.

"Huh, huh..."

Gulaba crawled out of the hole in the rock wall, panting heavily. He had lost, but he felt no resentment. Although he had been fighting for a day and a night, he had been completely defeated in terms of technique. Gulaba suddenly realized that he was like a cave bear wielding a club, clumsy and savage.

Gulaba raised his arm, gesturing for a moment, and sat on the ground, a large amount of blood gushing from the wound in his chest.

"Foreigner, cut off my head, and it will be your spoils!"

With his eyes wide open in fury, Gulaba used his last bit of strength to plunge his rough, long sword into the ground.

Zheng——!
The clear, resonant sound of the Dragon Slayer Blade echoed through the cave.

A cold glint flashed, and Gulaba's head was tossed high into the air, casting a fleeting silhouette on the rock face.

[Hint: The hunter has assisted in the kill of the 'Sun Tribe' Great Chief, Guraba.]

[It has been determined that the Sun Tribe has been defeated.]

The Hunter has obtained a total of 13 titles, including 'Conqueror of Flames', 'Enemy of the Sun', and 'Burning Flame Hunter'. Please click to view the details.

You have obtained an Epic Chest (55%).

With Gulaba's death, Su Xiao picked up the rough longsword from Gulaba's hand. After checking the attributes of the [Meteor Blade], Su Xiao felt that Gulaba was wasting its potential.

This knife was not forged, but rather a weapon sculpted over decades by the people of the Sun Tribe using the most primitive methods from a piece of meteorite iron.

Even with such rough craftsmanship, it still achieves epic quality.

If this material were given to a professional forging master, what power this knife would possess!

After the battle ended, Lin Yi also came over.

"Su Xiao, what title did you get in this battle?" Lin Yi asked, swiping his finger upwards.

Lin Yi's title list is mostly fire-related, which is not very useful to him.

"Titles? There are titles after the battle?" Su Xiao was stunned when he heard Lin Yi's question. It was obvious that Lin Yi's question touched on a blind spot in Su Xiao's knowledge.

"Yes." Lin Yi showed him the panel directly.

When Su Xiao saw the series of prompts, her breath hitched, and she felt a tightness in her chest, as if she wanted to find a punching bag to vent her anger.

But when he glanced at his character panel and saw the appalling Charm value, his resentment vanished instantly, replaced by a helpless sense of relief.

After all, your charm value has dropped to one point, so what benefits can you expect it to bring?
The only thing that made Su Xiao slightly regretful was that the title system was probably out of his reach—unless he could find other ways to obtain titles in the future. (End of Chapter)