Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 443 Golden Portal, O'Brien's Laboratory

Ronan stood on the solidified rock. The innate ability brought by the phoenix blood allowed him to control the flow of the lava beneath him, which was as thick as plasma, to a certain extent.

Floating island rocks with icy power drifted by, leaving cracks and cooled hard crust marks on the surface of the rolling river of magma, and were torn apart by the newly emerged golden-red fire in the next second, splashing sparks like rain.

The air around me was fluctuating due to the high temperature, and everything seemed to be seen through a broken lens. The rock walls in the distance blurred into trembling black shadows.

Ronan slowly approached a rock wall, reached out and dug out a large piece of hot black stone from the rock wall, but the latter quickly disintegrated into red quicksand between his fingers.

Ronan lowered his head and saw golden lines, like amber snakes, flowing in the magma near the rock wall along with the flames.

That was magnetic gold melted in the magma, a lot of it.

Ronan tried to use titanium to devour it, but the terrifying high temperature became an obstacle, and it was not easy to salvage and collect it, so he had to give up.

It was impossible to tell the direction in the collapsed Fire Realm, so Ronan slowly groped his way forward along the edge of the rock wall.

In a low-lying area where magma converged, he saw a naturally collapsed space rift.

It is like a deep and bottomless black hole, with countless magma flowing into it, and no one knows where it will eventually flow to.

The edge of the crack was filled with extremely unstable spatial fluctuations. Ronan stretched out his hand and felt an intense stinging pain in his skin.

There was a powerful force of space-splitting hidden in this crack. His eyes flickered, and after weighing the pros and cons for a while, he finally gave up the idea of ​​taking the risk.

Above the lava, Ronan continued to drift forward along the "river".

He encountered several similar space cracks later, but they were all like the first one. The exits formed by natural collapse had too unstable internal corridors and no one knew where they would lead to in the end, so he did not dare to try to enter rashly.

Time passes day by day.

half a month later.

"Click——"

A part of the void suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge crack like a tree branch. Streams of blazing fire flowed down along the crack in space. Combined with the relatively narrow terrain around it, it was like a fiery red canyon with red gold liquid falling down.

A small floating island drifted from upstream along the lava river and slowly flowed through the "canyon".

On the floating island, a tall and handsome, naked bald young man quietly watched all this.

It was Ronan who had been searching for a way out of the Realm of Fire for twenty days.

Ronan controlled the magma and drove the floating island under him to carefully avoid the streams of fire falling from both sides and overhead.

Over the past half month, he felt that he had traveled through most of the Lihuo Realm, but until now, he had not found a suitable exit.

To Ronan, the current Lihuo Realm is like an old house that has been in disrepair for a long time, with leaks everywhere, and it is crumbling. It is full of dangers and unstable factors everywhere.

This secret space is already in the process of complete collapse. This process may take decades or even hundreds of years, or it may take a few days, or even happen immediately in the next second. No one can predict it.

Once the space collapses, the Lihuo Realm, which has completely lost its power support, will collapse inward rapidly. At that time, the rushing flames and space turbulence will make Ronan irretrievable. Even if he has the blood of the phoenix, it will be difficult for him to survive.

“We still have to leave as soon as possible. We have endured nine years of pain and torture, and we can’t be trapped here and die.

Go around in a circle. If you really can't find the exit, you can only find a space crack and try to get out."

Ronan thought secretly in his heart.

At this moment, a golden-red light floated past Ronan's eyes along with the heat wave wind.

Ronan subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed it, his eyes moving slightly as he looked at the crystalline fragments that were like a small umbrella in his hand.

He hurriedly controlled the magma to push the floating island forward quickly.

This is a winding lava river. As Ronan continues to move forward, more and more golden and red umbrella crystal fragments float over from afar.

An impulse surged in Ronan's heart, and he continued to increase his drifting speed.

When he turned a corner, the rapidly flowing magma suddenly stopped.

Ronan released control of the river of magma, stood on the floating island of solidified rock, looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly lost all words.

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Countless golden-red specks of light floated on a calm lava riverbed, drifting silently, like little golden-red suns shattered into countless pieces. Their remains emitted a faint but gentle light, presenting a lonely and quiet scene.

There was an inexplicable light flashing in Ronan's eyes, and he let the magma flow naturally and push himself into the riverbed.

He looked at every speck of golden and red light suspended in the air. He wanted to reach out his hand, but he didn't dare to touch it, for fear of completely shattering the only remaining tranquility and beauty.

He recalled the origin of these glowing crystals - the hillside covered with flaming dandelions in the Land of Fire where Mollyl had taken him.

It is unimaginable that the entire Lihuo Realm was almost swallowed and destroyed by magma, but there are still some scattered dandelion debris left here.

Ronan's arrival seemed to disturb the tranquility.

Countless small umbrella-like crystal chips suddenly scattered, and then turned into a stream of light, flying quickly forward.

Ronan followed, chasing the dissipated light streams. He knew that he could not stop them from passing away, but he still wanted to do the futile task.

After passing a fork in the road where the magma flow diverged, the light stream quietly turned into a narrow side road.

Ronan followed subconsciously. He even abandoned the floating island of solid rock under him and ran quickly on the magma.

Until the light stream completely melted into the rolling heat waves in the air, Ronan stopped in front of a protruding black stone wall, bent down carefully, stretched out his hands, and held the last bit of crystal in his palms as if it were a treasure.

The small umbrella-like crystal chips melted like snow in Ronan's palm, and the last trace of Molly left in this world disappeared.

A sadness surged in Ronan's heart. The blood blended with the phoenix burned hot in his veins, making him want to cry.

At this time, Ronan looked up and saw an object that looked like it was cast in gold, inserted diagonally into the black stone wall just a few steps away from him. The fiery red rune patterns flowing on it seemed like eyes were quietly staring at him.

"This is... the golden portal?!"

Ronan instantly recognized the identity of this thing. It was the golden portal leading to the dwarf treasure that Mollyl took him to see on the edge of a crater!
Ronan's spirits were lifted, and he leaped over quickly. His powerful mental force burst out of his body, and the black stone wall in front of him immediately collapsed into quicksand and fell down.

Soon, the entire golden sphere appeared in front of Ronan.

Ronan had only seen it from a distance before, but now he could see its full appearance.

It is about the size of something that three or four people can hug. It looks like it is made of ancient secret gold, and its surface is engraved with complex fiery red runes. It is a whole and has a strong dwarven forging style.

When the Lihuo Realm was intact, Ronan had no way of getting close to it. Unexpectedly, now that the entire Lihuo Realm is about to collapse, he has another chance to touch the entrance.

The world is so wonderful.

Ronan took out the golden slate that he had planned to keep as a souvenir. As soon as he took it out of the foggy space, it produced a wonderful resonance with the portal in front of him.

The golden slate naturally disintegrated in Ronan's hands for the second time, and then reassembled into a strange golden key.

The golden sphere began to roll on its own, and the countless fiery red runes on the surface of the sphere glowed one by one, continuously absorbing the abundant fire element energy in the surrounding air. Perhaps it was soaked in the magma for too long, and there were some traces of melting on the bottom of the sphere. At first, Ronan was worried whether the portal could be opened normally, but when he saw a groove shaped like a keyhole on the surface of the sphere, he could insert the golden key in his hand without any obstacles, and it fit perfectly, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Click——"

Along with the twisting movement, the entire golden sphere suddenly collapsed, and then in a strong rune fluctuation, it melted like molten gold, and finally turned into a low portal only half a person's height in front of Ronan.

Ronan had once experienced entering the ruins of the mechanical heart of the dwarven civilization, so he felt more relieved about this.

He took one last look back at the magma prison behind him, then ducked down and stepped into the portal without hesitation.

Ronan had a brief feeling of traveling through space, and before his vision had completely stabilized, he first smelled a strong, pungent odor of sulfur, coke, and several exotic spices burning together. The air here seemed to be hotter than outside.

Then he saw an extremely huge black pyramid. On the top of the pyramid was a huge black and dark red furnace suspended, with flames burning on it, like a miniature sun that was unfortunately captured, pulsating with dazzling light regularly.

"call--"

Ronan exhaled gently, but Alazan's voice echoed in his mind.

"You actually found it?"

Ronan was stunned.

"what?"

"here."

A ray of Alazan's soul force floated out from his brow, and his tone was filled with some unexpected emotion, "O'Brien's laboratory.

But it looks a little different, probably because someone has simply modified it."

“Is this O’Brien’s laboratory?
O'Brien's laboratory and the dwarf's treasure are the same place?!"

Ronan was stunned for a moment, then his expression froze slightly and he quickly rushed out.

This secret space was not particularly large. Ronan took a short time to quickly scan the entire space, and finally stopped in front of the giant hexagonal furnace on top of the black pyramid.

The furnace was not closed. There was nothing inside the hollow space except for some unquenchable flames burning the air.

Although he had already guessed this result, Ronan still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

"Hey"

O'Brien's laboratory and the dwarf treasure are in the same place, so it is obvious that O'Brien had gotten to this treasure many years ago.

The "Hammer of Kolin" stored here by the dwarves of the Mechanical Heart should have been obtained by O'Brien long ago if nothing unexpected happened.

Alazan said that this laboratory still had signs of being modified by someone, so Ronan was not just one step slow, but many steps slow.

The treasure has changed hands several times, and God knows who has the Hammer of Kolin now.

“Wallis?
Walitz is the last owner of the Fire Realm. Even Molly knows the entrance to this place. It is impossible that he has never been here before."

Ronan's eyes flickered as he thought.

Unfortunately, Wallis was already dead, and his body was obtained by the White Witch King and his entourage.

Ronan can only hope now that the "Hammer of Kolin" is not in Wallis's hands and was lost during O'Brien's era.

"Although we didn't find the Hammer of Kolin, the other things left behind are not completely worthless."

Ronan looked at the huge hexagonal furnace in front of him, wondering whether he could move it into the foggy space.

This huge furnace might be the vessel where the Hammer of Golin was originally placed, or it might be a smelting tool made by O'Brien. It is of extraordinary quality. Every rune pattern engraved on the surface of the furnace carries a strong trace of ancient creation, not just Dawn.

However, this giant furnace seemed to be connected to the black pyramid below, and the fire in the furnace was kept burning by the energy continuously supplied by the pyramid.

If he wants to take the furnace away, he has to move the giant pyramid as well. This is a huge project and Ronan may not be able to do it.

"Damien, come here."

Just as Ronan was thinking about how to pack up this suspected Twilight-grade forge and take it away, he heard the voice of Alazan calling.

He temporarily suppressed his thoughts and walked in the direction pointed by Alazan.

He had just walked around the entire secret realm, and he only glanced at many places without exploring them carefully.

Now looking around the entire laboratory, I have a clearer impression in my mind.

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The black pyramid and the giant furnace are located in the very center, the heart of the entire laboratory.

On the west side of the pyramid, there is a pile of huge octagonal iron cages placed in a staggered manner. It is unknown what material they are made of, but they look extremely sturdy. Each iron cage has chains and shackles engraved with runes. Of course, there is nothing imprisoned in the cage except dust.

To the north is a huge metal statue of a dwarf with its bottom melted and half collapsed on the ground. It is almost exactly the same as the huge dwarf statue that Ronan saw in the Mechanical Heart. A huge laboratory table placed in front of the statue is made of the same material. The missing lower half of the dwarf statue was probably melted to make this.

On the south side is an inward-curved structure. Ronan had briefly explored it when he passed by before and found that it was a place for storing books.

Alazan directed him to the east side of the pyramid, which was indeed the area most worth exploring at first glance, because the most things were placed here.

After descending from the black pyramid, Ronan walked slowly forward along several man-made dry energy channels. The first thing that appeared in front of him was an ancient brass-colored observation instrument with extremely complex and exquisite patterns on the surface. Only by looking closely could one discover that it was composed of countless extremely tiny runes.

On the surface of the observation instrument, several tiny flames were burning in the air, constantly changing their shapes, as if they were trying to form some pattern, but each time they would fail and be interrupted at some critical step.

Ronan walked over and seemed to see something dimly through the broken crystal lens of the observation device.

Unfortunately, the instrument had been damaged for who knows how long, so there was no way to get a glimpse of the original experimental results.

There were also a few pieces of parchment placed next to the brass instrument, with some strange symbols and data written on them in a messy manner. Ronan touched them slightly with his mental power, and these ancient papers immediately shattered into ashes.

Too long ago.

He sighed softly, imagining that who knows how many years ago, a powerful wizard named O'Brien was standing where he was now, observing with his magical instruments while casually recording precious and valuable data.

Breaking free from his brief reverie, Ronan reached out and picked up a bottle of fiery red potion that was placed on the table beside him and that Alazan had been directing him to pick up.

In the magic crystal bottle, whose specific material could not be identified, was a thick golden-red liquid that looked not much different from magma.

Just unusually pure.

Ronan held the potion bottle in his hand and shook it gently, and the liquid in the bottle immediately condensed into beautiful amber-like round beads.

When you get close to the bottle, you can faintly hear the roar of a dragon coming from it.

"Fire dragon marrow."

Ronan let out a light breath and glanced around. There were dozens of potion bottles containing fire dragon marrow, similar to the one in his hand, neatly arranged on the table.

(End of this chapter)