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Chapter 252 Molten Life
Molten Realm Camp.

Wu Ming sat cross-legged, his primordial spirit leaving his body and floating above him, observing the changes in the world of the Molten Fire Realm.

This place is indeed completely different from the sacred land of cultivation. Now, upon closer inspection, one can clearly feel a kind of restriction, as if one has entered a small pond from a vast ocean.

It seems that if you exert even a little force, you will hit a wall.

But precisely because this world is so small and has so many limitations, all kinds of laws of heaven and earth are very close, especially the law of fire, which is almost within reach.

of course,

Even so, the fire laws scattered throughout the world are still not as clear as the killing laws within the Law Hall of the Demon Subduing Realm.

Wu Ming's understanding of the Law of Slaughter has indeed reached its peak. To truly master the power of this law, what he lacks is not comprehension, but practical experience.

What he needs is to put his insights into practice in battle, verify them one by one, and transform them into real power.

However, Wu Ming was currently in the Molten Realm camp, observing the various laws of the Molten Realm and gaining insights into them.

While it's true that you can't bite off more than you can chew, and focusing on one particular law makes it easier to progress, if you can gain some understanding of different laws, it can still have some effect in battle. At the very least, it can prevent your moves from being interfered with by other laws in the world.

Eight days passed in the blink of an eye.

Wu Ming had thoroughly understood the situation in the Molten Realm, and on the same day, another team quietly returned.

"Senior Brother Chu, you're back!"

"It looks like you've had a very fruitful trip."

Wu Zhe, Zhu He, and the others all came out of the camp and greeted the returning group of people with smiles.

When Chu Xuan and his group returned to the camp, they all had smiles on their faces. Almost everyone carried a huge animal skin bundle. After arriving at the camp, they put it on the ground, and immediately revealed one after another crystal stones that emitted a red glow.

"Wow, so much Crimson Fire Essence! You've really struck it rich."

Zhu He was surprised to see this.

"Haha, I happened to encounter a volcanic eruption, which contained a large amount of Crimson Fire Essence. Luckily, no one else was fighting over it."

Chu Xuan grinned.

Even if everyone takes a share of this large amount of Crimson Fire Essence according to their strength, it will still be a substantial gain for each person. Once they return to the Holy Land, they can exchange it for resource points and then use them to acquire the resources they need.

After greeting Zhu He and the others, Chu Xuan's gaze suddenly shifted, noticing Wu Ming at the back of the crowd, and he was slightly surprised.

"Oh, another newcomer. Fellow disciples, won't you introduce him?"

Upon seeing this, Zhu He smiled and said, "Senior Brother Chu, this is Junior Brother Wu Ming from Qingming Peak. He just arrived at the camp a few days ago... Junior Brother Wu is a prodigy. He has already mastered the perfect-level formation in the Holy Land. His strength is probably comparable to mine."

Upon hearing Zhu He's introduction, Chu Xuan's eyes lit up. He smiled and cupped his hands to Wu Ming, saying, "Junior Brother Wu, I am Chu Xuan. It's a pleasure to meet you."

In this world, the strong are respected. Although the weakest disciples who come to the Holy Land of the Molten Realm are at the 'extremely strong' level among Grandmasters, and the gap between them and the top Grandmasters is not so large as to be insurmountable, there is a qualitative difference in status between the extremely strong and the top.

For example, a Taoist master, who is at the very high level, can at most master a skillful level array. Although they may have the opportunity to break through to the eighth level and become a grandmaster, it is quite difficult. Moreover, even if they enter the eighth level, they can reach the 'normal' level, which is about the limit.

However, top-tier Daoist masters who have mastered perfect-level formations are different. For them, breaking through to the eighth level of refinement is not exactly easy, but it is not difficult either. Moreover, after breaking through to the eighth level of refinement, they can quickly reach a relatively strong level in the eighth level of refinement, and in the future, they may even be able to reach the ninth level of refinement.

The two may differ only slightly in strength, but their status in the Holy Land is vastly different. It is precisely because of this that everyone was friendly and willing to make friends with Wu Ming after he arrived in the Molten Realm.

If Wu Ming can comprehend the laws in the Molten Realm in the future, that would be even more extraordinary. He could reach the level of a peerless grandmaster and, upon entering the eighth level of refinement, quickly become a top grandmaster.

"Senior Brother Chu."

Wu Ming responded politely to Chu Xuan.

He had already learned about Chu Xuan from Zhu He and others; he was also a 'peerless master,' on par with Wu Zhe.

In the current Molten Camp, among all the Grandmasters, there are only three who have reached the unparalleled level.

Wu Zhe and Chu Xuan each occupied one spot, while the third was in another team. As the most powerful peerless masters, they occupied the largest proportion of the team's resources whenever they went out to explore and fight.

These individuals who can reach the Seven Refinements and Seven Bloods level and attain unparalleled status are all potential Dao Saints and Martial Saints in the future, so Wu Ming naturally wouldn't look down on them.

After a brief introduction to Wu Ming, Chu Xuan entered the camp with a smile. Zhu He and the others watched Chu Xuan and his group enter the camp and then exchanged glances.

“Alright, Senior Brother Chu and the others are back, it’s time for us to get going,” Zhu He said.

"Ah."

"It's time to go."

The others also responded in their own way.

Everyone who comes to the Molten Realm is here for conquest and training, so naturally no one wants to stay in the camp forever.

"Junior Brother Wu, what do you think about our departure tomorrow?"

Wu Zhe turned to look at Wu Ming.

"It's fine for you senior brothers to make the decision. I'm new here, so I won't say anything more." Wu Ming nodded slightly.

"Okay, that's settled."

Wu Zhe and Zhu He immediately smiled and said.

For Wu Zhe, he had already comprehended the laws and entered the Dao, becoming an unparalleled grandmaster. In half a year, he could return to the Holy Land to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the eighth stage of blood coagulation. Going out to fight and hone his skills was not very meaningful for him. However, with his strength, he was basically no longer in any life-threatening danger in this world. He could take advantage of the last six months to collect more resources for his seclusion after returning to the Holy Land.

After everyone made their decision, they returned to their respective quarters in the camp.

The next day.

The group of nine, including Wu Ming, arrived outside the camp. Under the watchful eyes of Chu Xuan and the others, they traveled along the blazing earth and soon disappeared from sight.

……

Amidst the raging flames.

Wu Ming followed Wu Zhe and the others, walking at the very back.

Although he had gained a general understanding of the map and terrain of the entire Molten Realm in the past few days, he remained silent during his first exploration, simply following Wu Zhe and the others, and quietly observing the surroundings.

The earth was ablaze with flames, and the whole world seemed to be burning. However, ordinary flames were easy for everyone to pass through. But there were also some special places in the flames, such as places where the power of the flames was extremely strong.

The flames there were no longer the yellow of candlelight, but had turned into a dazzling blue, exuding a terrifying heat that even Wu Ming found alarming. The earth below was scorched by this brilliant blue flame into flowing lava, bubbling and gurgling.

Even he couldn't easily withstand such heat if he rashly stepped into it. However, he possessed the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form, which allowed him to adapt to the power of the flames to the greatest extent possible, preventing him from being burned to ashes by the dazzling blue fire.

but,

This dazzling blue flame was different from the others, so the team leaders, Wu Zhe and Zhu He, did not rush through it. Instead, they led the group to take a detour and pass through the ordinary flames on the side.

However, just as everyone was circling the edge, passing by that area of ​​brilliant blue flames, an unexpected change occurred.

"Gulu gulu."

A strange sound suddenly rang out, seemingly a roar, and then everyone saw the writhing magma suddenly churn up in the area scorched by the bright blue flames.

Wow! !
A giant hand formed from lava suddenly emerged from the lava pool and slammed towards Wu Ming and his group.

This giant hand was ten zhang long, enveloping everyone within its bombardment range. Radiant blue flames swirled around its palm, and a suffocating heat assaulted everyone's senses.

"Be careful."

Someone spoke in a deep voice.

"I come."

Wu Zhe said calmly.

He gripped a large, crimson-gold sword, and instead of retreating, he advanced, raising both hands high in the air.

A terrifying pressure spread out, and a phantom figure resembling a demon god appeared on its body. The demon god was surrounded by seven-colored flames, like a god in flames.

Wu Ming knew that what appeared to be a Dharma form was actually not a Dharma form, but rather a martial arts intent condensed to the point of almost becoming a substance, spreading out between heaven and earth in the realm of 'entering the Dao'.

With Wu Zhe's swing of his sword.

boom! ! !
The flames from all directions seemed to be stimulated by something, suddenly growing stronger and surging towards his longsword, condensing on the blade and transforming into a blazing golden flame.

Then came the fall of the blade.

As the blade slashed down, blazing golden flames suddenly burst forth, like a long, fiery blade traversing the heavens.

The ten-zhang-long lava hand that was pressing down was directly cleaved through the center by Wu Zhe's sword. The golden flame sword light continued its momentum and struck the blazing magma below, splitting the magma in the middle and creating a trench that stretched for dozens of zhang!
The giant lava hand, now split in two, froze in mid-air. After a brief moment of stiffness, it lost all its power and crashed down, disappearing into the churning magma.

"This is the life of molten fire..."

Wu Ming stared at the churning lava, a thoughtful expression on his face.

In the Molten Realm, the largest and strongest force is not actually the demon race or the Great Yu Dynasty, but the native creatures of this world—the Molten Lifeforms.

These innate beings, born from the molten lava, are naturally able to control the power of fire in the world, possessing extremely strong strength; even the weakest among them can almost rival a grandmaster.

The most powerful among them can rival grandmasters, reaching the upper limit of power that this world can withstand.

And there are countless similar molten life forms in this world, their numbers unknown.

Theoretically speaking, even if the three forces of the demon race, the Great Yu, and the Great Jin were to unite, they would still be far inferior to the Molten Fire Life Clan.

but.

Everything in the world has its own laws.

As the innate beings of this world, the Molten Lifeforms are born with the will of heaven and earth, and are extremely powerful from birth. However, despite possessing such great strength, their intelligence is extremely low.

Therefore, even though the overall strength of the Molten Lifeforms is far greater than that of the Demon Race, the Great Yu, and the Great Jin, they will not unite to drive out the three forces. In fact, when they encounter each other, they will fight each other internally.

of course,

They do pose a threat.

After all, these molten beings are incredibly diverse and possess unpredictable abilities. Among them, those molten beings with extremely high strength, comparable to grandmasters, pose a certain threat even to their entire group.

After the information about Molten Life flashed through his mind, Wu Ming glanced at Wu Zhe again.

Wu Zhe, a Seven Blood Warrior and a peerless grandmaster, is indeed exceptionally strong. In particular, his strike just now, which utilized the Law of Fire and mobilized the power of heaven and earth, was no ordinary attack. Even he himself was not confident in forcibly taking it at close range.

"This is how one comprehends the laws and harnesses the power of heaven and earth."

Wu Ming murmured to himself.

At the Seven Refinements and Seven Bloods level, if one can comprehend the first step of the law, the benefits are enormous. Leaving aside the huge increase in strength, just in terms of foundation alone, it is a qualitative change.

With mastery of the power of the laws, attempting to break through to the Eighth Refinement or Eighth Blood stage allows one to draw upon the power of heaven and earth during the breakthrough, tempering one's primordial spirit and physique. After such a breakthrough, one's innate foundation will be far stronger than that of others who have not mastered the laws.

This is one of the reasons why top-tier Daoist masters like Zhu He, who have already mastered perfect-level formations, do not attempt to break through to the eighth level of refinement, but instead continue to hone themselves and comprehend the laws in the Molten Realm.

Wu Ming, relying on the foundation he had honed through six supreme secret techniques, considered himself unparalleled in the world. Naturally, he would not be inferior to anyone at this stage. He wanted to refine his foundation to its most perfect state, as this would determine whether he could survive the nine tribulations of decline and achieve immortality.

"Senior Brother Wu's swordsmanship is still unparalleled. He completely annihilated this molten creature with a single strike."

A person standing nearby looked at Wu Zhe and said admiringly.

Wu Zhe sheathed his longsword, not arrogant at all, but just grinned and said, "No, this molten life form is a bit stupid, exposing its core, so it can naturally be dealt with in one strike."

"If it hides its core deep within this magma pool, killing it will be extremely difficult."

Saying,

Wu Zhe looked at the others, called out, and said, "Since a molten life form has sprung up here, there must be something special about it. Let's follow the usual procedure and carefully explore and salvage it."

"it is good."

"feasible."

Zhu He and the others nodded in agreement.

then.

Zhu He stepped forward first. His eyes flashed, and his primordial spirit suddenly left his body. In an instant, he activated the power of his Dharma Image. A raging fire erupted, and a light flame burst forth, transforming into a blue fire Dharma Image that stood beside the lava pool before plunging into it.

For Wu Zhe, although he could also rely on the power of 'Entering the Dao' to forcibly enter the lava pool to explore, he was, after all, a martial artist. Although the Grandmaster Body of the Seven Bloods was incomparably powerful, it was still a body of flesh and blood. In comparison, Dao cultivators could enter the lava pool to explore without any obstacles by activating the Dharma Image of the Blazing Fire lineage.

(End of this chapter)