I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 253 Rock Monster

After a while.

Zhu He's primordial spirit form flew out of the magma.

"Oh, you're back."

"Huh, it's actually a piece of Flame Essence Mother Stone?"

Everyone looked at the object captured by Zhu He's primordial spirit dharma form, each showing a hint of surprise before breaking into smiles.

It was a stone that emitted a red glow. Calling it a stone was a bit inaccurate, because its texture seemed a little soft, with a gelatinous feel, and it would sway when gently shaken.

The Flame Mother Stone is a rare and precious natural treasure, worth around 50,000 resource points. Even if it is divided among nine people, they can still obtain at least several thousand resource points in the end.

It may seem like we didn't get much, but we've only been out for less than a day, so this is already quite a good amount.

For these grandmasters who have undergone seven blood and seven refinements, obtaining around two to three hundred thousand resource points after a whole year of exploring and fighting in the Molten Realm would be more than satisfactory.

"Not bad, not bad. Since it was Junior Brother Zhu who found it, I'll leave it to you for safekeeping."

Wu Zhe nodded, a satisfied look on his face. After all, he had obtained this resource very easily, without having to put in any effort.

After a short rest, the group set off again.

……

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

For more than ten days, Wu Ming silently followed the team to explore. Since the enemies they encountered were not strong, he basically did not have to fight. Most of the time, Wu Zhe and others took care of him.

The gradual harvest, neither too much nor too little, totaled approximately 100,000 resource points. These resource points needed to be distributed among the group, and he would receive about 10,000 of them.

Gaining such a sum of resources in just over ten days is quite good. Many people are already planning to return, and Wu Zhe has also roughly calculated that he will look for another source of resources before returning.

but,

As everyone ventured deeper into the inferno and continued their exploration, Wu Ming, who was at the back of the group, suddenly twitched his brow and glanced sideways in a certain direction not far away.

Shortly after Wu Ming noticed something, the Daoist cultivators in Zhu He's group also turned their gazes in that direction.

"Something's happening to the southwest!"

Zhu He's eyes flashed, and he immediately spoke in a deep voice.

Wu Zhe paused, looked southwest, and whispered, "Let's go take a look."

In the Molten Realm, a team like theirs can freely explore most areas. Ordinary dangers pose no threat to a team of grandmasters like them. Even if they cannot defeat a Molten Being comparable to a Grandmaster, they can at least escape.

Therefore, the actions of exploration teams are generally quite bold.

Wu Ming remained silent in the group, following the others southwestward. Soon, the terrain became increasingly rugged and descended, seemingly leading to a valley.

Zhu He stopped, and after carefully sensing the situation, said in a deep voice, "It's the Molten Life Tribe... There should be about ten of them, their strength is unknown, but none of them are comparable to a Grandmaster Molten Life."

Upon hearing Zhu He's words, everyone's gazes shifted slightly.

Around ten Molten Lifeforms—this is a very delicate number. While it's unlikely that all of them are comparable to top-tier Grandmasters, even if most of them aren't strong, the weakest would still be at the Grandmaster level. If there are even a few top-tier ones among them, then it would be very difficult to take them down.

If it cannot be taken down in a short time, since this world is, after all, the home ground of the Molten Lifeforms, a major battle could attract more Molten Lifeforms and gradually lead to trouble.

"If there isn't a Molten Lifeform comparable to a Grandmaster, then it's worth a shot."

After a brief moment of thought, Wu Zhe made his decision. The others exchanged glances, and most of them spoke up to support Wu Zhe's decision.

As long as there are no Grandmaster-level Molten Lifeforms, they can definitely try to fight them. If they can win, then there is no doubt that a place where so many Molten Lifeforms can be born must also have valuable natural treasures.

If they really can't take it down in a short time, they're not stupid. If things don't work out, they can retreat as soon as possible. The Molten Lifeforms have low intelligence, and unless they form a huge number, it will be difficult to trap them.

"You can give it a try."

Wu Ming also spoke up.

Ten or so Molten Lifeforms are indeed not many, and with Wu Zhe leading the team, it's enough to fight them, not to mention that he's also in the team.

Now,

The group quickly reached a consensus and immediately concealed their auras, heading rapidly southwest.

……

southwest direction.

A sunken valley floor.

Here stretches a vast lava pool, roughly a hundred feet in size, where flames and lava bubbles gurgle and bubble. In various areas of the lava, one can see strange creatures immersed in it.

They were a group of molten beings whose bodies resembled black stones. They rolled around in the lava pool, the parts of their bodies that came into contact with the lava turning crimson, and returning to their original black color when they moved away.

Sudden.

From the distant flames, a large number of figures suddenly emerged.

The leader, wielding a long sword, was Wu Zhe. He let out a long roar, brandished his sword, and slashed directly at the nearest Molten Lifeform, intending to finish it off in one strike and quickly reduce the number of Molten Lifeforms in the team.

However, while he moved quickly, the molten creatures were not slow either. The seemingly dull and stupid molten rock monsters unleashed astonishing pressure the moment they were attacked.

They twisted their bodies, making a crackling sound as stones rubbed together. The most powerful of the lava monsters erupted, unleashing a torrent of molten lava that met Wu Zhe's blade aura head-on.

boom! ! !
The magma collided with the sword energy, unleashing a deafening roar.

Looking at the situation before him, Wu Zhe's expression hardened slightly.

The lava was splashed everywhere by his sword energy, but the speed at which the sword energy penetrated the lava flow was significantly slowed down. After the lava flow was completely torn apart, the power of the impact was greatly reduced.

Click.

The weakened blade energy struck a lava rock monster, producing a metallic clang, leaving only a white mark.

"Such a tough body..."

Wu Zhe's eyes showed little ease. Although he seemed to have the upper hand, he had also tested the strength of these molten rock monsters. The one that had just withstood his attack was a rock monster comparable to a top-tier grandmaster. After greatly weakening his attack, it protected its companion.

Due to its tough body and strong defense, Wu Zhe immediately realized that with his strength, it would be virtually impossible for him to defeat a top-tier Lava Rock Monster in a short period of time.

And at this moment,
The attacks from the others also arrived.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
In an instant, multicolored light exploded wildly in the lava pool, causing countless magma fragments to splatter.

But Zhu He and the others who had created such a commotion also had a slight change in expression, because everyone understood one word—

hard!
These lava monsters have really tough defenses!
　I'm currently out of town, so this chapter is a bit shorter than usual. I'll add more words when I get back.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)