My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Rexol glanced back at the direction of the underwater cavern, then swam faster into the distance.

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On the cliffs and boulders of the coast.

Xia Zuo remained invisible, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

He sensed Rexor's movement and breathed a slight sigh of relief after the other continued swimming south.

If Rexor can successfully find the teleportation portal used by the August family to frame him today, then the next step of the plan will be feasible.

In the [Space-Time Phase Simulator], Xia Zuo found the teleportation channel that had framed him in advance.

That was a teleportation channel belonging to the underwater magma research group. It was set up without legal authority or permission from the temple.

This teleportation channel was built near an exposed seabed magma. It relies on the heat energy collected from the magma to maintain the channel, and also on the enormous heat energy constantly emitted by the magma to mask the energy fluctuations of the channel itself.

Building a teleportation portal next to lava has another advantage:

The destruction of evidence is very quick.

By simply removing the support components of the teleportation channel and allowing the entire miniature subplane to fall into the magma, most of the incriminating evidence can be destroyed.

Xia Zuo put in a lot of effort to give the bald man enough time to investigate the teleportation channel.

He used his disguise to travel overnight to the underwater lava field, where he placed fake traces of the Otherworldly demons, guiding Rexor's alchemical instruments to that location.

Then, he had the vest reinforce the support components of the teleportation channel so that it could last longer if someone activated the self-destruct program.

Shazo's efforts paid off; that evening, Rexor successfully reached the vicinity of the seabed lava.

This place is a sea of ​​fire.

Heavy seawater above, and even heavier fiery red magma below, a red fire dragon radiating rolling heat waves, heating the surrounding seawater to near boiling point, meanders and twists along the scorched seabed towards the horizon.

The deep-sea lava is one of the wonders of the deep sea, but it is full of dangers. Even with the protection of water pressure relief spells, Rexor only dares to walk around the lava from a distance.

The fiery pillars that occasionally erupt from beneath the magma, the black flammable particles in the boiling water, and the seemingly flat ground that turns out to be a layer of magma covered in ash—these dynamic and unpredictable natural traps can easily and painfully end the life of any mage.

The only relatively safe course of action is to first locate the teleportation channel, and then descend from 3,000 meters directly above the seabed lava to the teleportation channel.

Far off on the coast of the South China Sea, Xia Zuo watched Rexor cautiously explore the seabed magma, and the last bit of worry in his heart dissipated.

Rexor found the teleportation portal and reported back, thus completing the plan on the Western Continent. Shazo had achieved his two set goals:

The first objective is to cut off the teleportation channel for the Otherworldly Demons to reach the Western Continent, so that the existing number of Otherworldly Demons on the Western Continent will no longer increase, and Gelseberg will have nowhere to escape.

The second objective was to thwart the August family's plan to sacrifice the western continent.

Whether Bovaru likes it or not, he will not open any new teleportation channels in the Western Continent, and the existing teleportation channels will also go into a state of silence.

Despite Bovaru's apparent focus on Rexor as the central figure in this affair, he knew in his heart that it was all Shazo's doing.

If Xia Zuo can discover one teleportation channel that serves the Otherworldly Demons, then he can discover another.

Continuing to use the teleportation channel to help the Church of the Otherworld will only anger Shazo and invite even fiercer retaliation.

From Bovaru's perspective, he must be having a terrible headache right now:

If we can't sacrifice the Western Continent, then where should we go to gather life force for the Church of the Otherworldly Demons?

Xia Zuo will help him make the decision.

The answer lies in the Wild Hammer Kingdom, a high-temperature nation teeming with minerals and geothermal resources.

There are many dangerous yet magnificent underground wonders like the underwater magma belts in the Wild Hammer Kingdom.

Shazo will not tell the Church of the Otherworld the exact location of the ley lines threat that Inster Heguman knew about, or how to precisely destroy the underground magma belt to plunge the Hammer of Desolation into turmoil.

This is an inhumane and cruel act that will cause many innocent people to suffer, and it goes against Xia Zuo's moral principles.

Xia Zuo only meant well, reminding the royal family of the Wild Hammer Kingdom of which places posed a threat to the entire country.

Whether members of the royal family will trust letters from strangers and take measures to prevent a crisis is their own business.

Chapter 68 The legendary "several days passed in the blink of an eye"

A saying circulates in the Kingdom of Wild Hammer:

The warmer the temperature you bring home, the more passionate your wife will be.

The farther away from the ground, the closer to the mantle layer, and the higher the temperature.

The high pressure and high temperature environment has given rise to many rare ores, and has also provided mining jobs with higher salaries in the Wild Hammer Kingdom.

If a person works about 50 meters underground, he only needs to spend about 15 minutes commuting each day.

For every 50 meters the workplace descends, commuting time increases by 15 minutes.

When the work site is located at a depth of 500 meters or more, the daily commute time doubles to as much as 6 hours, so much so that miners can only spend the night underground and do not see the sky and the sun for more than ten consecutive days.

The exponentially increased commute time is caused by the security checks that must be performed every day when entering and leaving the workplace.

The hot, high-pressure underground is not only a source of minerals, but also a breeding ground for all kinds of dangerous organisms.

In a world inhabited by monsters, the creatures of the subterranean world are far more ferocious than Xia Zuo's previous life.

The underground miners must be fully armed, using three layers of protective clothing to completely isolate their bodies from the underground environment, and collect enough rare ores within a limited time to return to the mining vehicle before the air in the gas tank runs out.

Throughout the entire mining process, one must always be wary of the underground monsters lurking in the shadows.

As is well known, building an alchemical spaceship requires metal materials that can withstand extremely high temperatures.

The propulsion system, the spacecraft's outer shell, the ultra-high pressure airflow pipes and valves—any metal material that cracks under extremely high temperatures will cause irreparable damage.

While enchanting and magic circles can help metal materials remain stable in extremely high-temperature environments, the energy consumed by these two methods is staggering.

The August family ultimately decided to use special minerals produced 2000 meters underground in the Hammer of Desolation Kingdom to create metal materials that could withstand extremely high temperatures. Enchanting and magic circles were used to reduce the weight of the metal materials and decrease the drag during the spaceship's ascent.

The hidden dangers of the Wild Hammer Kingdom lie in the places where special ores are mined.

The special mineral has no associated minerals; it consists of individual, pure, deep blue crystals that emerge from the floor and ceiling like stalactites.

Miners risk their lives to open the ore vaults, operating mining machinery to cut special ores amidst the roar of engines, slicing off a whole cone-shaped piece of special ore from the base of the vault, close to the floor and ceiling.

They thought they were in an underground mine.

But actually... this is the belly of an underground monster.

This monster is enormous, exceeding 15 kilometers in length, and lives underground, feeding on heat emanating from the mantle and underground minerals.

Its exterior resembles a slender snake, but to tiny creatures like humans, it appears as a colossal behemoth spanning half a city and wider than a commercial street.

The royal family of the Desolate Hammer Kingdom discovered this subterranean monster many years ago.

They call it "Crystal Earth Dragon".

The crystal earth dragon lives deep underground and has almost no hearing or vision system, relying on vibration feedback to judge its surroundings.

Taking advantage of this characteristic, the Royal Family of the Wild Hammer secretly injected the Crystal Earth Dragon with a large amount of medicine, putting it into a long sleep.

Even in its sleep, the crystal dragon maintains normal physiological functions, absorbing heat energy from the mantle and minerals from the earth's core, combining the two and transforming them into special minerals resistant to ultra-high temperatures.

As long as the Crystal Earth Dragon remains asleep, it will not notice the miners cutting ore on its belly, and thus will not fly into a rage, causing an earthquake that destroys half of the Wild Hammer Kingdom.

Dangerous mining operations are always prone to accidents. From the team leaders who direct the miners in mining special ores to every member of the Wild Hammer royal family, everyone who knows the inside story hopes that the Crystal Earth Dragon can remain asleep forever.

When the Holy Rune Department issued an order to increase the mining of special ores, the pressure on everyone in the entire production chain increased dramatically.

The mining team leader needed to bring more miners underground, the alchemists concocting the sleeping potion worked around the clock, and the mining machinery roared day and night.

The people with the biggest headaches are the members of the Wild Hammer royal family who are directly responsible for mining special ores.

Miners are dying every day due to improper operation, the crystal dragons are becoming more and more resistant to drugs, and the potions concocted by alchemists are running out.

If even the slightest mishap occurs during the supply and injection of the sleeping potion, half of the Wild Hammer Kingdom will be finished.

At this critical juncture, the Holy Rune Department issued a second order urging the mining of special ores.

Upon receiving the order, the members of the Wild Hammer royal family immediately began planning how to make themselves seriously ill and extricate themselves from this troublesome problem.

A major piece of news from the temple immediately dispelled the idea of ​​the members of the Wild Hammer royal family abandoning their post.

The Holy Rune Division and the Arcane Masters Guild jointly issued a war warning to all members of the Holy Temple:

At 6:20 AM today, the Church of the Otherworldly Demons dispatched three full-strength legions to launch an offensive against the circular island within the Temple's territory. From this moment forward, the war between the Temple and the Church of the Otherworldly Demons has begun. All Temple members are under a state of emergency and must resolutely execute the production orders issued by the Holy Rune Department.

The war between the Temple and the Church of the Otherworldly Demons has begun!

No wonder the Holy Mark Department issued two production orders on the same day!

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The secret base in the western mountains of the Western Continent.

Xia Zuo finished his future deduction and walked to the desk to sit down, his body radiating rapidly dissipating seven-colored light.

He picked up the secret message ring on the table, looked at it, and smiled meaningfully.

"I didn't even have time to remind the Wild Hammer royal family before Bovaru chose to sacrifice the ring island... That's decisive... This is actually a bit of good news."

Xia Zuo swept the documents on the table into the drawer and dismissed the special forces team waiting in the corner.

Now that Bovaru has made his choice, there's no need for these reminders to the Wildhammer royal family.

That said, Bevaru must have been very conflicted when making his decision.

Although there are not many people on the circular island, the number of animals, plants and monsters is astonishing, and the reserves of life force are also enormous.

The thought of Bovaru handing over such a natural treasure trove to the Church of the Otherworld to be ravaged...

Xia Zuo shook his head regretfully, heartbroken that the island's alchemical materials had been trampled by the alien demons.

As he conjured up images of his bloodline connection in his mind, Shazo looked at his clone and Rexor.

It is expected that the cleanup of the western continent will enter its most crucial phase in the evening six days from now, at which point the temple forces will be driven out of the western continent by the blood magic clone forces.

Before that, Shazo needs to help Rexor find Grandabech so that the bald man can successfully obtain Inster Heguman's consciousness container from Grandabech.

Once the bald man got his hands on the consciousness container, Shazo immediately killed Granzabage and used the [Life-Generating Spore] to absorb the remaining 50% of Inster Heguman's character template.

Xia Zuo had already decided to transform the turret mage's disguise into a faceless person, and have this disguise follow Rexor back to the Eastern Continent.

Just as the August family was about to launch, the turret mage Vest rose up and joined forces with Rexor to stop the August family's unjust act.