Chapter 72: Flame Lizardmen, Venerable Tianhuo!

As he dove deeper and deeper, the Fallen Heart Flame that Gu Fei had previously taken began to tremble, its flames burning ever more fiercely.

It seemed eager to probe toward the depths of the magma below, as if it were going to see someone.

"It seems the Fallen Heart Flame has sensed the aura of Venerable Tianhuo below!"

Gu Fei raised an eyebrow.

This was just as well; the magma here affected one's perception of the surrounding environment, so utilizing the Fallen Heart Flame's connection to its former master would be more convenient.

Following the Fallen Heart Flame's guidance, Gu Fei continuously adjusted his direction, gradually diving into the depths of the magma sea, where a strange white ring of light appeared in the distance.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, a scorching gust of wind arrived with a rush.

At this critical moment, Gu Fei displayed a rather terrifying ability to react.

A faint green glow flashed beneath his feet, and his body twisted into a strange arc.

He curiously picked up the crimson bead, but after a glance, Gu Fei casually tossed it into his Storage Ring.

The magma there suddenly erupted in violent agitation, and a moment later, a large group of red figures emerged from behind the magma, swarming over like a school of fish.

The monster's mouth parted slightly, revealing dense, sharp teeth; its entire appearance looked just like a lizard capable of walking upright.

However, its feet were unusually broad, its head was round and covered in tiny scales, and its pair of small eyes revealed a faintly visible ferocity.

After the two sides confronted each other for a moment, a fierce glint suddenly flared in the magma creature's eyes, and it let out a shrill cry.

As a transmigrator, Gu Fei was naturally not too surprised by this strange creature.

Easily dodging the attack, Gu Fei's figure flickered, and he retreated rapidly.

"Chi chi!"

Under Gu Fei's gaze, at a distance of about thirty meters from him, a red figure was wandering through the magma.

Its entire body was crimson, the same color as the surrounding magma; if one did not look carefully, it would be difficult to discover it.

Just as Gu Fei's gaze was fixed on the magma creature, the latter was also staring fiercely at him.

While retreating, Gu Fei turned his body and looked toward the source of the gust.

Moreover, its crimson body was covered in red scales.

This thing was only from a lizardman with the strength of a Dou Huang; to him, it was truly tasteless.

"This must be the Flame Lizardman described in the original story!"

This Flame Lizardman had low strength; Gu Fei flicked his sleeve, and a burst of Dou Qi shot out, sending the Flame Lizardman flying backward instantly.

Its red scaly tail, about half a zhang long, flicked slightly, and the red shadow stood upright on its two feet.

Its tail lashed out, and its sharp beast claws sliced through a large swath of magma before it charged straight at Gu Fei.

Just as he was about to cast his gaze back toward the transparent ring of light, his eyes flashed, and Gu Fei turned his gaze toward the west of the crimson magma.

A crimson bead was flickering with a faint, scorching light, containing within it a rather vigorous and violent fire-attribute energy.

Gu Fei sucked with his palm, and a crimson bead appeared in his hand.

"These guys are gathering quite quickly..."

Gu Fei frowned; he did not want to get bogged down in a fight.

Among this dense crowd of Flame Lizardmen, there were already several with the strength of a Dou Zong.

Gu Fei knew that among the Flame Lizardmen, there existed beings that surpassed the Dou Zong level.

Furthermore, in the extreme depths, there were even two lizardmen who had reached the Half-Saint level guarding the area.

If he alerted those two, he would likely be in danger.

"Get out of the way!"

With Gu Fei's speed, he could naturally shake off these lizardmen; wails echoed continuously in the magma, and after defeating some Flame Lizardmen blocking his path, Gu Fei gradually approached the white ring of light.

With a flash of his figure, Gu Fei blasted away the last lizardman standing in front of the ring of light with a palm strike, then charged into the white ring of light.

Following Gu Fei's entry, the surrounding magma suddenly began to churn again, then slowly swirled, and under the gaze of the many lizardmen, it strangely vanished...

Not long after Gu Fei entered the light barrier, several blood-red figures shot over like lightning and finally appeared in this magma region; upon seeing these figures, the surrounding Flame Lizardmen hurriedly knelt down.

This race did not seem adept at Space Power, so these few Flame Lizardmen with the strength of a Dou Zun could not discover the situation inside the white ring of light; they let out bursts of angry roars, but had no way to deal with it.

After roaring angrily a few times, those blood-red figures had no choice but to give up; they glared fiercely at the light barrier, then slowly left with the many lizardmen.

And with their departure, this area once again became quiet.

Inside the white ring of light, after Gu Fei appeared, a skeleton came into his line of sight.

Above the skeleton, a formless fire was burning quietly; this Fallen Heart Flame was very small in size, and the temperature it emitted was far inferior to the Fallen Heart Flame inside Gu Fei's body.

At the same time, Gu Fei felt a probe of soul power.

"Come out!"

Gu Fei said to the skeleton.

As Gu Fei's voice fell, a brilliant white light suddenly erupted from within the skeleton; the white light slowly churned and finally transformed into an illusory, elderly figure.

The figure wore white robes, his hair and beard were snow-white, his face was aged, and a faint sharp glint flickered in his calm eyes.

【Venerable Tianhuo feels surprise and panic, Emotion Value +60】

"I didn't expect that you, at such a young age, would already be at the peak of the Dou Zong cultivation level, and your soul power is actually so strong...?"

The old man swept his gaze over Gu Fei, a hint of amazement appearing in his eyes.

A genius like Gu Fei was rare, even in his own era.

"You aren't the only one who has praised me!"

Gu Fei said indifferently; he had already heard these words too many times.

Seeing this, the white-robed old man smiled, his smile containing a pride that radiated from his very bones, and said: "I am Yao Tianhuo; others sometimes call me Venerable Tianhuo..."

Venerable... this explains one thing: the level of achievement he reached back then was the Dou Zun realm.

Hearing this, Gu Fei naturally had no reaction and said bluntly, "Judging by the abnormal reaction of the Fallen Heart Flame just now, you must be the previous master of this Fallen Heart Flame."

"You guessed correctly; I was indeed the former master of the Fallen Heart Flame."

Venerable Tianhuo smiled and said.

His gaze looked toward that infant Fallen Heart Flame with a hint of nostalgia, and he said slowly, "Back then, I searched this magma sea area and discovered the traces of the Fallen Heart Flame for the first time, and afterward, it took me several years before I luckily managed to subdue it, and the Fallen Heart Flame I subdued is precisely the one currently inside your body..."

Hearing Venerable Tianhuo suddenly speak of past events, Gu Fei did not interrupt.

(End of this chapter)