Chapter 232: Brand New Intelligence

Clearly, the Fool also possesses a means of precognitive divination.

He also predicted that the volcano in this Secret Realm would erupt, but he did not know that this volcanic eruption would be so fast and so violent.

"Ye Bai, is it? Actually, I have always been very annoyed with you."

"Your performance, leaving everyone else in the dust, makes me, the second place of the Young Qilin Cup, feel so ashamed."

"Now that my team members have all gone out, I, Fang Yu, naturally do not need to hide it anymore."

Fang Yu took off his mask, revealing a handsome face.

His eyes, vast like the stars, were filled with a look of madness.

This time, Fang Yu's harvest was already enough; being recommended to the Imperial Capital was basically no problem.

And his current thought was to make Ye Bai stay here completely.

After all, no matter what he does, he must strive for first place and is determined not to be the eternal runner-up.

If anyone blocks his path, then he will just have to send that guy on his way.

At least, that is Fang Yu's nature.

That night, Ye Bai read the newly updated intelligence.

The sky was like the end of the world; from time to time, huge fireballs descended from the sky, and the sound of explosions was as loud as thunder.

Ye Bai had no sleepiness at this time; he only wanted to find the Lava Heart as soon as possible and leave here quickly, not wanting to linger too long.

He had a vague premonition that the later he left, the more dangerous it would be.

【1. The Tianran Xuechi has been collected, and the cave where the Blood Pool was located suffered a severe collapse accident; the intense tremors triggered a violent volcanic eruption, and the entire Secret Realm is about to be covered by lava; no person or Exotic Beast will be spared.】

【2. The Lava Heart is not heart-shaped, but rhombic-column-shaped; it will fall into the largest lake in the Secret Realm following the volcanic eruption, and fire-type Pet Beasts can sense the fall of the Lava Heart.】

【3. The Lava Heart is nurtured by the energy of the volcano; fire-type Exotic Beasts that swallow the Lava Heart can absorb the power of the magma and claim it for their own use.】

【4. When the magma erupts, a type of Exotic Beast called a Lava Monster will become very active; they come from the depths of the magma, and after being defeated, they will turn into Indestructible volcanic rock; once they have absorbed enough energy, they will become active again; Fire Crystals can be brewed within the Lava Monster's body; the larger the Lava Monster, the higher the quality of the Fire Crystal it nurtures; the Lava Monster that obtains the Lava Heart will evolve into a Lava Lord.】

【5. Three months from now, the Beautiful Country will suddenly mark a small uninhabited island and announce that it is their territory; the uninhabited island is located in the ungoverned Storm Triangle and contains rich mineral resources.】

After Ye Bai saw the system's intelligence, he finally understood that this was because he, this small butterfly, had flapped its wings, causing the Blood Pool to collapse early, and the resulting strong earthquake led to the complete eruption of the volcano.

This directly wiped out most of the people taking the assessment in the Secret Realm; thinking of this, Ye Bai felt a little bit of guilt.

However, this trace of guilt quickly vanished; this was better, as they would not encounter too much danger.

"Just one Lava Heart left; once that's done, I can finish up completely."

"However, judging from the system's intelligence, it's not just me looking for the Lava Heart; even the Lava Monsters will be looking for the Lava Heart."

Ye Bai wanted to end his journey in this Secret Realm as soon as possible; he now really wanted to study the Sword Spirit Insect, such a magical Exotic Beast.

If he could achieve mass reproduction of the Sword Spirit Insect, he could gain extremely high prestige in the research world.

The volcano continued to erupt, emitting a deafening sound, and the dark sky was dyed red by the gushing magma.

The ground of the Secret Realm was shaking violently, and from time to time, one could see fire meteors falling from the sky, hitting the ground heavily.

The ground appeared with cracks like spider webs, and magma seeped out from the cracks.

The magma rolled in the cracks like an angry giant beast, its red light reflecting the surroundings, dyeing the area red.

The scorching heat wave rushed toward him, and even the air was filled with the smell of sulfur; before long, Ye Bai's clothes were soaked with sweat.

The temperature in the Secret Realm was estimated to have exceeded forty degrees Celsius and was rising at a very fast speed.

At this moment, Ye Bai discovered that something seemed to want to rush out of the lava river.

The magma roared, and one after another, Lava Monsters with human-like upper bodies and lower bodies made of rolling, flowing magma appeared.

Their bodies were composed of countless magma, looking as if they were made of flowing flames.

The Lava Monster's eyes were like two crimson gems, flickering with dazzling light in the rolling heat wave.

When they breathed, they exhaled scorching gas from their nostrils, and the surrounding air distorted due to the sharp rise in temperature.

【Name: Lava Monster】

【Gender: Agender】

【Personality: Mischievous】

【Attribute: Fire】

【Level: Third-order Peak】

【Skills: Fire Spark (Proficient): Spits out countless Xianghuo to attack enemies.

Black Mist (Proficient): Spits out a large amount of black mist filled with the smell of sulfur from its mouth to confuse the enemy's vision; it can form an air explosion when encountering an open flame, with astonishing power.

Lava Claw (Proficient): Uses Lijua formed from lava to attack enemies, and the enemy will trigger a burning state.

Petrification (Entry): After the lava in its body is exhausted, the Lava Monster will petrify into Sturdy, black, and shiny volcanic rock.

Magma Ejection (Entry): Spits out a large amount of scorching magma from its body to attack opponents.

Big Explosion (Entry): Detonates the Fire Crystal in its body to form a big explosion】

【Evolution Route 1: Lava Lord: Swallow a large number of Lava Monsters or find the Lava Heart to become a huge Lava Monster Lord.】

【Evolution Route 2: Lava Demon: Soul*1, Fourth-order arbitrary Fire-type Crystal Core*5, Fourth-order arbitrary Dark Element Crystal Core*5; the specific ratio needs to be matched through specific experiments, as the body composition of each Lava Monster is different.】

After the Lava Monster saw a living Exotic Beast, it couldn't help but pounce on it.

They wanted to turn the Exotic Beast into a part of their body.

Ye Bai watched an Exotic Beast similar to a rabbit being captured by a Lava Monster, its whole body scorched by the scalding flames, and a charred, fragrant smell wafted through the air.

In the blink of an eye, the Lava Monster scorched the rabbit Exotic Beast into charcoal. Ye Bai saw that the volume of this Lava Monster seemed to have grown quite a bit.

The Lava Monster, having grown in size, began to attack its own companions.

It opened its Blood Basin Mouth toward a slightly thinner Lava Monster.

This Lava Monster bit off its companion's head in one bite, and then swallowed its companion into its stomach in a few gulps.

Ye Bai saw that the lava on this Lava Monster's body seemed to look even redder and glowing, and its body had also become sturdier.

"It seems the way Lava Monsters improve is through devouring."

"By devouring other Exotic Beasts, and devouring their own kind, they then evolve into Lava Lords."

"It seems I must find the Lava Heart as soon as possible and leave this Secret Realm."

"This Secret Realm has already evolved in an uncontrollable direction."

"Space Pelican, let's leave this place."

Ye Bai turned his head and said to the Space Pelican.

Now, the mountains and plains were filled with Lava Monsters.

At this moment, Ye Bai heard a familiar, miserable scream.

The Storm Tooth Wolf also didn't know why, after waking up from a sleep, Lan Fa and Yun Luo were gone.

There were so many hellish things around.

Its handsome fur, which had just grown out, had all been burned away by the raging fire.

Woo woo woo.

It was simply a miserable dog life—no, a miserable wolf life.

The Storm Tooth Wolf violently shook off the Wind Blade on its body; the violent Wind Blade swept across the bodies of the Lava Monsters, directly tearing them limb from limb.

But more Lava Monsters gathered around.

In the eyes of the Lava Monsters, the Storm Tooth Wolf was prime, fatty meat.

As long as they could devour it, their advancement to the fifth rank should be no problem.

Help, is there anyone who can save me!

The Storm Tooth Wolf was scared out of its wits.

Just a moment ago, it had seen an Abyss Giant Scorpion, which was even more powerful than itself, have endless Lava Monsters crawl all over its body, and a charred, stinking smell wafted through the air.

The Abyss Giant Scorpion was burned to death alive, and after it died, its body was devoured by the Lava Monsters.

The Lava Monsters then became even more powerful, as if they were growing by absorbing life energy.

If it were to be entangled by the Lava Monsters, wouldn't it be burned to death alive?

At this time, a huge Lava Monster blocked its path.

The Storm Tooth Wolf hurriedly stopped; if it didn't stop and just crashed straight into it, it would be like a rabbit waiting for the hunter.

Running to the left, there was a group of Lava Monsters; running to the right was also a group of Lava Monsters.

Its path of retreat had already been cut off.

Just at this moment, that large Lava Monster stretched out a hand covered in magma.

The Storm Tooth Wolf felt a wave of heat rushing toward it.

It squeezed its eyes shut.

It's over, it's over, I'm going to die, I'm going to die.

Just when the Storm Tooth Wolf thought it was going to perish, the surrounding space was cut open in an instant.

The large Lava Monster was cut into countless pieces.

It scattered into a large amount of magma and fell to the ground.

A black shadow rushed over, and in its sharp bird beak, it held a fire-red gemstone.

This was precisely the Fire Crystal birthed from the body of the large Lava Monster.

"Yare yare, Storm Tooth Wolf, why are you in such a sorry state?"

After hearing the familiar voice, the Storm Tooth Wolf's eyes welled up with hot tears.

Ye Bai descended from the sky like a great hero coming to the rescue.

Space Pelican: Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore my existence, okay?

"Storm Tooth Wolf, this place has become a bit unsafe; are you willing to follow me and leave here?"

Ye Bai extended an invitation to the Storm Tooth Wolf.

The Storm Tooth Wolf's eyes were filled with tears.

It was more than willing! Lan Fa and Yun Luo, who had escaped the Secret Realm, only then discovered the news that the Storm Tooth Wolf was missing.

"Oh no, we left the Storm Tooth Wolf behind in the Secret Realm."

The two said in unison.

But there was nothing to be done; after all, neither of them was at the fifth rank, so naturally, they couldn't contract a fifth-rank Storm Tooth Wolf.

And since Lan Fa's strength had not yet reached the fifth rank, he could not create a fifth-rank Beast Card.

For the Storm Tooth Wolf, this was a dead end.

(End of this chapter)