[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolution-starting-from-a-flame":3,"chapter-evolution-starting-from-a-flame-evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Evolution Starting from a Flame",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2086541,3329,"Chapter 21","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>The Temple Knight’s expression changed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know what he had thought of, but his expression became increasingly grave. ===== CHAPTER 50 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My lord, what is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scout knight exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he saw that the tip of the Temple Knight’s greatsword had been scorched red!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the other knights also stepped forward one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several knights drew their swords and cleared away all the volcanic ash on the surface of the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This layer of ash was very thick, a full half-meter deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this layer of ash was scraped away, the scene beneath was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw that beneath the volcanic ash, there was, shockingly, red magma!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, it’s the same over here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight who had run out several hundred meters shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, there is some here too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another knight who had run several hundred meters in the other direction said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, it looks like this entire area is magma underneath, but where did this magma come from? Could it be that there is a volcano underground?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight flicked the magma off his greatsword and stared at the vast area ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area was very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at least one kilometer long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also several hundred meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground in this area was clearly different from the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the color of the volcanic ash was very dark, and it was lower than the surrounding ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding land was normal; only this patch of land had magma beneath it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some knights had already tested it, and the magma was not particularly deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time, the temperature would drop, and it would turn into ordinary volcanic ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant there was no volcano underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it didn’t look like there was a volcano here anyway!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, do you see anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many possibilities flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every possibility was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he said: \"Although I am not a mage, there are still some faint magical fluctuations remaining here, which were captured by my divine armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, his voice became low: \"Therefore, this place is likely a battlefield. This land was created by a mage’s magical attack, and judging by the signs, it was caused by a single attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight’s words caused a stir among the knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, what kind of mage’s attack could create such a large area!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight could not believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this knight had participated in many wars, he had never seen magic of this level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the most powerful Temple Mage in the kingdom could necessarily do this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the large-scale magic he had seen performed by many mages combined did not have such a wide range of impact, nor such great power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight thought of two words, and his eyes could not help but widen slightly at the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forbidden Spell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out these two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two words instantly caused the knight squad to erupt in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forbidden Spell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These knights did not have a particular understanding of mage levels, especially high-level mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them only knew that the sixth rank was a Magus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was above the sixth rank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone knew the words \"Forbidden Spell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the legends of heroic stories circulating on the continent, the words \"Forbidden Spell\" appeared frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This represented supreme power and terrifying destructive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they were equally unclear about what realm a Forbidden Spell specifically represented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they only needed to know that these two words were terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the knights retreated, fearing that the terrifying Forbidden Spell mage might be nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not go any further! Let’s go, we are returning. This place is no longer a place we can touch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Temple Knight made a prompt decision and led the dozen or so knights to begin their return journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were unwilling to admit it in their hearts, they had indeed been scared away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was not just them who were scared; when they brought this news back, many people in the human kingdom to the west of the Misty Mountains were also scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, because of this great fire, that human kingdom had harbored some intentions toward the orc nation to the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, those intentions were completely extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One reason was that the miasma forest of the Misty Mountains had not yet burned out, and the army still could not pass through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second reason was that the news brought back by this knight squad was truly too shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know that when the fire had been burning for a month, the royal family had also sent a not-so-weak flying beast squad to check the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining these two events, the information revealed was enough to make that human kingdom afraid to act rashly without knowing the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that flying beast squad was indeed wiped out by Lin Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few broken birds and the people on them were actually preparing to urinate on the most fiercely burning flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one burning most fiercely in the fire was naturally Lin Yan himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you dare to do such a thing, who else would I wipe out if not you! ===== CHAPTER 51 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Fox Tribe, just five days later, the first batch of cement was produced by Lin Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before transmigrating, although Lin Yan was only in his twenties, he had not only succeeded in entrepreneurship but had not given up on his studies either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a standard top student!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was well-versed in the production processes of many industrial products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, this included cement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a non-industrial society, the biggest problem with cement is the high temperature required for calcination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minerals needed to burn cement, such as limestone, coal ash, and iron powder, had already been found in the Misty Mountains by the Fox Tribe under Lin Yan’s instructions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before transmigrating, those cement plants all needed professional equipment for calcination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with divine power, Lin Yan could not conjure such equipment out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Yan did not need this professional equipment. ===== CHAPTER 52 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-16T04:51:01.468Z","2026-06-16T06:25:28.214Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ab221697226070ca5d1c780453f68d045227067fae0cfb943bca1261f7d4d5e7","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-22","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-20",951,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-starting-from-a-flame-cover.jpg"]