Chapter 437: Mysterious Underground Encounter, Picking Up Fire God Essence Blood

Just from a single collision, the skeletons shattered and died.

Their innate talents seemed to have no effect.

The owner of that massive claw is far too terrifying.

Jiang Chen stared at the shape of the giant claw and suddenly thought of something.

He immediately ordered all the skeletons to cease their attack.

Thus, they watched helplessly as the giant claw carried away the Ancient Luan Bird's egg.

Jiang Chen didn't feel discouraged; he was merely puzzled.

"Why would it intervene? It's so powerful, yet it intervenes over such a trivial matter,"

The flame gradually faded, leaving a massive pit over two hundred meters deep and more than three thousand meters in diameter.

Qiao Zhixin ran back, excitedly asking, "Did it die?"

Jiang Chen shook his head.

Whether it was killed is simple; you just see if you gained experience.

There's no need to ask at all.

Jiang Chen pondered the reason, but he could never figure it out.

He could only wait to ask about it later.

Qiao Zhixin saw Jiang Chen's solemn expression, guessed the answer, and stopped asking.

She walked to the edge of the pit and looked down.

The pit, scorched by flame, was smoother than a mirror.

At the bottom of the pit, some flame still lingered, but it wasn't black.

It was a flame tinged with red and purple.

Since it's not black flame, it shows no connection to the Ancient Luan Bird.

"Huh? There's something inside the fire,"

Qiao Zhixin's eyesight was sharp; she saw something seemingly within the flame.

Jiang Chen looked toward the pit; from his elevated position he saw more clearly.

The flame was a bright red; the purple part wasn't flame at all, but whatever lay inside.

It resembled some kind of crystal, flashing within the flame, very beautiful.

Jiang Chen leapt down, clad in Bone Armor, and charged into the flame at the pit's bottom.

At that moment

Jiang Chen finally realized that the flame they saw through the earth was not an illusion but a truly existing flame.

Below the ground was indeed a Fire Sea.

This is a world of fire, with raging flames everywhere.

The flame's temperature was high and its damage considerable, rivaling the Ancient Luan Bird's black fire.

Jiang Chen stood within the flame, periodically needing to replenish his Bone Armor.

Any other practitioner of the 60th tier or above couldn't last long.

"I wonder how many years this Fire Sea has been burning,"

"Could it be that the Ancient Luan Bird was born within this Fire Sea?"

"But what is the source of this Fire Sea?"

Jiang Chen thought to himself, scanning the Fire Sea, and quickly spotted a purple glimmer.

It was a crystal-like object, faceted.

Jiang Chen grasped it, feeling its scorching aura and searing energy.

The Detection Technique was applied to it.

"Solidified Fire God Essence Blood: Mythological Class material; Fire God Essence Blood that has been burned for millennia and solidified into a substance,"

Jiang Chen showed surprise; he hadn't expected this piece to be solidified Fire God Essence Blood.

The deity's entire body is treasure.

Both the essence blood and the bones are of extremely high value.

A single drop of Beast God Essence Blood almost caused Lin Zhenzi to sell his granddaughter.

Now this solidified Fire God Essence Blood, a Mythological Class material, is estimated to be worth a fortune.

Holding the solidified Fire God Essence Blood, Jiang Chen left the Fire Sea world and looked toward the direction where the Ancient Luan Bird first rebirthed and crashed down.

"It seems it doesn't just rebirth anywhere; it specifically seeks a place with Fire God Essence Blood to rebirth,"

"It should know that Fire God Essence Blood is useful to it, so

It deliberately smashed a huge pit here, breaking through the surface."

"Its rebirth upgrade—could that also be linked to Fire God Essence Blood?"

"Beneath the Fire Sea, might there be more Fire God Essence Blood?"

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then turned to Qiao Zhixin and said, "Stay here and wait for me; don't go anywhere."

"Okay!" Qiao Zhixin obediently replied, promising not to go anywhere.

Jiang Chen left the Undead Legion to guard her and entered the underground Fire Sea alone once more.

"The Ancient Battlefield possesses self-repairing properties; this pit will likely be fixed soon,"

"I must return before the repair finishes,"

Jiang Chen instructed the Undead Legion to watch the pit and notify him of any changes.

He began darting through the Fire Sea world, searching for solidified Fire God Essence Blood.

Mythological Class materials are rare, so if you come across one you naturally can't let it go.

After solidifying, fire god's essence blood appears in a special purple hue.

It's dazzling and beautiful, not hard to find.

Jiang Chen now harbored a speculation: could this Fire Sea have been created by the fire god?

Perhaps something happened long ago, the fire god's blood rained across the sky and fell here.

Did the fire god fall, or is it merely sleeping?

Divine beings do not die easily.

Historical records show that many divine beings appear dead, but are actually just dormant.

When the time is right, they will awaken.

Jiang Chen soon found another piece of solidified fire god's essence blood.

It was a notch smaller than the previous one, yet still contained massive scorching energy.

Jiang Chen could feel that this was the essence of fire element.

The fire god originally governs flames, wielding supreme authority over the fire element.

Its essence blood naturally contains

a vast amount of fire element.

The Fire Sea lies beneath the surface, unimaginably huge.

Jiang Chen rode the Lightning Nether Spirit Wings through it, yet dared not stray far.

If the Entrance vanished, he would be trapped inside.

He had tested the surface's hardness; it is extremely solid.

Neither he nor the Undead Legion could smash it open.

Half an hour later, the Skeleton guarding the Entrance transmitted a report.

The Entrance had changed.

Jiang Chen did not hesitate and raced back at full speed.

The Ancient Battlefield was self‑repairing, and the hole that had been smashed out was gradually fading.

Jiang Chen flew back at top speed, bursting out of the Fire Sea with a cluster of sparks.

In half an hour, he found as many as ten solidified pieces of fire god's essence blood.

Although varying in size, each piece was Mythological Class material.

Mythological Class materials are extremely rare and highly valuable.

Moments later, the Entrance to the Fire Sea vanished completely.

It felt as if an invisible giant hand brushed the earth.

The massive crater was also gradually restoring.

It would take only a few days to fully recover.

Qiao Zhixin whispered, "What was that just now?"

Jiang Chen casually tossed a piece to her, indicating she should examine it herself.

Qiao Zhixin took it and suddenly exclaimed, "So hot!"

After inspecting it, she widened her eyes, "It's actually fire god's essence blood!"

Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Do you know about fire god's essence blood?"

Qiao Zhixin shook their head, "No, I don't."

"Then why are you so surprised," Jiang Chen thought, finding it even stranger.

Qiao Zhixin's reaction seemed abnormal.

"Yu Yao Jie once mentioned that divine beings' items are extremely wondrous and precious," Qiao Zhixin said honestly.

Jiang Chen thought that it wasn't surprising Huo Yuyao would know.

After all, she is the young lady of the Blue Leaf Guild,

The Blue Leaf Guild, being one of the top guilds in the Shenlong Empire, has existed for many years.

Knowing some things about divine beings is perfectly normal.

Qiao Zhixin looked for a while, then returned it to Jiang Chen.

Although it was Mythological Class material, in Qiao Zhixin's eyes it was no different from ordinary material.

She had no desire for it at all.

Holding the solidified fire god's essence blood, Jiang Chen felt a slight stir in his heart, "Could I use it to summon an Elemental Lich?"

Since the idea occurred, he decided to give it a try.

Skill: Summon Elemental Lich.

Boom!

Flames rose like a pillar, shooting straight into the sky.

In an instant it pierced the heavens, turning the surroundings into a Fire Sea.

Qiao Zhixin let out a startled cry, stepping back several paces in fright.

Even Jiang Chen himself was greatly astonished.

At the moment the flames burst forth, he sensed the aura of a Divine-level Strongman.

It differed from the Divine-level Strongmen among the Human Race, and also from the Demon King's aura.

But Jiang Chen was certain it was an aura of the same tier as a Divine-level Strongman.

Moreover, the fire pillar soaring skyward resembled the scene he had seen during the Awakening Skill.

A surge of excitement rose in his heart; could it be that he had summoned a Divine Level elemental Lich?

A half‑human‑tall Lich stepped out of the Flame, still a bit cute, yet far more majestic.

Its aura was highly unstable, the Divine Level aura gathering and dispersing, unsettled.

Moreover, it showed increasing signs of chaos, the massive fire element beginning to lose Control.

"Damn, it's going to explode!"

Jiang Chen felt a stir in his heart and instantly ordered it to stay away, to fly far off.

The blazing Lich sped toward the distance at top speed; after it had flown about ten kilometers, a huge sound echoed from the sky.

The sky

In it appeared a massive fireball.

It exploded.

The Explosion's power was immense, even more terrifying than the blast when the Ancient Luan Bird attained Nirvana.

"How strange, how could it have exploded?"

Jiang Chen racked his brain but could not figure it out.

Then a blazing Lich flew out of the exploding fireball and returned to Jiang Chen's side.

Its appearance was identical to the one he had summoned with a Flame Crystal.

Upon inspection, even its attribute Aura matched perfectly.