mtl008 Chapter 1166 - 1044: Going in Circles
Chapter 1166 - 1044: Going in Circles
And just now, Duan Gujin had already guessed the true name of those sharks, and he also knew that those sharks weren't physical entities but were illusions.However, they couldn't take the Fire Spirit True Shark ahead lightly just because it's an illusion.
The Fire Spirit True Shark isn't an Exotic Realm Creature but a type of Demon from the Black Hole World.
However, this type of demon had disappeared a long time ago.
And now, it astonishingly appears before them in the form of an illusion, which gave them quite a shock.
Just as everyone planned to leave, suddenly, they saw something resembling a corpse emerge from beneath the molten lava.
Everyone's eyes widened, trying to see clearly what that corpse truly was.
After a while, Duan Gujin realized that the corpse seemed completely unafraid of the high temperatures of the molten lava; its body wasn't consumed by the lava.
Seeing this, he gasped inwardly. He couldn't comprehend why such an eerie illusion would appear.
After a while, Xuanzhen's subordinates told them, "Everyone, I think you just saw the corpse in the molten lava; do you think that's an illusion?"
"It should be!"
Some martial artists responded.
"Perhaps not! I really can't understand why there's a corpse in the lava that doesn't initiate an attack. It completely defies logic! If it's an illusion, then why would the creators of the Nine Phase World place such a useless corpse here? I can't understand it!"
Duan Gujin didn't express his view, his heart only harbored doubt.
Shi Potian responded, "I think the corpse we just saw might be a real corpse, and it very likely belongs to a recent intruder from the Divine World or Immortal Domain!"
Xuanzhen's subordinates exhaled and said, "My friend, you're absolutely right! Everyone, let me tell you the truth: the corpse you saw is a genuine corpse, only it's a Spirit Body! That Spirit Body accidentally stumbled here, encountering many Fire Snakes without any preparation, and didn't carry different elemental talismans! Upon coming here, he was discovered by hundreds of Fire Snakes lurking in the molten lava, which then surrounded him. Although he fought bravely, the coordination of those hundreds of Fire Snakes was excellent, trapping him here and ultimately severely wounding him! Fortunately, it was only his Spirit Body that was vanquished, otherwise, the Immortal Domain would've lost a master!"
Everyone listened to Xuanzhen's subordinates and realized just how terrifying this place was.
They heightened their vigilance and cautiously advanced.
After the team proceeded for 15 minutes, they discovered a large molten lava pool on their right, and the path forward was situated between two lava pools.
Xuanzhen's subordinates immediately halted everyone, uncertain of what to do.
He didn't know if the path ahead was a dead end, which would be fine if it wasn't.
But if the path was indeed a dead end, then he wouldn't need to lead Duan Gujin and the others towards that dead end.
He felt very conflicted, unable to decide whether to continue leading Duan Gujin and the others forward.
After some contemplation, he ultimately decided against advancing along the path ahead.
"We'll proceed along this molten lava!"
Xuanzhen's subordinates said.
"Alright!"
Duan Gujin and the rest were just as uncertain about whether to continue along the front route.
"Anyway, we're not in a hurry. Circumnavigating these molten lavas can lead us to the destination just as well!"
Everyone simultaneously thought the same.
Following Xuanzhen's subordinates, the group advanced along the edge of the lava.
After proceeding about ten kilometers, they found another similarly sized lava pool ahead.
Xuanzhen's subordinates' eyes flickered, thinking this place was exceedingly peculiar.
He quickly activated the Heavenly Stone in his hand, discovering that it directed them to move towards the center of the lava pool.
"What's going on?"
Xuanzhen's subordinates were puzzled, pondering a possibility.
"Could it be that we've been circling around on the spot?"
He felt this possibility was very likely but at this point, he could only continue to lead everyone forward.
The team advanced under his guidance, walking for two days.
Along the way, they saw numerous Exotic Realm Creatures and Fierce Beast corpses on the ground.
Upon closely examining those corpses, they soon confirmed that they were the very Exotic Realm Creatures and Fierce Beast corpses they had seen before.
"Why are they here too?"
Seeing those corpses on the ground, Xuanzhen's subordinates were full of doubt.
"Everyone, it's very likely that we've been circling outside the lava; we need to keep moving forward to ascertain whether we've been circling in place."
After a while, Xuanzhen's subordinates said.
"Alright!"
Duan Gujin and the others were entirely unfamiliar with this place; unable to use Divine Sense to explore, they had to follow Xuanzhen's subordinates.
The team advanced for half a day when suddenly a martial artist shouted.
"Everyone, I believe we've been here before; look, that rock, I relieved myself under that rock earlier, let's go check it out!"
Everyone followed the martial artist and quickly found some waste under that rock.
Seeing the waste, everyone gasped, instantly realizing they'd been circling in place this whole time.
"I understand now! We should've taken the path into the lava earlier! I think the Fire Element Tower lies within the lava ahead!"
Xuanzhen's subordinates realized what they needed to do next.
Duan Gujin and the others didn't blame Xuanzhen's subordinates because they knew that if they were leading, they'd also end up circling the lava edge just like him.
Xuanzhen's subordinates then told everyone to take a break, restore their Primordial Power before setting off again.
After they took a side path into the lava, they spent considerable effort finding a giant tower within the lava.
"Indeed, there's a Heavenly Stone here!"
Xuanzhen's subordinates' eyes widened, quickly locating the Heavenly Stone of the giant tower.
He imitated what was done before and soon retrieved the Heavenly Stone.
They entered the tower, hoping to find some useful clues inside.
But after closely inspecting the entire tower, they only found the same wall murals previously seen.
Besides that, they couldn't find any other useful clues.