73: Red Crystal Fire Lizard

Mo Yuhan stealthily approached the cave entrance, his Soul Power like invisible tentacles, cautiously probing deep into the cave.

The interior of the cave was even larger than expected.

The rock walls displayed a blend of crimson and dark gold, with many areas embedded with glowing red crystal clusters, illuminating the cave like a purgatory.

The ground was not flat, with slow-moving, dark red magma rivers flowing, emitting a pungent sulfurous smell.

In the deepest part of the cave, on a massive platform made of some dark gold ore, lay a colossal creature.

Its body was nearly ten meters long, like a giant lizard magnified countless times.

Its entire body was covered in incredibly thick crimson crystal armor, each piece of crystal armor like a meticulously polished crimson gem, with sharp edges, shimmering with a metallic luster and scorching heat.

Its thick limbs were like columns cast from lava, ending in massive claws that gleamed with a cold light, capable of tearing through refined steel.

A thick and powerful tail, also covered in crimson crystal, trailed behind it, its tip like a giant crimson crystal meteor hammer.

Most striking was its head.

The ferocious lizard head was covered in even thicker and sharper crimson crystal head armor than other parts, like wearing a burning crown.

Its lantern-sized vertical pupils were pure gold, like two pools of molten gold, filled with ferocity, greed, and endless rage. With each slow, heavy breath, it would spew out streams of incandescent white flames from its mouth and nostrils, causing the surrounding air to crackle.

Strands of dark gold flames, as if alive, flowed and entwined within the gaps of the crimson crystal armor on its body.

"Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard!"

Mo Yuhan instantly identified the target's name and age in his mind.

This was definitely an existence over ten thousand years old.

Moreover, judging by the dark gold flames flowing over its body and its mountain-like oppressive aura, it was probably close to twelve thousand years old.

It simultaneously controlled the violent power of hellfire and the heavy power of the earth, its core essence formed by the fusion of pure lava essence and an earth crystal core.

Its attributes were a perfect match for his Xuan Huang Purple Flame, and his third spirit ring was the Crimson Crystal Fire Lizard, so this Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard could be said to be the former's evolved form.

If he could obtain its spirit ring, the Spirit Ability it granted would surely enhance the power of his third Spirit Ability, while also gaining an earth-shattering offensive fourth Spirit Ability.

The moment Mo Yuhan's Soul Power swept over the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard, this slumbering lava overlord suddenly opened its molten-gold eyes.

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening roar, filled with endless fury, erupted from the depths of the cave like a volcanic eruption.

The terrifying sound wave, mixed with a tangible scorching shockwave, swept out like a tsunami.

The crimson crystal clusters on the cave walls trembled violently, pebbles clattered down, and the magma river below was stirred into waves several meters high.

The Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's perception was so astonishing that it sensed Mo Yuhan, the intruder, the moment he arrived.

Its massive body suddenly stood upright, its thick limbs stomping on the dark gold platform, emitting dull thuds that made the entire cave tremble.

Its molten-gold vertical pupils instantly locked onto Mo Yuhan's tiny human figure at the cave entrance, endless rage burning within them.

Territory! This was its inviolable lava territory.

Without a moment's hesitation, the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's massive mouth suddenly opened, and a dazzling golden-red light illuminated deep within its throat.

"Boom—!"

A golden-red pillar of fire, over a meter in diameter, condensed to the extreme like liquid lava, carrying an aura of incinerating everything, tore through the scorching air, instantly crossing a hundred meters to blast towards Mo Yuhan at the cave entrance.

Wherever the pillar of fire passed, the air was completely ignited, leaving a scorched, vacuum-like trail.

"Flame Armor Guardian!"

Mo Yuhan's pupils constricted, reacting with extreme speed.

With a low shout, the dark and heavy Xuan Huang Purple Flame instantly burst forth from his body, rapidly condensing on his surface.

The flames on his shoulders and forearms were especially thick, quickly bulging and extending, outlining the outline of a ferocious lion's head and dense, mane-like flowing flames.

The flames churned, dark in color, but with violent purple hues flickering at their core, as if he had donned a heavy lion's armor burning with Xuan Huang Purple Flame.

"Thump—!!!"

The golden-red lava pillar of fire slammed heavily into the Purple Flame Lion-shaped armor.

A deafening explosion reverberated through the cave, and the violent impact force sent Mo Yuhan sliding backward, his feet plowing two deep scorched marks on the ground.

The Flame Armor Guardian burst forth with dazzling purple-gold light, fluctuating violently.

Terrifying high temperatures instantly permeated, and even with the Flame Armor Guardian isolating most of the damage, Mo Yuhan still felt as if he were in a melting pot, his skin burning with stinging pain.

Even more terrifying was that the lava pillar of fire contained not only high temperature but also a mountain-like impact force.

Mo Yuhan grunted, and the counter-damage burning effect was triggered, the Xuan Huang Purple Flame curling back up the pillar of fire, scorching the flames spewed by the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard, but the crimson crystal armor on the opponent's body had extremely strong resistance to flames, so the effect did not seem significant.

"What powerful strength! What domineering flames!"

Mo Yuhan's heart tightened; this Hellfire Lizard's strength far exceeded his estimation, likely already touching the threshold of a Tier 4 magical beast, which was a magical beast comparable to a Dou Ling expert. A direct confrontation was definitely not the best strategy.

"Phoenix Flight Step!"

He endured the tremors, and a surge of green flowing wind rose beneath his feet.

His body, like a fallen leaf blown by a strong wind, narrowly slid sideways along the ground.

The moment he left his original spot, a second, thicker, and hotter lava pillar of fire slammed down.

Where he had just stood, the hard rock ground was instantly melted into a crimson magma pool.

Seeing its two attacks miss, the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's rage intensified.

Its massive body suddenly leaped from the platform, like a burning meteor, slamming down by the magma river not far in front of Mo Yuhan.

Splashing magma rained down like a storm!

"Xuan Huang Lion Flame Crash!"

This time, Mo Yuhan did not retreat; instead, he advanced, taking advantage of the opponent's brief rigidity upon landing, his Soul Power and Dou Qi erupting.

The Purple Flame Lion-shaped armor on his body unleashed a fierce propelling force, and he transformed into a meteor burning with dark purple-gold flames. The lion's head flames condensed on his shoulders and forearms let out a silent roar, carrying an unstoppable momentum, crashing fiercely into the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's relatively weaker flank.

"Roar!"

The Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard seemed not to have expected this little bug to dare to attack proactively, and in a hurry, it only managed to turn sideways, using its shoulder covered with thick crimson crystal to resist the impact.

"Boom! Crack!"

A dull thud was accompanied by the crisp sound of crystal shattering.

Mo Yuhan felt as if he had crashed into a burning steel hill, and the massive recoil made his blood churn.

But the power of the Xuan Huang Lion Flame Crash was also extraordinary; the purple-gold flames surged madly into the impact point, and the terrifying original burning power inherent in the exotic flame ignored part of the crimson crystal defense, directly invading the opponent's body.

The Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's massive body trembled violently, and a fleeting trace of extreme shock and stagnation flashed in its molten-gold vertical pupils.

Blood stagnation, reduced speed, halted Soul Power operation.

Although with its powerful physique and Soul Power, this negative status only lasted for less than a second, that one second, for Mo Yuhan, was an opportunity.

"Eagle Wings!"

Purple light surged behind Mo Yuhan, and the illusory purple-patterned Eagle Wings instantly unfurled.

The Eagle Wings flapped violently, stirring up a turbulent airflow, carrying him soaring into the sky, narrowly avoiding the Crimson Crystal Hellfire Lizard's tail, which swept across like a giant lava pillar due to its rage.

The tail hammer grazed his feet, and the strong wind it generated stung him.