653: Chapter 653 Qin Yan Clears the Level

"Fall!"

The Molten Core Giant King's arm swung down violently.

The massive flaming fist high in the sky moved accordingly, smashing toward Qin Yan with a terrifying Aura that seemed capable of destroying everything!

Wherever the fist passed, the air was torn apart, leaving behind a charred trail.

The volcanic rock on the ground cracked under the heatwave, and magma erupted from the fissures.

As for the water arrows shot by the Water-element Wondrous Tree—the Molten Core Giant King intended to tank them head-on.

It would use its own body to endure the damage from those water arrows.

As long as it could withstand this round of attacks and kill the human before it, those water arrows wouldn't be a problem.

A Spirit Beast Phantom is an extension of a Martial Artist's power; if the Martial Artist dies, the Spirit Beast Phantom will dissipate with them.

With this one strike—

Either Qin Yan would die, or he would be severely injured.

It had no other choice.

Seeing this, the corners of Qin Yan's mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of excitement even flashed in his eyes.

He liked the opponent's posture of fighting to the death.

Qin Yan held his long spear horizontally, and the light of the Five Elements bloomed simultaneously upon the spear's shaft.

Five Elements Block—deployed immediately!

Facing the incoming massive flaming fist, Qin Yan's expression remained unchanged as he held the long spear horizontally in front of him.

"Boom—!!!"

A massive explosion rang out, deafeningly loud!

The flaming fist and the moyuan spirit weapon collided violently, sending flames splashing and sparks flying everywhere.

The scorching flames poured down toward Qin Yan like a bursting dam, submerging him entirely within a sea of fire.

As the firelight gradually faded...

Qin Yan's figure emerged from the sea of fire.

He stood there with his long spear horizontal in front of him, maintaining his blocking stance.

His robes were intact, his hair was not out of place, and even his breathing was steady.

"How is this possible!"

The Molten Core Giant King's pupils shrank, its voice filled with disbelief.

Its full-strength strike was actually... blocked by the opponent so effortlessly?

That was a desperate, all-out strike that condensed its entire body's power regardless of the cost!

What was going on with this Late Stage Rank Six human?

It didn't understand.

It didn't understand why this human was so strong.

It didn't understand why its full-strength strike couldn't even break through the opponent's defense.

But it could only take its lack of understanding with it to Hell.

"Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!"

One water arrow after another fell from the sky, accurately striking the Molten Core Giant King.

Those water arrows, carrying the chill of Xuanming True Water, pierced through the Molten Core Giant King's defenses.

One water arrow shot through the Molten Core Giant King's shoulder.

One water arrow shot through the Molten Core Giant King's abdomen.

One water arrow shot through the Molten Core Giant King's thigh.

One water arrow shot through the Molten Core Giant King's chest.

...

Within just a few breaths, dozens of holes appeared on the Molten Core Giant King's body.

The larger holes were as thick as a bowl's mouth, while the smaller ones were the size of a fist.

The edges of the holes were covered in frost, freezing the surrounding rock into a grayish-white color.

The Molten Core Giant King's body was covered in holes and cracks everywhere.

It was like a riddled city wall that could collapse at any moment.

Its Aura plummeted rapidly.

"It's over."

Qin Yan spoke indifferently, his voice calm.

He swept his long spear, and triple-attribute True Qi erupted!

Gold, green, and red lights intertwined at the spear's tip, transforming into a peerlessly sharp Spear Qi that slashed toward the Molten Core Giant King's neck!

The Spear Qi flashed past, fast as lightning.

"Puff—"

The Molten Core Giant King's head instantly flew off.

Its massive stone head tumbled several times in the air before landing heavily on the ground, smashing a deep pit.

Its crimson eyes were still wide open, frozen in shock and resentment.

It died with its eyes open.

Its body stood frozen for a moment before collapsing with a roar.

The ten-meter-tall giant stone body slammed onto the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

With that, the battle ended.

Qin Yan stood with his spear retracted and let out a long breath.

He glanced at the Molten Core Giant King's corpse on the ground, his heart untroubled.

This wasn't the first Half-step Grandmaster he had killed, and it wouldn't be the last.

"Not bad."

Qin Yan was quite satisfied with his performance in this battle.

The suppression of the Water-element Wondrous Tree, the defense of the Five Elements Block, the armor-piercing of the triple-attribute True Qi...

Every step was executed perfectly.

"Congratulations, Trialist Qin Yan, for clearing the Lava Secret Realm."

Just then, a man's voice rang out in the air.

The voice was deep and resonant.

Before Qin Yan could respond, his body was enveloped by an inexplicable force.

In the next instant, Qin Yan's vision blurred, and the world spun.

When his vision cleared again, the scene before him had undergone a world-shaking change—the towering volcano had vanished, the scorching magma had disappeared, and the sweltering heat in the air was gone.

In its place was a lush green mountain forest. In the distance were the seven towering True Inheritance Mountains of the Taixuan Holy Land Inner Court, and the sound of mountain wind rustling through the treetops and the faint cries of cranes reached his ears.

He had returned to the Holy Land, standing just outside the peak where he had entered the Secret Realm.

"It seems this Lava Secret Realm has a Guardian presiding over it."

Qin Yan stood in place, and after a moment's thought, he understood the key to it.

Once a trialist successfully clears it, the Guardian teleports them out directly, clean and efficient without any lingering.

This was very much in line with the Taixuan Holy Land's style.

"But what a pity." Qin Yan snapped back to his senses, looking at the familiar entrance peak of the Secret Realm and sighing with some regret. "I originally intended to thoroughly sweep the volcano's resources after clearing it."

That Molten Core Volcano was clearly a treasure trove.

In the magma deep underground, there must have been many fire-attribute Spirit Stones, spirit ores, and perhaps even fire-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Those resources would definitely be priceless treasures for Martial Artists who Cultivate fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques.

If he could have scavenged a bit, he would have definitely gained a significant fortune.

But the Holy Land had clearly guarded against this. Being teleported out right after the battle ended left no chance for Disciples like them to fleece the place.

Qin Yan stopped thinking about it and immediately sank his Mental Energy into his token to check the Inner Court Disciple Rankings.

The silver list floated in his consciousness, names arranged neatly from top to bottom.

Qin Yan's gaze swept over the list one by one, and he soon saw his own name on it.

[Qin Yan, cleared the Lava Secret Realm.]

The name was in gold, followed by the words "cleared the Lava Secret Realm," signifying that he had successfully completed the first of the Three True Inheritance Trials.

(I might be a bit busy the next few days, so the writing might be a bit filler-heavy~ actually, it seems I've always written a bit like filler, hehe~)