197: Flaming Mountain

The flames on these mountains were not from ordinary volcanoes.

Instead, they were like heavenly fire, as they contained a strong essence of fire.

The presence of the essence of fire allowed these flames to burn perpetually, and the scorched red sky indicated how terrifying the essence of fire here was.

“What is this place? Is there really an Opportunity? I feel like I’m going to melt just being outside; won’t I turn to ash if I go in?”

“The essence of fire is so strong; could it be that a Phoenix clan resides here?”

“This is the Ancient Battlefield; where would a Phoenix clan come from!”

“What if it’s an evolution of killing intent?”

“……”

Everyone continued to discuss the mysterious nature of this Fire Mountain, and Lin Ye was also observing the mountains filled with heavenly fire.

He felt as if the Qi and blood in his body were boiling.

Under normal circumstances, how could the essence of fire burn his Qi and blood from such a distance?

Moreover, the cloud pattern on his chest seemed to be faintly hot.

There must be an Opportunity related to him within these mountains!

With this thought, Lin Ye said, “Let’s go in. There should be an Opportunity in here.”

“I was thinking the same thing!”

Xiang Tiange nodded, “In this Lingxu Battlefield, the more dangerous the place, the more likely there is an Opportunity. It would be strange if there wasn’t an Opportunity in this strange Fire Mountain. However, we need to leave some people behind.”

The reason for leaving some people behind was that if they truly encountered an insurmountable danger that led to total annihilation, at least some would survive.

Hearing this, several Sequence Disciples nodded and directly split off a few people, leaving a portion of the Disciples behind.

The remaining people followed behind Lin Ye, intending to enter the Fire Mountain together.

Upon entering the mountains, the essence of fire became even more intense.

From time to time, heavenly fire would fall to the ground, creating deep pits in the barren earth.

It was just like a meteor shower of fire.

The Disciples with weaker cultivation already felt the intense heat throughout their bodies and quickly used spiritual power to dispel the heat.

Among the crowd, only one person was completely unaffected, and that was Lin Miaoxuan. Her origin was mysterious, and facing such a strong essence of fire, her expression remained normal.

She even held Lin Ye’s arm, skipping and jumping as she walked inside with him.

“Roar!!!”

Just then, a low roar of a creature came from afar.

“Hmm!”

Hearing this sound, everyone became vigilant. They tightly gripped their Magic Treasures. In this Lingxu Battlefield, Opportunities were everywhere, but they were also accompanied by crises.

And these were crises that could easily lead to death.

At this moment, a Disciple shouted, “Look! What is that?!”

Everyone looked in the direction the Disciple was pointing.

Not far away, there appeared to be a Vicious Beast. The Vicious Beast’s body was covered in crimson scales, resembling a descendant of the ancient giant alligator clan.

Its eyes were filled with killing intent and savagery.

In an instant, its figure vanished.

At the same time, Xiang Tiange rushed towards a Disciple, his purple Qi and blood soaring. He threw a punch!

Boom!!!

The purple Qi and blood emitted a brilliant radiance. Xiang Tiange’s punch directly struck the giant alligator’s scales. The giant alligator’s sharp claws were just an inch away from crushing the Disciple’s head.

Fortunately, Xiang Tiange reacted in time!

“Trying to ambush us?! Die!”

Xiang Tiange’s eyes narrowed, the muscles on his arms bulged, and the light he emitted was so dazzling it made people tremble.

Swoosh! The Void Realm around him cracked; the power of one punch was terrifying!

But even such a punch did not shatter the giant alligator. The giant alligator was merely sent flying backward from the impact of this powerful force.

With a bang, the giant alligator was embedded in the mountain wall.

The next second, its figure disappeared from everyone’s sight.

“It, it disappeared?”

“What’s going on?! Senior Brother Xiang couldn’t instantly kill it with one blow?”

“This monster resembles a Vicious Beast, but it’s completely different. Could it really be a lingering image of the giant alligator clan?”

“……”

The giant alligator’s disappearance was extremely bizarre, and many Disciples felt a bit scared.

They hadn’t expected to encounter danger the moment they entered this place.

Everyone had no time to react to the giant alligator’s attack just now; its speed was simply too fast.

“Roar, roar, roar…”

At this moment, roars came from afar. Some sounded like the giant alligator, while others were completely different.

“Are there other creatures?”

Everyone looked around, but there was nothing except the scorching fire waves.

Lin Ye hadn’t spoken since earlier, seemingly deep in thought. A moment later, he said in a deep voice, “Continue deeper.”

Hearing the command from their Saint, everyone dispelled the fear in their hearts.

They followed behind Lin Ye and walked forward.

No one noticed the deep meaning in Lin Miaoxuan’s bright, large eyes.

The group traveled for over a hundred miles. While outside, the Fire Mountain didn't seem very large, but upon entering, they found it was like a Small World, with no end in sight.

Everyone looked ahead and saw a misty expanse, and the smell of smoke and fire was even more pungent, as if the entire earth was about to ignite.

Suddenly, a huge fierce bird flew across the sky. With a wingspan of dozens of meters, it stirred up a wave of fire and flew over their heads.

“What is that thing?! A Phoenix clan member?”

“No! Is that a Golden Crow?”

“It definitely isn’t. We’ve never seen such a creature; it resembles a Phoenix, yet also a Golden Crow. What exactly is going on here?”

“……”

The giant bird did not attack them but flew directly towards a mountain, disappearing from everyone’s sight within moments.

Lin Ye’s expression grew increasingly solemn.

He squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, then went to the mountain wall and carefully observed the cloud pattern on it.

Xiang Tiange walked up and asked, “Did you find anything?”

“Yes.”

Lin Ye nodded, “Did you notice that these mountains seem out of place here?”

Hearing this, Xiang Tiange also noticed the problem.

These Fire Mountains were entirely crimson, and the mountain walls were as hard as rock, while the ground beneath their feet was dry and cracked from the heat of the flames.

It looked as if these mountains had been moved here later, not as if they had always existed here.

“Who would be so bored as to move dozens of mountains here?”

Lin Ye shook his head; he naturally didn't know who would be so bored.

The reason for his serious expression was that he noticed that both the giant alligator that appeared earlier and the flying bird just now seemed to be prehistoric creatures from Earth in his memory.

And these mountains…