282: Chapter 282: Heaven-defying opportunity, mysterious heart

Chapter 282: Heaven-Defying Opportunity, Mysterious Heart

Behind them, the fire spirits roared to express their anger, but it seemed there was something inside that made them wary, so they ultimately did not pursue them.

“Phew~~ Thankfully, they didn’t chase us!”

Mu Yang, who had just entered beneath the lava, immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon noticing this phenomenon.

With Gu Ming and Shadow Fiend exploring ahead, he believed he would be much safer.

Although the temperature here was terrifyingly high, with defensive treasures in hand, he could still endure.

The two exchanged glances and followed the traces left by the two in front, continuing their descent...

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Thump-thump~~ Thump-thump~~ Thump~~

After an unknown distance deep inside the volcano, Gu Ming finally clearly saw the thing that was summoning him.

But the sight before him caused his pupils to instantly contract, and he froze on the spot.

Before him was a heart more than ten times larger than his body.

Moreover, this heart was slowly beating.

The surface of the heart was covered with strange patterns, like ancient runes, emitting a mysterious and eerie light.

With each beat, the surrounding lava was stirred, creating surging waves.

These scorching lava flows collided and merged, emitting deafening roars, as if countless ancient beasts were bellowing.

A powerful energy fluctuation continuously spread from the heart, like the most primitive rhythm of heaven and earth.

And these rhythmic beats unconsciously caused his own heartbeat to synchronize with them.

The feeling was as if an invisible large hand was tightly gripping him, and each beat made his heart palpitate endlessly.

“This… this heart is alive, it still has vitality!”

In his shock, he murmured.

He hadn't expected that there would still be a beating heart in the Immortal Burial Ground, the core of the Ghost Domain.

Its size aside, just being alive was enough to terrify anyone.

One must know that this Immortal Burial Ground had been sealed for over a million years.

For a million years, it had not completely perished; how terrifying must it have been in its lifetime?

However, what followed was ecstasy.

This was his opportunity; the previous summons had come from this heart.

He could tell that Mu Yang and the other person did not have this kind of perception.

Only he could feel it.

Moreover, along the way, he had miraculously refined some of the Spiritual Marrow Divine Liquid obtained from the stone pillar earlier.

His refining speed accelerated as he got closer to this heart.

In just half an hour, his cultivation had rapidly ascended from the initial stage of the Combination Realm to the middle stage of the Combination Realm.

At the same time, his Path of Luck also gained some new insights.

This was already a very great opportunity for him.

And this was merely an additional effect brought to him by this heart.

Even if he did nothing to this heart, just its ability to accelerate his refining of the Spiritual Marrow Divine Liquid would allow him to elevate his cultivation realm to a terrifying level in an extremely short period.

One must know that he had obtained a considerable amount of Spiritual Marrow Divine Liquid in the Stone Forest.

Enough for him to advance to the Great Ascension, or even higher.

And the Path of Luck would also receive a huge boost.

Old Chang had said before that as long as his Path of Luck was complete, he would seemingly be able to transcend the Heavenly Dao, transforming from a Heavenly Dao inheritor to a Heavenly Dao controller.

At that time, the Eternal Continent would bear his mark, and he would become a potential Star Lord.

Thinking of this, he became inexplicably excited.

He even had the urge to not leave and just cultivate here.

And this idea seemed more and more feasible the more he thought about it.

If his cultivation could reach the Loose Immortal Realm, perhaps he could rely on himself to escape the surveillance of Ghost Nightmare.

At that time, whether to cooperate with the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce would be up to him; he would hold the initiative.

“Oh, isn’t this the Chosen One nurtured by Sect Master? What a coincidence!”

Just as he was about to settle down and cultivate in place, a voice full of roguish mockery suddenly came from behind him.

In an instant, he felt his scalp tingle.

It wasn’t that he was very familiar with this voice, nor was he very afraid of it.

Rather, someone had quietly approached him at such a close distance, and he hadn't noticed at all, which truly sent shivers down his spine.

He quickly turned his gaze to look behind him.

He saw two figures, one large and one small, appearing out of thin air about ten meters away from him.

The smaller one, he had never seen before; at first glance, it looked like a child, but Gu Ming knew in his heart that if he truly treated her as an ordinary child, that would be a grave mistake.

As for the tall figure, Gu Ming had seen him in the information he investigated before coming in.

Shadow Fiend, the leader of the Ghost Face Three.

This person was well-known in the Ghost Domain; although they belonged to the same younger generation, he was a generation older than Gu Ming.

He never expected to encounter other people in this perilous place.

Such an opportunity, by rights, only he could perceive due to his special senses.

Without the summon perception, who would risk their life to delve deep into the bottom of this volcano?

Not to mention the chilling high temperatures here, just the terrifying impact from the constantly erupting volcano was enough to make people hesitate.

“Shadow Fiend, what are you doing here?”

Gu Ming’s eyes instantly sharpened like an eagle’s, and he secretly circulated his spiritual power, ready to strike at any moment.

He was determined to obtain this opportunity; this was the key to his rise, and the only hope to escape Ghost Nightmare’s control.

According to the Ghost Domain’s records, the cultivation of the Ghost Face Three was roughly in the middle to late stage of the Combination Realm.

If all three appeared together, Gu Ming might have to go through some trouble.

But now there was only Shadow Fiend, and he felt it would be much easier to deal with him.

However, the little girl beside Shadow Fiend made him somewhat hesitant.

The little girl exuded an indescribably eerie aura.

He tried his best to probe, but couldn’t detect a single trace of her energy fluctuations, as if she were just an ordinary mortal.

Yet, she could float safely above the scorching lava, completely unharmed, which was something no mortal could do.

Therefore, to be safe, he decided to first probe Shadow Fiend’s intentions.

“Heh heh, Gu Ming, your question really lacks substance. Whatever you’re doing here, that’s naturally what I’m here for!”

Shadow Fiend, no, Lin Yu, curled his lips into a mocking smile and responded unhurriedly.

The inside of this volcano was very peculiar; the extreme high temperatures and the effects of volcanic eruptions severely limited divine sense probing.

Moreover, this lava area was truly vast, completely unlike the small volcanic crater seen on the surface.

The internal space was surprisingly wide.

This also made it truly difficult to smoothly find the beating heart before them.

Only Gu Ming had this ability.

“System, this thing isn’t the heart of the owner of this ruin, is it?!”

While trying to get information from Gu Ming, he also questioned the system in his mind.

He truly didn’t know what use this heart had, nor could he perceive it.