50: Killing City 12

A man with fiery red short hair looked coldly into the distance, where a woman with long blue hair was crouching.

Everything around them was in ruins, with lava and large pits everywhere.

"Do you still want to fight?"

The red-haired man glanced into the distance, his voice asking indifferently.

"Then I'll spare your life for now, Yan Xia."

Yan Ningxue's eyes flashed with brilliance, and she slowly retreated backward before turning and leaving.

Yan Xia watched Yan Ningxue leave, then turned and walked away into the distance himself; he did not care about Yan Ningxue's provocation.

Yan Xia walked through an alley, deep in thought.

"In this dungeon, the only one who can threaten me should be Yan Ningxue."

The entire alley was winding and complex, with many turns. Just as Yan Xia rounded a corner, a thick Vine Power arm suddenly shot out, whistling fiercely, and slammed heavily into his face.

Yan Xia was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through three walls before stopping.

Shi Yan's seven-meter-tall figure emerged from around the corner, raising his hand to point at the dark hole Yan Xia had made.

Shadow Spikes, Shadow Gas, and several sharp vines all flew into it.

Several sounds of striking steel rang out.

A five-meter-tall giant with irregularly muscled body rushed out of the large hole.

The giant's left arm was only about two meters long, but his right arm was eight meters long and several times thicker than his left arm. The entire right arm was knotted with muscles, with irregular muscle masses piled upon it, and the gaps between the muscles constantly flickered with a lava-like color.

The giant held a human-head-sized Lava Fireball in his left hand, swung it forcefully, and threw it towards Shi Yan.

His right hand clenched into a fist, aiming to smash Shi Yan's head.

Shi Yan first dodged to the left, avoiding the Lava Fireball. The Lava Fireball grazed Shi Yan's body and hit the wall behind him, creating a three-meter-wide lava pit in the wall.

Shi Yan narrowed his eyes; seeing this scene, he understood that the man in front of him was the player who had caused that large pit earlier.

Immediately, with a thought, a blood-red Bloodthirsty Long Blade appeared in his right hand.

At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Long Blade looked like a small knife in his hand.

He gripped the hilt and also swung it towards Yan Xia's head.

Yan Xia saw that Shi Yan intended to trade injuries with him, a ferocious curve flashed at the corner of his mouth, his eyes gleamed, and his speed increased by a few points.

Shi Yan's whole body flashed with light as he used the Quick Dash skill, his speed becoming faster and faster.

Just as Yan Xia was about to strike Shi Yan's head, he saw a strange look flash in Shi Yan's deep, pond-like eyes, which had been expressionless. He immediately knew something was wrong, but at this point, there was no way to retreat. He gritted his teeth and continued to strike Shi Yan's head.

Yan Xia's huge fist fiercely passed through Shi Yan's head, but it didn't hit anything.

Upon realizing this, Yan Xia's expression changed. Without any hesitation, he immediately prepared to activate his trump card.

Just as Yan Xia was about to activate his trump card, his head throbbed as if struck by a heavy hammer, and his vision blurred for a moment. Although it was only for an instant, it was enough to end the battle.

Damn it.

This was the last thought that flashed through Yan Xia's mind.

A blade with a bloody afterimage passed through his neck; the long blade met only slight resistance.

Yan Xia's eyes fixed in regret, his head slowly slid, then dropped to the ground with a thud.

Shi Yan plunged the Bloodthirsty Long Blade into Yan Xia's body; the long blade greedily absorbed all of Yan Xia's blood.

[Constitution increased by 8 points]

Shi Yan felt a warm current flow into his body; every part of his body touched by the warm current became exceptionally comfortable.

Shi Yan showed a few hints of pleasure, exhaling contentedly.

He then pulled out the Bloodthirsty Long Blade from Yan Xia's body. The Bloodthirsty Long Blade, having absorbed blood, became even more crimson, shimmering with an eerie luster. After examining it, Shi Yan put away the Bloodthirsty Long Blade.

A crystal, sparkling with a lava-like glow inside, appeared on his corpse.

Shi Yan, with a hint of anticipation, gently touched it. A scorching hot current flowed from the contact point into Shi Yan's body.

Every part of his body that the warm current passed through felt an intense burning pain, as if real lava was flowing within Shi Yan's body, finally all converging at his heart.

Then, even hotter warm currents flowed from his heart, spreading throughout Shi Yan's entire body.

Shi Yan's body slightly bent, his face contorted into a hideous mess, yet his eyes were as cold as a blade.

He looked down at his body; at this moment, he was in so much pain that he was forced to exit his Vine Power entanglement state and Blood Tattooed Transformation.

At this time, lines resembling veins appeared on his naked body, wrapping around his entire form. Each line shimmered with a lava-like glow.

All the lava lines connected towards the heart.

The intense pain throughout his body lasted for about ten seconds, after which his entire body felt warm and incredibly comfortable.

A strong, foul-smelling black gas wafted out of Shi Yan's body. As the foul black gas dispersed, Shi Yan felt his body lighten, as if he had been reborn, and his entire being had undergone a tremendous improvement.

Shi Yan stood in place for a while longer, and the lava lines covering his body slowly faded.

Shi Yan summoned his ability panel.

Abilities: Head Deformation, Blood紋 Control +1, Full Body Panel Enhancement, Shadow Transformation, Moon Power, Dan Pill Production, Shadow Gas, Physical Enhancement, Blood Curse, Laser Eye, Hair Extension and Contraction, Flexibility, Underwater Breathing, Bomb Generation, Vine Power +1, Mental Impact, Quick Dash, Lava Body.

A new skill appeared in the ability panel; Shi Yan shifted his gaze to it.

A piece of information entered Shi Yan's mind.

Lava Body: Greatly enhances overall physical attributes, significantly increases resistance to fire and high temperatures, can launch Lava Fireball, and can enter Melting Transformation.

Shi Yan raised his right hand, and streams of warm current flowed from his heart to his palm; a human-head-sized Lava Fireball slowly formed.

Forming a Lava Fireball consumes a certain energy within the heart; the larger the Lava Fireball, the more energy is consumed.

Based on the current amount of warm current in the heart, if only human-head-sized Lava Fireballs are formed, at most three can be formed before the energy is completely depleted.

However, fortunately, this energy can gradually recover over time, taking about a few minutes to fully restore.

However, the current total capacity of the heart is only three Lava Fireballs; it is unknown if there will be an opportunity to increase the total capacity in the future.

The Lava Fireball in Shi Yan's hand slowly dissipated into streams of warm current, flowing back into his heart along his body.

"It seems that the previous lava pit was likely caused by storing a large amount of special energy using some storage method, and then releasing it all at once."

Shi Yan felt he had already guessed the truth.