Chapter 208 (1/2)
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Another month pa.s.sed, and the flame filling the Flame Mountain had suddenly receded, causing the cultivators training there to be flabbergasted.
”What's going on? A few days ago, I had sensed the flame becoming weaker. And now, it is downright extinguis.h.i.+ng?”
”It can't be because someone has harvested the millennium earthcore fire, right? Otherwise, I really can't understand how this is happening.”
”Yes, that is plausible. Someone might have gotten the millennium earthcore fire for real. But why is it still so calm if that is the case?”
”Don't waste time. Let's go take a look. With the receding power of flame, we can even approach the volcanic crater now.”
”No, it is still safer to stay away. It is a place filled with flame beasts. It is still a dangerous place.”
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Still, some of them were brave and confident in their strength. These were the people that subsequently headed to the volcanic crater. The periphery of the volcanic crater was filled with flame beasts. Recently, they were becoming more and more agitated. Anyone approaching would be a subject of their relentless attacks.
Because of that, the people were flooded with attacks when they arrived. The weak ones were all killed while the strong ones were forced to retreat. Of course, not all of them had failed to reach the crater. From a certain direction, two figures were flying toward the crater.
These two were Skysoar Realm cultivators. They were Cloud Margin Pavilion elders, and their names were Long Hui and Xiao Wenbo. They were the ones who had been standing guard here, preventing other King Realm cultivators from harvesting the millennium earthcore fire. When they arrived at the crater, they hovered in the sky above it, looking down with confusion on their faces.
”The extinguis.h.i.+ng flame must be due to the millennium earthcore fire,” said Long Hui.
Xiao Wenbo replied, ”n.o.body has come here in recent times. The millennium earthcore fire won't change without any reason, right?” He paused for a bit and added, ”Is the earthcore fire withdrawing its power by itself?”
”No, that is unlikely. The millennium earthcore fire has only been born not too long ago. It will remain in this phase for a long time before it starts withdrawing its power,” Long Hui said.
”What's going on then? It can't be that someone has harvested it, right?” Xiao Wenbo asked.
”I'm not sure. Let's go down there and check,” Long Hui said before he started flying downward.
Xiao Wenbo followed along as well. Each of them had a thick defensive barrier around them, their kingly presence protecting them tightly as they prepared to deal with any changes that might happen. As King Realm cultivators, they were able to directly reach the lava surface, completely ignoring the intense heat in their surroundings.
”The temperature here has dropped a lot as well,” said Long Hui after scanning his surroundings.
”You are the one cultivating the power of flame, so you should know better. I'll trust your judgment,” Xiao Wenbo answered. He then looked around before saying, ”I don't see anyone, and I don't sense any signs of life either. I doubt anyone has harvested the earthcore fire.”
Long Hui did not say anything in reply. He kept staring at the lava, as he had noticed that a certain part of the lava pool was roiling about without stop.
Xiao Wenbo followed the direction of his gaze and noticed the same. He said, ”Has something really happened here?”
But after observing the lava pool for a bit, they noticed that there were other parts where the lava was roiling about madly. Moreover, the locations of where the lava roiled kept changing.