Chapter 411 - Chapter 411: Chapter 403: Subduing the Demon Bird_1 (1/2)

Chapter 411: Chapter 403: Subduing the Demon Bird_1

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In its effort to haul the Fire Lotus from the magma to the shore, it had nearly exhausted all its strength, even its feathers had been burnt away.

This also left it powerless to pursue Qin Niu.

Under normal circumstances, this puny human would be nothing more than an easy catch before it.

But now, the tiger had fallen onto the plains and was being bullied by dogs.

Qin Niu used a jade hook to drag the huge Fire Lotus towards the cave’s exit.

The Fire Lotus continuously emitted scorching high temperatures, making it nearly unbearable.

Fortunately, he was protected by the Ice Lotus, allowing him to withstand the high temperatures, and thus he was unafraid of the heat emanating from the Fire Lotus.

The Misty Rain Elusive Step was performed to its extreme, as his figure turned into a blurred shadow, escaping from the intensely hot cave.

Upon reaching the cave entrance, he felt the ground melting at an accelerated rate.

He also distinctly felt the ground rise significantly, resulting in the cave becoming slightly shorter in height.

Behind him, the furious cries of the firebird continued to sound.

It was doggedly pursuing him.

“Lazy Bull, run fast, the volcano is about to erupt.”

Qin Niu had not forgotten about the Green Ox lurking outside the cave.

Actually, without his prompting, the Green Ox seemed to have sensed the danger as well. Its ears were erect, and its tail was swinging back and forth, showing extreme unease.

The birds and beasts in the mountains were also fleeing the area in a panic.

It was now deep into the night, but thankfully, the stars lit up the earth.

Qin Niu, with the Green Ox, fled the way they had come, and behind them, the firebird’s calls gradually faded.

Having lost its feathers and unable to fly, and with its demon power seemingly heavily depleted, its speed dropped significantly.

A bird’s innate ability is to fly.

Running on the ground is a weakness for them.

Qin Niu and the Green Ox had barely escaped five or six hundred meters when the ground began to shake violently. Almost immediately after, a roaring sound, akin to low thunder, came from behind them.

He instinctively looked back.

He saw that the mountain region was reflecting a red glow, yet there was no fire soaring to the sky as one might imagine. The volcanic magma wasn’t shooting hundreds of meters high into the sky either.

“Could it be that the mountain is too thick and hasn’t been breached by the magma?”

Qin Niu curiously wondered to himself.

According to records in books, there are usually some warning signs before a volcanic eruption.

For example, underground well water becoming hot, livestock growing restless, birds unrestfully flying into the sky, and wild animals fleeing from the mountains, among others.

However, these warnings had not occurred in Shuangfeng Village where he lived.

He thought it over carefully, the vast area of molten rock outside the cave indicated that in the past, scorching magma had indeed flowed out from the cave.

Perhaps the volcano had never had a large-scale eruption before.

Each time it erupted, it only caused a large amount of magma to flow out from the cave.

Having a cavity to discharge the magma greatly reduces the force of the eruption.

Additionally, with the mountain being so thick, the magma couldn’t break through the summit and, in the end, could only pour out in large quantities from the cave opening.

If his speculation was correct, now that he had left that cave, he was safe.

His greatest concern before was that the volcanic eruption would scatter high-temperature ash all over the area, and he would have to quickly seek refuge in a pre-dug cave.

Otherwise, he would be burnt alive.

Even if the falling volcanic ash wasn’t at a thousand degrees, it was still extremely hot.

Qin Niu looked up at the highest mountain peak, where the firebird’s nest was.

At this moment, the birds inside the peak were startled and all flew into the sky.

However, they did not flee.

Instead, they circled above the peak, constantly emitting cries.

Every sign indicated that the volcano was not going to erupt.

Qin Niu subconsciously turned his head to check on the Fire Lotus he was dragging.

It had already turned a blackish-gray color.