Under the watchful eyes of Yuan Ming and his two companions, the surface of the Magma Lake suddenly bulged, forming a colossal blister.

Inside the blister was the enormous skull of a Fire Crocodile, its eyes shining with a dark golden luster, emitting a terrifying aura far superior to the others in the lake, albeit slightly unstable.

"A Level 4 Fire Crocodile King! With the advantage of the terrain, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be its match, retreat quickly!" Daoist Qian Bao immediately summoned his Green Leaf Shuttle and fled towards the outside.

The Golden Cloud Fairy's eyes also became solemn, and with a slap on the Spirit Bird beneath her, she turned into a beam of Golden Light and shot toward the shore.

Though severely injured, Tu Sheng had not lost the ability to move; he struggled to reach a nearby black rock.

Yuan Ming's eyes flickered, and, carrying Lei Yu, he too took flight to escape, only his movements were a moment slower than the other three.

The Fire Crocodile King's eyes nearly spat fire. It had just been at the bottom of its nest in the Magma Lake, attempting to break through to the middle level of Level 4, when these damned Human Clan's cultivators arrived at this critical moment, causing its efforts to fail and stealing most of the Earth Core Fire Lotuses.

Without killing all the intruders, it would be hard to quell the hatred in its heart.

The Fire Crocodile King spat out a Round Orb burning with red flames. The terrifyingly high temperature swept through the area as if a miniature Sun had descended into the mortal world, merging with the Magma Lake.

Boom!

The temperature at the center of the lake instantly skyrocketed, causing nature's spiritual energy to boil, various auras surged violently, turning the entire lake surface into a chaotic mess.

With a flick of its tail, the Fire Crocodile King caused half of the lake's Molten Lava to surge, forming a sky-high tide that crashed towards the four people at the heart of the lake.

"Good, just when I was hoping for it!" Yuan Ming felt a surge of elation within his heart, but on his face, he displayed an expression of terror and stopped his flight.

In his hands, the chill surged, and large pieces of Ice Crystal appeared out of nowhere; in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a massive ice sphere, enveloping his body within.

Tu Sheng's face turned pale, but fortunately, he had already reached the black rock and merged into the rock with a flicker, vanishing in an instant.

Golden Cloud Fairy and Qian Bao were also startled and hurriedly increased their tunneling speed.

However, the Fire Crocodile King's attack was too vast in range, and despite fleeing with all their might, they were still engulfed by the sky-darkening Molten Lava.

Yuan Ming's figure was swallowed by the molten rock and pulled to the bottom of the lake.

Amid the assault of the searing Molten Lava around him, the white ice sphere kept melting away; however, the Frost formed by the Cold Moon Ring was extremely solid and contained astonishing coldness. Along with Yuan Ming continually stimulating and pouring more chill into it, it did not melt quickly.

"I can finally act freely!" Yuan Ming moved his shoulders and stimulated the Cold Moon Ring to shoot out a ray of white frost light to resist the erosion of the Molten Lava while quietly unfolding the Shura Blood Devouring Map.

Hong Ling and Blood Shadow flew out and dove into the Magma Lake.

The Fire Crocodile King propelled its limbs and rapidly moved through the Magma, pouncing towards Golden Cloud Fairy at the lake's bottom, its aura completely Concealed, not a trace leaking out.

The complexion of Golden Cloud Fairy was slightly pale, but judging from her aura, she was not injured.

The Fire Cloud around her thickened several times, easily keeping the blazing Molten Lava at bay. She controlled the Golden Spirit Bird to fly upwards, unaware of the approaching danger.

Within moments, the Fire Crocodile King leaped within several feet behind Golden Cloud Fairy and viciously bit down with its gaping jaws.

Suddenly, the Spirit Bird beneath Golden Cloud Fairy let out a terrified shriek, and only then did Golden Cloud Fairy notice the danger behind her, her face dramatically changing.

At that moment, a Blood Shadow shot from the side – it was a red-clothed woman.

The woman seemed unaffected by the intense heat of the Molten Lava, not displaying any Protective Body methods. With a casual reach of her hand, she made a grabbing motion.

The Fire Crocodile King's body tensed as if ensnared by an invisible net, completely unseen, its sword-like fangs halting an inch behind Golden Cloud Fairy.

Golden Cloud Fairy was greatly startled, gave a brief glance to the red-clothed woman, and continued to fly upward.

Enraged and shocked, the Fire Crocodile King lashed out at the invisible net around it, trying to tear it apart.

Yet its claws seemed to stick to the net, and its entire body was as trapped as a fly in a spider's web, struggling even for the slightest movement, with no strength to call upon.

A Blood Cloud shot from the other side, enveloping the Fire Crocodile along with the blood-colored net.

"Such rich Qi-Blood! Haha, today I can finally drink to my heart's content!" Nine Blood Shadows shot out from the Blood Cloud with eerie cackles, merging into the Fire Crocodile King's body.

A chill spread through the Fire Crocodile King's body as its strength rapidly drained and a sense of impending doom arose. A large area of red Flames burst forth from its body, and the nearby Molten Lava suddenly surged like tidal waves.

Golden Cloud Fairy flew out of the Magma Lake, immediately ascended into the air, and only after gaining a little distance dared to turn back and look.

The turbulent surface of the Magma Lake bulged once more, as several Magma Fire Columns, each dozens of feet high, rose from the lake, colliding violently.

Within the tumultuous Magma Lake, two blood-red demonic shadows battling fiercely with the Fire Crocodile King could be vaguely seen. The power they unleashed was astonishing, far exceeding the Core Formation Stage.

"The red-clothed woman just now must be a Nascent Soul existence! But aren't Nascent Soul cultivators not allowed to enter the Secret Realm? Who is she?" Golden Cloud Fairy's brows furrowed deeply.

As she pondered, she didn't halt but continued her escape toward the outside.

Below the Magma tidal waves, suddenly burst forth a thick blood-red radiance so intense that it even surpassed the Magma itself, as if an abundance of thick blood had been poured into it.

Yet, when the tidal waves had passed, the blood-red radiance abruptly disappeared as if it had never existed.

And with it, the figure of the Level 4 Fire Crocodile King also vanished.

Like lightning, Golden Cloud Fairy swiftly reached the lakeside and landed on a high piece of ground.

Long Chong, Qing Tong, and others who had been restraining other Fire Crocodiles, seeing the unfavorable situation, had all withdrawn and returned.

The Fire Crocodiles did not pursue them, they all pounced towards the center of the Magma Lake with a mix of shock and fury in their eyes.

At that moment, intense Blood Light surged once again from within the Magma Lake, and around a dozen Fire Crocodiles suddenly sank to the bottom of the lake as if dragged down by something.

In the next instant, the intense Blood Light abruptly disappeared.

A group of people on the shore watched with cold sweat streaming down; these Fire Crocodiles should have had the advantage in the Magma Lake, dragging down other prey, yet now they themselves had been pulled under!

What monster were those Blood Lights?

Golden Cloud Fairy's heart was shocked and incomprehensible, then her pupils suddenly constricted.

In the churning center of the Magma Lake, the ring of reefs had been destroyed almost completely, and within the black reefs, the remaining Earth Core Fire Lotus had vanished without a trace at some unknown time.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Yun, what's happening? Where are Qian Bao and Fellow Daoist Yuan?" Long Chong asked the Golden Cloud Fairy with a somber look on his face.

A stumbling green tunneling light shot out from the Magma Lake and landed near everyone, revealing the battered figure of Daoist Qian Bao.

Almost simultaneously, a yellow light flashed over the ground behind everyone, and Tu Sheng burst out from the Earth.

He was already severely injured and had forcibly used the Earth Escape Technique, exacerbating his wounds, and he collapsed onto the ground with a heavy thud.

Tu Sheng took out a green Jade Bottle and without regard for how much was inside, he poured all the elixirs into his mouth and swallowed them, making his pale complexion slightly better looking.

Seeing the two appear, Long Chong was overjoyed and was about to inquire about Yuan Ming's situation.

But at that moment, another change occurred!

A dull roaring sound emanated from beneath the Magma Lake, resembling the howl of an ancient beast or thunder suppressed by heavy clouds.

The ground nearby began to shake violently soon after.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."

In the Magma Lake, large bubbles emerged like in a boiling hotpot, accompanied by thick smoke rising up. The bottom of the lake seemed to have suddenly gained a spring that was spewing out Molten Lava, with scorching breaths puffing out, and diffusing an intense sulfur smell.

"Something's not right, this Magma Lake is about to erupt, let's go!" Qian Bao's expression changed slightly as he shouted.

He maneuvered the Green Leaf Shuttle and hastily retreated, with the Golden Cloud Fairy closely following on a golden bird.

Tu Sheng, pushing through on his last breath, used the Earth Escape Technique again to dive into the ground.

No one dared to linger, all fleeing immediately.

Zhong Ling, Hua Ping, and Baili Zhui, who were guarding the outermost perimeter and controlling the Ten Thousand Wood Formation, were the furthest away but fled the fastest. They even left behind the wooden stakes used for the array, escaping towards the edge of the continent.

In a blink, only Long Chong, Qiong Yun, and Wulu were left by the lake, not yet moving.

"Let's go, what are you dawdling for?" Qiong Yun urged Long Chong to leave.

"Brother Yuan hasn't come out yet, how can we abandon him?" Long Chong did not move and anxiously looked at the turbid lake surface.

"Brother Long, Brother Yuan is very strong. If he's still alive, he must have a strategy to escape unscathed. By staying here, you may harm others as well as yourself. It's better to leave now," Wulu also urged urgently.

With a "boom," the suppressed Magma Lake finally erupted!

A huge crimson pillar of fire ascended from the Magma Lake, reaching for the sky with intensely hot Molten Lava and dark smoke, mingled with countless fragments of rock shooting in all directions!

Not only that, the ground near the Magma Lake was also slowly swelling.

So was the ground under the feet of Wulu and the others, as thick smoke drilled out from beneath, seemingly also about to spew out volcanic lava.

"No good, the terrain nearby is going to collapse as well, run!" Wulu couldn't care less about Long Chong anymore and turned into a black light flying towards the distance.

Seeing the situation, Long Chong dared not insist any longer and, along with Qiong Yun, took to the air.

The moment the two had taken off, the ground beneath them burst open, and a thick column of Molten Lava surged towards them.

"Dodge quick!" Long Chong pushed Qiong Yun away with force while he used the momentum to shoot backward, barely avoiding the scorching lava.

Boom, boom, boom!

One Magma Fire Column after another rushed into the sky, the dispersing Molten Lava turning into a sky full of fiery rain, bringing up countless thick smokes, submerging the Magma Lake and a vast area nearby in a scene of apocalyptic destruction.

Long Chong was the last to leave, and now, with Molten Lava and thick smoke all around him, he didn't dare to be careless. He rushed this way and that, struggling to escape.

With a roar, another hot Magma Fire Column burst from the ground.

Long Chong quickly moved sideways to evade, but from the smoke behind, a green light suddenly flashed, and Qing Tong's figure appeared abruptly.

"Die," a trace of mad killing intent surfaced in his eyes.

A flash of green shadow passed, and Long Chong suddenly felt a chilly sensation from behind. Sensing danger, he promptly released his Protective Treasure Light.

But in the next moment, a powerful force struck him in the lower back.

Caught off guard, Long Chong was sent flying, heading straight for the Magma Fire Column.

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