Free Web NovelChapter 353: Chapter 177: Doomsday Volcano, Molten Demon Lord
Just as Lin Ye was lost in thought, a sharp sense of danger snapped him back to his senses.
He then retreated several steps back with extreme speed.
The next moment, the patch of scorched black ground in front of him, which had appeared perfectly normal, suddenly exploded.
Three tentacles, glowing red and seemingly condensed from lava, burst from the ground. They tore through the air with a piercing whistle, hooking toward the spot where his ankles had just been.
Not a ripple of emotion showed in Lin Ye’s eyes.
It was just like the time he had been ambushed by the Shadow Scale Race in the fallen zone.
Just a moment ago, a red area marked "LV.41" had abruptly appeared in his field of vision over that empty patch of ground.
He understood instantly—that was no empty patch of ground.
Or rather, a LV.41 monster was hidden beneath it.
Scalding lava spewed from the fissure in the ground, and a hideous monster slowly emerged from within.
Although he had seen the Molten Demon Race before in the Illusion Realm created by Yin Liulan, this was Lin Ye’s first time observing one up close.
This Molten Demon was about two and a half meters tall, with a hunched, bizarrely humanoid form.
Its back was highly arched, like a miniature volcano, constantly radiating heat.
Its skin was covered in a layer of dark red, crystalized keratin, with a magma-like glow shining from the cracks.
Most striking of all was the basketball-sized Furnace Core embedded in the center of its chest, where one could clearly see liquid magma slowly flowing, like a beating heart.
Its head resembled that of a ferocious python, and the ends of its arms each split into three flexible and deadly lava tentacles.
The moment this Molten Demon appeared, two more of its kind, slightly smaller in size, crawled out from the pool of lava behind it.
These two Molten Demons were the same level as Lin Ye, only LV.38.
Neither their size nor the oppressive aura they exuded were anywhere near as powerful as the first one.
Lin Ye was taken aback.
’Those two Molten Demons are the same level as me, but judging from the intensity of the feedback from my Spiritual Power scan, they’re definitely not ordinary grunts.’
The Molten Demon Race was able to occupy the core region of the entire Celestial Abyss fragment precisely because even their common members were strong enough to be classified as elites.
’And this true elite, the LV.41 one, is probably as strong as those Eight-armed Race chieftains I killed before.’
"HISS—"
The three Molten Demons let out a piercing hiss in unison and, without the slightest hesitation, plunged into the lava at their feet and vanished.
In Lin Ye’s vision, three red markers, each labeled with a level, were moving at high speed underground, closing in on him from three different directions.
The next second, two of the markers suddenly shot upward.
The ground to Lin Ye’s left exploded as a regular Molten Demon burst forth, its six lava tentacles transforming into a sky-full of whipping shadows that lashed toward him.
At the same time, it opened its massive maw and spewed a scorching blast of flame mixed with poisonous, sulfuric smoke.
Lin Ye neither dodged nor evaded. His golden Gang Sha solidified into a barrier, completely blocking the Dragon Breath.
Then, he thrust his Star-Piercing Spear forward, striking one of the tentacles with pinpoint accuracy.
The tentacle instantly exploded into a cloud of searing, bloody mist.
Lin Ye heard a pained, monstrous cry.
At that very instant, the ground to Lin Ye’s right rear also burst apart.
The other Molten Demon launched a coordinated attack, aiming straight for the center of his back.
Lin Ye snorted coldly. He released the spear shaft with his left hand and slapped it backward.
A massive purple crystal wall materialized out of thin air, precisely blocking the sneak attack.
"BOOM!"
The lava tentacles slammed against the crystal wall with a heavy thud. The high temperature melted a small hole in its surface, but it ultimately held.
Just as Lin Ye was dealing with the pincer attack from the two Molten Demons, the LV.41 elite finally made its move.
The ground beneath Lin Ye’s feet suddenly glowed with a dangerous red light.
He pushed off with his legs, launching himself into the sky.
The moment he leaped, a pillar of lava more than three meters in diameter erupted from the ground, grazing the soles of his feet as it shot high into the air.
In mid-air, the light from the Furnace Core in the LV.41 Molten Demon elite’s chest flared intensely.
The surrounding lava seemed to answer its call, forming dozens of human-head-sized fireballs that flew toward the airborne Lin Ye like a dense artillery barrage.
Faced with this three-dimensional assault from all directions, a severe glint flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes.
The purple crystal armor on his body instantly transformed. Countless fine, crystalized shards bristled outward and then shot out in all directions like a torrential downpour.
CLANG CLANG CLANG!
The dense storm of crystalized shards collided with the lava fireballs in mid-air, erupting in a series of brilliant sparks.
Using this opening, Lin Ye twisted in the air, infused his legs with Gang Sha, and burst forward with incredible speed, appearing directly in front of the Molten Demon elite.
The Molten Demon clearly hadn’t expected him to be so fast, but it reacted just as quickly. Its six tentacles instantly pulled back to defend as it began to sink into the lava pool below.
’Trying to run?’
Lin Ye’s gaze turned icy. His Star-Piercing Spear transformed into a golden flash of lightning, striking faster despite moving second.
PFFT!
The spear tip pierced through the Molten Demon elite’s serpentine head without any resistance. The tyrannical Gang Sha erupted instantly, scrambling its brain into mush.
[You have slain a Molten Demon (Elite) LV.41 and gained 5,580 EXP!]
[Taotie’s Mechanism triggered! You have gained Strength +3.5, Stamina +3.1, Agility +2.2, Spirit +0.4!]
[You have gained a special attribute: Fire Attribute Source Energy Affinity +3.9!]
