According to the knowledge of Teng Qing Shan's previous life, this magma layer is generally tens of thousands of meters underground. Of course, there are some special areas where magma appears at a relatively shallow depth. However, it's hard to say whether the common sense of the previous earth can be applied to the Nine States Continent. These thoughts of Teng Qing Shan only flashed through his mind for an instant.

  "Lead the way." Teng Qing Shan shouted.

  "Alright, alright." The lean man moved forward along the side of the fiery lava channel, but he kept a distance of at least several zhang from the edge of the lava, because the closer he got, the more terrifying the heat emanating from it became.

  "Qingshan, this place is scorching hot!" Teng Qinghu's forehead was covered in sweat.

  Teng Qing Shan continued to walk calmly, even when he was only one or two zhang away from the magma. He clearly felt the waves of hot air emanating from the magma invading his body: "The temperature of this hot air is estimated to be around 100 degrees! Generally, a warrior would indeed find it difficult to withstand such temperatures."

  A hundred degrees of heat is nothing for a strong and healthy body like yours.

  It's likely that the temperature of the magma poses a threat to Teng Qing Shan. It must be known that Teng Qing Shan's physical resilience surpasses that of alloys and steel, and even the swords of top martial artists cannot harm him. Such a formidable body can withstand extremely high temperatures.

  "Three seniors, the surrounding lava in this underground is too hot and makes people extremely thirsty." The thin man kept saying, "Hmm, there's probably about two miles ahead, where the Black Fire Spirit Fruit is located, but it's even hotter there."

  "Two miles?" Ting Qing Shan instructed, "Let's hurry up and walk."

  "Yes." The lean man immediately picked up his pace and ran faster.

  While running, Teng Qing Shan looked around and saw that the rocks and other solids around the lava flow were dark in color. The surface of the nearby mountain walls was faintly white. As he walked by, he touched it with his hand, and there were loose stones crumbling down. Of course, except for the surface layer, the inner layer was still very hard.

  And besides—

  Next to the lava flow, it's not just a road, but also a tunnel under the ground. However, as you go deeper into the tunnel, it gets darker and darker, and you have no idea what's at the end.

  "This tunnel leads where." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "I don't know, I didn't dare to venture into those eerie places. At that time, I only followed the lava flow all the way down. I knew that this way, it would be easy to get out and not get lost," said the lean man. "The further forward you go, the hotter it gets. The place where the Black Fire Spirit Fruit is located is the hottest!"

  Moving forward along the winding lava flow river.

  Teng Qing Shan suddenly discovered, "Huh? The lava flow has changed color? I just came down and saw that it was red. Along the way, I didn't notice, but now it's already orange." Teng Qing Shan clearly felt the heat getting stronger and stronger.

  "Right ahead is where the Black Fire Spirit Fruit is." The lean man said in a row.

  "Hei Huo Ling Guo!" Du Hong and Teng Qinghu also lit up their eyes and accelerated.

  The further forward, the higher the temperature.

  They turned another bend, and Hong Qing Shan and the others arrived at a very spacious area. The original lava river had also transformed into a 'lava lake', with a width of over ten zhang and an almost circular shape. The edges of the lava lake were all emitting a orange glow, and as they approached the center of the lake, it gradually changed to golden yellow. Especially in the central region, it was actually a dazzling white!

  In the middle of the lake, there was a black stone, on which a transparent spiritual root grew, as well as black leaves and black fruit.

  The roots are almost all inside the stone, only a very short section of the roots protrude from the surface of the stone, mainly leaves and fruit.

  At first glance, this black fruit looks ordinary and unremarkable.

  "Gurgle gurgle~~~"

  Around the stone in the center of the lake, it seemed as if a fountain was constantly erupting with waves of magma, and all the erupted magma flows were white, so white that they were dazzling! It felt like looking up at the sun, so dazzling!

  "That white magma is in an extremely high-temperature state! The farther it flows out, the lower the temperature drops, and the color changes gradually." Teng Qing Shan stared at the dazzling white magma that had emerged, "Underneath the black rocks, there must be a channel leading to the depths of the earth where the magma is surging up from below! This white magma has an astonishingly high temperature!"

  That red magma, even Mount Everest has the idea of trying to immerse its body in the magma.

  Of course, just having that idea.

  But...

  Looking at the dazzling white magma, Teng Qing Shan didn't even dare to have such a thought: "This white magma, even if I use my body, once I go down, it's absolutely unbearable." No need to try, just looking at that sun-like white magma, Teng Qing Shan understood.

  "In the white magma below, the black stone in the center of the lake not only didn't melt or deform, but its color also didn't change! It's absolutely not an ordinary stone." Teng Qing Shan understood that the black stone should also be a treasure.

  But...

  That black stone is in the center of the lake and its volume is so large that nobody knows how much more of it is hidden at the bottom of the lava flow.

  It's impossible to move!

  "That spiritual root can grow on such a stone, and its spiritual root is absolutely extraordinary."

  ……

  Just as the three of them were gazing at the lava lake in admiration, the lean man suddenly gritted his teeth and rushed towards the dark tunnel beside him.

  "Commander! That kid ran away!" Du Hong shouted and chased after him.

  Teng Qing Shan ran after the lean man into the tunnel, and Du Hong followed closely behind. However, when they reached the entrance of the tunnel, they saw the lean man turn a corner and disappear into an unknown passageway.

  "You stay here, I'll go after him." Teng Qing Shan instructed.

  "Yes." Du Hong replied.

  Everyone knows that the lean man, who knows where the Black Fire Spirit Fruit is located, must not be allowed to escape. Otherwise, the Guiyuan Sect will not be able to easily obtain the Black Fire Spirit Fruit and the Black Fire Spirit Root.

  ……

  In the depths of the tunnel, whenever he saw a fork in the road, the thin man would lower his head and run: "Along the rock wall, running forward and backward, they'll definitely catch up with me! Previously in the white fog area, there was no chance to escape, now I can only escape into this tunnel. Inside is pitch black, maybe I have a chance to escape!"

  Close your eyes and run wildly.

  Teng Qing Shan ran and stopped, his mind still remembering: "Left, left, right, left..." In terms of speed, Teng Qing Shan was actually faster than the other party. However, inside this tunnel, it was pitch black, and when the other party turned a corner, Teng Qing Shan couldn't see them at all. He could only rely on his ears to listen.

  So, slow down then.

  "Hmm..." Teng Qing Shan stood at a fork in the road, his ears perked up listening carefully. The sound of footsteps was coming from ahead, but in front of him was a cliff.

  "Which way should I go?" Teng Qing Shan had undergone assassin training, so these simple routes were a piece of cake.

  Suddenly——

  Teng Qing Shan's right foot, like a phantom, heavily kicked the boulder in front of him. "Boom!" The boulder exploded, and over a zhang thick rock was directly kicked open by Teng Qing Shan. A large amount of debris also fell from above, but with just one move of 'Mixed Yuan One Qi', Teng Qing Shan easily shook off all the rocks.

  A passageway thick enough for one person to pass through was kicked open by Cui Qing Shan with one foot.

  Walked past, Teng Qing Shan listened again.

  ……

  "Run, run! This place is pitch black, it's unlikely that the people from Guiyuan Temple can find me." The thin man had a faint smile on his face, "Later, we'll have to slowly search for the way out." Just as he was feeling relieved, suddenly——

  Wow!

  A pungent smell wafted over, and before the thin man could react, he felt a sharp pain all over his body, after which he lost consciousness.

  The red pupils scanned the surroundings, and a huge black object slowly walked out of its original lair. The massive body was about 6-7 meters long and over 2 meters high, shocking to behold. It was indeed the Red Scale Beast! However, the current Red Scale Beast was much more powerful than it was over a month ago.

  The current Red Scale Beast is almost no threat to the stronger ones of the younger generation.

  Step by step forward, it was so light that there wasn't a single sound.

  The four hooves of the red-scaled beast moved gently, just like a small cat advancing, silently and stealthily.

  After a short while, the Red Scale Beast walked over a curved corner and saw a figure in the distance. That familiar figure, that long spear that had once shaken it. The Red Scale Beast's cold red pupils contracted, and it immediately retreated back.

  Teng Qing Shan suddenly turned his head and looked over!

  "Huh?"

  Hong Qingshan immediately sped away like lightning and in an instant he had arrived at that corner, looking around in both directions.

  "Nobody?" Teng Qing Shan furrowed his brow, "My feeling shouldn't be wrong!"

  In his past life, those secret agents couldn't get close to Teng Qing Shan. In this life, at the age of ten, bandits ambushed him, but none could escape Teng Qing Shan's detection. That red-scaled beast only took a glance before immediately retreating, yet Teng Qing Shan still detected it in an instant.

  "Hmm?" Teng Qing Shan held his wheel gun and looked at the fork in the road, "Not a single movement..."

  After a long time, Teng Qing Shan could only choose to retreat.

  He didn't know that the lean man had already become a meal in the belly of the Red Scaled Beast.

  ……

  After a long time, the Red Scale Beast moved forward in the dark labyrinth. The Red Scale Beast was born accustomed to the dark and scorching environment. In this tunnel with almost no light, Teng Qing Shan could only see ten meters ahead, but the Red Scale Beast could see as clearly as if it were daytime, thanks to its unique eye pupils.

  Its nose is also very spiritual, smelling the smell, the red scales beast easily follows the path that Teng Qing leaves.

  In an instant, the Red Scaled Beast stopped at a place.

  Here, it was the place where Tan Qing Mountain had just kicked open a thick and solid mountain stone with one foot. The rock was more than ten feet thick, and I'm afraid that any mortal martial artist in the world would find it difficult to break through. But Tan Qing Mountain could kick it open with one foot. It must be known that the strength of a person's legs is generally higher than the strength of their arms.

  Hong Qingxuan's arms have eighteen million jin of strength, but his legs are even more terrifying!

  Only with both hands can one wield a weapon, and condense distance into a 'gun tip', that gun tip is where the terrifying impact force gathers, so its power is naturally great. The legs are not as skilled at wielding weapons as the hands. However, in terms of strength, the legs are inherently much stronger than the arms.

  At first, Cui Qing Shan faced Bi Han Tan's Jiao Long and also kicked it open with one foot to escape.

  The strength of one leg is at least 200,000 to 300,000 catties.

  This leg's strength will naturally kick open this rock!

  The crimson scale beast was very familiar with its old nest, and before today, this place was absolutely intact.

  The crimson-scaled beast lifted its massive head, staring at the road in the direction where Teng Qing Shan had left. Its pair of red pupils had already shrunk. Its intelligence was no lower than that of a normal human being. From this terrifying cave entrance, it determined... its human enemy, contained a terrifying power, enough to threaten it!

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