Chapter 382

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Chapter 382: Struggle for the Flame!

 

At this moment, the lake was still pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

“Old Ji, is that Cao Tian really in the lake right now?” Zhi’er looked at Ji Feng and asked.

“… Yes, yes.” Wu Neng was currently using healing spells to treat Ji Feng’s injuries, so Ji Feng found it a bit difficult to speak.

“What does he want in the lake…?” Zhi’er frowned tightly and asked.

…

Cao Tian had already descended to a depth of over two thousand meters underground.

He could sense that the heart of the earth’s fire was not far ahead.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt an extremely strong aura coming from behind!

What was going on?

Had the Orderer caught up?

Cao Tian turned his head to look upward, his expression slightly changing.

“Yan Yao, it seems someone is following me. Is there any way you can help me stop him!? I’m about to find the heart of the earth’s fire!” Cao Tian transmitted his voice.

“Okay! I’ll have Wang send you a few helpers right away.” Yan Yao replied.

After saying that, Cao Tian maximized his speed in the underground.

But the powerful aura behind him was getting closer and closer!

After a few seconds, Cao Tian suddenly felt light!

He arrived in a small space deep underground!

And the burning heart of the earth’s fire was right in front of him!

He found it!

Cao Tian’s eyes lit up with excitement as he immediately removed the long-sealed heart of the Undying King.

He stepped forward, looking at the heart of the earth’s fire hovering in the small space, his eyes reflecting the flames.

He raised the heart and then placed it into the fire.

“Ah…”

The moment his hand touched the flames, Cao Tian felt a sharp pain and immediately withdrew his hand.

At that moment, both of his hands had charred spots.

“This…”

Cao Tian looked at the flames in front of him, his eyes filled with shock.

At this moment, the heart had been completely engulfed by the heart of the earth’s fire, burning within it.

The grayish-white substance on the surface of the heart slowly disappeared.

In its place was the heart’s true color, dark red.

The heart of the Undying King was about to revive!

Cao Tian stood in place, trembling with excitement.

“Beng Shi, the king wants you to take the heart of the earth’s fire along with the heart after it fully revives! This flame is of great use to him! Baizhu and I have now arrived near your location to escort you out!” Yan Yao’s voice reached Cao Tian’s ears.

Take the heart of the earth’s fire as well?

Cao Tian’s expression changed slightly as he said, “I can’t touch this flame. How can I take it away?”

“The king gave me a container, and I will send it to you shortly. This container can absorb and store the flames.” Yan Yao said.

“Okay.” Cao Tian replied.

“Bang!”

As soon as the words fell, the soil above Cao Tian’s head was pierced through.

A figure appeared in front of Cao Tian.

Fang Yu glanced at Cao Tian and then turned to look at the flames floating in mid-air.

This was the heart of the earth’s fire that had driven countless cultivators mad!

Fang Yu’s eyes were somewhat excited as he walked toward the flames.

Cao Tian came to his senses and roared, charging at Fang Yu with a punch aimed at him.

Fang Yu didn’t even look back, raising his left palm to easily block the punch.

Cao Tian gritted his teeth, exerting all his strength, but Fang Yu remained as immovable as a mountain!

How could this be!?

This person’s strength was even greater than his!? And by so much?

Cao Tian’s heart trembled, and he threw another punch.

Fang Yu suddenly stepped back, dodging this punch, and then kicked toward Cao Tian’s abdomen.

“Bang!”

With a muffled sound, Cao Tian was sent flying backward, crashing into the soil behind him.

Fang Yu walked up to the heart of the earth’s fire and reached his hand into the flames.

Cao Tian, who was lying on the ground, originally wanted to stop Fang Yu, but upon seeing this scene, he revealed a mocking expression.

He knew the intensity of this flame was enough to instantly turn Fang Yu’s hand into charcoal!

But the next second, his expression changed.

He saw Fang Yu’s right hand glowing with golden light, and then he easily reached into the flames, showing no signs of being burned.

“How is this possible…”

Cao Tian was stunned, his eyes filled with shock.

Even his Crumbling Stone Hand would be instantly turned to ashes.

Yet this human, with just flesh and blood, was completely fine?

This exceeded his understanding!

After Fang Yu reached his hand into the flames, he also frowned.

Why was this flame not hot at all, just warm?

Is this really the heart of the earth’s fire?

Could it be a mistake?

While thinking this, Fang Yu suddenly noticed that the flames were wrapping around an object.

Just as Ji Feng had said, it was a heart.

At this moment, the grayish-white substance on this heart had completely disappeared.

This heart was actually beating rhythmically, thump-thump.

“Whose heart is this?” Fang Yu reached out and grabbed the heart in his hand.

Seeing this scene, Cao Tian’s expression changed drastically!

The heart of the Undying King after revival was the hope of their entire Undying Clan!

It absolutely could not fall into the hands of others, nor could it be destroyed again!

“Let go of it!”

He immediately stood up and charged at Fang Yu.

“Oh? By the looks of it, this thing is quite important to you, so I just won’t give it back.” Fang Yu smiled lightly, pulling the heart out of the flames and tossing it in the air.

Cao Tian’s eyes were bloodshot as he rushed in front of Fang Yu, roaring and attacking him.

Fang Yu moved swiftly, easily dodging every strike from Cao Tian.

He still had those special glasses on.

Cao Tian’s movements appeared to him like slow motion in a movie, extremely slow.

“Give it up, you’re too weak.” Fang Yu lifted his foot and kicked Cao Tian’s knees.

“Crack!”

Cao Tian’s knees were instantly shattered, and he fell to the ground, as if kneeling before Fang Yu.

“We’re not familiar with each other, so there’s no need for you to kneel to me, right?” Fang Yu said with a hint of sarcasm.

“I will kill you, I will kill you!”

Cao Tian was completely driven mad by Fang Yu’s words, shaking his head and trying to smash into Fang Yu with brute force.

Fang Yu stepped back, just as he was about to throw a punch.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.

The heart that Fang Yu was holding in his left hand was snatched away by this figure.

“Hmm?”

Fang Yu turned around and saw Yan Yao, whom he had just fought with last night.

Yan Yao’s face was extremely ugly upon seeing Fang Yu.

She never expected that the person trying to obstruct Cao Tian would be Fang Yu!

This damned human had already caused her great losses yesterday!

Even the Demon Claw had perished at his hands, provoking the wrath of the Undying King!

And today, the revival of the Undying King’s heart was originally going quite smoothly.

But halfway through, Fang Yu had come out of nowhere!

This human seemed intent on opposing their Undying Clan!

But even in her immense anger, Yan Yao remained calm.

After last night’s incident, she knew Fang Yu’s strength was extremely formidable, far more threatening than other humans.

So, she couldn’t afford to get entangled with Fang Yu now.

The only thing she needed to do was deliver the heart intact to the Undying King.

This was the most important matter, related to the future of the entire Undying Clan!

“It’s you.” Fang Yu smiled upon seeing Yan Yao.

Taking advantage of this moment, Cao Tian charged toward Fang Yu’s back with all his strength and threw a punch!

“Boom!”

With a loud bang, the entire space shook violently.

But Fang Yu stood there as if nothing had happened, not even furrowing his brow.

Cao Tian was completely stunned.

After that punch, his fist had cracks on it.

But Fang Yu, surprisingly, was completely unharmed!?

Cao Tian took two steps back and looked at Yan Yao.

Yan Yao’s hand flashed with a black light, and then a black stone appeared in her hand.

She threw the stone to Cao Tian and said, “Throw this stone into the flames, and it will absorb the fire! This task is up to you!”

After Yan Yao finished speaking, she turned and ran!

Cao Tian caught the stone, paused for a moment, and then rushed toward the flames.

This was the command of the Undying King, and it had to be completed at all costs!

Fang Yu initially wanted to chase after Yan Yao, but after thinking it over, he decided that the heart of the earth’s fire was more important.

He turned around, just as he was about to charge at Cao Tian.

“Boom!”

At that moment, another loud bang echoed.

A hole was blasted above Fang Yu’s head.

An extremely ugly head emerged from above.

It was a centipede!

A giant centipede!

The centipede’s head charged straight at Fang Yu.

It opened its mouth, spraying green venom!

Fang Yu did not want to be touched by this disgusting liquid and dodged to the side.

At this moment, Cao Tian had already rushed to the front of the flames and was about to throw the black stone.

But in the next second, Fang Yu appeared in front of him, throwing a punch at his head.

“Bang!”

Cao Tian’s entire head exploded in an instant, his body stiffening in place.

“Sizzle…”

At this moment, the giant centipede turned its head and charged at Fang Yu again.

Several of its claws were holding the black stone, and they all threw it toward the heart of the earth’s fire.

Fang Yu noticed this and directly reached out his hand, standing in the flames.

Then, he silently recited the incantation and activated the Soul Devouring Technique!

A red light swirled in his right hand.

In the next second, the entire mass of flames was absorbed by Fang Yu’s right hand, disappearing without a trace!