Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 73 The Ruthless "Draining the Firewood"

The newly acquired fire crystal nuclei melted rapidly.

Comparing the gains, Perseus discovered that the fire crystal core that burst from this one prey was comparable to his entire day's harvest on the ninth floor.

This seems a bit strange.

An ordinary realm lord, in theory, shouldn't be able to defeat those previous Fire Spirit combinations.

He has no companions now, and he's managing to acquire so many Fire Crystal Cores all by himself, even though these cores are somewhat small...

"That damn thing has come out again!"

Perseus was still speculating about the reason, and just as he was trying to figure out the key to it, the magma below, which had been calm, exploded once again.

"Boom!!!!"

A human-faced snake, its body ablaze with fire, flew out.

Its aura had become much stronger than before, and its whole body was filled with a violent and bloodthirsty aura. The moment it saw Perseus, it immediately accelerated and rushed towards him.

Tens of kilometers can be traversed in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the menacing aura of the human-faced snake, Perseus had no time to think and dodged behind the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet.

A deafening explosion was heard.

"Splash..."

Countless pebbles fell from the top, plunging into the undulating lava below.

The human-faced snake shook its head, trying to stay conscious. Its half-open eyes were filled with a terrifying red, and blood vessels were spreading and growing.

"This thing actually went berserk?"

Feeling the pressure coming at him, Perseus gritted his teeth, his spear gleaming with unstoppable force, and slammed it into that huge face.

The human and the snake kept colliding in the confined space.

Distracted like this, Perseus obviously could no longer comprehend the essence of the Law of Fire. With the mindset that he was already here, he continued fighting while controlling the Hun Tian Ling to roll to the left.

Suddenly, a crisp sound was heard.

"Boom~"

A piece of the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet was visibly missing, turning into an illusory puzzle fragment that flew into Perseus's mental sea. Through his connection with the Myriad Poisons Avatar, he quickly sent this "stolen goods" away.

Then came the second piece, and the third piece.

The once complete Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet continued to crumble. What was once an immortal treasure capable of comprehending the laws of the universe was now reduced to fragments, which were smuggled out by Perseus.

Instantly, the human-faced snake became even more ferocious.

It seemed to have some unconfirmed connection with the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet. Upon seeing this thing disappear, the limited intelligence immediately pinpointed Perseus as the culprit.

Unfortunately, there is a gap in strength between the two sides.

Although the human-faced snake had increased its strength through an unknown means, its progress was still somewhat slower compared to Perseus, who had improved in every way.

So.

At this moment, Perseus completely dominated it, and in no time, he violently dismantled the complete Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet into multiple parts, secretly bringing them back to the Spark Group.

Without the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet, a red light immediately appeared below.

"Click click click..."

Like the traces of veins extending all the way, the surrounding rocks continued to crumble, and the magma also surged wildly in all directions.

"This is... a Fire Crystal Core?"

A more concentrated substance than that of ordinary fire crystal cores emerged, and within the flames, it seemed as if a 'red mountain range' composed of even higher-grade fire crystal cores was hidden.

Feeling an inexplicable attraction, Perseus fought off the serpent and dashed toward the mountain range.

The moment when a person and a mountain range come into contact.

"boom--"

Endless fiery energy surged towards Perseus, propelling his strength to new heights.

This is a thoroughly exhilarating transformation!

While absorbing energy, Perseus also fought off the human-faced serpent. In order to accumulate enough fire crystal cores, he was also dismantling the rock layers of the mountain below to transform them into a puzzle.

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, his smile growing wider and wider, as if he could see the complete laws of fire beckoning to him.

While Perseus was diligently digging, like a hamster hoarding goods and constantly filling his pockets.

Outside, not far from the Pool of Blazing Fire, lies a mountain range.

Swah——

A figure suddenly opened his eyes, looking at the huge red sphere in the distance that was as fiery as the sun, his gaze sweeping over the rock wall above and the surrounding walls of fire.

"Something's happened!"

The energy fluctuations from the direction of the Heavenly Flame Spirit Stele have weakened significantly. The Fire Crystal Vein, the Fire Spirit, the inner guardian beast... Damn it!!!

The Fire Cloud Saint Lord soared into the sky and arrived at the entrance of the Flowing Fire Pool. He looked at the three Realm Lord Elders and, without saying much, reached out his hand.

It can control the original crystal core of this secret place to fly here.

Then, the entrance to the Pool of Blazing Fire opened.

He also transformed into a stream of light and rushed into it, stabilizing the surrounding space while attempting to restart the original teleportation.

Damn it!

Hurry up, you bastard!

I don't know who it was, daring to touch my Fire Cloud clan's property... daring to so blatantly undermine the foundation of our clan! This time, not only will I not let the perpetrator off the hook, but I will also not let his branches go unpunished!

……

The Fire Cloud Saint Lord outside was running around the map until his face was contorted.

Inside, even though Perseus couldn't use his hands, he could still send messages to Candira and the others through his Poisonous Clones.

"Find a way to get to the outer perimeter!"

"In the core area, on the ninth floor, I disturbed the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet of the Fire Cloud Clan... If I don't leave now, the Fire Cloud Holy Lord will definitely settle accounts with me later..."

Immediately, Candira and Ahab began to take action.

They initially stayed on the outskirts, but later dispersed to collect these treasures because of the Fire Crystal Core.

At Perseus's signal, several servants immediately realized the danger and began to flee through the outer wall of fire.

They encountered no obstacles.

At this moment, the three realm masters and elders were all concerned about the internal changes, so they had no time to care about these unlucky guys who had almost died.

then.

With their opponents completely inactive, Candira and Ahab escaped unimpeded into the depths of space.

……

In the core area, Perseus encountered trouble.

He relied on the Red Mountain Range to raise his strength to the ninth level of the Realm Lord, but in terms of understanding the laws, the shattered and sent-away Heavenly Flame Spirit Tablet could not support his rapid improvement.

Now, the Holy Lord of Fire Cloud is nowhere to be found and could arrive at any moment. As for the Fire Crystal Core, the puzzle pieces he has collected are only enough to cover one mountain peak.

And it's getting more and more dangerous here.

"Get out of here!!!"

Perseus jerked his spear and thrust it out, swiftly killing the human-faced snake opposite him, then stepped forward to collect the fallen corpse.

As a result, before he could continue collecting puzzle pieces...

From the lava overflowing in the distance, three even more powerful auras suddenly erupted from the depths, transforming into 'arrows' that rapidly approached him.

"Three more..."

The lava exploded, splashing out a burst of heat. Giant serpents reaching the sky revealed ferocious expressions, looking at Perseus as if he were a dead man.

at the same time.

A vast aura, carrying a deep-seated, suppressed rage, emanated from the shattered mountainside behind them, roaring towards Perseus from afar.

"You little beast, what have you done!"

"As a member of my Fire Cloud Clan, how dare you destroy the Heavenly Flame Spirit Stele upon which my clan depends for its survival? Since you can't learn to cherish it, then you might as well die—"