Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 685 Heavenly Fire Pass! (Two Chapters Combined)

"This is the Heavenly Fire Pass!" The eldest dragon's expression became somewhat solemn.

The scorching volcanic gas from before was nothing to them; it could only wipe out a group of foolish little monsters, but it couldn't stop them.

The Heavenly Fire Pass before us is the real checkpoint.

Even a powerful figure like Boss Jiao needs to prepare in advance to avoid the possibility of perishing here, which shows how dangerous it is.

A dark red firebird swept across, bringing with it a large blaze that almost covered the entire mountain pass.

"Fourth brother, don't hold back!" Jiao Laosan roared as he watched the dark red firebirds attacking relentlessly.

"I know!" Jiao Lao Si replied somewhat impatiently.

Having said that, the two dragons opened their mouths and spat out the water elemental energy that they had already refined and stored in their bellies.

The floodwaters collided with the surging dark red flames, instantly creating a large amount of scorching steam.

The eldest dragon then further mobilized his refined ice soul, freezing the surrounding water vapor into frost again, thus delaying the burning of the dark red flames.

"Let's go!" Boss Jiao shouted immediately.

Three azure dragons, heads down, swam continuously in the air, probing into the interior of the volcano.

The loud chirping of birds kept exploding in my ears, making my scalp tingle and my head throb.

Water mist and fire mist intertwined continuously, creating a series of strange phenomena.

After an unknown amount of time, the azure dragon finally emerged from the mist.

The scales on the third and fourth dragons were charred and cracked in many places, and stained with blood.

Even the strongest dragon leader had several white whiskers burned off, and a small black spot appeared on his body where his scales were damaged.

"We've finally made it out!" Jiao Lao Si breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was really dangerous! How could those fire crows be so powerful!" Jiao Laosan was still shaken, glancing back repeatedly, afraid that the flock of firebirds would come after him.

However, they had already left the rapidly rotating energy field inside the volcano, so they could be considered to have passed this heavenly fire barrier.

"Without the Ice Soul Pearl that our eldest brother refined beforehand, we would never have passed this test so easily. Our eldest brother is truly farsighted," Jiao Laosan said with relief.

"Stop talking." Boss Jiao shook his head as he looked at the Ice Soul, which had shrunk several sizes.

"We've only just gotten past the crater; the real challenge is yet to come."

It thought it had overestimated the volcano and knew that the fairy fruit wouldn't be easy to obtain, but it never expected it to be this difficult!

Behind them, the cries of firebirds continued, and the roars and howls of monsters rose and fell, including occasional screams and pleas for mercy.

Some manage to get through, while others perish at this checkpoint.

Those who can pass the Heavenly Fire Barrier are the true powerhouses among the spirits, and only they are qualified to compete for the Heavenly Fire Essence and the ultimate immortal fruit!

"Be careful!" Song Changming quickly led the others into the Tianhuo Pass at the crater.

He also felt a sense of threat from the flock of dark red firebirds.

Tang Kecha and his companions felt a chill run down their spines, sensing the stench of death emanating from these firebirds.

Their instincts told them that they must not touch the firebirds, or everything would be over!

The firebird flew at great speed, its movement seemingly teleporting through space amidst the swirling flames.

In a few flashes, they landed in front of the group.

Despite the numerous spells unleashed by Fran and the others, the firebird remained completely unharmed.

Song Changming suddenly grabbed the firebird, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and tried to crush it with his hand.

A terrifying force surged from every corner of his body, from every cell!

The power of martial arts is equally surging like fire!

With a loud bang, the firebird, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded right in front of him.

The dark red flames were completely absorbed by the fire within his body.

"Young friend Song truly possesses unparalleled abilities; his strength is unmatched!" Unlike Tang Kecha and the other two, Old Man Fufeng had not personally witnessed much of Song Changming's skill.

Seeing Song Changming crush the firebird with a single hand up close, he was quite shocked.

Song Changming silently opened his palm, which was charred black. It took a few breaths for it to heal and return to its original skin color.

His expression was not relaxed.

With his physical strength now surpassing that of a Witch King, coupled with the fire resistance attribute granted by the fire seed within his body, the dark red flames were still able to injure him.

This fire is truly extraordinary!
The so-called firebird is actually just a manifestation of the highly condensed strange fire here; it is not a natural spirit that has truly developed consciousness, nor is it a real bird.

Essentially, they are still just a ball of fire, except that this ball of fire will attack people on its own.

But before they could even celebrate killing one firebird, hundreds and thousands more appeared, terrifying Fran to the point of turning pale.

She had personally witnessed several monsters far more powerful than herself being possessed by this firebird and instantly burned to ashes!

No matter how strong Song Changming is, he may not be able to protect them.

"Entering this volcano is more difficult than we imagined. If you stay any longer, you'll only be facing certain death. You should retreat," Song Changming said decisively.

"it is good!"

Fran didn't hesitate at all; she crushed a crystal, and the released holy light carried her away swiftly along the same path.

Fortunately, they haven't fully entered the volcano yet, so they still have a chance to retreat.

If we go any further, we'll have no way out, not even this last resort.

Tang Kecha and Bi Yougen hesitated for a moment, but they both realized that they were not up to the task and that staying would only be suicide, so they immediately chose to retreat.

Once they leave the energy field of the crater, the firebirds will no longer target them.

The most conflicted person was Old Man Fufeng.

Tang Kecha and the other two are now merely Song Changming's servants, so they naturally cannot make any decisions and can only act according to orders.

But this old man Fufeng was different; he genuinely wanted to cherish this opportunity and seize the immortal fruit!

Even though the chances of successfully seizing it were slim, he really didn't want to give up.

He knew very well that if he backed down at this point, he would be completely out of luck with the immortal fruit.

“I want to stay,” said the old man, taking a deep breath.

Song Changming glanced at him but didn't say anything more.

"Take care of yourself."

Song Changming's body sank downwards, straight down, while the old man Fufeng formed a mudra with his hands and sprouted wings from his back.

It was a pair of crane wings folded from paper, but the surface was coated with an energy light film to prevent the flames from burning the crane wings away.

With a pang of regret, the old man Fufeng glanced at the energy membrane and, with a flap of his crane wings, plunged down, enduring the rising scorching heat to catch up with Song Changming's speed.

However, no matter how fast they are, they can't outrun those firebirds.

Enveloped in the boundless flames fanned by the firebird, the two couldn't even see the volcanic lava below. *Whoosh!*
As Song Changming threw a punch, the five hundred drops of essence blood in his body suddenly lit up, like twinkling starlight.

The radiance emanating from him made Song Changming shine brightly, like a little radiant being descended from heaven.

This punch carried immense power and scattered a vast expanse of energy light, like the sun shining brightly.

The energy unleashed from over five hundred drops of martial arts essence blood was so extraordinary that it was unimaginable for any grandmaster martial artist in the Nine Provinces.

Even Song Changming never imagined that he would one day accumulate such a large amount of martial arts essence blood.

Destruction precedes construction; even he himself has yet to fully comprehend just how powerful he truly is!

With this punch, the flames that were flying towards them were instantly reversed, and large numbers of firebirds were shattered in strings under the powerful force of the punch, turning into a large amount of dark red flames that spread out.

Song Changming leaped through the flames, and old man Fufeng gritted his teeth and followed him in.

He knew very well that once he lost track of Song Changming, he would have no chance of getting through this hurdle on his own.

Unfortunately, the flames couldn't harm Song Changming, but he couldn't withstand them.

After bursting out of the flames, his paper crane wings were burned off, his body was covered in large burn marks, and even his eyes were burned out, making him look extremely miserable.

"Wait, wait a minute."

Watching Song Changming fly further and further away, Old Man Fufeng panicked completely. He tried to speak despite the pain, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

His throat was almost burned through!

The next moment, a firebird the size of a palm pierced his back and emerged from his chest.

This was extremely dangerous!

Old man Fufeng watched helplessly as, in the blink of an eye, the flames piercing his chest burned away all his internal organs.

He had no chance of survival whatsoever; he didn't even have time to call for help.

In the blink of an eye, his entire body was incinerated.

A soul emerged from the flames and fled upwards in terror.

However, the flames covered the top, and these dark red flames did not even spare the soul.

Fu Feng's soul melted away like ice and snow under the flames.

"No!"

In the end, he was filled with regret.

But if one makes the wrong decision, one will die and perish.

Song Changming glanced back at old man Fufeng, but it was too late to help.

That old guy died too quickly. From his physical body being pierced by the firebird to his soul being annihilated by the flames, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

"It's a pity that this technique of transforming paper cranes into spirits was quite amazing, and now it has become a thing of the past."

Shaking his head, Song Changming raised his hand and struck out with another palm, the huge, dazzling handprint instantly crushing another wave of firebirds rushing towards him.

Song Changming continued downwards.

In no time, he felt the violent energy field around him suddenly disappear, and the large amount of fire-type spiritual energy in the environment also became relatively stable.

At the same time, the boundless lava below became clearly visible again.

"Out."

Song Changming knew that he had successfully passed this test.

Looking back, the firebirds were still rampaging, and many spirits and even other humans were killed by them, just like the old man Fufeng, who was annihilated.

Suddenly, a large wave of fire surged behind them, and then two figures emerged from the flames one after the other.

The reason they caught Song Changming's attention was because they were two people from the same clan.

He also remembered that the two people were the two attendants of the old man who seemed to be an immortal.

"Hmm?" Shaking off the sparks, Youqing noticed the gaze on her and looked over, meeting Song Changming's eyes.

"Senior brother, besides us, there are actually mortals who have been able to pass through the Heavenly Fire Barrier that Master spoke of." Youyi breathed a sigh of relief and noticed Song Changming not far away, saying with some surprise.

"This person is quite capable; he got out even faster than us," Youqing said calmly.

"Let's go, it's time to find the Heavenly Fire Essence. Master said it's hidden in the lava below!"

“Alright, we need to act quickly. If we don’t get the Heavenly Fire Essence and the Immortal Fruit, we won’t be able to explain to our master.” Youyi nodded.

The two men moved swiftly past Song Changming without offering any greeting.

The fact that they were both human was meaningless to them.

Once you enter this volcano, everyone becomes a competitor, or even a mortal enemy!

To fight for that one and only immortal fruit, neither of them would hold back in the slightest if they were to truly engage in combat.

Meanwhile, outside Peach Blossom Island, after watching all the spirits enter the volcano, the Peach Blossom Fairy vanished without a trace, leaving only the girls in pink to continue guarding the island.

Outside the island, some creatures and spirits exuding celestial energy did not move, but simply remained calmly still.

It wasn't that they didn't want to compete for the immortal fruit, but the conditions didn't allow it.

This giant volcano has some mysterious aspects, not only in its powerful, dark red lava fire from the earth's core, but also in the restriction that even immortals cannot enter.

Any living being imbued with divine energy will trigger a deeper eruption of lava fire once it enters this volcano.

Even beings as powerful as them, who had already ascended to immortality, could not withstand the terrifying lava fire, nor could they stop the attacks from this volcano.

Therefore, they can only bring their own kind, allowing some spirits who have not yet become immortals but are very powerful to break through the volcano and compete for the immortal fruit.

The White Shadow Bird thought so, as did the aquatic mythical beasts, and even the only human old man was no exception.

The old man had a smile on his face, his hands behind his back, hovering at the farthest point from the island. His presence was not strong, but he still attracted the attention of the remaining immortal beasts.

There's no way around it; the one who keeps a low profile is also the one who arouses the suspicion of these celestial beasts the most.

Mortals are weak and mostly come from small worlds, so they are outsiders without any foundation or background, making them the easiest to bully in the original continent.

However, once a mortal ascends to immortality, things become quite different.

If they were just ordinary wandering immortals, that would be one thing, but if they had the backing of the heavens, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly even if they had ten times the courage.

Waves rose in the sea, and a fish brimming with celestial energy emerged from the water, transforming into a man in a long blue robe.

The man was handsome, with bright eyes and a few fish scales adorning his head.

He bowed politely to the old man and asked, "May I ask where you, my immortal, come from?"

Upon hearing this, the other celestial beasts also turned to look.

The old man saw through what the celestial beasts were thinking at a glance and replied with a faint smile.

"I am but a commoner, please rest assured, I did not come from heaven."

(End of this chapter)