Douluo Continent: Heaven rewards diligence, Tang San's defenses are breached by liver damage.

A deafening roar erupted, seemingly coming from deeper within the mountain.

Lin Chuan raised his eyes slightly and quickened his pace. Finally, he reached the end and looked out. He was surprised to find that he had entered the valley. The mountains he had passed earlier seemed to be the outer shell of a volcano, while the real crater was on the volcanic cone further ahead in the valley.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Just then, a deep, muffled sound rang out, echoing throughout the valley, followed by a dense, fragmented sound.

"This is... a fire lizard?!"

Lin Chuan recognized these soul beasts at a glance.

Chapter 45 Mutant Earthfire Dragon and Earthfire Veins

Fire Lizards are fire-attribute soul beasts, social creatures that usually live in groups of twenty or thirty. They have extremely strong defenses and generally live near volcanoes, possessing innate fire-attribute abilities.

It is said that a fire lizard that has cultivated for more than 10,000 years can evolve into a fire dragon, which is a very powerful soul beast.

The valley is densely packed with them, a true blessing for those with trypophobia.

"So many fire lizards? It wasn't this exaggerated before."

Lin Chuan frowned slightly, clearly somewhat surprised.

Before he could think any further, the fire lizards seemed to go berserk and began to rush in all directions.

"Hmm? There are two more big ones."

Amidst the chaotic scene, Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow and looked behind the group of fire lizards, where two extremely powerful auras emanated.

The next moment, the ground instantly cracked open.

Two enormous figures emerged from the cave one after the other, each step producing a tremendous sound, their footsteps remarkably heavy.

"This is... a Fire Dragon?!"

Lin Chuan silently observed the two enormous soul beasts, making a guess in his mind.

One of them was at least ten zhang tall, with a huge tail trailing behind it. Its body stood upright, and it had a pair of wings on its back, but the wings were too small to support it in flight.

The other one resembled a fire lizard, but was larger and covered in scales. The space around them was noticeably distorted, which shows how high the temperature was.

Both types of soul beasts are at least ten thousand years old.

"Roar--"

The two giant soul beasts roared at each other and then began to fight.

The other fire lizards dared not get too close, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire. They all ran dozens of feet away, their not-so-large eyes revealing a human-like fear.

"So this is a fight for the top spot?"

Lin Chuan was slightly stunned.

Although the two creatures in front of them look different, they are both similar to fire lizards. It is obvious that they are both evolved from fire lizards. However, one of them evolved normally into a fire dragon, while the other has undergone some mutation for some reason.

Lin Chuan hid behind a large rock, silently observing the battle.

It truly lived up to its reputation as a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast; when they fought, the ground shook violently. Even though they were so far apart, you could clearly feel the ground trembling intensely.

Won't this cause the volcano to erupt?

"hiss……"

Just as Lin Chuan was feeling worried, a roar suddenly came from beside him.

Looking back, he saw a fire lizard had somehow crept up to him, tilting its head and revealing a very wise look in its eyes.

The human and the spirit beast gazed at each other from a distance.

Lin Chuan reacted first, punching the fire lizard hard on the head. The little guy didn't even have time to scream before he was knocked unconscious.

"Thank goodness, we almost got caught. I was too careless."

They were so focused on the battle between the two ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts that they didn't even notice something approaching.

Lin Chuan wiped away a bead of sweat and looked again; the battle was nearing its end.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Fire Dragon was no match for the mutated Earth Fire Dragon. It only managed to leave a few scratches on its opponent before being completely defeated.

"Roar!"

The millennia-old earth fire dragon looked unwilling, but still lowered its head and prostrated itself on the ground to show its submission.

The mutated fire dragon roared to the sky, seemingly asserting its dominance. Then, all the fire lizards, like the ancient fire dragon, prostrated themselves on the ground.

“It’s really spectacular!”

Amidst their reflections, the fire lizards began to move again.

The Fire Dragon and Fire Lizard were driven to the other half, while the mutated Fire Dragon turned around and returned to the smallest cave by itself.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes.

It’s tricky!

The mutated earth fire dragon had obviously only recently broken through ten thousand years of cultivation before engaging in battle with the earth fire dragon. However, after winning, it did not choose the largest cave as its dwelling place, but instead chose the smallest one, which was obviously not in line with common sense.

So there must be something in that cave.

Lin Chuan's heart stirred. Avoiding the gazes of the group of fire lizards, he crept towards the cave.

He didn't waste this time. Even though he spent most of his time traveling, his cultivation never fell behind, and he successfully entered the first level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade.

By applying force to the feet, the speed increases.

In the blink of an eye, even the millennia-old fire dragon didn't notice.

Under the perception of Observation Haki, the atmosphere in the cave had gradually stabilized, indicating that the mutated fire dragon seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Despite winning, it was badly injured and needs to rest to recover.

They slipped into the cave, and as they went deeper, the enormous figure of the mutated fire dragon came into view. At this moment, the big guy was lying on the ground with his eyes closed.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

His actions were too audacious. If he were discovered, he might face an attack from hundreds of soul beasts. Fortunately, so far, things have gone smoothly.

They carefully and quietly began to explore the cave.

Soon, Lin Chuan felt the heat intensify. With a slight glint in his eyes, he continued forward along the temperature line and gradually discovered a faint golden flame flickering in a crack in the ground in the distance. The flame was intensely hot and burning fiercely.

"Earth Fire Vein!"

Lin Chuan's eyes widened instantly, his heart filled with ecstatic joy.

No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to find anything, and it won't take any effort at all!

After searching for so long in this volcanic field, he finally found it.

According to the "Alchemy Manual", it contains a little gold, is pure and dazzling, and grows on the edge of magma, hence it is called Golden Flame Earth Fire.

This type of subterranean fire is known for its 'intense heat' and is considered an excellent type of subterranean fire.

In short, this trip was definitely worthwhile; it was worth crossing most of the Douluo Continent, from Tianshui City of the Heaven Dou Empire to the southwesternmost part of the Star Luo Empire.

Perhaps it's because the world is different, but the earth fire in front of him seems much weaker than recorded. However, precisely because of this, Lin Chuan doesn't need to worry about failure.

It can only be said that misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise!

"The fire for seed collection will take at least a day. It looks like we need to take some protective measures before we start!"

Lin Chuan didn't rush to start. Instead, he took out a wood-chopping knife and walked towards the mutated fire dragon.

"Nine Layers of Thunder Blade!"

Lin Chuan's speed suddenly increased, and with four strange steps, he closed in instantly. The woodcutter's knife in his hand transformed into a cold arc of light, heavily slashing down on the head of the mutated fire dragon.

The sudden crisis woke the mutated fire dragon, but it didn't have time to react before a powerful force swept over it, cracking the scales on its head and even fracturing some of its skull bones, knocking it unconscious once again.

The mutated fire dragon was completely stunned.

"Sure enough, even after being refined once, the ordinary wood-chopping knife is no longer up to par. It seems it's time to get rid of it."

Lin Chuan looked at the wood-chopping knife in his hand and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Let's add a few more layers of insurance!"

Looking at the unconscious mutated fire dragon, Lin Chuan summoned his martial spirit. He first used the Thunder Arrow to aggravate the mutated fire dragon's injuries, and then used the Frost Arrow to freeze it.

The unconscious mutated fire dragon: You old fool!

After doing all this, Lin Chuan clapped his hands in satisfaction.

That solves the problem!

Next, we will collect the seeds.

Chapter 46 Seed Collection from Earth Fire