I walk sideways in the game world

The blazing firelight illuminated Ren Xiaoyao's resolute face, beads of sweat mingling with blood. The combined attacks of Taoist Master Kong Ling and Wind Walker came like a torrential downpour, leaving him barely a breath. Every block seemed to drain all his strength, every dodge felt like dancing on the edge of a knife.

"boom!"

Another loud bang echoed, and the vibrations beneath his feet intensified. The magma gushing from the crater almost dyed half the sky red. Ren Xiaoyao's heart stirred. He could clearly feel the temperature of the artifact in his arms rise a few degrees. A strange energy flowed through his body, echoing the vibrations from deep underground.

"Could it be..." A bold idea flashed through Ren Xiaoyao's mind. He endured the severe pain in his body and stared at the volcanic beast controlled by the Purple Flame Witch with burning eyes.

"Roar!"

The volcanic beast roared deafeningly, its massive body tumbling through the magma, each swing carrying devastating force. However, it was bound tightly by the Purple Flame Witch's strange flaming chains, unable to wield its brute strength.

"Now!" A gleam of light flashed in Ren Xiaoyao's eyes. He seized the opportunity and his figure flashed past the attacks like a ghost. The long sword in his hand, with a sharp sword energy, chopped straight at the flaming chains on the volcanic beast.

"What do you want to do?!" The Purple Flame Witch noticed Ren Xiaoyao's intention and her face changed suddenly, but before she could stop him, she saw that the originally indestructible flame chain was actually cut off by Ren Xiaoyao's sword!

The volcanic beast that regained its freedom roared to the sky. It stared angrily at the Taoist Priest Kong Ling and Wind Walker beside it, obviously regarding them as the culprits.

"Not good!" Taoist Master Kong Ling's face changed drastically. He never expected that Ren Xiaoyao would do this. He was immediately thrown off balance by this sudden change.

"Get out of the way!" Feng Xingzhe exclaimed, pulling Taoist Kong Ling to avoid the attack of the volcanic beast, but the violent force still knocked them away and they fell heavily to the ground.

Ren Xiaoyao seized this hard-earned opportunity, leaped, and landed steadily on the back of the volcanic beast. He felt the scorching heat and deafening heartbeat coming from under his feet, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Next, it's your turn!" Ren Xiaoyao raised his head, his gaze coldly gazing at the terrified Taoist Priest Kong Ling and Wind Walker in the distance, as well as the ashen-faced Purple Flame Witch. A powerful confidence emanated from him...

Just as Ren Xiaoyao locked eyes with Taoist Master Kong Ling and Wind Walker, Xia Lin seized the opportunity. With a wave of her slender hand, a curtain of water appeared, dousing the flaming cage that bound her. The Purple Flame Witch, startled and furious, was about to strike again when Xia Lin appeared in front of her, a crystal-clear longbow in her hand.

"Your opponent is me." Xia Lin's voice was as cold as ice and snow, without a trace of emotion.

The Purple Flame Witch laughed in anger: "You overestimate your own abilities!" Her hands ignited with raging flames, transforming into fire phoenixes, and pounced on Xia Lin with a scorching breath.

Xia Lin remained calm, pulling the longbow to its full length. Arrows formed from condensed water streams shot out, colliding with the fire phoenix and making bursts of hissing sounds.

At the same time, huge waves suddenly arose on the sea, and the figure of the Sirens King jumped out of the water. He opened his bloody mouth and sprayed a column of water straight towards the Taoist priest Kong Ling.

"Despicable!" Taoist Master Kong Ling was unable to dodge and was hit by the water column. He staggered and almost fell into the lava.

"Hahaha, old man Kong Ling, your opponent is me!" The Siren King laughed wildly and pounced on Taoist Kong Ling again.

Taoist Master Kong Ling was entangled by the King of Sea Monsters and could not escape for a while, and the Purple Flame Witch was also held tightly by Xia Lin. Seeing that the situation was not good, Feng Xingzhe was about to withdraw, but saw Ren Xiaoyao riding on the volcanic beast and rushing towards him.

"Wind Walker, prepare to die!" Ren Xiaoyao roared, the long sword in his hand burning with flames, like a scorching sun, illuminating half of the sky.

Feng Xingzhe was horrified. He didn't dare to take the sword head-on and could only dodge. However, the speed of the volcanic beast was beyond his imagination. Ren Xiaoyao's sword light followed him like a shadow, blocking all his escape routes.

"puff!"

With a slight sound, Wind Walker's left arm was slashed by the sword, and blood splattered out. He groaned, and his face turned extremely pale in an instant.

"Lord Wind Walker!" In the distance, the robbers who were watching the battle exclaimed when they saw this.

"Go!" Wind Walker covered his injured left arm, endured the severe pain, gritted his teeth and said a word, then turned around and ran away.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" Ren Xiaoyao was about to give chase, but he saw Feng Xingzhe suddenly pull out a black bead from his arms and crush it...

The black beads shattered, and a thick black mist instantly spread, covering the sky and the sun, shrouding the entire top of the volcano in an eerie darkness. Ren Xiaoyao's vision went dark, and he lost sight of Wind Walker. Only his cold voice could be heard in his ears: "Today's revenge will be avenged tomorrow!"

The thick fog dissipated, and Wind Walker was nowhere to be seen, leaving only the looters looking at each other in bewilderment. They had originally hoped that Wind Walker could snatch the artifact, but now seeing him fleeing in panic, they couldn't help but give up.

"Should we continue?" A robber looked at his companions, his tone full of hesitation.

"Lord Wind Walker has already escaped. We will die if we stay here!" another robber echoed.

Although they were greedy, they also valued their lives. Now that the artifact was right before their eyes, they faced such a powerful opponent. If they continued to fight for it, they would probably only lose their lives in vain.

"go!"

Someone shouted, and the robbers turned around and fled down the mountain.

Ren Xiaoyao ignored the fleeing robbers; his attention was completely drawn to the unusual movements of the volcano.

Ever since Wind Walker crushed the black bead, the vibration frequency of the volcano has become faster and stronger, as if something is about to break out of the ground.

Ren Xiaoyao's heart moved, and he remembered the description of the awakening of the artifact he had seen in ancient books: when the artifact is about to awaken, strange phenomena will appear in the sky and the earth, and spiritual energy will gather, and the volcano is one of the places with the richest spiritual energy.

"Could it be..." A strong premonition surged in Ren Xiaoyao's heart. He looked up into the depths of the volcano with a burning gaze, "The artifact is right there!"

Without hesitation, Ren Xiaoyao rode the volcanic beast, braving the scorching magma and the continuously erupting volcanic ash, and rushed towards the depths of the volcano.

At this time, Xia Lin had forced the Purple Flame Witch into a desperate situation.

"You lose." The longbow in Xia Lin's hand emitted a cold light, and a water arrow was already on the bowstring, ready to be shot at any time.

"Hmph, it's still uncertain who will win or lose!" The madness in the eyes of the Purple Flame Witch became even more intense. She suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, her whole body burning with flames, as if she had turned into a burning sculpture.

"This is..." Xia Lin's heart trembled. She felt an unprecedented sense of danger.

"This is my ultimate move—Heaven's Burning Wrath!" The Purple Flame Witch's voice was hoarse and sharp, filled with despair and madness. "Even if I can't obtain the artifact, I will drag all of you down with me!"

Before she finished speaking, a devastating wave of energy erupted from the Purple Flame Witch's body, transforming into a huge pillar of fire that shot up into the sky and headed straight for Ren Xiaoyao...

"Xiaoyao, be careful!" Xia Lin's face changed drastically. Without thinking, she threw the longbow in her hand into the air, then formed seals with her hands and muttered, "Guardian of Water, freeze a thousand miles!"

"It's too late!" A ferocious smile appeared on the face of the Purple Flame Witch. "Go to hell!"

At this critical moment, a huge water curtain appeared out of thin air, blocking Ren Xiaoyao...