Several streams of light rapidly flew through the airspace of the Diamond Kingdom. Aside from the enemy Mages they encountered just after crossing the border, they did not encounter any other enemies for the rest of the journey.
Perhaps it was also due to the fact that the entire path was barren land, without any towns or people living there.
After flying for dozens more kilometers, Thor led the Aqua Deer Squad to a halt at a depression that looked as if a giant meteorite had crashed there. The yellow earth was cracked like a spiderweb, possibly due to drought.
The area around the crater was still barren land, with a few green plants standing tall and large rocks protruding from the surface, revealing their hard bodies. This should still be near the border of the Diamond Kingdom.
"Are we at our destination?" Gu Sen stepped onto the hard ground and walked into the sunken crater. "Didn't you say we were going to the Dwarf Clan? Do Dwarves live here? Hey hey~ Little Dwarf, you don't need to hide, I see you."
There was no movement around, only the sound of the wind blowing.
"Is there nothing?"
"If they really live here, it's too remote, isn't it?"
Reaching the center of the crater, Thor turned to look behind him: "There's still a ways to go. Everyone, keep up. The rest of the path is very difficult."
After speaking, he continued to walk forward, and ripples appeared in the air. His figure was no longer visible ahead.
"Eh? What's this?"
Everyone watched this scene with interest. Gu Sen also reached the very center, stretched his hand forward, and his arm disappeared. He took two more steps forward, and like Thor, his entire body vanished.
Then, the members of the Aqua Deer Squad successively moved forward, their figures dissipating.
The last to enter was Bai En. He glanced at the ripples in the air that shook as people entered and muttered to himself, "Is it the same illusion as the Jikka Black Market? There's almost no magic fluctuation."
"It feels a bit like a 'curtain'."
Bai En then walked in as well.
What appeared before them was an abrupt small mountain, with no vegetation growing on it, looking like merely an accumulation of stones. In the middle of the small mountain, a human-sized opening had been carved out... but it seemed very unfriendly to taller individuals.
Following Thor into the cave, Gu Sen used Flame Magic to conjure flying fire butterflies, illuminating the interior. Jie Kai, walking bent over in the cave, couldn't help but complain, "So short... it's really hard to walk..."
"Bear with it for a bit, it'll be fine once we've passed this section. After all, it's a passage dug by the Dwarf Clan. Their heights are around 1.35 - 1.52 meters, and this passage is 1.6 meters, which is already quite good."
Bai En, who was walking at the back, unreasonably used a slash to cut off the higher rocks. Each time he passed, there was some fine dust, but it was much better than being hunched over.
Isn't that how magic is supposed to be used?
Continuing down the descending cave, the fire butterflies suddenly stopped. The structure of the cave changed dramatically as they went deeper; the passage became taller, the entire ground was sandy, and the cave walls were smooth like marble, with large clusters of strange crystals exposed on them.
The crystals, emitting a faint glow, illuminated the cave, making it incredibly beautiful.
Everyone's steps paused slightly, but Thor seemed already accustomed to it. He explained, "This is the Crystal Radiance Cave. At the end of the Crystal Radiance Cave is a strong magic zone. Once we pass through there, we'll reach the Dwarves' dwelling place."
After passing through the Crystal Radiance Cave, the entire world opened up. The members of the Aqua Deer Squad stood on the gentle slope at the end of the cave, looking into the distance. The dome was vast and high, as if they had arrived in an underground world.
Magically, a giant brown meteorite floated in the air, beneath which was a vast plain where countless bronze trees grew, looking like a green field from afar.
Thor spoke in a cold voice: "Welcome to the Bronze Fertile Plains."
"This is the strong magic zone born from the blood of the Demon God. That brown meteorite is the sealed Demon God... Wait, how could this be? Half of the meteorite... has assimilated into bronze... It shouldn't be this fast."
Thor's tone became urgent: "Time is running out, everyone... there's no time to recover magic. Flying is forbidden here due to the magic seal's influence. We must pass through this as quickly as possible."
"He's about to break free!"
...Rewind time slightly to an hour ago. At the same location where the Aqua Deer Squad stood, there was another group of people. Besides four Mages wearing unified magic robes, there were also three strange individuals emitting unusual magic.
"Are we finally here?"
"This should be where the Dwarf Clan and Elf Tribe jointly sealed the Demon God, right? A bit further ahead is the Dwarf Clan's kingdom."
The white-haired man, who concealed his natural blindness with sunglasses, was observing his surroundings through magic perception and the magic tools implanted in his body.
"Very good, just as history records."
"Then the scroll containing the Earth Spirit... should also be in this Dwarf Clan kingdom, just as recorded, right? As long as I can obtain it and you become the Earth Spirit host—Fei Leimena, you will be my most successful creation ever!"
The white-haired woman standing beside him silently gazed ahead.
However, Ladoros, with his narrowed eyes on the other side, let out a light chuckle, "Morris, do you really think this fellow can gain the Earth Spirit's approval and become an Elf host?"
"In the training base, she never once beat me."
The white-haired man called Morris dismissed it: "Don't underestimate her with your old perspective anymore, Ladoros. She has undergone my modification experiment, and her magic is far beyond what it was before. You are no match for her."
"Is that so? Want to try it then?... Miss Fei Leimena?"
Fei Leimena ignored him, as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Alright, after we complete our objective, I'll let you two fight. Tsk tsk... I really want to see my newly created magic warriors gathered together."
Morris took two steps forward and looked up at the giant meteorite floating in the air: "It will probably be quite difficult for us alone to obtain the Earth Spirit scroll from the entire Dwarf Clan."
A sinister smile suddenly appeared on his lips: "Then, let me just cause them a little trouble, and also get a glimpse... of what kind of power the one revered as 'Demon God' truly possesses!"
Morris raised his hand towards the brown meteorite, and countless thin magic threads extended from his fingertips, touching the meteorite's surface. The magic threads, like earthworms, burrowed into the rock's surface, performing a delicate 'surgery'.
As the surgery progressed, bronze rust began to appear on the original rock surface. When bronze covered half of the meteorite's spherical surface, Morris stopped his actions. "The sealing magic from five hundred years ago... is indeed powerful. My modification magic has reached its limit at this stage."
"Ah, well~ Never mind, it's pretty much enough. Let's wait a little longer."
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