After pondering for some time, Xiao Chen moved through the realm, traveling from one place to another. Yet, everywhere he went, he found the area had already been looted. Frustration burned in his eyes.
"How can someone already be here? Did someone else get the map before me? Why is my luck so bad today?" he thought inwardly.
After a moment of contemplation, he headed toward the center of the realm. There stood a towering mountain, radiating an intense heat so fierce it seemed like the incarnate of destruction itself. A shiver ran down his spine — he could feel something important awaited him.
As he drew closer, hundreds of flame spirits appeared, their forms flickering like living fire. Detecting an intruder, they surged toward him with aggression. Xiao Chen had anticipated this.
"Fire Fist!"
"Heavenly Palm!"
Boom!
A heavy shockwave echoed through the vicinity as the battle erupted. Xiao Chen's fists collided with the spirits' blazing forms, scattering them like embers.
Meanwhile, in the shadows, Shen Yuan moved silently toward the volcano's core, aided by his invisibility cloak. After fifteen minutes of swift, cautious movement, he arrived near the heart of the volcano.
What awaited him made his heart pound with excitement. Before him floated a flame of black fire, searing heat radiating so intensely he felt his organs might melt just by standing nearby.
As he approached, a sudden fireball shot toward him.Yuan barely dodged it. Then, from the shadows of molten rock, a colossal flaming dragon materialized, slashing with claws that could shred mountains.
Yuan's eyes snapped open. A panel appeared before him:
Flame Dragon Spirit
Cultivation: Heavenly Soul Realm
A surge of surprise coursed through him. He hadn't expected a dragon spirit guarding the flame. This beast was on the cusp of evolution, likely entering deep slumber soon — a window Xiao Chen might have exploited to seize the flame. But Yuan's presence had disrupted its path. Even the invisibility cloak, a Heaven-Grade artifact gifted by his father, could not hide him from the dragon's senses.
With incredible speed, Yuan dodged the dragon's relentless attacks, calculating his next move. He slipped into a narrow fissure in the volcanic wall, emerging behind the dragon. Without hesitation, he drew his sword and infused it with Chaos Qi.
NINE HEAVENS ETERNAL SWORD
First Heaven – Celestial Dawn!
Shreeeekk…!
A sharp, piercing sound tore through the cavern. For a moment, the world seemed to lose all color. The flaming dragon spirit was split cleanly in two, its body dividing into embers.
Without wasting a second, Yuan grabbed the Demon Emperor Flame and fled, moving with unmatched speed. Multiple notifications appeared in his mind:
Host has plundered a Major Opportunity from the Son of Luck.
1000 Fate Points obtained.
Extra Rewards Granted: Ice Essence
Xiao Chen Luck Points: 700
Note: Ice Essence has been placed in inventory.
Yuan disappeared into the shadows, leaving the scorched remains of the dragon that were trying to join together and the molten volcano behind.