121: Lotus Platform and Earth Fire Lotus Seeds

“Teacher! Left snake head!”

Mo Yuhan bellowed, his voice piercing through the roar of the explosion.

Just as the collision of water and fire was most intense, the energy turbulence most violent, and the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s attention was completely drawn to Instructor Ruo Lin’s water shield, he keenly caught sight of the snake head on the left that was spewing fireballs.

Because after its full power burst, there was an extremely brief energy retraction gap, less than half a breath long.

Three inches below the snake’s neck, a scale had slightly lifted open a tiny gap due to muscle contraction, revealing the relatively fragile flesh beneath! That was one of the Dou Qi circulation nodes.

A deep teacher-student rapport had long been cultivated between Instructor Ruo Lin and Mo Yuhan. The moment Mo Yuhan cried out, she understood without even needing to turn and look.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes, which were as calm as water.

“Wave Split!”

She lightly uttered two words, and the massive water shield in front of her suddenly changed.

The central part, which was blocking the pillar of fire, abruptly caved inward and rotated, forming a rapidly flowing vortex. The condensed crimson pillar of fire was unexpectedly diverted slightly by this sudden water vortex.

At the same time, Instructor Ruo Lin’s left hand shot out like lightning, her five fingers spread, and she pressed down on the left snake head, which was spewing fireballs, from a distance.

“Profound-tier High-level Dou Skills: Thousand Silks of Water Binding!”

Buzz!

Countless deep blue water threads, as fine as silk but incredibly tough, appeared out of thin air around the left snake head.

These water threads were not for attack, but like the most nimble weaver’s hands, they instantly wrapped around the huge snake neck, especially precisely Binding themselves to the gap in the scale that Mo Yuhan had pointed to.

The water threads carried a powerful Binding force, like deep-sea giant kelp, contracting and permeating inward fiercely.

“Hiss?!”

The left snake head was caught off guard, its massive momentum abruptly halted by this sudden, flexible Binding.

Its snake neck was tightened, and the excruciating pain from the particularly vulnerable spot targeted by the water threads made it let out a hiss of shock and fury.

The action of spewing fireballs was instantly interrupted! The lifted scale gap was mercilessly constricted by the water threads, as if countless icy needles had pricked into it.

Now!

Mo Yuhan had long been poised and ready.

The same instant Instructor Ruo Lin acted to bind it, the rock beneath his feet exploded, and his figure transformed into a blurry crimson streak of light, utilizing the Flowing Wind Sword movement technique to its extreme, as if merging with the scorching, distorted air.

He did not charge towards the snake head, but rather rapidly circled along the violently shaking edge of the platform like Gui Mei, his target directly behind the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s massive body.

“Beast! Look here!”

Mo Yuhan roared, his voice like thunder! While moving at high speed, he formed hand seals, and the powerful Dou Qi within his body surged out wildly without reservation.

A condensed, incredibly hot fireball shot out from between his palms, not attacking the snake head, but like a precise surgical knife, it fiercely struck a large partially submerged rock in the magma lake behind the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

Boom!!!

The bright white pillar of fire, containing Mo Yuhan’s full power as a five-star Dou Master, slammed hard into the reef.

The reef instantly exploded, and countless shattered rocks shot out like cannonballs towards the relatively weaker defensive rear section and tail of the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s body.

More crucially, the massive shockwave and the scorching magma splashing everywhere from the explosion rained down on the Fire Spirit Snake like a downpour, striking it head-on.

“Hiss-ang!!!” The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s attention was instantly drawn by the sudden “sneak attack” from behind.

Especially the stinging pain from its tail and the splashing magma made it instinctively feel threatened.

The snake head on the right, which was still spewing a pillar of fire, twisted sharply, looking angrily behind it! And the left snake head, bound by water threads and enduring intense pain, also subconsciously tried to turn back.

The movements of the two snake heads became extremely briefly chaotic and uncoordinated! The pressure on Instructor Ruo Lin in front was drastically reduced.

Instructor Ruo Lin brought her hands together in front of her chest, her fingers dancing like butterflies through flowers, instantly forming an extremely complex and profound seal.

Boom!

It silently tore through space and slammed towards the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake finally felt a fatal threat, and for the first time, an emotion called “fear” appeared in its four vertical pupils.

“Hiss—!!!” A desperate hiss echoed through thecave!

Boom!!!

A dull, heart-stopping thud, as if a heavy hammer had struck worn leather.

The next moment.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s massive body’s crimson scales rapidly lost their luster, becoming dull and lifeless.

Its two ferocious snake heads still held expressions of terror and pain, but they had been completely frozen.

Within its huge snake pupils, brutality and vitality rapidly receded like a tide, leaving only a deathly ice-blue.

Rumble!

The peak fifth-tier fierce beast perished not long after, under the coordinated efforts of Mo Yuhan and Instructor Ruo Lin.

The surface of the magma lake churned violently, the crimson liquid engulfing the huge snake corpse, bobbing a few times, and finally slowly sinking into the bottomless, scorching abyss, leaving only large bubbles and a pungent smell of sulfur and charring.

Inside thecave, the violent energy fluctuations slowly subsided, leaving only the gurgling of rolling magma and the sizzling of rising steam.

The scorching high temperature once again dominated.

Instructor Ruo Lin slowly withdrew her palms, the surging blue Dou Qi around her body receding into her like a tide.

She turned and looked at Mo Yuhan, her eyes showing a hint of concern and appreciation: “Are you alright, Yu Han?”

“I’m fine, Teacher.”

Mo Yuhan shook his head, his gaze directed towards the center of the magma lake.

“Let’s go!”

Instructor Ruo Lin understood. Although the fierce beast was gone, it was hard to guarantee there were no other dangers deep underground.

She once again unfurled the light blue vapor shield, enveloping Mo Yuhan within it. Their figures shot out like two streaks of light, stepping on the scattered protruding reefs on the lake surface, rapidly flying towards the green lotus platform at the center of the magma vortex.

The closer they got to the lotus platform, the higher the temperature.

Even with Instructor Ruo Lin’s shield insulating him, Mo Yuhan still felt a stinging sensation on his skin and his breath was scorching.

The faint residual aura of the strange flame in the air, though weak, carried a wild power that made one’s soul tremble.

Finally, the two landed on a relatively stable black rock next to the giant green lotus.

Observed up close, this green lotus platform was even more breathtakingly beautiful.

Eight huge green jade lotus petals unfurled, with crimson and green interwoven light flowing through their veins, and a vast, pure fire-attribute energy assailed them.

The lotus core was empty, leaving only a smooth concavity, indicating the Azure Lotus Core Flame’s former existence.

Mo Yuhan’s gaze immediately locked onto the eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds at the base of the lotus platform, their surfaces glowing with fiery light.

Each contained a hundred years of Earth Fire essence, an unparalleled treasure for tempering the body, purifying Dou Qi, and even refining medicinal pills.

He suppressed his excitement and did not immediately take the lotus seeds, instead turning his gaze to the massive lotus platform below that supported the entire green lotus.

The lotus platform was ancient and heavy, its deep green material neither metal nor wood, smooth and warm to the touch like jade, yet possessing the weighty feel of the earth.

The naturally formed fire-gathering array patterns on it were profoundly mysterious, emitting stable and powerful energy fluctuations.

This was one of the biggest goals of this trip.

The foundation for the Azure Lotus Core Flame’s gestation; with it, assisting in Dou Qi cultivation would be an heaven-defying aid.