131: Amethyst Earth Fire Dragon

The two followed the increasingly strong sulfurous scent and the massive drag marks on the ground, stealthily moving like the most cautious hunters. The temperature in the air was noticeably rising, and the soil beneath their feet became dry and scorching hot.

Passing through a sparse woodland where the leaves were scorched yellow and curled from the high temperature, their vision suddenly opened up!

A massive, bowl-shaped entrance to an underground grotto appeared before them! The entrance was over twenty meters in diameter, extending diagonally downwards into the dark depths of the earth.

Hot air, laden with a strong sulfurous smell and a pungent burnt odor, surged violently from the cave like the breath of a giant beast, turning the rocks at the edge of the entrance a dark red.

The cave walls were not made of earth, but of a strange, translucent, deep purple crystal, which refracted a mesmerizing and dangerous luster in the faint light filtering through the entrance. The cave walls were covered with enormous claw marks and impact craters, clearly indicating it was the passage used by its owner.

And directly in front of the cave entrance, in a relatively open space filled with rugged, strangely shaped rocks, their target was coiled there.

What a colossal and terrifying beast it was.

Its body was even larger than Mo Yuhan had estimated, nearly twenty meters from head to tail, with an overall form resembling a giant lizard magnified countless times, but its head was even more ferocious, closer to the legendary dragon.

A massive head was covered with thick, rugged, deep purple crystalline bone armor, like wearing a crown inlaid with countless amethyst crystals.

A pair of vertical pupils the size of chariot wheels were tightly closed, displaying a dark golden luster like molten lava, with eyelids covered in fine purple crystal scales.

Its snout protruded, covered with intersecting, dagger-like sharp teeth, with dark red flesh residue and wisps of white smoke still clinging to the gaps.

Its thick limbs, like palace pillars, were deeply embedded in the ground, covered with palm-sized rhomboid purple crystal scales, each scale resembling a meticulously polished amethyst, sharp-edged and gleaming with a metallic luster.

A long tail covered with thick crystal spikes dragged behind it, its tip like a massive battering ram, sweeping unconsciously, each swing bringing a dull whooshing sound, easily grinding the ground'sgravelinto fine powder.

Most striking was its back; along the spine, from the back of its neck extending to the base of its long tail, grew a row of huge back spikes, like sharp purple crystal mountain peaks.

These back spikes slightly distorted the air in the heat waves surging from within the cave, emitting a heart-palpitating high temperature and energy fluctuation.

Its entire massive body was covered with a thin, dark red glow, flowing like magma; with every breath, it exhaled not white mist, but scorching hot air mixed with sparks and sulfurous dust from its nostrils, scorching the surrounding air into distortion.

The Purple Crystal Earth Fire Dragon, a top Spirit Beast of over thirty thousand years, possessed both the power of the earth and the might of lava.

At this moment, this terrifying beast lay prostrate in the open space, its massive head resting on its forelimbs, seemingly napping.

On its flank, covered in crystal armor, there was a shocking, massive wound.

The crystal armor at the edge of the wound was shattered and curled back, exposing bone-deep damage; dark purple blood, like viscous magma, continuously seeped out, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling, burning sound, emitting pungent white smoke.

The flesh around the wound showed an abnormal, sickly gray color, clearly indicating it had been poisoned.

Each heavy breath was accompanied by painful muscle spasms at the wound and a low, painful groan like muffled thunder.

The ground beneath it had been corroded by the flowing blood, forming a large, bubbling, charred pit.

Even though it was severely wounded and its aura was weak, the terrifying pressure emanating from this beast still felt like a tangible mountain, heavily pressing down on Mo Yuhan and Ruo Lin's hearts, making it difficult for them to breathe.

The air was filled with a nauseating mixture of sulfur, blood, and burnt odors.

“Now!” Purple-gold flames surged fiercely in Mo Yuhan's eyes! This was an unmissable opportunity! He had to strike a fatal blow while the beast was heavily wounded, exhausted, and at its lowest vigilance.

He did not hesitate; the Xuan Huang Purple Flame within him erupted like a dormant volcano, purple-gold flames instantly covering his entire body, the flames on his shoulders and forearms rapidly condensing and shaping, forming the outline of a thick, ferocious lion-head armor.

“First Spirit Ability · Xuan Huang Lion Flame Crash!”

Roar!

A low lion's roar accompanied his violent charge; he activated Phoenix Flight Step with full power, his figure transforming into a roaring purple-gold flame meteor, aiming directly for the gruesome wound on the Purple Crystal Earth Fire Dragon's flank.

His speed was so immense that he left a scorching flame trail behind him; he intended to directly inject the power of the flames into that most vulnerable spot.

“Yu Han, watch out for its tail!” Ruo Lin's cry of alarm carried an unprecedented urgency; almost the instant Mo Yuhan initiated his move, the seemingly dormant Purple Crystal Earth Fire Dragon's tightly closed molten-gold vertical pupils suddenly snapped open! Cold, violent, filled with monstrous rage at being provoked by an ant.

It didn't even move its massive body; that long tail, like a giant battering ram, with a terrifying scream that tore through the air and immense force, like a purple lightning whip, struck first, savagely lashing at Mo Yuhan's inevitable path of charge.

The crystal spikes at the tail tip gleamed with a deadly cold light!

Fast! Too fast, the reaction and attack speed of a Dou Spirit-level Spirit Beast were far beyond imagination.

Mo Yuhan's pupils constricted; the momentum of his charge could no longer be changed. He could only push the power of Xuan Huang Lion Flame Crash to its limit, crossing his arms in front of his chest to withstand this lightning strike head-on.

Boom—!!!

It was like a meteor crashing into a mountain.

A dull, heart-stopping crash exploded, and the purple-gold flame lion head on Mo Yuhan's body instantly shattered.

Terrifying power was unleashed without reservation onto his arms! Crack! A clear sound of bone breaking echoed.

He felt as if he had been struck head-on by a high-speed moving mountain; agonizing pain shot through his arms, and he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, at a speed even faster than his charge.

Pfft—!

A mouthful of hot blood spewed out, drawing a gruesome bloodline in the air! His body slammed heavily against a large rock dozens of meters away, producing a teeth-grinding thud! The rock's surface instantly became covered in spiderweb-like cracks!

“Urgh...” Mo Yuhan fell to the ground, feeling the world spin, his internal organs displaced, his arms hanging limply, the intense pain causing his vision to blacken in waves.

“Roar!” The Purple Crystal Earth Fire Dragon let out a deafening roar, filled with the fury of being disturbed and in pain.

Its massive body suddenly rose up on its hind legs, its dark golden vertical pupils locking onto the fallen Mo Yuhan, its giant mouth full of sharp teeth opening, and deep within its throat, a dazzling dark red light rapidly condensed.

The surrounding air was instantly sucked away, the sulfurous smell so intense it was suffocating! A destructive energy wave spread out with a rumble.

This was the Purple Crystal Earth Fire Dragon's killing move—Earth Vein Breath! A terrifying dragon's breath capable of instantly melting through rock.

Without thinking, she furiously circulated her water-attribute Dou Qi at an unprecedented speed, her water-blue long hair moving without wind, each strand floating, as if stained with frost.

She rapidly formed hand seals in front of her chest, visible frosty white qi condensing at her fingertips, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

“Profound-tier High-grade Dou Skills · Extreme Cold Ice Prison!”

However, no matter how fast her movements were, they couldn't be faster than the impending dragon's breath.

Mo Yuhan struggled to get up, the agonizing pain in his arms and the burning in his chest slowing his movements! Seeing the dark red light condensing in the giant mouth about to erupt, the coldness of death instantly seized his heart!