Time passed in the world of consciousness.
Allen had already forgotten how long he had walked towards the end of the earth. He only knew that the sun had never set above his head. This world was as eternal as the polar day, and the night was without a trace. Fortunately, Allen didn't feel tired in this state. With every breath, a huge amount of fire Origin Energy would enter his body, replenishing his consumption.
The scenery on the ground was very monotonous. Occasionally, a hill would be decorated. Most of them were cracks that spat out poisonous smoke, as well as pools of magma that were bubbling on the surface. This was a space that was difficult for ordinary life to exist in, but to Allen, it was as familiar and natural as his homeland. Allen didn't feel the slightest bit of difficulty walking on this world and this scarlet land.
The beast tide from last time never appeared again. Only a few fire rock beasts would occasionally emerge from a crack or a pool of fire. This was the name Allen gave them. They all looked the same. They looked like wild beasts with rocky skin and flames and magma inside their bodies. At the very least, Allen hadn't seen any other creatures yet. Right now, Allen was already familiar with dealing with these Fire Rock Beasts. He could easily use his flame saber to slash through the veins on the surface of these Fire Rock Beasts' bodies. With a simple slash, he turned them into charred black rocks.
Therefore, his journey was quite smooth, apart from being slightly boring.
It was as if the end of the world could never be reached. The giant shadow that vaguely appeared in the distance was like a mirage, as if it was testing Allen's patience. The earth continued to extend forward. After an unknown number of days, the landscape finally changed. The flat ground gradually rose and fell. At first, the difference was no more than a few dozen centimeters to two or three meters. But later on, the drop on the ground was at least ten meters. As a result, mountains and valleys replaced the original plains, and Allen could no longer see the horizon in the distance at a glance.
Change is always delightful.
Allen casually walked into a valley with a somewhat excited mood. The valley was covered with rocks. There were some places where there were no roads at all, so he could only climb. As Allen climbed over a pile of rocks, a strange creature appeared in his eyes. It wasn't a fire rock beast, but something else. Unlike the rock-like appearance of the Cinderclast Beast, this creature had crimson skin and looked a bit like a human baby. It sat chubby on the ground. Its round face had two black gem-like oval eyes. It had no nose, only two nostrils. Its mouth was split to the sides of its head, so when it opened its mouth, it could easily swallow a fist-sized stone.
That's right, this creature was devouring the rocks on the ground as if they were a rare delicacy to it. But when it also saw Allen, it spat out the stone that it had eaten halfway. The stone was still dripping with fiery saliva. These liquids were highly corrosive. The stones sizzled as they burned, and green smoke rose. The giant baby-like creature let out a shriek. With a puchi sound, two tattered bat wings spread out from its back. However, it was these two wings that allowed it to float in the air.
It excitedly flew towards Allen and opened its mouth. There was a faint flame in its mouth. Obviously, it regarded Allen as fresh food.
Allen spread out his palm and a stream of fire sprayed out from his palm, forming a flame saber. Holding the flame saber, he instantly crossed paths with the strange creature. A streak of fire appeared in the middle of the giant baby monster's head, and then its body split apart in the middle, turning into two pieces of corpse that fell to the ground. What sprayed out from its corpse wasn't blood, but a large ball of fire origin energy. Allen was slightly surprised. He opened his mouth and easily sucked in the Origin Energy.
The previous consumption was immediately partially replenished. The Origin Energy that gushed out from the giant baby creature's death was much richer than what Allen had absorbed from space, and the quality was much better. Just as he finished absorbing this ball of Origin Energy, he heard the sound of wings flapping loudly. A large number of giant babies flew out from the cracks and caves in the valley. Because they possessed good flame origin energy, Allen decided to call them fire boys.
Fire Child squeaked, as if they were communicating. There were so many of them that they looked like a cloud of fire from afar. The cloud of fire was moving towards Allen. At this moment, there was another sound in the sky filled with the sound of wings flapping. Jingle jingle, like chains scraping across the ground. Fire Boy suddenly retreated a little. Allen saw a cave in front of him lit up with flames. The roar of some kind of wild beast sounded, and then a figure emerged from it.
It was another exotic beast that Allen had never seen before. It had scarlet skin like Fire Boy, no fur, and a head like a lion, but a pair of buffalo horns on its head. Its forelimbs were a pair of strong and powerful humanoid arms. There were iron rings on its wrists, and the iron rings were dragging half of the chains. It looked like a wild beast that had broken free of some kind of shackles and escaped. But its hind limbs were two ox legs, and it had ox-like hooves. When these two pairs of hooves stepped on the ground, they would always smash out a patch of fire.
On the head of this exotic beast, right between the two curved horns, a ball of orange flames spouted out. When it looked at Allen, the beast roared and spat out flames from its eyes and mouth.
Fire Horned Demon, Allen immediately thought of this name when he saw it. This creature looked much stronger than Fire Boy, and in fact, Fire Boy, who was in midair, was also somewhat afraid of it. There was more than one Fire Horned Demon. A moment later, twenty or so similar exotic beasts emerged from a few nearby caves. These Fire Horned Demons also had ill intentions towards Fire Boy. Some of the Fire Boys flew too low, and the Fire Horned Demon would jump up and pounce on them. Then, it would bite and swallow them, savagely eating those unlucky fellows.
However, after a few pounces, the Fire Horned Demon was clearly more interested in Allen than Fire Boy. One of the exceptionally strong Fire Horned Beasts roared towards the sky. Then, there were a few short cries, as if urging something. Then, Allen saw the Fire Boys in midair flying towards him in groups.
This was an unexpected discovery.
Fire Boy was clearly below the Fire Horned Demon in the food chain of this world. The Fire Horned Demon could order them. In other words, a superior creature had control over a lower creature? However, there was no time for Allen to think about this problem. Fire Boy had already flown over, and the twenty or so Fire Horned Demons on the ground had also launched their attacks.
The entire valley began to shake.
Allen shrugged his shoulders and squatted down slightly. Another flame saber formed in his left palm. With two sabers in hand, Allen flashed into the army of exotic beasts. The red cloud formed by Fire Boy immediately wrapped around him. With Allen as the center, the red cloud began to spin like a red tornado!
From time to time, flames would burst out from the tornado. Every time the flames lit up, a group of Fire Boys would explode and die. These Fire Boys at the bottom of the food chain weren't much stronger than the Fire Rock Beasts. Allen killed them like an adult dealing with an unarmed baby. Their only role was to provide cover for the Fire Horned Demon.
The slaughter lasted for nearly three hours. During this process, the Origin Energy in Allen's body continued to be consumed, but it was replenished by the Origin Energy gushing out of the dead Fire Boy. Thus, when the last Fire Horned Demon died at Allen's hands, Allen's Origin Energy still maintained more than 70%. The remaining Fire Boys retreated. They distanced themselves from Allen in panic. Only now did Fire Boy realize that Allen, whom they treated as food, was actually an existence of a higher level than the Fire Horned Demon.
There had never been a world like this, where the law of the jungle was fully displayed. The lower level did not dare to resist the upper level. It seemed to be the iron rule of this world. This was the conclusion Allen came to after killing more than twenty Fire Horned Demons and the fire boys on the ground. However, Allen couldn't care less about this right now. A large amount of Origin Energy surged out from the dead Fire Boy. They were like living potions. No wonder they became the food of the upper lifeforms in this world. At this moment, a large amount of Origin Energy floated in the air. Allen took a deep breath. The Origin Energy turned into flames, and the entire valley turned into a sea of fire.
In the middle of the sea of fire was Allen. The flames continuously surged into his nose and mouth. The Origin Energy that Allen had consumed instantly recovered and was still growing. Allen's body also began to change. His rock skin glowed red, and hot smoke continuously seeped out from every crack. The flames in the entire valley revolved around Allen. The flames seemed to be cheering and singing. When Allen absorbed all of them into his body, the valley was filled with hot smoke.
Suddenly, a bit of light flickered in the gray smoke. Then, a pillar of fire soared into the sky. A scorching and violent aura filled the entire valley, causing the fire boys who had escaped the calamity to tremble. This was because from that aura, they could smell the aura of a superior. Moreover, it was the aura of a superior king, even if the aura of a king was still very weak.
Hot smoke billowed and gradually dispersed. Allen gasped for breath as he stretched out his hand in front of him. The rock-like skin from before had already fallen off, replaced by dark red skin like Fire Boy's. At this moment, Allen's body looked extremely similar to a human's. He had a strong body and slender hands and feet. Apart from his dark red skin and a few orange-yellow lines, he was not much different from his original self.
However, there were still rock layers covering his chest and shoulders. They were like Allen's armor, protecting his new body. Allen had no hair, and his bald head looked a little ridiculous. However, when he stood up straight, he spat out raging flames from above his forehead like a Fire Horned Demon, like a head of fiery red long hair. Allen's eyes moved. Suddenly, the color of the flames turned from red to white. The azure flames sprayed out, just like his original hair color.
He smiled and was about to continue exploring the deeper and wider world. Suddenly, things kept moving away, and he knew that he was being pulled out of the depths of his consciousness. When he regained his senses, he saw a dim brazier and a corner of the stone room illuminated by the flames. He sat for half a minute before his memories reconnected. At this moment, he was in the ground of Taryn Aisha. After leaving Oliska, he, Julian, and the others headed south. Elizabeth arranged for a guide to meet them on the way, and then they passed through Dragon Spear Town. After the unanimous approval of the townspeople, the blacksmiths in the town joined the team and followed Allen to Taryn Aisha.
They were about to leave the Northern Territory. The Cold Crystal Vein of Taryn Aisha could not be mined as planned, but the dozens of Steel Edge Warriors hidden in the Underground City had to be taken away. They would be an important force, and neither Allen nor Lucy were willing to leave them in the Underground City for nothing.
However, when he thought back to all of this, it felt like a lifetime had passed for Allen. He shook his head, and out of habit, silently observed his body's condition.
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