On the other hand, Ji Dong continued to float forward. The two boulders that hit his body didn't even slow him down for a moment. He was still flying forward one meter per second.
If Ji Dong's flying speed didn't attract the Fire Giant Commander's attention before, then his continued flight now gave the Fire Giant Commander a great deal of pressure. This was a kind of pressure in terms of aura. Ji Dong hadn't attacked yet, but the flames in the Fire Giant Commander's eyes were already burning to the extreme.
"Roar …" The Fire Giant Commander pounded its chest with force. Then, it suddenly leaped into the air. With this leap, it jumped up to thirty meters. Its enormous body curled up in mid-air and turned into a huge fireball. It fell from the sky and smashed into Hyōhime like a meteor.
This was the most effective attack method of the Fire Giant race, and it was also their best sure-kill technique. When the Fire Giant Commander was in mid-air, Ji Dong immediately felt that he had been locked on by it. Of course, with his soul cultivation, it was very easy for him to break free from the Fire Giant Commander's lock. However, Ji Dong didn't do that. He continued to let the Fire Giant Commander fall from the sky and smash into him.
He raised his right hand and made a gesture of holding up the sky. The Fire Giant Commander fell with a loud bang, landing right on Ji Dong's right hand. A strange scene appeared. The Fire Giant Commander's enormous body that was curled up suddenly stopped like the first boulder it had thrown out. It stopped on Ji Dong's palm. What made the Fire Giants dumbfounded was that in the next moment, a strange circular pattern appeared behind Ji Dong. Almost at the same time, the green flames on the Fire Giant Commander's body disappeared completely. In Ji Dong's hand, it was as if he was only holding a huge boulder.
With a flick of his wrist, the Fire Giant Commander's body was flung away by Ji Dong. It landed on the ground twenty meters away. Then, a green flame shot out from Ji Dong's fingertip and entered the Fire Giant Commander's body. Only then did the flames that had disappeared earlier start burning again.
"We, the Fire Raven race, do not wish to become enemies with the Fire Giant race. If you still want to live, this challenge ends here." Ji Dong's soul undulations returned to the Fire Giant Commander's body along with the green flames.
The Fire Giant Commander stood there in a daze for a moment. In the next moment, it nodded strongly towards Ji Dong. At the same time, it beat its chest and knelt down on one knee, making a somewhat strange bow towards Ji Dong.
When the Fire Giant Commander had completely absorbed the green flames on the Fire Giant Commander's body with the Yang Fire Assimilation Matrix, the Fire Giant Commander had thought that it was done for. They were different from other races. The burning flames on their bodies were the source of their life, equivalent to the blood and life force of humans. Once the flames were extinguished, it meant that their lives had come to an end. After Ji Dong threw it away, the Fire Giant Commander's flame of life was already on the verge of extinction, and it was irreversible. At this moment, Ji Dong returned its flame to it. The Fire Giant Commander had escaped from death. How could it not be grateful to Ji Dong? Moreover, the power that Ji Dong had shown from the beginning to the end made it unable to even think of resisting.
When Ji Dong used the Yang Fire Assimilation Matrix to completely absorb the green flames on the fire giant commander's body, the fire giant commander thought that it was finished. They were different from other races. The flames on their bodies were their source of life, equivalent to the blood and life force of humans. Once the flames were extinguished, it meant that their lives had come to an end. After Ji Dong threw it away, the flame of its life was already on the verge of extinction, and it was irreversible. At this moment, Ji Dong returned the flame to it. The fire giant commander had escaped from death, so how could it not be grateful to Ji Dong? Not to mention, the power that Ji Dong had displayed from the beginning to the end made it unable to even think of resisting.
The Fire Crow leaders all flew up at this moment, forming a circular pattern above Ji Dong's head. They didn't know how long it had been since the Fire Crow race had been able to hold their heads up high like this. Ji Dong easily defeated the Fire Giant leader, this filled their hearts with admiration and excitement.
"Let's go." Ji Dong bade farewell to the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon and strode towards the entrance of the second layer of the core world. The Fire Giants parted to make a path for them. When the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon walked past them, it intentionally or unintentionally released its aura, causing the Fire Giants to keep quiet out of fear.
Ji Dong returned to the top of Maotai's head. Fury smiled and said, "Little Junior Brother, you're right. It's better to subdue these creatures than to kill them. You really have a way!"
Ji Dong shook his head gently and said, "I know it's troublesome this way, but when I think about how these creatures used to be Flaming Bar's subordinates, it's hard for me to kill them. If it's not necessary, it's best not to kill as much as possible in the core world. Moreover, compared to us humans, these creatures are much simpler. From what we've seen so far, the three races that we've come into contact with have great respect for strength, even worship it. Therefore, as long as we display enough strength, it won't be a problem for us to continue. Let's hope that the creatures we'll encounter later on are the same."
The Fire Crow Commanders lined up in a triangular formation. They were valiant and high-spirited as they flew neatly in front of the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon. Each of them had their heads held high, as if they were the ones who had defeated the Flame Ancient Commander.
The entrance to the second layer was a huge cave with a diameter of a hundred meters. When they got closer, they could clearly see why the cave looked pitch-black when they looked down from the sky.
In this huge cave, there was a thick, dark gray smoke. If one only used their eyesight, it would be pretty good if they could see ten meters ahead.
Only after Ji Dong communicated with the fire crow commander's soul did he learn about the mysteries of this passage. It turned out that in the eighteen levels of the core world, every passage connected to each level had a restriction. The restriction from the first to the second level was this black gray smoke. The smoke was poisonous, but the poison wasn't very strong. It was still bearable for the fire crows, but for the weaker Flame Spirits, it was fatal. This was also one of the reasons why the Flame Spirits only lived in the first level of the core world.
The Yin Yang Boundary of the Five Elements was activated once again, and all the smoke was blocked outside. Any smoke that came close would be destroyed by the powerful mana ripples of the Yin Yang Boundary of the Five Elements. Under the leadership of the Fire Crow Commanders, the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon went straight to the second layer.
The pitch-black passage was slanted downwards. After entering the passage, they flew for more than ten kilometers before the front suddenly became clear.
It was still a red world, but when everyone entered the second layer of the core world, they clearly felt a bit oppressive. The temperature in the air had clearly risen, and the fire element had become denser, while the other elements had become thinner.
The Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon floated in the air and temporarily stopped moving forward. The Fire Crow Commanders changed their triangular formation and waited respectfully in front.
The Heavenly Stem Saints observed their surroundings. The second layer didn't seem to be much different from the first layer, but the light was a bit better than the first layer, and the fire element contained in the ground and the rocks in the distance seemed to have increased. Of course, there was another big difference compared to the first layer, and that was that there were no Fire Essence Fruits in the second layer.
"Great Lord, this is the main habitat of our Fire Crow Clan. In this second layer, our Fire Crow Clan is the absolute ruler. There are also some other clans, but they all live in the more remote areas of the second layer and rely on us for protection."
Ji Dong established a soul connection with the Fire Crow Commander and immediately received its explanation. Through this period of contact, Ji Dong realized that the Three-legged Golden Crow in the past didn't have a good impression of his worshippers, and didn't have much contact with the Fire Crow Tribe. Otherwise, these Fire Crow Commanders wouldn't have explained everything to him so clearly.
"Great Lord, can you please meet our king? Our king must really want to see you." The Fire Crow Commander asked sincerely.
Ji Dong nodded, "Let's rest for a while, then you can lead the way." They'd just entered the second layer, so they needed to adapt and observe their surroundings. These Fire Crow Commanders had flown for a long time and passed through the poisonous clouds between the first and second layers, so they needed to adjust.
The Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon landed on the ground. The eyes of Maotai and Wuliangye were filled with excitement. After flying for such a long time, not only were they not tired, but they were also getting more and more energetic. This place was filled with fire elements, and it was extremely beneficial for fire-type magical beasts like them.
The Lord of the Flames and Lord of the Dark Flame that Ji Dong had first summoned also seemed to have grown in size, but because they were already quite strong when Ji Dong had summoned them, the density of fire element in the first and second layers wasn't enough to speed up their evolution.
Ji Dong said to his companions, "We'll go see the Fire Raven King in a bit."
Lang Tianyi said, "Young master, will the Fire Raven King see through your identity?"
Ji Dong shook his head, "Probably not. I killed the three-legged golden crow and devoured its core, so the aura of a three-legged golden crow on my body is real. Even if the Fire Raven King senses something, with the intelligence of the fire crows, he'll be able to react immediately. I won't give him the chance to warn his clansmen. If we have no other choice, we can't even care about a massacre. As long as we kill all the fire crows on the spot, the other fire crows won't be able to see through our identities. It's just that we won't be able to command the power of the entire clan in this way. No matter what, we'll only stay on the second layer for a bit before heading to the third."
After resting for about an hour, everyone ate and drank a bit and set off once again under the leadership of the Fire Raven commanders.
According to what the Fire Raven commanders had said, the second layer was a bit smaller than the first, but not by much. They flew for an entire day. The location of the entrance to the next layer was different, and wasn't at the center of each layer. If they were purely searching, it would be difficult to find the entrance without a long period of time in a place as vast as the first and second layers of the earth's core.
The Fire Raven captains told Ji Dong that there was an entrance to the third floor where the head of the Fire Raven Tribe, the Raven King, resided. This way, they'd be able to save time and head straight for the third floor no matter what happened after meeting the Raven King.
After a day of flying, everyone discovered some differences between the first and second layer. First was the terrain. The first layer was mostly flat and filled with Fire Essence Fruits, while the second layer's terrain was much more complicated. There were ravines, rocks, and hills everywhere. Occasionally, they could see some special plants that belonged to the Core World. In addition, the temperature was already over 40 degrees Celsius. This was definitely not a suitable place for living.
The greatest difference between the core world and the surface world was that there was no water here. None of the creatures in the core needed to drink water. For example, the Fire Ravens could replenish all their needs with fire essence fruits, while the Fire Giants could feed on rocks rich in fire element to replenish themselves. Different creatures in different worlds indeed had very different ways of living. However, these discoveries also made Ji Dong breathe a small sigh of relief. Judging from the current situation, there really wasn't a need for people from the core to go to the surface, because the creatures from the core weren't suitable for living on the surface either. It was naturally for the best that they didn't have any motivation to go to the surface. At the very least, they could ensure that the surface world wouldn't be easily invaded by the core world.
"Caw caw." The Fire Raven commander, Hyōhime, called out a few times, indicating that they'd arrived.
There was a fiery red mountain not too far away. One could clearly see that there was a huge cave over a hundred meters in diameter at the center of the mountain. A faint red light flickered within the cave, and as soon as they arrived, Ji Dong immediately felt the surrounding temperature rise noticeably.
There were many holes on the mirror-smooth rock walls of the mountain. Fire Ravens would fly out of some of the holes, while others would fly in. However, without exception, the Fire Ravens seen here were all at least at the level of a Fire Raven commander, and some were even a bit larger.
Along the way, Ji Dong had gained quite a bit of understanding of the Fire Ravens, and even had some understanding of the hierarchy of the creatures from the core.
Every race of creatures from the core had different ranks, usually divided into ordinary clansmen, high ranking clansmen, commanders, lords, and kings. It was just like the ranks of humans. For example, the Fire Ravens were divided into ordinary Fire Ravens, Great Fire Ravens, Fire Raven commanders, Fire Raven lords, and the strongest Fire Raven King.
The ones who'd brought Ji Dong here were all Fire Raven commanders. They'd also told Ji Dong that there were other classifications among the higher ranked creatures from the core. For example, there were higher ranked Lords and so on. Of course, the strength of the commanders and lords of different races was also completely different.
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