The lava monster looked like a human, but the flame guard was a pure fire creature that had been reincarnated from an evil creature.
It was tall and ferocious, and its body was covered in sharp rocks and thorns. Its strength was about the same as the rock python's. Therefore, when it swung its huge stone fists and clashed with the rock python, the entire lava cave trembled and swayed violently.
The two enormous creatures were entangled in each other's embrace, tumbling and rolling around in the cave. The noise they created was no less than a world-class battle between monsters. Even Grimm could only retreat to avoid the splashing rock fragments and falling rocks from above.
After a few minutes of fighting, the rock python finally showed signs of losing.
After all, the rock python's body was just an ordinary rock that had been put together temporarily, while the flame guard's body was made of hard ores and special rock it had collected from various places when it was patrolling underground. Therefore, once it lost its advantage in size and strength, the rock python would not be able to defeat such a fierce opponent.
However, for Grimm, magic puppets had always won through numbers. If one couldn't defeat it, then he would send two!
A moment later, the second Rock Python appeared in the midst of a series of loud rumbling sounds.
With the appearance of the second Rock Python, the Flaming Guards, which had been fierce and domineering a moment ago, were quickly defeated.
It could not be helped. No matter how fierce it was, it could not withstand the entanglement of a rock python, which was focused on biting its head. The two rock pythons had a clear division of labor, and with their exquisite cooperation, they cut off the flame guard's control over its body.
A man without a head would die, and a snake without a head would not be able to move!
Although the flame guard had the strength of a quasi-Magus, once its core was taken out, its huge body became an empty shell, and it collapsed in an instant.
Grimm had been searching for quasi-Magus level fire crystal cores recently, but he could not find anything that satisfied him. One of the main reasons was that fire creatures were very difficult to deal with!
For example, the flaming guard that had been killed had a peerlessly tough iron rock body. Ordinary witchcraft was completely ineffective against it. On top of that, it also possessed a powerful fire elemental ability and a melee ability that made one despair. With these two combined, even if a human Quasi-Shaman came, they would only think of ways to take a detour, and would never fight it with their lives on the line.
Therefore, in the face of such a terrifying fire monster, other than official Sorcerers, only those peak Prospective Sorcerers had the confidence to take it down with minimal losses. Only the Quasi Sorcerer's Core of Consciousness had any value on the Flame Guards. If human Quasi Sorcerers didn't have the ability to kill them quickly, it would be a tragedy. Usually, they would only be able to obtain a broken Core of Consciousness.
All these factors added up together, resulting in the scarcity of Quasi-Magus level Fire Crystal Cores.
But now that Grim had successfully harvested one of the two Rock Pythons, he couldn't help but smile from the joy in his heart.
Other than working hard to expand his knowledge of witchcraft, he spent the rest of his time sculpting and polishing his Demon Puppet Squad, working hard to formalize, quantify, and systemize them.
The most important advantage of the Demon Puppet Squad was their numbers, followed by the type of comprehensive and elite warrior training. When fighting in different areas, different types of Demon Puppets could display great differences in battle power.
For example, when Grim fought the Flower Spirit in the dark cave last time, if he only had Rock Pythons, he wouldn't be able to directly threaten the flying Flower Spirit even if he summoned ten or twenty Rock Pythons. Therefore, the Lightning Giants were able to make full use of their advantages of fast movement and fierce long-range firepower.
But in today's situation, no matter how powerful the Lightning Giant's Thunderstorm and high-voltage electric current were, it wouldn't be able to penetrate the thick skin of the Flame Guards. Once elemental witchcraft was ineffective, a Lightning Giant at the peak of Quasi-Magus level could not even compare to a Rock Python with the power of a senior Sorcerer Apprentice.
It was not hard to imagine that in the future, when fighting enemies on the sea, the Water Puppets would undoubtedly be the most powerful ones.
Therefore, the diversity and quantification of Battle Magic Puppets had become Grim's goal in the near future.
Grimm already had a certain amount of Demon Puppets with Earth, Wind, and Water elements, but he still couldn't build an army of Demon Puppets with Fire Crystal Cores. One of the main reasons was the scarcity of Quasi-Magus level Fire Crystal Cores. But today, with this Fire Crystal Core, Grim saw the dawn of his future army of Fire Puppets.
Hence, under his intentional command, the two Rock Pythons traversed the underground lava tunnels one after the other. When they came across ordinary lava pools, they would pass through them without wasting any more time on the ordinary fire creatures. Instead, they would focus on killing the Flame Guards.
Therefore, as Grimm moved further down, apart from two Fire Diamonds, seven Fire Stones, a large pile of different types of gemstones and ores, he also found four Quasi-Magus level Fire Crystal Cores. That was what made Grim the most!
After running for two days in the Fire Mountain World, Grim finally went through the shallow layer and stepped into the core area of the underground volcano. From here on, Grim could no longer be as wild as before, because this was the living area of the Molten Core Giants. If he provoked them, even Grim, who had a powerful Demon Puppet team, would not be able to handle it.
The newly born Molten Core Giants basically had the power of high-level Wizard Apprentices, and the adult Molten Core Giants were basically powerful Wizards. If not for the fact that they could not live without the endless fire energy of the underground volcano, the Wizard Continent might have a different kind of Wizard Apprentice.
The adult Molten Core Giants definitely had Wizard level Fire Crystal Cores in their bodies, which were rare treasures that even Grim drooled over! However, dealing with the Molten Core Giants was not as easy as dealing with the Flame Guards. Although the Flaming Guards were powerful and intelligent, they were wild monsters after all. They were often alone and could easily be ganged up on by acolytes.
However, the intelligence of the Molten Core Giants was not inferior to that of human Wizards. They also lived in the core area of the volcano in the form of large families. Therefore, if you wanted to touch any one of them, you would probably attract the interference of a group of Molten Core Giants.
At that time, it would not be the Demon Puppet team attacking the Molten Core Giants, but a group of Molten Core Giants attacking the Demon Puppet team!
Grim shuddered at the thought of such a horrifying scene.
After entering the core area of the Volcano World, the first thing that Grim saw was the endless sea of lava. It was as if a huge hole had suddenly appeared in the underground space, and what filled the hole was the slowly flowing, red, sticky lava.
Grim had seen many lava pools of various sizes along the way, but this was the first time he had seen a sea of lava.
To be honest, when Grim stepped out of the lava tunnel and saw the still, red lava sea in front of him, he almost stopped breathing.
In a huge space that stretched as far as the eye could see, a sea of scorching black and red lava was flowing slowly. The surface of the lava sea was more than a hundred meters away from the top of the cave, and the whole space was illuminated by the thick streams of lava that erupted from time to time.
In addition to the shockingly high temperature of the lava, there were also some strangely shaped rocks floating in the sea of lava. Some were only the size of a washbasin, while others were the size of a house. They floated on the surface of the lava, resembling islands.
On these islands of varying sizes, the thick rock pillars and peaks were embedded with strange gems of different colours. Among them, there was no lack of fist-sized fire diamonds. Even fire diamonds the size of a human head could be found.
As far as the eye could see, the sea of lava was like a huge treasure trove of magic, lying there quietly waiting for the arrival of those fated to come.
However, the environment here was undoubtedly extremely terrifying.
According to the A.I. Chip's detection, the temperature at the edge of the sea of lava was close to a thousand degrees, and the temperature in the inner regions had soared to more than two thousand degrees. In such an environment, without the support of spells, even a quasi Magus would instantly turn into a pile of bones.
Grim, on the other hand, had to rely on the Flame Lord's Scepter and his affinity with fire to control this cruel environment. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to even get close to this area, let alone dive into the sea of lava to train.
Grim waved his hand to disperse the two rock pythons and put away the magic puppet cores. After carefully inspecting the surroundings, he hid his equipment and clothes in a pile of rocks, then clenched his teeth and jumped into the sea of lava.
Piercing pain … A piercing pain!
The moment he entered the sea of lava, the terrifyingly high temperature instantly caused Grim to hover between life and death. His entire body felt like it was being pierced by tens of thousands of steel needles, and the intense pain caused Grim's consciousness to blur.
Like a steak placed on a frying pan, his skin and flesh sizzled in the boiling magma. Thick black smoke was emitted from Grimm's body, and a burnt smell began to fill the air.
Compared to the torment of his flesh and blood, Grim's spiritual world was unprecedentedly lively. Fire elemental energy surged into his body like a flood, constantly cleansing his body and improving his spiritual sea bit by bit.
Along with the fire elemental energy, there were obviously other mysterious factors that were hard to distinguish and capture, constantly strengthening Grim's innate fire elemental energy and forging a new body of fire for him. Usually, only those elemental sorcerers who had successfully advanced to a higher level could withstand such a violent body transformation by controlling their physical bodies with their powerful mental strength.
This was also a necessary process for elemental Magi to have an elemental avatar. Only when the body and spiritual force were of the same frequency and quality would they be able to lay a solid foundation for the elemental essence conversion.
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