Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 158 Stone Heart
"This is..." Xu Heng's eyes flashed with surprise: "Kun Yuan Turbid Fire?"

Qian means heaven, Kun means earth. Kun Yuan turbid fire is the result of the combination of Kun's spiritual energy and the turbid air underground, which is then nourished by the earth's lungs. Only then can there be a possibility of the birth of spiritual fire, which usually exists in the deepest part of the earth.

Xu Heng was familiar with all the spiritual fires in the world, so how could he not recognize it? As soon as he saw this fire, he knew he couldn't take it forcefully.

This fire is abnormally violent and may not harm one's fire-transforming technique, but it also has the unique properties of the foul air from the ground. Once contaminated by it, one might well have his magic power contaminated by it.

Xu Heng frowned slightly, used the Fire Escape Technique, and dodged the pillar of fire, but the strange beast shook its head, and the pillar of fire swept past and immediately chased after him.

In an instant, fire erupted on all sides, and the ground began to shake violently as if it was about to collapse.

Xu Heng frowned again and again. At this depth nearly ten thousand feet underground, if a collapse and destruction really happened, even if he had the fire-transforming technique, it would be difficult for him to escape.

What's more, I don't know how to escape underground. If I get lost and can't find the way back, I will end up at the bottom of the sea, which is definitely not a good thing.

Seeing this, he was no longer a bloodthirsty person, and he knew that he had to kill the beast. He immediately raised his hand and pointed, and a flame condensed into a golden line, piercing through the ground fire and hitting the beast.

Unexpectedly, this invincible Fire Wind Technique fell on the strange beast. It seemed to burn through the lava shell, but it did not even make it roar. It was unknown whether it was hurt or not.

Xu Heng remained calm, stretched out his five fingers, bent them slightly, and flipped and rotated them. The flames and heat in the underground cave also piled up, surged, and rolled as he moved his palms, wrapping around the lava beast layer by layer.

"Roar!" The strange beast roared, and the patterns on its body lit up one by one. They were not unique runes, but its shell was melted by Xu Hengyun's fire. It seemed to be starting to fall off, but the inside was still safe.

Xu Heng saw the pitch-black leather armor with flames rolling and burning on it, but the damage it caused seemed to be minimal.

He finally confirmed that this beast had an extraordinary resistance to fire.

"Roar!!" The lava beast once again roared loudly, shaking the earth. It swung its six claws backwards, just like a dragon retracting its fins. With a slight swing, it suddenly rushed out of the flames and slammed towards Xu Heng.

Xu Heng snapped his fingers again, and the sword flashed out. In a moment, it flew over a hundred feet and finally cut a bloody mark, but that was all.

The body of this lava monster was surprisingly tough. The Shadow-Transmitting Sword only cut three or four feet into it before it was exhausted. It couldn't be said to be a serious injury.

Xu Heng could not ignore Kunyuan Turbid Fire. His fire skills and swordsmanship could hardly inflict heavy damage on it. In this underground, it was difficult to use powerful means.
It seems that this strange beast is really incompatible with me.

It was the first time for Xu Heng to encounter such a seemingly helpless opponent, but facing the fierce attack of this strange beast, he still looked leisurely.

"Interesting." He thought to himself: "In this case, I can only use some unconventional means."

"Woo--!" The strange beast roared again. This time it didn't sound like an angry roar, but rather a happy whine. As it rushed forward, its bloody mouth was already open, as if it wanted to swallow Xu Heng into its stomach.

Xu Heng saw that the inside of its mouth was actually covered with lava like a shell, with circles and layers. He knew that it would be a foolish dream to try to find a flaw from here. But he was as still as a mountain! Facing this huge and ferocious beast that was biting at him, he just said lightly: "You've come just in time!"

The next moment, his body moved slightly, and a series of explosions came from all over his body. His whole figure seemed to be slightly taller, with a change of no more than an inch, but it was like a towering fairy mountain rising from the ground, and a surging, extremely pure "force" rushed out like a surging sea tide!

"Go!"

Xu Heng shouted loudly, and then he saw his body leaping into the abyss like a dragon, flying up a short ten feet, and then his fist was like a river hanging upside down in the sky, heading downwards!
——Boom!
It was as if thunder struck out of nowhere, and a whirlwind swept out, suppressing the raging fires in all directions. The strange beast rushed forward, but seemed to have hit the root of Mount Buzhou, but it did not have the power to topple the pillars of heaven. The momentum of its body stopped suddenly, and its head even deflated a little.

It turned out that Xu Heng really gathered his strength and punched the beast right in the head, actually stopping the savage beast in its tracks. The beast moved again and again, as if it wanted to resist, but it couldn't get up at all.

It turned out that when Xu Heng threw this punch, his true energy twisted into a powerful Gangsha. Even if it was a peak, half of it would probably collapse. It penetrated into the body of the beast violently, but did not shatter its insides. This was because the beast's brain and internal organs were extremely tough. It was truly the body of an ancient ferocious beast.

Xu Heng couldn't help but praise: "What a beast!"

Before he could finish his words, he punched the beast again, which seemed to have extinguished the last bit of life of the beast, and it could no longer move.

Xu Heng let out a light breath and was about to let go of his hand when his mind moved slightly again and he felt a vitality emanating from the beast's body.

"Hmm?" Xu Heng couldn't help but let out a light exclamation, and his pupils reflected two magic flames. He had already used his magic eyes to observe, and only then did he realize that there seemed to be a core inside the beast, which continuously burst out heat, which made its body full of vitality.

"Is this the inner elixir?" Xu Heng had this thought, but rejected it in an instant. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart. This beast was really very abnormal from the inside to the outside. Could it be that it came from outer space?

But no matter what, he was unwilling to wait for the strange beast to "revive" and spend any more time and effort, so he immediately summoned the flying sword and cut a hole along the core.

Unexpectedly, there were layers of bones protecting it, and it had no resistance. It still took a while to finally cut it open completely. Looking inside, it turned out to be a 'heart of stone'.

Yes, this thing is shaped like a heart, but it does not have any flesh and blood. It seems like a stone formed by magma. It is red and black all over, and only in the cracks, some golden light can be seen.

"This is." Xu Heng took out the stone heart. Without the heat to support it, the beast's vitality quickly disappeared. Seeing that it no longer posed a threat, he began to look through the stone heart.

However, this stone heart was nothing like the many spiritual objects in his memory. It could only be seen that it was full of heat inside, as if it contained a huge power of earth and fire.

Xu Heng looked at it over and over again, making sure there was nothing unusual, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Although I have never seen it before, but according to common sense, no matter whether it is a demon beast, a fierce beast, or a strange beast, since it can spit out Kunyuan turbid fire, it should have something corresponding on its body.

But now it seems that this stone heart does not have such magical properties.

(End of this chapter)