Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 71: Enough to incinerate the Soul Douluo's Sun Essence, Dangerous!

Lou Gao stretched out a slightly trembling hand and pointed to the cave wall.

“Look at this rock wall! It’s scorching hot to the touch! It’s definitely over 70 or 80 degrees Celsius! This is not a level that normal thermal energy can achieve! And…”

Lou Gao crouched down to carefully examine the ground that Youngkiras had cleared beneath his feet.

"The color of the rocks here... is wrong! It's too red! It looks like... it's been baked from the inside out by a long period of high temperature!"

Lou Gao suddenly looked up and saw Young Gilas still digging hard in front of him, but his movements seemed to have become a little heavy due to the high temperature. He then looked into the deep darkness ahead, where only the faint light of the fireflies could guide him. There, it seemed, was a huge, burning furnace in the earth's core!

"Xia! Something's wrong! The heat source underground... is much stronger than it was a decade ago! And... the heat distribution... is too concentrated! It's like... something is burning wildly down there! Or... awakening?!"

Lou Gao's face turned extremely ugly; his years of experience in mineral exploration had given him a sense of extreme danger.

Lou Gao subconsciously gripped the AK in his hand, the cold metal gun unable to dispel the chill in his heart.

This abnormally high temperature is definitely not a natural phenomenon!
Recalling that mysterious cry from over a decade ago, a chilling thought arose in his mind.

Could it be that... their excavation has disturbed that sleeping "thing" that can command beasts?
The darkness deep within the mine, illuminated by the orange-red fluorite, resembled the open throat of a giant beast, radiating suffocating heat and unknown terror.

"Youngkiras! Stop! Stop now!"

Lin Xia also felt a strong sense of unease and immediately sent an urgent command to Young Gilas through the mental link!
He had to check on the little guy's condition immediately!
However, at the very moment the command was issued—

"Yoji—!!!"

In the darkness ahead, Young Gilas did not stop, but instead let out an unprecedented scream that was a mixture of extreme ecstasy and a trace of pain!
The sound pierced through the sultry, heavy air and exploded loudly in the cramped mine!

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable torrent of intense heat, seemingly capable of igniting the soul, carrying an intensely concentrated and pure fire elemental energy, erupted violently from the crack in the rock strata in front of the cave that Eurythmus had dug!

boom! ! !
With a deafening roar of rocks exploding, a massive, blinding pillar of light, composed entirely of golden-red rays, instantly tore through the darkness ahead!
The light was so intense that it instantly swallowed up the faint glow of all the fireflies, illuminating the entire mine like the core of a purgatory furnace!
Under the intense heat and light, the rocks on the cave walls crackled and popped, their surfaces turning a deep red, and even softening and flowing with a viscous, lava-like substance!

A terrifying heatwave swept over them like a real tsunami! Lin Xia and Lou Gao felt their clothes instantly become scorching hot, and even their hair and eyebrows smelled burnt!

They instinctively raised their arms to shield their eyes, and through their fingers, they saw something that horrified them.

The tiny figure of Youngkiras was completely engulfed by the burst of golden-red light!
Its body, covered in rocky armor, turned a deep red, like an iron billet thrown into a steel furnace!
What's even more terrifying is that on its body surface, complex and ancient crimson-gold patterns, like flowing lava, are appearing, spreading, and burning uncontrollably and rapidly!
It's as if a volcano is being forcibly ignited inside its tiny body!

"Young Gilas—!!!"

Lin Xia's eyes were bloodshot, and ignoring the terrifying light and heat that could burn skin and eyes, he roared and charged forward!

"Don't go there! It's dangerous!"

Lou Gao shouted loudly and pulled Lin Xia back forcefully!

His eyes were also filled with horror, but even more so with extreme shock at seeing the source of the golden-red light!

Deep within the rock wall, torn apart by the Eurythmus and now filled with golden-red light, an indescribable and magnificent scene can be vaguely seen—it is not flowing lava, but rather… a crystalline vein that flows slowly like liquid gold and radiates an eternal, indestructible light!
Within each crystal, a miniature sun seems to be sealed, with countless mysterious runes, seemingly composed of the very essence of fire, constantly arising and ceasing within! The purest fire elemental energy and terrifyingly high temperature originate from this!
"Heart of Lava... No! This... this purity... is... the essence of the sun?!"

The sound from the high building was completely distorted by the extreme shock and the upheaval of their understanding, carrying a trembling sound that was almost a groan!

He never dreamed that Young Gilas would actually dig up the legendary top-grade fire ore... the source core!
But precisely because of this, the sudden burst of energy, enough to incinerate everything, had a devastating impact on the excavator, Young Gilas!

The less stable the foundation, the faster the building will collapse!

Forcibly applying forces far exceeding one's tolerance limits would have unimaginable consequences!

The crimson-gold patterns burning wildly on Young Gilas's body were a sign that his body was about to be burned from the inside by this domineering and unparalleled power of the sun's essence!

And at this critical moment—

"唳——!!!!!!"

A terrifying cry, piercing the depths of the underworld, tearing apart souls, and containing supreme majesty and fury, like a judgment from the ancient primordial era, suddenly roared from the deeper and hotter core beneath everyone's feet!

This time, it's not the warnings or expulsions of a decade or so ago.

This time, it's a declaration of a truly annihilating catastrophe!
The earth trembled violently at the sound of that cry!
Outside the cave, the previously languid volcanic spirit beasts all raised their heads instantly, their crimson eyes filled with the most primal and violent desire for destruction!

They all turned toward the mine entrance in unison, a destructive growl rumbling in their throats...

Lin Xia roared, ignoring Lou Gao's iron-like hands gripping his arms tightly, struggling to lunge towards the destructive flames.

Lin Xia could feel that what was coming from the young Gilas through the mental link was no longer simple pain, but a scorching torrent that was almost insane, mixed with tearing pain and a kind of... reckless greed!

"Don't go over there! That's the essence of the sun! If you get touched, you're doomed!"

The sound from the high-rise building came intermittently amidst the deafening roar of energy, carrying an unprecedented sense of horror.

"It's burning Young Kiras!"

Lin Xia's heart sank to the bottom.

The Heart of Lava is already a legend, and the Essence of the Sun is an existence that has only been glimpsed in the forbidden records passed down by word of mouth among the divine craftsmen. The energy it contains is enough to incinerate a Soul Douluo!
Lin Xia's mind raced, her mental energy relentlessly assaulting the mental link, and one thought remained crystal clear—retract!
We must immediately retract Young Gilas into our bodies!
However, just as the command to forcibly withdraw was about to be transmitted through the link, an even stronger and more urgent will surged back from the center of the flames like an eruption of magma!

"Yoji—!!!"

It's not pain, it's not fear. It's a cry for help!

That soul-piercing scream was filled with indescribable anxiety and an almost sacrificial ecstasy!
It's not crying for help, it's inviting us!
Invite Lin Xia to step into this devastated mine together!

(End of this chapter)