Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

Because the breeding season of the mudfish dragon coincides with the rainy season in the Great Anthill Wasteland, they only mate and lay eggs during this time, and the abundant rainwater provides a favorable environment for the eggs and offspring.

Perhaps at this very moment, deep within the swamp of the Great Anthill Wasteland, a group of Mudfish Dragons are rolling, courting, and mating in the mud, accompanied by the sound of rain.

"I can't just sit here doing nothing; I have to do something." Su Yi stroked his chin. Go back to the Pokémon world? Or...

"Oh right, let's go back to Golden Township and dig up some stuff, I'm short on money anyway," Su Yi said, clapping his hands together.

It's worth mentioning that Su Yi only had one camping package left, which was conveniently located in a secluded cave within the karst cave system.

"It's all money," Su Yi sighed.

The adult companion beasts suffer extensive injuries in every battle, requiring several bottles of healing potions each time.

If it weren't for the fact that herbal medicines could also be used to treat companion beasts, then healing medicines alone would take up a large portion of the expenses.

"In the end, I still have to mine, but luckily, mine is a gold mine."

Su Yi did not disturb the female Rathalos family, but instead teleported to the Golden Land with his other companions.

click!

Su Yi used a pickaxe to dig out a piece of "gold" and examined it carefully in his hand.

"At first glance, it looks golden, but upon closer inspection, the purity seems a bit lacking. Can this be sold? Do we have to refine it ourselves?"

The gold attached to the rock contained not only other metals but also some stones, making it unsuitable for direct sale.

Either find a way to purify it yourself, or sell the raw ore to a mining company that can refine gold.

Su Yi was dumbfounded: "Can anyone tell me how to refine gold?"

"Sell it by the ton as raw ore? Would I be a wage earner then? Besides, who would I sell it to?"

"Both of them made their fortunes in mining, but I feel like I'm getting ripped off no matter how I look at it."

"Sell it to the Devon Corporation, which was originally a steel refining company? Or would the young master of Devon even buy this thing?"

"If only we could get our hands on the gold nuggets from Kulve Taroth."

Su Yi experienced the feeling of having a mountain of gold but not being able to obtain it.

"Or which Pokémon can help me? I only know of a Pokémon that will eat all these mines."

"Could we dig deeper and find gold of higher purity?" Su Yi said, looking at the hole blocked by melted rock and gold.

“I definitely can’t break through with a straight chisel, but I can dig through from underground.” Su Yi took out his move learning device and looked for a companion beast that could dig a hole.

The result is that the brothers of the Great Jagras and Great Jagras, who have never had many opportunities to appear, can learn it.

Su Yi was also helpless. Not only was it useless to fight the female Rathian, but it couldn't fly up either. How could Su Yi dare to let the Black Diablos and Nergigante fight? He was really afraid that they would be instantly killed.

Rumble.

Bang!

The ground cracked open, and then the ferocious jackal dragon burst out of the earth, with Su Yi and Lu Cao following closely behind as they crawled out of the cave.

"My God, where is this going?!"

The Rotom phone turned on its flashlight and shone it forward. What appeared before Su Yi was a huge, downward-sloping passage, the light reaching far into the distance.

"This is not what I expected."

Su Yi thought he would find another huge space after digging it out, but he didn't expect it to be a downward passage that looked like it was going deep underground.

"What's down there?" Su Yi swallowed hard, staring at the long passage.

"Let's go down and take a look!" Su Yi mounted the ferocious jackal dragon and headed deeper into the passage.

The passage is not straight and sloping downwards, but rather stepped and progressive.

After walking for five or six minutes, Luca suddenly said, "It seems to be getting hotter, meow."

A thermometer appeared on Rotom's phone screen and said, "It's four degrees hotter than before, Rotom."

"The temperature is rising, does that mean we're about to dig into a lava field?" Su Yi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the smooth passage in front of him tilted downwards again, and this time, a red light appeared at the end of the passage.

Reaching the end of the passage, there was a hole that wasn't completely sealed off. Su Yi put away the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon and squeezed out through the gap.

Before me lay a vast space, the ground hot and rocky, with stalagmites dotted with golden hues.

A bright red river of lava flows through the middle, and on the other side is another entrance that has been melted and blocked.

"Did I win the lottery?" Su Yi murmured, looking at the slowly flowing lava.

This looks exactly like the foyer leading to the BOSS's room.

"Should I go and return it, or not?"

"What if Kulve Taroth isn't here? What if it's sleeping?"

Su Yi considered all the possible scenarios, but he just couldn't suppress his desire to explore.

"Go and take a look?"

Su Yi released the Steel Armored Raven, which flew across the river of lava and landed in front of the cave entrance.

"Hoo!" Su Yi took a deep breath and released the ferocious jackal dragon.

"Dig slowly this time, and make as little noise as possible," Su Yi specifically instructed.

The ferocious jackal dragon nodded and began digging.

Su Yi and Lu Cao entered the cave, with Rotom lighting the way.

Whether it was because he slowed down the digging or because he was excited and nervous, Su Yi felt that a long time had passed.

Finally, with a loud bang, the ground was dug open, and the red glow and high temperature of the magma pierced through the opening.

Su Yi retracted the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon, and together with Lu Cao, poked their heads out.

Before us lies a vast underground lava field, where lava flows through rugged terrain and deeper into the caves, while some lava flows down from above, splashing up lava flowers.

Clusters of mineral veins can be seen exposed near the lava, reflecting a captivating light under the lava's glow.

This scorching, brightly lit world was filled only with the sound of flowing lava, like the legendary hell, like the dragon's crystallization land deep within the New World.

"I made a mistake; I didn't bring any chilled mushrooms or cold drinks." Su Yi opened his mask to let in some fresh air, sweat streaming down his skin.

Lucao clutched the elegant, icy scimitar tightly, panting.

Looking from the cave entrance, there were no traces of gold on the nearby rocks, indicating that Kulve Taroth did not linger here and rarely moved around.

Su Yi continued exploring along the rocky ground, and when he passed a rock wall, he discovered some exposed bones.

"A fossil?" Su Yi exclaimed in surprise, then tapped it with his pickaxe.

Swoosh!

The brittle rocks fell off one by one, and a portion of the skeleton appeared on that cross-section.

"What kind of monster is this?" Su Yi stared at the twisted, enormous skeleton, completely baffled.

"Lava Dragon?"

Just as Su Yi was about to release his companion beast to dig, a loud boom, like the sound of magma erupting, came from the depths of the space.

Su Yi put away his pickaxe and cautiously peered around the corner. In that instant, his heart stopped.

A gigantic monster, resembling a lion, folded its wings and strode majestically across its fiery kingdom, heading this way.

Su Yi turned around, cold sweat pouring down his face: Isn't this Kulve Taroth's territory? How come there's a Teostra?!

Chapter 196 One dares to feed, the other dares to eat

Su Yi leaned against the rock, his heart rate soaring.

He had no time to consider why he had encountered the Flame King Dragon here.

Because Teostra is different from Kushala Daora, it has a bad temper, and Su Yi wasn't sure if this was its lair.

Even the most good-tempered ancient dragon would be annoyed or even enraged if a strange creature broke into its lair.

Bang, bang, bang...

The footsteps of Teostra drew ever closer, pounding against my heart like drumbeats.

The surrounding temperature was gradually rising, and the heat wave blew sparks past the hole beside them.

Bang.

The footsteps paused, then resumed, but the sound gradually faded into the distance.

Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then, with Lu Cao in tow, carefully retreated along the rock face.

When Su Yi reached the middle of the passage, he quickly glanced at the entrance. He couldn't see the Flame King Dragon through the gap and wondered where it had gone.

Su Yi immediately retreated into the lava space behind.

The lava was gurgling and flowing, surrounded by undulating rock layers, towering stalagmites, and towering basalt. Su Yi was afraid that the Flame King Dragon would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"Phew!" Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief and realized that his sweat had soaked the lining of his armor.

"What was that monster just now, meow?" Lucao asked, touching her slightly hot, curled whiskers.

"It's a Flame Cat... no, it's an Ancient Dragon, the King of Flame, the Flame King Dragon." Su Yi said, taking a sip of water, and started walking back the way he came.

"Isn't this Kulve Taroth's territory, meow? How come there's a Teostra here, meow?" Luca scratched her ear.

After calming down and thinking for a while, Su Yi said, "Perhaps this is not the territory of the Shining Dragon, but just something that is being passed through."

Since there are virtually no traces of gold left by the Kulve Taroth here, it means that it did not stay here for very long.

Furthermore, Su Yi guessed that although Kulve Taroth prefers areas with higher temperatures, it will not stay in extremely hot magma areas for long periods of time.

Because lava softens its golden coat, making the metal easier to detach, which contradicts Kulve Taroth's original intention of collecting metal.

And Teostra probably isn't an ancient dragon that likes to stay underground; there must be a passage leading to the outside from the other side.

Teostra may have come here for the minerals, as it feeds on minerals containing explosive and flammable substances.

"I've struck gold," Su Yi sighed inwardly.

"However, it seems that the Kulve Taroth may have already left this golden land," Su Yi guessed.