Mortal: Reborn in Yellow Maple Valley, Awakening the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts

Although this kind of geothermal heat is far less intense than the true fire of the earth's lungs, it is relatively mild and lasting.

It's more than enough for daily physical training and strengthening of muscles and bones!

Without further hesitation, he stepped into the cave and steadily walked deeper into it, preparing to carefully explore the cultivation environment here.

As Chu Zifei ventured deeper, the narrow passage suddenly opened up, leading to a spacious stone hall. To the right of the hall was a stone chamber that the original owner had carved out years ago as a place to rest.

Chu Zifei's gaze fell on the stone chamber, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart, because the sweltering atmosphere emanating from there was several times stronger than that of the main hall.

He slowly approached the stone chamber, and the closer he got, the more scorching the heat became. The moment he stopped in front of the chamber's door, a violent wave of heat crashed down on him.

Chu Zifei's mind sharpened, and without further hesitation, he stepped inside.

The sight before him filled him with a sense of shock.

What came into view was a pool of water, but at this moment, the pool was not filled with water, but rather a pool of churning lava!

Glug, glug...

The churning sound continued incessantly. Just as Chu Zifei stepped into the stone chamber, a tiger-shaped figure suddenly appeared from the lava.

This ferocious tiger had no flesh or bones; its entire body was composed of lava, with magma constantly dripping from its body, hissing and crackling as it landed. Judging solely from the emanating, violent aura, it possessed at least the strength of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator!

"What kind of monster is this?"

Chu Zifei was shocked and his face was filled with disbelief.

Although his cultivation period was short and he couldn't be considered knowledgeable, he had seen birds and beasts exhale their spirits to become demons, heard of spiritual flowers and plants attaining enlightenment and taking human form, and even heard of magical treasures and divine weapons giving birth to intelligence. But he had never seen a demon born from underground magma!

The lava tiger, which was about ten feet tall, had just appeared when its eyes locked onto Chu Zifei.

Although it was still in its infancy, its intelligence was barely awakened and it was in a state of confusion, yet it possessed the territorial instincts and ferocity inherent in demonic beasts. Faced with intruding strangers, it instantly unleashed overwhelming hostility and murderous intent.

The next instant, the enormous lava tiger claw suddenly shot out, grabbed a ball of scalding magma, instantly hardened it into stone, and slammed it down on Chu Zifei.

Chu Zifei was intently observing the rare magma beast when he was suddenly attacked and had no time to dodge. In the nick of time, he could only grit his teeth and throw a punch straight at the enemy!

The solid lava was indeed shattered by a single punch, but...

"Ouch! It's so hot, so hot!"

Chu Zifei gasped, instinctively flung his hand back, and looked down to see that the back of his hand was already charred black from the high temperature, with burst blisters oozing blood and water, leaving it dripping with blood.

Having learned his lesson once, Chu Zifei dared not underestimate him in the slightest again.

  

He instantly activated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, his robust physical body and vital energy protecting him. At the same time, with a flick of his finger, Mo Yuan's heavy blade was summoned from mid-air, and they cautiously confronted each other.

Seeing its attack easily thwarted, the lava tiger flew into a rage. With a flurry of claws, it hurled forth chunks of scorching lava, like meteorites falling from the sky, a devastating onslaught.

Chu Zifei's fingers flew, and the magic seals quickly took shape. He launched several water balls in succession, crashing into the lava filling the sky. At the same time, he controlled the Mo Yuan Heavy Blade to follow closely behind, ready to strike.

Unfortunately, water and fire are vastly different!

The moment the water sphere touched the lava, it instantly evaporated and shattered, turning into mist and dissipating. It couldn't stop the lava's onslaught and continued to press forward rapidly.

Chu Zifei's eyes narrowed, but he remained calm and unhurried, casting another spell.

The Mo Yuan Heavy Blade, which was suspended in mid-air, suddenly grew several feet in size, carrying a fierce blade aura, and slashed down fiercely in mid-air!

The lava flying through the air was shattered into pieces, falling to the ground as scattered sparks, scorching the earth with intense heat and sending up plumes of white smoke.

With a single strike, Chu Zifei averted the crisis, but his expression grew increasingly grave.

Faced with this lava tiger, he was at a loss for what to do. Unable to engage in close combat, his physical advantage was completely useless at this moment; and lacking top-tier water-based magical abilities to counter fire-attribute monsters, he was now completely stuck in a stalemate.

In a moment of desperation, Chu Zifei controlled the rapidly escalating Mo Yuan Heavy Blade, soaring through the air above the Lava Tiger's head and unleashing a downward slash.

scoff!

A flash of cold light, the timing was perfect, and the slash precisely struck the lava tiger's raised front paw to block.

The hard lava arm was severed on the spot, and scalding magma gushed out along the break.

Before Chu Zifei could even breathe a sigh of relief, the scene before him left him speechless.

The lava tiger slowly retracted its severed limbs back into the lava pool, but with practiced skill, a complete tiger claw reappeared!

"How are we supposed to fight like this?"

Chu Zifei was speechless for a moment, and almost choked up.

His spiritual energy and blood were constantly being depleted, and he became increasingly exhausted as the fight went on. However, the Lava Tiger's fighting style was almost cheating, as his injuries could heal instantly, making it nearly impossible to counter.

But in an instant, he found the key!

This demon is formed entirely of lava, its body inextricably linked to the pool of magma. As long as it remains within the pool's boundaries, it can continuously repair its body with the help of the magma, making it virtually immortal!

The only way to kill this demon is to lure it out of the lava pool!

Once the decision is made, the solution to the impasse instantly takes shape.

Chu Zifei no longer pursued a one-hit kill, instead manipulating the Mo Yuan Heavy Blade to launch repeated attacks, severing the opponent's forelimbs time and time again.

Cut it off, restore it, cut it off again, restore it again!

He patiently and deliberately provoked the enemy, not seeking to defeat him, but only to enrage this chaotic and ignorant lava tiger.

After repeatedly severing its limbs and claws countless times, the lava tiger was finally enraged.

Although the blade could not completely kill it, it could hinder its offensive, prevent it from killing the intruder, and keep it under constant control.

In its extreme rage, the Lava Tiger slashed out with its claws, directly knocking away the Mo Yuan Heavy Blade that was attacking from mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, the massive body leaped out of the pool, carrying waves of fire, and rushed straight towards Chu Zifei!

It's now!

Chu Zifei's eyes sharpened, and he remained as steady as Mount Tai, neither dodging nor avoiding the Lava Tiger's furious claw!

boom!

A tremendous force slammed into his body, and his body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

Just as his body was flying backward, Chu Zifei's fingers flew, and the hand seals were completed in an instant!

Streams of icy water appeared out of thin air, surrounding the lava tiger and instantly trapping it firmly in the center!

Although this water curtain cage cannot fundamentally damage it, it can perfectly restrict its body shape, cutting off its escape route back to the lava pool to repair its physical body!

Chu Zifei used the momentum to land, and immediately stood up after a slight sway.

His mind trembled violently, and a three-pointed, double-edged sword slowly emerged from behind him!

Without the slightest hesitation, he threw it.

The three-pointed double-edged sword shot out from the sky, carrying a sharp aura, like a streak of light that swept across the heavens and earth, directly piercing through the body of the lava tiger!

The lava tiger shattered on the spot, turning into countless pieces of lava scattered all over the ground.

A pure and powerful fire-attribute spiritual energy emanated from the shattered body. As soon as it appeared, it dissipated layer by layer, turning into droplets of spiritual rain that fell and merged into the lava pool below.

Thus, this lava monster, born from the earth's fire spiritual energy, was completely annihilated, both in form and spirit!

Chu Zifei's tense body suddenly relaxed, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

The forceful activation of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword had nearly drained his spiritual energy. Had he not cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, possessing a physical body and blood energy far surpassing other cultivators of the same level, and having a profound foundation, he would likely have already fainted and collapsed.

He was panting heavily as he looked down to examine his injuries.

He had just withstood a fierce tiger's attack, and his upper body clothes were completely burned and torn apart. A huge, black tiger claw mark was imprinted on his chest. Under the high temperature, his skin and flesh were turned inside out, and his chest was charred.

Chu Zifei raised his hand to take out the pill, then sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing and repair his injuries.

But at that moment, a strange change occurred in the lava pool inside the stone chamber!