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Chapter 356 Monster Absorption

Xu Ning rushed towards the highest volcano.

"There should be a terrifying creature inside that volcano, perhaps a monster cultivated by a sorcerer..."

The closer Xu Ning got, the more he could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the volcano.

Sure enough, Xu Ning cautiously made his way to the crater. While keeping an eye on the lava erupting from inside the crater, he peered inside.

"It really is a monster created by a sorcerer!"

Inside the magma of the volcano, a monster covered in crimson-gold scales was submerged.

Its scales have strange patterns modified by the power of a cryptic master.

Its size is so enormous that it almost fills the entire interior of the volcano.

The monster's head, along with its neck and back, was exposed, while its torso and limbs were submerged in lava, as if it were soaking in a hot spring.

The monster had its eyes closed and was breathing heavily, unaware of Xu Ning's approach.

"This monster must be asleep... That low growl just now was probably its murmur in its sleep..."

Xu Ning sensed an immense pressure emanating from this monster.

"This monster's strength is comparable to the initial stage of the ninth rank. I am no match for it at all..."

Xu Ning carefully observed it: "If it hadn't fallen into a deep sleep, it might have already sensed my presence and smashed this clone of mine to pieces..."

"The ones capable of creating monsters of this caliber must be those three tenth-tier mages who built the Mystic Tower back then..."

Xu Ning guessed.

"Um?"

Just as Xu Ning's gaze shifted away from the monster, he suddenly noticed that the inner wall of the volcano was inlaid with countless brown crystals.

These crystals are the same color as the inner wall, and they are easy to miss if you don't look closely.

"That's... condensed lava crystals!"

Xu Ning quickly recognized what the brown crystal was.

Rock Flame Crystal is an extremely precious resource for Mystics.

When Xu Ning was in the Desolate Wind Domain, the Ice Feather Academy had given him Rock Flame Condensation Crystals.

"If we absorb all of these condensed fiery crystals, we could probably gain at least 300 million units of energy..."

Xu Ning felt a surge of excitement.

It's truly unexpected to encounter resources of this magnitude so soon after entering the Mystic Tower.

However, obtaining these molten rock crystals is not an easy task at present.

If you enter the crater and climb up the inner wall to pry off these lava crystals, you might very well awaken the monster in the lava.

That would definitely pose a great danger.

"We need to figure out a way out first..."

Xu Ning pondered, "It would be best to find the portal to this separate space first. That way, even if I alert the monster, I can use the portal to teleport to another separate space and escape danger..."

Having figured this out, Xu Ning slowly moved away from the crater and went to find the teleportation portal.

It took Xu Ning about an hour to finally find the portal to this space at the foot of a small volcano.

Having a way out made Xu Ning feel a little more at ease.

He then returned to the highest volcano, descended into the crater, and leaned against the inner wall, preparing to collect pieces of molten lava crystals.

"Let's just absorb it directly..."

Xu Ning originally wanted to remove the crystalline rock flame first, but compared to that, direct absorption would obviously be more efficient.

Xu Ning's fingers touched a palm-sized piece of condensed rock flame.

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Energy of 5100 units detected. Should we absorb it?

whether

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"Yes."

Xu Ning absorbed the energy from the condensed rock flame crystal.

After Xu Ning finished absorbing the energy, the rock flame crystal turned into powder and fell into the gushing magma.

So, Xu Ning then repeated the previous actions, absorbing the condensed rock flame crystals one by one.

While absorbing energy, Xu Ning kept an eye on the monster, wary of it suddenly attacking.

Time passed second by second, and Xu Ning had absorbed most of the molten lava crystals embedded in the inner wall of the volcano.

Only the molten rock crystals above the monster's head have not yet been absorbed.

"Should we still risk absorbing the molten lava crystals above that monster's head...?"

Xu Ning is still weighing the options.

If you risk absorbing it, you're very likely to awaken the monster.

Even though I've found the portal, I'm still not entirely sure I can escape to it.

But if he were to give up like this, Xu Ning would feel it would be a great pity.

The molten rock crystal embedded in the monster's head is clearly a level higher in quality.

The energy it contains will be very abundant.

"Before I started absorbing, I estimated that I would get 300 million units of energy after absorbing all of it... Now, before I've even finished absorbing it, I've already gotten 350 million units... If I absorb the high-quality molten rock crystal on the monster's head, the energy I absorb this time should exceed 500 million units..."

Xu Ning hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take the risk.

Now that he is a seventh-level strategist, even if he awakens the monster and escapes to the teleportation portal, although he is not entirely confident, it shouldn't be too difficult.

After making up his mind, Xu Ning gently climbed to the top of the monster's head.

As before, he began to absorb the high-quality molten rock crystals.

"As expected of a high-quality molten lava crystal, the energy it contains is five to ten times that of the previous molten lava crystals!"

Xu Ning absorbed the energy rapidly, and his remaining energy units were about to reach 1000 million.

Finally, only five or six pieces of molten rock crystals remained that had not yet been absorbed.

However, just as Xu Ning was about to continue absorbing the energy, he suddenly noticed that the monster's breathing had stopped.

He subconsciously looked down and saw that the monster that had been sleeping had opened its eyes.

A pair of cold, terrifying eyes were staring intently at him.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!"

Xu Ning made a decisive move, sweeping his hand to collect the remaining Rock Flame Crystals.

He then unleashed his full power and leaped directly out of the volcano.

At that moment, behind Xu Ning, there was first a roar, then a terrifying aura spread out, followed by a lava eruption with a thunderous roar.

"escape!"

Xu Ning fled towards the teleportation portal.

A membrane of light condensed around his body, protecting him completely.

This is a secret domain that can only be activated by beings above the seventh-tier Mystic Master level.

This secret domain is formed by the fusion of all the secret techniques of the master, somewhat similar to the true domain in the martial arts world.

However, compared to the Secret Domain, the Secret Domain is clearly more powerful, while the True Domain is merely a technique of the Void Realm.

Xu Ning fled frantically.

Behind him, the monster had already leaped out of the volcano, its massive body stomping the ground with tremendous force as it fiercely pursued Xu Ning.

(End of this chapter)