Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

At night, Otela explained the passage to the residence of the Molten Mountain Star Soul. It was the tunnel in the crater. Except for this place, all the caves on the island could not directly lead to the Giant Bull's Star Palace, and could only lead to the cavity filled with lava.

Of course, the bottom of the inland sea is also an option, but everyone does not have the ability to dive into the boiling deep water. The completely boiling water mixed with the water pressure and the chaotic magic flow is equivalent to being constantly attacked from the outside by people below the realm of excellence. Currently, the Star Flower Brigade does not have the ability to pass through such a channel.

The passage to the crater does not need to directly enter the volcano, it just goes deep into the rock layer of the island. Although the temperature is high, it can be withstood as long as it is not directly damaged by the lava.

"If we want to move around freely, there should be about three people," said Farina.

Although the Blazing Winged Dragon can fly with all the people on board, its slender body is best suited for carrying three people if everyone wants to sit firmly and be able to fight maneuverably.

"Then the rest of us can stay with Salamander. We won't all go in. This isn't a fight to the death. If the enemy has an advantageous terrain, we should always consider evacuating."

In Li Ang's mind, the next action was for communication rather than fighting. If he had to fight to the death, he already had other plans.

The power of the volcanic system allows the fire-feathered lizards to leap into large shalamandas. Even if it is boiling lava, they will not be in trouble as long as they do not stay in it for too long.

The Star Flower Troupe that decided to enter the Star Palace included Leon, Farina, Meimei, Zoe and Alulu. Alulu's extraordinary strength could make her useful in some situations and could also protect Zoe, so Leon took her along as well.

There was no problem for Otella and the Spirit of Purgatory to pass through the passage; they were only afraid that the Molten Star Soul would want to devour them.

As the scorching-winged dragon carried people down to the crater, three Salamanders also jumped from the hatch into the boiling lava.

They kept their balance, preventing the lava from burning their saddles, and waited for Leon and Meimei to jump onto their backs.

The temperature in the crater was still a bit high for them. The three big lizards followed the direction of the scorching-winged dragon led by Otila and entered the crevice inside the crater.

398. Long-lost Phantom

Lava is constantly flowing in the rocky passages inside the mountain, and some of the thick magic power attracted from the magic dimension is transformed into a high-temperature flame. They do not burn into flames, but simply vibrate with high activity.

Leon held Ollihack and built a water shield for everyone. Not only him, but Meimei also relied on the grace of water to harmonize the surrounding water flow and lower the temperature.

The Scorching Winged Dragon folded its wings, followed by three Salamanders. The four fire monsters could move forward by stepping on the lava on the ground at will, which greatly reduced the difficulty of moving forward. The group did not have to distract themselves to avoid the lava, and did not have to worry about their feet. The water shield could better suppress the highly active flames around them, and even if the enemy intentionally ignited them, it would not be able to immediately form an explosion.

"The direction these flames are flowing in must be Hetia's Star Palace." Zoe said.

Entering the volcanic rock tunnel, the girl immediately sensed the power of the Star Soul.

The firelight in the entire passage gradually dimmed as if breathing. Everyone could sense that the fire element and magic power were becoming increasingly dense, until a faint star soul light appeared around them.

Otila was suspended in the air, surrounded by flames. This passage inside Lupus Island could even be regarded as the inside of the star soul's body at the moment when the Molten Mountain Star Soul merged with the island. For her, there was no pressure to pass through it.

But the Purgatory Spirits who followed were a little afraid. At the moment, the Molten Mountain Star Soul was in a deep sleep and had no attraction to them, but once the other party woke up, they would be very dangerous at close range.

"Is it okay?" Alulu asked Mesa, who was more nervous than Utila at the moment with his fists clenched to his chest.

The fire spirit girl shook her head and then nodded.

Leon had asked about this when they came here, and Zoe said they were worried about Otella and the other members of the Star Flower Troupe.

At this moment, they were moving extremely easily in the rock passage. Not only could they sneak into the fiery red rock wall without a physical body, but they could also drift freely along the firelight.

If this operation does not go smoothly, the Molten Star Soul will use its power to influence the surrounding environment and create a lava torrent that fills the entire cavity. Then they can help everyone leave at a very fast speed, which is definitely faster than the Scorching Winged Dragon's crawling speed in the tunnel that is relatively narrow for it, and faster than running with Salamander.

"Let's rest for a while."

After about a morning, everyone arrived at a rock platform. Although Leon had the colorful spirit core inside Ollihake and did not need to expend much energy, the people traveling with him were a little tired.

For someone like Meimei whose body has not yet grown and who has no suitable energy source, even if her main output relies on Leon's staff, she is still a little out of breath.

Along the way, she set her eyes on the colorful magic wand more than once.

As Farina had the protection of the fire dragon, she was the most relaxed one besides Leon. There was no doubt that if the tall incarnation of the dragon god came to this space, all the flames would obey his orders.

The environment here did not put much pressure on Otela and the spirits of Purgatory, while Zoe and Alulu were the most tired. Even with the water shield, they were still under an invisible pressure, especially Zoe.

Leon knew that this was because the fire element was too strong. The fire spirit caused a qualitative change in the magic power inside the entire volcano. Even if the spirit was not directly harmed by the flames, long-term contact with the anxious magic power would have a negative impact.

Zoe was panting. Compared to Alulu, she was more affected by the environment that was integrated with a little star soul light. The star soul greenhouse was a physique that would affect each other. At the moment when the molten mountain star soul was going crazy, the nature of the inside of the volcano was getting closer and closer to her star palace, so it had the greatest impact on the chestnut-haired girl.

Oh no, her hair has turned blue, and she has maintained the form of an ice wolf throughout the whole process. The power transmitted to her by the Frost Wolf in the distant Golashis airspace through the void connection can relatively effectively resist the power of the Molten Mountain Star Soul.

"Ah! I'm so hot!" The girl sat down on the propped-up chair and took a few deep breaths. The legs of the chair immediately made a hissing sound under the pressure.

She certainly couldn't sit directly on the rock to rest, as it was so hot that it could fry meat and would burn her delicate skin. So Leon cast a spell and used arcane magic to continuously generate water flow around to cool the rock platform. The water vapor formed by the high temperature was guided by Meimei to dissipate the path back and forth to prevent burns to people around.

"My eyes are blurry," Zoe said.

"have a good rest."

Leon covered his palm with arcane frost and gently stroked Zoe's cheek. She immediately closed her eyes in comfort, feeling his care and moaning softly in her throat.

Alulu's lavender eyes fixed on Li Ang's hand as she said, "I didn't expect the volcano to get wider and wider."

From the beginning, the road became wider and wider. There was a gradually wider cavity under the Lupus Island, which surprised Alulu a little. After all, she had never been to the center of the island.

"You haven't been to the island center, right? Leon and I went to the center of Satus Island right after we met! The sky and the ground were filled with gems, it was so beautiful. I haven't seen such a beautiful place since then!"

Zoe waved her arms and laughed, but she didn't see Alulu's face suddenly become expressionless.

"Um, well, actually, this place was opened up by the power of the Hetia woman. It's very close to her sanctuary..."

"Mesa, have you been here before? Or are you afraid to come down?" Zoe closed her eyes, but she could sense the spirit of purgatory with the light of star soul in her body.

"Listen carefully to what people say."

Leon flicked the girl's beautifully curved forehead and looked at the girl with animal ears: "Otela, what did you just say?"

Otella blinked her dark blue eyes, which were tinged with a hint of red, and glanced at Leon with a hint of gratitude: "I, everyone understands what I want to say. I'm sorry, I'm really useless..."

Li Ang shook his head and stopped her from continuing to belittle herself.

"Anyway, the Star Palace is very close, so you need to rest and recuperate."

He calmed down, thinking about the knowledge in the magic tome, and tried to construct a spell.

Since he was not a professional magician, but a spellcaster who changed his profession halfway, he was forced to choose the sorcerer in the beginning. Therefore, even though the first volume of the Magic Grimoire brought knowledge of spell manipulation, he was still unable to construct powerful spells easily.

During the three days he had been on the island, he had been thinking about a suitable spell since the first day when he had the idea of going deep into the burning space, and he became more and more proficient in creating water currents in the process.

"Do you want to create a cooling space here?" Meimei asked from the side.

"Yes, it is constructed from water or ice."

Leon was thinking about how to weave magic to achieve the desired effect. Now he could construct simple water impacts, but the spell he wanted was no different from building a house.

"Give me your staff and I can do it. My body is still a little weak now."

Li Ang handed the staff handle to the girl. Her slender palm could only grasp 70% of the handle, so she had to use both hands to hold the staff firmly.

After feeling how to use the staff to attract magic power, Meimei raised the holy staff high, and circles of water waves instantly swung out from the head of the staff.

With the strength given by the holy staff, she used the water element almost extravagantly to support a dome. The water element directly pushed away all the fire elements in a turbulent manner. The surrounding temperature dropped instantly, and a cool feeling descended on the surroundings.

"How did you do it? Teach me."

The white-haired girl glanced at Li Ang and said, "I thought you looked down on me."

"That's called not being ashamed... not being ashamed to ask for advice."

Li Ang almost wanted to say the words "don't be ashamed to ask", which would definitely anger the little girl with a strong sense of self-esteem, so he stopped himself in time.

Meimei realized that he didn't really have much respect, but since she was already familiar with him and had benefited from his Water Spirit Armor, she didn't mind. She just shook her head and said, "It can't be helped. My use of water power is more like instinct. I can't teach it to others."

"so."

Leon thought to himself that Meimei was more like a natural spellcaster who relied on the power in her blood, rather than a wizard or priest who relied on study or prayer.

However, when Meimei cast the spell, he had already switched to a spiritual perspective to observe the activities of magic and elemental spirits. If he were to perform similar operations from this perspective...

Seeing him in deep thought, Meimei didn't say anything. She looked at every part of the staff that was perfectly crafted by the craftsmen of the Qionglu Society, leaned it against the rock wall next to Leon, and walked to the side to sit down.

"what!"

The quiet atmosphere of rest was suddenly broken by Zoe's scream. Everyone looked in the direction of her gaze and saw a shadow disappearing into the rock wall.

"Am I dazzled? I think I see someone?" Zoe said.

"There is indeed something, but I'm not sure if it's your eyes."

Li Ang looked at the people around him. Everyone saw something because of the girl's cry, but they didn't necessarily see a human figure as she said.

"I only saw a shadow," said Farina.

"Is this place haunted?" Zoe ran to the rock wall and tapped on it.

"How does this place qualify as haunted? It's not a city ruin... Oh, sorry."

Halfway through his words, Leon realized that saying this was rude to Otella and the Spirit of Purgatory, but they didn't seem to realize that they were ghosts and didn't react at all.

"It's almost time to rest, let's go ahead and take a look."

Li Ang called on everyone to move forward again, and soon, the density of the Star Soul Light suddenly increased.

When they turned a corner, everyone was startled and gathered their magic power to prepare for battle.

In front of them stood a man.

She was a thinly dressed girl. She was not aggressive at all and just walked straight towards Leon and his group.

At that moment, every member of Yanying wanted to say something, but the girl seemed to be unable to see them. She passed through everyone's bodies, walked behind them, and disappeared into the rock wall.

The spirits of Purgatory chased into the rock wall, and soon came out and shook their heads.

"They said they didn't see him. He disappeared after he went in..." Otila helped to convey the message.

"It's some kind of illusion." Farina looked at Leon.

Agreeing with her, Leon nodded.

In some ancient ruins, because of the strong magical power that once existed, some past scenes will be preserved and become phantoms of the past.

After explaining it to the people around her, Alulu immediately asked in confusion, "Are there also city ruins buried here?"

"It shouldn't be this deep underground."

Among the spirits of Purgatory, Sina, who looked older and more mature, gestured, and Zoe said that she didn't think the phantom just now was a Lupus person.

"why?"

When she was alive, Sina loved fashion and dressing up. She also liked to learn about the trends outside the island of Lupus. She said that the girl's clothes were not in the style of Lupus, and were far from the mainstream of the entire Newbis. The cut and pattern were very similar to the style that only existed in ancient times.

"Ancient times?"

After a moment of hesitation, Li Ang said, "There might be more ahead. Let's go ahead and take a look."

Then they went deeper into the rock passage, and when they came to a wider space, they really saw more phantoms.

The phantoms were all girls around thirteen or fourteen years old. They gathered together, kneeling and sitting quietly, as if waiting for something.

What these girls have in common is that they all have indifferent expressions and their looks are so delicate that they look like dolls. Here, the only ones who can compete with them are Zoe and Meimei.

"She, they are..."

Zoe was suddenly stunned, as if she felt something, and was speechless.

At this time, he could also see the girls' thin dresses clearly. There were indeed mysterious golden patterns on them. Leon felt inexplicably familiar.

And those skirts were not designed for beauty, but more like...practical hospital gowns, which only served the purpose of covering and keeping things simple.

Compared to the flesh-and-blood Zoe and Meimei, these girls in thin skirts really look like dolls. This feeling does not come from their phantom identities, but from their temperament and expressions. Even if such a group of children are alive in front of them, they are no different from dolls.

"Let's go further."

For some reason, Leon felt that they had already stepped into Hetia's Star Palace, even though the light of the star soul here was very faint.

Up ahead, the phantom changed again, and this scene seemed strangely familiar to some of the people present.

A petite girl was standing opposite a giant beast whose head alone was dozens of times her size. The illusion was only enough to show the beast's head, while its body was sunken into the rock wall.

The girl in a thin dress raised her hand and placed it on the head of the giant beast that looked like a giant horse. Power flowed between them, accompanied by the divine light of the suspended mysterious runes.

"They are! They are!"

Zoe tugged at Leon's sleeve tightly: "It must be true, they are just like me, they are all..."

"Ah."

Li Ang gently stopped Zoe who was trembling unconsciously. I'm afraid the girl herself didn't understand how much of her trembling body was from shock and how much was from other deeper emotions.

Everyone present could not help but observe Zoe and these phantoms repeatedly. Anyone who knew about Star Soul for a while should understand that what was displayed here was the phantom of the Star Soul Greenhouses in the distant past.

Continuing forward, it was Otella who first let out a small scream.

"Yes, it's Hetia!"

Everyone saw that the newly created phantom was a group of Star Soul Greenhouse girls sitting in a circle. Unlike before, this time, the girls' faces were filled with relaxed and happy smiles. They all looked at the woman in the middle of them. This scene proved that their happiness came from her.

Between them was a woman from the Ox-Horned Tribe, wearing a battle robe inlaid with metal armor plates. The robe had intricate embroidery and also set off her beautiful long skirt.