I Am Overlord - Chapter 193

Chapter 193

Chapter 193: Starting the Earthcore Fire Search

The Flame Mountain used to be a desolate mountain . Now, it was a mountain enveloped by flame, and it was quite a spectacular sight to behold . Any other mountain lit on fire would stop burning after all the plants were burned . But here, the fire refused to stop, as if the fire wasn't going to give up before the mountain itself was destroyed . The unending fire was also how people had noticed that a millennium earthcore fire had appeared here .

The millennium earthcore fire was a flame that had existed for a millennium, becoming a flame that was of a higher existence than a regular flame . It was indestructible and would continue burning unendingly . Not even water could stop this flame from burning everything in existence .

Each millennium earthcore fire would take a long time to form, and each appearance of millennium earthcore fire would be a large event among humans . Even Kings would be attracted when one appeared .

This time, the Cloud Margin Pavilion had made a decision that only those below the King Realm could search for the earthcore fire . Because of that, the Kings had no choice but to look from afar and sigh in regret . But that did not mean that the Kings would sit aside willingly . Some had tried to harvest the earthcore fire in the dark, but all who tried had died for the weirdest of reasons . Those deaths were most likely the Cloud Margin Pavilion setting an example out of them . In the territory under jurisdiction of Cloud Margin City, their words were the law, and anyone who disobeyed would die .

After traveling through Chen Clan's blockade, Xiang Shaoyun's group finally arrived before the Flame Mountain . Looking at the more than 10 burning mountain ridges and sensing the intense heat, Xiang Shaoyun lamented, "This is indeed a place where a millennium earthcore fire has been born . The power of fire is so thick here . "

"Yeah, the millennium earthcore fire is somewhere in there . It won't be easy to find it . A lot of people have died trying . We must be careful," Gong Qinyin said .

"I have the coldstar stone to protect myself from the heat . How about you?" Xiang Shaoyun asked curiously .

"Don't worry . My king-grade frost armor will offer me enough protection to go in," Gong Qinyin said .

"Good . Let's not wait, let's go in immediately," Xiang Shaoyun said .

"Don't we need to figure out the whereabouts of the earthcore fire before we do anything?" Gong Qinyin asked .

Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand and said, "That won't be necessary at all . The earthcore fire will be right where the fire started . "

Xiang Shaoyun was a well-read person . He also had a certain degree of understanding of the earthcore fire . Generally speaking, it would stay right where it was formed . It would not move away easily as it still needed to grow . For example, the current millennium earthcore fire would be trying to grow into a ten millennia earthcore fire, becoming a supreme and divine flame .

That was a path of evolution for the flame, similar to the growth of a cultivator .

"Oh, you sure know a lot," Gong Qinyin said admiringly .

"If you read more books, you will know more as well," Xiang Shaoyun said before walking toward the volcano .

On the way, they encountered many Transformation Realm experts, with a lot of them traveling in groups . Of course, some were also traveling alone . It was obvious all they were here for the millennium earthcore fire .

These people were basically all people with backgrounds, with the majority of them being the disciples or overseers of Cloud Margin Pavilion . These were the people that weren't stopped by the Chen Clan's blockade .

Of course, there were also cultivators from other organizations and unaffiliated cultivators around . These were the people who hadn't entered through the main entry point where the blockade was located . Rather, they had entered through the sides .

The only reason the Chen Clan set up the blockade was to reduce the number of people searching for the millennium earthcore fire in order to reduce Chen Zilong's competitors . They never really intended to fully put the mountain on lockdown . Not even the Cloud Margin Pavilion would let them do that .

The nearer Xiang Shaoyun's group got to the volcanic crater, the higher the temperature . Their mounts were starting to roar in protest due to the rising temperature . Left with no choice, Xiang Shaoyun had to dismount and leave Mo Mo behind to look after his mount .

Gong Qinyin did the same and hopped off her snow lion and left a Gong Clan member behind to look after the mount . At this point, they had to start traveling on foot . But they hadn't even moved far before someone came looking for trouble .

"Leave all the valuables on you behind or prepare to suffer!" said one of the newcomers .

There were seven of them, the size of their group almost similar to the size of Xiang Shaoyun's group . None of them were weaker than the Transformation Realm, and from their attire, they were likely members of some hunting groups or bandits .

"Mo Mo, I'll let you deal with them . " Xiang Shaoyun couldn't even be bothered to waste any time with them .

At the command, Mo Mo charged the group without a second thought . Although they were all Transformation Realm cultivators, the strongest was merely a sixth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator . For a group like that to have the guts to rob Xiang Shaoyun's group, it was tantamount to suicide .

Right after Mo Mo attacked, the robbers regretted their decision . Unfortunately, it was too late to regret . They were fated to suffer .

"This will be a cruel path . Are you ready?" Xiang Shaoyun asked Gong Qinyin .

With a resolute expression, Gong Qinyin replied, "The worst that can happen is death . "

Xiang Shaoyun gave Gong Qinyin a thumbs up before he started moving .

Naturally, Gong Qinyin followed him . Behind her, four other Gong Clan members followed as well .

After a while, Xiang Shaoyun noticed that all four of the Gong Clan members were enveloped by a red radiance, seemingly having blended into the environment . He mumbled inwardly in astonishment, So turns out they all cultivate the power of fire . No wonder they don't fear the temperature here . Perhaps some of them are even main members of the Gong Clan .

After studying them for a bit, Xiang Shaoyun's gaze ultimately landed on a young man that looked completely ordinary . That man was about 25 years old, and due to the darker shade of his skin, he looked slightly older than his actual age . He looked completely inconspicuous, but he had the combat prowess of a sixth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator .  

Xiang Shaoyun also noticed that the other three Gong Clan members were in a way keeping him in the middle, protecting him instead of Gong Qinyin . It was obvious that he was the actual leader of the Gong Clan's group .

Inwardly, Xiang Shaoyun thought, Looks like the Gong Clan does not fully trust Gong Qinyin . Or perhaps she is lying to me?

Since the betrayal he had suffered, Xiang Shaoyun had been on guard against anyone he met . Even if it seemed like he had a good relationship with Gong Qinyin, he wouldn't fully trust her . That was also why he was able to notice the young man in the group .

Right this moment, a large group of people ran down from the mountain, one of them shouting, "Run! The flame beasts are attacking!