8 The Collision With a Volcano

Although he had no idea what a Godhead was, it definitely wouldn't disappoint him since it had something to do with divinity.

"Ding! Detected that the Host has obtained a Godhead. Will you use it or not?"

"Use!" said Tang Sen without thinking after hearing the system's notification.

His words fell, and the Godhead's detailed information appeared before Tang Sen.

Godhead: Yet to be named (unactivated)

Level: Stage 1 (Leveling up requires 100,000 points of faith. Requirement multiplied by ten times for every level up.)

Priests: 1

Presently, Tang Sen already had a basic understanding of Godheads. The existence of a Godhead could help him become stronger gradually by absorbing Strength of Faith! However, with the requirement increasing by ten-fold with every level advanced, the number of faith points he subsequently needed would totally be astronomical.

Of course, the Godhead wasn't even activated now. Thus, it was better for Tang Sen to think about how to activate it first before everything else.

Putting away the Godhead, Tang Sen's gaze landed on the Devil Fire.

"Ding! Detected other fire types. Devour or not?"

"What effects will there be after devouring?" Tang Sen did not decide immediately, curiously questioning the system instead.

"Energy Points and flame characteristics will increase. There is even a possibility of fusing and forming a new fire type."

"Flame characteristics?" Tang Sen said in surprise.

"That's right. Flame characteristics allow the Host to deal extra characteristic damage when burning things."

Tang Sen felt delighted in his heart and immediately ordered, "What are you waiting for then? Devour it quickly!".

As his voice fell, the Devil Fire before his eyes instantly merged with his body. At the same time, Tang Sen felt a surge of energy slowly blend with him.

A while later, a clear and melodious system notification sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on successfully merging with Devil Fire (Yellow Grade). A special flame effect is produced—scorching burn."

"Scorching burn: Each attack comes with a scorching burn effect for 10 seconds, continuously causing damage to enemies."

Upon hearing this, a smile could not help but show on Tang Sen's face. 'Sustained damage… If I meet a powerful opponent like the Ghost Fire King again, I can totally change my strategy! I won't have to go head-to-head with the other party any longer.'

Tang Sen then said in his mind, "Open the attribute screen."

Super Flame Evolution System:

Host: Tang Sen

Race: Deep Green Clear Flame (Black Grade)

Intensity: Level One

Energy points: 107,624

Godly Faith: 8,795

Skill: Superb Fireball

Characteristic: Scorching

Divine Skill: Blue Lotus Sword Song, Myriad Cloning, Godly Blessing

Godhead: Yet to be named (unactivated)

Level: Stage 1 (Leveling up requires 100,000 points of faith. Requirement multiplied by ten times for every level up.)

Temple: Yet to be unlocked

Priests: 1 (Aquila Tribe Saintess)

Tang Sen could not help frowning when he saw the extra information on the attribute screen.

'I know about priests. One is the Aquila Tribe Saintess I subdued not long ago. But what is a temple?'

"Temples are the abodes of gods. Only by possessing abodes will you be able to protect and love your people better," explained the system.

Upon hearing that, Tang Sen was immediately enlightened. If it was said that Godheads made use of faith to strengthen himself, then temples were to improve the rate Strength of Faith increased.

The two complemented each other. In this case, it was absolutely possible for him to become powerful in the near future. However, Strength of Faith was a problem. If he wanted to gain more Strength of Faith, he needed to subdue even more people.

At the same time, he also had to pursue stronger capabilities. At all times, becoming powerful was the perpetual truth to pursue!

After leaving the altar, the ball of fire floated above the void. Tang Sen looked down at the entire Land of the Undead. 'It is time for the Land of the Undead to disappear!'

"Land of the Undead, burn!"

Swoosh, swoosh!

Streaks of extremely fiery flames shot out from Tang Sen's body and landed on the ground, spreading rapidly.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on burning a dead tree. Gained 5 Energy Points."

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on burning a strand of weed. Gained 1 Energy Point."

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on burning a beetle. Gained 2 Energy Points."

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on burning a mutated white rabbit. Gained 50 Energy Points."

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host on burning an undead crow. Gained 100 Energy Points."

…

The fire gradually spread, and the air filled with a burning smell.

The violent flames painted half the sky red.

"Burn! Burn furiously and turn into my energy!"

While watching the monstrous fire consume the Land of the Undead, Tang Sen could not help feeling agitated in his heart. The Energy Points in the system panel also increased at a visible rate.

The big fire in the Land of the Undead lasted a whole seven days and seven nights.

Tang Sen also reaped a large number of Energy Points. Although he still didn't have enough to evolve, his flame intensity wasn't far from reaching Level Two.

'The Land of the Undead truly is a good place. However, the Land of the Undead will henceforth cease to exist.'

Retracting the flames, Tang Sen continued to move forward.

Presently, he could vaguely sense that some things he needed were ahead.

After passing through the Land of the Undead, the scene before his eyes immediately saw big changes.

He saw a boundless desert, where sand danced in the wind.

A hint of vaporized flames seemed to be everywhere in the air.

He occasionally could spot one or two withered trees in the desert, but they didn't have much value in burning.

Tang Sen also did not waste time to burn dead wood. Instead, he continued controlling his body to fly forward. He covered over a good hundred miles.

The surrounding temperature also rose constantly.

There wasn't even a bug around, not to mention humans.

After continuously flying for some time, a massive volcano appeared in Tang Sen's sight. Billowing dark smoke rose from the volcano's vent.

'No wonder this area was barren. It seemed like it was because of this volcano.' Others feared volcanoes, but Tang Sen did not. He was a ball of fire in the first place, so a volcano was absolutely the most suitable place for survival for him. However, he had no plans to live in this volcano.

His objective was to go inside the volcano for a look.

After devouring the Devil Fire, Tang Sen had deeply experienced the fleeting pleasure of devouring other fire types. Not only could he gain a large number of Energy Points, but there was even a possibility of him producing characteristics.

Moreover, volcanoes happened to be excellent places to breed flames. Who knew whether another fire type might be here.

Thinking of this, Tang Sen swiftly flew towards the volcano.

As Tang Sen approached the volcano, the dark smoke at its vent immediately became even thicker. At the same time, a commotion came from within the volcano.

Boom!

Just as Tang Sen was about to reach the vent, the volcano suddenly erupted.

Red magma spurted out from the volcano's vent, accompanied by billowing smoke that shrouded the surroundings.

Upon seeing this, Tang Sen controlled his body to retreat a certain distance. He quietly watched as the flying lava landed on the ground and flowed freely, letting out a 'tss, tss' sound.

The scene that appeared the next second instantly had Tang Sen faltering for a moment.

Within the flowing lava, creatures with completely red bodies appeared one after another.

Lava Lizards!

After catching a clear sight of their appearances, the name emerged in Tang Sen's mind.

'There is indeed something! I wonder how many Energy Points burning one of them to death will give. However, the number of Lava Lizards is rather gratifying. It has only been a while since the volcano erupted, yet over 100 Lava Lizards have already crawled out.'