Chapter 30: The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake

In the underground magma world.

Wei Yang's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. He felt a vague sense of being watched.

A cold smile crept across his lips as he muttered to himself, «That beast is here!»

In a place like this, which could be described as a forbidden zone for living beings, the only creature that could make him feel watched was the fourth-tier magical beast, the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

Wei Yang's gaze calmly swept across the seemingly serene magma lake below. However, his heart was on high alert. He gently said to Ye Xian'er, «Xian'er, stay here and be careful.»

«Brother Yang, what's wrong?» Xian'er asked nervously, her hands starting to glow with a gray-white fighting aura.

«There's a beast below that's taken an interest in us. I'll go deal with it,» Wei Yang replied with a cold laugh.

Xian'er glanced warily at the calm magma lake below and nodded. «Be careful, Brother Yang. Don't worry about me.»

Wei Yang nodded. As long as he attracted the beast's attention, Xian'er should be safe if she remained vigilant.

With a swift movement, Wei Yang's black wings spread out, and in an instant, he hovered above the magma lake. His fighting aura surged, and the powerful presence of a Dou Ling was unabashedly released, as if provocatively.

Soon enough, Wei Yang sensed a powerful presence approaching rapidly from beneath the magma. He looked down.

At that moment, a section of the magma suddenly bubbled up, forming a large bulge.

With a popping sound, the bulge burst open, and a fiery energy column, mixed with magma, shot up towards Wei Yang.

The energy column, as thick as a barrel, was like a laser cannon, moving swiftly with terrifying heat, distorting the air around it.

Wei Yang was prepared. As the energy column shot towards him, he gently flapped his black wings, retreating swiftly and narrowly avoiding it.

But Wei Yang's retreat seemed to trigger an avalanche.

In an instant, it was as if a mechanism had been activated.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Below, the magma continuously bulged and burst open, and one fiery energy column after another shot up in quick succession.

Wei Yang's black wings flapped rapidly, and with his strong spiritual perception, he nimbly moved through the air, dodging all the energy columns with precision, like a black-red lightning bolt.

The sky was crisscrossed with energy columns.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Wei Yang dodged them, but the ceiling above wasn't so lucky. It was hit by the energy columns, causing it to crack and shatter.

In no time, large sections of the ceiling broke apart, turning into various-sized fragments that fell into the magma below, creating splashes.

The scene became incredibly chaotic, as if the entire magma world was plunging into an apocalypse.

«Brother Yang, be careful~ oops…» From a distance, Xian'er's worried cry could be faintly heard, followed by her quickly covering her mouth, not daring to make more noise.

«Don't worry, I'm just toying with it,» Wei Yang replied in a relaxed tone while dodging.

Meanwhile, a massive shadow emerged faintly from the magma below.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake seemed to realize that such attacks wouldn't harm the tiny figure above. With a fierce hiss, it finally burst out of the magma, opening its blood-red mouths and lunging at Wei Yang.

What emerged from the magma was an enormous snake-like magical beast.

At first glance, it was at least fifteen meters long, with a body thicker than a barrel. Its entire body was fiery red, as if carved from fire jade, looking both beautiful and terrifyingly fierce.

Its body was covered in palm-sized scarlet scales.

Most notably, this snake-like magical beast had two heads.

At the fork in its neck, two ferocious snake heads glared with huge, rhombus-shaped pupils filled with violent and bloodthirsty intent.

«Finally willing to come out? I was afraid you wouldn't!» Wei Yang sneered, agilely dodging its bites.

Meanwhile, he recalled information about this beast.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake typically resides in extremely hot places or volcanic lava and is considered a rare magical beast.

It can survive and grow stronger by devouring magma, with great potential.

When born, it is a first-tier magical beast. If fortunate enough, it can grow to be a sixth-tier beast comparable to a Dou Huang warrior.

«However, right now, you are just at the peak of the fourth tier. Though here, your combat power is comparable to a Dou Wang… If not for you, I wouldn't have had to wait until becoming a Dou Ling to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame…»

Wei Yang looked at the gigantic Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, its two fierce heads lunging at him, and coldly snorted. As he retreated nimbly, he flicked his hand, sending spinning fire spikes from his fingertips towards the beast.

Low-level Xuan Technique, Rapid Fire Spike!

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, relying on its scales and tough body, only slightly avoided its vital parts, continuing its relentless chase after Wei Yang.

Pop! Pop! Pop! The spinning fire spikes pierced the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, causing small but numerous wounds, from which scarlet blood seeped.

Hiss~ Both snake heads hissed furiously. The injuries only increased its ferocity. Its diamond-shaped pupils gleamed with savage light, and its forked tongues flickered like soft swords, making hissing sounds.

One head snapped at Wei Yang while the other opened its mouth, shooting energy beams.

«Ha! You can't catch me; you're too slow!» Wei Yang taunted, his black wings fluttering as he left afterimages in the air, dodging swiftly.

While continuously flicking his hand, firing rapid spinning spikes from his fingertips like bullets from a machine gun, striking the beast.

Despite his taunts, Wei Yang grew serious as he observed the increasingly ferocious and mad Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which only got more dangerous as it sustained more injuries.

He thought, «As expected, a creature that can live in magma has a tough body. Despite my continuous, intense attacks, it only suffers superficial wounds, not deep injuries.»

«And in this magma world, it can quickly replenish its energy…»

«If I weren't also fire-element, gaining a boost in this environment, even an average Dou Wang might not be able to handle it.»

Wei Yang kept his left hand attacking while his right hand, hidden in his sleeve, gathered and compressed his fighting energy.

«Not yet, wait a bit longer for the perfect opportunity to strike. It should be soon…» He narrowed his eyes, watching the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake closely.

He knew that with his current one-star Dou Ling level, he could only unleash a big move once. If it didn't severely injure or kill the beast, he might have to retreat for now.

So he remained calm, patiently waiting for the right moment.

He understood that the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, despite its madness, hadn't used its ultimate moves yet.

Both sides were holding back, waiting for the right time.

Now, it was a matter of patience, of who would crack first.

And clearly, it was the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake that lost its patience first.

Unable to hit Wei Yang due to his agile speed, it grew increasingly frustrated.

Suddenly!

Hiss~ With an ear-piercing angry hiss, the scales on its body began to glow a bright scarlet.

«It's coming!» Wei Yang's eyes lit up.

(End of Chapter)