Chapter 154: Purple Flame Companion Beast
The third-grade spirit crystal had indeed been taken away, but it was taken by Li Jiansan.
If the chief steward and the others knew about this, who knew if they would be burning with rage...
Inside the magma cave, Li Jiansan had just secured the third-grade spirit crystal. Before he even had a chance to examine the crystal, a sudden, furious roar echoed through the cavern.
"Awooo..."
Following this deafening roar, the entire subterranean grotto began to violently tremble.
Boom! Crack!
The ground three hundred zhang away from Li Jiansan began to fracture, and the rocks above his head rained down in a continuous cascade.
Boom!
Instantly, a massive purple fireball hurtled straight toward Li Jiansan.
Simultaneously, pillars of magma hundreds of zhang high erupted into the sky all around him in a rapid succession of explosions!
The entire underground grotto collapsed in an instant!
Boom, boom, boom!
Enormous boulders shattered and fell. In the blink of an eye, the previously pitch-black, bottomless abyss was penetrated by countless rays of light, completely falling apart.
"Roar!"
Amidst the explosions of the magma pillars, a terrifying howl soared straight into the sky along with the flames.
In a split second, a formidable aura surged forth in all directions.
At this moment, Li Jiansan's expression grew solemn.
"This aura... it's still a third-grade demonic beast!"
A flash of surprise crossed Li Jiansan's face. Dealing with a third-grade demonic beast right now gave him very little confidence.
"Boom!"
Li Jiansan immediately drew the Supreme Remnant Sword, unleashing a massive wave of sword qi. Under the fierce sword momentum, the surrounding rocks shattered into pieces. Taking advantage of this opening, Li Jiansan charged out furiously, quickly breaking through to the surface.
After Li Jiansan left, the demonic beast beneath the bottomless abyss let out a roar and bolted out right behind him.
"Boom!"
On the surface, a series of cracks appeared, rapidly spreading like a spider's web.
Soon, a loud crash echoed from the fissures, and a massive black shadow burst forth from within.
Hum!
The shadow landed on the ground with a thunderous thud. Instantly, the earth shook and the mountains quaked as a massive wave of force swept outward, causing the ground itself to violently shudder!
Li Jiansan had relied on the Supreme Remnant Sword to blast his way out of the earth, but this demonic beast had actually burst through the ground relying purely on its physical body.
One could only imagine the immense strength of its physical flesh.
At this moment, a fire-red demonic beast several dozen zhang long slowly slithered forward, its pair of emerald-green pupils staring chillingly at Li Jiansan.
Under the sunlight, Li Jiansan finally caught a clear glimpse of the demonic beast's appearance.
This fiery-red demonic beast resembled a giant lion, but its entire body was engulfed in blazing, raging flames of a deep purple hue.
Moreover, the purple flames on its body flowed continuously like magma, dripping down onto the ground.
The originally verdant earth instantly turned into scorched barren land wherever the purple droplets fell.
It swayed its ferocious head, continuously spitting out fiery breaths that seemed capable of igniting the very air.
Li Jiansan recognized the beast at a glance. "A Purple Flame Companion Beast! I never expected to encounter a Purple Flame Companion Beast here. What incredible luck."
Upon seeing the Purple Flame Companion Beast, Li Jiansan became extremely excited.
One had to understand that terrifying purple flames flowed through the body of a Purple Flame Companion Beast, and its vital blood essence was a immensely pure source of fire.
The flames on the Purple Flame Companion Beast belonged to a special category of fire.
In the martial arts world, there were three thousand Great Daos.
On the continent of Nine Provinces, there were three thousand nine hundred and eighty kinds of flames, collectively known as the Three Thousand Spirit Flames!
The Three Thousand Spirit Flames possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Even a wisp of spirit flame could instantly annihilate an entire imperial capital, reducing it to ashes.
Although spirit flames were terrifying, they were extremely difficult to find; the three thousand spirit flames existed only in terrifying, perilous realms and left no trace to follow.
Phantom fire, on the other hand, ranked below spirit flames and was a type of flame condensed by certain alchemists through refining methods.
Although phantom fire lacked the devastating power of spirit flames, it could still be used to refine medicines and set up formations.
Therefore, phantom fire had become an essential item for alchemists and spirit array masters.
The blood essence of a Purple Flame Companion Beast was considered an ultimate treasure in the eyes of spirit array masters and alchemists. If one could obtain the blood essence of a Purple Flame Companion Beast and refine it into phantom fire, they would soar straight to the heavens in a single bound...
"This truly takes no effort to find." Li Jiansan stared at the Purple Flame Companion Beast as if looking at his prey.
Even though Li Jiansan might not necessarily be its match right now, the blood essence of the Purple Flame Companion Beast was worth paying a certain price for, and Li Jiansan was more than willing to do so.
"Boom!"
The giant tail of the Purple Flame Companion Beast swept out fiercely. The terrifying force came rushing like an overwhelming storm, shattering the entire earth instantly. Magma erupted violently from the fissures, and in a flash, the area surrounding Li Jiansan turned into a sea of fire.
The roaring, explosive force of the magma shattered a distant mountain peak, sending countless rock fragments bursting into the air.
The Purple Flame Companion Beast stomped heavily on the ground, the true essence within its body churning frantically and emitting a sharp sound. A fiery-red sphere of light was spat out from its massive maw, and with a grunt, the terrifying light sphere blasted outward.
An exceptionally horrifying wave of energy rolled out from the massive sphere of light, distorting the surrounding space and causing Li Jiansan's expression to turn grave once again.
"Hum!"
Greatly alarmed in his heart, Li Jiansan rapidly shifted his body.
Boom!
The light sphere containing the terrifying flames shot forth explosively, tearing through the void and producing a succession of terrifying sonic booms. The entire world was whipped up into trails of firestorms, resembling a scorching sun falling from the heavens as it heavily smashed into the spot where Li Jiansan had been standing just moments before.
Hum!
The aura around Li Jiansan erupted fiercely, and the true essence inside his body boiled violently, erupting wave after wave like a volcano!
Li Jiansan stamped the ground, causing the earth beneath his feet to fracture inch by inch. Then, with a fierce leap, he vanished from his original spot. Leaving behind several afterimages in mid-air, Li Jiansan arrived right in front of the Purple Flame Companion Beast.
Li Jiansan let out a loud shout, pulled his right arm back, and then punched forward fiercely, gathering all his strength into a single fist!
The wind of his fist whistled, and the terrifying force swept across the heavens and earth like a mountain torrent, causing the entire void to tremble violently.
Bang!
Li Jiansan's fist smashed heavily onto the body of the Purple Flame Companion Beast, yet the beast remained completely unscathed, while a dull ache tingled through Li Jiansan's own fist.
"The physical body of this beast is actually this strong!"
After retreating to the side, Li Jiansan looked at the Purple Flame Companion Beast with a hint of astonishment. The power of his single punch right now was enough to defeat an average fourth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet landing on the Purple Flame Companion Beast, it didn't even budge it a fraction.
Even a Profound Realm expert would have to cry out after taking a punch like this.
Viewed in this light, the strength of this Purple Flame Companion Beast had faintly surpassed the ordinary Profound Realm tier.
At this moment, even Li Jiansan found the situation somewhat tricky.
If this Purple Flame Companion Beast possessed such formidable defensive power alone, what about its offensive capabilities?
As Li Jiansan pondered, the Purple Flame Companion Beast opened its maw wide, and three light spheres blasted out simultaneously.
Hum!
The moment the giant light spheres surged forth, the surrounding temperature rapidly escalated, feeling as though a volcano was hurtling toward him. It seemed as though the entire space could no longer bear this force, beginning to roar and tremble.
Li Jiansan's expression shifted in shock, and he rapidly dodged. Even though his speed was extremely fast, his arm was still grazed by one of the fireballs.
"Hiss, hiss!"
A clear, scorched mark was visible on Li Jiansan's arm.
Li Jiansan frowned, his gaze turning solemn as he looked at the Purple Flame Companion Beast.
"Whoosh!"
Next, Li Jiansan drew the Supreme Remnant Sword. Just as he intended to strike, the Purple Flame Companion Beast unleashed several more fireballs at him.
Boom, boom, boom!
A flurry of fireballs surged forward, their massive energies detonating mid-air and causing the void to hum loudly while turning the surroundings into scorched earth in an instant.
"Not good!"
Li Jiansan's heart suddenly tightened. Faced with such an airtight barrage of attacks, he simply couldn't evade them all and would have to take them head-on at the cost of getting injured.
Hum!
A dazzling, brilliant red light suddenly burst forth from Li Jiansan's eyes, as if piercing through the heavens and earth.
His previously pitch-black, profound eyes instantly turned sharp. With a single glance, it was as though he could peer straight into the mind and soul of the Purple Flame Companion Beast.
"Whoosh!"
Within Li Jiansan's red eyes, the trajectories of the fireballs slashing through the void were clearly mapped out as they charged toward him.
Li Jiansan's pupils constricted and he snapped to his senses, discovering in astonishment that the fireballs previously hurtling toward him were actually still located far away!
"The Demonic Purple-Red Eyes..." Li Jiansan was greatly startled. "They can even deduce an opponent's attack patterns?"
This discovery filled Li Jiansan with sudden joy. With this ability, he could foresee the future and preemptively predict the flaws in an opponent's attacks.
This was simply invincible!
A red light flashed across Li Jiansan's eyes, and he instantly grasped the attack pattern of the Purple Flame Companion Beast. With a flash of his figure and continuous afterimages lingering in the air, not a single one of those chaotic fireballs managed to hit him.
If anyone were to witness this scene, their jaws would undoubtedly drop in shock.
Such an airtight barrage of attacks would be inescapable even for a Martial Monarch expert.
Yet Li Jiansan had evaded them with ease!
Seeing his attacks miss their mark, the Purple Flame Companion Beast roared continuously, growing exceptionally furious. It slammed all four of its claws violently against the ground, causing massive, gaping fissures to burst open across the earth.
"Boom!"
With a furious roar, the Purple Flame Companion Beast spat out dozens more terrifying fireballs.
The massive fireballs, resembling miniature blazing suns, instantly caused the surrounding temperature to skyrocket, causing even the withered leaves on the ground to begin burning.
As the powerful fireballs erupted simultaneously, their terrifying might caused the entire heaven and earth to tremble violently, dimming even the sun in the sky.
At this moment, heaven and earth shifted, wind and clouds rolled, and the sun and moon lost their luster!
Li Jiansan smiled faintly. "I originally thought I would need to use a wisp of divine power within my body to deal with you. Now it seems that won't be necessary..."