Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 389 - 317: Crimson Fire Dragon Carp, Dragon of Fury
Chu Chen looked at the sky filled with dust, his expression becoming serious.
The underground space collapse left them unsure about the condition of the Molten Rock Earth Fire or the Molten Earth Dragon.
"Nirvana, dig a tunnel out," Chu Chen said in a deep voice.
Nirvana received the command without hesitation, a yellowish glow emanating from its giant Ao Clamp. The once solid earth turned soft like cotton before its clamp.
Nirvana dug swiftly, creating a tunnel dozens of feet deep in just a few breaths.
Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately signaled several beasts to follow. He closely followed behind Nirvana, collecting all the dirt it tossed aside into his Spatial Ring.
About five minutes later, Nirvana finally reached the location of the underground space collapse.
Chu Chen recalled the directions, guiding Nirvana to dig towards the location of the Molten Rock Earth Fire.
A moment later, Chu Chen’s expression turned extremely grim. The lava lake had already been buried under dirt, and the location of the Molten Rock Earth Fire was empty.
Chu Chen felt a buzzing in his head. Could the Molten Rock Earth Fire have been destroyed?
But he soon realized that the Molten Rock Earth Fire had an extremely high temperature and was an Earth Rank Upper Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure. Although it was newly born, it wasn’t something that could be easily destroyed.
Thinking of this, Chu Chen regained his composure. He noticed many Bursting Flying Locust corpses but didn’t find the corpse of the Molten Earth Dragon. Given its massive size, finding its body shouldn’t have been difficult.
Chu Chen immediately directed the beasts to search the vicinity and soon made a discovery.
Near the Molten Rock Earth Fire was a circular tunnel about two yards in diameter.
Seeing this, Chu Chen showed a hint of joy. This tunnel was clearly the work of the Molten Earth Dragon. Without delay, he swiftly stored several of the beasts into his Soul Sea and rode the Shadow Kill to give chase.
The tunnel extended underground, and there were many bloodstains on its walls, indicating that the Molten Earth Dragon had been severely injured by the swarm. Now was the perfect time to eliminate it.
Shadow Kill moved at full speed, reaching the end of the tunnel in just a minute.
Chu Chen gazed at the tunnel lit by fiery glow, his expression becoming more somber.
Things seemed to be beyond his expectations, but he had no plans to give up. One way or another, he needed to take a look; otherwise, how could he be content?
Shadow Kill cautiously moved toward the tunnel’s end. As the fiery glow grew brighter, Chu Chen finally saw the situation at the tunnel’s end.
It was a lava river, the source of the lava lake from the previous underground space.
Upon seeing the lava river, Chu Chen seemed to understand something. The Molten Rock Earth Fire was likely being nurtured here; it was the Molten Earth Dragon who took it and placed it in the man-made lava lake. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
The Fire Element here was richer and safer. The Molten Earth Dragon must have had its reasons for doing so. Could there be something in this lava river that it feared?
Yet, why did the Molten Earth Dragon take the risk to come here?
While Chu Chen pondered, a roar suddenly came from the distant lava river, and an enormous creature burst out.
Chu Chen focused and saw that the enormous creature was indeed the Molten Earth Dragon.
At this moment, its appearance was extremely battered. Over eighty percent of its Rock Armor had shattered, and its body was riddled with countless pits bleeding profusely.
Of course, these weren’t considered severe injuries. However, a hole about a meter wide had been blown by the swarm’s last attack in the middle of its body. Despite the Molten Earth Dragon’s size, such a wound was quite serious.
But that wasn’t all. It seemed a section of the Molten Earth Dragon’s tail was missing, and the wound was jagged as if bitten off by some creature.
At that moment, a large red monstrous fish leaped from the lava river. Its body was about twenty yards long, resembling a giant carp, but it had several-yard-long fleshy whiskers on each side of its mouth, resembling dragon whiskers.
Seeing this, Chu Chen frowned. This fish already had the appearance of a dragon, but he didn’t recognize this type of Star Beast.
Without hesitation, Chu Chen summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the information on this strange fish.
Star Beast Name: Red Fire Dragon Carp
Life Level: Mature Stage
Star Beast Quality: Epic Level, Upper Grade
Star Beast Talent: Dragon Transformation, B-level (Can transform into a dragon for a short time, will fall into weakness afterward.)
Star Beast Level: King Level Fourth Rank
Power Talent: A-level
Defense Talent: B+ Level
Agility Talent: A-level
Physical Talent: B-level
Soul Power Talent: B-level
Star Power Talent: A-level
Star Beast Attribute: Fire Element, Beast Type
Star Beast Skills: High-speed Swimming (Ordinary Level, Perfection Realm), Whip Tail (Ordinary Level, Perfection Realm), Flame Bomb (Elite Level, Perfection Realm), Flame Breath (Excellence Level, Perfection Realm), Red Flame Barrier (Excellence Level, Perfection Realm), Burning Sea Dragon Flame (Perfect Level, Great Success Realm)
Chu Chen furrowed his brows at the information on the Red Fire Dragon Carp. This fish was far from simple, possessing both dragon features and beast attributes, possibly even capable of true dragon transformation.
Regarding dragon transformation, its talent was precisely Dragon Transformation, meaning it had the ability to leave the lava river for a short time.
Chu Chen suddenly let out a surprised "Hm?" If he remembered correctly, the Molten Earth Dragon’s talent was also Dragon Transformation. Could the two beasts share the same fate?
A roar interrupted Chu Chen’s thoughts.
The roar came from the Molten Earth Dragon,
The actions of the Red Fire Dragon Carp had already angered it, but it didn’t plan to fight. Instead, it turned and rushed toward the tunnel from which it came.
Chu Chen’s expression turned horrified upon seeing this. He didn’t have time to think and immediately commanded Shadow Kill to flee outside.
Recognizing the severity, Shadow Kill rushed outward at full speed, even without Chu Chen’s urging.
Shortly after Shadow Kill left, the Molten Earth Dragon charged into the tunnel.
Watching the Molten Earth Dragon disappear into the tunnel, the Red Fire Dragon Carp did not immediately pursue. It seemed to be weighing the pros and cons.
A breath later, as if it had made up its mind, the Red Fire Dragon Carp let out a roar, and its red scales instantly ignited.
Dragon horns rapidly grew on its head, followed by dragon eyes, teeth, dragon whiskers. Its plump body was slimming down visibly, and dragon claws sprouted from its belly.
The Dragon Transformation process seemed extremely painful, and the Red Fire Dragon Carp writhed, letting out pained cries.
The Dragon Transformation was swift, taking just two breaths.
A crimson fire dragon floated in midair, its gaze towards the tunnel filled with rage.
With a twist of its form, the fire dragon charged into the tunnel.
By this time, Chu Chen and Shadow Kill had already exited the tunnel, but they dared not linger and instead ascended into the air.
Just moments prior, inside the tunnel, Shadow Kill and Chu Chen had already been exposed. The Molten Earth Dragon didn’t attack them but desperately fled through the tunnel.
Although the Molten Earth Dragon had the ability to fly at King Level, its speed was lamentably slow, even less than crawling on the ground. Maintaining flight consumed a massive amount of Star Power, and with less than thirty percent of its Star Power remaining, it had no chance of chasing after Chu Chen.
