The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 413 - Cooling Down the Fire
Even though Han Wu and Qin Shuang were perfect Demigods right now, neither specialized in the fire attribute, so they couldn’t withstand fire-based attacks without harm.
Left with no other option, Han Wu transformed into the Fire Dragon Cannon to avoid the scorching flames’ excessive damage. After transforming, the blistering heat around him eased. Moments ago, it had felt like standing inside a furnace; now it was no more than a gentle spring breeze. The intense heat could no longer harm him.
In this form, he could also absorb energy at a faster rate. Still, the Thirty-Six Martial Castes wasn’t an omnipotent Skill. After all, it was heavily restricted here. He could only transform for 100 minutes per day. Once that time expired, he would revert to his original form, so he had to move quickly with the exploration.
Beside him, Qin Shuang activated her Lightning Armor and transformed into a Thunder Sparrow. The combined power of the armor and transformation barely protected her from the cave’s overwhelming heat.
Once their preparations were complete, they entered the special corridor. After traveling for a long stretch, they finally reached the exit and faced a huge pool of molten lava. Within it, numerous Flame Demons were dancing and swimming around. Born from the very flames and heat, they were immune to the cave’s extreme temperature.
The humans’ arrival immediately drew the Flame Demons’ attention. Their unfamiliar appearance marked them as outsiders, and the Flame Demons attacked them without hesitation.
Han Wu wasn’t the kind to back down. He unleashed a blast through his Fire Dragon Cannon form that tore a hole through a Flame Demon’s body.
The Flame Demon’s body consisted entirely of fire, so all it needed to do was to absorb the surrounding heat and Fire Energy from the lava to heal itself. Such an injury was nothing to it, but being struck and left with a hole before its brethren was humiliating. Enraged, it summoned a huge fireball and hurled it at Han Wu.
Han Wu aimed his cannon’s mouth at the fireball, absorbed it, and discharged a larger one back. The Fire Dragon Cannon’s fireball inflicted not only fire damage but also physical damage.
The fireball struck the Flame Demon’s head and shattered its skull. Then, a crystal-like object tumbled free, and the Flame Demon’s body stopped regenerating.
Han Wu instantly recognized the crystal as the creature’s core, the equivalent of a human’s heart. If it shattered, the Flame Demon would die.
He quickly explained the situation to Qin Shuang. She nodded, summoned bolts of lightning, and struck the Flame Demons’ skulls. Each bolt carried enough force to crush rocks. The Flame Demons that had been closing in collapsed one after another as their cores fell from their skulls.
With their weak spot confirmed, Han Wu summoned Everchange and Iron Wall and attacked with renewed ferocity. Everchange transformed into several ice-elemental arrows that he fired at the Flame Demons’ skulls, while Iron Wall shielded them from incoming attacks.
It was a simple and effective method. Flame Demons fell in droves, while the duo remained unharmed. After killing hundreds of them, Han Wu used Detect and sensed more than 100,000 still lurking in the lava. At their current pace, they could fight for ten days and nights straight and still not find the Flame Demon King and the Magic Ring.
Determined to end it swiftly, he called Qin Shuang to the edge of the lava pool. The scorching wind rose from below, searing their skin. Even though they were far more resistant to heat right now, the blistering air still burned them.
Han Wu stood at the edge of the lava with Everchange, set its attribute to ice, and thrust it into the molten lava.
A series of sharp explosions erupted as the 6-Star God weapon clashed with the lava, heat and cold colliding in violent bursts. The vast pool of lava dwarfed Everchange’s chill.
Naturally, the power of any God equipment depended on its wielder’s strength. Han Wu poured Divine Points into Everchange. Empowered, Everchange released a torrent of frost into the lava. The molten rock around it hardened into black volcanic stone as they solidified. Residual heat shimmered across the surface, but that no longer mattered.
Overjoyed to have found a way to deal with the lava, Han Wu kept pouring more Divine Points into Everchange to increase the frozen area. He pushed on until he exhausted his entire reserve of Divine Points, yet he managed to solidify only a small section of the lava pool.
The sudden drop in temperature forced several Flame Demons to leap from the lava. They attacked the two intruders, but Qin Shuang killed them with bolts of lightning.
Drained of power and unable to achieve the result he wanted, Han Wu had to rely on Qin Shuang. The latter followed his orders and channeled her Divine Points into Everchange. A surge of freezing energy burst outward and cooled an even greater portion of the lava pool. By the time her Divine Points were exhausted, half the lava pool had solidified into black volcanic stone.
At that moment, Han Wu realized their efforts would soon be wasted. The heat from the remaining lava was slowly reclaiming the cooled sections, threatening to return the pool to its original state. He didn’t want to give up and turned his gaze to crystals scattered among the slain Flame Demons.
If I turn these crystals into Divine Points, I can freeze the lava pool for good, he thought.
To test his theory, he grabbed several crystals and absorbed their energy. Although they contained dense Fire Energy, he managed to convert it into pure energy within his body. He then channeled it into Everchange and continued freezing the lava pool. More Flame Demons leapt from the cooling lava, only to become easy target practice for them.
Their relentless slaughter soon angered the Flame Demon King. It burst from the solidified lava pool, bringing with it a wave of blazing wrath. Unlike the other Flame Demons, the king boasted a pair of wings, and each powerful beat sent waves of scorching wind over the two.
Han Wu and Qin Shuang grew serious. They finally succeeded in luring out the Flame Demon King. Now all that remained was to defeat it and obtain the information about the Magic Ring.
