The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 436 - 357 Hunting Legend!_1

Under the golden-red dome of the sky, the seething volcano trembled violently. Magma and flames erupted, and terrifying heatwaves slapped about in the void like invisible giant hands, scorching the air into patches of distorted obscurity.

Orelsha, and Havel, a brown-haired young man, both from the Distant Star Federation, had just raced to the summit when they were greeted by this terrifying scene, resembling an inferno of extreme flames.

Even with top-tier protective gear, they could still feel the intense, scorching heat from the surrounding air. The hair on their bodies seemed to be slightly singed, emitting a faint burnt smell.

However, before they could express their astonishment, their attention was completely drawn to an object in the sky above the volcano.

Above the seething crater, a magnificent, giant, orange-hued bird circled, constantly letting out clear, resonant cries.

At the center of its flight path rested an egg, half the size of a human, white as snow.

From inside the magnificent egg emanated an intense Legendary aura, billowing outwards in waves.

As this aura spread, with the volcano beneath them at its center, vast ancient and mysterious auras slowly seeped from the ground and began to rise...

It seemed as though the Ash Mountain Secret Realm was slowly awakening...

"Phoenix... Phoenix Egg!"

Orelsha and Havel stared at the marvel in the sky. After the brief shock, their hearts were immediately filled with fervor.

With hardly any hesitation, both of them darted up into the sky, trailing long, dazzling tail flames, charging towards the egg simultaneously.

The giant orange bird circling the egg shrieked at the sight of them and spread its wings.

It then unleashed a wave of surging flames that fiercely engulfed them.

Their figures halted momentarily, then simultaneously, they unleashed their full power.

A sword gleam, crackling with potent momentum, and a fist projection shot out with a roar. Their terrifying might parted the sea of flames, carving a near-vacuum trajectory through the air.

However, when these two attacks collided with the wave of fire, the scene was not as explosively spectacular as they had imagined.

The commotion was surprisingly small.

Upon contact with the sword gleam and fist projection, the ferocious wave of flame exploded with a BOOM, scattering sparks everywhere in the sky.

When the flames in the sky dispersed, both the large orange bird and the giant egg above the volcano’s crater had vanished.

Instead, a faint orange bird-like silhouette could be seen on the distant horizon.

"Uh..."

Orelsha and Havel froze upon seeing this.

They never expected that the Phoenix, which looked so mystical, magnificent, and extraordinarily transcendent, would actually snatch the egg and flee!

And with such speed, it was at the horizon in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!"

After quickly comparing their own speed and distance with that of the bird’s silhouette, Orelsha and Havel shook their heads, abandoning the idea of pursuit.

However, giving up on the chase didn’t mean giving up on the Phoenix Egg. In the blink of an eye, news of the Phoenix and Phoenix Egg’s appearance had already been transmitted.

Confronted with such an unprecedented ’Legendary Treasure,’ no one would easily choose to give up. The real competition was just beginning.

"How should we divide the other Treasures here?"

After settling matters, Havel, the brown-haired young man, looked down. His gaze swept over some vaguely visible precious Treasures, and he spoke to Orelsha.

"Whoever gathers them gets to keep them, I suppose..." Orelsha surveyed their surroundings, his expression grave as he said, "We can’t stay here much longer. This volcano is about to erupt..."

The brown-haired youth nodded. Without wasting words, they rapidly flitted around the crater, quickly gathering some nearby Treasures.

During this process, the volcano beneath their feet shook constantly, the tremors growing more violent. Terrifying magma and flames kept gushing out from cracks in the ground.

Eventually, even with their Sky-level gear and strength, they found it difficult to approach the ground.

The invisible heatwave scorched their Sky-level gear red-hot; it felt as if it could ignite at any moment.

"Let’s go. If we stay any longer, we might not be able to leave," the brown-haired youth signaled Orelsha to leave. He glanced regrettably at the unreachable Treasures, then looked towards the volcano’s crater, his tone even more regretful as he said, "Those Treasures that appeared alongside the Phoenix Egg should be even more valuable. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a single one... We were a step too late..."

"Fortunately, we were a step late. If we’d come earlier... we might have ended up the same as that person..."

"What do you mean?"

"Didn’t you notice? Someone who got here earlier than us... still hasn’t shown up?" Orelsha glanced at the brown-haired youth and said calmly. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The brown-haired youth started, quickly realizing who Orelsha meant.

"You’re saying...."

The brown-haired youth abruptly looked down. He saw that the volcano’s crater was now completely filled with overflowing magma. Apart from the unimaginable heat, no other aura of existence could be felt.

"I saw that Hidden Star from Sum Country enter the crater earlier, but I didn’t see him come out... I think he’s most likely dead. Even a Tier Seven expert couldn’t survive being submerged in magma like that. Unless the Evil God Power he commands is special enough to withstand temperatures of hundreds of thousands of degrees, but that’s highly unlikely..." Orelsha analyzed coldly.

"Hidden Stars gain their power too easily; that’s their fatal weakness... The fall of this Tier Seven Hidden Star here will likely be a painful blow to Sum Country," the brown-haired youth remarked with a sigh. He said no more; the roiling, searing elements around them transmitted increasingly intense signals of danger, instinctively urging them to leave.

The two quickly left the top of the volcano.

Just as they were several kilometers away, a thunderous BOOM echoed through the sky.

The massive active volcano behind them erupted completely.

Terrifying magma and flames spurted from the volcano’s mouth, almost dyeing the sky a brilliant crimson.

The tremors from the volcano’s eruption spread outwards. Soon, the entire desolate Forbidden Land began to shake, and countless streams of magma surged from the earth, swallowing and covering the scant ground.

A true fiery inferno was forming, continuously spreading in all directions...

「・・・・・・・・・」

A Phoenix Egg has appeared at the center of the Secret Realm!

This news spread throughout the entire Ash Mountain Secret Realm in a very short time.

It simply couldn’t be concealed. The commotion emanating from the Deep Fog Area was too immense.

Terrifying magma flowed out of the Forbidden Land, swallowing large tracts of primeval forest and even agitating the subterranean magma rivers beneath the forest. In just a few hours, more than half of the Deep Fog Area had transformed into a sea of lava and fire.

Furthermore, many people personally witnessed a creature suspected to be the Phoenix, carrying the Phoenix Egg, flying across the Secret Realm’s sky.

Its potent Legendary aura and peculiar energy fluctuations could be clearly sensed even from tens of kilometers away.

Everyone participating in this joint operation was ecstatic. Forces of all sizes, both inside and outside the Secret Realm, fell into a frenzy, starting to pour resources into the exploration effort without regard for cost.

This exploration of Ash Mountain by powers from all over the world is destined to be recorded in history.

Because... they might very well be hunting a true Legend!

「・・・・・・・・・」

WHOOSH— WHOOSH—

Violent winds buffeted him from both sides. Lan Chen was encased in azure-blue exoskeletal armor, his energy shield fully activated, as he flew rapidly through the air, head down.

Ahead of him, five or six figures flew alongside him, all of them at Tier Two or higher.

Leading them was a Tier Four powerhouse from the Modification System, also wearing a suit of Earth Level armor.

He looked stern, saying nothing.

"So, what exactly is our mission this time...?"

After the group had been flying for over half an hour and were almost in the Deep Fog Area, someone in the team finally couldn’t help but speak up.

The question was naturally directed at their Tier Four leader. Lan Chen and the others also looked over, unable to suppress their curiosity.

Their Tier Four leader didn’t say much, only stating calmly, "The Distant Star Federation has already shared ’Chasing God’ access. You should be able to find the relevant information now. See for yourselves."

The group was taken aback, then they all looked down.

Lan Chen tried searching and discovered that a new information network with extremely wide coverage indeed existed within the Secret Realm.

A temporary interactive platform had also been set up on this information network, and it was already flooded with all sorts of news.

"Phoenix?! Phoenix Egg?!"

The first things he saw, a few frequently appearing terms, shocked him immensely.

He had guessed this operation was important, but he hadn’t expected it to be *this* significant.

The legendary Phoenix and Phoenix Egg had actually appeared! No wonder they’d been temporarily mobilized. No wonder when they arrived, he had seen so many personnel being dispatched from the bases of various factions at the main camp; they were desperately sending people into the Secret Realm as if manpower was free!

Shocked, Lan Chen quickly browsed the news on the platform, a general outline of the entire incident forming in his mind.

The Phoenix’s authenticity was questionable, but the Phoenix Egg’s was over ninety percent certain. The creature suspected to be a Phoenix was flying randomly around the Secret Realm with the Phoenix Egg. More than half of the Deep Fog Area had transformed into a sea of lava and fire, making the environment ten times more dangerous and harsh than before. The ancient Evil God creatures in the Deep Fog Area had rioted, but under the combined assault of the various factions, they didn’t pose too great a threat. Treasures were abundant, and friction and conflict between the various factions were constant...

The location of the suspected Phoenix Creature and the Phoenix Egg was continuously being tracked. The allied forces had already organized two attempts to intercept it, but unfortunately, both had failed.

The mission they were about to join was the third organized interception attempt...

Reportedly, the Distant Star Federation was even prepared to deploy the God-Level Mecha, the Ice God, stationed outside the Secret Realm, at any moment!

They were clearly determined to obtain this legendary Phoenix Egg...

Lan Chen finished reading all the messages in one go, then looked up, his face a mask of shock.

He saw that his companions wore almost identical expressions.

Everyone was astounded, incredulous. It was hard to imagine that this exploration of a Legendary Level Secret Realm could unearth such an enormous ’treasure.’

Lu Yuan! Where is Lu Yuan now?

A figure suddenly appeared in Lan Chen’s mind, and he instinctively tried to contact him.

But after several attempts with no response, he could only give up.

「・・・・・・」

"He’s dead?!"

Yin Muqing stood high in the air, listening to the news from Ling Yu in front of her. Her face was filled with astonishment, as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

Ling Yu nodded, his expression complex as he said, "Lord Yang Nan said it himself. They personally saw that person rush up the Forbidden Volcano where the Phoenix Egg was nurtured. But from the time the Phoenix Egg fled and the volcano erupted, engulfing everything in magma and flames... they never saw that person emerge again..."