Urban Powerhouse: Chaos Supreme-Chapter 1554 - 1390: Unlucky

"Did the Demon Clan also obtain the law fragment?"

Lin Mo furrowed his sword-like eyebrows. According to the information obtained from that Demon Clan guard earlier, there were two warriors of Star Sea Level Early Stage cultivation within the Demon Clan. The Gu Sha encountered a month ago was one of them, while the other was a Star Sea Level Early Stage guard named Blood Wolf.

As for the Demon Clan Patriarch attacking the Great Ruins this time, he was a Star Sea Level High practitioner.

"If I encounter Gu Sha or that Blood Wolf, I have confidence in leaving, but if I meet that Star Sea Level High practitioner, I'm afraid there's a good chance of danger..."

Lin Mo shook his head in his heart, a bitter arc forming at the corner of his mouth. From these people's space rings, he obtained some treasures, soul coins, and a task order; unexpectedly, he was the highest-priced target among those pursued by the Demon Clan.

"The Demon Clan truly values me, a million soul coins, tsk tsk..."

The Demon Clan referred to a group from another universe, and the Demon Clan attacking the Great Ruins this time was merely a family in the Demon Clan region, seeking to take risks for profits.

Shaking off the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Lin Mo focused ahead, towards the giant volcano crater. The closer he got to the crater, the more he felt the surrounding temperature continuously rising.

One thousand degrees!

Two thousand degrees!

Five thousand degrees...

Even Lin Mo had to bitterly use his True Yuan to protect himself, preventing those violent fire elements from entering his body and damaging his tissues. These fire elements were extremely dense but unsuitable for Fire Element cultivation; their aura was extremely volatile, seemingly repelling people from approaching the crater.

By the time Lin Mo reached the top of the crater, the temperature had risen to seven thousand degrees, causing the surrounding air to appear distorted and deformed.

"Such high temperatures, I'm afraid ordinary Star Lake Level Early Stage cultivators wouldn't dare come near here!"

Lin Mo clicked his tongue silently, grateful for having methods like the Beast Transformation Map and Ice Cloud Netherworld Record to counter Fire Element Spiritual Energy; most Star Lake Level Early Stage cultivators wouldn't possess such rich resources.

The volcano crater measured several thousand meters in diameter, and the surging heat was erupting from the opening, hot air waves baking the air nearly into distortion.

Looking below, inside the volcano, masses of crimson molten lava surged like a lake, occasionally bulging into a flame package, then shattering, splashing golden-hued lava.

"The law fragment is down below..."

Standing here, the fluctuations of the original law could be distinctly felt. Those Demon Clan guards should have already discovered the law fragment but couldn't enter to retrieve it; the external temperature alone was unbearable for ordinary cultivators, let alone inside the lava.

"Damn, they should have already notified the Demon Clan's experts, who will likely arrive here soon."

Lin Mo contemplated, gritting his teeth. If he didn't retrieve the law fragment now, it would be troublesome later.

Swoosh!

With this thought, Lin Mo hesitated not the slightest, knowing the law fragment was incredibly precious and hard to acquire, he couldn't afford to miss this chance.

Transforming into a flowing light, he rushed directly towards the crater, with the temperature continuously climbing, instantly breaking ten thousand degrees. Even with his True Essence shielding his entire body, Lin Mo felt his True Essence being constantly eroded by the heat, the heat almost permeating his skin and body, leaving him parched and dry, feeling as though he'd been roasted by fire.

Poof!

Diving into the lava, Lin Mo used his condensed True Essence to wrap his body, resisting the searing lava surging from all directions. He could distinctly feel his True Essence continuously melting from the lava's heat; at this speed, an ordinary Star Lake Level Early Stage cultivator could only last thirty seconds before their True Essence was completely depleted.

But Lin Mo was different; cultivating the Star Wheel Universe Map had condensed ten stars, endlessly supplying him with True Essence, almost equivalent to a Star Sea Level Early Stage's True Essence capacity. Yet even so, he could only last five minutes.

But soon, Lin Mo realized his expectations were overly optimistic.

As he delved deeper into the lava, the increased heat caused the True Essence consumption rate to multiply.

"At this rate, lasting two minutes would be quite an accomplishment!"

With this realization, Lin Mo extracted various Great Replenishing Pills from his space ring, popping them into his mouth as if they were free, their medicine power dissolving instantly, filling his limbs and bones, continuously providing True Essence.

Five hundred meters...

One thousand meters...

Two thousand meters...

"Where is the law fragment?" Lin Mo felt a tingling anxiety. The temperature here had reached an astounding twenty-five thousand degrees, the True Essence Shield consuming True Essence at an alarming rate, even with pill supplements, it was akin to using a plow on barren land, altogether useless.

"Judging by the consumption of True Essence, if I persist another thousand meters and still don't find the law fragment, I'll have to give up!"

Lin Mo's heart sank; although the law fragment was precious, there was no use retrieving it only to die in the process, he'd have to resign himself to the fact. Only those of intermediate Star Sea Level or high-level practitioners could dive to the bottom of the lava to successfully retrieve the law fragment.

A thousand meters would only take him a few seconds.

Reaching three thousand meters, the temperature soared to thirty thousand degrees, the True Essence Shield rapidly dissipating, the heat striking his body as though his internal organs were about to combust.

"There's no law fragment..." Lin Mo showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes, then, without any hesitation, turned to leave; such consumption would indeed kill him here.

Roar!

Suddenly, a beastly roar echoed, Lin Mo's face drastically changed as he glimpsed a fiery figure rushing toward him. A Flame Flood Dragon, several hundred meters long, lurked in the molten lava, its blood-red mouth wide open, roaring as it approached.

Accompanied by the Flame Flood Dragon's movement, the lava surged violently, waves crashing into Lin Mo's True Essence Shield, threatening to shatter it.

"Wretched beast!"

Lin Mo gritted his teeth, unforeseen trouble finding him even here—a true case of calamity hastening misfortune.

Boom!

A sharp punch mark broke through the lava, fiercely striking the Flame Flood Dragon's head, causing it to pause, but its speed didn't decrease much.

The Flame Flood Dragon was completely crimson, cracks erupting along its body as golden molten lava flowed from within, emitting an angry roar, its speed hastening further. Then its tail, resembling a red pillar, brutally struck Lin Mo's True Essence Barrier.

Already teetering on the edge of collapse, the True Essence Barrier shattered under such fierce impact, the molten lava invading his body, Lin Mo felt a scorching pain throughout, his body propelled violently downwards again.

Thirty thousand degrees of high heat assaulted his skin and body, instantly, terrifying blood marks split open on his skin, flames entering his body, feeling as though his entire being was igniting from within.