Chapter 936: Melting Fire (two in one)

The Rongjia Dragon, a King-level Pet with dual Dragon-type and Fire-type attributes, is said to live year-round in lava, enjoying lava baths. Its scales are filled with fire energy, and every so often, the high-temperature flames circulating within its body erupt from the gaps between its scales… Information about the Pet emerging from the lava flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, and her heart suddenly tightened.

She hadn’t expected there to be a Dragon-type Pet that had reached the King-level here.

One must know that the evolution cycle of Dragon-type Pet Beasts is long.

In Yu Beast Master society, Yu Beast Masters who can contract Dragon-type Pet Beasts are generally from wealthy families, never lacking resources, and consuming only the best Energy Pills. Even so, for a Dragon-type Pet Beast to evolve to the King-level usually means the Yu Beast Master ages from their prime to their twilight years.

A wild King-level Dragon-type Pet Beast, how many years must it have lived… The more Qiao Sang thought about it, the more dangerous it felt.

Also, at such a great distance, did it sense something?

It’s clearly not a Superpower System Pet…

Just as various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, the Rongjia Dragon opened its massive mouth, yawned, and re-entered the lava.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“To the farthest place.” Qiao Sang changed her original plan.

She now understood why there were no Fire-type Pets on either side of the area a dozen kilometers away. Since she knew it was due to the Rongjia Dragon, there was no need to deliberately move next to it. She didn’t want to deal with a wild King-level Dragon-type Pet Beast.

Especially one with dual Dragon-type and Fire-type attributes.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao also saw the scene of the Rongjia Dragon emerging from the lava. It felt that its Yu Beast Master’s choice was very correct and immediately began to pinpoint the location.

The group instantly vanished from their original spot.

The Fire-type Pets on either side exchanged glances, then displayed expressions like “Where did they go?”, “I don’t know either,” and “Who cares,” before resuming their quiet repose.

…

Silence, a deathly silence.

Aside from the occasional “gurgle gurgle” of bubbles from the lava, there was no other sound.

“Senior Qiao, the atmosphere here seems a bit different…” Even though there were no Fire-type Pets around, Guo Ruiqi inexplicably felt it was even more terrifying than the path they had just entered.

“Don’t worry, I’ll leave as soon as I’m done sensing.” Qiao Sang felt a little uncertain as she said this.

The Rongjia Dragon was about 12 kilometers away when they entered. Here, it was 15 kilometers away, not too far from the Rongjia Dragon, but not too close either. Even if it were to come over, there would be enough time for Xiao Xunbao to transfer them again.

But just as Guo Ruiqi said, the atmosphere here gave off an indescribable sense of terror, as if some terrifying presence was watching them from somewhere.

“Did you see anything when you just synchronized your senses to pinpoint the location?” Mi Jiala asked in a deep voice, glancing at the nearby lava.

“Rongjia Dragon,” Qiao Sang stated truthfully.

Guo Ruiqi was first stunned, then his eyes widened, startled and shocked.

What?

Rongjia Dragon?!

“But it’s fine, it’s three kilometers away,” Qiao Sang continued.

Guo Ruiqi breathed a sigh of relief. He knew it; how could Senior Qiao be so unreliable as to directly move them next to the Rongjia Dragon?

“Are you sure?” Mi Jiala asked, staring at the lava.

What does she mean? Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned and followed her gaze.

“Gurgle gurgle…”

Bubbles continuously rose from the lava, and the boiling lava began to form a vortex, as if some massive creature was about to emerge from beneath.

“Yaya…”

Yabao stared intently at the lava vortex.

Upon seeing large patches of crimson scales within the vortex, Qiao Sang’s pupils constricted, realizing the danger, and she shouted:

“Go!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

The next second, the group returned to their original location.

Beneath the lava, a pair of cold, black eyes looked at the spot where the figures had been, then closed.

The vortex gradually disappeared, and the lava returned to calm.

…

Below the cracked ground, a dozen Fire-type Pets looked at the several figures who had suddenly returned, exchanged glances, displayed expressions like “Why are they back again?”, “How should I know?”, and “Who cares,” then resumed their quiet repose, uninterested.

How could this be? How could the Rongjia Dragon appear there… Qiao Sang recalled the scales that had just been revealed, her brows tightly furrowed as she fell into deep thought.

The scales on the Rongjia Dragon were too unique, especially since she had just seen them earlier; it was impossible to mistake them.

But according to the pinpointing, the Rongjia Dragon’s location was about three kilometers away from where Xiao Xunbao had transferred them.

Xiao Xunbao set the location, and it would take at most about a second to move there. The Rongjia Dragon is not a Superpower System Pet, so how could it have arrived three kilometers away in such a short time?

Unless it also has Superpower System attributes… As this thought emerged, Qiao Sang’s heart trembled, and she instinctively dismissed the idea.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could there be a Pet with Fire-type, Superpower System, and Dragon-type, three powerful attributes combined, unless it was a legendary Pet?

But if the Rongjia Dragon doesn’t have Superpower System attributes and can’t teleport, then how did it manage to reach three kilometers away in such a short time?

“Senior Qiao, what do we do now?” Guo Ruiqi asked, seeing that they had returned to their original spot and Qiao Sang hadn’t spoken for a long time.

Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds, then said:

“Let’s go out first.”

Currently, Lu Bao, their strongest combat power, hadn’t recovered its energy, and the situation with that Rongjia Dragon was still unknown. She didn’t dare to take risks.

Mi Jiala frowned slightly and said:

“Leaving already?”

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

Guo Ruiqi immediately stated his position: “I’ll listen to Senior Qiao!”

Qiao Sang felt a little relieved upon hearing this.

It doesn’t matter if a teammate is weak; it’s good enough if they follow instructions at critical moments.

Being cautious is good, but unfortunately, her sensitivity to resources is too low… Mi Jiala sighed, and finally said:

“I suspect there’s a rong ming fire seed under this lava.”

rong ming fire seed? Qiao Sang was startled, instantly forgetting about leaving, and turned to look.

“What is a rong ming fire seed?” Guo Ruiqi asked.

“The source of lava, meaning the original source that can produce this lava.” Although Guo Ruiqi was the one who asked, Mi Jiala looked at Qiao Sang and explained:

“It is said that any Pet can awaken Fire-type attributes and even no longer fear lava as long as it can absorb a rong ming fire seed.”

Guo Ruiqi exclaimed in surprise:

“That awesome? What about Water-type Pets? Can they also awaken Fire-type attributes if they absorb it?”

“If they can absorb it, then yes,” Mi Jiala said.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

As soon as this was said, Xiao Xunbao immediately showed interest and floated over.

What about Ghost-type? What about Ghost-type?

Mi Jiala didn’t know what Xiao Xunbao was expressing and continued:

“Moreover, in places with rong ming fire seed, a crystal called molten bright crystal will be produced in the surrounding lava every so often. The Fire-type energy contained within it can evolve most Fire-type Pets. I suspect that the group of Yan Ye Birds we encountered earlier used molten bright crystal.”

Guo Ruiqi heard about such a miraculous thing for the first time, his thirst for knowledge exploded, and he asked:

“With so many Fire-type Pets here, has no one tried to absorb the rong ming fire seed?”

“That also requires a Pet that can absorb it,” Mi Jiala slowly said. “Not all Pets can absorb the rong ming fire seed. If they don’t have a certain level and a strong physique, they will directly explode and die.”

That terrifying… Guo Ruiqi was a little scared.

“Xiao Xunbao…” Xiao Xunbao immediately lost interest in the rong ming fire seed.

After listening to the conversation, Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then asked:

“Do you think the Rongjia Dragon can absorb the rong ming fire seed?”

Mi Jiala pondered for a moment, then said:

“There’s a certain probability. However, the rong ming fire seed can even allow the Rongjia Dragon to evolve to the Emperor-level. If there truly is a Rongjia Dragon here, it probably wouldn’t absorb it casually.”

“Is it also a forced evolution?” Qiao Sang asked again.

Mi Jiala smiled: “The rong ming fire seed doesn’t have such powerful force to allow a King-level Pet to forcibly evolve.”

As soon as this was said, Qiao Sang was almost 80% certain that the rong ming fire seed was what allowed Yabao to successfully evolve.

After all, Yabao’s evolution path was unknown, and only the rong ming fire seed here was the most precious.

As soon as she thought of this, Qiao Sang’s heart couldn’t help but beat faster, and various thoughts emerged:

Should I try to seize the rong ming fire seed?

But the Rongjia Dragon lives in lava and must know about the existence of the rong ming fire seed. Can I snatch it from it?

But Yabao, with a high probability, used the rong ming fire seed to evolve in this vicinity later.

It’s just that the time is still uncertain.

Now that the location and the evolutionary resource are seemingly confirmed, could it be that Yabao evolved in this secret realm?

Is this possible?

Just as various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, Mi Jiala spoke:

“I’m going to collect some molten bright crystal. If you help me, I can forgo the reward you initially promised.”

Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts, stared at “Xu Gehong” for a few seconds, then nodded and said:

“Okay, but before that, I’d like to see all of your Pets to get an estimate of your combat power.”

Mi Jiala’s expression stiffened, then quickly returned to calm. She sighed and said:

“To be honest with you, some of mine are outside the secret realm; I only brought Hidden Turtle Shield and Sleepy Bird in.”

Sleepy Bird glanced at Mi Jiala: Liar.

Mi Jiala looked at Sleepy Bird indifferently.

“Sleepy!”

Sleepy Bird’s body stiffened, and it nodded vigorously, indicating that this was indeed the case.

Still hiding things at a time like this… Qiao Sang nodded and said:

“I understand. Let’s go out and recover first. Once all our Pets’ energy has recovered, we’ll come back down.”

Actually, that was her intention earlier. Although the Rongjia Dragon was formidable, as long as Lu Bao and Yabao fully recovered their energy, coupled with Xiao Xunbao’s Space Movement, she wasn’t incapable of retreating safely.

Guo Ruiqi had no objections; he knew that even if he offered an opinion now, it would be useless.

Finally settled… Mi Jiala breathed a sigh of relief.

The three returned to the surface.

Xiao Xunbao took out energy recovery liquid and distributed it.

Yabao drank the energy recovery liquid.

Lu Bao simultaneously used Energy Regeneration and drank the energy recovery liquid.

Qiao Sang remembered the effect of the molten bright crystal. She had Xiao Xunbao take out a slender tool and, using telekinesis, control it to pierce and thread the invariable stone, placing it around Yabao’s neck.

“Ice Emperor.”

About three hours later, Lu Bao nodded, indicating it was ready.

Qiao Sang stood up, her expression serious, and said:

“Let’s go.”

“Ya!”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

Immediately after, the group arrived below again.

This time, the Fire-type Pets on either side didn’t even bother to glance at them.

“molten bright crystal grows in lava with rong ming fire seed. The closer to the fire seed, the more there are. Sometimes they are ejected by the activity of the lava,” Mi Jiala said, staring at the lava:

“These Fire-type Pets are probably waiting for the molten bright crystal to be ejected.”

If only they could enter the lava… Qiao Sang stared at the lava, pondering for a few seconds, then suddenly thought of something and said:

“Yabao, try extending your claws to see if you can withstand it.”

“Ya!”

Yabao cried out, then unhesitatingly walked to the edge of the lava and extended its claws into it.

This action caused the surrounding Fire-type Pets to look over.

“Yaya!”

Two seconds later, Yabao pulled out its claws, cried out, indicating it was hot, hot, but comfortable.

It seems the Flash Fire training from a while ago wasn’t in vain; the A-rank Flash Fire is already able to resist the temperature of the lava… Qiao Sang was delighted and prepared to dismount from Yabao.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure sensed its Yu Beast Master’s movement, came to its side, and cried out, indicating for her to get on its back.

The temperature on the ground was already so hot, let alone the ground on either side of the lava.

Qiao Sang did not refuse.

Steel Treasure wrapped its wings around her, bringing its Yu Beast Master onto its back.

“Yabao, go down and look for molten bright crystal,” Qiao Sang said.

She paused, then added:

“It’s a black-red crystal.”

“Ya!”

Yabao cried out, indicating understanding, then turned and jumped into the lava.

The Fire-type Pets on either side could no longer stay put. They all rose, showing astonished expressions.

Some Fire-type Pets even came to the edge of the lava, carefully extending their claws in to test it.

Without exception, they quickly retracted their claws, crying out in pain.

Qiao Sang sat on Steel Treasure’s back, sensing Yabao’s movements.

Soon, she sensed Yabao moving forward.

Steel Treasure sensed its Yu Beast Master’s thoughts and moved forward instinctively.

As time passed, Yabao never surfaced.

However, she could sense that it was not injured.

Steel Treasure continuously advanced along the lava.

The Fire-type Pets on either side gradually decreased.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao held Lu Bao, looking completely exhausted.

Earlier, Lu Bao would emit some cold air to help cool them down, but the upcoming action was clearly very dangerous, so it didn’t waste any energy, not even a little.

“Do you want to enter the yu beast codex?” Qiao Sang asked upon seeing this.

“Qingqing…” Qingbao nodded weakly.

Qiao Sang waved her hand, taking Qingbao into the yu beast codex.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao seized the opportunity and quickly lay down in the spot where Qingbao had been lying.

Lu Bao glanced at Xiao Xunbao, but ultimately said nothing.

Time passed by the minute, and the journey inward grew longer and longer.

The distance from where they first sensed the Rongjia Dragon should now be only about two kilometers… Qiao Sang estimated, then had Steel Treasure stop. She formed hand seals, preparing to summon Yabao out.

Although she was prepared for battle at any time, if they could avoid conflict with the Rongjia Dragon, they would.

“Yaya!”

Just as she completed two hand seals, Yabao suddenly flew out of the lava, crying out excitedly, indicating that it had found it!

After speaking, it wiggled its claws.

Between its two toes, a black-red crystal was clamped.

It was indeed molten bright crystal!

Qiao Sang’s face lit up with joy: “Well done…”

“Rongjia!”

Before she could finish her sentence, a thunderous roar erupted.

From within the lava, a massive, crimson body, over a dozen meters long, suddenly shot out, directly facing Yabao. (End of chapter)