The elemental plane of fire.
Everything here is glowing and radiating heat, wild and violent.
The blazing sky was thick with smoke, distorting the distant view.
The properties of sea water are similar to kerosene, and flames are wrapped around the waves.
The ground was covered with burning charcoal.
The numerous volcanoes are like acne on the face of the earth.
The legendary volcano Behemoth Fafnir left the tribe two centuries ago.
In the form of a giant red snake, curled up in the belly of the volcano.
This volcano is rich in fire magic stone ore.
Apart from sleeping, Fafnir's only activity every day is to devour the magical ore in big gulps, fill his stomach, and then continue to sleep soundly.
The stomach of the legendary volcano snake is like a smelting furnace.
The swallowed ore is crushed, burned, and impurities are decomposed to extract high-purity magic stone.
Half of the magic stones were directly digested and absorbed as food to replenish energy.
The remaining magic stones continued to be refined and concentrated in Fafnir's stomach, and finally transformed into Fire Magic Shells!
Fafnir was reluctant to eat the Fire Shell, so he regurgitated the gems containing high concentrations of fire magic power out of his body, collected them, set up alarms, and kept them .
Every once in a while, Fafnir would enter his "private bank" to count his collection and enjoy the pleasure of accumulating wealth.
…
At dusk.
As per custom, Fafnir was sleeping.
At the foot of the volcano, a beam of teleportation light rose up.
Five figures emerged from it.
Four of them are dragon vein sorcerers from the North Island Federation.
Aslan, who has the blood of a blue dragon, has reached the late seventh stage of cultivation and is the only one among the four who has awakened the realm of transcendence.
The origin of the field is called "electromagnetic". After it is activated, the entire field will be discharged, and it can also remotely control metal objects.
The green dragon bloodline warlock Cohen, the black dragon bloodline warlock Dudar, and the white dragon bloodline warlock Penny, their cultivation levels are all in the late sixth level.
Awakening to the super-limited realm is too unrealistic for them.
Before strengthening your bloodline talent, you must first secure the resources for cultivation.
At this stage, continuing to use magic stones to assist in practice is too inefficient.
Any Galaxy Guardian who is slightly ambitious will try their best to find magic shells that correspond to their own bloodline attributes to replace magic stones to assist meditation.
The purpose of this trip for Aslan and others is to obtain the magic shell.
They knew that trying to steal from the lair of the legendary volcanic snake Fafnir with their limited strength was simply courting death.
They must hire an experienced treasure hunter to lead them into the snake's nest to steal.
In the Holy Demon Ancestral Court, there really is such a big support.
This person's name is Vesta. She also graduated from North Island College and is considered a senior of Aslan and Penny.
In terms of age and time of enrollment, Vesta is actually less experienced than Cohen and Dudar.
However, Cohen and Dudar did not dare to show off their seniority in front of her, let alone call this red dragon warlock, who had reached the late ninth level, "junior sister".
The thick red hair is naturally curly, like a natural Afro.
The bright red leather jacket wraps around the sexy and hot devil figure.
But by human standards, Vesta's face could hardly be described as beautiful or scary.
A pair of dragon horns protrude from the forehead.
Dark red vertical pupils.
Red scales distributed at the base of the ears, corners of the eyes and wings of the nose.
It also has a forked tongue, and its speech is occasionally accompanied by a hissing noise.
These inhuman features made Vesta's originally handsome face seem a little discordant.
Vesta was born with distinct dragon features.
The purity of red dragon blood is higher than the human limit of 10%.
Rather than being a draconic creature, she is more like a half-dragon.
If a mutant like her was born in an ordinary family, she would most likely be treated as a malformed baby and thrown into the trash.
Fortunately, Vesta was born into a dragon family.
Her special physical characteristics were regarded as a gift by her family, and she was carefully cared for and trained since she was a child.
Vesta lived up to everyone's expectations. She awakened her warlock bloodline at the age of five and her cultivation improved by leaps and bounds.
At the age of fifteen, his cultivation broke through to the fifth level.
From her family to the academy, no one is qualified to be her teacher.
Vesta left her hometown and traveled around the world, looking for masters and exchanging skills.
When she was nineteen years old, Vesta came to Red Moon Island to learn martial arts and magic from the Spider Queen Caroline.
Caroline accepted defeat with all her heart.
It is suggested that she go to Silver Moon Island to fight with a madman named Shiva, teach him a lesson and let him know that there are always people better than you.
Vesta went there happily.
On Silver Moon Island, after communicating with Shiva, we left happily.
Shiva was deeply shocked.
Before Alan appeared, Vesta was the kind of "super genius" that made Master Shiva feel ashamed!
Vesta did not participate in the Origin City Trial.
As early as the year when Alan first traveled to the world of warlocks, Vesta, who was only 20 years old, had reached the late sixth level of cultivation and was specially invited to enter the Holy Demon Ancestral Court, starting his career as a galaxy guard.
Among all the quasi-legendary level galaxy guards in the entire Holy Demon Ancestral Court, there are only a handful of those younger than Vesta.
With her talent, she had a chance to become a candidate for the clan leader.
Unfortunately, Vesta specializes in the bloodline of the red dragon and the origin of fire.
However, in this area, the "Lord of Fire" Yu Tianyan is already in power.
The ancestor and the patriarch have always been in the same position.
Unless Yu Tianyan dies unexpectedly and vacates the position of sect leader.
Otherwise, the end of this track will be legend.
Vesta can also consider changing track and attacking the currently unoccupied leadership position.
For example, "Lord of Wind", "Lord of Death", "Lord of Stars"...
But she seems to lack the ambition to seek power, and is more willing to be content with the status quo and be an insignificant person.
"Senior Vesta, you are about to be promoted to Legend, right?"
As soon as Penny arrived at the Holy Demon Temple, she became a fan girl of Vesta and followed her around like a follower all day long.
"Legend? It's too early, too early..."
Vesta combed her afro that was messed up by the hot wind.
Although there is no possibility of tidying up...
"Penny, if you stay here long enough, you will know that there are legends everywhere and geniuses everywhere. My ability is nothing!"
Vesta picked up a piece of coke and crushed it.
Coal ash mixed with sparks floated through fingers.
“No matter how hard you try or how high you climb in life, you will eventually die.”
“It’s like this piece of coal. Once it starts burning, its final destination will be ashes.”
"What difference does it make if it burns fast or slow, or if the flame is strong or weak?"
" Nothing in the world can last forever...except destruction itself."
"So, I often tell you that the most important thing in life is to reconcile with yourself, let go of your obsessions, and let fate take its course. This will make it easier to be happy."
"On the contrary, if a person's ambition exceeds his or her own limit and is not restrained, and becomes over-expanded, he or she will eventually lead to self-destruction."
"During my years in the Holy Demon Ancestor Court, I have witnessed too many bloody lessons, including my ex-boyfriend and ex-ex-boyfriend... They were both rare geniuses in the world."
Vesta sighed, and suddenly turned to look at Aslan, with strange cracks appearing in her ruby-like eyes.
"Come to think of it, I've been single for quite a while. Handsome boy, you don't have a girlfriend, right? How about we have a relationship?"
Aslan suddenly felt his scalp tingling and he forced himself to smile politely.
"I'm sorry, Senior Vesta, I already have a fiancée and we have a good relationship."
"Oh, that's a pity..."
Vesta was not angry when she was rejected by the handsome guy, but instead she comforted him.
"It might be a good thing that you don't date me."
"After all, my ex-boyfriend and ex-ex-boyfriend both ended up with a miserable death without a complete body."
"If this is due to my bad luck, I don't know if my new boyfriend will be the next victim."
"You're wise not to help me with the test."
Aslan wiped the cold sweat again.
Knowing clearly that she may be unlucky in marriage, she still speaks it out publicly without any concern. With her weird temper, I'm afraid she will be single till old age.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and get down to business."
Vesta put away his cynical look and raised his hand to activate the Transcendental Field.
The origin of her domain is called "Fire Escape".
Within the range of the domain, both oneself and one's allies can transform into fire elemental physiques and teleport in fire at will.
In order to maximize the advantages of "Fire Escape", Vesta always leaves an extra-limit position to mount the "Flame Aura".
In this way, the area covered by the domain, from the sky to the ground, is filled with blazing magical flames.
Vesta and her companions can teleport through fire at any time.
Obviously, this trick doesn't work in water.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about this in the Fire Elemental Realm.
The rivers and lakes here are either filled with magma or flowing with flammable liquids, which will not hinder the transmission of fire.
"According to my experience, Fafnir will take a nap in his lair at this time every day."
"We have one hour to sneak into the treasury and steal the Fire Demon Shell."
"Fafnir seems to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. The large fire shells he smelts are always standard cubes, and weigh exactly one pound."
"Remember! You all have to follow my command. Each person can only take one Fire Demon Shell."
"That's enough time for us to retreat safely, unless someone loses control of their greed."
"None of you are of the Red Dragon bloodline. After you get the Fire Demon Shell, you will have to replace it with a Demon Shell of other attributes for your training."
"I suggest you go to Mr. Aardman to exchange. One pound of Fire Magic Shells can be exchanged for 0.8 pounds of Magic Shells of other attributes."
At this point, Vesta heard some dissatisfied discussions and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"Do you think Mr. Aardman is a black-hearted profiteer who does nothing but sits there and takes 20% of the transaction fee?"
"Yes, I also think he is a black-hearted profiteer."
“But there’s nothing I can do.”
"Unless you leave the riverside cottage, there are few places where you can get magic shells with complete attributes."
When everyone quieted down, Vesta cast the "Invisibility Orb" and hung it at the super-limit position, providing a 9-ring group invisibility effect for his companions.
With the blessing of her domain, everyone collectively transformed into fire elemental forms and teleported to the deepest part of the volcano's nest.
…
Half an hour later.
Vesta and her four companions sneaked into the treasure house quietly.
In the fiery cave, magic shells were neatly stacked against the wall, like rows of fiery red gold bricks.
The young Galaxy Guards couldn't help but feel dizzy and their hearts beat fast.
"Wake up, everyone!"
I heard Senior Honglong's stern warning.
"If anyone dares to stretch out his dog's claws, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Everyone was silent, restraining their greed and not daring to act recklessly.
Vesta sneaked past, expertly deciphering magical alarms and traps.
In an inconspicuous corner, he carefully took out five large Fire Demon Shells, distributed them to everyone, and signaled them to quickly put them into their storage bags.
After the theft, she did not forget to restore the alarms and traps.
Lead everyone back the same way.
However, at the moment the transmission was completed, a sneer suddenly came from my ears.
Vesta suppressed the dizziness and turned her head to look where the laughter came from.
A giant python covered with fiery red scales coiled up like a small hill, lowered its head, and looked at them with the eyes of a cat playing with a mouse.
At some point, the temporary camp that everyone had built outside the nest had been occupied by Fafnir.
So, what about Fafnir who is sleeping soundly in his lair?
"You clever little mouse, I have already seen through your evil plan."
Fafnir saw through the doubts in everyone's hearts and took the initiative to explain them.
"You have come to my house to steal things more than once or twice, right?"
"Ever since I discovered the treasure trove had been stolen, I have been patiently waiting for the thief to come to my door."
"I became alert when you approached the volcano about an hour ago."
"I cast a spell to create an illusion in the lair, pretending to be fast asleep, and easily deceived your eyes."
"Hehe...you stole my things. As punishment, I will burn you all and eat you. Is that not too much?"
The threat posed by the legendary volcano snake made everyone feel indescribable fear and almost unable to breathe.
Only Vesta managed to remain calm.
He gritted his teeth and suddenly launched a fire escape, trying to lead his companions to escape together.
Unfortunately, Fafnir was prepared.
The snake's body opened up a super-limited area.
Instantly extinguish Vesta’s fire aura!
The origin of Fafnir's domain is also fire.
Can control the birth and death of flames within the range.
Just the right amount to restrain Vesta's territory!
All the surrounding flames were extinguished, and replaced by a cage made up of countless force field fences, imprisoning Vesta and others.
Fafnir calmly cast a spell and mounted the "Dimension Lock" on the "Fire Control Field".
As a result, Vesta and the others would not be able to escape the force field cage, whether through physical means or magical teleportation.
Fafnir stretched himself.
From a giant snake, it transforms into a behemoth with flying red hair.
He rubbed his hands together, and his sharp nails created sparks.
"The hunt is over, it's time to enjoy the delicious prey."
Fafnir licked his lips, and his exposed fangs gleamed with greed.
Vesta sighed and simply sat in the cage waiting to die.
Aslan and others are still trying various ways to save themselves.
But it's all useless.
At the moment of despair, something unexpected happened!
Deep in the volcano's lair, a shrill alarm sounded.
"Um?!"
Fafnir's body trembled and his expression changed.
Suddenly I realized that these small fish in front of me were probably just baits!
The real treasure thief is hiding behind the scenes.
While I was being transferred out of the lair , I sneaked into the treasure house...
"hateful!!"
Fafnir lost his composure.
A wise man as smart as me actually fell into a trap to lure the tiger away from the mountain. My self-esteem cannot accept it!
"Just wait! I'll get rid of your accomplices first, and then I'll come back to deal with you!"
Fafnir glared at the prisoner in the cage fiercely, then cast a spell to teleport him.
Watching the legendary beast disappear in front of them, everyone in the cage looked at each other in confusion.
"Senior, it turns out you have a backup plan!"
Penny looked at Vesta with eyes full of admiration.
"Your partner secretly cooperated with you and deliberately triggered the alarm to lure the old monster back, and then took the opportunity to rescue us. That must be the case, right?"
"Ah? This..."
The Red Dragon Sorceress scratched her afro.
Facing Penny and others whose eyes were full of expectation, I really couldn't bear to tell them the truth.
In fact, she didn't understand, what was going on? !
…
Furious, Fafnir hurried back to his lair, intending to severely punish the thief.
Then I was dumbfounded.
"Brother Fafnir, you shouldn't have come back."
Katya looked at him sympathetically.
"That's right, I shouldn't have come back..."
Fafnir murmured, his mouth full of bitterness.
In addition to Katia, standing around him were Nidhogg, Vanessa, Allen, Sonia and a pair of magic wolves.
Being surrounded by three legendary warriors is bad enough.
What frightened Fafnir even more was...
The human youth opposite with a black ball hanging above his head actually exuded the unique aura of the Behemoth Sect Leader, suppressing his bloodline power!
A mental wave entered Fafnir's mind.
It’s the young sect leader.
It seems that he doesn't want to reveal his identity.
Fafnir listened to him silently, and also responded respectfully through telepathy:
"I completely obey your will, Lord Master!"
After a slight hesitation, he could not help but ask again:
"Are those five thieves from the Holy Demon Ancestor Court outside also your companions?"
Alan thought about it for a moment, then smiled and replied, "It could be."