Chapter 234: The True Dragon in the Deep
Chapter 234: The True Dragon in the Deep
Deep in the dim Dragon Cave, a huge red snake was crawling and moving fast, and on its head sat a man.
"Hey, kid, what are you looking for in the deep place? There's a crack in the ground ahead."
Even after signing the contract, Xinya's attitude towards Lu Li was still very unfriendly, at least that was reflected in her tone.
"You'll have to ask the White Snake Immortal about this. This is the test he gave me. I can only learn the immortal arts here after I complete it."
Lu Li said that he had seen a ray of red light in the darkness ahead, which was probably the light emitted by the lava.
"Learning immortal arts? When did learning immortal arts require this kind of test? Isn't it enough to just pass the games played by those little girls?"
Xinya asked in confusion. It was a veteran of Longdi Cave and naturally knew everything about the place.
"How would I know? I'm afraid even the White Snake Immortal doesn't know what's down there. I'm curious about what's in the Jedi of your Longdi Cave."
Lu Li smiled and said that this was a secret place that was not mentioned in the original book, which made him have a strong desire to explore.
Xinya moved forward very quickly, and soon they reached the end of Longdi Cave.
When they got here, the temperature in the air began to rise noticeably, and Xin Yaye's speed began to slow down, and he was obviously reluctant to move forward.
"Boy, this place is too hot. There's nothing to see."
Xinya said dissatisfiedly that snakes are cold-blooded animals and do not have the ability to automatically regulate their body temperature, so this kind of place makes them very uncomfortable.
"Go a little further and I'll walk the rest of the way on my own."
Lu Li noticed Xinya's discomfort and did not force it to go deeper.
After walking about ten kilometers, Xinya stopped. The temperature in the air here was over 70 degrees, making its red skin even redder, as if it was about to explode.
Lu Li jumped down from Xin Ya's head and said, "Go back to a cool place and wait for me. I will share the following wonderful experience with you."
Upon hearing this, Xinya tilted his snake head to the side and said, "Humph, I am not interested in what is down there. But you, don't die in the crack of the ground."
The crack in the ground at the end of Longdi Cave is like an abyss. Due to the characteristics of snakes, they have never set foot there. It is only said that there is a demon hidden in the crack.
Now that the White Snake Immortal asked Lu Li to go to the crevice to find out the situation, Xinya was also very curious, but it would not reveal its thoughts.
After Lu Li and Xin Ya parted ways, they headed north. The high temperature in the air made him start sweating.
When he approached the crack in the ground, the scorching air had reached over 200 degrees. It was only because of his extraordinary physique that he could barely endure the high temperature.
This temperature was indeed abnormal. He hadn't even entered the crack yet, and the air was already so hot. This could only mean that this was not ordinary underground lava, and the scale was probably extremely large.
Lu Li endured the discomfort of the high temperature and walked to the front of the crack in the ground. Looking down, he was greeted by the glow of lava.
It was a river made of lava, flowing like the fire of hell, red as blood, yet flashing with the yellow light of sulfur.
The boiling magma flowed through the stone walls, and the sound was like thunder, as if a giant beast was roaring underground. Waves of heat rushed towards him, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur, which made Lu Li hold his breath involuntarily.
The magma flows slowly, and occasionally liquid rocks fall from great heights, splashing up strings of sparks, like fireworks blooming in the night sky.
It's such a wonderful sight, but unfortunately he is the only one who can appreciate it.
In this magnificent lava river, Lu Li looked around and found an unusual place.
That is, to the naked eye, this lava river is flowing backwards, not from a high place to a low place, but from a low place to a high place.
Although Lu Li was not a very knowledgeable person, he knew that fluids flowed to lower places under the action of gravity. If any abnormal situation occurred, there must be a third force at work.
The strange phenomenon of the lava river aroused his curiosity, and he decided to follow the river and go upstream to take a look.
During the journey, Lu Li stopped to rest several times because of the high temperature, and felt that this place was really not a place for humans to stay.
No wonder Ryuchidong has never known what the situation is here. Most snakes can't stand the environment here. Even a powerful ninja can't survive here.
He has a high physical attribute, and his armor determines that this high temperature is a kind of magical damage, which reduces some of the negative effects caused by the high temperature and allows him to stay here.
Even so, he couldn't stay here for a long time. Lu Li determined that his maximum activity time here was two hours. If he stayed longer than that, he might get heatstroke.
If he jumped into the crack in the ground and was exposed to even higher temperatures, he might not be able to hold on for even a few minutes.
It can only be said that his physical attributes are not high enough, and his domineering training is not yet at the level. If his armament color and physique can be stronger, referring to Mr. Kaido, I believe even taking a bath in magma will not be a problem.
About an hour later, just when Lu Li was about to turn back and tell the White Snake Immortal about the scene here, he found that there was no road ahead.
Lu Li came to the uppermost part of the river. What he saw was no longer an endless river of lava, but a dark red rock wall. The lava flowed upstream and seemed to be absorbed by some force when it reached the rock wall.
Lu Li thought for a moment and decided to take the risk and go down to have a look. He wrapped his body with the strongest Ryuying and jumped down from the top of the crack in the ground with a flash step.
When he arrived in front of the rock wall, the temperature around him was close to a thousand degrees. This high temperature was difficult to endure even with Ryusaku on. The edges of his coat had begun to curl up due to the high temperature.
Lu Li did not dare to delay and carefully explored the rock wall. Finally, he saw a round object where the magma was surging below.
Lu Li was stunned for a moment, and endured the discomfort of the high temperature, and continued to go down, sending out a palm wind to force back some of the magma, and then he could see clearly what it was. It was a red oval ball with scarlet threads all over the surface. Judging from the appearance, Lu Li thought it looked like an...egg.
Egg?
An egg buried at the end of a lava river? It should have been cooked long ago, right?
But it doesn't look like it's been roasted. Instead, it is still absorbing the lava. For some unknown reason, it is swallowing up all the matter and energy of the lava. This powerful suction force can actually drive an entire lava river.
For a moment, Lu Li instinctively stepped back a distance. You have to know that he was traveling very fast, and this lava river stretched for hundreds of miles.
How powerful would an egg that could cause such a long river to flow backwards be? That simply violated the basic laws of physics he knew. Even if it involved extraordinary power, it was definitely a biological energy level beyond his cognition.
At this moment, Lu Li thought of the name of Longdi Cave, and he was thinking, could this really be a dragon egg?
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Li suddenly felt itchy and wanted to figure out what this thing was.
He carefully descended again, pushed away some of the magma with his palm wind, approached the egg, and slowly stretched out his hand.
He didn't want to take this thing away, but he at least wanted to use the identification function to take a look at it and find out what it was.
[Warning, the pioneers have entered the hidden map and are trying to awaken the Nirvana Flame Dragon! ]
Just as Lu Li's hand touched the dragon egg, a serious warning sound from the End Space rang in his ears, causing Lu Li to quickly withdraw his hand.
His brows were furrowed as he rose up. It was the first time he encountered such a situation. The End Space would give him a special reminder, not because it was considering his life safety, but because it was concerned about something else.
Although Lu Li was very curious and wanted to take the egg away, he knew that the guy who even the End Space had to give a special reminder to was definitely not a simple person. It would be too suicidal to do such things with his current strength.
Lu Li secretly took note of the dragon egg in his heart, hoping that he could take it away the next time he came to the Naruto world.
Just as Lu Li was preparing to retreat and complete the trial of the White Snake Immortal, he suddenly discovered some patterns on the other side of the rock wall that was hit by lava.
Curious, Lu Li walked over, pushed away some of the lava, and saw clearly what was on the rock wall.
They were some comic strips and ancient texts that he could not understand. The comic strips depicted the image of a real dragon that was common among Chinese people, breathing flames and flying into the sky towards the stars.
There were some diagrams at the back, and Lu Li felt that it was some kind of inheritance, but he couldn't understand the words, so he didn't know the specific content.
The temperature here is too high, even the high-quality pad in the End Space cannot be used. Lu Li can only use the thunder of the Thunder God Fruit to cover the rock wall and create a thunder net in the form of rubbing.
Afterwards, Lu Li quickly rose up and returned to the top of the crack in the ground. He intensified the temperature of the lightning net, imprinted it on a new rock, and copied the contents of the rock wall below.
Here you can take pictures with the pad in the End Space. After taking the pictures, Lu Li destroyed the rock he had copied and left.
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"Boy, you've been gone for so long, I thought you were dead down there."
Xinya saw Lu Li turning back and yawned lazily.
I have to say that the recovery ability of the psychic beast is really not to be underestimated. Xinya was beaten to a pulp by Lu Li before, but now the injury in his mouth has recovered and new teeth have begun to grow.
It's just unclear why its blind eye has not recovered in thousands of years. Lu Li can only think that this may be because the person who injured Xinya used a special force.
"I took a detour and took a look at the end of the crack in the ground."
Lu Li said that he had no intention of telling anyone about the dragon egg. After all, the dragon egg was extremely dangerous, not only to himself, but also to the world.
If Ryuchidong awakens the Flame Dragon because of his greed, the Naruto world might be destroyed.
If he wanted to get the job done, he just had to tell about the strange vision he discovered in the crack in the ground.
"What's there?"
Xinya asked curiously. It was impossible for it not to be curious after living in Longdi Cave for so long.
"I found some ancient texts and murals, but I can't understand them. Xinya, can you help me decipher them?"
Lu Li suddenly had an idea and took out the pad to show Xinya.
He didn't really want to show the White Snake Immortal what was on the mural, but Xinya had no problem with it, not only because they were in a contractual relationship now, but also because Xinya's personality was such that he wouldn't talk nonsense.
It doesn't get along well with the White Snake Immortal. If Lu Li didn't say it, Xinya wouldn't report it to the White Snake Immortal.
"Boy, you are really illiterate. You can't even recognize the characters."
Xinya grinned, seeming to be very happy to be able to mock and despise Lu Li.
The veins on Lu Li's forehead were exposed, "So you know him?"
"Of course I know it. This is the original writing system used in Longdi Cave. But later, the White Snake Immortal created a new writing system and abolished the old writing system."
Xinya said complacently, "Boy, you really asked the right snake. Even in the Longdi Cave, the only ones who can recognize this kind of writing are me and the old lady White Snake."
Lu Li was speechless. These words are only known by you two. Does that mean I am illiterate if I don’t know them?
But he still patiently asked: "What does it say?"
Xinya leaned down, and the single eye on its head stared at the small words on the pad with great effort. After looking for a while, its snake face showed a solemn expression in a humanized way, "Boy, is this really the mural you saw in the crack in the ground?"
(End of this chapter)