Chapter 710 - 311: Trials on the Path to Kingship

The depths of the cave are surging with heat waves, the air scorching every inch of skin.

Yet under Spark’s pressure, the flame-like heat waves continuously contract until they retreat back underground.

The group continued forward, and inside the cave appeared jagged dark red volcanic rocks, casting eerie silhouettes under the headlamps and flashlights.

"Chirp."

Spark stops moving forward, slowly flapping its wings to hover in place, its calm gaze crossing over the steaming cave to the darkest depths.

"Woof!"

Cola’s eyes lit up, suddenly running a few steps forward, its barks filled with intimidation.

It finally found the source of the scent.

Chen Yuan looked ahead, seeing a massive figure resembling a miniature volcano lying at the deepest part of the cave, its half body facing them.

The rough skin, with dark red fire lines flowing, gently undulates, exuding a suffocating smell of sulfur and intense fire, with a bunch of blazing flames on its top, distorting and elongating under the light.

At first glance, it seems like a fire demon sleeping at the bottom of a volcano.

But this creature’s overall form is very similar to the Frost Giant, also a huge humanoid shape, with a sturdy and solid trunk, skin presenting lava-like black crack patterns, and the dark red fire lines all over it look like magma flowing through a volcano.

Chen Yuan’s attention was particularly focused on the giant’s feet.

The feet were enormous, continuously emanating shallow Flame Stream, as if they had been soaked in magma for a long time.

The case was solved, the culprit that destroyed the hot spring was indeed this creature, a member of the Giant Race—the Blazing Giant.

"It really is a Blazing Giant!"

Upon seeing the sleeping Blazing Giant, Zhang Hao was both amazed at Chen Yuan’s accurate judgment and clicking his tongue in wonder.

Unexpectedly, a very rare Blazing Giant resided underground near Xuanhe Town!

Shao Yang looked around, carefully observing the geographical conditions of the place, an uncertain guess forming in his heart: "The rich geothermal resources here might be the fundamental reason for the appearance of the Blazing Giant."

Chen Yuan agreed with this viewpoint, but such matters were more suitable for his younger brother to explore the answer. What he could do was to resolve this misunderstanding and let Xuanhe Town enter a great construction era sooner.

The commotion caused by the arrival of the group and the Pet Beast awakened the sleeping giant. It suddenly opened its eyes, furnace-like red pupils beginning to burn, penetrating the rising heat, staring straight ahead.

This gaze contained primordial ferocity and the anger of being disturbed, carried with a strong sense of oppression, alongside sweeping massive heat waves, with great momentum.

The people behind Chen Yuan, including Zhang Hao, took a few steps back, the sweat on their foreheads instantly evaporated.

Hot.

Very hot.

Chen Yuan softly reminded: "This guy, like most Fire-type Pet Beasts, has a fiery temper. We’re bound to fight soon, so you guys step back a bit, don’t get caught up in it."

As bystanders, Zhang Hao and others were acutely aware of their own combat capabilities, retreating repeatedly, with only Shao Yang staying in place with the Fire Dog.

"Chirp!"

Upon hearing "Fire-type Pet Beasts all have fiery tempers," Spark turned to look at Chen Yuan, its eyes glimmering slightly.

Chen Yuan coughed lightly, quickly amending: "Except for you, you’re the most adorable, kindest, and most gentle Fire-type Pet Beast in the whole world."

Spark withdrew its gaze, but Cola looked over: "Woof?"

Huh?

The big sis is kind and gentle?

At the same time,

Many Flowing Fire Spirit Monkeys shivered under the Blazing Giant’s gaze, but the most robust and powerful Flowing Fire Spirit Monkey leader glared angrily at the Blazing Giant. The semi-transparent fiery ribbons surrounding its body suddenly rose, with its aura escalating.

It’s it!

It’s the one that destroyed the hot spring!

The Flowing Fire Spirit Monkey leader suddenly leaped onto a piece of volcanic rock that had been roasted red in front, its golden-red fur glaring due to anger, molten-gold eyes fixed on the Blazing Giant, its piercing howl carrying tremors reverberating in the cavern full of heat waves:

"Hiss—Howl!!"

Why!

Why destroy the hot spring!

It howled with all its might while furiously scratching the rock surface, its sharp claws instantly sparking against the stone.

Seeing the throwing-a-fit Flowing Fire Spirit Monkey leader, Zhang Hao gently clapped, teasing: "Monkey King’s angry, the consequences are severe."

But the colossal entity in the cave’s depths was apparently uninterested in the Monkey King, whose face was almost twisted with rage. Its burning pupils did not move in the slightest, with all light focusing entirely from beginning to end on the silent giant in front of Chen Yuan.

Continuously emitting cold air, the Frost Giant was a stark contrast to this scorching area, but its size and form were extraordinarily familiar to the Blazing Giant.

The two giants are similar in size, but the Frost Giant is in its rapid growth phase, while the Blazing Giant is clearly fully developed.

One born from scorching fire, the other from the icy and snowy lands, the two opposing attributes and forms converged in the current narrow space.

Perhaps in the near future, the most intense clash will occur.

But at this moment, the Frost Giant stood still, its vast, curious eyes quietly observed the Blazing Giant, the eerie chill surrounding its body spreading outward, the cold currents entangled with the swirling heat waves furiously in the center of the cave, producing a hissing steam evaporation sound.

Yet the cold currents were no match for the heat waves, retreating bit by bit.

The two giants faced off, engaged in an invisible showdown, but the Monkey King was completely ignored, its rage-filled inquiries sinking into silence, with its anger and humiliation like a tide, instantly swallowing it whole.

An uncontrollable fury suddenly overwhelmed its mind!