I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 382: Chapter 368: Clues to the Fire Elemental Treasure

Two days later, the Chijin Battlegroup, after dozens of large and small battles, finally exited the Obsidian Corridor and reached their destination—the Infernal Demon Sea.

The scene before them suddenly changed.

The Infernal Demon Sea looked like an overturned furnace by the gods, as far as the eye could see were pools of rolling lava. The crimson lava slowly flowed through the rift valleys on the surface, with the steaming heat waves mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur rushing at them, even the air was distorted by the heat.

In the distance, volcanoes erupted one after another, spewing gray-black smoke columns, some were bursting forth fiery red lava, like torches thrusting into the sky, dyeing half the sky into an eerie orange-red.

Even more unsettling was the demonic aura pervading this place—it was more than ten times thicker than in the Obsidian Corridor, so thick it seemed to have become substantial, condensing into rolling black clouds above the lava pools, occasionally ripped by black lightning, reflecting the monstrous terrain below.

Even the sunlight was filtered by this layer of demonic aura into a bleak dark red, falling on the body with no warmth, only a suffocating sense of oppression.

And the Bladed Frontier, stood on the eastern edge of this purgatory scene.

It was a giant mountain range stretching north to south, the main peak like a divine weapon blade cut off by great force, the steep surface as smooth as a mirror, straight up and down, the gray-brown rocks reflecting cold hardness in the lava’s light.

The ridges extending from the mountain sides were like serrated edges, clearly separating the Infernal Demon Sea from the area behind.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up, the entire mountain range exuded a magnificent aura of slaughter, as if its purpose was to resist the invasion from the Infernal Demon Sea.

Looking further up along the steep mountain body, one could see the defense works carved out by the warriors before—watchtowers built around the mountain, turrets embedded in the cliff, winding trenches, even the energy patterns of the spiritual energy barrier faintly visible between the rocks.

Most crucially, the terrain of this “bladed” mountain was extremely high, standing on the observation deck at the summit allowed one to take in most of the eastern region of the Infernal Demon Sea at a glance—whether it was the disturbance of the lava pools, the scale of volcanic eruptions, or changes in demonic aura concentration, all could be detected immediately.

This overlooking stance was a natural warning barrier, enabling defenders to capture any dangerous signals from the depths of the sea ahead of time.

Qin Tian stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing at this perilous mountain range, then turned his head to look at the rolling Infernal Demon Sea in the distance, his gaze deep.

“All battalions, attention,” his voice transmitted through the mental network to the entire army, “Battalion One and Two, immediately ascend the mountain, take over the watchtower and defense works, establish a three-tier alert system; Battalion Three and Four are to construct temporary camps at the mountain foot, protect the logistics supplies; the remaining battalions follow me to inspect the weak points of the defense line, preliminary deployment must be completed within two hours.”

“Yes!”

The warriors’ response echoed amidst the heat wave, carrying the fatigue of crossing the Obsidian Corridor, yet adding more determination to hold firm.

The banner of the Chijin Battlegroup fluttered in the mountain wind, intertwined with the rumble of distant volcanic eruptions, announcing that this unit had officially stationed at the Bladed Frontier, beginning to shoulder the responsibility of watching over the Infernal Demon Sea.

……

There were many parts of the Bladed Frontier’s defense works that were damaged or missing, the Chijin Battlegroup spent two hours to restore the entire fortification.

Qin Tian stood on the lookout tower, looking far into the Infernal Demon Sea ahead, the lava rolling like boiling blood in the rift, the volcano spewing dark red ash, the demonic aura rolling like thick ink above the sea.

This place was several times more dangerous than the previous station.

It was his first close observation of the Infernal Demon Sea, but the scene before him was not unfamiliar, he had seen it in Yan Song’s memories.

Yan Song, a Fire Element Spiritualist, carried a Golden Level lineage, after seeing the Infernal Demon Sea on the battle district map, secretly came here to see if there were any fire treasures in this sea of fire.

Ultimately, he noticed nothing, but Blaze sensed the fluctuation of a fire treasure.

Thus, under Blaze’s guidance, Yan Song approached the location of the fire treasure, using the simulation aura capability of the Shadow Concealing Ring, he donned demon skin, successfully infiltrated the core area of the Infernal Demon Sea, and finally found the exact location of the fire treasure’s existence.

However, unfortunately, there were demons guarding the treasure, and the guardian was a Tier Seven Magma Demon King.

In the first level of Demon Suppression Abyss, Tier Seven Demon Kings or Tier Seven Spiritualists were extremely rare, such top-tier powerhouses mostly gathered on the second and third levels.

Especially Tier Seven Demon Kings, because the demonic aura concentration in the first level was too low, they almost never lingered in the first level of the abyss.

The existence of the Magma Demon King shattered all of Yan Song’s expectations.

He knew well, even using Heaven-Burning Purgatory, it was exceedingly difficult to kill the magma demon king with extremely high flame resistance, if the first shot failed to kill, then in the ensuing weakened state, he would have no chance to exit the Infernal Demon Sea.

Nonetheless, he was still unwilling.

It was known that both Magma Demon Kings and Silver-winged Demons, with their talents and potential, found breaking through Tier Seven as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But this Magma Demon still achieved it.

This further proved, from another aspect, that the flame treasure under the lava was indeed extraordinary, not only allowing the Magma Demon King to break through the racial barrier, but also making it linger, unwilling to leave the first level of the abyss for a long time.

Yan Song thought of many methods, even planning to use his “Void Gate”.

But, at their first meeting, he concealed the actual transmission distance of the “Void Gate”, claiming it was only 20 kilometers, and as the demonic aura concentration increased, the transmission distance of the void gate would continue to be compressed.

Realizing this situation, Yan Song completely extinguished his inner thoughts.

“Blaze, what do you think the fire treasure might be?”

Qin Tian touched the ruby bracelet on his right wrist, using his mind to communicate.

To prevent others from knowing he obtained Heaven-Burning Purgatory, he had Blaze change its form to mimic a bracelet worn on his wrist.

“So, are you interested in that thing too?”

The immature voice of Blaze rang in his mind, “Honestly, I’m not sure what it is either, but I can sense that it’s definitely not an ordinary fire treasure, if there’s a chance, I still hope you can get it.”

“However…”

Blaze’s tone became a bit lazy, “You’re still too weak now, even worse than that previous guy, even if you use my power to get it, you would find it hard to survive and escape.”

Listening to Blaze’s undisguised belittlement, Qin Tian wasn’t angry, Blaze had been in contact with him for too short a time to understand him well.

In terms of spiritual ability level, he indeed fell short of Yan Song.

But in terms of the diversity of methods and capabilities, across the Empire, no one could rival him.

Qin Tian gazed into the distance, his eyes deep.

Once the Chijin Battlegroup settled down, he planned to set off and explore.

Let me see what is truly hidden beneath that fiery sea!