There is no doubt that this place has existed since ancient times, and it is also undoubtedly the destination of Shade's trip.
The huge magma lake is almost the size of more than ten Saint Teresa Square. In the center of the magma lake, giant stone pillars support the center island of the magma lake, which is no more than the size of Shade's house.
At this time, a steady stream of black mud fell into the magma from the edge of the island in the center of the lake. The fiery red lava came into contact with the dripping black silt, causing the magma to "explode" and at the same time, an area was formed on the magma surface below the island in the center of the lake.
A small black solid layer.
No one needed to explain, Shade and Iluna understood that this meant that the earth itself was undergoing a complete transformation.
It is not that there are no roads connecting to the black "Lake Center Island". Starting from where Shade and Iluna are, a series of slender stone pillars protrude from the magma, spanning half of the magma lake, supporting the connection to the lake.
The slender stone path of Heart Island.
There was nothing else to worry about at this time. Shade and Iluna held hands and stepped onto the stone path. They crossed the hot magma and endured the increasingly strong pressure of the four elements of miracle, blasphemy, enlightenment and whisper.
, step by step, we came to the edge of the island in the middle of the lake.
And the ancient power felt in this position is even like facing the gods directly.
The center of the lake island in the center of the magma lake has a ground surface made of obsidian. It is quite empty and flat. The surface of the center island only has an irregular stone pillar raised in the center, and the stone pillar is carved with the holy emblem of the ancient god [Mother Earth].
Black mud is flowing outward from the bottom of the stone pillar. After reaching the edge of the island in the center of the lake, this black mud drips down to the magma below.
"This is the Heart of the Earth?"
Iluna asked softly, but it was not Shade who answered the question.
Kneeling on one knee under the black stone pillar, the guardian of Thomas Granger's image turned his back to them and said:
"To be precise, the island itself is the heart of the earth."
The voice was hoarse, but it was indeed rational.
"What?"
Shade and Eluna were just standing at the end of the stone path at this time, and had not really set foot on the island. Shade glanced at the black stone in his hand, and the fragment of the Heart of the Earth was trying to fall directly from his hand.
ground.
"Are you still sane now?"
Shade asked suspiciously, and the guardian also stood up and turned around. The fiery red light around him illuminated his entire appearance at this moment.
Sweat fell from their foreheads, and they took a step back at the same time. Compared with the guardians who had seen the spiritual state in the past, the soul of the unknown thing standing in front of them at this time was more solid, and even rolling.
Under the illumination of the flowing magma, there are almost no traces of transparency in the soul.
Not only that, his body has a peculiar jet black color, and the area on his chest has almost turned into a completely solid black. Looking more carefully, the surface of the soul has almost completely turned into a solid body, with hundreds of densely packed faces, all of which are
It constitutes the texture of muscles. And every face has an expression with eyes closed at this time, as if enduring pain. There is nothing wrong with this look.
"Not crazy yet?"
Iluna was also very confused, but they no longer had to be confused the next second.
The guardian raised his right hand and pointed his index finger at them. The dark beam absorbed almost all the power of the magma lake in an instant, and then the energy released completely overwhelmed Shade and Iluna who were standing at the end of the stone path.
The energy penetrated the two people and finally hit the edge of the closed underground space. Amidst the loud rumbling sound, the smoke and heat mist generated by the stirring magma covered most of the underground space.
But among the smoke and dust, a bit of golden light suddenly appeared. As the smoke and dust dispersed, the golden shield of [Hiton's Seal] clearly appeared at the end of the stone path.
Shade stabbed his feet with swords in both hands, but of course he could not block the opponent's casual blow. The Heaton seal had not broken at this time, entirely because Iluna behind him held up a dark golden scale to "balance"
"The power weakens the attack and at the same time enhances the strength of the seal shield.
"Iluna, grab him and let him touch this fragment."
Shade said while pulling out the night watchman. Iluna crossed over Shade and grabbed the fragment of the Heart of the Earth in his hand, and officially set foot on the island in the middle of the magma lake.
The filth of the Heart of the Earth itself represents a pollution that is more terrifying than any twisted earth in the surface world. Without this fragment that has been separated since ancient times, neither Shad nor Iluna would be qualified to set foot in the Heart of the Earth.
surface.
Therefore, Shade, who knew that Iluna's normal combat power was higher, gave her the stone.
At this moment, the fire of the surging magma illuminates the chosen ones of balance from all directions, and the guardians who voluntarily sacrificed themselves but eventually fell into madness. The twisted earth is trying to affect the balance, but the bright dark golden scales play a role since its birth.
The main function of the job.
Even though the balance at this moment is still weak, it still has the ability to cause harm to another chosen person who has not yet performed the ceremony.
"Sunshine Gun!"
Golden thunder exploded from the center of the earth, and the dark golden spear blooming with light represented Iluna's progress.
The guardian, whose body was completely black, stretched out his right hand. Black mud emerged from the palm of his hand and solidified into a mud shield in front of him. The power of the filthy earth collided with the power of the sun, which represented the supreme power. In the end, it was Iluna who tried her best.
One blow completely penetrated the black earth shield, and then hit the guardian's head head on.
But this did not cause fatal damage. Luvia said that as long as the guardian stepped on the ground at this time, he was almost immortal.
Even though the dark golden sunlight gun destroyed half of the guardian's head, the silt quickly repaired the damaged part.
And when the second sunlight gun was thrown again, the black mud shield actually blocked the attack this time.
It's not that Iluna's second attack has become weaker, but that the black mud has adapted to the power of the sunshine gun.
These two attacks were not meaningless. At this time, Iluna had successfully moved ten steps forward from the edge of the island in the middle of the lake.
"balance!"
Looking directly into the eyes of the guardian, balancing the core talent effect of the chosen one, directly affects the collective soul of the thirteen-ring warlock. The original power of the filthy soul weakens immediately, but then the entire soul melts in like snow.
into the hot and dark rocks beneath his feet.
A few seconds later, as Iluna moved closer to the central stone pillar, the guardian reappeared from the black mud on the ground, and at this time, the power had returned to its peak again.
"Relying on the power of the filthy heart of the earth to reorganize my body, it offsets my chosen talent. I can't beat him here."
Iluna made a judgment almost instantly, but she did not panic. After all, her goal was not to win, but just to let the other party touch the object in her hand.
"Laws!"
Toss it gently and let the dark golden scale fly to the top of your head, then hold the stone in your left hand, and point forward with the middle finger and index finger of your right hand crossed:
"still!"
Because of the guardian's site advantage at this moment, Iluna learned the secret technique from the witch, which only made the guardian sluggish for a moment, but this was enough for Iluna to move closer to the center of the island in the middle of the lake.
A corner of the life ring appeared behind the guardian, and the miracle [erosion], whisper [assimilation] and blasphemy [fusion] flashed by:
"Please be with me!"
He did not dodge the oncoming Iluna, but instead opened his arms and took the initiative to meet him. Iluna had no intention of stopping. She knew that Shade trusted her and gave her the opportunity to attack.
You must not retreat at this time. Once the guardians seize the opportunity to leave here, the situation on the ground will get worse.
In the blink of an eye, Iluna and the guardian were only one step away from contacting each other. At this time, Iluna had already stretched out her arm holding the stone and aimed it at the guardian's chest. The contaminated guardian would assimilate her.
body and soul, and she will purify the guardian.
Now, it all depends on which of the two sides is faster. Iluna is full of confidence in herself. There is no room to retreat at this time, and she knows that she must not hesitate at this time.
But the imagined frontal contact did not happen. The dark chain sprang out from behind the guardian and wrapped around his right arm. In this flash of lightning, before Iluna was hugged by the guardian,
, took the first step and pressed the Heart of the Earth piece in his left hand on his chest.
It wasn't until this moment that she saw Shade's figure appearing behind the guardian.
The "Chain of Sin" sprang out from Shade's sleeve and wrapped around the Guardian's right arm. While the latter's body was slow and wanted to fight back, Shade bit through and held on to the "Night Watchman"
finger, and then fiercely flicked it forward:
"Soul whipping!"
Blood flowed from the fingertips to the hilt of the sword, and then the entire long sword turned into a scarlet whip, lashing the black soul. The most piercing screams that Shade and Iluna could imagine, the next moment from the guardian
The sound came from the speaker's mouth, and the sound was more miserable than the most timid girl being frightened by a fierce ghost in a haunted house. It was sharper than when Mia found out that Shade had not prepared lunch. It even shocked Shade himself:
"Is thaumaturgy so effective?"
Although the thaumaturgy learned from Ms. Marilyn Handel is completely innocuous, the severe pain that hinders the guardian's movement is actually better than the [Sin Chain].
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Iluna almost used both hands to press the fragment in her hand to the chest of the dark soul. She was originally curious about how Shade got here safely, but then she saw that he had not
The mithril cube held up by the other hand holding the sword glowed dazzlingly in the firelight of the surrounding magma.
"good chance!"
The mithril cube was grabbed by Shade and pressed on the back of the dark soul.
Two golden auras representing the elements of miracles, one in front and one behind, illuminated the faces of Shade and Iluna at the same time. The golden aura slowly removed the dark traces on the guardian's body, and this short opportunity also
Finally, the guardian temporarily regained his sanity:
"It hurts so much. Someone has to sacrifice."
Vague sentences came out of his mouth, and Shade was surprised:
"What sacrifice? But"
Before he could finish speaking, the guardian said again:
"The flower of the four seasons has entered my soul. The ceremony must be held as soon as possible. Defeat me, don't let me pollute the earth and run!"
Before the words could even be finished, the tightly closed eyes of hundreds of ferocious faces on the guardian's solid black body opened at the same time:
"It hurts!"
Hundreds of mouths made sounds together, and cracks appeared on the surface of the spirit body one after another. And in those cracks, dark light came out. Although no one said what would happen next, it was quite obvious.
This touching scene has already made Shade and Iluna's sense of crisis reach its highest point:
"Get out of the way!"
Immediately afterwards, the entire spirit body exploded on the spot.
Shade had just arrived here using "Ragrai's Jump" and could not use thaumaturgy again. In a hurry, he could only face the explosion of the spirit body, and was then overwhelmed by the dark and dirty energy and sludge of the explosion. Although Iluna retreated in time,
And summoned a small transparent hand shield, but faced with the overwhelming self-destruction, she was still overwhelmed by the filth like Shade.