With a slight effort, Ye Li cut open the tumor, and instantly, a stream of scalding magma shot out like a fountain.

Ye Li even leisurely used his weapon to test the temperature of the lava.

Start with the worst iron ore.

Just a touch.

It was immediately melted into molten iron.

Next came refined iron and refined steel.

It lasted for less than half a minute.

Ye Li then tried the refined gold again.

This time it lasted for a minute, and then it melted.

Then comes the black iron.

It also lasted for 1 minute.

However, the black iron staff did not melt.

It's just... bent.

Ye Li, feeling playful, swung the black iron staff around twice.

The area that was burned and bent was stretched longer and longer.

It eventually broke directly.

It was thrown onto the stone wall beside it.

"Tch~"

Ye Li tossed the broken black iron staff aside.

He then pulled out an epic-level longsword.

Insert it into the tumor.

"Hiss~"

Similarly, a large amount of white smoke rose up.

The lava flowed down the blade.

Nearly three minutes passed.

The blade had only just turned slightly red.

Ye Li drew his longsword.

The tip of the sword, where it was inserted into the tumor, left many nicks.

A note appeared under the information about this longsword in my mind.

[Weapon damaged]

Of course, despite this annotation.

That doesn't mean the weapon is completely useless.

It just lacks the sharpness that an epic weapon should have.

It's still more powerful than a typical legendary weapon.

It's basically two weapons clashing together.

A legendary weapon isn't necessarily as powerful as an epic weapon.

Ye Li found another tumor.

He casually stuck the longsword in.

Continue moving forward.

Ahead, in the stone cave, many upside-down black lava pillars appeared.

Some of them rise from the stone walls on both sides or from the ground.

It looks like a stalactite cave.

"Thump~"

"Thump~"

"......"

Inside the cave.

A series of powerful drumbeats rang out.

"Knock knock~"

"Knock knock~"

"......"

As the drumbeats continued, the surrounding stone walls began to shimmer with a faint light, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, like breathing.

Ye Li glanced at the strange scene casually, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.

Ye Li didn't linger, quickening his pace involuntarily as he swiftly walked deeper into the cave.

However, just as he quickened his pace, a deafening roar suddenly came from inside the cave.

"Boom!"

The previously still magma pillars seemed to come alive, suddenly extending rapidly like giant, fiery red pythons, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at Ye Li.

This time, before Ye Li could even make a move...

The little stone monkey had already charged forward with the Ruyi Suixin Iron.

Instantly, it manifested as 10 clones.

He wielded the Ruyi Suixin Iron in his hand like a whirlwind, creating gusts of wind and making a whooshing sound.

Each clone worked together flawlessly, shattering all the incoming lava pillars into countless black fragments that flew everywhere.