Earthquake zone.

The environment here is extremely harsh, even more so than the previous Inferno Cave and Undying Volcano Secret Realm.

"By the way, Xiao Qi, hasn't your royal family investigated why the earth fire in this place is so outrageous?"

Qin Xiao asked curiously, while behind him, Slovic pulled at the neckline of her skirt and kept fanning herself.

"Everywhere, there is no master. The royal family has issued missions, but there are too few people with the strength to operate here."

Qin Xiao shook his head. This Beast Spirit Secret Realm was indeed in a state of utter ruin, completely entering the garbage time of the dynasty's end.

Once outside the imperial city and the surrounding towns, the resources and movements of the entire Beast Spirit Secret Realm have been out of control.

It's no wonder this cult is getting more and more outrageous.

"By the way, aren't you guys hot?"

Qin Xiao turned to look at Ye Qingya and asked.

Qin Xiao was only wearing a pair of shorts, Ilya was only wearing armor, and Bai Ling was also dressed in a cool outfit. Youyou swam around playfully, spewing out a bit of cold air.

Ye Qingya sat on the beetle, drenched in sweat, but still stubbornly said...

"No need, my talent is fire, and I have good resistance to high temperatures."

Qin Xiao pursed his lips. "You'd better have good resistance. You're sweating so much, it's almost like you've taken a bath."

Ye Qingya herself was extremely embarrassed. She wanted to take off her clothes, but how could she do that?

Slovic, too, was wearing a black dress and refused to take it off.

She was wearing strips of cloth before, but now she's suddenly become reserved.

The group chatted about various things as they wandered around the Earth Flame region.

I've acquired quite a few gold-tier spirit crystals, but I haven't seen a single platinum-tier one.

"Could this godforsaken place be free of platinum-tier beasts?"

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said, looking at the bare mountains and gravel, he was thinking of turning back.

Yinglong's fire-type resources are almost exhausted, so there's no point in staying any longer. He hasn't even seen a platinum-level beast yet, which he wanted to acquire.

Ye Qingya looked around and said, "If it really doesn't work, let's retreat. It's been three days, and we haven't seen a single potential beast. There's also no pattern to their distribution. It might just be a gold resource spot."

Ilya walked at a leisurely pace, enjoying the cool breeze, when she suddenly stopped.

"Master, the temperature up ahead is getting higher!"

Qin Xiao was taken aback. What did that mean?

"What temperature has risen?"

Ilya frowned. "The area ahead has many hidden pits, all filled with flames, and the temperature is twice as high as here."

Twice as high? That's outrageous!

It's not that they can't tolerate or enter the area, but rather that such extreme temperatures require them to constantly expend psionic energy for protection.

Therefore, the risks and duration of such exploration need to be carefully considered.

"Well, Mayor, would you like to go in and take a look? I wonder what the situation is like inside."

Qin Xiao turned to look at Ye Qingya and discussed it.

Ye Qingya looked at the distorted, hot air ahead and the occasional eruptions of fiery earth.

"I, Xiao Qin, am thinking of going in to take a look. This kind of environment might be able to breed special strange beasts."

Ye Qingya made up her mind and turned to look at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao nodded. "In that case, let's go in and take a look. But be careful of your spiritual energy consumption. If you can't hold on any longer, let me know immediately, and I'll have Youyou find a way to cool you down."

The two discussed the route and set a time, then headed towards the high-temperature area ahead.

It was as if there was an invisible line; as soon as you stepped inside, the temperature suddenly increased by more than double.

If the temperature just now was around 10-50 degrees Celsius, then the temperature here has reached a terrifying 100 degrees Celsius or more.

If it were an ordinary person, they would become acquainted within a minute.

The building is omnipresent in temperature and heat, and is infused with psionic energy, rendering ordinary protective measures ineffective.

It's a bit scary. No wonder no one has explored this area. The orcs in this world don't have beast taming abilities, and it would be too dangerous for them to enter alone using only their spiritual powers.

It's like having a debuff constantly on you, continuously draining your health and mana. If your recovery can't keep up, you'll be done for without even encountering any monsters.

The group erected a psionic shield, and Qin Xiao activated the symbiosis of the Jianmu tree, transforming his body into the Jianmu tree and using its psionic energy to create a huge light green protective shield.

"There must be a volcano or underground magma here, right? There's such an obvious eruption of volcanic eruption."

Qin Xiao asked curiously, then thought for a moment and spoke to Ilya.

"Ilya, pay attention to the underground. If you encounter a large cavity structure, open it up and see what it is."

Ilya nodded, searching for a route while sensing the underground environment.

After walking for about half an hour, Ilya suddenly stopped.

"Master, there's trouble ahead!"

Qin Xiao reached out, and Ye Qingya's beetle stopped.

"What's going on?"

“A huge, irregular cave and cavity have been discovered underground ahead, along with a considerable number of strange beasts.”

Thanks to Ilya's Central Earth skill, she has an extremely keen sense of the earth.

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment, "Could we find them all?"

"Mayor, prepare for battle."

Ye Qingya dismounted from the beetle, merged with her Crimson Lotus Fire Fox, and went into a state of alert.

Ilya raised her hand, and the ground began to tremble rhythmically, followed by something tumbling beneath the ground.

Large swathes of rock and soil were turned over, accompanied by occasional bursts of geothermal heat, and some strange beasts the size of an arm were even thrown out.

Identification.

Earthfire Rat, with purple and gold talents, possesses the following skills: Flame Eater and Fire Control.

屮!

Qin Xiao yelled, "Watch out, big rat, fire resistance maxed out!"

"Ilya, stop, stop, stop!"

Qin Xiao urgently called for a stop, but it was too late; swarms of rats rushed towards Qin Xiao and his companions.

The sea of ​​rats was surging, and most of the rats didn't come here on their own; they were just swept along.

Qin Xiao got goosebumps. The fiery red fur, the tiny sharp teeth, and the long red tail.

"ah!!!"

Ye Qingya let out a strange cry and pounced on Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was completely dumbfounded. Mayor, do you have to be so cruel? I'm scared too!

In the blink of an eye, the rats had swarmed close. Qin Xiao had no good ideas for what to do, so he had to control the Jianmu tree to rise up, raising all of them dozens of meters into the sky.

The swarm of rats gathered on the wooden base, and some even started climbing up it.

Qin Xiao's expression tightened. He controlled the rising wooden body to create an arc at intervals. Sure enough, the rats fell off almost as soon as they reached the second-level disc.

But this wasn't a solution either, and the rats began to frantically gnaw at the wooden base.

Although the Jianmu wood was strong enough to withstand such slight gnawing, there were too many rats, each taking a bite, which forced Qin Xiao to constantly replenish the wood.