"This trip into the volcano is my personal mission. You can choose to wait for me here in the cave."

I'll probably return in three or four days, or come in with me, but once inside...

Your main task is to stick close to me; you don't need to do anything.

Qin Xiao gave a brief explanation and did not insist.

However, all three shook their heads and chose to follow Qin Xiao into the volcano.

Even Ye Qinghuan, who had offered her opinion, did not choose to stay.

Offering opinions is what she believes she should do, but facing difficulties together as a team is her core principle.

The follow-up plan was thus decided.

The next morning, the group got up early and started packing.

Liu Piaoxu and Ye Qinghuan were washing up in the tent.

Half an hour later, the four of them emerged from the cave and headed towards the mountainside further ahead.

The surface of this immortal volcano contains numerous holes formed by lava erosion.

It is a complex place, inhabited by a large number of fire and earth-type mythical beasts.

Generally speaking, teams without a Gold rank wouldn't dare enter these holes.

After more than an hour, we finally arrived at the main body of the immortal volcano.

On the reddish-brown hillside, there are caves of all sizes, and some of the smaller holes even have lava flowing through them.

Qin Xiao looked around and chose the largest and most conspicuous hole.

Upon entering the hole, a strong smell of sulfur hit him, and Qin Xiao took out the air quality monitoring device he was carrying.

After a ten-second probe, the results were given.

The oxygen content is slightly low, but the levels of toxic and harmful gases are still within safe limits.

"Let's go, there's nothing serious. Lei, you carry this thing on your back, and if there's any noise, just let me know."

Qin Xiao tossed the testing equipment to Zhou Lei.

Zhou Lei hung the instrument around his neck.

"Wow, it's so hot here!"

Liu Piaoxu wiped her sweat and tossed her long hair back.

Qin Xiao couldn't help but recall the saying, "Many hairs weaken fire," which was indeed true.

Ye Qinghuan, on the other hand, looked completely enjoying herself. It was hard to tell whether she was naturally drawn to this style or if it was due to her talent.

The terrain here is like a cave filled with high temperatures, similar to the Earth Flame Maze where we trained, except that there are no separate rooms.

We walked along the cave for over an hour without seeing a single thing.

"What's going on? Weren't they saying there were a lot of strange beasts inside the mountain?"

Zhou Lei was speechless, sitting on a black rock, panting.

"There are signs of fighting along the way, so there might be another team ahead of us."

Ye Qinghuan guessed.

"No way, what a coincidence? In such a large area, we can actually run into people?"

Zhou Lei was a little puzzled, as he knew exactly how big this secret realm was.

"I know, that's how our team followed behind Brother Qin Xiao during the last training camp!"

Liu Piaoxu seemed to remember something and said excitedly.

Qin Xiao shook his head. "There should be someone here. Eat something and hurry up and walk around. See if there are any forks in the road ahead and change direction."

"Ye Qinghuan, make sure you leave the marks. It'll be troublesome if you get lost."

"Yes, Captain!"

Ye Qinghuan responded decisively.

After eating the dried meat and replenishing their fluids, the group continued their journey.

This time, we walked for less than an hour, but couldn't find a fork in the road. We did hear the sounds of fighting ahead.

The roars of strange beasts and the angry shouts of humans.

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

If this happens at this time, it could easily cause misunderstandings, since killing and robbing are not uncommon in secret realms.

The three of them looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao thought for a moment, "Let's go up and take a look!"

It's impossible not to go and take a look; we've already come all the way to the door, how could we just turn back like this?

The four of them carefully made their way forward and came to the entrance of a cave in an open area.

The open space was about half the size of a football field.

A cavity structure of this size is quite rare.

In the very center of the arena, four people were controlling their respective beasts, while seven or eight beasts were besieging a strange beast in the middle.

This strange beast resembles a crocodile, but it has a bull-like head.

A pair of sharp, vertically oriented pupils, dark gold in color, like the eyes of a snake.

Identification.

Stonefire Crocodile Dragon, Purple Talent, Seven-Star Gold, Skills: Fire Blast; Rock Shield

The Undying Volcano Secret Realm is abundant with dual-attribute beasts, and these are even high-talented, gold-tier beasts!

"Golden Seven Stars, Stone Flame Crocodile Dragon, its skills are Fire Blast and Rock Shield!"

Qin Xiao briefly shared the information with the team.

"This team has two Gold One-Stars, one Silver Nine-Star, and one Silver Ten-Star. Their beast tamers are mostly Gold Two or Three-Stars."

Qin Xiao continued.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghuan asked curiously, "That's strange. With this team's strength, dealing with such a strange beast might easily result in casualties, right?"

Zhou Lei's eyes lit up. "There must be treasure inside!"

Upon hearing this, everyone held their breath; what he said was true.

If it weren't for the baby, who would take such a big risk? Is it for love?

Although the group didn't intend to snatch it, they still became interested and watched attentively.

The others were quite far away, and with the battle raging on the field, no one had noticed them yet.

The Stone Flame Crocodile Dragon lashed out with its tail, sending a black hunting dog flying, before turning and biting it.

"Blood Hunter!"

A man in the group shouted loudly.

"Captain, what do we do? We can't hold it back!"

Other team members shouted in agreement.

The group was positioned in different locations, and they were speaking quite loudly.

"Never mind, just hold on! If we kill this crocodile dragon, we'll be rich! Old Fu, get your bull to take the lead!"

The man called the captain gritted his teeth and roared angrily.

On the other side, a burly man looked indignant, but still controlled his beast to charge forward.

Although this golden-tier bull was inferior to the Crocodile Dragon in both talent and strength, its large size gave it an advantage. When it charged, it stomped and trampled, which did have some restraining effect.

Seeing this opportunity, the other teammates immediately launched an attack.

The acid and firestone spikes both rushed towards the Crocodile Dragon, and even the bull that was close to the Crocodile Dragon was hit a few times.

"Damn it, don't attack my beast!"

No sooner had he said that than the attacked Crocodile Dragon suddenly retaliated, lunging forward and ramming its long horns into the belly of the Wild Bull.

With a tilt of its head, the massive bull-like beast was sent flying, its horns tearing through its abdomen.

In mid-air, the dripping internal organs slid out, the bull struggled to stand for a moment, then collapsed and lay lifeless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, another wave of attacks flew towards the Crocodile Dragon.

A small, nimble beast flashed by and instantly appeared on the top of the Crocodile Dragon's head.

It was a black and purple monkey-shaped beast.

The monkey had sharp claws and started scratching the crocodile dragon's forehead.

The crocodile dragon lost an eye and its head was also torn apart.

It rolled on the spot and began to tumble wildly.

The monkey leaped nimbly into the air and landed gently.

"Hold on, hold on, Lao Lin, Lao Li, push them up, push them up!"

Seeing that the Crocodile Dragon was severely injured and might escape, he immediately issued an order to his teammates.

As for the other old Fu, both of his tamed beasts had already died, and he was now pale and close to fainting.

The other beasts, either sheep or cows, were clearly conventional tank-type beasts that immediately stepped in and blocked the Crocodile Dragon's escape route.

Soon, the crocodile dragon, cornered and severely injured, was once again approached by the dark purple monkey.

The Crocodile Dragon had already exhausted its psionic energy and was nearing its physical limit.

The helpless crocodile dragon was brutally attacked by the monkey, its neck ripped open.

It didn't die until most of its neck was cut open.

Without even taking a breath, once the beast was confirmed dead, the captain immediately ordered the monkey to take out the spirit crystal.

"I got it! It's a skill orb!"