The southeastern region.

These days, important matters concerning the gods are being widely publicized, but they have not reached this remote and sparsely populated southeastern corner of the world.

After all, this land is deserted.

Apart from the sturdy palm trees and dense bushes, there were only tiny insects and well-hidden wild animals.

The high temperatures turned this humid tropical jungle into a natural steamer, with the scorching heat making the air around you tremble.

The sweltering air not only bores humans, but even the wild beasts hiding in the shadows find it unbearable.

The earth, shaded by layers of shrubs, was scorched hot, and the various trees and grasses made the soil soft and sticky.

Because this land is the closest place to the sun in the world, the high temperature and humid, sweltering environment all year round make it impossible for humans to survive.

In short, this place is as harsh as the far north, making it impossible for people to survive.

However, it is precisely in such remote and extreme environments that the location of the temple of heritage is more easily found.

Indeed, at the far end of the southeastern lands stands a temple of heritage.

Passing through dense, overlapping bushes and traversing a maze-like forest, we arrived at the edge of this soft, earthy land.

It is a stark environment where no vegetation can survive, like a small desert enclosed within an oasis.

The scorching sand emitted clearly rising steam, and the heat waves distorted the space, creating a terrifying atmosphere.

In the very center of this sand lies an enormous structure.

The temple appears to have been carved from a single natural boulder, with curved runes resembling red flames.

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[Fifth-Tier Magic - The Dreamlike Whispers of the Water Curtain]

The molten lava flowed through the earth, and the red-hot rocks were burned and cracked by the fire, turning into tiny fragments embedded in the seemingly melting land.

Immediately afterwards, water mist rose from all directions, and the ethereal fog quickly obscured this chaotic space.

The water curtains intertwined, fluttering in the air like flowing sleeves and whips, transforming into two swirling, roaring vortices.

It spun and thrashed violently on the lava, crashing into a maned fire lion whose body was buried in the lava.

This giant lion is covered in extremely thick brown fur, while the mane around its neck is a deep crimson.

It roared, its gleaming white teeth and trembling facial muscles exuding ferocity and savagery.

The giant lion submerged its body in the lava, watching the transparent mist churn around it, its eyes showing no sign of weakness.

It stood still, watching as the two terrifying vortexes of steam relentlessly devoured it, pounding against its body.

Soon, the two towering steam storms quickly subsided, and instead, surging lava erupted from them.

At the same time, an enormous lion leaped out from the lava.

He shook his body, shaking off the water vapor and obsidian fragments formed from the contact of lava with his skin.

Then, it raised its head and looked at the human woman in front of it, who still had a youthful spirit but already possessed a certain maturity.

Erica wore a black trench coat that almost completely concealed her slender figure.

Her long golden hair was still faintly visible under the cloak, and the few glimpses of her fair skin added to her captivating charm.

The magic had just finished when a ball of fire suddenly surged from the front, like a ferocious monster, and attacked Erica.

The intense heat quickly approached her body. She slightly raised her head, pushed off with her legs, and leaped backward to avoid the heat.

But the instant she landed, a water blade shot out, slicing through the giant lion's mane and etching itself deeply into its body.

Perhaps because of the pain, the giant lion showed an angry expression.

It soared into the air, its eyes blazing with crimson light, and sparks of orange began to swirl around its body.

The next second, a bright light emanated from it, illuminating almost the entire land.

Sensing the intense heat of the space, Erica quickly channeled her magic to create a water wall as a barrier.

However, the moment the barrier was completed, a terrifying force accompanied by scorching air suddenly swept across the entire space.

Lava Storm

The giant lava lion, suspended in mid-air, condensed the light into a ball of raging fire.

With a fierce roar, flames erupted angrily onto the earth.

The flames roared like wild beasts, driven by the explosive force, stirring up a crimson wave that crashed wildly against several layers of water walls.

The moment the flames collided with the water, a pale and dense fog quickly engulfed everything.

A gust of air swept past, ruffling Erica's black trench coat.

The robes fluttered and billowed in the air with the violent air currents, and the whistling sound seemed insignificant amidst the roar of the explosions.

As the explosions gradually subsided and the flames were extinguished by the blast wave, the situation became clearer.

Erica didn't relax at all; she still frowned and stared seriously ahead.

As the fog dissipated, a crimson light suddenly flashed from her side, and the lion's claws attacked from the side, piercing through the air and striking her.

Without hesitation, Erica swiftly swung her arm, using elemental magic to conjure a hazy shield.

They managed to withstand the fierce attack.

However, the opponent's massive body naturally possessed considerable strength, and under the powerful impact, Erica was still sent flying.

Fortunately, apart from a slight tremor in his arm, he was otherwise unharmed.

She swiftly twisted her body in mid-air, transforming into a cloud of dust that traversed the air before landing smoothly.

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