According to legend, Erfu, like the people of the Ghost Kingdom, had the body of a snake and the head of a human. When Xu Milu approached to observe the lonely corpse lying on the ground in front of her, she once again felt the power of the gods.
From her perspective, all she could see was Erfu's head, which resembled a towering mountain lying across the wilderness. Countless years had passed, and the wheat-colored head was now covered with a layer of green vegetation. No one would associate this with the head of a god who had long since lost his divine status.
Xu Milu flew up into the air on a cloud and looked down. She saw towering hills and sunken basins. Finally, she could barely make out that the hills were the giant's nose and the basins were the giant's wide-open eyes. Lush bushes took root in his eye sockets, rainwater gathered into lakes in front of his forehead, and countless creatures lived on his head, relying on his bones and blood to survive. Unlike the people of the Ghost Kingdom, Erfu had a pair of eyes similar to those of mortals.
This giant, cursed and transformed into a monster, lay motionless on this lonely land for ten thousand years.
The giant's flat forehead was a grassland covered with exotic flowers and plants, but the further one moved towards the center, the fewer flowers and plants there were, until finally the ground was scorched and red, with a huge meteorite crater standing there, burning with an inextinguishable flame.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, dark clouds covered the clear sky, and large raindrops began to fall. But strangely, the rain never reached the giant's forehead. The flames in the crater flickered incessantly, as if they were living things.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"
The rain poured down, but the closer they got to the crater, the higher the temperature became, and the less greenery there was on the ground. Eventually, the air became so dry that not even a single cloud could be summoned, so Xu Milu had no choice but to continue walking.
The closer you get to that place, the more intense the heat in the air becomes. As far as the eye can see, everything is parched, with bones scattered everywhere. The earth is cracked with countless black fissures, and you can hear the earth wailing just by stepping on it.
The fire spirit inside the bag seemed to sense the terrifying power and hid at the bottom of the backpack, pretending to be dead. Xu Milu's clothes gradually melted under the high temperature, turning into patches of black ash that hung precariously on her body.
[Host! The system has detected residual Phoenix Clan genes (human-bird type) in the meteorite crater, which are very likely remnants from the system's previous host.]
Xiao Qi paused for a moment and said very politely:
[The residual energy here is far too strong. The system recommends that if the host feels any discomfort, please immediately initiate a dimensional jump to leave this plane.]
Before her clothes disappeared, Xu Milu snapped her fingers, and a flame erupted from her chest, evenly enveloping her body and transforming into a "flame skirt" that tightly wrapped around her, preventing a wardrobe malfunction.
She sensed the lingering spiritual energy in the air and couldn't help but feel a surge of inexplicable warmth rising from the depths of her heart.
"We've come this far. If I don't find the truth, I won't be able to sleep well for the next two weeks. Besides, I promised to find the previous host of the system for you, and I'll keep my word."
At this point, she was basically certain that these flames were left behind by the previous host. Several hundred years had passed since the phoenix left, but the phoenix flames left behind were still incredibly powerful, enough to prove the strength of her "father".
"boom--"
Seemingly sensing someone approaching, the phoenix flames in the meteorite crater became even more frenzied, the leaping flames stretching tens of meters high, instantly evaporating the rain in the air.
Xu Milu didn't feel uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, she felt as if she were soaking in hot water, her whole body was warm and cozy. It seemed that thanks to her phoenix bloodline, which she had acquired halfway through her cultivation, she was not harmed in the face of the high temperature that could melt everything.
She finally approached the crater. The rocks around the crater had completely turned into liquid, and bright red lava flowed slowly, submerging Xu Milu's feet.
Before approaching the pit, Xu Milu put away the dragon ball on her wrist, otherwise such high temperatures would have been enough to turn Mo Xuan, who was far away in Chang'an, into a dried-up sea dragon.
She slowly walked into the lava, her fair skin displaying an ultimate beauty under the flames. The leaping flames enveloped her until they devoured another cluster of phoenix flames that did not belong to her.
As the flames subsided, the contents of the meteorite crater finally revealed their true form.
It was a red gemstone that radiated firelight, and it floated quietly in mid-air.
The fourth fragment of the dimensional system.
[Fragment of the dimensional system detected. Do you wish to repair it?]
"Repair confirmed."
Xu Milu was eager to know what had happened here, so she immediately reached out and grabbed the red gem. A system voice immediately sounded in her ear:
[Dimensional system under repair...]
[Repair progress 17%...53%...82%...]
[...This repair is now complete]
[System charging progress: 66.18%]
System repair progress: 4/9
Currently available features:
【1. Dimensional Biological Information Identification Function】
[2. System slots * 99 (can consume 0.2% energy for further upgrades)]
[3. Gene Analysis and Modification Function (can be upgraded by consuming 0.2% energy)]
[4. Dimensional Trading Function (can be upgraded by consuming 20% of energy)]
[5. System space has been opened (can be expanded by consuming 50% of energy)]
[Currently accessible planes: Plane 1, Earth (Native Plane), Plane 2, Plane 3 (Apocalyptic Plane), Plane 4 (To be unlocked).]
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