He looked back and saw that the lava lake seemed to be boiling, and a huge figure rushed out from it. It looked vaguely like a giant crab, and the old monk was not an old monk at all, but just the monster's bulging eyes.
It turned out that its entire body was trapped in the lava, with only its eyes barely sticking out to breathe.
Enraged, it struggled to its feet, waving several hands as it tried to pounce on Zu'an.
Feeling that he was being targeted by divine sense, he had no doubt that the other party would strike him immediately.
Just then, a peculiar rune suddenly appeared in the lava, and then the monster let out a shrill scream: "No!"
Then, its massive body seemed to be pulled by something, and it fell back into the lava, almost completely submerging even its eyes, which had initially been exposed.
The old monk was submerged in lava, his body hissing and his face contorted in pain. He quickly clasped his hands together and meditated, chanting incantations. Rays of light rose around him, barely preventing his body from being completely submerged.
However, this meant he could no longer stop Zaun.
He could only glare resentfully in the direction of Zu'an.
Anger points from Kingsoft Demon: +1024 +1024 +1024...
Zuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this magma must be some kind of seal, for it was so terrifying.
He expressed his gratitude to Moxi, but she completely ignored him, focusing only on devouring the Yuanqi Fruits. After finishing, she let out a burp and then returned to the void, seemingly falling into a deep sleep.
"I eat and sleep, but I haven't gained weight," Zu'an remarked with some emotion.
Just then, a figure in red appeared beside him. Mi Li stood there, stretching her limbs as she looked at him with annoyance: "Did you used to curse me like this?"
"How could I dare? You are my master." Zu An looked at the woman in red in front of him, and although he had seen her many times, a hint of amazement still flashed in his eyes.
Mi Li rolled her eyes, clearly uninterested in the topic, and instead asked curiously, "How do you know it's a lie that he wants to give you his inheritance?"
The old monk just now, whether in appearance or in his sincere tone, had no flaws.
She only realized something was wrong when she keenly sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the magma.
However, for the sake of allowing Zaun to grow, she did not offer any advice. She had been adhering to this principle for the past two years: if someone relied on her power, it would be difficult for them to become a true strongman.
To everyone's surprise, the other party still managed to see through the deception and cleverly outsmarted him, obtaining a precious magic weapon from the old monk.
Zu An laughed and said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. After almost being possessed by Old Man Mi back then, I've always been very wary of similar things."
"It's already strange enough that there's an old monk deep inside the tomb, but the moment we met, he wanted to pass on everything to me."
"Actually, he disguised everything very well, except for one thing: he seemed a little too eager."
"Without first assessing their character or other qualities, they seem to be in a hurry to pass on their mantle."
Mi Li couldn't help but say, "Perhaps the other person's lifespan is really about to end, so it's understandable that they're anxious."
“That’s certainly possible, so I deliberately tested him later, and sure enough, he gave himself away.” Zu An thought to himself that the ever-increasing anger was nothing like that of a virtuous monk.
"You're quite clever, kid." Mi Li smiled, about to say something, when suddenly her expression changed, "Someone's coming."
After saying that, he disappeared.
A fragrant breeze wafted by, and a woman ran over from around the corner. Upon seeing Zu An, she was both surprised and delighted: "Brother Zu?"
He immediately said, "Come with me quickly, the Ghost King is coming!"
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