Chapter 2 Tri-Leaf Fruit
Zilong slowly walked down against the volcanic wall, and the spirit stone inlaid on the waist of the blue spirit robe also emitted a dazzling light when it touched the blazing volcanic wall, and the water essence element circulated wildly on the robe, constantly absorbing heat, so that Zilong could feel a trace of coolness in the heat wave of the volcano. As the winding path continued to go down, Zilong's body temperature also rose to an extremely high level. At that moment, he kicked a rock down and fell into the boiling lava. With a snort, I saw a burst of hot gas rise, and the rock was instantly vaporized by high temperature.
The blue light on the blue spirit robe was circulating rapidly, resisting wave after wave of invading heatwaves, but this could not alleviate the boredom and anxiety in Zilong's heart. However, as the wave of heat passed, a refreshing aroma wafted into his nose, sweeping away the negative emotions he had just had. Zilong was immediately alert, something unusual happened. How could there be a fragrance in such an environment? The dark blue eyes looked around through the faint smoke, but still didn't notice anything different.
At this moment, an eagle's cry was heard, and a ball of flame flew out from under his feet, and it came straight at him. Zilong dodged the fire, and when he stared, he saw that it was a small flame eagle. After the Flame Eagle's flame attack misses, it rushes towards the sub-dragon at a breakneck speed. Zilong quickly crouched down against the narrow path, and the flame eagle only pecked at the rock wall above his head, and the stone chips fell into Zilong's red hair. The Flame Eagle missed, and instead of continuing the pursuit, it flew back quickly, hovering in front of his eyes.
The corner of Zilong's eyes swept left and right, and his brows furrowed. On this narrow path, the advantage of his flexibility could not be used at all. Even if he could easily dodge the Flame Eagle's attack, it would not be a long-term solution, as he would not be able to attack the Flame Eagle and would have to think of a better countermeasure. Zilong stood there motionless, and the Flame Eagle at this time did not have the slightest intention of attacking.
In this way, one person and one eagle looked at each other for a long time, and Zilong still didn't think of any good way. It's not that he can't use the power of the primordial spirit to repel this flame eagle, but he won't do that until the last moment. Zilong thought unwillingly, could it be that now there was no other way but to go back? After thinking for a long time, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Zilong's mind. The mental power shield quickly unfolded outside his body, and he took another step down tentatively.
The flame eagle let out a soft cry, opened its mouth, and a fireball quickly struck at Zilong. However, Zilong didn't dodge, just stood there and took a blow from the fireball, although the fireball energy and strength were amazing, but it still didn't shake the spiritual power shield, it just consumed a lot of spiritual power.
Now he was full of confidence and continued to walk downward, and the flame eagle kept attacking him, and the more he attacked the flame eagle, the more fierce it became. As Zilong continued to go deeper, the flame eagle suddenly became violent, the eagle's head was violently suppressed, and a piercing cry came in bursts, and the fire essence element suddenly became violent. I saw that the flames on the flame eagle's body turned from red to light blue, and then his wings burst into a burst and quickly swooped down towards Zilong.
Seeing that Zilong was not good, he quickly moved a few steps to the side to avoid the attack of the Flame Eagle, but the Flame Eagle did not hit the rock wall as he wished, but suddenly changed the route of the attack in the high-speed dive, and rushed straight towards Zilong.
There was a 'boom' sound, and the spiritual power barrier shook and almost shattered. That blow hit the top of the dragon's head, and although it was protected by a shield, this blow also consumed a lot of his mental strength. The force of the impact made him unsteady and swaying from side to side, not noticing his feet, and as soon as he stepped on the edge of the path, he fell. Could it be that Zilong just fell into the magma and died?
At this critical moment, Zilong's sense of quick reaction cultivated during the long-term assassination came into play, and he put one of his hands on the edge of the rocky path, then kicked on the rock wall, turned over in the air, and stood back on the path. Then he dodged again, dodging another attack from the Flame Eagle.
Zilong looked around again, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he noticed that there was something strange under the opposite stone wall, and when he looked closely, he realized that there was a cave there. This may be where the Flame Eagle lives. He glanced at the flame eagle that was about to dive and attack, and made up his mind, and immediately cast his wind footwork, quickly moving a few steps sideways on the path, squatting down with a short body, and kicking the ground with his legs hard, leaping into the air. The moment he leaped, the flame eagle also struck the rock wall. Zilong's leap was several feet high, and he jumped into the stone cave opposite with his feet in the air.
Zilong first observed the surrounding environment at the entrance of the stone cave, the stone cave is two people high, not very spacious, but it can also accommodate five people walking side by side, the smoke outside the cave is thicker than other places, it is difficult to find in the high place, looking into the cave is pitch black, you can't see anything.
The flame eagle failed to attack, and after a maneuver in the air, he found that the cunning enemy had fled into his cave, and he couldn't help but let out a sharp eagle cry, and quickly turned around and rushed towards the depths of the stone cave. Zilong sensed that the Flame Eagle was rapidly approaching here, and the Wind Footwork was used again, and he quickly walked towards the cave. The blazing heat behind him kept approaching, forcing him to speed up his steps and keep a certain distance from the Flame Eagle.
Zilong smelled the rich aroma again, and the more he walked into the cave, the stronger it became, there must be some spiritual object here, and the flame eagle behind him should be the guardian spirit beast.
At this time, a light appeared in the dark front, and Zilong's steps became faster, and soon he felt a light in front of him, and came to a wide cave. The size of the cave can be compared to the first-floor hall of the Space City, and there is no heat here, and the cool breath makes the somewhat tired Zilong have a little relaxation, and I can't help but wonder if this is really in the middle of a volcano?
In the middle of the cave, there was a small pit that had sunk down, and Zilong walked over and found that there was a green plant growing inside. The plant was only an inch tall, with three green leaves, and above the roots, there was only a drop of clear water there. The name 'Three-Leaf Life Fruit' suddenly came to Zilong's mind.
This must be the 'Three-Leaf Soul Fruit', this fruit sprouts for 3,000 years, and bears fruit for 3,000 years, and in the process of its germination, it will absorb the essence of water within a radius of 100 miles for use, and then cause earth fire. That's how this volcano is supposed to be formed. After germinating and growing seedlings, some clear water will be left nearby, and this water will continue to be absorbed in the subsequent growth process. It takes 3,000 years to bear fruit, and the fruit is stone-like at the moment of growth, and if it is not picked at the moment of fruiting, it will immediately fall off and hide in the stone, and then the rhizome will wither and continue to grow in the next cycle. If the fruit hidden in the stone is moved by external forces, it will also not grow elsewhere, and it will contain a large amount of toxins, so that the people or animals that eat it will be reduced to ashes in an instant. However, the fruit that is picked in the world is the spirit fruit, even if ordinary people eat it, it will form energy in the body that can only be cultivated for decades, and this kind of strange fruit is rare but not sought.
Just as Zilong was observing the 'Three-Leaf Life Spirit Fruit', a powerful heat came from behind him, and he immediately jumped to his side to avoid the attack. It was the Flame Eagle that had arrived, and as soon as it flew here, it protected the 'Three-Leaf Soul Fruit', glaring at Zilong with fierce eyes, and kept crying out of its mouth as a warning.
Zilong smiled faintly, it seemed that this flame eagle had thought from the beginning that it would attack itself if it had to come to fetch this spirit fruit. However, this made him not know what to do, if he moved, the Flame Eagle would definitely attack immediately, but if he did not move, he didn't know when he would be able to leave here to obtain the [Heavenly Fire Clan]. In this case, it is better to fight with this flame eagle, Zilong removed the shield of spiritual power and took a step forward. At this time, the spiritual power barrier could no longer be used, and once he didn't have much spiritual power left, he might be defeated without a fight. When the flame eagle saw him coming to challenge, he couldn't help but shake his wings, and the fireballs in his mouth burst out, forming a dense forest of fire.
Zilong's leg muscles stretched, dodging back and forth in the fire forest, and the dark master's body technique continued to be used, and the fireballs were dodged one after another, hitting the rock wall behind him, and countless gravel splashed. Seeing that the fireball couldn't help Zilong, the flame eagle kept spitting out the fireball, and at the same time, he flew towards Zilong, and the light blue flames drew a gorgeous trace in the air. Zilong dodged left and right, and could avoid the peck of the flame eagle, but he was also swept by the wings of the flame eagle, swept away, and crashed into the rock wall, and was immediately buried by the broken stones.
Zilong crawled out of the rubble pile and stood up, shook off the dust, and stared at the flame eagle with a solemn expression. This Flame Eagle should have been born here from the time when the 'Three-Leaf Life Spirit Fruit' first appeared, and it was cultivated by the spiritual energy of the Spirit Fruit, coupled with the breath of the flames outside, and had cultivated for thousands of years, so its strength was so powerful. From the spitting flames, it can be seen that it has reached the level of king level or above, although the beast's intelligence is limited, it is also difficult to deal with. But now his own Yuan Spirit can't be used, just with his physical skills and his own speed, he still can't make up for the gap in strength, although it's still easy to get out, and even if he goes out, how should he get the [Heavenly Fire Clan] in the blazing magma?
When Zilong stared at the Flame Eagle, the Flame Eagle did not take the opportunity to attack, but just landed on a protruding rock and looked at him vigilantly. Zilong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he made this situation, so it seemed that as long as he didn't make a move to get close to the 'Three-Leaf Life Soul Fruit', the Flame Eagle would not take the initiative to attack. Zilong plans to use this time to recover his mental power, and when there is a mental power shield, there will be more protection, thinking of this, he sat down, closed his eyes, and began to recover slowly, and at the same time set aside a small amount of spiritual power to always pay attention to the movements of the flame eagle to prevent the sudden attack of the flame eagle.