Chapter 1018 - Taunting Death
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the flaming river.
Wang Teng dived into the river with Little White and the metal armor flaming scorpion again.
They went straight to the depths. If there was anything strange about this place, it would definitely be hidden in the deepest part. This was an undeniable fact.
There was a limit to the flaming river. Although it was created using spatial power, the maximum depth was a few hundred meters.
The bottom of the flaming river wasn't filled with rocks or sand or flames. There seemed to be lava running below. It gave off a dark red color and was flowing at a low pace. Scorching heat spread out from it.
Wang Teng tried throwing an item into the lava and noticed that the temperature here was much higher than the flames in the flaming river. Anything that touched it would burn immediately.
He could also tell that the lava was only half a meter deep. With its limited depth, nothing large could hide inside.
Swoosh!
A fire-element python had been lying prone in the lava for some time. Suddenly, it leaped up and attacked Wang Teng, opening its maw in an attempt to swallow him.
The Fire Black Toad was not the only star beast living in the flaming river. There were other star beasts too. However, the Fire Black Toads were the rulers of the river while the others were just sidekicks.
"Caw!"
"Master, be careful!"
Little White and the metal armor flaming scorpion warned him at the same time.
"Hmph!" Wang Teng snorted. The Golden Crescent Blade slashed through the air. The fire-element python froze in mid-air for a second before its body split into two, starting from its head. A large amount of fresh blood spurted out, but it evaporated when it touched the flames.
"A low-tier imperial-level star beast dares to attack me? Is it tired of living?" Wang Teng shook his head speechlessly.
Had these star beasts turned stupid after living in this peaceful environment for a long time?
At this moment, the python's body started burning from within.
"What's going on?" Wang Teng squinted.
When the star beasts were alive, nothing happened to them. Yet, they went up into flames after they died.
Before this, they lured all the Fire Black Toads out of the flaming river and kept their corpses. Thus, they didn't notice this situation.
Wang Teng stared intently at the python that self-ignited. It had attracted all his attention. After some time, the giant python disappeared. Only its head was left.
Wang Teng heaved a long sigh. Many thoughts went through his mind. He felt that he might know what was happening.
Suddenly, a shadow of a python dashed out from the python's head and tried to escape into the distance.
A low-tier imperial-level star beast could let its soul leave its body temporarily. The giant python's soul was fortunate enough to escape his attack, so it didn't die.
However, since its body was gone, its soul had to escape or it would still die in the end.
"Huh?"
Naturally, Wang Teng wouldn't let it go. Just when he was about to make his move, he saw something and gasped in surprise.
Psst!
The shadow started burning from within and disappeared into a wisp of green smoke. It was as if it had never existed.
"I understand!" An idea popped up in his mind. There was a sharp glow in his eyes.
To prove his hypothesis, he remained patient and caught a few more star beasts. He killed them but left their souls unharmed.
After these star beasts died, all of them went into flames. It was as if the flaming river swallowed them. They disappeared in an instant.
"Indeed." Wang Teng blinked. He was quite sure of his guess.
He immediately brought Little White and the metal armor flaming scorpion out of the flaming river.
"Did you give up?" An Lan asked curiously when he saw Wang Teng coming out.
"Cover me," Wang Teng said seriously. He didn't explain further and sat down cross-legged above the flaming river.
"Are you…" An Lan was astounded. He had some questions, but Wang Teng had already closed his eyes, so he couldn't ask.
A faint and misty ball of white light flew out of Wang Teng's forehead.
"Spiritual body!" An Lan frowned. "He released his soul. What's he trying to do?"
This ball of light was a 'star' formed from one's spiritual body. After flying out from his forehead, Wang Teng controlled it and let it dive into the flaming river.
"F**k!" An Lan cursed uncontrollably, his expression changing. "This fellow is crazy. Is he tempting fate? How dare he throw his spiritual body into the flaming river!"
His brows were scrunched up while the spirit in his body turned restless. He was prepared to save Wang Teng at any time.
But even with his spirit cultivation, he would be heavily injured if he allowed his spirit to enter the flaming river. He couldn't stay inside too long either or he would never be able to come back.
…
Wang Teng didn't know how nervous An Lan was. He had made ample preparations before entering the flaming river. He would never take his life as a joke.
At this moment, his spirit was roaming in the flaming river and sinking to the bottom.
Piss…
The flames inside the river surrounded his spirit. Wang Teng immediately felt a terrifying scorching pain.
This pain didn't come from his body, but rather from his spirit. It was a thousand times worse than a physical injury, enough to make someone die.
"Gasp!" Wang Teng took in a huge breath of air. However, he was just a spiritual body now, so he couldn't do anything.
Fortunately, he was a divine spirit master. He could use his spiritual power to resist temporarily. If not, the flames would burn his Origin Of Soul, reducing him to ashes quickly.
Time passed slowly. Everything seemed calm. Nothing happened.
Wang Teng bore the excruciating pain. His face was pale, and large droplets of sweat were pouring down his forehead. His body started trembling uncontrollably.
His spiritual power had been exhausted. This was the first time such a situation had occurred.
His spiritual power reserves had never been emptied before.
Once all his spiritual power was used up, the flames in the flaming river would be a direct threat to his spiritual body.
Wang Teng felt the danger of death. He wanted to use his blank attributes to restore his spiritual power, but he suddenly stopped. Many thoughts went through his mind.
"You have to spend money to make money. I'm going to give it my all!"
Wang Teng gritted his teeth. He didn't use any blank attributes and allowed his spiritual body to be entirely exposed to the flames in the river.
Boom!
The flames surged over and engulfed the spiritual body, burning it furiously. The pain got worse. Wang Teng was in a bad state. He felt as if he would explode at any time.
I'll bear with it, I'll bear with it. I'll.. f**k! Wang Teng screamed in his heart. His expression turned distorted.
"He's crazy! He's probing death in the eye!" An Lan was astounded when he saw this scene. "I don't mind if you die but what about my money? You haven't given me any money!
"No, I can't let you die.
"F**k, why am I doing this!"
