Starting with the Sword Ancestor System: Xiao Yan, Your Harem is Mine!

157: Upon first arriving in the Fire Domain, the Lava LizardAt the end of the spatial passage, heat waves rushed forward like a physical wall. The air was filled with the strong smell of sulfur and scorching heat, causing a burning sensation when inhaled. The sight before them made the pupils of Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, who were arriving for the first time, contract slightly.

This was a crimson world. The dark red sky seemed to have been scorched by flames year-round; there were no clouds, only constantly twisting and steaming heat waves. The earth was cracked and covered with spiderweb-like ravines, and hot lava bubbled up from many fissures, like the Bloodline of the earth. In the distance, active volcanoes continuously erupted thick smoke and flames, their roars echoing endlessly. The air was saturated with fire-attributed energy, violent and scorching, making this place a dead end for non-fire attribute Cultivators.

This was one of the continent’s forbidden zones, located in the far west—the Endless Fire Territory!

”What violent fire energy...” Xiao Yi Xian’s face turned slightly pale. She quickly circulated her Dou Qi to protect herself, but even so, the pervasive heat still made her uncomfortable. Her Calamity Poison Body leaned toward coldness, making the instinctive suppression she felt here the most obvious.

Seven-colored light flowed within Medusa’s purple eyes, and a thin, seven-colored halo naturally appeared, isolating the scorching heat waves. However, her expression also became much more serious. This region was extremely unfriendly to her as well.

Nirvana Dou Qi slightly fluctuated around Li Ao, forming an invisible barrier. When the scorching fire energy approached him, it seemed to lose its activity and became docile. The Nirvana Origin, which ends all things, naturally included this violent fire-attributed energy. He looked at Elder Huo Yun: ”Elder, where are we located in the Fire Territory right now?”

Elder Huo Yun took a deep breath of the scorching air, and a look of comfort appeared on his face instead. He unfolded an ancient map made of unknown Demonic Beast hide, which outlined the vague contours of the Endless Fire Territory and some danger markers.

”According to the spatial coordinates, we should currently be in the outer region of the Fire Territory, called the ’Lava Rift’.” Elder Huo Yun pointed to an area on the map marked with many red crosses, saying, ”This place is active with a group-dwelling Demonic Beast called the ’Lava Earth Lizard’. Most of them are at the fifth or sixth rank (Dou King/Dou Emperor level), but their Lizard King is rumored to reach the seventh rank Peak (Dou Zong Peak). Moreover, their numbers are large, making them quite troublesome. We need to cross this rift to reach the core area where the ’Flame Abyss’ is marked on the map.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of huge bubbles suddenly ’gurgled’ up in a large lava river ahead. Immediately after, dozens of crimson figures burst out of the lava and leaped onto the bank!

These creatures resembled giant lizards, several feet long, entirely covered in dark red, hard scales. Lava flowed between the scale crevices. Their limbs were thick, their sharp claws flashed with cold light, and they exhaled scorching white steam from their mouths. Their pairs of vertical pupils stared cruelly at Li Ao and his unwelcome party.

They were the Lava Earth Lizards! And judging by their number, there were over thirty of them, with several exceptionally large ones whose Aura had clearly reached the seventh rank level!

”Hiss—!”

The Lizard King leading them, the largest one with a crimson horn growing on his head, let out a piercing shriek. All the Lava Earth Lizards acted as if commanded, scraping the ground with their four limbs and charging violently toward the group with an earth-shaking Aura. Wherever they passed, the ground cracked and lava splattered!

”Be on guard!” Elder Huo Yun shouted in a low voice. The Yan Clan team instantly formed a formation. Four Dou Venerate Elders stood on the four sides, with twenty Dou Zong Disciples in the center. The crimson Dou Qi connected into a single mass, transforming into a flame barrier.

However, these Lava Earth Lizards lived in such harsh environments year-round, making them thick-skinned and highly resistant to flames. They actually ignored the flame barrier and slammed into it directly!

”Bang! Bang! Bang!”