“Related to the final stage?”
Chen Shu was slightly startled but had no time to ponder.
Roar!
A ten-meter tall flame giant materialized, looking down at the contracted spirit before it.
Its Gold-tier aura instantly surged, intending to intimidate the enemy first. Its might was at least equivalent to a Gold-tier contracted spirit of rank S.
But at that very moment, two massive fire stones descended at extreme speed.
Boom, boom!
[Skyfire Meteor] exploded, transforming into countless small flames that pierced its body.
Concurrently, two [Deathfire Pillars] suppressed it, making it difficult to move.
The battle had barely begun, and its body was already showing signs of dissipation.
“Showing off in front of me?”
Chen Shu chuckled, not expecting such a foolish creature.
Er Ha, relying on its terrifying attack power, launched a preemptive strike, leaving it heavily injured.
Roar!
At this moment, the flame giant finally reacted.
Its body glowed with red light as it unleashed a defensive skill.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
A shield formed from condensed flames appeared around its body, forcefully blocking the [Deathfire Pillars].
With the defensive skill active, it stood up again, gazing up at the husky in the sky.
Roar!
The flame giant roared to the heavens, its right arm forming a fist and striking out fiercely.
A flaming fist shadow shot out with terrifying might.
If it were to hit directly, it could even heavily wound Er Ha.
Chen Shu's expression was calm as he issued a command to Spatial Rabbit!
A spatial portal instantly formed, blocking the path in front of Er Ha.
The flaming fist shadow entered the portal.
And the location it reappeared at was precisely the flame giant's head!
Boom, boom!!
The flame giant, not anticipating Spatial Rabbit's peculiar skill, was directly hit by its own attack, its head twisted askew.
“Roar!”
At this moment, A Liang and the others also unleashed their skills.
The gap between them was too vast; even breaking through the defense was a luxury. However, it was enough to distract it.
“Gurgle!”
Xiao Huang wagged its tail and used [Intimidating Roar], leaping up simultaneously with its massive body.
“Roar!”
The two huskies unleashed [Poisonous Wood Binding], and black vines tightly ensnared the flame giant.
Having consumed the Grandmaster-tier Spiritwood Potion, Er Ha's wood-attribute skills had their tenacity increased by 30%, preventing them from being quickly burned.
Boom!
Xiao Huang, full of excitement, descended, directly pinning the flame giant down.
“It’s over?”
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Although the flame giant was powerful, it had shortcomings compared to flame elementals. The other skills could damage it.
Just as he thought Slime’s [Invincible Stomp] could seal it,
Scorching flames suddenly spread from beneath Xiao Huang’s posterior.
The flames once again condensed into a flame giant; it had actually broken free from Xiao Huang's confinement!
“This thing…”
Chen Shu frowned and had Xiao Huang charge again.
Boom, boom, boom!
Its massive body slammed the flame giant apart, but it quickly resumed its original form.
Clearly, it had a natural counter to physical skills!
Roar!
The flame giant's appearance became arrogant, regaining its confidence.
But in an instant, eighteen ice spikes furiously attacked, instantly piercing the flame shield beside its body.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
The remaining [True Damage Ice Spikes] penetrated its body, dealing terrifying damage that heavily wounded it.
The flame giant’s aura weakened, and its size even reduced to only nine meters.
Roar!
Its expression turned furious, and it unleashed its flame skills again.
Boom, boom, boom!
Slime’s defense was formidable, but it was only at the ceiling of Silver-tier, still a considerable distance from Gold-tier.
The flame skills struck, cracking its body.
However, thanks to Slime’s robust vitality, it was still far from being critically injured.
The flame giant, however, might not be able to hold on.
Before long, Er Ha’s skills had cooled down again!
Another combination of [Skyfire Meteor] and [Deathfire Pillars] made its aura incredibly weak.
In less than half an hour, a Gold-tier creature had perished!
“We succeeded?”
A Liang and the others were shocked, not expecting it to be so easy.
Er Ha, with the stacking of [Relentless Assault], would only grow stronger with each battle and would not show any signs of decline.
“Is this thing still a dog?”
The three of them turned to look at the yapping Er Ha, their expressions complex.
But at this moment, the surrounding sea of flames churned again, faintly condensing into another flame giant.
“Hmm? Careful!”
Chen Shu shouted, his eyes filled with vigilance.
“There’s more?!”
A Liang and the others were slightly surprised and prepared to face the battle.
Their own battles were relatively easy, but the other four teams were struggling terribly.
Because Chen Shu's perfect performance in the first three stages caused the difficulty of the fourth stage of the ruins to surge dramatically.
The original flame giant would have only been equivalent to an ordinary Gold-tier ferocious beast.
But now, they had reached the level of mutated Gold-tier ferocious beasts.
Both Clay and other geniuses were fighting while fleeing, the situation being completely one-sided.
“Damn it! Aren’t ruins supposed to be about rewards?”
One of Clay’s contracted spirits was heavily injured, forcing him to forcibly recall it.
He couldn't help but curse, as the scene was completely different from what he had anticipated.
…
While the battle raged inside the ruins, the entrance outside was already crowded.
The number of Gold-tier Beast Tamers reached double digits, all eagerly awaiting the results of the ruins.
At the same time, they hoped someone could bring out incredible rewards.
Just then, an uninvited guest arrived at the Blue Star entrance of [Geothermal Plain]!
“Please pay the admission fee!”
A detachment of the Cro state garrison stepped forward, still performing their duty of collecting tickets.
“Hmm? You want me to pay an admission fee?”
The middle-aged man in black robes had a melancholic aura, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
“No matter who you are, you must pay the admission fee!”
The garrison’s expression was cold as he shouted, “Do you think you’re a bandit too?”
At this moment, several garrison soldiers surrounded him, all with unfriendly expressions, ready to act at any moment.
“Bandit? Are you referring to the Nanjiang Bandit?”
The middle-aged man’s face, which was as calm as an ancient well, showed a hint of chill.
The garrison soldiers were impatient, shouting, “Stop with the nonsense and pay the ticket quickly!”
“How about I pay with my life?”
The middle-aged man smiled faintly, and the space beside him cracked, abruptly revealing the head of a white giant dragon.
Roar!
The dragon roared, instantly unleashing a violent storm that pulled in the garrison soldiers before it.
“King… King-tier…”
One of the garrison soldiers looked terrified, his eyes filled with fear, but he was instantly killed the next second!
Five minutes later, hundreds of bodies littered the garrison camp.
“You dare to collect admission fees from the Church of Salvation?”
The middle-aged man sneered and strode into the [Geothermal Plain].
“I’ve finally waited for this day!”
The middle-aged man held a photograph, on which was a sun-kissed young boy with a beaming smile!
Tears even welled up in his eyes. He summoned the white giant dragon and headed straight for the entrance of the flame ruins.
And he was none other than the Archbishop Yu, who had been driven mad by Chen Shu…