The body of the hydra suddenly bulked up with the ma.s.sive influx of energy flooding into its body, the faintly red stone beneath its thick body creaking slightly before cracking and sinking down slightly. The multicolored scales covering the entire body of the hydra suddenly changed color, even the seven different heads all started turning crimson. Li Yang was the first one to react, grabbing onto Fang Ying"s wrist."We"re out of here."
The earth beneath Li Yang shattered as he jumped upwards, a bolt of lightning appearing beneath him and shot upwards, his feet landing on the tip as he rode the lightning upwards. Fang Ying was dragged along since he was holding on to her, both of them swiftly reaching the ceiling of the cave. Fang Ying knew Li Yang well enough that he didn"t have to say anything for her to bring out her sword and stab at the ceiling, corrosive poison and destructive streams of shattered s.p.a.ce dancing around the tip.
Li Yang stabbed out with his own sword as well, orbs of golden lightning sp.a.w.ning around the blade and lining up like dutiful soldiers. The tip of his sword made contact with the ceiling and the orbs were unleashed, shooting forward one by one and exploding when they came in contact with the ceiling, digging a way through it alongside Fang Ying"s attack.
Just as Li Yang shot up into the sky with Fang Ying, all the scales on the body of the hydra had become a brilliant crimson, its body unleashing such intense heat that the air around it started to burn. All seven heads opened their jaws and unleashed a synchronized roar that shook the entire mountain, thick cracks spreading throughout the entire cave. Thick magma burst out through the cracks and flooded into the cave, forming thick pillars that shot towards the ceiling.
The weaker cultivators didn"t even get time to scream when faced with the magma, they simply disintegrated under the heat. Those slightly stronger had it even worse, they were able to survive for a few seconds, the scorching heat tearing away at them and ensuring that their final moments were filled with agony.
Tian Zheng and the others swiftly reacted once the cracks started to spread, using their own various means to quickly follow after Li Yang and Fang Ying. A puppet in the shape of a large eagle appeared in front of Xiong Xieren, him and his four humanoid puppets jumping onto it and immediately soaring above the pillars of magma, the heat causing the feathers of the eagle to catch fire as it quickly ascended. Yuan Peng crouched down for a short second before jumping up, shooting skyward and reaching the ceiling almost instantly, a light breeze around him keeping him afloat as he joined Li Yang in attacking the ceiling.
Cui Xiuying and Tian Zheng seemed to have the easiest time dealing with the magma, neither needing to act too much. A burst of blindingly bright crimson flames was released by Tian Zheng"s feet, blocking the magma and allowing him to ride the ascending magma up to the ceiling. The pouch on Cui Xiyuing"s waist opened once more, an orange finger-length salamander crawling out and up her arm, settling on the side of her face. Once the salamander settled on her face, orange scales started to spread across her body, the magma harmlessly sliding off the scales and allowing her to comfortably follow the magma upwards.
The magma flooded into the path that Li Yang and the others had carved into the ceiling, quickly following them as they continued to dig their way out of the mountain at a diagonal angle. With their speed and strength, it didn"t take them long to dig their way out of the mountain, the earth in front of them bursting outwards from their attacks and allowing the light of the sun to shine through.
All of them quickly dashed out of the opening, magma quickly following them, the hole growing even larger when the ma.s.sive volume of magma was forced through it. s.p.a.ce around Li Yang and Fang Ying warped for a short moment as they vanished from their location, Fang Ying teleporting them away just as the magma burst through the opening and spread out into a deadly crimson flower.
The two arrived on the edge of the small island where the volcano was located just as the entire side of the volcano exploded, the hydra bursting through it and unleashing another roar that shook the earth, all its scales becoming a deep brown color. The earth on the entire island, even the earth on the island that spread out beyond the circular lake that surrounded the island they were currently on, started to tremble and crack as large trees sprouted. Each tree was several tens of meters wide and several hundred meters tall, the branches as st.u.r.dy as iron and the leaves as sharp as blades.
Li Yang quickly stomped the ground, a glacial chill freezing the earth beneath him and killing any trees beneath him before they got to grow. He pushed out his left palm, a thick cloud of golden flames shooting forth and swallowing several branches that had started stretching towards him and Fang Ying. He clicked his tongue slightly, glaring at the hydra which was now starting to turn silver in color.
"I get that it"s trying to take the fight away from the body it"s trying to protect, I really do. But does it really have to go so overboard?"
Of course, the fact that it didn"t want to lose the seven elementals and seven of its bodies was probably also a reason for its actions, but as Li Yang was simply grumbling for the sake of grumbling, he didn"t bother bringing it up. Fang Ying let out another giggle at Li Yang"s pointless grumbling, after all, being able to complain meant that they weren"t in terribly dire straits.
Fang Ying placed her hand on Li Yang"s shoulder, s.p.a.ce around them rippling and forming a transparent bubble just as countless invisible blades of wind blew over them, tearing the trees around them to shreds. The trees were cut into tiny pieces but still maintained their hardness and sharpness, forming a tornado filled with lethal shrapnel. At first it covered the entire island, but it quickly shrank in size, concentrating on the island where the volcano was located, trapping Li Yang and the others in a cage that would eventually tear them apart.
Li Yang and Fang Ying locked gazes and gave each other a slight nod, it would be best for them to meet up with the others before deciding on their next step. After all, they would need the help of Tian Zheng and the others if they wanted to kill this hydra, or at least seven of its eight bodies.
Li Yang"s sword returned to his body as he took a step forward and placed both his arms behind his back, an unearthly chill gathering within his palms as he prepared to freeze the wind for a short moment so that they could dash to the others. But just as he was about to push both his palms forward, the tornado around them stopped moving, even the shrapnel floating in it stopped moving, a loud and familiar laughter resounding over the area.
"Hahaha, f.u.c.king called it! Follow the chaos and you"ll find them, it never goes wrong! Brother Yang, Sister Ying, you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds never change!"