Over a thousand meters beneath the earth, the humming vibration of infrasonic waves in the air made Chen Chu uncomfortable, but it was still within manageable limits.0

Below the cliff, the winding river of molten lava glowed brightly, illuminating the dim underground with a dark red hue. At the source of the river coiled a serpent swallowing and spitting out fiery substances. It measured twenty-seven meters in length and had a body as thick as a water tank.1

Similar to the pythons he had encountered earlier, this serpent had a rounded body covered in metallic red scales, with a head resembling a dragon, covered with rugged bones and horns.1

This scene was reminiscent of the mutated red eels the Sword Armored Beast had encountered at the bottom of the sea rifts.0

Similarly to the Fiery Beast’s flame ability, these creatures became able to absorb intense heat energy after awakening their mutation, eliminating the need to rely on prey for growth.0

Since the level 1 pythons from earlier already had bodies as hard as iron, the body of this...0