The volcano in front of them was extremely steep. There was nothing to cover it, making it difficult to climb up. There was only a small flat land near the crater, which was the only landing point.
This kind of height and precipitousness made many Demon beasts flinch. No matter if they fell because of their physical strength or were unlucky enough to fall into the volcano, almost all of them would die.
If they were to head over directly, even if Lin Xuan's defense could withstand the high temperature and the numerous Demonic beasts, at the speed of him reaching over, the Blood-Lipid spiritual fruit would have ripened long ago and rotted into the soil.
Before Lin Xuan could think of a solution, the volcano started to shake more and more frequently.
BOOM! BOOM!
The deafening sound grew louder and louder. From the flow of time till now, half an hour had passed. The ground kept shaking as if an Earth Dragon had flipped over. Many trees were swaying left and right, and a large number of roots were exposed.
As the temperature rose, even the Demonic beasts on the outside could feel the rolling heat waves. Some of them could not stand the high temperature and could only choose to leave.
Suddenly, black snow started to fall from the sky. Lin Xuan looked up and saw that it was all volcanic ash. It was like some kind of omen, and the smell of the Blood-Lipid spirit fruit became stronger.
This meant that it was about to mature.
Finally, some Demonic beasts couldn't sit still anymore.
Aowuu!
With a Wolf's howl, a robust figure drew a beautiful arc in the air like lightning. It was the Fifth-rank Demonic beast, the Moonhowl Wolf!
Its silver-white fur was smooth and shiny, and it had a mouthful of sharp teeth that made people shiver. It could easily chew through bones, and its attack power and speed were extremely powerful. Even Lin Xuan was not willing to face it head-on.
It gathered its strength and leaped out, landing on a large rock not far from the crater of the volcano.
Lin Xuan didn't even notice the giant rock before!
This rock wasn't very big, just enough to barely fit the Moonhowl Wolf's body. If it had been a larger Demonic beast, this rock wouldn't have been able to support it.
The crater was not far away, so it was possible to jump up from there.
"Don't tell me we're going to let the Moonhowl Wolf get there first."
All the Demonic beasts' gazes were focused on the Moonhowl Wolf.
No one had expected that the volcano would erupt at this time. All the beasts could not stand still, let alone the Moonhowl Wolf.
Just as it was about to fall, its claws managed to climb onto the rock wall. However, the shaking this time was so strong that a huge lava rock rolled down right where it was.
The Wolf's shrieks were endless, giving Lin Xuan goosebumps. When he looked again, there was no sign of the Moonhowl Wolf, only a few burnt Wolf hairs floating in the air.
This was a Fifth-rank Demonic beast! Its ending was all so miserable. It had to be said that the scene in front of the Demonic beasts had frightened many of them, and they couldn't help but want to retreat.
Although the Blood-Lipid spirit fruit was tempting, one had to have a life to enjoy it. At this time, many Demonic beasts had readily left.
"This Moonhowl Wolf is just too unlucky. It was just about to succeed, but then it died."
The rock halfway up the mountain had already been smashed by the Lava, and other Demonic beasts could no longer imitate. Even if they still stayed there, they would have to consider if they would be the second unlucky one.
If they can't get through, the Blood-Lipid spiritual fruit would soon ripen.
Lin Xuan was not the only one who was anxious. The other Demonic beasts had also realized the problem.
The Armored Elephant wagged its trunk uneasily and almost hit Lin Xuan. It kept digging the ground, clearly hesitant and conflicted.
Among all the Demonic beasts, its body was the largest, and it seemed to be the closest to the volcano's mouth. However, this was also its weakness. With this kind of body, if it jumped up, the surrounding volcano's mouth would not be able to bear it and would easily collapse.
Rocks kept rolling down from the crater, which showed that the ground here was not solid.
"If only we could fly over."
Looking at the Elephant's trunk waving non-stop above his head, Lin Xuan suddenly had an idea. Although he couldn't fly over, he could swing over.
Wasn't there a ready-made swing in front of him?
The giant Armored Elephant did not notice the strange feeling in its nose, just like how a human being would not care if a tiny ant was crawling on its body.
Lin Xuan clung to the trunk that was swinging back and forth as he observed the outside environment. Fortunately, he had prior experience of when he was pushed back to the nest by the moon Shadow Mantis, so he did not feel dizzy.
The elephant trunk was approaching the volcano.
[Hardened Skin successfully used]
[Powerful Thrust successfully used]
Lin Xuan's movements were swift as he stabbed the needle into the Armored Elephant's nose.
Even though the Armored Elephant had a strong defense and was a Sixth-rank Demonic beast, its nose was its fragile part. After being touched by Lin Xuan, it immediately felt pain and flung itself.
"It's now, success or failure depends on this one move!"
Lin Xuan retracted all four of his limbs back into his turtle shell. The shell was round and could reduce the resistance to the minimum, while he borrowed the brute force of the Armored Elephant and the wind.
Whoosh!
None of the Demonic beasts noticed that a small round turtle shell suddenly flew toward the crater of the volcano.
Lin Xuan suddenly fell from the sky.
Feeling the heavy and scorching ground, he stuck his head out and said excitedly, "I've succeeded!"
He sized up his surroundings and made sure that there were no powerful Demonic beasts around before he started to search boldly.
Seeing that the Blood-Lipid spirit fruit was about to ripen, Lin Xuan decided to take a gamble and fly over the volcano with the help of the Armored Elephant.
Even if he failed, he had the cushion of the turtle shell and the thick defensive power. Presumably, his injuries wouldn't be too serious.
The facts proved that he had made the right bet!