Ahead, the path wound deeper into the realm, disappearing into a maze of twisting high rising mountains and shadowy ravines. The air was heavy with the scent of ozone and burning incense, and the sound of distant thunder rumbled through the air, like the growl of a slumbering beast. The ground trembled beneath one's feet, as if the very foundations of the realm were being reshaped by some unseen force.
As one journeyed deeper into the realm, the landscape shifted and flowed like a living thing. Walls of glittering silver mist rose and fell, revealing hidden grottos and secret chambers. The mist seemed to have a life of its own, swirling and eddying like a living entity. It was as if the realm itself was alive, and was reshaping its own landscape to suit the whims of its mysterious masters.
In the distance, the sound of rushing water grew louder, and the air was filled with the sweet scent of blooming flowers. A great crystal river flowed through the heart of the realm, its waters shimmering with a light that seemed almost divine. The river seemed to be the lifeblood of the realm, its crystal waters pulsing with a gentle, rhythmic energy.
Along the river's banks, ancient trees loomed, their branches twisted and gnarled with age. The trees seemed to lean in, as if they were sharing a secret, their leaves whispering in the wind. Their bark was etched with strange symbols, pulsing with a soft, ethereal glow that seemed to match the rhythm of the crystal river.
The Storm Heavens Mystic Realm was a place of wonder and terror, where the very fabric of reality was twisted and distorted. It was a realm of ancient power, where the secrets of the universe waited to be unlocked by those brave enough to dare the unknown. Those who entered this mystical realm did so at their own peril, for once they had gazed upon its wonders, they could never return to the mundane world unchanged.
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In a certain region that wsd filled with cracked hardened earth and blazing clouds, a certain volcano continously spewed out tongues of fire and magmas of pure lava.
The lava flowed down the volcano, burning, hardening and cracking the earth below, it's high rising flames, setting the clouds ablaze.
For hundreds of miles around the volcano, there was no sort of vegetation that could be seen, and any the sprouted out was burned in a blink of an eye never to see the next sunlight.
The entire region was as barren as a desert except for the absence of sand and whirlwinds, the sun above seemed to burn with so much vigor, adding to the already almost unbearable temperature.
In a certain corner of the volcanic region, a few dozen kilometers away from the volcano, a blazing portal suddenly appeared and opened up on the air, before dropping a certain person and disappearing afterwards.
This person was naturally Vin who had been ruthlessly dropped into a region of volcanic blaze without any sort of warning.
The first thing Vin noticed about this place as he was free falling was the immense heat that ruthlessly slammed into his face. Vin looked down and saw that the ground was still some distance away, and if he dared to actually fall from here, then he wouldn't get able to avoid some serious injuries, and so he did the next best thing as he muttered.
"Celestial Authority ~ Demonic Wings"
And immediately, huge hundred meters wide massive flaming wings, condensed purely from runic flame symbols sprouted from his back, flapping with a full force and going against the natural laws of gravity.
Thus brought his reckless and suicidal descent intiva sudden stop on the air, he decided to observe the entire place from a birds eye point-of-view, or maybe more like God's Eye point-of-view.
He noticed the entire landscape was spread out large for about a hundred miles in circumference filling the entire atmosphere with smell of heat and burnt.
He located the volcano in the distance and the bloodline in his body seemed to reverberate withing him as it danced with excitement.
"Huh, is there something in there that has caught the attention of my bloodline?, if so then maybe I can finally improve it and Breakthrough more shackles!." he muttered aloud to himself as he flapped his wings with the full force of nature and blitzed his way towards the volcano.
As he got closer and closer to the volcano, the heat seemed to increase by the passing second until it bacame almost too unbearable for even he to cope with it, and so he casted one of his sure fire protective skill.
"Celestial Authority ~ Neptune's Protection"
A large amount of concentrated violet colored runic flame symbols condensed around him like a small world and protecting him from the heat, and as he moved on forward he noticed that his flames seemed to absorb the flaming energies in the air and strengthining itself.
It didn't take long before he was floating directly above the massive mouth of the volcano, he had only just noticed how humongous it looked when he floated directly above it.
Since this place could potentially fuel his growth by improving his bloodline, and thus making him stronger, he would have dived into it the moment he got there, if not for the dozens of bizarre auras he could sence coming from within the volcano.
These auras seemed similar to demonic beasts but different in a way as they also carried the energy signatures of the volcanic energy mixed in the air. Vin didn't know what to expect when he got inside, but since he was already here, then there was no need to hesitate anymore.
And so without wasting anymore time, he dove into the mouth of the volcano, that seemed more like the mouth of a demonic beast at this moment. The moment he got inside he was met with an entire lake of pure magma, and this reminded him of his first awakening.
But he had to come to an abrupt stop as a frown lingered on his face as he sensed something wrong and that's when he could see them, flaming demonic beasts condensed purely from magma and lava coming out of the lake of magma below him.
It's seemed the must have sensed his aura the moment he came in, but one thing Vin noticed was they they were quite..... Weak. Only being in the early stages of the Spirit Sea Realm, between the first and third stages.
At first he thought that this place was were his bloodline was getting excited for, but when he got here there was was not much reaction which can only mean.....
"There must be levels in this volcano, and this place is probably only the first level. This should be why the fire beasts here are this weak" Vin said to himself as he observed them for a little while longer before he muttered...
"Celestial Authority ~ Nebula Chains"
Hundreds of small runic flame circles condensed behind him, and immediately violet colored runic chains condensed from pure violet colored runic flame symbols, blitzed their way out of the runic circles before shooting towards the fire beasts and stabbing them down and then...
"Devour"
As soon as Vin muttered this command, the chains as if adhering to it immediately devoured all the fire beasts whole, leaving not even dregs behind. Since the chains were connected directly to his core, he immediately felt the Euphoric sensation of pure flaming essence flowing with him and strengthening his body.
He smiled softly as he noticed he could never get enough of this feeling since it also made him stronger. After he had finished devouring their essence, he noticed that there was something that had been dropped from them, he waved his hand and gathered them as he took a closer look.
"Huh... Wait are these... Crystals?, Flaming crystals!!. This is good stuff" he exclaimed excitedly, and as he observed the crystals more, he noticed that the energy was also the purest form of condensed flame energies.
He nodded to himself as he stored them in his small world, speaking of which, his master hadn't lied when he said the spacial ring that Vin wore was a small world of its own and not some random spacial ring that other people had on.
Best proof of this was that the space inside of the small world had grown exponentially since he got it, from its initial room sized space, to the size of a large mansion, he bet he could even fit in the entire palace structure that had been given to him as the Mortal King in the outer court.
After Vin had finished settling in the fire crystals, he immediately located the passage to the next layer located in a unassuming corner of the volcanic walls, and frankly he wouldn't have been able to find it, if not for the help of God's Eye.
Once Vin found the passage entrance, he immediately dove in, not forgetting to prepare himself for any unexpected surprises.
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