From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

"Does your Elder need support?" Lu Heng asked the two Sea Demon Clan warriors.

"The Elder can manage, but it will take more time." The two Sea Demon Clan warriors truthfully relayed Sarian's response.

"Tell her, Flame Demon Gross has emerged, and..."

As Lu Heng spoke, massive bubbles began to rise from the churning sea, as if the entire sea was boiling.

Immediately, a gigantic Flame Demon, two hundred meters long, burst from the sea, roaring towards the sky, unleashing a frenzy of heat waves, forming a circle of tsunamis on the ocean surface.

"Retreat quickly!"

Lu Heng leaped back, grabbing Lin Zeyu to pull him along.

After Flame Demon Gross emerged from the sea, it raised its arm and smashed the sea surface ferociously, sending huge waves crashing against the Sea Demons and human recruiters on the surface.

The Sea Demons immediately dived, hiding in the waters and quickly escaping towards the outer perimeter.

However, as soon as they dived underwater, they collided with Flame Demon Puppets transformed from Sea Demons.

Over a hundred Sea Demons, including Onatu, were engulfed by magma, turned into Flame Demon Puppets radiating flames, and began pursuing the Sea Demon warriors led by Sarian.

"What should we do now?" Su Muyu controlled the Chongming Bird to help the Ocean Team fend off the Flame Demon's attacks, while retreating and questioning.

Standing on the ocean surface, Lu Heng watched the enormous Flame Demon, unraveling many doubts, while new questions arose.

When Flame Demon Gross burst from the sea, Lu Heng immediately sensed the strong Abyssal Aura emanating from it.

This kind of Elemental Demon King, Flame Demon, wouldn't necessarily be affected by Abyssal pollution, but once polluted, it would emit a strong Abyssal Aura.

Now, the flames on Flame Demon Gross weren't pure fiery red, but tinged with a deep red color, a very noticeable Abyssal Aura.

Recognizing this trait resolved a previous doubt instantly.

The second Challenge Task in this recruitment was to find the Abyss Pollution Source.

For more than half a month, they had been searching for the Abyss Pollution Source in the Tidal Sea, but there was not a clue.

Now seeing the Abyssal Aura on Flame Demon Gross, the situation became clear.

The one polluted by the Abyss was actually the Gros Embers sealed beneath the Deep Freeze Sea Trench.

This also explained why Flame Demon Gross revived.

Normally, Flame Demon Gross had been reduced to ashes, and without external help, reviving would be very difficult.

Unless the Gros Embers were thrown into a volcano, baked in molten heat for decades, there would be a chance for Flame Demon Gross to revive.

Obviously, the Black Iron Dwarfs couldn't have done this.

The reason Flame Demon Gross could revive was that it acquired power from the Abyss.

It absorbed the Abyss' strength, gaining Recovery Energy.

Later, the Black Iron Dwarfs discovered something amiss, dug up its embers, and dumped them into the Deep Freeze Sea Trench.

This unknowingly severed the channel for Flame Demon Gross to acquire Abyss Energy.

Normally, without Abyss Energy, Flame Demon Gross wouldn't be able to revive.

Since it revived from the seabed, this indicates there is Abyss Energy under the Deep Freeze Sea Trench, continuously providing it with Recovery Energy.

In this light, the Black Iron Dwarfs chose an unfortunate place to bury the Gros Embers, placing it in a location with Abyss Energy.

Even so, the Gros Embers beneath the Deep Freeze Sea Trench absorbed ten years of Abyss Energy to gain the chance to revive.

Yet, even ten years wasn't quite enough, not sufficient to give it the energy to break the seal.

Thus, Onatu was bewitched to forcibly break the seal.

Not only was Onatu bewitched, but the Abyss also summoned Shadow Demons to help Flame Demon Gross break through the seal.

This series of events had only one purpose: to allow Flame Demon Gross to reappear in the Dragon Sleep World.

Now that Flame Demon Gross has emerged, once it lands and returns to the Molten Crown, the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom may face its most severe crisis in history, with even the possibility of annihilation.

To prevent this crisis, there's only one way, which is to ally with the Sea Demon Clan to stop Flame Demon Gross from reaching the shore.

But will the Sea Demon Clan agree?

Lu Heng wasn't confident, but he could only do his best.

Su Muyu sensed the strong energy waves emanating from Flame Demon Gross, took a deep breath, and said, "The energy level fluctuations are terrifying, beyond what I can detect, definitely over Level 52."

She had the [Energy Wave Sensing] Skill, which allowed her to roughly determine energy levels as long as the target's energy level fluctuation did not exceed Level 10.

However, the energy wave emitted by Flame Demon Gross was beyond her detection range.

One can imagine how fearsome this Flame Demon is.

"Keep a distance, try to contain Flame Demon Gross, but don't take risks. This thing is tough to deal with, if it's truly unmanageable, we can give up. We've completed the Main Quest, the priority is to ensure a safe return." Lu Heng made a swift decision.

Now is not the time to fight recklessly, the original recruitment to the Sea Demon World was to assist the Sea Demon Clan.

Recruiters are not obliged to risk their lives for the recruited world; prioritizing a safe return is never wrong.

Liu Haiyang, Jiang Shaoran, and other Ocean System Warriors began to create huge waves to strike Flame Demon Gross.

After all, Flame Demon Gross is a flame creature, and flames are naturally opposed to seawater.

When the surging waves crashed against Flame Demon Gross, they doused its surface flames, exposing the coal-like charred body.