Chapter 227 - 219: Earth’s Core Fire Stone (1/3)
Zhou Heng, along with another person and a donkey, were descending along the cave wall, resisting strong currents of air and scorching temperatures that seemed capable of steaming a person dry.
Fortunately, two of them had reached the Mountains and Rivers Realm in their cultivation, and although the other’s cultivation level was temporarily a bit lower, when it came to physical strength, he was second to none. With Zhou Heng’s body now as formidable as a Mountains and Rivers Realm magic artifact, perhaps only a Nascent Soul Realm expert could pose any challenge to him.
Humans have never been known for their outstanding physiques. Instead, they developed numerous martial arts techniques utilizing spiritual power, some of which are designed to protect the user, achieving a similar effect. However, executing these techniques inevitably consumes spiritual power and cannot match the advantage of innate physical strength.
Therefore, humans always find themselves at a disadvantage when fighting against demon beasts of the same tier.
Zhou Heng glanced at the Black Donkey and couldn’t help but burst into laughter. The wretched donkey, lacking fingers to grip, could only embed its hooves into the hard stone with immense difficulty, leaving behind a trail of hoof prints as it moved arduously step by step.
"You wretched donkey, would this count as ’this donkey was here’?" he teased.
"Stinkin’ kid, come over here, Donkey Master will reward you with a hoof!" the Black Donkey retorted, nonchalantly curling its lips.
The water can only get so hot, but the deeper one goes here, the higher the temperature rises. Moreover, with scalding steam filling the air and thinning the oxygen, even for martial artists, this was a substantial challenge, and the experience was anything but pleasant.
Anyone who made it this far had to be at least of the Initial Separation Realm, which significantly reduced the number of people present. But even those in the Initial Separation Realm didn’t dare venture too deep. Some people, overconfident in their abilities, attempted to force their way through, only to find themselves using all their spiritual power to withstand the heat and losing their grip on the cave walls, getting forcefully swept back into the lake by the rising currents.
Fortunately, they wouldn’t die!