Copperfield stopped in front of the two passages and frowned slightly.

After pondering for a moment, Copperfield walked towards the cave on his right. Even if Nameless could move alone, he would not be able to understand what Copperfield needed. If he accidentally alerted the magical beasts in the shadows, the losses incurred would outweigh his gain by using the knight.

This passage was rather winding. Although the interior space was very large, the walls of the cave were covered with huge scratches, as if they were dug out by some huge magical beast.

As he continued deeper into the cave, Copperfield could feel the temperature of his surroundings getting higher and higher.

Copperfield warily stopped in his tracks. Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he looked towards the entrance of the cave that was right in front of him.

He gently stretched his four limbs and slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. Soul power began to flow within his body. After making preparations, Copperfield continued to walk forward.

Copperfield did his best to slow down his footsteps. His gaze stealthily swept towards the interior of this spacious mountain.

After carefully sweeping his gaze over it, Copperfield heaved a sigh of relief. He did not discover any traces of magical beasts within this mountain cave. After observing for a moment, he lifted his feet and walked towards the depths of the mountain cave.

Upon arriving within the mountain cave, Copperfield's sweeping gaze finally stopped at the deepest part of the mountain cave. A fiery-red diamond-shaped crystal was placed quietly on a protruding stone platform.

Copperfield raised his eyebrows and was surprised to find that the high temperature in the cave seemed to come from this red crystal in front of him.

The information recorded in ancient books he had read flashed through Copperfield's mind. Copperfield immediately felt incredulous.

The red crystal in front of him seemed to be a fire-type crystal that had been purified after the activity inside the active volcano had dissipated. It was called the Flame Crystal.

If a fire-type tier 3 magical beast were to discover this crystal and devour it, it would be able to directly reach tier 4 power. Moreover, the fire-type soul power it controlled would be even purer, further increasing it power.

Similarly, it would also be of great use to a user of a fire-type soul. When soul masters of different types absorb soul powers within soul crystals, if their powers were of the same type as the crystal's, they would be able to obtain more benefits from the soul crystal.

As for Copperfield, he didn't know what type of power Elegy wielded exactly. It seemed to have the power to pacify the soul. After signing the contract, it revealed an aura that came from hell. It seemed like it didn't have any particular type of power.

More importantly, after Copperfield carried the Flame Crystal, he could freely travel through the magma. Other than being able to swim in the magma, he could also use the magma to block all fire-type attacks. Naturally, this also included the fire-type poison.

Now that the Flame Crystal was right in front of him, why would he need the fire clover grass?

Copperfield raised his hand and was about to grab the crystal when his palm suddenly stopped in midair.

It wasn't that Copperfield had sensed any danger.

It was just that in this cave, almost all the heat had come from the crystal in front of him. The temperature of the crystal itself was extremely high.

This made Copperfield feel a little awkward. Should he store it in his soul ring?

The Flame Crystal's effect of isolating ordinary fire-type poison was equivalent to having no effect.

As for wearing it on his body...

"Buzz"

Suddenly, Elegy, which had been silent for a long time, let out a buzz.

Seeing this, Copperfield summoned Elegy. Under Copperfield's soul power's guidance, Elegy slowly flew towards the Flame Crystal in front of him.

Elegy did not absorb the energy contained within the crystal. Instead, under Copperfield's soul power, it continuously pressed down on the crystal.

The Flame Crystal continued to shrink under Elegy's compression. In the end, only a diamond-shaped crystal the size of a fingernail was left. It was embedded into Elegy's body.

Immediately, the scorching temperature of the crystal disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, in the depths of the tunnel on the other side of the cave, a pair of huge golden eyes slowly opened.

"Roar!"

A loud roar filled with anger sounded in the cave. The cave even started to shake under the deafening roar. Countless pieces of gravel were falling from the top of the cave.

Copperfield's expression changed. He did not have time to check the change in Elegy. He grabbed Elegy that was suspended in the air and rushed out of the cave.

When he reached the intersection of the two passages, a roar came close to his ear again. Copperfield did not have time to look.

His footsteps changed. Copperfield leaned against the other side of the cave and continued to run. If he were to be blocked by that unknown magical beast in the cave, he would have died.

Although he had not seen the true appearance of the magical beast, Copperfield had already felt the powerful energy fluctuations from the magical beast's body and a burning sensation that was even hotter than the Flame Crystal when he passed by the intersection, there were also waves of tremors that came from the ground when the magical beast passed through. Its size definitely was not too small. All sorts of factors were indicative of the power of this magical beast.

"Roar!"

The enormous strength of the magical beast behind him slammed into the wall of the cave, actually causing the interior of the cave to shake. A few large pieces of gravel fell down and smashed at Copperfield's feet.

Copperfield was constantly paying attention to the changes on his side. He tossed and turned between the falling pieces of gravel, not slowing down at all. He looked at the glimmer of light in front of him as he ran.

The huge sharp claws dug into the ground of the cave. The sharp nails left huge claw marks on the interior of the cave. The sound of gravel being smashed and shattered constantly rang out behind Copperfield.

With the light emitted by the crystal embedded in the cave wall, Copperfield saw a huge shadow closely following behind him. It was an extremely oppressive shadow. Copperfield's palm was about to hit his back.

Copperfield touched Soul Slayer on his back and instantly it went into his soul ring. The huge two-handed sword had disappeared, and Copperfield immediately felt lighter.

The tips of his toes kicked against the stone wall on the side, and his slightly arched body shot out of the cave like an arrow released from a bow.

Seeing that the thief who had stolen the treasure he had been guarding was about to escape the cave, the mysterious magical beast once again let out an angry roar and hammered the wall with its tail.

The huge tremors almost made Copperfield lose his balance, and the magical beast behind him quickly closed the distance between them.

After sprinting a little further, Copperfield suddenly lowered his head, and a huge piece of gravel shot past Copperfield's head, crashing into the wall of the cave with a bang.

Copperfield, who had dodged this furious attack, was finally about to run out of the cave. The entrance of the cave that was glowing with white light was right in front of his eyes!

His eyes narrowed slightly, adapting to the somewhat blinding light. Copperfield did not hesitate at all.

The sound of a harmonica could be heard the moment he stopped.

Black smoke lingered. Nameless appeared with a battle shield on his back and a long battle axe in his hand.

Copperfield could see the huge black shadow coming out of the cave for the first time.