Age of Adepts

The Crystals of Molten Fire.

Grim's eyes shone, and in surprise, he found the Crystals of Molten Fire inside the pile of treasures that the old fire spirit had taken out.

It was also a rare 4th rank fire material.

If there was no Fire God Pearl, I'm afraid that Grim's first choice for the augmentation that he most wanted to set on the Fire Coral Sorcerer's Staff would be the Crystals of Molten Fire. But now... with something better, Grim would naturally not go back.

Watching Grim play with the molten fire crystal with a thoughtful look, the old fire spirit couldn't help but recommend, "Your Excellency is indeed a good eye. This Molten Fire Crystal, which I found from the depths of the Sea of Ashes, is able to increase flame damage by 12% and comes with a molten fire shield with a defensive strength of 900 degrees. It's also considered a cost effective 4th stage flame material..."

But in the next moment, the old fire spirit's introduction came to an abrupt halt, staring dumbly at the strange witch staff that Grim took out from his personal space. The entire staff seemed to be made of dark red strange fire coral, with four spiral arms of fire coral twisted together at the head of the staff, and a strange jewel burning with golden flame in the middle.

The moment this sorcerer's staff was taken out, the entire world was somewhat transformed and the wind rose.

The dark red, low-hanging clouds of fire over the cliff, pulled by a strange force, began to swirl with the witch staff at its center, and the lower end of the vortex's funnel continued to probe downward, making a great show of wanting to merge with the Fire God Pearl.

Even the old fire spirit sitting opposite Grim suddenly turned solemn, feeling the flame energy in his body stirring, quite like breaking out into the embrace of the Fire God Bead.

A 5th-rank artifact was a 5th-rank artifact after all, and even if Grim did his best to conceal it, its elegance and uncommonness was still eye-catching!

Grim's witching staff in his hand stood still, and a wave of majestic and abundant flame swept out, breaking up the strange scene in an instant. The clouds of fire surging in the sky roared indignantly, and the terrifying sound waves reached hundreds of miles away, making the whole heaven and earth tremble with fear.

It was only after Grim withdrew his wand that such visions of heaven and earth slowly subsided. However, the terrifying roar that was imbued with the will of the world was deeply imprinted in the old fire spirit's soul consciousness.

The old fire spirit sighed long and quietly.

"I never thought you would have such a level of treasure on you... It seems that I'm the one who's making a bit of an offering today! I can't accept your hospitality in vain. Let's pay for it with this crystal of molten fire! My name is Thane, and I live in the Blazing Fire Domain not far away, if your Excellency is interested, you are welcome to go there as a guest!"

"I'll definitely pay a visit sometime. I have to continue my journey this time, so I won't stop here too much!" Grim politely declined.

Old Fire Spirit Cain nodded silently, put away the other treasures, tossed the Crystals of Molten Fire to Grim, turned around and disappeared into a puff of scattered flames on the spot.

Grim squeezed the Crystal of Molten Fire in his hand, feeling the pure and surging power of the flames within, and couldn't help but nod in silence. This was something he couldn't use anymore, but taking it back and making it into a 4th-grade magic puppet would be useful.

Although Grim had a powerful shadow demon as a bodyguard and was no longer too fond of other magic puppets, it was still a good choice to have a few more magic puppets to throw around 4th-grade flame sorcery in a battle.

That old fire spirit just now was an authentic old 4th stage flame creature, but it never noticed the shadow devil hiding in the back of Grim's back the entire time. Therefore, this was the most fundamental reason why Grim dared to 'go it alone' and venture into the fire elemental plane alone.

If those unsighted guys dared to come and trouble him, Grim who had already repaired his soul wounds, possessed the Fire God Pearl, and secretly reeled in the Shadow Demon would definitely make them regret their choice.

It was because of this kind of strength that Grim dared to reveal his treasure in front of the old fire spirit. Once the other party's greed dared to strike, Grim would be able to take advantage of the situation to collect a high quality Flame Crystals!

The Fire Elemental Plane was more than ten times larger than the Sorcerer's World, and there were countless flame creatures that flourished in it. High-level creatures that were rare in the Material Plane could be found everywhere.

Everywhere they went, there were as many 2nd and 3rd stage flame creatures wandering around aimlessly as if they were hairs.

If Grim was interested in hunting here, he would definitely return with a rich harvest.

Moreover, in other planes, where would a higher creature like this wander out alone, and be the leader level of a small to medium-sized power at every turn. Trying to take a shot at such a fellow would undoubtedly be as annoying as poking a hornet's nest.

But in the fire elemental plane, there were plenty of guys who already possessed 2nd or 3rd stage strength, but were still obscure and chaotic, and hadn't given birth to a spiritual intelligence that matched their strength.

For these guys without a 'mind', even the local intelligent races would not treat them as their own kind, but only as a walking flame material or resource. When needed, they would organize manpower to round them up, and when not needed, they would just let them come and go freely in their territory like 'wild monsters'.

These 2nd and 3rd tier 'materials' were no longer needed by Grim, but those followers under him still had use for them. In particular, the 3rd rank Flame Crystals were definitely a great supplement for Meryl who had the Red Dragon bloodline. Therefore, every now and then, Grim would also prey on the Tier 3 'wild monsters' he encountered along the way, gathering up one superior quality Flame Crystals after another.

When Grim had just entered the Fire Elemental Plane, he had also tried to contact that old friend, the Flame Tiger Sindar. But from the vague reaction to the sorcery connection, it seemed that the other party was clearly too far, too far away, and was beyond the range of flame sorcery's reaction.

Even with the chip's assistance, it was only able to get a vague general direction, but was unable to communicate directly with the other party. Thus, Grim could only give up on his plan to visit his old friend and focus on rushing to a certain predetermined location.

....................

The Sea of Ashes.

It had to be said that the Sea of Ashes was also a complete forbidden place and Jedi in the Fire Elemental Plane where strong people gathered.

Just like the Material Plane isolated the oceans and seas of each continent, the Sea of Ashes was a barrier that isolated one flame continent from the other. It made it difficult for them to communicate and exchange with each other, thus giving birth to various unique flame civilizations.

Although what burned in the Sea of Ashes was also a flame, the energy level was much higher than that of ordinary flames. Ordinary flame creatures would melt away their flame cores if they stayed inside for a long time, thus losing their independent consciousness.

Only those high level flame creatures could avoid becoming fuel for the Sea of Ashes by virtue of the protection of the Flame Law. Other flame creatures, on the other hand, stayed away from it and didn't dare to approach the Sea of Ashes in the slightest.

Many flame lords or kings would even build their palaces inside a certain sea of ashes, so as to isolate themselves from the outside world and to highlight their affinity with the sea of ashes.

And this Flame King that Grim was about to visit was such a strange fellow.

The continuous flame teleportation and tireless travels were somewhat exhausting even with Grim's physique.

Finally, in the third month of entering the Fire Elemental Plane, Grim arrived at the edge of that Sea of Ashes, which was the entrance to that Flame King Gromth's chambers.

As soon as Grim set foot on a strange flame altar at the edge of the Sea of Ashes, five flaming guards covered in blue and white flames surfaced and blocked his way.

"Stop! Wizard from the Otherworld, you have trespassed into the territory of the great Flame King Gromus. If you refuse to withdraw, we will attack you on our own accord! Please leave..."

These Flame Guards were obviously only 3rd stage strength, but they were not afraid of Grim's spiritual pressure in the slightest, and instead spoke threateningly with the appearance of a big fight.

And when the five Flame Guards surrounded Grim, a few hidden locations nearby not far away were vibrating with emptiness, flames flipped, and a legion of murderous flames emerged, distantly betraying the bursting breath of the Coagulation One.

If it had been a 2nd or 3rd rank Grim, at this moment, it would have been a blue face and a panicked retreat. But now that Grim had advanced to the 4th rank, such a 'small scene' could no longer deter him.

"Little one, don't be so impulsive! I only came here this time at the invitation of your King, I think it would be best if you communicate with the top before deciding whether or not to do it!"

"At His Excellency's invitation?" A few of the Flame Guards looked at me, and I looked at you, all of them were a bit indecisive. But one of the Flame Guards was obviously especially fierce in temper and roared loudly, "Inviting a human sorcerer, that's impossible! Our lord especially hates you humans, so how could he take the initiative to invite you, a small 4th rank... He must be lying, let's make a move to take him down!"

At its instigation, the rest of the Flame Guards were similarly stupid, somewhat unable to hold back their actions.

Grim's face instantly darkened.

At best, Grimms was just a 5th rank Flame Monarch, and although his rank was one rank higher than his own, he didn't have any relationship of command or jurisdiction. He only came here because he was interested in his 'proposal', but he did not come here to make a 'pilgrimage'.

Therefore, the attitude of the group of Flame Guards in front of him undoubtedly made Grim furious as well.

With the protection of the Shadow Demon and the Fire God Pearl, Grim had absolute confidence in escaping back to his witch tower from this Fire Elemental Plane. Thus, he also couldn't hold back his furious heart, his heart was on fire, and the heart of rule in his body began to fidget.

"Stop!"

Right at this moment, a thick and deep thunderous voice suddenly rang out.

In the direction of the Sea of Ashes in the distance, flames swirled and the sea of fire split, and a behemoth-like molten fire giant stepped out of it with earth-shaking steps.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, His Excellency Grim. On behalf of the great King Gromth, I welcome you!"