God Level Farmer In Another World

Chapter 173: Volcanic Eruption and the Birth of the Shadow Flame

"If Changbai Mountain is home to one of the Seven Sins, how has White Mountain City managed to survive for so long?"

A bewildered administrator muttered in disbelief.

The power of the Seven Sins was terrifying. The small and fragile White Mountain City could never withstand the ravages of the Arrogant Chimera.

The city's continued survival had led the Administration Bureau to underestimate the threats lurking in Changbai Mountain.

The Arrogant Chimera, Blackbeard, exhaled a thick cloud of black smoke at four administrators.

The administrators scrambled to defend themselves.

Protective shields and barriers sprang into existence, but they were as feeble as ants trying to stop a raging tide.

In mere moments, agonized screams filled the air.

The four administrators were horrifically burned, their bodies covered in wounds, with no patch of healthy skin remaining.

Blackbeard had held back, deliberately restraining its power. If it had unleashed its full strength, the four would have been reduced to white ash amidst Changbai Mountain's desolation.

"Hmph! Weak ants! How dare you challenge the unbeatable me?"

Blackbeard scoffed, its voice dripping with disdain.

It wasn't bound by any limitations; it simply deemed killing such insignificant beings beneath its dignity.

The white steam rising from Changbai Mountain's volcanic crater had turned into thick black smoke, and a scorched stench pervaded the sky.

Blackbeard turned its attention to the devices and extraordinary items near the crater, recognizing them as the culprits responsible for destroying its homeland.

In its fury, Blackbeard spewed a scarlet flame at the still-operating formation.

One of the charred, bald administrators cried out in pain, "No!"

The formation was still active and would trigger the volcano's eruption in about ten minutes.

But now, infused with Blackbeard's fiery essence, the formation spun out of control, and the eruption became imminent!

The bald administrator bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood.

He activated a secret technique, momentarily restoring some of his spiritual energy.

This life-saving ability came at a steep cost—three tiers of spiritual energy lost permanently.

There was no choice. If they didn't flee now, they would surely be consumed by the lava.

Supporting his wounded teammates, the administrator cast a desperate glance back at Blackbeard.

Surprisingly, the Arrogant Chimera showed no intent to kill them.

Though the reason was unclear, it didn't matter. Escape was the only priority!

Surviving an encounter with one of the Seven Sins would certainly become a tale to boast about later.

Suddenly, the ground began to quake!

The bald administrator staggered, nearly collapsing with his teammates.

The earth cracked open.

'Gu… gu… guwaa.'

A strange croaking sound echoed from the fissures, each note rumbling like thunder.

A colossal figure leaped out of the ground.

It was a massive, seven-meter-tall toad.

Its body was covered in venomous sacs, and it was missing half its torso, with only two forelimbs remaining.

The bald administrator's eyes widened in horror.

"The Venom King!"

This A-rank monster had been listed in the Administration Bureau's records. The Venom King had vanished a decade ago, and now it appeared here, in this grotesque state!

Moments later, a bone-shaking tiger's roar echoed through the forest, followed by a sudden gust of wind.

A shadow raced from the depths of the dense forest to the vicinity of the heavenly pool.

It was a ten-meter-long striped tiger, radiating a chilling murderous aura.

The tiger had a human face—an old man's face.

The sight was bizarre and repulsive.

Upon closer inspection, the elderly face was toothless, its gums bare and unsettling.

"Old Mountain Lord!"

The bald administrator's heart nearly stopped. Two A-rank monsters in one place?

On the other side of Changbai Mountain's volcanic crater, another slender figure leaped into view.

The figure shot up a hundred meters into the air, reaching the clouds before landing before Blackbeard.

It was a golden-furred monkey, roughly the height of a person, with two deep scars running beneath its ribs.

"The Mountain-Moving Ape? Three A-rank monsters?

"What kind of nightmare is this?

"Why has White Mountain City lasted so long?

"Do these A-rank monsters not need food?

"Do they not eat humans?

"And why do they all look so wretched?"

The bald administrator dared not move.

If they survived this ordeal, it would feel like slapping death in the face, taking a ferry ride through the underworld, and having King Yama personally send them back to the living world.

The Old Mountain Lord trembled as it gazed at the fiery eruption from Changbai Mountain's crater.

Its aged, toothless mouth quivered as it spoke in a shaky voice:

"Respected, invincible, elegant, and mighty Lord Blackbeard…"

"We honored our agreement: as long as no A-rank human entity appeared, we never waged war on humanity."

The Mountain-Moving Ape opened its mouth, its voice sharp and shrill like a wailing cry:

"Unrivaled, majestic, and mighty Blackbeard,

Over the years, we've nearly consumed all the B-rank creatures of Changbai Mountain.

Yet we have abided by the pact and refrained from attacking humans.

But now we face a life-or-death crisis. May we leave this place?"

The Venom King croaked loudly:

"Gu-gu, guwa!"

The three A-rank creatures pleaded to flee.

The lava itself, though deadly, was something the three A-rank creatures could resist.

However, the true terror within Changbai Mountain's volcanic core wasn't the magma, but the shadow flame sealed for millions of years beneath it.

The shadow flame was a secret unknown to humanity.

Only the A-rank creatures residing in Changbai Mountain could sense its existence.

When monsters invaded, many ancient artifacts, revered by humans, suddenly gained spiritual energy, transforming into extraordinary items.

Antiques, idols—anything imbued with latent spiritual resonance became awakened.

Changbai Mountain, with its million-year history and status as a sacred mountain revered by Base Country 3 and its neighboring countries, was no exception.

The mountain's spiritual energy was converted into a terrifying force after the monster invasion.

Thus, the shadow flame was born.

The shadow flame possessed the power to burn all things, but it was profoundly yin and wicked. Only the purely yang and robust volcanic magma could suppress it.

Unfortunately, ordinary magma was still mundane fire. The seal suppressing the shadow flame would inevitably fail, and its release was only a matter of time.

The recent increase in volcanic activity in Changbai Mountain stemmed from this very reason.

Now, with the volcano erupting, the seal on the shadow flame was broken. The extraordinary fire, surpassing the heat of magma, was finally unleashed!

Blackbeard's haughty eyes gleamed with disdain:

"Pathetic ants. Hmph! Leave!"

The three A-rank creatures, as if pardoned from death, scrambled down the mountain with all their might.

None of them paid any attention to the four administrators.

The administrators exchanged glances, then mustered every ounce of strength to flee down the mountain.

If they delayed, it would be too late.

Yet they were filled with doubts. Whose side was this Arrogant Chimera, Blackbeard, on?

Why had it spared them and helped humanity?

But such questions were secondary. Survival came first.

Thick smoke from the volcano now shrouded the heavenly pool above, blocking the moon and stars as if a storm cloud had descended.

Dust storms swept through Changbai Mountain's forests.

The ground shook violently, and countless monsters, their faces etched with fear, scrambled to escape the mountain.

Fortunately, the administrators managed to reach their security vehicle before the monster tide overtook them.

Activating the defense system, they collectively sighed in relief.

No matter their injuries or disfigurements, survival was all that mattered.

One administrator's eyes widened in terror:

"No… something's wrong! What is that?!"

The others turned their gaze to the volcanic crater atop Changbai Mountain.

A massive column of fire erupted, shooting 20 kilometers into the air, continuing to surge higher and piercing through the clouds!

The sight of the fire column alone was mind-blowing, but something even stranger was happening.

The tail end of the fire column gradually turned white, radiating a blinding brilliance.

Even from a distance, they could feel the terrifying heat of the white flames.

White flames?

Such a phenomenon had never been recorded.

It seemed as though the magma was being pushed upward by the white flames.

Or rather, the magma was suppressing the milky-white flames, and the detonation caused by the Bureau had inadvertently freed the flames from their bindings.

"Quick! Drive! Now!"

One administrator shouted in panic.

If those flames descended, all of Changbai Mountain would be annihilated!

The bald administrator, dizzy and overwhelmed, bit his tongue again to regain his focus.

Gripping the controls, he drove the vehicle into the mass of fleeing monsters.

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