Chapter 992 Treasure Hunting

After walking a few meters inside the mahogany brown cave, Rocky saw the narrow stone road spiraling downward in twists and turns. From all the way up here, he couldn't see how deep down the road went or where it ended.

Amidst the clouds of steam that rose up from the depths, Rocky walked down along the narrow stone road with Robin. The deeper he ventured into the cave, the hotter it became. Soon, he was drenched with sweat, despite being protected by his spiritual power and having Robin around to cool him down.

It was so hot that he could barely breathe. He frustratedly wiped the sweat off his head. It was obvious that he had underestimated the high temperature in this Fire Wave Mountain. However, since he was already here, he didn't want to go back empty-handed.

Mustering all of his strength, he continued down the road. He felt so hot and uncomfortable that he couldn't even keep proper track of time. He could have been walking for five minutes or for five hours, he did not know. When he finally reached the end of the stone road, he found himself standing on a stretch of flat stone. There were many small holes on the ground. From time to time, magma spurted out of these holes and splashed on the ground, causing steam to rise up.

Across this dangerous stretch of stone lay his destination: a magma lake in the center of the Fire Wave Mountain.

"Let's go." Rocky nodded at Robin. Both of them instantly turned into shadows and dashed toward the other side as soon as they could. However, as if the mountain had sensed their presence, magma began to spurt continuously out of the holes, splashing in all directions.

Robin immediately let out a howl of warning and, at the same time, sent a gigantic claw made of ice to protect Rocky from being burnt by the magma. It then spewed out a stream of cold air to counteract the splashing magma. They sped up their pace and successfully passed through the dangerous stretch of stone, finally arriving at the magma lake.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to stay here for three days." Rocky felt heat rolling off him the moment he got close to the magma. Even the air here was distorted by the heat waves.

However, he had no other choice. In order to refine the spiritual crystal, he would have to endure this torturous environment.

Without any delay, he took out the spiritual crystal, threw it into the air, and sent it flying above the lake with his spiritual power. Then, he gradually withdrew his spiritual power, letting the crystal descend bit by bit unti

way for three days." Woods shook his head with a frown.

"Three days? I hope he's doing okay," Lucilla said, worried that something would happen to Rocky while he was away.

"Come on. He's more cunning than a fox. Even if something happens to him, he will get away before anyone else!" Queenie said indifferently. However, she couldn't help but glance at the gate from time to time.

"Your Royal Highness, I suppose we'd better set out as soon as possible. As far as I know, the other princes set out a couple of hours ago. Maybe that Mr. Rookie will catch up later," an old man in a yellow robe said. He was the other master at the Divine Stage.

"Elder Brook, I think Mr. Rookie will be here soon. Let's wait a little longer," Lucas cut in before Woods said anything.

This master of the Divine Stage was an elder from another big clan which supported Woods. Although the strength of their clan was modest, this old man was by no means ordinary. Otherwise, he would not have become a master of the Divine Stage, and Woods would not have asked him to come. Because of his power, he was arrogant in every aspect and seldom took anyone seriously.

In fact, there was another elder in the Cao Clan whose strength was not inferior to that of Lucas and this elder. But it had been a long time since he had made a public appearance, so Woods had ended up choosing this elder instead.

Among all the treasure hunting teams led by the princes, Geoffrey's team was the most powerful one, while Woods' team was the second strongest. With the help of these two unrivaled masters at the Divine Stage and eight masters at the Supernal Stage, Woods hoped that he could get what he wanted.