The Slime Giant snatched up its fist and smashed it downwards. Li Tian quickly dodged, and the fist shattered the ground. Then, the giant hand turned into a puddle of slime and surged towards Li Tian. Li Tian released fire magic to block the slime's spread. At this moment, the giant extended an arm from its abdomen and attacked Li Tian. Li Tian transformed a tail with huge thorns and stabbed it towards the arm. The sharp thorns pierced through the arm but were firmly stuck. The Slime took the opportunity to drag Li Tian up and smash him against the wall.
Li Tian grinned menacingly and then roared, "Thunderbolt!" A massive magic circle appeared above the giant Slime's head, followed by countless lightning bolts, carrying destructive force, wildly striking the giant's body.
After the Slime's body began to shatter again, a huge red magic circle reappeared. "Inferno Flame Strike!" A furious pillar of fire shot up, as if to devour every piece of jelly. Previously, the Slime had separated a large part of its body to resist this attack, and now most of its body was incinerated.
The Slime's eyes narrowed, and it spat out a highly corrosive strong acid. While Li Tian summoned a magic barrier to block it, a large number of small Slimes suddenly attacked Li Tian, quickly almost completely covering his body.
"Trying to devour me? That's truly going against the heavens!" Li Tian seized the opportunity to grab a small Slime and instantly slurped it down. Afterward, Li Tian was completely enveloped.
After a while, the Slimes continuously merged, finally forming one large Slime again. Strangely, many pairs of eyeballs inside this large Slime were competing for space. After a long time, a pair of bright, piercing eyes moved frantically within its body, as if struggling desperately.
After some time, the eyes gradually disappeared, and the large Slime's body shook violently, then gradually shrunk and transformed into a human. "Hmph! Overestimating yourself," Li Tian scoffed, then extended his right hand, watching the green slime secreted from it. It dripped onto the ground, instantly corroding a hole. Li Tian smiled slightly, "This slime is really interesting. Not only is it extremely corrosive, but it can also reduce impact, and it's resistant to both cold and heat."
After an unknown period, Li Tian arrived at the depths of the labyrinth, where hot magma was everywhere. Li Tian used the slime and self-generated steam to resist the heat as he walked along the shore. Soon, he squatted beside the magma, looking towards the center, thinking to himself: There haven't been many new monsters along the way; I wonder if there's any living creature in this magma. Thinking this, he extended his hand, which was covered in the protective slime, into the magma. After only a moment, his entire hand melted. Li Tian retracted his arm, and in a short while, his hand grew back.
Li Tian sighed, just about to get up and leave, when a monster suddenly sprang out of the magma behind him. Li Tian, quick-eyed and quick-handed, leaned back and used his sharp claws to directly gash the monster's belly, splattering blood all over his face. The monster missed its target and fell straight into the magma. Li Tian licked the blood from his hand, excitedly saying, "So there's food in this magma after all."
At this moment, the injured monster angrily emerged. It was entirely crimson, with a seahorse-like head, two long ears, a slender neck, and green glowing eyes. Its abdomen was still in severe pain, and the monster was furious. Just as its cylindrical mouth was about to condense flames, Li Tian's suddenly elongated arm fiercely grabbed its neck. He grinned menacingly and pulled hard, forcefully dragging the massive monster out of the magma and slamming it onto the ground. Li Tian observed its oval body, two pairs of large fins, and a long tail, its shape resembling the Loch Ness Monster.
Li Tian's eyes hardened, and he directly twisted the monster's neck, then opened his large mouth and began to gnaw. "The taste isn't bad," Li Tian murmured as he chewed. Suddenly, a humanoid monster, entirely covered in lava, appeared behind him at some unknown time. It had a pair of hollow, transparent eyes. It grabbed Li Tian and jumped into the magma. Li Tian's eyes widened in surprise, exclaiming, "I didn't even sense its presence!" With a splash, both instantly disappeared into the magma. The magma immediately churned, and finally, an arm covered in crimson scales emerged, followed by Li Tian's head. He exclaimed, "Good thing I gained resistance, otherwise it would have been truly dangerous." Then, he raised his arm, revealing a head before his eyes.
"This guy can hide his aura so well, how interesting." After devouring the head, Li Tian looked around at the magma and said, "It seems I should look for new ingredients beneath the magma." So he directly dove down.
A few days later, Li Tian lay on a large reef in the center of the magma, gazing blankly at the rock layer above. "It shouldn't be long before I can get out." No sooner had he spoken than the entire magma region suddenly began to shake and churn, as if the seawater was boiling.
Li Tian felt a large creature rapidly ascending from below. "It's here!" Li Tian shouted, quickly growing wings and flying upward. The next second, a gaping maw surged up, swallowing the entire reef where Li Tian had just been, then returning to the magma. Li Tian hovered in the air, quietly watching below. At this point, the magma began to churn with waves again, and then a colossal creature shot skyward.
Li Tian looked closely and saw it was a giant python. Its entire body was covered in shimmering crimson scales, and its length, just the part exposed above the magma, was half the height of this area, estimated to be several hundred meters long in total. The giant python's sharp eyes were fixed on Li Tian, its forked tongue flicking, exuding an imposing and majestic aura.
It turned out that Li Tian's frantic hunting these past few days had threatened the master of this area: the Paros Flame Python, an S+ class monster comparable to a Demon King!
Li Tian was not afraid; instead, he smiled and said, "Have I poked a snake's nest recently?" At this, the giant python roared at Li Tian, shaking the entire area. "It seems I'll be having a big meal today," Li Tian licked his lips, his gaze burning as he stared at the Paros Flame Python.