Leaving the army behind for the time being, Luo Yin and Lilith took off and flew towards the center of the magma sea.
The magma sea covering an area of nearly 10,000 square kilometers is quite huge. Although they did not deliberately increase their flight speed, it was not until half an hour later that Luo Yin and Lilith were close to the center of the sea.
When flying along the road, Luo Yin noticed that there were some scattered islands in the magma sea. They were black islands formed by the cooling of the lava exposed above the sea surface. They could be fixed in the constantly surging magma sea. The base of these islands It is very strong, so the demons from hell have left casting workshops on these islands. Luo Yin can see the casting tools like workshops above. These are the places where the demons use high-temperature lava to forge weapons.
In addition to being able to see these islands, Luo Yin also saw some scattered souls flying in the magma sea. Needless to say, these souls are the souls of demons who died in battle. The high temperature and dark power contained in the magma sea have always been They are all nourishing these souls and causing them to slowly recover. At the beginning, the number of such souls was very small at the edge, but the closer you get to the center of the magma sea, the more souls there are.
"We're here!" Lilith suddenly said.
Luo Yin followed her directions and looked ahead. He saw a huge black island appearing in the orange and translucent magma sea. The island looked as big as a city. On the edge of the island, boiling The magma kept surging, bubbles bubbled and then exploded, igniting red flames in the air, making the entire island look like it was surrounded by flames.
After landing on the island, Luo Yin was surprised to find that there were a large number of devil eggs scattered on the island's hot ground filled with high temperature and heat. These devil eggs were densely distributed on the flatlands, ravines and hills. They were all large and small, and seeing them made Luo Yin almost suffer from trypophobia.
The shapes of devil eggs are often different. Shadow patterns formed by some dark forces are printed on the devil eggs. Each pattern looks different. Some devil eggs are in a completely silent state, dark and dark. The ground is like a rock, but some of it is pulsating. There is even a little fiery red light inside the egg shell. Whenever it lights up, you can see the creatures squirming inside the egg shell.
"This is... a hatchery!?" Luo Yin said in shock. This familiar scene brought back his memories.
"Yes, it's a hatchery!" Lilith nodded: "Although the demons in this world have been out of the abyss for a long time, they still maintain the habit of demon reproduction! After the female demons give birth to demon eggs, they will send the eggs to Come up to this island.”
While listening to Lilith's explanation, Luo Yin looked at a soul wandering above the island. After hovering for a long time, this demon soul suddenly fell down and found a demon egg that was beating very fast and was about to hatch. , and then dived in.
After a while, the demon egg burst open, and a strange-shaped little demon came out of it.
However, before the little devil could celebrate his new life, Lilith suddenly flicked her fingers, and a drop of blood-red blood bomb flew out, hitting the little devil and instantly blowing it into pieces.
Luo Yin understood and asked Lilith: "Are these demon eggs actually used to provide bodies for the resurrection of demons who died in battle?"
"Most of them are!" Lilith nodded: "Unlike angels who can use light elements to form their bodies, most demons are still accustomed to flesh and blood... After all, this is not an abyss world, without the shining of the purple moon and the dark power of the hell furnace. Although it is full, it cannot help them condense their bodies, so the souls that have been nourished and recovered here will choose to seize the souls in the demon eggs to obtain new flesh and blood bodies for themselves."
"In other words, it is actually very difficult for a demon newborn to be born naturally in the Fiery Hell?" Luo Yin asked.
"Very few!" Lilith said: "Demons who borrow their bodies to resurrect their souls grow up very quickly because they retain their original memories. However, it is often difficult for naturally born little devils to grow up because the eternal war requires a lot of combat power. For this reason, demons also tend to maintain the number of armies in this way. Over time, no one pays attention to these naturally born little demons anymore."
"If this continues, it will be very disadvantageous for the devil, right?" Luo Yin frowned and said: "The strength of the devil lies in its continuous adaptation and evolution. This method of seizing the body should be difficult for the body to Produce beneficial mutation evolution..."
"Yes, so for thousands of years, the way demons in this world fight has not made much progress!" Lilith sighed: "They have lost the possibility of evolution. From my point of view, who has the power to reproduce, It’s a very sad thing, so I want to create a new species..."
Luo Yin glanced at Lilith. From these words, Luo Yin could tell that the survival and evolution of species should be in her authority to reproduce. Lilith has actually been trying various possibilities. She She didn't completely place her hopes on the Nephalem, but she was actually paying attention to the demon itself.
So strictly speaking, Lilith's thinking does not have any tendency, which also explains why she is now an enemy of the devil even though she is a devil.
The situation on this island's hatchery reminded Luo Yin of the Seven Demon Kings. After escaping from the Dark Soul Stone, they should have regained their strength here. They were probably selected from thousands of demon eggs. One or several demon newborns with powerful potential were used as objects to seize their bodies, and thus they had a new body. However, this new body could not be used directly and needed to wait for time to grow. Therefore, after Luo Yin arrived, they As well as the early stage of Luo Yin's attack on the High-Level Heaven, he didn't show up much. At that time, he was probably waiting to regain his original strength.
"What should I do with this hatchery? Destroy it?" Luo Yin asked: "This should be the location of the Shadow Crystal down here, right?"
"To be precise, part of this island is the Shadow Crystal!" Lilith said: "The Shadow Crystal is also very huge. Here is a small part of it exposed above the magma sea. As long as the island's crust is broken, you can see the crystal. .”
"I'll do it!" Luo Yin nodded and took a few steps forward, while Lilith silently stepped back.
Luo Yin also has the magic circuit of the earth element in his body, but Luo Yin has always used this part of the circuit less, but if he wants to break the earth's crust on this island, it is easiest to use earth magic.
Luo Yin found a weak spot in the earth's crust, raised his foot and stomped it hard. The next moment, huge magic power was injected into the ground. Centered on the place where he stomped his foot, the earth immediately turned into huge waves!
Shock waves comparable to a magnitude 12 earthquake quickly spread to the entire island. Amid the earthquakes and mountains, the ground formed by hard magma was torn apart and then collapsed, revealing the boiling magma below. All the hills on the island were shaken. With a wailing sound, the magma wrapped in the mountain due to pressure also erupted, forming one small volcano after another.
Countless demon eggs rolled into the sea of fire along with huge rocks, and were slowly melted by the high temperature, while toxic gases were emitted everywhere wantonly. The island was shrouded in thick dust and smoke, and then gradually disintegrated.
After a long time, when the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, a strange-shaped black crystal gradually emerged.
If the Anu's Crest Crystal in the High Heaven is a bit like a molar, then the Shadow Crystal (Tassamet Crystal) in the Fiery Hell looks like a... finger bone!
Although the island was only a very small part of the crystal, it could still be barely discerned. Near the sea, Luo Yin saw an obvious dividing line on the crystal. This trace was very similar to the structure of the bone seams, and The reason why it was judged to be a finger bone was because according to Luo Yin's perception, the crystal under the magma sea was also elongated in shape, so it was most likely to be a finger bone.
The entire Shadow Crystal, including the part under the magma sea, is conservatively estimated to be more than two thousand meters high and over one thousand meters wide.
"This crystal, and the one from High-Level Heaven, both come from the same body?" Luo Yin said with some confusion: "Even if it is a Star Soul Titan, two different powers condensed in the same body, aren't you afraid of exploding?"
Lilith glared at him and said, "Did the power of light and darkness in you conflict? Did it explode?"
"I just find it strange!" Luo Yin said: "With the ultimate power of light and darkness at the same time, even after death, part of the body can evolve into two different worlds. Such a Titan should be very unusual, right? Then how did she die? Dropped it?"
"I can't answer you, because I don't know either!" Lilith shook her head and said: "I can't see the original history of this world. It has been submerged for too long. I can only roughly judge that the creator god of this world is indeed a person. The famous Star Soul Titan."
"Speaking of which, what kind of race are Titans?" Luo Yin suddenly remembered and asked: "I have come into contact with the so-called creation gods in several worlds, and they all seem to have the shadow of Titans. So this so-called creation god and What’s the difference between the so-called Creator?”
"The Creator is the only one in the beginning!" Lilith said expressionlessly: "In the beginning, the Creator created me, and then created angels and demons. We were the first eldest sons. At that time, the Creator was already beginning his journey. Bankai planned it, but then she found that it seemed a bit difficult to create a prosperous Bankai on his own, so he then created Titans and Dragons.”
"Angels and demons, one helps the Creator maintain the stable world created, and the other is responsible for destroying the failed world for the Creator." Lilith continued: "But neither of these two races has the function of creating the world. Authority, so after creating the Titans, the Creator gave part of the creation authority and functions to the Titans and made them his assistants. This is why the Titans have the authority to create, and the Dragons, the Creator let them assume The functions of a guardian.”
"I see..." Luo Yin suddenly said: "In other words, to the Creator, you are her secretary, the Angels are the housekeepers, the Demons are the thugs, and the Titans are the assistants! As for the Dragons... they are the gatekeepers Is that what you mean by being a pet?"
"..." Lilith looked at Luo Yin without saying a word, showing the first speechless expression since Luo Yin met her.
Although Luo Yin's description... is indeed correct, but why does this feeling of losing strength in an instant happen?
