Two minutes later, Angel lifted his head and stared intently at the surface of the Lava Lake.
He had already sensed that the fire elemental energy beneath the lake in front of him had suddenly become restless.
"Whiz—"
Following a dull and sticky sound, Earl Mi transformed into a fiery red ghostly shadow emerging from the magma.
After Earl Mi came ashore, he did not sink into shadows but chose to stand in front of Angel. The Blue Lantern Flower atop his head swayed in the wind, and the fiery red shadow instantly turned into a pure white shadow.
The change in color also represented a transformation in energy attributes.
The power of flame turned into a distinctly opposite frost atmosphere.
This series of actions by Earl Mi were not commanded by Angel.
Without the owner’s intention, Earl Mi undergoing such a significant transformation could only mean one thing: defense mode had been activated.
In other words, an enemy had launched an attack on either Earl Mi or Angel!
Angel’s gaze passed Earl Mi, focusing on the nearby surface of the Lava Lake. The surface appeared the same as before, with large amounts of magma churning, but there was one difference: a strange "gurgling" sound emanating from beneath the lake.
As this sound grew louder, the ice aura emanating from Earl Mi intensified.
Until a fiery red figure leaped out from beneath the Lava Lake, Earl Mi’s aura reached its peak, transforming into numerous pure white ice blades that shot directly forward.
The fiery red figure opposite was startled, not expecting to face a rain of ice blades right upon emerging, and it was too late to dodge.
As the pure white ice blades were about to pierce into the opponent’s body, a peculiar black glowing barrier blocked the initial few ice blades.
However, this black glowing barrier could only withstand fewer than four ice blades before cracks appeared, ready to shatter at any moment.
Though the strength of the black glowing barrier still couldn’t completely withstand the penetration of the ice blades, it at least gave the fiery red figure a chance to catch its breath. Without hesitation, it turned and leaped back into the Lava Lake.
Bang.
With a crisp sound, the fiery red figure slipped and fell directly onto the ice surface.
Yes, the ice surface.
Above the Lava Lake behind it, an additional crystal-clear ice surface had appeared at some point, preventing it from jumping into the lake and instead causing it to hit the ice.
This ice surface originated from Angel’s casting of a level 1 trick, the Rapid Freeze Spell.
Under normal circumstances, a mere level 1 trick couldn’t possibly freeze the Lava Lake, let alone make contact with the magma itself.
Moreover, this was an area where fire elemental energy was extremely active, and the trick might evaporate the moment it was cast.
However, now aided by Earl Mi’s frost aura, Angel borrowed the frost aura as a base, releasing the Rapid Freeze Spell, successfully forming an ice surface.
Under the high temperature and steam of the Lava Lake, the ice surface had already begun to show signs of melting, but its purpose had already been accomplished.
Stopping the fiery red figure for a moment was enough; the rest was left to Earl Mi.
As an awakened demon person from the Panic Realm, Earl Mi had no limitations in elemental cultivation. The frost aura he released corresponded to his own power level, which was True Knowledge level elemental power.
The moment the fiery red figure fell, a large amount of frost white aura enveloped it.
The extremely low temperature, combined with True Knowledge level energy, instantly froze the fiery red figure.
Even through the transparent ice surface, Angel could clearly see the burning orange flames on its fur being frozen.
This freezing power seemed to not only freeze matter but also condense time and space.
Thus, it was evident that Earl Mi’s energy level was extremely high.
After looking at the frozen fiery red figure and confirming there would be no issues, Angel turned to Earl Mi: "What happened? What’s the deal with it?"
The Blue Lantern Flower atop Earl Mi’s head swayed slightly, spitting out several bubbles. As the bubbles faded away into the air, a series of images entered Angel’s forehead.
These images showed everything Earl Mi saw and heard after entering the Lava Lake.
What Angel needed Earl Mi to investigate was that invisible "bean sprout"-like creature, and Earl Mi did precisely that.
In Earl Mi’s view, Angel could clearly see that the bean sprout was even longer than he had imagined, directly piercing into the depths of the Lava Lake.
The depth at which Earl Mi dove was still unable to show the true body of the bean sprout.
In order to fulfill the task, Earl Mi continued to dive deeper. The further he went, the more astonishing the scenes in the images became. Angel saw far more than one bean sprout, all rooted toward the deepest part of the Lava Lake.
Previously, almost all low-flying scouting puppets showed red screens, which were likely caused by the bean sprouts. In other words, the vast surface of the Lava Lake probably had numerous bean sprouts.
These bean sprouts were all gathering in the depths of the Lava Lake.
The deeper he went, the denser the bean sprouts.
Angel even suspected whether all the bean sprouts were actually originating from a single fire elemental creature hidden in the depths of the Lava Lake.
Obviously, Earl Mi attempted to investigate the situation of the bean sprouts more deeply.
However, before Earl Mi reached the bottom, a fiery red figure discovered him.
Earl Mi understood the situation. In this place, fire elemental energy was extremely active, and he was in the magma-filled Lava Lake. Any slight disturbance here could potentially result in significant repercussions.
Thus, Earl Mi decisively turned and ascended, jumping out of the magma lake, switching to the ice element to avoid triggering a riot of fire elemental energy.
After watching the entire scene, Angel was very satisfied with Earl Mi’s performance—unwavering, decisive, and possessing a high level of battle wisdom. Indeed, he was from the Panic Realm, feared even by Official Wizards.
Reflecting on this, Angel again focused on the bean sprouts seen in Earl Mi’s images.