The magma serpent was completely helpless against Su Fan. Any attack from it could be easily dodged by Su Fan, who instead continuously attacked the protective shield, inflicting considerable damage on the magma serpent.
Although the shared damage from the domain shield couldn't harm its core, being hit like this constantly was still unpleasant.
"Hiss!"
The magma serpent roared angrily at Su Fan, then dove into the magma river, its protective shield vanishing.
Seeing that it couldn't do anything to Su Fan, the magma serpent disappeared somewhere in the magma river.
Su Fan was helpless, but he also couldn't inflict any fatal damage on the magma serpent. Continuing to entangle like this would only waste time.
Su Fan glanced at the magma river, then ascended and continued to fly upstream.
If there was one magma serpent in the magma river, there might be other creatures. Flying higher would prevent sneak attacks from creatures in the river.
"Hmm?"
As Su Fan flew, his brow suddenly furrowed.
The Nightmare, after merging with the white light sphere into the Pisces diagram, had been quietly residing in his spiritual world. Now, it began to grow restless.
The Pisces diagram trembled incessantly within Su Fan's spiritual world, as if it wanted to break free.
Whoosh!
The Pisces diagram suddenly shot up in Su Fan's spiritual world, piercing through the endless void, and actually burst out of his spiritual world.
Su Fan's eyes instantly sharpened. The Pisces diagram flew out from above Su Fan's head and headed upstream.
Su Fan frowned and quickly pursued it.
He had sensed something below him earlier, and now with the Pisces diagram's unusual movement, there must be something attracting them.
The Pisces diagram's speed was not fast, and Su Fan could easily keep up. Following the magma river, the Pisces diagram eventually reached the source of the magma river, a circular volcanic crater filled with magma, like a magma lake, from which magma continuously surged out. Its depth was indeterminable.
The Pisces diagram circled above the magma lake for a moment, then plunged into it.
Su Fan was stunned.
"Big brother, how do I get in?"
Su Fan was speechless. Unlike the magma serpent, he was not immune to magma damage. If this continued, even with his high physique, he wouldn't last long.
A thought flashed through Su Fan's mind, and he immediately had an idea.
If he could still use the Nightmare's abilities, couldn't he go down in a soul state?
In a soul state, he wouldn't suffer physical damage. It was just that the Pisces diagram had left his spiritual world, and he wasn't sure if he could still use it.
Su Fan immediately found a clearing, landed, sat on the ground, closed his eyes, and activated the Nightmare's abilities.
Su Fan immediately felt his body lighten, and then he saw himself on the ground.
A look of joy appeared on Su Fan's face. The Nightmare's abilities could still be used. The Pisces diagram had merely left his body; the core abilities of the Pisces diagram were still within him.
However, Su Fan looked at his physical body on the ground with some concern. If he encountered a monster, he would be in trouble.
Immediately, Su Fan moved stones and buried his physical body.
Looking at the "grave" he had built for himself, Su Fan nodded with satisfaction.
Then, in his soul state, Su Fan plunged directly into the magma lake.
Su Fan's vision was filled with red; he couldn't see anything at all, relying solely on his senses to perceive his surroundings.
Su Fan could feel the connection between himself and the Pisces diagram; it was beneath his feet, quite a distance away.
Su Fan controlled his body to sink downwards, seeing nothing, moving only by feel.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in the red magma before Su Fan's eyes. Su Fan was taken aback.
There really was something in here?
Su Fan looked over with some curiosity.
It was clearly a long, serpentine creature, swimming in the magma and moving towards Su Fan.
Before Su Fan could dodge, the dark shadow was already before him.
When Su Fan saw the true form of the dark shadow, their eyes met, and both were visibly stunned.
Appearing before Su Fan was the magma serpent.
The magma serpent also recognized Su Fan and immediately showed an enraged expression.
I haven't come to find trouble with you yet, and you've come to my home?
The magma serpent immediately spat a glob of phlegm towards Su Fan.
Hmph~ Ptooey!
A mouthful of thick magma passed through Su Fan's body without causing him any harm.
Su Fan was in a soul state and had no physical form, so the opponent naturally couldn't attack him.
A look of disdain appeared on Su Fan's face.
"Little loach, you can't hit me, are you mad?"
Su Fan taunted the magma serpent.
Whether the magma serpent understood Su Fan's words or not, its horns became even redder with anger, and it spat out different kinds of magma from its mouth, attacking Su Fan.
But it was completely useless. All of the magma serpent's attacks passed through Su Fan's body, unable to cause him any damage.
After a quarter of an hour, the magma serpent seemed exhausted, its entire face looking listless.
"All out? You're no good either, skinny dog."
Su Fan continued to taunt.
The magma serpent could feel Su Fan mocking it, and it glared at Su Fan, emitting a series of hisses.
Although Su Fan didn't understand what it meant, he felt like it was cursing him quite nastily.
"I'm bored of playing with you."
Su Fan had played with the magma serpent for a while, but it was time to get down to business, so he continued to sink.
Su Fan was no longer playing with the magma serpent, but the magma serpent had grown resentful of Su Fan and kept following behind him. Even though it knew it couldn't attack Su Fan, it would still spit a "glob of phlegm" at Su Fan from time to time.
Su Fan was speechless. This guy seemed determined to antagonize him. Fine, he wouldn't bother with it.
Su Fan ignored the magma serpent's presence and continued to swim towards the location of the Pisces diagram.
After some time, Su Fan's eyes lit up.
He had actually passed through the magma, and a new scene appeared before him.
Below this magma lake was an independent space. Su Fan's head was directly above the magma, but it defied the laws of physics and didn't fall down, as if a barrier had isolated the magma above.
The magma serpent also emerged from the magma.
This was the first time Su Fan had seen the magma serpent in its entirety. Before, half of its body was always submerged in the magma, making it look large but not as awe-inspiring.
Now, its full form appeared before Su Fan. The magma serpent was nearly a hundred meters long, and its head was as big as a small car.
The magma serpent glared at Su Fan, seemingly familiar with this place. As a creature of this domain, it likely frequented this location.
Su Fan, on the other hand, was very curious about this place. The space below was vast. Because of the light from the magma above, it wasn't dim below; instead, it was quite bright.
The ground was made of a black substance, very hard. Su Fan didn't know what it was. The entire structure resembled a cave, leading to an unknown area ahead.
Su Fan could feel that the Pisces diagram was not far ahead.