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Chapter 1996 - 602 Huge Harvest, [Fire God Fruit] and [Lava Heart]

Chapter 1996: Chapter 602 Huge Harvest, [Fire God Fruit] and [Lava Heart]

"Boom~"

The sound of flames crashing around him surged like a torrential flood.

Leonard Churchill pulled Sophia Jones into the portal, appearing outside the earth cave next to Barre Shepherd, who had preset the teleportation coordinates.

Almost simultaneously, the Flame Demon King’s fiery breath had burned a massive lava cave with a diameter of a hundred meters into the rock wall not far away.

It felt like they had brushed past death.

Barre Shepherd, seeing the two escape unscathed, exhaled a heavy sigh of relief.

In his view, that moment just now was extremely perilous. If they had been a second later, Leonard Churchill and Sophia Jones might have been consumed by the fiery sea.

Leonard Churchill also let out a long breath.

Since they decided to take the risk of exploring the flame cave, the three had already mentally prepared for the dangers involved.

[Flame Demon King Ganul] is a unique elemental creature, unseen by anyone, so nobody knew what abilities it possessed. Although it was unexpected for the creature to go berserk, it wasn’t entirely surprising.

What truly surprised Leonard Churchill instead was that they managed to escape unharmed?

...

Thinking of this, Leonard Churchill glanced at the relieved Sophia Jones beside him.

As their eyes met, Sophia Jones was equally astonished.

Both of them knew they were actually caught in the Flame Demon’s attack just before they stepped into the space rift.

Even that slight impact should have severely injured them if they managed to escape.

But now, they were completely unscathed.

The reason lies in the shield they held.

This is a silver round shield.

On the front of the shield is a raised image of a Medusa. The evil and ferocious face of the gorgon is vividly portrayed. It looks less like a forged pattern and more like an ancient divine craftsman sealed a real Medusa’s head within the shield, granting it a miraculous effect.

Previously, Leonard Churchill had tested it. Even armor of Legendary Quality would quickly melt under the Flame Demon’s breath.

Yet, this [Medusa’s Shield] perfectly withstood the wave of impact just now.

Not only was the shield unharmed, but the metal shield remained cool to the touch, radiating a silver spirit light under the burning fire.

This also meant that the Flame Law’s corrosion was completely blocked.

This was what amazed Leonard Churchill and Sophia Jones.

Barre Shepherd, standing aside, showed a look of surprise. Looking at the shield, he guessed something and asked, "Is it the shield recorded on the stele?"

"Yes."

Sophia Jones nodded, still not quite understanding how she managed to block the shockwave.

But Leonard Churchill understood.

That’s because the shield had an "Absolute Defense" entry.

This entry is essentially a "Rule Power".

Within the shield’s rule domain, any attack could be blocked by the shield.

It was Leonard Churchill’s first time seeing such a defensive divine artifact, and he couldn’t help but smile, marveling, "This shield can absolutely defend, it’s practically the nemesis of this Flame Demon King..."

No!

Not only does it restrain the Flame Demon.

Since it can block such near-plane-limit elemental attacks, Leonard Churchill couldn’t think of any means below the God Tier that could break the shield’s defense.

And the moment he saw this shield, Leonard Churchill experienced multiple flashes of sudden realization, understanding many things.

This was no coincidence.

Previously, he wondered why Elder Clinton didn’t take the shield when he saw it tens of thousands of years ago.

Now he understood.

Perhaps Elder Clinton had already foreseen that the [Lava Heart] would become a terrifying monster in the future.

Such a monster could not be dealt with by anyone below the God Tier.

Yet, here was this Divine Shield.

Left behind to provide a safeguard for his future self or others fatefully tangled to confront this Flame Demon.

Leonard Churchill’s mind linked the threads of cause and effect all at once.

If he hadn’t seen Elder Clinton’s record of the "Divine Shield" on the stele, he wouldn’t have known there was such a shield in the earth cave, let alone risk exploring it.

After all, the Flame Demon was undefeatable.

Even if the three of them reached the Ninth Tier, the Flame Demon would remain unassailable.

Only with this shield did the turning point emerge.

In Leonard Churchill’s eyes, he saw a line of cause and effect stretching from tens of thousands of years ago to the present.

From when Elder Clinton left this shield, the inevitable demise of the Flame Demon was already set in motion for tens of thousands of years later.

Anyone with the capability to acquire this shield is destined to have the opportunity to use it to slay the Flame Demon.

Leonard Churchill found himself in a profound state.

Since he touched the Rule Power, everything in the universe seemed, from his perspective, to operate according to various laws, ceaselessly.

....

The Flame Demon is too powerful, according to the original plan, the three should have retreated immediately after obtaining the shield.

Sophia Jones, seeing Leonard Churchill’s slightly unfocused pupils, had long been accustomed to his state of sudden realization and mental wandering.

But clearly, now was not the time to delay.

Just then, the Flame Demon King sensed the trio behind it and turned around in fury.

Sophia Jones asked urgently, "Leonard, what do we do now?"

She realized Leonard had another idea, as he hadn’t left immediately.

Interrupted, Leonard Churchill’s thoughts focused, and looking at the enraged Flame Demon King charging towards them, he squinted slightly, "I want to see if we can take down this Flame Demon..."