Chapter 1015, Entering the Flaming Hell

Translator: Silavin

 

What Ye Wuxian said made sense.

 

The higher a Player’s Level, the longer their lifespan.

 

However, unless one was an Ancient God, surpassing Human existence, so-called eternal life was impossible to achieve solely through Levelling Up.

 

Someone like Situ Hengxing, even having had his Sixth Profession Change, likely did not have much time left.

 

When Ye Wuxian’s Grandfather died, he had already been an elderly man over one hundred years old. Back when Old Master Ye was still young and vigorous, Situ Hengxing had already made a name for himself, becoming a powerful Fifth Profession Player.

 

Lu Fan could not even accurately estimate exactly how old he was. A conservative estimate would put him at around three hundred years old.

 

At that age, even a Sixth Profession Player should be approaching their end.

 

That was precisely why the Situ Family was so desperate. Even after one failed attempt, they still wanted to explore the Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance because they were trying to secure a future for their Family.

 

Whether the Situ Family still had any other Sixth Profession Players sitting in command remained unknown for now.

 

But if Situ Hengxing died, it would certainly be no small blow to the Situ Family.

 

To maintain their current position, the Situ Family had no choice but to go all-in on the Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance.

 

After learning of Situ Hengxing’s identity, everyone else from the various Families present showed nothing but respect for this unremarkable-looking little old man.

 

Some even tried approaching him, attempting to strike up conversation and see if they could establish some connection.

 

Unfortunately, Situ Hengxing continued dozing throughout, ignoring anyone who spoke to him.

 

Eventually, Situ Ying personally blocked the crowd, asking everyone not to disturb his Ancestor. Only then did people give up.

 

Through all the casual conversation during this journey, Lu Fan and everyone else gained a general understanding of the situation within the Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance.

 

The journey took a full two days. Finally, the Sacred Ship’s speed decreased, and the Situ Family Players responsible for managing its navigation came to notify everyone that they had arrived at their destination.

 

Without wasting words, Situ Ying led everyone off the Sacred Ship.

 

After Lu Fan followed everyone down, he immediately felt a wave of scorching heat wash over him.

 

Before them stood an incomparably massive volcanic crater. This volcano was so enormous it beggared belief.

 

At present, everyone stood at the crater’s edge. The ground beneath their feet had been scorched red-hot.

 

If not for everyone being Fifth Profession Player, with boots that were Level 100+ High Grade equipment, stepping on this ground, ordinary equipment would see its Durability rapidly plummet. There was even the risk of such equipment shattering completely.

 

The crater’s edge alone was already comparable in size to a small plaza. Looking out across the volcanic crater, it appeared vast as the ocean, with no visible boundaries.

 

It was as if the Sacred Ship that brought them here had shrunk everyone down, with both the crater and its edges magnified a hundredfold.

 

Looking down into the crater, one could see magma churning within, like a sea of crimson.

 

And in the extreme distance, almost at the furthest limit of everyone’s vision, they could see a red Transport Array standing.

 

If nothing unexpected occurred, that should be the so-called Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance’s Transport Array.

 

Here, besides the Sacred Ship everyone had arrived on, there were also several simple buildings assembled into a camp.

 

Within were over a dozen Situ Family experts, all above Level 100, specifically responsible for guarding this place and preventing others from entering.

 

Seeing the Situ Family’s Sacred Ship arrive, these people all came forward to greet them. After confirming that Situ Ying and the others were leading the party, they immediately made way, allowing everyone to proceed to explore the Dungeon Instance.

 

Situ Ying did not waste many words with these Situ Family members. He called for everyone to follow him into the Dungeon Instance.

 

Everyone present was a Fifth Profession Changed or higher expert. It was impossible they lacked the ability to fly.

 

Therefore, everyone deployed Sky Mounts, Skills, or equipment, flying across the crater’s airspace toward the Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance’s entrance.

 

The moment they flew over the volcano proper, quite a few people already began showing signs of distress.

 

Especially Ye Wuxian. She had the lowest Level. Facing such high temperatures, her condition began rapidly deteriorating.

 

Seeing this, Lu Fan directly exhaled a copy of Lin Dong’s Dragon Breath, enveloping Ye Wuxian’s body and immediately helping her dispel the burning heat.

 

Ye Wuxian cast Lu Fan a grateful smile. Lu Fan smiled back at her, then replicated Lin Dong’s other Skill, Winter Aura, slowly activating it around them, releasing cold air that neutralised the crater’s scorching heat, creating a comfortable environment for Ye Wuxian.

 

At this point, their companions naturally realised that between Lu Fan and Ye Wuxian, the truly powerful one was Lu Fan.

 

Ye Wuxian was merely a Fourth Profession Player. In terms of strength, she stood at the absolute bottom among everyone present.

 

However, despite this, no one dared criticise Ye Wuxian for occupying a precious slot. After all, Lu Fan had genuinely brought Ye Wuxian along and secured the top two positions in the point rankings.

 

That meant the average strength of Lu Fan and Ye Wuxian combined far surpassed everyone present.

 

Never mind Lu Fan bringing along one Ye Wuxian; even if he brought four of her, as long as he could secure the top five ranking, that was proof of his strength!

 

With Lu Fan here, who dared say anything against Ye Wuxian!?

 

Just like that, everyone flew onward, crossing the crater and arriving before the Dungeon Instance entrance suspended above it.

 

Situ Ying remained silent as before, leading everyone inside.

 

The others showed no hesitation, following him in.

 

After a sensation of being pulled, everyone’s feet touched ground, arriving within a completely new Map.

 

This Map bore some resemblance to the artificial Dungeon Instance the Situ Family had created previously. Both featured endless landscapes, with the earth a sheet of red, covered in ravines.

 

Within those ravines flowed rolling magma, emanating waves of scorching heat.

 

The difference was that this Map was boundlessly vast, with hills appearing in succession; the tallest reaching thousands of metres, the shortest only tens of metres.

 

Though the hills were not particularly high, they still obstructed everyone’s vision, preventing them from taking in the Map’s full scope.

 

Where they should proceed became a question.

 

Theoretically, this would be when one should fly up into the air to determine direction and destination.

 

However, the Situ Family members had previously warned them that in Flaming Hell Dungeon Instance, one absolutely must not fly too high.

 

This Dungeon Instance had some unknown Restriction: once anyone flew above one thousand metres in altitude, the Map would rain down ‘Divine Punishment’, with hundreds of meteorites descending from the sky to envelop that person.