611: Chapter 611: Seal Off the Volcano First 611: Chapter 611: Seal Off the Volcano First “It’s about to come out,” Zhao Guang said, staring at the volcano’s crater while hiding nearby.
With his Breath Concealing Technique, even though the Fire Phoenix was in its home territory, it could not possibly notice him if it wasn’t attentive.
Moreover, he wasn’t inside the volcano but behind a nearby rock.
During this time, Zhao Guang had also been gathering intelligence.
From some old residents nearby, Zhao Guang learned the habits of the Fire Phoenix.
Every half month, the Fire Phoenix would emerge to swiftly patrol its territory, attacking any creatures that had invaded its land.
Using this knowledge, locals sometimes risked coming here to gather medicinal herbs.
Of course, not to sell, as it was too dangerous and not profitable due to the small quantities.
The real reason was to use them for treating their illnesses.
But today, Zhao Guang made use of this routine.
According to what the people had said, the Fire Phoenix had emerged half a month ago, so Zhao Guang didn’t rush to act.
After completing his own transformation, he had been waiting here for two days, up until now.
As Zhao Guang quietly observed the crater, suddenly a piercing bird cry rang out.
The sound was so powerful that Zhao Guang, being so close, felt a painful sensation in his ears.
If he hadn’t quickly controlled his own magic power, his spells might have collapsed.
“Amazing, it seems this cry is not just a simple cry,” he murmured.
As the cry echoed, the volcano’s mouth erupted with large amounts of lava, splashing around.
Following that, a massive bird-shaped figure flew out.
Its shape was barely discernible as avian because it was wrapped in flames, making it difficult to see clearly.
From a distance, it looked like a fireball dancing in the sky, a truly magnificent sight.
The Fire Phoenix had just emerged and as usual, scanned its surroundings before flying off in a determined direction.
This was the Fire Phoenix patrolling its territory, a process that locals said had been going on for decades, maybe even longer since these events were not recorded, only passed down verbally.
Since attacks only occurred to those who ventured near, the locals did not consider it a disaster.
Even the Fire Phoenix itself did not expect that today someone was actually scheming against it.
As the Fire Phoenix moved away from the area, Zhao Guang knew his moment to act had come.
The Large-scale Rainfall Technique was a very common spell, simply used to induce rainfall.
This spell was typically used by countries suffering from droughts to sustain plant growth.
However, due to the rarity of droughts and the esteemed status of mages,
few people usually chose to learn this spell.
Localized rainfall was a basic magic, while the large-scale version was an advanced spell.
Zhao Guang had studied it thoroughly before setting out.
Fortunately for him, the spell was not difficult, and with his skills, it took him less than half an hour to master it.
The Magic Array spread out, and faint clouds began to form in the sky.
However, this place was near a volcano and inhabited by a Fire Phoenix, so the Fire Element was dense here, and other elements were scarce.
If the spell were cast normally, it would result only in a light drizzle.
And a volcanic rainfall was not unheard of for the Fire Phoenix, so it paid no mind.
At that moment, Zhao Guang brought out his trump card, the mass of Elemental Scrolls he had created earlier.
This time, it was a Water Element Scroll that he opened instantly, unleashing a surge of the Water Element.
If one closed their eyes to sense it, they might think they were at the sea.
The massive release of the Water Element, coupled with a spell acting as an outlet, sucked in all the elements in a single breath.
This was also a feature of the Large-scale Rainfall Technique, which could nearly infinitely utilize the Water Element.
Although the rainfall had little lethal power, when the volume of water reached a certain level, it was a completely different story.
At that moment in the sky, it was as if the heavens had split open, and a flood descended directly into the volcano’s crater.
When water met fire, an intense explosion occurred on the spot.
Unfortunately, the volume of water was too great, and rapid cooling caused a large amount of water vapor to rise and merge back into the rain clouds.
The mouth of the volcano, however, solidified directly due to the massive flow of water.
Seeing this, Zhao Guang didn’t hold back and cast an Advanced Soil Solidification Technique, sealing the mouth of the volcano even more tightly.
Even Zhao Guang could feel the surging power inside the volcano, building up as if it were about to explode.
But this was enough, as the volcano could not erupt for several years on its own.
Even if the Fire Phoenix wanted to open the volcano’s mouth, it could not do so quickly.
At this very moment, the Fire Phoenix in the sky was completely dumbfounded.
It had never expected that, just by flying around as usual, its home would be gone.
The volcano’s mouth was sealed, and the surrounding environment had changed.
A large amount of Water Element falling with the rain even suppressed the dense Fire Element around it.
This suddenly wasn’t its home turf anymore, and the massive flow of water was at the location of the volcano’s mouth, but the heavy rain around it was also substantial, greatly suppressing the Fire Phoenix.
The flames on its body were also half as low as before.
This extreme discomfort exploded the already irritable mood of the Fire Phoenix.
Accompanied by a sharp cry, the Fire Phoenix turned around and flew back, desperately wanting to open the volcano’s mouth.
Then it saw Zhao Guang, who was reinforcing the vent, and felt even worse.
Even as foolish as it was, the Fire Phoenix knew this person had come for it.
But the Fire Phoenix’s heart was already filled with rage.
Seeing Zhao Guang, it had no intention of avoiding or even probing; it just charged at him.
A massive gathering of flames was about to explode.
Zhao Guang flashed a smile, “Good, I’ve been waiting for you.”
Although this maneuver had depleted much of his Magic Power, the Fire Phoenix had been weakened even more.
From his senses, the presence of the Fire Phoenix had been reduced by at least half.
And in the heavy rain, this presence would continue to decline.
Although presence did not represent strength, it was closely related to it.
Just as he thought, the flames charged directly at Zhao Guang.
The flames burst forth from the Phoenix, as if forming another Phoenix altogether, rushing towards him with tremendous force.