Thus, Li Wenli gently squeezed Bai Junjun’s hand.
"We can talk about the space issue later, but the priority is to obtain the Fire Spirit."
"How do we do that?" Bai Junjun was puzzled, she wanted to as well but had no idea how!
"All you have to do is trust me."
So Li Wenli leaned in close to Bai Junjun and explained everything in detail, causing Bai Junjun to gasp in astonishment.
Before Bai Junjun could even speak, Li Wenli suddenly let go of her hand.
As their hands parted, the ground beneath them gave way, and the heat wave struck once again.
When they entered the space, time seemed to stand still outside, and the lava that was tumbling upwards maintained its position at the same spot, only continuing its upward movement after they left.
This time, Li Wenli didn’t dodge but instead headed straight for the lava, seeming to embrace the molten rock in his arms.
A normal person trying to grab lava would have only one outcome: being reduced to ashes. However, for Li Wenli, grabbing the lava only felt scalding hot, not to the point of charring.
He had gambled correctly; the Drooping Tube Flower could indeed withstand the heat of the lava.
Li Wenli endured the scorching heat while urging the pitifully small Fire-series Ability inside him to gather and then connect with the molten rock in his hand.
Feeling the energy of the Fire Spirit within the lava, he grabbed it and then turned back to Bai Junjun, who was clutching the vines, and said, "Pull me."
At that moment, Bai Junjun and the vines were teetering on the wall. Hearing Li Wenli’s words, she immediately began reeling in the vines, but Li Wenli was struggling with the lava, making it hard to pull him up.
"Damn it! If I’m going to die, so be it! Fox, you owe me a life!"
Bai Junjun cursed and resolutely jumped down.
Li Wenli hadn’t expected the young girl to jump down towards him so decisively; in his plan, he just wanted the girl to use the vines to pull him up.
Seeing someone who cherished her life curse and leap towards him, Li Wenli was momentarily stunned,
thinking to himself that he really owed her his life this time!
The next second, the two of them fell into the space.
Although Li Wenli himself could not feel the temperature, Bai Junjun, who rushed towards him, experienced the intense heat firsthand.
Li Wenli was as hot as a fireball, and if not for the Drooping Tube Flower, he probably would have been incinerated by now.
At this time, Bai Junjun was lying on his back, not daring to move away easily.
Below her, Li Wenli lay quietly, and if it weren’t for the occasional tremors, Bai Junjun would have suspected he was dead.
"How is it now?" Bai Junjun asked cautiously.
"Pull me up," Li Wenli said with difficulty.
"Uh, okay." Bai Junjun did not dare to leave him and, following his lead, reached down to his arm and pulled him up.
Li Wenli’s clothes were scorched by now, and he was holding a ball of lava against his chest, which was constantly flickering with sparks.
It was also when she pulled him up that the whole room turned as hot as a furnace.
After sitting up, Li Wenli remained silent, quietly meditating and communicating with the lava in front of him.
Seeing this, Bai Junjun quietly leaned against his back and sat there.
Anyway, she had figured out the pattern—so long as she and Li Wenli stayed together, even just the soles of their feet touching each other, the space would not disappear.
But the moment they separated, the space would vanish completely.
Now that the two of them had ventured to get the Earth Fire, Bai Junjun could only hope that Li Wenli would subdue it quickly, so the volcano outside would no longer be a threat.
As for waiting, Bai Junjun had always been patient, and she wanted to see if she could practice her Wood-series Ability in this space.
So Bai Junjun, leaning against Li Wenli’s back, closed her eyes to rest.