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Chapter 122 Infernal Affairs

Seeing the sword of justice dissipating slowly in Ryan's hand, Ellis couldn't help wiping off his cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he was promoted to the fourth level and became a bishop, he hadn't been in such a dangerous situation for a long time. The last time he was in a life-and-death crisis was in his second year as a bishop.

"Mr. Ellis, when did you find this place?" Ryan patted the dust on his body, smiled and looked at Ellis.

"When I came, I just saw His Excellency Ryan preparing to explore here." Ellis paused, and explained the reason to Ryan.

It turned out that his experience was similar to that of Ryan. He also smelled the "fresh fragrance of water" after going deep underground, and was attracted by that fragrance.

It's just that Ryan couldn't be sure whether the source of this fragrance was the crystal of the elements, but Ellis was very sure that it was the breath of the crystals of the elements.

Because in the long years in the past, he had the honor to meet a certain current archbishop once. At that time, he was only a big shot of the fourth-rank bishop taking the crystal of elements, so Ellis deeply remembered that taste deep in his mind. I hope that one day I may have the opportunity to encounter such a precious treasure.

What he didn't expect was that he did see the elemental crystal again, but when he was only one step away from taking the elemental crystal, he was ruthlessly stopped by Ryan.

Thinking of this, Ellis couldn't help but look at Ryan with eager eyes:

"Your Excellency Ryan, you don't need to take too many elemental crystals to advance to the fifth level with your talent. If you have any left over after taking it, can you reward me with some?"

"If I miss this opportunity, maybe I will never have the chance to break through this threshold in my life." Ellis showed a somewhat forced bitter smile: "Half of my body has already entered the grave, if I fail to break through, I am afraid I can only live again Seven 80 years."

There was a look of surprise on Ryan's face, Ellis' age was somewhat beyond his expectation.

The lifespan of a Tier 500 powerhouse is usually between [-] and [-] years.

Of course, 500 years is only the theoretical lifespan limit, basically no one can live to this age, and being able to exceed [-] years old is considered a long life.

If Ellis wasn't lying, he was at least over three hundred years old.

If placed in the world of Ryan's previous life, this is simply a living modern history book. Although Ryan knew that the strong in this world had a long lifespan, at this moment he suddenly had a clear feeling that someone could really live that long.

"Mr. Ellis." Ryan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have no obsession with the crystal of elements. To be honest, it is not difficult for me to advance to the fifth level."

Indeed, promotion to the fifth level is just a process of accumulating experience points for Ryan. Compared with other people, it is almost no difficulty.

But this does not mean that the crystal of the element is not important to him. After all, his elemental affinity is really not high, but why should he tell the other party the truth?
"Your Excellency Ryan, you mean." There was a look of surprise in Ellis' eyes.

"But how do you make me believe you?" Ryan looked at the unremoved shield beside Ellis with a half-smile.

Obviously, although Ellis said that he had surrendered and wanted to assist him, in fact, he had not completely dispelled his guard against him in his heart.

"Mr. Ellis." Ryan turned sideways seemingly defenseless, looked at the direction of the fragrance in the distance and said with a smile: "I am a divinely favored person, breaking through to the fifth level is just a matter of course for me." It's just what should be."

"Do you think I can't kill you with the shield on?"

"If you were not a believer of the goddess, you would have died the moment we met just now." A cold light flashed in Ryan's eyes.

God's favor?
Ellis was taken aback for a moment. If Ryan was a divinely favored person, what happened recently would make perfect sense. No wonder the old guy would protect this young man uncharacteristically.

He didn't know about this before. If he knew, he wouldn't have been able to threaten him just now, and even threatened to kill him.

While he was thinking, Ryan raised his right hand slightly, and a warm holy light that he had never seen before gathered in Ryan's palm.

This is the light of the third-order purification technique. No one has seen it before, and Ellis naturally doesn't recognize it.

"This, this is." Ellis' eyes widened, and such an expression was even a bit funny for an old man.

The light flashed away, and after Ryan slightly changed his resting breath, he glanced at Ellis who was stunned beside him, and walked calmly towards Qingxiang's position, as if he no longer cared about Ellis at all.

Of course, this is just an appearance. In fact, he has been silently paying attention to the movement behind him. If Ellis has any abnormalities, he will take action immediately.

When Ellis said the moment of admitting defeat, Ryan still didn't want to understand something, but after a simple exchange, he immediately guessed the other party's thoughts.

Ellis probably mistook him for a strong man who was about to break through to the fifth level, that's why this old guy said that he would admit defeat, even as a family member.

The reason why Ellis thinks so is probably because of the slightly different sword of justice in his hand, Ryan looked down at his slightly held right hand.

In terms of real strength, he and Ellis were on equal footing. Although they could defeat each other, it was not realistic to kill them.

So Ryan decided to do whatever he could, first gain the old guy's trust, and then find a chance to kill him.

If he was really on the verge of breaking through the fifth rank, it would not be an exaggeration to accept a fourth rank bishop as a follower, but he is only the third rank now, not to mention the fifth rank, even the fourth rank is still there a long way.

This kind of strength can only bluff Ellis for a while, but not for a long time. If Ellis turns back in the near future, he has no good solution.

Instead of worrying about these risks, it is better to find an opportunity to solve Ellis here, so as to avoid the possibility of leaking information about the Elemental Crystal.

Elemental Crystal Ryan is really eager. If he had a choice, he would definitely take it by himself.

The premise is... to deal with the old guy behind him first.

Seeing Ryan's figure gradually go away, Ellis' complexion was cloudy and uncertain, and he seemed to be still hesitating.

"Forget it, the 19-year-old Tier [-], there have only been two in the millennium, not to mention that he will be promoted to Tier [-] soon, it's not shameful to be his family member!"

Ellis gritted his teeth, removed his shield, and chased after the figure in front of him.

"Mr. Lane!" Ellis shouted: "I, Ellis Pater, Bishop of St. Billos Cathedral, am willing to be your most loyal follower!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Ryan's heart slowly eased.

To be honest, he wasn't completely sure that he could bluff Ellis. If the old guy didn't take the bait, it would be a bit difficult to deal with.

Seeing the old guy catching up, Ryan glanced at Ellis, "Have you figured it out?"

"Think about it!" Ellis nodded, and said solemnly: "Please forgive me for my previous impulsiveness, Lord Ryan."

"Let's go and see the Elemental Crystal first." Ryan smiled.

Now Ellis must not be completely relieved of him, the sneak attack may fail, and he has never seen the elemental crystal with his own eyes, and he needs Ellis' help to identify it, so Ryan is not in a hurry to do it.

As the two gradually deepened, the range of the crack cave was gradually shrinking.

And with that came the heat!
very hot!
Although there is no thermometer, Ryan can tell that the surrounding temperature is probably close to seventy degrees based on body perception alone!Ellis even released a shield to cover the two of them to resist the heat in the air.

"It's less than 1000 meters underground, how can it be so hot?" Ryan was a little puzzled.

As the temperature increased, many white misty substances began to appear around the cave, which seemed to be water vapor.

Ryan narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

After passing through the fog corridor of tens of meters, the white fog gradually faded, and the sound of "gurgling" appeared in the ears of the two.

"This is." Ryan's pupils shrank.

They saw a fiery red hot magma river appearing in front of the two of them. The magma liquid flowed slowly and bubbles appeared at the same time. Although there was a shield to isolate them, the two could still feel the terrible temperature above.

"Magma!" Ryan knew exactly what it was: "The magma layer should be extremely deep underground. I didn't expect that there would be a magma flow at a place less than 1000 meters underground."

According to the knowledge Ryan learned in his previous life, the magma layer is at least 10km underground. Judging from the fluidity of the magma in front of him now, it is generally possible to form at a location above 20km underground. However, this is already another world. , the knowledge of the previous life may not be completely correct here.

The strange thing is that even though they are not far from the magma river, and the two of them are being protected by a shield at the moment, they can still smell the fragrance.

"Elemental crystals have great appeal to everyone. The so-called fragrance is not what we smell with our noses, but acts on spiritual perception." Ellis explained.

Ryan nodded, he really didn't know this before.

But now that the smell is so strong, it seems that the location of the elemental crystal should not be far away.

After advancing along the winding lava river for 10 minutes.

Gradually, Ryan found that the surrounding magma flow changed color. At first they saw red magma, but now it has turned into a dazzling orange without knowing it.

After turning a corner, the two stopped suddenly and stared blankly ahead.

Without any psychological preparation, the elemental crystal suddenly appeared less than 20 meters in front of them - the center of a "pool" that was so dazzling that it was almost pure white.

"gurgling~~"

The white "lake water" kept glaring foam, and it even looked a bit like the inheritance pool in the Tower of Glory, but Ryan understood that this was not holy water, but magma with extremely high temperature.

If the body is directly exposed to such a terrifying temperature, the person will die directly and be carbonized within a few seconds.

In the middle of the dazzling white lake, a light blue drop-shaped object with a length of more than five centimeters was floating in the air.

In the surroundings full of dazzling white light, the "water drop" is like a shimmering star. At the same time, its shape is constantly changing, like a crystal for a while, and a water drop for a while, constantly flowing and changing.

Obviously, this is the treasure that tens of thousands of people have been looking for for nearly two months - the crystal of elements.

The two looked at each other, tacitly suppressing the desire in their hearts. Although the crystal of the element is not life, it has a certain kind of spirituality, which can perceive the desire in people's hearts. If there are too many distracting thoughts in the heart, it may even scare it away directly. .

A deep longing flashed in Ellis' eyes, and he whispered: "Your Excellency Ryan, I have a way to get it."

"You have a way?" Ryan frowned.

"If you allow, I can catch it with a shield." Ellis swallowed.

"In this case, it's up to you to do it." Ryan nodded: "I will protect you to prevent accidents."

After a little discussion, the two made a plan.

The light of purification can not only be used to attack, but also can be used to purify oneself. Under normal circumstances, if you are entangled by something like a curse, you can use the light of purification to solve it. Although there is no curse on the two of them, as long as you change your mind Problems of desire can be solved by using the light of purification to keep the mind calm.

The moment the holy light appeared, all the desires in the two of them immediately faded away.

Ellis and Ryan looked at each other, and while singing in a low voice, a pure white light flew out of his hand and shot straight at the elemental crystal.

When it was less than half a meter away from the elemental crystal, the shape of the light beam suddenly changed, instantly turning into a pure white circular light curtain covering the elemental crystal.

"It's done." Ellis' eyes lit up with joy.

Ryan glanced calmly, and while holding his right hand slightly, the chain was also ready.

Along the way, the two already had a basic trust. At least Ellis no longer doubted that Ryan would do anything to him. After all, if Ryan wanted to kill him, he would have died when he removed his shield.

So he didn't notice the subtle changes in Ryan's eyes, but concentrated on retracting the shield.

Seeing the ball of light getting closer and closer to him, Ellis' heart also began to "plop" and "plop".

"If...if I can monopolize this huge elemental crystal, there will be almost no difficulty breaking through to the fifth level."

"If I can break through to the fifth level, in my capacity, it is not difficult to obtain the position of archbishop. Even if Ryan is a divinely favored person, he is not qualified to do anything to me."

"What's more, it's not certain who will let who go at that time!"

There was a hint of greed in Ellis' eyes, and the next plan was constructed in his mind at this moment.

The moment the shield approached, he planned to remove the shield surrounding the two, and simultaneously condense a new shield around himself, exposing Ryan to the terrible heat.

In this way, even if Ryan can't be killed, it can create opportunities for him to escape.

Ellis is [-]% sure of success!Even if he is unsuccessful, he can use the elemental crystal to threaten Ryan, so that he will not be put to death. As long as there are other people present, Ryan will not dare to kill him.

No matter how he thinks about it, there is no unacceptable disadvantage to him. Once he succeeds, he will break through the fifth level and get something out of his bag.

Thinking of this, Ellis couldn't help licking his lower lip.

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(End of this chapter)