The group watched as steam vents hissed violently. Even the air felt thick and heavy from the constant volcanic ash.
But dangerous did not mean empty.
They soon spotted creatures lurking within the molten glow.
A red salamander the size of a small house swam through a lake of magma, its body composed of semi-liquid fire. A group of blazing foxes chased each other up a slope of cracked stone, leaving burning pawprints behind. And further up, a massive Lava Mane Lion sat on a platform of obsidian, its mane erupting like bursts of sparks.
But what caught Lin Mu's eye most were the Flame Elementals.
Not beasts. Not animals.
Pure beings of fire, dancing like living torches across the landscape.
Most were small Minor elementals shaped like flickering teardrops of fire with tiny eyes. They floated above the lava like drifting embers. Occasionally one would rise into the air and scatter into smaller sparks before reforming again.
