A'Ruheng chuckled,

"That's not an issue; I'll go in first and take a dip.

"

His skin turned a golden color as he spoke, and he sprang forward, rising up into the air above the lava lake.

Meanwhile, purplish-golden light flashed within Tang Wulin's eyes as he activated his Purple Demon Eyes, keeping his gaze firmly fixed on A'Ruheng in case he required any assistance.

With A'Ruheng's Invincible Vajra Body, it was very difficult for the lava to harm him, so he would be the perfect scout.

Everyone else gathered behind Tang Wulin and continued to release their soul power to keep the heat at bay.

A'Ruheng hovered above the lava lake, then cast his gaze toward the distance.

Everything around him was of a reddish-golden color, and visibility was very low due to the warping air.

Despite his rough exterior, A'Ruheng actually had great attention to detail, and as he flew over the lake, he was observing the surrounding terrain and committing everything to memory.

Flying over this lava lake naturally had to be done so very carefully. If someone like Xu Xiaoyan were to fall into the lake, they would most likely be instantly incinerated into nothingness, so he had to assess the area for the sake of his friends' safety.

Right at this moment, the lava lake churned violently, and a deafening roar rang out as a ball of lava with a diameter in excess of five meters shot forth toward A'Ruheng.

A'Ruheng harrumphed coldly as he unleashed a punch in retaliation.

With his current powers and abilities, there was no attack that could draw a panicked reaction from him.

The ball of lava exploded, but didn't completely shatter. Instead, a figure shot out of it like lightning, instantly reaching A'Ruheng before giving him a massive hug.

That's right, it was giving him a hug!

This was a humanoid creature that was around three meters tall, and it had been previous hidden within the ball of lava. It was somehow able to use the force of the ball of lava's explosion to instantly reach A'Ruheng, and it was using its own high temperature as a weapon.

A'Ruheng was rather startled by this. The creature was extremely fast, to the extent that he was unable to immediately react, but as soon as he was caught in the creature's embrace, he smiled as he returned its embrace, and the creature was instantly destroyed by his incredible strength, disintegrating into specks of fire.

However, the specks of fire then converged and formed the creature again not far away, and only then was everyone able to catch a clear glimpse of it.

The creature's entire body was of a fiery red color, while its eyes were comprised of two balls of golden flames, presenting quite a peculiar sight to behold.

This was clearly a creature that possessed extremely pure fire elements. It could be seen that following its embrace, a few marks had been left on even A'Ruheng's Invincible Vajra Body. Judging from that, its embrace would've most likely been too much to handle for the average Titled Douluo.

Right at this moment, more balls of lava rose up from the lake before exploding in mid-air to reveal more creatures.

However, on this occasion, there were animalistic creatures in addition to the humanoid ones, such as wolves and lions, but the majority of them were still of the humanoid form.

Among them was a humanoid fiery giant that was over seven meters tall and giving off an extremely formidable aura. Judging from its aura alone, it seemed to be close to the Limit Douluo level.

Tang Wulin was quite stunned to see this. The Battle God Hall really was hiding a lot of astonishing secrets!

It was certainly not going to be an easy task to take on so many of these creatures, particularly considering the fact that they seemed to possess instantaneous regeneration abilities.

Curiously enough, these creatures clearly possessed auras that were different from soul beasts. With so many of them guarding the 17th level, it was not going to be easy to pass this trial.

Tang Wulin tightened his grip around his Golden Dragon Spear, then made a hand signal toward Xu Xiaoyan.

In this environment that was extremely abundant in fire elements, these creatures were virtually unkillable, so Tang Wulin and the others would have to force their way through as quickly as possible.

Right at this moment, the fiery giant suddenly said,

"Please wait.

"

Tang Wulin's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. How was this creature able to communicate in a human language? Could they be somehow related to the human race?

The fiery giant turned toward Tang Wulin and extended a slight bow as a gesture of respect. If it weren't for its fiery red body and bright golden eyes, it really did seem like a human.

"My apologies for encroaching upon your territory, but if we want to continue to advance in the Battle God Hall, it seems that this is the only path we can take. We only wish to pass through this area, and we bear no ill will,

" Tang Wulin said while remaining on high alert in case of surprise attacks.

The fiery giant replied,

"We also bear no ill will; it's just that I sensed the aura of a god just now, so I came out to have a look. May I ask if there is a god among you?

"

The aura of a god?

Everyone reflexively turned toward Tang Wulin. His golden trident had to be the source of this godly aura.

Tang Wulin replied,

"Unfortunately, there are no gods among us. Perhaps the aura that you sensed came from this divine weapon of mine.

"

He released his Sea God's Trident as he spoke, not just to demonstrate his point, but also to intimidate these creatures.

As soon as the Sea God's Trident appeared in his grasp, the sound of crashing tides suddenly rang out, and a burst of refreshing coolness spread through the air, keeping the scorching heat at bay.

The fiery giant shuddered upon seeing this, and it blurted out,

"That's a transcendent divine weapon!

"

Its voice had risen sharply by a few octaves, clearly indicating that it was very excited.

A transcendent divine weapon?

Tang Wulin didn't have much of a concept of the hierarchy of divine weapons. In reality, there were most likely very few beings on the entire Douluo Continent who were aware of this.

What exactly was a transcendent divine weapon? Tang Wulin was quite puzzled, but he didn't raise the question.

Meanwhile, the fiery giant was so excited that it had almost broken into a dance. It immediately began to communicate with its brethren in a special language, and after a long while, it turned back to Tang Wulin.

"Welcome, esteemed human; I didn't think that you would possess a transcendent divine weapon. Despite this, you're not a god, so that can only mean one thing: you must have the bloodline of a god. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to use this weapon. I have a small request, and I was hoping that you would be willing to help me.

"

Tang Wulin faltered slightly upon hearing this.

They were currently facing the problem of having to pass through this world of lava, so he naturally couldn't immediately refuse.

"I'd be happy to listen to your request.

"

The fiery giant was silent for a moment before continuing,

"I'm not sure if this is something that you'll be able to achieve, but I have no intention of forcing you into anything, and you don't need to promise us anything, either. My only hope is that if you become a god in the future and reach the Divine Realm, please help us find the world that we belong to.

"

A hint of intrigue appeared in Tang Wulin's eyes upon hearing this.

"Are you saying you're not originally from the Douluo Star?

"