I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

“Boom!”
The several-meter-thick rock layer instantly shattered under this immense force, and gravel mixed with scalding lava poured down like a torrential rain.
The Lava Demon King did not pause, continuing its upward charge, smashing through dozens of meters of rock layers before finally bursting into the lava lake above.
The lava lake’s water was viscous and scalding, and golden-red waves immediately enveloped it, but this was nothing to the Lava Demon King. It swayed its massive body, traveling upward, its entire form wreathed in crimson flames, like a rising rocket. The demons swimming in the lake, whether Rank 5 Flame Demons or Rank 6 Lava Beasts, those unable to dodge were easily crushed to dust, turning into a wisp of smoke in the lava.
Soon, the Lava Demon King ascended from the lakebed to the surface. It surged upward, its massive body breaking through the lake’s surface, carrying countless splashing lava as it soared into the air, landing heavily on the black stone ground by the shore.
As soon as it landed, it detected that familiar aura, moving rapidly not far away.
The Lava Demon King’s magma-burning eyes instantly locked onto the direction of the aura’s source. It took off, sprinting towards the source with astonishing speed, like a moving black shadow. With every step, the ground trembled violently, and huge footprints, emitting white smoke, were imprinted into the hard rocky surface.
Everything in its path was mercilessly destroyed; hills were shattered, rocks melted into powder, forming a path of destruction.
Before long, it saw a black figure ahead—
—a Black Flame Lord with wings, flying rapidly, carrying the gem.
“Roar!”
The Lava Demon King’s roar was like thunder from the earth’s core, shaking heaven and earth.
With this roar, the ground beneath its feet suddenly collapsed, a thousand-meter-diameter area shattering like glass. Countless pillars of lava fire shot up from the cracks, the highest piercing the clouds, staining the sky a fiery red.
Where the fire pillars passed, the air was scorched, making crackling sounds, and even space rippled with distortion, as if the entire world was about to be torn apart by this power.
The Black Flame Lord ahead, however, moved like black lightning, nimbly dodging through the dense fire pillars.
Its wings flapped so fast they created afterimages; at times, it would sweep past gushing lava sideways, its black wingtips brushing the edge of a fire pillar, sending up a shower of sparks; at other times, it would dive sharply, passing through the gap between two fire pillars. The rocks beneath its feet had just been scorched into a glassy state by the lava when its figure was already a hundred meters away.
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Each dodge was incredibly perilous, as if it would be swallowed by a fire pillar the next second, yet it always managed to avoid it at the last possible moment, like dancing on a knife’s edge.
Seeing this, the Lava Demon King’s fury completely erupted, the magma-like flames in its eye sockets flickering wildly.
It suddenly raised its giant claw and swiped it towards the sky. Countless burning lava fragments, as if endowed with life, transformed into a dense rain of fiery meteors, descending from the sky with sharp whooshing sounds.
The fiery rain was so dense it almost obscured the sky. Each fragment contained terrifying high temperatures, creating a crater dozens of meters deep upon impact with the ground, and thick black smoke billowed up, forming a zone of destruction.
However, the Black Flame Lord remained as agile as a ghost.
It weaved through the fiery rain, its body sometimes curling into a ball to avoid incoming firestones; at other times, it spread its wings, like a black leaf, drifting horizontally with the push of the airflow, allowing several firestones to graze its body and crash into the ground behind, causing violent Explosions.
Even more astonishingly, while dodging, it continuously accelerated, gradually widening the distance between itself and the Lava Demon King.
The Lava Demon King roared in response, extending its limbs and giving chase frantically.
This pursuit lasted for several hours, disturbing half of the Infernal Demon Sea. Along the way, demons prostrated themselves, trembling as they watched the moving torrent of destruction; soldiers on the human front line gripped their weapons, gazing at the red glow on the distant horizon, their faces filled with terror, even their breathing becoming cautious.
Both demons and humans were awed by the Lava Demon King’s ferocity; no one dared to approach this area swept by its rage.
After an unknown period, a majestic Flame Mountain appeared on the horizon ahead, its perpetually burning flames fluttering like banners in the wind.
The Black Flame Lord suddenly let out a sharp shriek, the black flames on its wings abruptly surged, its speed instantly increasing severalfold, its figure transforming into a black streak and vanishing from the Lava Demon King’s sight.
The Lava Demon King glared ahead; it could clearly sense the gem’s aura rapidly approaching the center of the Flame Mountain, and it had already entered the Flame Mountain’s range.
It roared, charging towards the Flame Mountain recklessly, its massive body smashing through all giant rocks and hills in its path, leaving a long trail of destruction on the ground.
Deep within the Flame Mountain, at the heart of the Demon Source.

The Black Flame Lord, who was stabilizing its Rank 7 power, suddenly opened its eyes, a hint of solemnity flashing in its glowing pupils.
It clearly felt a terrifyingly powerful aura rapidly approaching the Flame Mountain with astonishing speed. That aura contained the scorching heat of a volcano and the profound weight of the earth, belonging to the same Rank 7 as itself, yet even more vast and ferocious.
This aura carried the destructive might of heaven and earth, as if it would completely devour the entire Flame Mountain.
The Black Flame Lord’s heart tightened; it could feel the other party’s hostility, an undisguised, furious desire to tear everything to shreds.
Without the slightest hesitation, its black wings unfurled abruptly, its wingspan instantly reaching dozens of meters, and dark flames danced at its wingtips, causing ripples in space.
With a “whoosh,” the Black Flame Lord transformed into a black streak of light, flying directly out of the Flame Mountain and hovering in mid-air.
As soon as it appeared, it saw the colossal behemoth charging towards it—the Lava Demon King.
The other party was covered in scorching lava armor, surrounded by steaming heat, and every step made the earth tremble. That ferocious aura seemed to ignite the very air.
The Lava Demon King also stopped at this moment. It raised its head, its magma-burning eyes meeting the Black Flame Lord’s glowing eyes in the air.
In an instant, two terrifying Rank 7 auras collided outside the Flame Mountain. Invisible thunder seemed to explode in the air, the surrounding temperature fluctuated wildly, and demonic energy and flames intertwined and clashed, forming a chaotic and dangerous energy maelstrom.
It’s it, it’s it!
The Lava Demon King’s eyes gushed with lava, its roar filled with bone-deep hatred.
Although the aura of this Black Flame Lord in front of it was several times stronger than before, having already entered the Demon King realm of the same rank as itself, that unique aura could not be mistaken. It was this despicable thief who stole the gem it had guarded for countless years!
Just then, a sudden emptiness filled its heart.
The gem’s aura suddenly vanished within the Flame Mountain, as if it had never existed. That was a sign of the gem completely concealing itself, meaning it might lose this supreme treasure forever.
“Roar!!!”
The Lava Demon King could no longer hold back. Its long-accumulated fury erupted like a super volcano that had slept for billions of years. It charged forward, each step making the earth tremble violently, as if an ancient beast was awakening.
Its right claw, carrying immense force and enveloped in rolling lava, slammed viciously towards the Black Flame Lord.
Before the claw wind arrived, the ground was already torn into several dozens-of-meters-deep ravines. The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air, and even light refracted in this area.
The Black Flame Lord didn’t expect the opponent to be so brutal, launching a killing blow right from the start.
It dared not be negligent in the slightest; its black wings vibrated fiercely, and the dark flames instantly condensed into a massive wall of fire, with ink-like flame patterns flowing across its surface, emitting an aura that seemed to devour everything.
“Boom!”
The giant lava claw and the wall of fire collided with a deafening roar, as if two planets had crashed into each other.
A violent energy shockwave spread outwards, shattering rocks several kilometers away like fragile glass, and scattered debris rained down.
The wall of fire trembled violently, its surface cracking into a dense, spiderweb-like pattern.
The Black Flame Lord was forced back repeatedly by this immense force, its wings flapping to create gusts of wind, barely managing to stabilize itself, a trace of black blood oozing from the corner of its mouth.
“Roar!”
The Black Flame Lord roared. Since the opponent attacked without explanation, it would no longer hold back.
With a flap of its wings, countless dark flames shot towards the Lava Demon King like sharp swords. These flaming swords carried strong corrosiveness; wherever they passed, the air crackled with burning sounds, and black marks were left on the ground.
The Lava Demon King was not to be outdone; its lava armor instantly glowed with a dazzling red light, blocking all the flaming swords.
The flaming swords struck the lava armor, making sizzling sounds, but could only leave shallow marks.
It opened its mouth and spewed out a thick pillar of lava, which swept towards the Black Flame Lord like an enraged fire dragon. Wherever the lava pillar passed,
the ground was scorched into a charred, glassy state, emitting a pungent sulfurous smell.
The Black Flame Lord folded its wings, enveloping itself, and dark flames formed a thick layer of armor on its body. The lava pillar struck the flame armor with a violent impact, but failed to harm the Black Flame Lord in the slightest, only causing its body to sway.
The two Rank 7 Demon Kings thus engaged in a fierce battle, their moves grand and sweeping, each collision unleashing world-destroying power.
The Black Flame Lord was agile, like a ghost in the night. With every flap of its wings, countless black flames rained down like meteors, scorching the earth.
These flames did not extinguish upon landing but spread like living entities, forming a sea of black fire that devoured everything around it.
The Lava Demon King, on the other hand, possessed boundless strength. Every movement of its massive body made the earth tremble. With each swing of its giant claws, rocks shattered,
and lava erupted, as if it intended to overturn the entire world.
It stomped its foot on the ground, which instantly collapsed, and countless lava geysers erupted from beneath, forming a lava forest,
enveloping the Black Flame Lord.
Seeing this, a fierce glint flashed in the Black Flame Lord’s eyes. Its wings flapped violently, and the black flames around its body instantly surged, forming a giant black fireball.
The fireball spun continuously, generating a powerful suction that drew in the surrounding lava geysers, then instantly erupted, deflecting all the lava back.
The Lava Demon King was splashed by the deflected lava, making sizzling sounds. Although it wasn’t injured, it became even more furious.
It charged forward, its massive body like an out-of-control tank, crashing towards the Black Flame Lord. All obstacles in its path were easily crushed, like paper.
The Black Flame Lord nimbly avoided the collision, flapped its wings, flew above the Lava Demon King, then swooped down fiercely, its claws, wreathed in dark flames, reaching for the Lava Demon King’s head.
The Lava Demon King reacted extremely quickly, [N O V E L I G H T] abruptly raising its head, using its hard crown to strike the Black Flame Lord.
The two collided again with a loud crash.
The Black Flame Lord was sent flying backward, and the Lava Demon King’s lava armor on its head developed a crack from the strike.
The scope of the battle grew wider and wider. The Flame Mountain’s body continuously collapsed under their collisions, and countless burning boulders rolled down the mountain, crashing towards its base.
The demons on the mountain suffered. Whether low-ranking imps or high-ranking Rank Six Demon, all were affected by this great battle of Rank 7 Demon Kings.
Some imps were burned to ashes by the flames, leaving no trace; some Rank Six Demon were burned to dust by falling black flames; others were swallowed by lava, turning into a puddle of pus in agonizing screams, countless dead and injured.
The Demon Source at the center of the Flame Mountain also did not escape. Under the continuous energy impacts of the two, the originally stable demonic energy became wild and restless, and the vortex trembled violently, like a bomb about to undergo an Explosion, with the possibility of collapsing at any moment.
The space around the Demon Source began to twist. When some low-ranking demons approached, they were instantly torn to shreds by the distorted space.
As the battle continued, both Demon Kings became red-eyed, completely losing their sanity.
The Black Flame Lord no longer held back, pushing the black flames within its body to the extreme. Its entire being transformed into a black fiery meteor, surrounded by countless black flame halos, emitting an aura of utter destruction, as it crashed towards the Lava Demon King.
The Lava Demon King also went all out, concentrating all its lava power onto its fists. The lava on its fists continuously surged, forming two giant lava vortices. It met the Black Flame Lord with an unstoppable momentum, striking fiercely.
“Boom!!!”
With an earth-shattering roar, the two collided violently. A terrifying energy instantly erupted, forming a giant energy mushroom cloud that shot into the sky, dyeing the heavens dark red. The energy shockwave spread outwards; wherever it passed, the ground collapsed, mountain ranges crumbled, and the Flame Mountain, under this energy impact, crashed down, the entire mountain leveled, leaving only a massive deep crater.
The Demon Source was also completely destroyed in this Explosion. Black demonic energy gushed out like a flood, forming a giant black smoke column in the air, then dissipating into the atmosphere.
The destruction of the Demon Source caused the demonic energy throughout the entire Infernal Demon Sea to become chaotic, and countless demons, sensing this change, fell into panic.
Boom boom boom!
The battle entered a white-hot stage. The two Demon Kings had lost all reason, intent only on killing each other.
After an unknown period, the battlefield was a mess.
The Black Flame Lord lay disheveled on the ground, its wings burned until only half of each remained, black smoke still rising from the tattered wings. Its left arm was completely incinerated to ash, exposing the stark white bone.
Its body was covered in bone-deep wounds, black blood flowing from them, and its aura had drastically weakened, like a flickering candle in the wind, liable to extinguish at any moment.
The Lava Demon King was no better off; one eye was burned into a hollow, and lava continuously flowed from the black, empty socket. Half of its body was charred black, and the once-thick lava armor was tattered and broken, revealing equally charred muscle tissue underneath. It knelt on the ground, each breath a painful gasp, its aura significantly diminished.
The two once-invincible Rank 7 Demon Kings were now both severely wounded. In this wasteland, only heavy gasps remained, as if recounting the tragic intensity of this earth-shattering battle.
The surroundings were utterly silent, with only the occasional sound of falling rocks adding a touch of desolation to the ruins.
Just then, a figure quietly appeared high in the sky. He looked at the scene below, a cunning smile playing on his lips, indicating his scheme had succeeded.