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Abyss Fire Shark

The shopkeeper's expression was a little strange: "If you plan to pay with runes, it's forty runes per bottle."

"It's so expensive!" Forseti was startled.

"Ice worm powder is a specialty of Jotunheim, and this is the land of flames. Of course, buying a specialty from the land of frost here is expensive," the shopkeeper explained.

Forseti was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something. After a while, he asked, "If I have ice worm powder, will you buy it?"

"No," the shopkeeper replied lightly. "Jotunheim's goods are rare here, and sometimes it doesn't sell a single bottle for two years."

This disappointed Forseti. He had thought he had found a way to make money, given that he had collected a lot of ice worm powder and other items in Jotunheim.

But the shopkeeper's next words gave him a glimmer of hope: "If you're in this kind of business, you can go to the Burning Realm and maybe find someone who will buy your goods."

The Burning Realm is where Surtur resides, the capital of the Fire Kingdom of Muspelheim, thousands of miles away. Although the Burning Realm is still a barbaric and barren land in the eyes of the Aesir, it is indeed the most prosperous city in this country.

"Thank you," Forseti pondered, then left silently.

After gathering more information about Muspelheim and buying some items like fireproof clothing, Forseti went back the same way.

Jumping into the flaming magma, he swam toward the space channel.

Although the fiery heat of the magma did not harm him, its sticky texture was quite unpleasant.

Just as Forseti was pondering his magma swimming skills, he sensed a wave of obvious fluctuations behind him.

His expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned around.

"Roar!"

Not far behind him, a huge fiery red shark suddenly appeared.

It swam from the depths of the magma with its big mouth open. It was probably about ten meters long and could definitely swallow a person in one bite.

"This is... an Abyss Fire Shark!"

Forseti recognized this beast, Muspelheim's most famous lava fish, the Abyss Fire Shark.

As a flame creature bred in the magma for thousands of years, the Abyss Fire Shark swam several times faster than Forseti.

Forseti was awe-struck. He opened his hands and grabbed the upper and lower jaws of the Abyss Fire Shark at once.

Immediately, flames burst out from his fingers, and the divine power of the flames was fully unleashed.

"Boom!" The raging white flames bloomed on the Abyss Fire Shark, and the surrounding magma churned.

However, as one of the most powerful lava fish, the Abyss Fire Shark was not as fragile as the Fire Demons and had a high immunity to flames.

Thus, even with Forseti's full-strength flames, he could only cause minor burns.

He quickly changed his strategy, took out Verrigan's Fist, and began attacking with Holy Light.

Probably only flawless saints could be immune to Holy Light, so there was no creature immune to it, including the Abyss Fire Shark.

However, although the Holy Light was effective, the dense magma weakened its power, and in this environment, the Abyss Fire Shark was far more flexible and slippery than Forseti.

After several minutes of struggle, Forseti had sustained a few wounds, but he still had not killed the Abyss Fire Shark.

"Roar--"

One man and one shark continued their battle, churning the magma.

The Abyss Fire Shark evaded a warhammer strike, its huge but swift figure drawing a perfect arc in the magma.

Forseti gritted his teeth and grabbed the tail of the Abyss Fire Shark.

The Abyss Fire Shark shook its head and wagged its tail while swimming, trying to shake him off, but he held on tightly.

"Roar--"

The Abyss Fire Shark, startled and angry, suddenly flicked its tail, throwing Forseti onto a rock.

"Crash..."

Even with the magma buffer, Forseti still cracked many rocks.

"Roar!"

The Abyss Fire Shark roared and was about to rush again.

Forseti was about to fight again when he touched the rock behind him and suddenly had an idea.

He dodged the Abyss Fire Shark, then jumped out of the lava and stood on the rock.

"Roar--"

The Abyss Fire Shark leaped out of the magma, almost reaching him.

Forseti swiftly drew an ice-blue longbow from his Sanctuary space. It was the Ice Shaper longbow he had obtained in Jotunheim. He also took out three arrows.

Drawing the bow, the cold condensed.

In this environment, the power of the Ice Shaper was weakened, but Forseti's strength had greatly increased, allowing him to draw the full bow and maximize its lethality.

The divine power protected his body, so he was not afraid of the cold force invading him.

The bow was fully drawn, and the three arrows turned icy blue instantly, as if fused with ice, like metal and ice crystals.

The Abyss Fire Shark sensed danger and turned to retreat into the magma, but it was too late.

"Whoosh!"

Three ice-shaping arrows shot out, hitting the shark. There was a "boom," and ice flowers bloomed.

"Ow!!"

The Abyss Fire Shark wailed, blood flowing from where the ice-shaping arrows had hit, turning purple and black as if poisoned.

It struggled to return to the magma, but its movements were stiff and slow.

Forseti chased and quickly killed it.

Pulling the Abyss Fire Shark's body onto the rock, he exhaled and sat down to rest.

After a moment, Forseti took out a dagger and began to dismember the Abyss Fire Shark. Such a powerful creature had valuable parts.

Soon, he discovered the most valuable part of the Abyss Fire Shark—its skin.

The skin of the Abyss Fire Shark was very thick, tough, and had powerful flame properties. Thinking of this, Forseti immediately opened the forging blueprint for the Scarlet Commander's Shield.

**[Replacement degree of heavy leather is 115%]**

Forseti smiled, realizing it was perfect for use as one of the materials for the Scarlet Commander's Shield.

After dealing with the Abyss Fire Shark's body, he returned to the space channel.

"Buzzing."

Seeing Forseti emerge from the space tetrahedron, the little Shilut, who was rolling on the ground, got up and called out.

Forseti picked him up with a smile and took out a few gems. "I brought you something, a special gem from Muspelheim. Try it."

Back in Landvety Town, his house was overgrown with weeds, and it took him a while to clean up.

"Who are you?" While cleaning the weeds, a voice came from not far away.

Forseti turned to see the fish boss Baelish and smiled. "Why, can't you recognize me?"

Baelish froze for a moment, then widened his eyes. "You are... Forseti! How did you become like this?"

Forseti replied, "I have awakened my power, and it has brought me back from the ashes. You know, Lord Odin blessed me."

Baelish looked conflicted. "I really don't know whether to envy you or worry about you."

"What's wrong?" Forseti asked.

Baelish explained, "Vanaheim is raging. Your original figure was your talisman, just like my age and the fat I used to have, ensuring you wouldn't be drafted."

"Now that you've awakened your powers and become tall and strong... I bet you're going to be called up."