Chapter 525: Chapter 0520: Evil Fire Ancestor

“Your Excellency speaks so much, you want to team up with me for the exploration, right?”

Chen Yu asked with a smile.

“Exactly, exploring alone is far more dangerous, but with two people, it’s much safer.”

The short and stout man also smiled, which was exactly his intention; otherwise, he would not have told Chen Yu so much.

“Your Excellency made sense with what you just said, so please take good care of me during this journey to the Summoning Flame Realm.”

Chen Yu accepted the short and stout man’s invitation.

The other party had spent decades in the Holy Land, his experience was surely richer than Chen Yu, a newcomer.

Moreover, teaming up with this short and stout man, Chen Yu didn’t have to worry about anything.

“Easy to say, easy to say.”

The short and stout man laughed heartily, looking up.

He had another reason for picking Chen Yu as a teammate: Chen Yu had just become a Copper Badge Holy Guard, his strength was surely inferior to his own, which meant he would have the dominant position in the team.

If he were to team up with a Silver Emblem Holy Guard, although the team’s strength would be stronger, he would have to listen to the others.

Besides, Silver Emblem Holy Guards were too strong; if a dispute over treasures occurred, the short and stout man would feel less secure.

“We should head east from the Holy Land base; according to some information on the map, we can infer that the base’s main attack direction is also to the east. In that case, we should go south, west, or north.”

“However, the map information for the north is very rich, which proves it’s the most explored by the Holy Land, so we can’t go there either.”

The short and stout man proved his decades of experience in the Holy Land with his analysis.

Finally, they decided to head south.

…

After flying for most of the day, the two arrived at a forest.

The ancient trees, towering nearly a hundred meters high, were unusual in that they were dark red all over, with red fruits that had many small holes, which slowly emitted a dark red mist.

The mist was poisonous, too weak for humans or Demon Beasts to dare enter this place.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Chen Yu and the short and stout man, “Feng Tianhao,” flew slowly, with Feng Tianhao even sustaining a True Essence Shield.

“Brother Feng, this doesn’t seem to be a very good place,” Chen Yu asked with a hint of skepticism.

This was clearly a dangerous forbidden land, complete with a forest full of poisonous fog. Being in Body Cultivation, Chen Yu had strong resistance to poison, but Feng Tianhao would not last long.

“Cough cough… Since it’s a forbidden land, it must be unexplored; perhaps there are unexpected treasures.”

Feng Tianhao explained with a few dry coughs.

“There’s a smell of blood.”

Chen Yu’s nose twitched.

Roar!

Suddenly, from within the forest, came a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

Flames and fog roiled as a Fiery Flame Lion suddenly burst forth. It was enormous, at five meters tall, its fur like flames, exuding great majesty.

Clearly, Chen Yu and the short and stout man had unintentionally invaded the territory of this ancient beast. The Fiery Flame Lion, with its cultivation in the Guiyuan Realm, was the undisputed overlord of this region.

It was in the middle of a meal and enraged beyond measure by the disturbance from the humans, launching an attack.

Boom!

A sonic attack, mingled with scorching waves of heat, swept towards Chen Yu and Feng Tianhao.

“Beast, seeking death.”

Feng Tianhao channeled his True Yuan and struck out with a blue palm light.

He was practicing a water-based Cultivation Technique; where the azure palm light went, flames extinguished, and billows of smoke arose.

Bang!

The remaining force of his palm strike hit the Fiery Flame Lion, sending it flying back a dozen meters and eliciting a pained howl.

As an ancient beast, it had a tough constitution. If a normal Demon Beast in the Guiyuan Realm had to withstand Feng Tianhao’s palm strike, it would not be killed, but it would certainly be seriously injured.

After a few howls of pain, fear was visible in the eyes of the Fiery Flame Lion, which turned and darted into the forest, disappearing from view.

“Chase.”

Feng Tianhao uttered a low shout and followed.

“Brother Feng, why are we pursuing it? There are no contribution points for killing Demon Beasts.”

“Moreover, our main goal on this trip is the Primordial Spirit Flame Crystal; the Holy Land is willing to exchange one hundred contribution points for one jin of Primordial Spirit Flame Crystal, which must be very precious.”

Chen Yu shouted.

“This Fiery Flame Lion is of ancient beast lineage; if we can catch it and bring it back, we can sell it for a good price, and even if it doesn’t submit, we shouldn’t waste such good material.”

Feng Tianhao’s words stunned Chen Yu for a moment.

He was beginning to realize just how fierce the competition among the Holy Guards was; this Feng Tianhao really didn’t waste any resources.

Chen Yu immediately followed.

After chasing for some distance, the Fiery Flame Lion was on its last legs.

“Beast, still won’t submit to me?”

Feng Tianhao asked coldly, emanating a strong pressure of the Peak of the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm.

Roar!

The Fiery Flame Lion roared defiantly, its eyes bloodshot.

“Then die.”

Feng Tianhao was not insistent; he slashed with a palm, cutting open the Fiery Flame Lion’s belly, and blood splattered out.

He then set about harvesting the materials.

But just then, three figures flew from afar, all in yellow robes.

“Who dares to trespass here?”

One of the men, with a mole at the corner of his mouth, shouted.

“Big brother, it’s the Fiery Flame Lion.”

Another man, thinner in build, noticing the dead Fiery Flame Lion on the ground, immediately spoke.

“How dare you, to break into the domain of ‘Evil Fire Ancestor’? Stop what you are doing and leave at once; we will not pursue the matter further.”

The man with the mole immediately shouted.

Feng Tianhao glanced at them and ignored them, continuing to harvest materials.

In secret, Feng Tianhao sent a message to Chen Yu: “Brother Chen, among these three, two are at the Early Guiyuan Realm Peak and one at the Early Guiyuan Realm, making a total of seventy contribution points. Let’s strike like lightning and don’t let them escape.”

“Didn’t you hear me tell you to stop?”

The man with the black mole glared.

On their own turf, this fatty dared to be so arrogant, which displeased him greatly.

He immediately threw a punch, a fiery red fist shadow howling out, abruptly taking on the phantom silhouette of a ferocious beast.

“Seeking death.”

Feng Tianhao suddenly looked up, charged forward furiously, and attacked the man with the black mole.

Boom!

He quickly slapped out a palm, shattering the fire fist attack of the man with the black mole.

“Not good…”

The man with the black mole showed a look of fear, as he hadn’t expected this fatty to be so strong.

Bang!

He hastily erected a True Essence Shield, but it didn’t last even half a breath before shattering; the man with the black mole was sent flying over a dozen yards by Feng Tianhao and finally coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.

Far away, the other two were instantly dumbfounded, their faces as white as death.

The man with the black mole was the strongest among the three of them, yet he didn’t block even a single strike when facing the short, plump man.

How strong was this short, plump man exactly?

And furthermore, this short, plump man had an accomplice.

“You can’t kill me; this place is the cultivation site of ‘Evil Fire Ancestor’, and we two are his disciples.”

The man with the black mole hastily spoke.

He felt a murderous intent from Feng Tianhao and thus pulled out his background.

Swoosh!

Feng Tianhao arrived in front of the man with the black mole, stepping on his chest.

As a Copper Badge Holy Guard from the Holy Land, his combat strength reached the Peak of Middle Stage Guiyuan Realm, one strike was enough to defeat this man with the black mole.

“Evil Fire Ancestor? How strong is his cultivation?”

Feng Tianhao asked coldly.

“Evil Fire Ancestor is a top powerhouse in this area; if you dare to harm me, he will not let you off.”

The man with the black mole shouted back.

Evil Fire Ancestor had a great reputation in this area; even the nearby super sects would give him face.

He believed that Evil Fire Ancestor would surely deter the person before him.

Moreover, he was used to being arrogant based on Evil Fire Ancestor’s fame, and now, faced with Feng Tianhao’s questioning, he still spoke with a strong tone.

“Heh heh.”

Feng Tianhao let out two cold laughs and pressed down hard on the True Yuan.

Boom!

The man with the black mole’s chest caved in, blood spurting out.

Feng Tianhao waved his hand, took the man’s head, and stored it in a storage bag.

Seeing the man with the black mole killed, the other two trembled continuously.

“Attack him!”

Feng Tianhao commanded, then attacked one of them.

“Run!”

“Master, save us!”

The two of them turned to flee.

But their speed was no match for Feng Tianhao and Chen Yu.

Just as Feng Tianhao made his move, from the depths of the fire fog forest, came an angry low roar that caused the surrounding poison fog to tremble and dissipate.

Swoosh!

A red figure streaked across and turned into an old man in a red robe, holding a twisted staff, adorned with a translucent red crystal, flickering with a faint red glow.

“Master!”

Upon seeing the old man in the red robe, the two showed looks of joy and immediately bowed respectfully.

“How dare you kill my disciples!”

The red-robed old man stared at Chen Yu and Feng Tianhao, his weathered face full of rage.

“Peak of Middle Stage Guiyuan Realm!”

Feng Tianhao gauged the opponent’s cultivation level.

Merely a Late Guiyuan Realm cultivator was not enough to make him back down.

Both he and Chen Yu were Copper Badge Holy Guards, possessing the strength of the Peak of Middle Stage Guiyuan Realm. Together, they had a good chance of killing Evil Fire Ancestor.

“Hmph, invading my territory, killing my disciples, you’d better give me a reasonable explanation, or don’t even think about leaving this place.”

Evil Fire Ancestor snorted coldly.

In fact, he was ready to kill at first, but noticing that these two were not weak, he contained his fury.

“It should be you giving us an explanation, your three disciples attempted to rob us of our spoils of war. This one was weak and got slain by me; he has no one else to blame.”

“Hand over the lives of your other two disciples to us, and I’ll let this matter go.”

Feng Tianhao spoke assertively.

As geniuses of the Holy Land and Copper Badge Holy Guards, they were also very proud, especially in this lower realm!

“If only this Evil Fire Ancestor had arrived a bit later, we could have killed his disciples first and then him.”

Feng Tianhao said to Chen Yu through a voice transmission, smiling.

Evil Fire Ancestor raised his eyebrows, not expecting this fatty to be so insolent.

“Young man, you are too presumptuous.”

Evil Fire Ancestor’s expression darkened.

This short, plump man not only killed his disciple but now demanded the lives of his other two disciples. If he really complied, how could he hold his head up in the future?

“Flame Snake Technique!”

Unable to stomach Feng Tianhao’s attitude any longer, Evil Fire Ancestor made the first move.

He swung his staff, and the red crystal at the top glinted with brilliant, translucent red light, channeling the fiery power of heaven and earth to form a vicious ten-yard-long fire serpent.

“Amazing!”

Feng Tianhao was somewhat surprised.

He had thought the opponent’s strength to be ordinary, but with this one strike from Evil Fire Ancestor, his power surpassed that of a cultivator at the Peak of Middle Guiyuan Realm, comparable to an attack from the Late Guiyuan Realm.

At the same time, Evil Fire Ancestor other two disciples also launched attacks on them.