Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 208 - 128 Red Lotus True Flame_1

Chapter 208: 128 Red Lotus True Flame_1

An expansive, boundless red bamboo forest was the scene of an ear-shattering explosion, with dust filling the sky and a vast number of red bamboos being swept up by the powerful shockwave, fragmented across the air.

A burly man in a green shirt burst forth from the depths of the bamboo forest, his right arm torn off, his expression panicked, as if he had encountered something terrifying.

A loud roar of a beast resounded, and a large green lightning bolt descended from the sky, heading straight for the man in green. Just as he tried to dodge, a powerful gravitational force appeared, anchoring him to the spot like a magnet.

With no way to avoid it, the man in green brandished a small golden axe and swung it into the void, unleashing a tremendous golden blade that cleaved the green lightning in two.

A wave of yellow sonic energy swept in, turning every red bamboo in its path to countless splinters.

The man in green hurriedly hurled his small golden axe into the air, shattering the yellow sonic wave to pieces.

A thick bolt of green lightning shot toward him, and the man in green swiftly slapped his green jade pendant on his chest. After the pendant emitted a burst of green light, a thick green light screen appeared, encasing his entire body.

The green lightning struck the green light screen, and its radiance dimmed. A large gold-and-red blade shot through, shattering the green light screen.

The man in green was bisected by the gold-and-red blade and fell to the ground.

Lin Sisi emerged from the thicket, with the Strong Golden-Backed Ape and the Green Thunder Lion following by her side.

The gold-and-red blade flew toward her, transforming into tens of thousands of Gold-Winged Fire Ants.

Apart from being on guard against the Barbarian Cultivators, other Human Cultivators were also to be watched. Wealth tends to lead men astray.

"Daring to ambush me, you should have expected this day," she said to herself, searching the corpse and procuring a green Storage Bag.

She collected the small golden axe and the Spirit Beasts and Insects, then left the place.

...

In a narrow valley with occasional ear-piercing blasts and flashes of lightning, a massive red mushroom cloud rose mightily, shaking the earth and sending a powerful blast that scattered sand and stones through the billowing dust.

A tall, thin youth in red robes burst out of the valley, protected by a red light screen, his face a picture of alarm; based on his attire, he was clearly a disciple of the Xuanyang Sect.

Before the youth in red could get far, a loud howling of a wolf rang out, followed by a giant green Wind Blade soaring from the valley aimed at him.

The youth’s body flickered, reappearing several yards to the left as the giant Wind Blade hit the ground, creating a big, long crack.

A shadow flashed by, and a Qi-mustached brawny man in a green beast hide appeared in front of the youth in red. His build was much larger than that of the Human Clan, a true Barbarian.

A giant green wolf shadow loomed over the Barbarian’s head, exhaling a stream of green sonic waves that struck the red light screen, causing it to dim significantly.

With a motion of his fists, the Barbarian smashed into the red light screen, which shattered like a bubble.

The youth in red’s head was crushed to pieces by the Barbarian’s blow, and he was gone.

A graceful middle-aged woman with an alluring figure, clearly another member of the Barbarian Tribe based on her physique and attire, walked out from the valley.

"Tie Lang, are we going to meet up with Brother Gu next?" she inquired.

"The Secret Realm is vast," Tie Lang spoke, "it won’t be easy to rendezvous with them. Besides, if we did join them, they would be credited with the achievements, how much benefit would we actually get? Wouldn’t it be better to act on our own, hunting other Cultivators, collecting Cultivation Resources? That is the capital we need for our future breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage, don’t you think, Ji Ma?"

Ji Ma nodded, "That’s exactly what I think. The opportunity won’t come again, and finding treasures in this Secret Realm is our chance."

"Then that settles it."

Tie Lang took the possessions from the body of the youth in red, threw a fireball to burn the corpse, and left the place with Ji Ma.

Such scenes were common throughout the Secret Realm, with Cultivators either being killed or counter-killing; these events colored the treasure hunt in the Secret Realm with a veneer of blood.

...

In an expansive range of red mountains, the Iron Tail Scorpion led the way with Shen Long following behind, and the Hundred Eyes Cicada fluttered in front of Shen Long, its eyes occasionally emitting a dazzling golden light.

This area was a cluster of volcanoes, rich in Fire Spirit Qi, and the air pervaded with the scent of sulfur.

There were some Fire Crystal Ganoderma in a cave ahead, guarded by two Golden Flame Scorpions.

After a time as short as a tea break, Shen Long arrived at the foot of a steeply rising, red giant peak, not far from a sizable cave several yards across.

His Divine Sense probed inside, detecting two formidable presences—merely second-order Monster Beasts.

The Iron Tail Scorpion entered the cave with Shen Long close behind.

Before long, an ear-shattering blast echoed from inside, and the ground shook slightly.

In less than ten breaths, the booming ceased.

Inside the cave, Shen Long stood before over twenty crystal clear red Lingzhi mushrooms, his eyes ablaze with passion.

Behind him, two golden giant scorpions lay motionless, their heads punctured with needle-sized holes. Smoldering pits dotted the ground, and the Iron Tail Scorpion was feasting on the carcasses of the golden giants.

"Fire Crystal Ganoderma! Some are over five hundred years old," Shen Long muttered, carefully excavating the Ganoderma and placing them into a jade box.

A deafening roar reached Shen Long’s ears, causing him to startle, as the Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes shone with blinding golden light.

"Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame!"

Shen Long’s eyes lit up with excitement and fervor.

Several Barbarian Cultivators were besieging a mass of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire. The Spirit Fire was a type of monster, and while Shen Long was traveling, he met a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Five-Flame Palace in the Northern Sea’s Cultivation Realm. That cultivator had refined a mass of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, significantly improving his artifact refining efficiency.

Shen Long dug out all his Fire Crystal Ganoderma, took the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and left the cave.

Deep within the volcano range, three men and a woman were besieging a gigantic red Fire Phoenix. Judging by their attire and build, they were all from the Barbarian Tribe. The strongest among them was a burly, bald, muscular man wielding a golden spear.

The red Fire Phoenix was not solid, but ethereal.

With a light flap of its wings, a vast expanse of crimson flames burst forth, smashing towards the four Barbarian Cultivators.

The bald man’s wrist flicked, and the golden spear emitted a blinding golden light, unleashing a vast array of golden spear shadows that blocked the incoming crimson flames.

A buxom woman in green robes swung a cyan feather fan, and a cyan hurricane swept out, heading straight for the crimson Fire Phoenix.

The crimson Fire Phoenix collided with the cyan hurricane, torn apart by the powerful airstream, and turned into a large expanse of crimson flames.

The crimson flames slowly coalesced as if they were about to unify.

"Thinking of unifying? No way."

A tall, skinny man in a yellow robe sneered. He produced a small bowl flashing with white light, injected a spell into it, and the small bowl suddenly grew in size, emitting a white aurora that enveloped the crimson flames and sucked them into the large white bowl.

The white bowl shook continuously, showing a series of tiny cracks.

"Not good, even a superior magic artifact can’t hold it in."

The man in the yellow robe exclaimed.

"Only a top-tier magic artifact that can restrain fire-based spells would work. Your artifact won’t hold it for long," the bald man said.

"We don’t have one!"

The woman in green looked troubled.

The white bowl shook violently, and the cracks grew larger. A gold-flashing flying dagger and a red short halberd flew towards it, striking the white bowl.

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the white bowl shattered into pieces. A crimson Fire Phoenix flew out from the midst, and a golden aurora descended from the sky, enveloping the crimson Fire Phoenix and drawing it into a small golden pot, the mouth of the pot resembling a crow’s head.

"Golden Crow Pot! Madame Jin?"

The bald man was uncertain but recognized the origin of this magic artifact.

At a distance, the ground burst open, and a gold-flashing flying dagger shot out, heading straight for the bald man.

"A talismanic treasure! Not good, there’s an enemy hiding underground!"

The bald man was terrified.

Just as he was about to cast a spell to dodge, a strange shrieking sound rang in his ears, dizzying him.

Before the bald man could evade, he was cleaved in two by the golden flying dagger, and the same fate befell the other three, split in two by the golden flying dagger.

The golden flying dagger’s spiritual light dimmed, transforming into a golden talisman with a small knife design on it—it was the Talismanic Golden Lang Knife.

Shen Long emerged from the ground, his complexion slightly pale.

The Iron Tail Scorpion had taken him underground, where, preoccupied with the battle against the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, the four Barbarian Cultivators had failed to notice Shen Long. He had activated the Talismanic Golden Lang Knife directly, annihilating the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators and securing the mass of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

The Golden Crow Pot trembled slightly, showing some fine cracks.

Shen Long was shocked. Even the top-tier Golden Crow Pot couldn’t contain the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire? It truly deserved to be regarded as Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

He quickly looted the bodies, threw out four crimson fireballs to burn the corpses, picked up the Golden Crow Pot, and rushed into a small cave with the Iron Tail Scorpion guarding outside.

Shen Long took out the Spirit Control Tower and entered it.

He arrived on the second level, where an astonishing wave of heat hit him.

Shen Long briskly entered a cavern of over ten acres, the rock walls emanating a reddish glow.

A formation had been arranged here, initially intended for containing fire-type monster beasts.

The second level was vast, so Shen Long had transformed it by creating several prisons intended to detain powerful monster beasts, never used before, but now they came in handy.

Outside the cave was a ten-zhang large array with hundreds of uniformly-sized slots, each holding a medium-grade Spirit Stone.

He brought out the Golden Crow Pot, input a spell into it, and as the lid shined with golden light, a red lotus burst forth.

"Red Lotus True Flame! To think it’s this kind of Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame."

Shen Long grinned with delight; the Red Lotus True Flame was ranked 355th on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire List, much higher than Qian Gold Profound Fire.

The red lotus bloomed with a blinding red light, transforming into a gigantic crimson Fire Phoenix and lunged at Shen Long.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and a cyan tornado surged out to meet it.

The crimson Fire Phoenix collided with the cyan tornado, which then shattered, sending out hundreds of gigantic Wind Blades, slicing the crimson Fire Phoenix into pieces and turning it into a vast expanse of crimson flames.