Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 385 - 294 Grabbing the Fourth-order Spirit Flame_1

Chapter 385: 294 Grabbing the Fourth-order Spirit Flame_1

A continuous range of red mountains stretched across the landscape, giant clouds of fire floated in the high sky, and the temperature here was frighteningly high, causing the void to twist and deform.

A golden escape light appeared in the distant horizon and, with a flash, stopped in its tracks.

As the escape light converged, a golden flying boat, radiant with flowing light, was revealed, with Shen Long and Yuan Rui standing on it.

"Is this Myriad Flame Valley?"

Shen Long muttered to himself, following his gaze one could see a vast valley.

Myriad Flame Valley referred to a region, not just a single valley.

"There are quite a few rank four spirit birds here, and some of the spaces are unstable. There have been instances where Nascent Soul Cultivators fought here, and the aftermath of their battles shattered unstable spaces, triggering spatial storms. They were all pulled into the spatial tempests and perished, their lives and paths extinguished."

Yuan Rui reminded him with a grave expression.

Shen Long nodded. Myriad Flame Valley was one of the seven dangerous places in the Qianyang Realm; it was certainly perilous.

Yuan Rui formed a spell with his hands, and the golden flying boat moved forward, not very fast.

Shen Long released his divine sense to its full extent, closely monitoring the surrounding environment.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Yuan Rui spoke up, "Be careful above us."

No sooner had his voice fallen than dozens of giant fireballs tore through the sky, hurtling toward Shen Long and Yuan Rui.

Shen Long let out a skyward howl, emitting a deafening dragon’s roar that sent a red sonic wave forward to meet them.

These giant fireballs collided with the red sonic wave and immediately exploded, blooming in the high sky like fireworks, unable to get within thirty yards of them.

A piercing sound of torn air was heard as a red tornado, a hundred yards tall, swept toward them with the intent to grind them into minced meat.

Shen Long’s right fist shone bright red as he punched out, and a giant red fist flashed forth, striking the red tornado, which crumbled like paper under the force of the red giant fist.

A Lihuo Falcon, enormous in size, circled ceaselessly above, constantly releasing spells to attack them.

"An early rank four Lihuo Falcon! Hmph, overestimating itself."

Yuan Rui snorted coldly, slapping his golden spirit beast bag on his waist, from which a streak of golden light flew out and materialized into a giant eagle with golden wings and lustrous feathers.

An early rank four Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, Yuan Rui’s life-bound spirit bird.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle soared into the sky, its wings flapped gently, casting out dozens of golden thunder balls, heading straight for the Lihuo Falcon.

The Lihuo Falcon showed no fear, its wings fiercely fanned, and dozens of giant fireballs were launched to meet them.

The golden thunder balls collided with the giant fireballs, annihilating each other, triggering a massive boom. Golden lightning and red firelight clashed fiercely in the high sky, and the shock waves rolled.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle opened its beak to spit out a beam of golden light, which morphed into a massive golden thunder cloud. As the golden thunder cloud churned, one could see numerous golden electric arcs. A thick golden lightning bolt tore through the skyline, striking at the Lihuo Falcon.

The Lihuo Falcon flapped its wings lightly and disappeared from its spot, avoiding the golden lightning.

The moment it appeared again, a burst of golden light shone, and the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle emerged.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle opened its mouth and sprayed out a thick golden lightning bolt, which struck the Lihuo Falcon, engulfing it in a flood of golden light.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle’s wings fiercely beat, and dozens of golden thunder balls were shot out, hitting the Lihuo Falcon one after another.

A series of thunderous explosions rang out as a vast golden light illuminated the high sky.

After a while, the golden light dissipated, revealing the Lihuo Falcon with its body riddled with wounds, white bones faintly visible, emitting the scent of charred flesh. Its head had been pierced by the claws of the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, and it perished.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle clutched the corpse of the Lihuo Falcon, flying back to Yuan Rui’s side.

Yuan Rui harvested the spirit soul of the Lihuo Falcon and stored the body in his storage bag.

"Well done."

Yuan Rui praised, withdrawing an eight-hundred-year-old Golden Thunder Grass to feed to the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle.

After consuming the Golden Thunder Grass, the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle transformed into a streak of golden light and entered the spirit beast bag.

"Senior Brother Yuan, your life-bound spirit bird’s divine skills are no small matter!" Shen Long said with a tone of envy.

I have invested a great deal of resources and effort, and it was with great difficulty that I raised it to rank four, achieving a purity of bloodline of four," replied Yuan Rui with a proud face.

He formed another spell, and the golden flying boat continued to fly forward.

Along the way, they encountered many fire attribute monster beasts, mostly rank three. As they delved deeper into Myriad Flame Valley, they encountered more rank four monster beasts, but thankfully, all were in the early stages and could be handled by the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle without their intervention.

A day later, the golden flying boat came to a halt, before them lay a narrow gorge, flanked by steep cliffs. The gorge placed certain constraints on divine sense, restricting Shen Long’s outreach to only a hundred miles.

"According to the intelligence provided by Master Nephew Xu, if we pass through this gorge, we won’t be long before seeing a dormant volcano, and the rank four spirit flame is located inside that volcano," Shen Long said.

No sooner had his voice faded than a deafening boom resounded, and a vast black light soared into the sky, within which one could faintly discern a cluster of green firelight.

Shen Long furrowed his brows, expanded his divine sense, and sensed the presence of two Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The blue Spirit Beast bag at his waist shook, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon sensed the presence of a high-level ghost creature.

A green firelight lit up in the void ahead, revealing a huge Green Fire Phoenix that radiated terrifying high temperatures.

"Fourth-order Spirit Flame!"

Yuan Rui exclaimed in surprise.

As soon as the Green Fire Phoenix appeared, ripples spread in the void above its head, and a black jade vase with flickering light suddenly appeared.

Gleaming with golden light on his right index finger, Yuan Rui gently pointed at the void, and a streak of golden light shot out, hitting the black jade vase precisely, knocking it back through the air.

A red sound wave swept over, swiftly passing over the body of the Green Fire Phoenix, causing it to explode into a large swath of green flames.

These green flames slowly converged together, reforming into a Green Fire Phoenix.

No sooner had it taken shape than a green aurora descended from the sky, covering the Green Fire Phoenix and sweeping it into a Green Jade Vase.

A ghostly figure with black qi swirling around emerged overhead the Green Jade Vase, only to be destroyed by a huge red fist that blasted forth.

The Green Jade Vase spun and flew into the sleeve of Shen Long.

A gust of yin wind blew through, and Su Liang and Qin Wang appeared, their gazes dark and grim.

They had received the news and rushed to Myriad Flame Valley at the fastest speed. After entering deep into the valley, they encountered attacks from several fourth-order monster beasts, which delayed them for a while. Just when they were about to capture the fourth-order Spirit Flame, it was stolen by Shen Long.

"Taoist Friend Shen, give us back the fourth-order Spirit Flame, and we can pretend like nothing ever happened."

Qin Wang said with a frown, his tone heavy.

He and Su Liang were both at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, while Shen Long was only at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul.

"Give it back to you? Since when did the fourth-order Spirit Flame belong to you?"

Shen Long said with a cold laugh.

"This is Myriad Flame Valley, not the Hundred Ghosts Sect. Do you really think everything you lay eyes on belongs to you?"

Yuan Rui sneered dismissively.

"You’re asking for death!"

Su Liang’s expression turned icy as a surge of black light enveloped him, emitting copious amounts of yin qi. He unleashed a hideous Black Giant Ape with astonishing fluctuations of yin qi—a late-stage Core Formation ghost creature.

Slapping its arms against its chest, the Black Giant Ape let out a long howl and merged with Su Liang, whose face shriveled and fingernails turned black—a secret technique similar to the Spirit Attachment Technique used by Spirit Controllers, only with stronger side effects.

A fierce ghost with a terrifying aura and a ferocious face appeared.

"Humph, a mere parlor trick."

Yuan Rui, with contempt, released a golden light that caused his body to swell into a colossal Gold-Winged Thunder Ape covered with golden fur.

The Heavenly Ape Transformation cultivated to the tenth level allowed the cultivator to assume the form of a monkey, unleashing the Divine Skills of the Spirit Monkey to attack the enemy.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Ape opened its mouth and expelled a golden staff flickering with light—a Dharma Treasure.

It also released a Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, which circled continuously in the sky, casting thick bolts of golden lightning to attack Su Liang and Qin Wang.

Qin Wang’s body surged with black yin qi that obscured his figure, accompanied by ghostly wails. Among the billowing yin winds, the forms of ferocious ghosts could be seen.

Shen Long hadn’t released the Gold-Winged Windroc; presumably, Qin Wang and Su Liang should be aware of Yuan Rui’s Divine Skills since they had been in the Nascent Soul Stage for many years.

As Yuan Rui assumed the Giant Ape form, his body resistant to Dharma Treasure damage, Qin Wang and Su Liang surely had a special means at their disposal, otherwise they wouldn’t dare to engage in battle.

"Senior Brother Yuan, be careful. They might have a powerful ace up their sleeve, like a Spiritual Treasure," Shen Long transmitted to Yuan Rui.

No sooner had his voice faded than ripples appeared in the void above the Golden Giant Ape, and a black Ghost Claw enshrouded in black qi appeared, striking at the Golden Giant Ape.

Quick to respond, the Golden Giant Ape let out a roar and spewed a golden sonic wave, shattering the black Ghost Claw.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle released a thick bolt of golden lightning from its mouth, directed straight at Qin Wang.

The golden lightning plunged into the black yin qi and vanished as if into a vast sea. As the black yin qi dissipated, Qin Wang disappeared.

The next instant, a burst of yin wind blew up behind Yuan Rui, and Qin Wang appeared, no, a fierce ghost bearing a striking resemblance to Qin Wang.

The ghost had a pair of black bat wings on its back, a fierce face with green fangs, and black, sharp claws—the Subjugation Ghost Technique.

Just as the ghost had manifested, golden lightning flashed above the head of the Golden Giant Ape, and the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle appeared.

As soon as it emerged, Yuan Rui returned to his original form and merged with the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, sprouting a pair of golden wings on his back, which he lightly fluttered and vanished from the spot.

"Junior Brother Su, be careful," Qin Wang warned.

No sooner had he spoken than golden lightning flashed behind the Black Giant Ape, and Yuan Rui appeared, wielding a golden staff.

He opened his mouth and expelled a thick bolt of golden lightning that struck the Black Giant Ape. The golden lightning enveloped the creature.

Yuan Rui brandished the golden staff, charging towards the golden light. With a dull thud, the Black Giant Ape was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a cliffside, causing a cascade of rocks to tumble down in a cloud of dust.