Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 260 - 258: Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion

Chapter 260: Chapter 258: Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion

"Brother Rufeng, what kind of demon beast is that? Its roar is terrifying!"

"Mumu, don’t be afraid, I’m here!"

Yi Mu, with a fearful expression, moved closer to Yan Rufeng.

"Awooo... Awooo..."

A beast’s roar echoed through the skies.

Yan Rufeng spread his Divine Sense, preparing to investigate the source of the roar.

"Bang..."

Before Yan Rufeng’s Divine Sense could touch the demon beast, it was instantly rebounded.

"Wow! Spurt..."

The rebounded Divine Sense struck back, causing Yan Rufeng’s chest to tighten, and he couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Brother Rufeng, what happened to you?" Yi Mu’s face was filled with worry.

Yan Rufeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and took a deep breath.

"Mumu, that demon beast is extremely fierce. We need to leave this place immediately."

Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, sand and stones flew, and the world turned dark.

"Awooo awooo awooo..."

Under the intense beast roar, invisible sound waves attacked, causing the surrounding space to seem as if it was about to collapse.

Yan Rufeng could barely hold onto Yi Mu to keep their footing, making it impossible to use Instantaneous Movement to escape.

"Despised humans, did my child die by your hands?"

"Oh my, that demon beast can actually speak!"

Before Yan Rufeng could express his amazement, he saw a massive lion, as large as a hill, emitting flames standing before him. This lion had nine heads.

"Boy, I asked you a question. If you don’t answer, believe me, I will slap you to death!"

Yan Rufeng did not dare to doubt the words of the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion, for its power was more than enough to back it up.

"Cough cough!"

Yan Rufeng coughed lightly, composed himself, and said, "Sorry, Lion King. I think you are mistaken. We just arrived here, so how could we have killed your child?"

"Roar!"

"Cunning humans! Then tell me, how did my child die?"

The voice of the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion was low and every listener felt fear.

Yan Rufeng said calmly, "Lion King, you must first allow me to examine how your child met an untimely death!"

"Fine, you humans are good at analyzing. But if you can’t find out anything, I don’t mind swallowing you all."

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly.

"Lion King, please withdraw your pressure, otherwise, it will be difficult for me to use my Divine Sense."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, but you better not try any tricks, or you will die terribly!"

Yan Rufeng spread his Divine Sense and found a small Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion lying not far away, its flames already extinguished.

"Boy, have you finished your examination?"

The deep voice of the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion echoed in Yan Rufeng’s ears.

Yan Rufeng replied slowly, "Yes, it’s done."

"How did it die?"

Yan Rufeng said, "It has a total of 158 fatal wounds, including frostbite, burn marks, sword wounds, knife wounds, and strangulation marks. So I conclude that your child died in extreme pain!"

"Roar!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion rushed towards its child’s body.

"My child, you died so tragically!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion’s voice carried a sob, but then it continued, "My child, rest assured, your father will avenge you."

Yan Rufeng took Yi Mu carefully and flew above the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion, saying calmly, "Lion King, can we leave now?"

"No!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion roared loudly.

Yan Rufeng said angrily, "I have already found the cause of your child’s death. Why can’t you let me go?"

"Humph!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion snorted coldly, "I suspect you are the murderer who killed my child!"

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng replied coldly, "I, Yan Rufeng, conduct myself with integrity. I won’t deny what I have done regardless of the consequences. This is the last time I will say it: I did not kill your child."

"Roar roar."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion roared twice.

"Human boy, since you say so, I guess my child’s death was not your doing. But where are the people who killed my child?"

Yan Rufeng said calmly, "They are already dead."

"Haha!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion laughed and said, "If they are dead, then where are their bodies?"

Yan Rufeng was suddenly stunned and thought to himself, "Although demon beasts generally aren’t very intelligent, they aren’t easy to fool either. Scar and the others have died without a trace, so where can I find their bodies for it? But if this Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion doesn’t see any bodies, it will surely assume that I am the murderer of its child..."

"Human boy, why aren’t you speaking?" The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion asked urgently.

"I can only take a gamble..."

Yan Rufeng no longer hesitated and said honestly, "Lion King, the enemies who killed your child were burned to ashes by me during our fight, leaving no bodies."

"Ha!"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion said, "You can use fire?"

Yan Rufeng replied, "Naturally."

"Haha..."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion laughed and said, "Human boy, if your fire can beat mine, then I will believe your words."

Yan Rufeng secretly laughed to himself, thinking, "This foolish lion wants to play with fire; I will show it the power of Li Fire Essence..."

Yan Rufeng confidently said, "Lion King, let’s begin then."

"Awoo..."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion roared and then nine balls of fire spewed from its nine large mouths, floating in the air and forming a nine-star constellation.

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly and launched a Li Fire Essence at the flames emitted by the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion.

As soon as the Li Fire Essence appeared, it expanded instantly. A nine-headed fiery lion formed by the Li Fire Essence opened its nine large mouths and, without hesitation, swallowed the nine balls of fire before it whole.

Yan Rufeng withdrew the Li Fire Essence and said with a smile, "Lion King, you lost."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion bowed its head and said, "I lost. It seems that my child did not die at your hands, otherwise, it would be reduced to ashes."

"Awoo... awooo awooo..."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion howled skyward.

After a long while, the Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion choked, "My child, it’s all my fault for making you guard the Seven-star Fushen, otherwise you wouldn’t be dead!"

Yan Rufeng asked in confusion, "Lion King, from what I know, your kind mainly cultivates fire. Why guard the Seven-star Fushen?"

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion turned around and said, "Human boy, what do you know? Although our Flame Lion clan primarily cultivates fire, you must know that consuming the Seven-star Fushen strengthens soul power. Once soul power is strong enough, we can speak human language. My ability to speak human language is entirely thanks to the Seven-star Fushen."

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng laughed, "I never expected the Seven-star Fushen to have such an effect on demon beasts. It’s truly surprising."

The Nine-headed Fiery Flame Lion continued, "I’ve heard from my ancestors that if we demon beasts consume enough Seven-star Fushen to speak human language, and then take some Transformation Grass, we can transform into human form..."

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng laughed, "Seems like there is no Transformation Grass on Cangmang Star..."