"Hmph, we've been tracking this Pill Beast for a long time. You were the one who snatched it first, and now you want us to hand it over? Isn't that a joke?"
Just as Huo Xuan finished speaking, a slightly angry voice suddenly rang out, and as the voice faded, three old men dressed in crimson robes appeared beside the Red-Haired Old Man.
"Hmph! I thought some expert had come? Turns out it's just three old geezers!" Huo Xuan said disdainfully upon seeing the newcomers.
"Valley Master."
Three elderly men approached the Red-Haired Old Man and spoke with a hint of respect.
Judging from their attire, Huo Xuan finally remembered that the three old men were from Burning Flame Valley. And who else could be called Valley Master by them but Tang Zhen?
He was so focused on the Huo Xuan Pill Beast that he didn't care about their identities. But so what if it was Burning Flame Valley? He was determined to take the Pill Beast back!
"Who do we have here? It's the Valley Master Burning Flame Valley."
If Huo Xuan's guess is correct, Tang Zhen likely captured the Pill Beast for two reasons. One is probably to prolong his daughter's life. He hadn't given Tang Zhen the Fire Bodhi Pill back then, so Tang Huo'er's injuries hadn't healed, and he urgently needed a high-grade pill to treat Tang Huo'er.
Another use is, of course, to heal the Old Ancestor Huo Yun. Last time, the Old Ancestor Huo Yun was injured by Elder Huo Shuo who was traveling with him. With this Pill Beast, the Old Ancestor Huo Yun's injury should be fully healed.
Of these two uses, Huo Xuan prefers the second one. The Pill Beast is used to treat Old Ancestor Huo Yun. As for Tang Huo'er? If the Pill Beast is given to her, and the energy contained within it doesn't cause her to explode, then this Eighth Grade Pill of the Pill Beast is just a name without substance.
Huo Xuan's guess was correct. Old Ancestor Huo Yun already had many hidden injuries, and the last battle with Huo Shuo aggravated them. Old Ancestor Huo Yun, who was originally One-Star Dou Sheng, can now only barely exert the strength of Half-Saint.
Therefore, after Tang Zhen saw this Pill Beast, he wanted to capture it and take it back to heal his ancestor. As for his daughter, he could only think of another way to save her.
Upon hearing Huo Xuan address him as the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, the Red-Haired Old Man was slightly taken aback. He looked at Huo Xuan and said, "I didn't expect that you would recognize me?"
"I didn't recognize you just now, but if I still can't recognize you now, then all these years I've spent in Central Plains have been for nothing."
"Since you know we are from Burning Flame Valley, you should also know how powerful our Burning Flame Valley. If I'm not mistaken, you are only a Dou Zong, so you can't take the Pill Beast with you. Get lost!"
At this moment, the Third Elder Wu Chen stepped forward first and immediately announced the name of Burning Flame Valley, attempting to scare away Huo Xuan with the name of Burning Flame Valley.
"Third Elder!"
Tang Zhen quickly tried to stop Wu Chen, but it was too late; the words had already been spoken.
"Hahaha..."
Upon hearing Wu Chen's words, Huo Xuan laughed as if he had heard a joke, saying, "Dou Zong? Do you think I'm Dou Zong?"
As Huo Xuan finished speaking, a powerful pressure surged out from within him, enveloping Wu Chen and the others, causing their expressions to change.
"You... you're actually a Dou Zun expert!"
"Valley Master, what do you think...?"
Wu Chen looked at Tang Zhen, clearly hoping that Tang Zhen would take action. At this moment, the Great Elder and the Second Elder also looked at Tang Zhen.
But at that moment, Tang Zhen, on whom they had placed so much hope, sighed, shook his head slightly, and said with a tone full of helplessness, "I am no match for him."
"I may not be a match for you alone, but that may change!"
The tone shifted abruptly, Tang Zhen's voice hardening as he stared intently at Huo Xuan: "Sir, so what if you are a Dou Zun expert than me? If the four of us join forces, I am confident we can capture you!"
"Hahaha..."
Upon hearing Tang Zhen's words, Huo Xuan couldn't help but burst into laughter again. He had thought Tang Zhen had some real trump card, but it turned out that Tang Zhen simply believed that he could defeat him by sheer numbers.
"What are you laughing at? If you know what's good for you, you'd better leave now, or we won't let you off the hook!" Wu Chen stepped forward and shouted.
"You guys really are like that, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Xuan's figure disappeared like a ghost, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Wu Chen.
"Boom!"
With a palm strike to Wu Chen's chest, and with a slight boom, Wu Chen's body was instantly blasted into a cloud of blood mist, and a bloody smell filled the air.
"Third Elder!"
Seeing Wu Chen killed by Huo Xuan with a single palm strike, Tang Zhen and the others finally showed a look of despair on their faces at this moment!
With just a casual palm strike, Wu Chen, whose cultivation had reached the Eight-Star Dou Zong, was killed. They couldn't imagine just how powerful the opponent was.
"I forgot to tell you, I am indeed Dou Zun, but I'm different from ordinary Dou Zun. Even Nine-Star Dou Zun would be no match for me!"
At this moment, Huo Xuan understood that after so many years, Tang Zhen probably still hadn't recognized him as the bandit who had stolen their Burning Flame Valley's inherited Strange Fire. Otherwise, even if he had ten times the courage, he probably wouldn't dare to fight him for things, after all, Burning Flame Valley was almost destroyed by them last time.
Huo Xuan opened his palm, and a silver flame slowly rose from his palm. As the flame rose, nine silver fire dragons could be faintly seen weaving through the flame.
"Valley Master Tang, do you still recognize this Strange Fire?"
"Nine Dragon Lightning Flame!"
Tang Zhen immediately recognized the silver Strange Fire; it was none other than the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, the inherited Strange Fire of their Burning Flame Valley!
At the same time, he confirmed that the young man in front of him was the same bandit who had robbed their Burning Flame Valley!
"Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, it actually..."
Tang Zhen glared at Huo Xuan with resentment, because he actually felt a sense of unfamiliarity from the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame that he had never experienced before...
There's only one possibility for the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame to become like this: this guy has completely erased the Blood Soul Imprint within the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, and it has already devoured and refined the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame...
"Return the Pill Beast to me right now, and I might consider letting you go. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Huo Xuan warned again.
Faced with Huo Xuan's warning, Tang Zhen had no intention of resisting. After all, the difference in strength was obvious. Although this Pill Beast was very important to their Burning Flame Valley, they had no choice but to hand it over now.
The things were good, but they were not fortunate enough to enjoy them.
Bringing the Pill Beast back to Burning Flame Valley is rather unrealistic. Putting aside the fact that they can't defeat the guy in front of them, even if they successfully bring the Pill Beast back to Burning Flame Valley will definitely suffer a terrible retaliation afterward.
If they could injure the patriarch and seize the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, they could easily destroy the Burning Flame Valley as well.
At that moment, Tang Zhen reluctantly returned the Pill Beast to Huo Xuan. The Snow White Little Beast slowly floated away from Tang Zhen's hand and finally landed steadily in Huo Xuan's hand.
After putting away the Pill Beast, Huo Xuan glanced at Tang Zhen and the others, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Valley Master Tang, let me make this clear: I am a bandit. Do you think this little bit of stuff can satisfy a bandit's appetite?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen and the others immediately understood Huo Xuan's meaning. This kid clearly thought they were easy to bully and wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Having lost the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame last time, and now encountering this kid again, they were heartbroken. However, heartbroken as they were, life was precious. To save their lives, they unanimously took off their Storage Ring containing valuable treasures, gritted their teeth, and threw them to Huo Xuan.
Seeing this, Huo Xuan raised his palm, and a powerful suction force was generated from his palm. The Storage Ring thrown by the three people landed steadily in his palm.
"Sir, this is all the valuables we have on us. Would you please let us go now?"
"Let you go? I just said I'd think about it. Besides, I'm a robber. Do robbers only steal money?"
With a flick of his sleeve, Huo Xuan unleashed a destructive burst of Dou Qi, which hurtled towards Tang Zhen and the others.
Before Tang Zhen and the others could react, a terrifying and destructive Dou Qi had already arrived in front of them. Before Tang Zhen and the others could activate their Dou Qi defense, they were annihilated by Huo Xuan.
With a flick of his wrist, he took out a jade bottle. A powerful suction force surged from his palm, and Huo Xuan, disregarding the cramped space inside the bottle, directly put the souls of Tang Zhen and the other two into it.
"Bandits not only rob people of their money, but sometimes they also take their lives." After saying this, Huo Xuan put the jade bottle in his hand into his Storage Ring.
"The harvest of one Dou Zun and two Dou Zong souls is not bad."
"Now it's time to go to the Main Hall to get the Heavenly Tier Skill..."