Beast Fire Disturbance

A day later.

Xiao Ming stood in a clearing within the Dense Forest, a trace of gloom flashing through his eyes as he looked at the scene before him.

This clearing had clearly not formed naturally. Broken Big Trees lay everywhere, snapped at the waist, while the ground was scorched and tree stumps still burned, all of it indicating that a fierce battle had once taken place here.

And this clearing was the result of that battle.

That was indeed the case, because dozens of horribly mangled corpses lay before Xiao Ming.

The blood inside those bodies had been completely drained, turning them all into mummified corpses.

"Again... This is the fifteenth time I've encountered something like this," Xiao Ming thought to himself.

The first time he encountered it, he had thought that something strange within the small courtyard was feeding on blood.

Later, when he discovered such mummified corpses elsewhere for the second time, he had assumed it was some strange creature, only that there were quite a few of them.

But by the third time, he no longer thought so.

That time, he had encountered a Dou Shi who had launched a Sneak Attack on him. After casually killing the man, he left the area and quietly hid in the shadows to see what was feeding on the blood.

Didn't Expect that after waiting for a while, he did not see the strange creature, but instead witnessed blood automatically flowing into the ground.

Seeing that scene, he investigated with his Spiritual Power but found nothing. He could only sense that the blood was flowing deep underground.

That sight had given him quite a fright.

He wondered whether he should immediately slip out of the Secret Realm to avoid danger.

But when he recalled that his simulated self had stayed in the Secret Realm for several days without encountering anything particularly deadly, he remained.

After all, chances to enter a Secret Realm were rare. He was A Little Unwilling to leave just like that.

He had stayed, but Every Time he saw these mummified corpses, a trace of gloom would flash through his heart, leaving him uneasy.

Surely Others had Also Already discovered this problem, yet they seemed utterly unconcerned.

They only knew how to fight over treasures.

Perhaps they also felt a trace of fear, but it had merely been suppressed before the prospect of opportunity.

With a sigh, an Ethereal Blue Flame rose from Xiao Ming's palm.

Xiao Ming tossed it out and ignited the mummified corpses. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly discovered that the flame he had thrown flickered, then bowed toward a certain direction.

The two Beast Fire Origins Inside the Body also began trembling faintly without pause.

Xiao Ming's expression changed slightly as he controlled the abnormal reaction of the Beast Flames.

He looked in the direction the flame had bowed toward.

There stood an incomparably towering Mountain Peak, where a broad White Light Pillar shot into the sky. That was the center of this small mountain range.

Xiao Ming was actually already very close to the center. He could clearly see that something was wrong with the light pillar. Its entire body seemed to be trembling slightly, as though it might vanish at any moment.

"Could it be that the light pillar is about to disappear too? Wouldn't that mean another passage would appear? But even if a passage Appeared, what would that have to do with the Beast Fire disturbance?"

Xiao Ming stroked his chin as he pondered.

In his understanding, only flames stronger than other flames could make them bow in submission. The most widely known example was the Heavenly Flames.

Yet this space Does Not Seem Like a place capable of producing Heavenly Flames.

No! Xiao Ming Thought Of the strange situations he had encountered.

With some speculation in his heart, Xiao Ming wanted to go to the very center and investigate.

But two hours earlier, he had sensed battle fluctuations from experts above the Dou Wang level at the center.

That made him hesitate.

At that moment, Xiao Ming suddenly heard several sets of footsteps.

He quickly hid.

More than ten seconds later, four figures passed by nearby.

When those four figures saw the corpses Still Being burned, they were all startled. After pausing, they quickened their pace.

"Damn it, what bad luck. There are actually so many corpses here."

"Don't Know what treasure they were fighting over to get so many people killed."

"Stop Talking. Hurry up, we're almost at the center. There should be something good there. When the time comes, we'll Join Hands. That's the only way we can seize the treasure. Otherwise, we'll end up like these corpses."

"Got it, but I'm warning you, Don't even think about a Sneak Attack..."

The four soon went far away, while Xiao Ming, hidden in the shadows, heard their conversation clearly.

"Forget It. Wealth is sought amid danger."

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Ming decided to take a chance.

He was only going to take a look, not fight Dou Wang experts.

Nothing would happen if he only took one look, right?

Many People had certainly noticed the abnormality of the light pillar. Given the nature of the Desperate Criminals in the Black Corner Region, since they dared enter, they would certainly dare head for the center.

He refused to believe his luck would be so bad that a Dou Wang would target him.

With that thought, Xiao Ming convinced himself and pursued the four in the direction they had left.

Half an hour later.

Xiao Ming had already reached the Mountain Peak at the center of the mountain range.

The four people he had followed were lying in ambush on tree branches not far ahead, while Xiao Ming likewise hid on a tree branch.

There was Naturally Is a reason why Xiao Ming and the others did this.

The summit of the Highest Peak had actually been flattened. Trees covered the entire mountaintop, with only an open area left in the middle, where a Jade Stone Plaza identical to the one outside had been built.

The White Light Pillar stood at the center of the Jade Stone Plaza, while several people with wings growing from their backs hovered in midair above it.

Tie Wu, Su Mei, Yuan Yi, the Yao Clan Three Brothers, and all the experts Xiao Ming had seen before were present. Several experts he had never seen had also Appeared.

At this moment, Tie Wu and the others were not merely standing around.

They were joining forces to attack the light pillar.

When Dou Wang and Dou Emperor experts made a move, it was no trivial matter.

This was the first time Xiao Ming had seen experts above the Dou Wang level truly fight.

Every attack of theirs could Brought Up a Dou Qi Energy Wave stretching hundreds of meters.

The faint Aftermath occasionally released by those attacks made Xiao Ming's mind tremble. By his calculations, even the leaked battle aftermath would severely injure him instantly if he was struck carelessly.

If the actual target of those attacks were him, he would not have even a moment to react. He would die immediately.

Dou Wang experts were truly terrifying.

Under the terrifying attacks of those Dou Wang and Dou Emperor experts, the light pillar merely trembled slightly.

It had to be said that it was remarkably sturdy, though Su Mei and the others seemed to have been attacking it for quite some time.

The light of the pillar had already begun to dim. Xiao Ming vaguely seemed to see some Light Clusters dancing within it.

That was different from the light pillar outside, but the distance was too great for Xiao Ming to see what they were clearly.

However, he guessed that those objects were the reason Tie Wu and the others were attacking the light pillar.

Su Mei and the others also noticed that the light pillar was growing dimmer, and joy appeared on their faces.

They increased the force of the attacks In Their Hands.

Watching their movements and sensing the Energy Storm, Xiao Ming felt that this world was far too dangerous and that coming here had been too rash.

Should I slip away?

Xiao Ming thought to himself.

It was not that he was cowardly. Thanks to his powerful Spiritual Power, aside from the Dou Wang and Dou Emperor experts overhead, he had sensed quite a few auras in the surrounding forest.

Among them were quite a few High-level Dou Spirits and Da Dou Shi.

Most of those people were gathered in small groups of two or three.

Xiao Ming felt that staying here By Himself put him at a disadvantage, and there was also the risk of being slapped to death by the aftermath of a Dou Wang expert.

Taking such a great risk just to see the thing that had caused the Beast Fire disturbance seemed a little impulsive.

Just As Xiao Ming was about to slip away, the light pillar finally could no longer hold under Su Mei and the others' attacks.

After trembling for a while, the light pillar suddenly shattered.

As the light pillar broke apart, its interior was exposed as well. Over a hundred Light Clusters floated within, and a Black Passage emerged.

Having suddenly lost the light pillar's restraints, those Light Clusters immediately shot in all directions.

Thanks to Yun Ying for the Monthly Pass, and thanks to everyone for the Recommendation Tickets.