Damn Ghost Tiger Clan!

After leaving Black Moon Ridge, Zi Yan couldn't help but ask:

"Yang Shan, will that Snow Wind Wolf really do as you say?"

Yang Shan: "She will. If she doesn't do that, she will bear some responsibility for Lei Er's death, which is enough to kill her. If she chooses to confess honestly, she will also be hunted down by me. She has no choice."

Zi Yan seemed to understand something. "I see. So where do we go next?"

Yang Shan: "Let's rob them!"

Zi Yan: "Robbery? Demon Flame Valley?"

Yang Shan: "Wow, our Zi Yan is getting smarter and smarter!"

Zi Yan said smugly, "Of course! Huh? What's this?"

Zi Yan looked at the clothes Yang Shan handed her, somewhat puzzled.

Yang Shan: "Let's go and stake out the Spirit Stone Mine in Demon Flame Valley. Once we find Essence Spirit Crystal, we'll do this."

After hearing the plan, Zi Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! Yang Shan, you're so wicked! No wonder the old man told me to learn more from you. If it were before, wouldn't I have been completely manipulated by you?"

At this point, Zi Yan herself was stunned. "Yang Shan, you haven't deliberately messed with me before, have you?"

Yang Shan pretended to be deep in thought, whetting Zi Yan's appetite, before saying, "To be honest, I've messed with you so many times that I've lost count."

"Ah?"

Zi Yan stood on tiptoe and grabbed Yang Shan's collar.

An irresistible and terrifying force dragged Yang Shan face to face with Zi Yan, their lips barely an inch or two apart.

Zi Yan said fiercely:

"Tell me! What did you do to me?"

Yang Shan pretended to be quite frightened. "Pinching, pinching your little face is just teasing you, isn't it? I don't even know how many times I've pinched it."

Zi Yan loosened her grip on her collar slightly:

"Huh? You pinched my cheek to mess with me? Didn't you say it was something you did subconsciously?"

"Sometimes it is because you're too cute, but like this..."

As he spoke, Yang Shan gave Zi Yan a playful slap on the cheek. "This is just a prank on you."

"You bastard Yang Shan, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Despite her words, Zi Yan really didn't put in any effort this time.

Zi Yan actually felt quite guilty after nearly breaking Yang Shan's leg with her kick last time, and even took the initiative to apply medicine to Yang Shan's leg.

Although he didn't control his strength when applying the medicine, his shinbone was originally cracked, and then there was a cracking sound. At this moment, facing Zi Yan's "Cotton Fist Technique", Yang Shan even cooperated by covering his head with his hands and howling. Then he laughed and said, "If you weren't so cute, I wouldn't have messed with you. Look how honest I am with you. You asked me if I messed with you, and I immediately told you."

Zi Yan: "Hmph! That's more like it!"

[Ding! Player, please note that your words and actions have made Zi Yan closer to you, increasing your favorability by 1. Current favorability: 34.]

The playful fight did not delay Yang Shan and Zi Yan's schedule.

The Demon Flame Valley wields a vast territory.

The headquarters of Demon Flame Valley is located not far from a medium-sized Spirit Stone Mine.

It relies on the Spirit Stone Mine for stable development.

In addition, Demon Flame City is responsible for external development and trade.

According to the "Battle Through the Heavens Background" which is updated with each version, roughly twenty years ago in the game, a small mine appeared a hundred miles west of Demon Flame City.

At that time, the Black Ranking's top Dou Emperor experts were fiercely competing with their subordinate forces.

Han Feng had already gained a clear advantage.

As a result, when Mo Tianxing, the sect leader of the Black Emperor Sect, arrived, Han Feng didn't dare to utter a word and obediently led the people of Maple City to retreat.

Subsequently, the Sky Eagle Sect and the Demon Flame Valley arrived one after another, and the three top forces in the Black-Corner Region began to clash.

In the end, it was the Earth Demon Old Ghost who personally came and persuaded Mo Tianxing and the Old Man Ying Shan to leave.

Demon Flame Valley has become the only force in the Black-Corner Region to date that possesses two mineral veins.

Jia Nan Academy also has only one mineral vein.

However, that mine is said to be two medium-sized mines connected together. But the dean of the Jia Nan Academy was too ruthless when he established the academy.

They forcefully occupied the most fertile region in the center of the Black-Corner Region, and no one else dared to utter a sound!

Even though so many years have passed and Dean Mang Tianchi is no longer in the Black-Corner Region, no force dares to fight Jia Nan Academy to the bitter end.

Only Han Feng, due to the Fallen Heart Flame, went completely mad and dared to force his way into the Inner Courtyard with a group of Dou Emperor.

Fortunately, the Inner Courtyard's apparent strength was formidable, and they managed to stop Han Feng.

Otherwise, if the Thousand-Hundred Two Elders, who were at the Nine Star Dou Zong level, had really alarmed them, how could Yang Shan have gotten his hands on the Sea Heart Flame? It would have been in their hands Thousand-Hundred Two Elders ago!

Yang Shan led Zi Yan to a small mineral vein in the Demon Flame Valley.

At present, no other forces dare to confront Demon Flame Valley head-on.

So Demon Flame Valley simply built a small town on this small mine.

After all, places that can nurture mineral veins are bound to have abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, and naturally, delightful spiritual plants will grow around them.

The town is mostly inhabited by miners from the Demon Flame Valley and other resource gatherers.

Of course, there were also some businessmen from other places.

Although they have no access to top-tier resources, they can buy some freshly harvested spiritual plants locally and resell them elsewhere to make a profit.

Trade is a word that humanity will always have to deal with after choosing to live in groups.

Yang Shan and Zi Yan did not stay in the town, but went directly to the mining area of the small mine.

As one of the most important resources of Demon Flame Valley, this place is guarded year-round by Xie Zhen, the fourth elder of Demon Flame Valley.

However, in the past twenty years, apart from a very few Audacious Beyond the Heavens thieves, there have been no other incidents at the Spirit Stone Mine.

Xie Zhen was happy to have some free time and built a large house in the town.

I often stay indoors for ten days to half a month.

It's not that Xie Zhen is a homebody.

He had servants to wait on him while he ate and drank in the mansion, and the beauties by his bedside changed every few days.

If you're so happy you forget about home, why would you even leave the house?

Xie Zhen no longer believed that he would be able to break through to the Dou Zong in his lifetime.

Six Star Dou Emperor is pretty good.

Yang Shan also thought it was pretty good.

If Xie Zhen keeps an eye on the mine, Yang Shan will have a hard time finding a reason to let him go.

Yang Shan is very patient, but Zi Yan has never been very patient.

So after only half a day, Zi Yan started complaining:

"Yang Shan, you said you'd take me out for a good meal, but instead we're stuck in this godforsaken place. When will this ever end?"

Yang Shan: "Zi Yan, be good, don't rush, in a few days I'll definitely make your belly as round as a ball!"

Two more days passed, and Yang Shan and Zi Yan were still hiding near the Spirit Stone Mine.

Through eavesdropping on the conversations among the people at the mine over the past few days, Yang Shan also learned about this Spirit Stone Mine.

Each mining operation will have a fixed quota.

Mining workers can only rest for a few days after the quota is met.

There is also a two -Dou Emperor named Xu Jin here, and two Nine-Star Dou Wang as supervisors.

All the Spirit Stone collected must be handed over to them.

An hour earlier, Yang Shan overheard a conversation between two miners.

They were incredibly lucky this time, discovering a huge chunk of Spirit Crystal Ore in the vein!

The last time Spirit Crystal Ore was discovered was three years ago! The miners have been working day and night, and have already unearthed ninety-three Spirit Crystal.

If they just dig out seven more, making it a round number of one hundred, each of them will receive a huge reward! It's truly a case of better time than better! Yang Shan came to the mine to eavesdrop, mainly to understand the current state of Spirit Crystal reserves in the town.

Yang Shan needed to confirm that there were indeed Essence Spirit Crystal here, or ordinary Spirit Crystal sufficient to enhance his potential by one star.

Otherwise, there would be no point in robbing.

Spirit Stone Mine can only be nurtured in Spirit Crystal Ore, and Spirit Crystal are mined from Spirit Crystal Ore.

The last time I found Spirit Crystal Ore was three years ago.

Therefore, the current production of Spirit Crystal is still quite scarce.

After all, there are only six Dou Emperor in the entire server right now.

However, as time goes on, more and more Top Player should reach the Dou Emperor level.

Even some of the top-tier players will become Dou Emperor.

At that time, everyone will lack Spirit Crystal to enhance their potential. In this version, the competition between Top Player will definitely be the strongest ever.

Even Yang Shan's partners had to go toe-to-toe with the Essence Spirit Crystal.

Yang Shan waited patiently for another day.

When a miner rushed out of the mine, holding a Spirit Crystal in his hand, he cheered:

"Found it! Sir! The hundredth one has been found!"

Xu Jin, a two- Dou Emperor, and two Nine-Star Dou Wang rushed out of the tent.

They're especially keen on the fact that they've dug up a hundred Spirit Crystal this time, as their reward will be substantial.

Just as the miner handed the Spirit Crystal to Xu Jin, two mysterious figures dressed in wide black robes, completely covering their bodies, appeared behind him.

Who are you?

Yang Shan's voice was hoarse:

Hand over the Spirit Crystal, and I'll spare your life!

Xu Jin scoffed:

"So you came for Spirit Crystal. Friend, have you never been to the Black-Corner Region before? Haven't you heard of Demon Flame Valley?"

"If you want to live, kneel down before me now!"

After Xu Jin finished speaking, Zi Yan slapped Xu Jin so hard that he spun around like a top more than a dozen times, and then hooked her foot.

Xu Jin knelt on the ground.

Yang Shan: "If you want to live, hand over the Spirit Crystal now!"

Xu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Impossible!"

As soon as Xu Jin finished speaking, the two Nine-Star Dou Wang behind him were killed by Zi Yan's flurry of punches.

That was truly something; two or three punches shattered the Dou Qi Armor, followed by punches that landed squarely on the skin.

The bones of those two Nine-Star Dou Wang cracked and popped.

Before the bones of the two Nine-Star Dou Wang were completely shattered, Yang Shan casually took their lives with two slashes! The miners in the mining area are generally only around the strength of Da Dou Shi.

Seeing the two Dou Wang die so cleanly and swiftly, how could they dare to linger? Escaping was the priority!

Yang Shan didn't intend to chase after him, but instead glared fiercely at Xu Jin.

Xu Jin was covered in cold sweat, feeling as if impermanence was beckoning him.

Zi Yan really didn't use any Dou Qi just now; she relied entirely on brute force.

Is that brute force something Dou Emperor) could possess?

Even Dou Zong might not be able to achieve that!

Xu Jin said in a panic, "Wait a minute! I only have seven Spirit Crystal here, the rest are in the hands of our Fourth Elder Xie Zhen!"

Yang Shan sighed:

Why bother saying "wait a moment"?

Xu Jin: "Huh? Then what should I say?"

Yang Shan's answer was "Sea Heart Flame"!

Of course, the Sea Heart Flame had changed color.

It was red, but surrounded by a dark aura.

This form is exactly the same as the Ghost Tiger Clan's innate Beast Flame! Zi Yan also covered her fist with flames.

The flames were, of course, prepared by Yang Shan beforehand.

Yang Shan had heard all of this clearly from the miners over the past few days.

Because of the discovery of Spirit Crystal Ore, Xu Jin has not left the mining area at all these days.

He spends every day in the tent gambling dice with those two Nine-Star Dou Wang who were just killed.

They even gambled all night long.

Gamblers will die!

Yang Shan decided to act as a kind-hearted person and send Xu Jin to his death before he went bankrupt.

There were no Spirit Crystal among the items dropped by those two Nine-Star Dou Wang.

Therefore, based on all the information currently available, the Spirit Crystal can only be in Xu Jin's hands.

It's worth mentioning that special items like Spirit Crystal, which have unique functions, can have a significant effect if you collect enough of them.

When items fall, the number of items will be taken into account to determine the drop rate.

One hundred sixth-tier Spirit Crystal can enhance the potential of One-Star Dou Emperor, which falls under the category of "judgment".

Assuming Xu Jin has 130 Spirit Crystal, then as long as they fall out, he's guaranteed at least 100!

If there are fewer than one hundred, the whole number cannot be used, and the number of drops becomes random.

Yang Shan was very lucky this time.

The selectable drops don't require a pity system; Xu Jin's regular drops include Spirit Crystal.

Xu Jin stored exactly one hundred Spirit Crystal in a wooden box.

This scene enraged Xie Zhen, the fourth elder of Demon Flame Valley, who was hiding in the shadows.

Someone actually dared to rob Demon Flame Valley! This is utterly lawless!

The mining area is not far from the town; Dou Huang expert can arrive in no time.

When dealing with Xu Jin, Yang Shan deliberately used an Overload attack.

The deafening explosion and the terrifying shockwave should have been something Xie Zhen would have felt, even if he were dancing on a woman's belly!

Xie Zhen didn't dare to show himself at all.

After all, the aura emanating from Yang Shan was far more terrifying than his own! This was clearly a powerful figure he couldn't possibly defeat! And Yang Shan, with his extremely strong perception, had already discovered Xie Zhen.

But he pretended not to notice.

Yang Shan deliberately lured Xie Zhen here so that he could be a "witness".

He gave Zi Yan a wink.

Zi Yan immediately raised her hand, and a cluster of flames tinged with black smoke rose up.

Yang Shan immediately asked:

What are you doing?

Zi Yan: "Awoooooo!"

Yang Shan: "The King has ordered that we must speak the human language in the Black-Corner Region! With you acting like this, who will treat you like a human being?"

Zi Yan: "Alright, fine, I'll tell you then. Shouldn't we be covering up the evidence now?"

Yang Shan: "Are you stupid? Humans are cunning. What if they see through our scheme?"

Zi Yan: "You can tell even if it's burned to ashes?"

Yang Shan: "His Majesty said we must act cautiously, better safe than sorry. Use this!"

Yang Shan took out a sixth-tier King of Beasts -level lightning attribute Magic Core.

This Magic Core comes from the Ghoul Wolf Clan! Under Yang Shan's Dou Qi qi, the Ghoul Wolf Clan's beast lightning spread to Xu Jin's body.

Burning it to ash or turning it into ash by electricity, it's all the same.

But Xie Zhen was heartbroken to see it.

He could tell something was wrong from their conversation! After Xu Jin to ashes, Zi Yan said impatiently, "Let's get out of here, this thing is really disgusting to wear!"

As she spoke, Zi Yan even tried to pull off the black robe she was wearing.

Xie Zhen saw with his own eyes a short-haired, long-tailed creature emerge from the black robe.

Yang Shan scolded, "What are you doing? This is human territory, keep a low profile!"

"Being low-key my ass! You're ordering me around now! I'm taking my clothes off!"

Zi Yan tore off her black robe, transforming into a Ghost Flame Tiger, and ran off into the distance.

Zi Yan's true form was a magical beast, and in the instant she transformed using the Sea Heart Flame, Zi Yan also released her aura.

If Xie Zhen, who had fought countless monsters in his Zao Nian, still couldn't sense it, then it could only mean that Demon Flame Valley was truly incompetent, actually allowing such a scoundrel to become the Fourth Elder.

Yang Shan: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Yang Shan also chased after Zi Yan and left.

Xie Zhen didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly flew towards Demon Flame Valley.

He needed to report back on what was happening at the mine as soon as possible.

"Damn the Ghost Tiger Clan!"