The moment the pale white flames surged up before the cave, a raging inferno engulfed the entire forest.
This was a primeval forest. Countless years of fallen leaves, pine needles, and all manner of oils had accumulated on the ground. Though the surface was damp, all of it was ignited by the pale white flames in that instant.
In their place rose a sea of flames in all sorts of eerie colors, along with clouds of smoke.
And the shrieks of the beast tide charging toward them.
The sea of fire swept through the area far faster than those Monster Beasts could retreat, especially the low-level ones.
As the flames engulfed the entire mountain in a short time, all kinds of miserable beast roars, hissing sounds, and screams rang out through the forest.
Deeper within the woods, however, there were even more furious beast roars.
Those roars were earth-shattering, leaving Ye Zhen utterly absorbed.
The thousands upon thousands of birds in the sky also rapidly fled.
So long as they were not foolish enough to approach the flames, even though Ye Zhen had initially ignited them with Innate Bone-Adhering Phosphor Fire, they could not harm avian Monster Beasts.
However, the ground was covered with countless dead branches, rotting leaves, vines, grasses, and plants. Once they were suddenly set alight, they produced billowing smoke.
Billowing toxic smoke laden with deadly poisons, like miasma.
Some low-cultivation birds were struck by the toxic smoke, whose poison was unknown, and plunged headfirst from the sky into the sea of flames. Within a few breaths, the scent of roasting flesh spread through the air, only to become a charred, fetid stench moments later.
In a short time, the entire forest was blanketed by that revolting burnt stink.
Inside the cave, every Phoenix Spirit Guard looked