Therefore, preserving his strength was always necessary for Lu Xiaotian, especially now, when he had no reliable subordinates at his side.
"Caw!" Little Fire Crow's raucous cry sounded much more pleasant than usual to Lu Xiaotian just then. Judging by the sound, though, it didn't seem to like the green ghostfire very much.
"If you help me take that green ghostfire, I'll give you a flower of Brahmafire to eat afterward!" Lu Xiaotian sent Little Fire Crow a voice transmission. Given how fiercely the battle was going, it would probably cost him more than a flower of Brahmafire to destroy Dark Nightmare Ghost King's green ghostfire.
"Trying to bargain? I'll throw you right into that ghostfire." Seeing Little Fire Crow's beady eyes dart about, Lu Xiaotian's brow twitched. He threatened the little rascal.
Little Fire Crow rolled its eyes in a thoroughly humanlike manner. Flapping its wings, now fully regrown with black feathers, it let out several caws and opened its little beak.
Dark Nightmare Ghost King had been hesitating. The fight between them was at its fiercest, so why had Lu Xiaotian brought out a spirit beast that looked no different from a low-rank fire crow? Before he could react, though, the green ghostfire suddenly seemed to slip out of his control. Little Fire Crow swallowed it like a whale sucking in water. Dark Nightmare Ghost King was horrified and tried to pull the green ghostfire back, but even he couldn't resist that tremendous force of suction.
Little Fire Crow's ability to swallow flames had never let him down. Seeing Dark Nightmare Ghost King's furious, exasperated expression, Lu Xiaotian's lips curled upward. So far, he had never seen a spiritual flame that Little Fire Crow couldn't take away.
"Wretched beast, return my Hellfire Ghostflame!" Dark Nightmare Ghost King thrust