Huoxie Holy Beast

It must be said that the Silvermoon Fiend was startled by the talent displayed by Boteier, already regarding Boteier as someone on a similar level to himself. Even if Boteier did not possess that strength right now, as long as he did not fall, he would reach his level sooner or later. By then, he would have gained the friendship of someone of the same caliber; if Boteier could reach the peak, then the Silvermoon Fiend would profit even more.

The Silvermoon Fiend thought for a moment and said to Boteier: "Originally, there are blacksmiths in Silvermoon City who could meet your requirements, but since you want to forge a divine artifact that suits you better, it just so happens that I am preparing to visit a senior who is also an outstanding blacksmith. You can come with me to visit him and see if we can ask him to help you forge your weapon and armor."

After speaking, he grabbed Boteier and flew out of the city, introducing this senior he knew to Boteier as they traveled.

Being able to know this senior was also a stroke of fortune for the Silvermoon Fiend. Originally, when his brother, the Purple Blood Fiend, left, the Silvermoon Fiend only possessed the strength of an ordinary Six-Star Fiend; with this strength, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to become the lord of Silvermoon City. However, during an expedition, the Silvermoon Fiend inadvertently stumbled into the mountain range where this senior resided, which led to him getting to know this senior.

At first, the Silvermoon Fiend saw an old man living alone in the mountains and felt he was a bit pitiful. Coupled with the disappearance of his brother, the Silvermoon Fiend wanted to find someone to confide in. The old man before him seemed quite suitable, so the Silvermoon Fiend often came to visit him, and through these interactions, the two became familiar with each other.

The name of this senior was Huoxie, and his true form was the only Huoxie Holy Beast in the world, born in the Celestial Realm of the four supreme planes. In ancient legends, the Huoxie Holy Beast was a divine beast with a wolf's head, a lion's body, and eagle wings, with its entire body radiating the flames of the Celestial Realm.

It specifically fed on the souls of sinners, and in legends, those who were devoured by the Huoxie Holy Beast would suffer the burning of divine fire for eternity. The Huoxie Holy Beast was born with top-tier talent in both light and fire elements.

Most importantly, the body of the Huoxie Holy Beast was extremely formidable, reaching the level of a Sovereign artifact. Furthermore, Huoxie's own fusion of fire and light profound mysteries had basically reached the peak; he was only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Paragon. Unfortunately, this tiny gap had stumped countless peak Asuras, and after hundreds of millions of years, Huoxie remained stuck at the peak of the Asura realm, unable to reach perfection.

However, relying on his Sovereign-artifact-level body and his peak Asura fusion of profound mysteries, he would not fall at a disadvantage even when fighting a Paragon head-on. Aside from lacking the power of will, the Huoxie Holy Beast was no different from a Paragon. Moreover, during the last Plane War, the Huoxie Holy Beast had collected a full set of three Sovereign artifacts; it could be said that aside from Sovereigns, Huoxie feared no one.

Once, the Fire Element Sovereign Boteier wanted to take him as a Sovereign envoy, but he refused. Boteier, embarrassed and angry, wanted to kill the Huoxie Holy Beast to vent his frustration. However, he was stopped by the Fate Chief Sovereign Oufu. Oufu pitied the Huoxie Holy Beast for being the only one of his kind in the world and could not bear to see the species go extinct, so he stepped in to protect him, with the condition that the Huoxie Holy Beast allow the Fate Chief Sovereign to study his body and talent.

It was precisely because of the Fire Element Sovereign's actions that Huoxie became disheartened, so he simply went into seclusion in the remote mountains near Silvermoon City. Because he possessed fire-element talent, to keep himself from being bored, he took up the trade of a blacksmith.

Huoxie was extremely talented in forging and soon became a master-level figure. However, because Huoxie desired peace and quiet, he released very few weapons and armor, so his fame was not widespread. Few people knew that near Silvermoon City, a powerhouse at the Paragon level and a master blacksmith was living in seclusion.

Come to think of it, the Silvermoon Fiend's own weapons and armor were also forged with Huoxie's help, and they were truly extraordinary.

As for how the Silvermoon Fiend knew these secrets, it was naturally because Huoxie himself had said so. When a person is bored and has lived for too long, they tend to reminisce about the past; during a drinking session, Huoxie told these things to the Silvermoon Fiend.

It was also during this drinking session that Huoxie began to call the Silvermoon Fiend "kid," pointing him in the right direction from time to time. Only then was the Silvermoon Fiend able to successfully reach the Seven-Star Fiend level and then challenge for the position of city lord.

In a rarely visited mountain range northwest of Silvermoon City, because magma flowed deep underground and the surface radiated intense heat, with lava lingering about, this mountain was known as Flame Mountain.

And in this Flame Mountain lived the blacksmith who was Boteier's goal for this trip—Huoxie.

This Flame Mountain was also called Wanlian Mountain by Huoxie, meaning that iron was forged ten thousand times here to become a tool.

On this day, in the scorching Huoyan Mountain, Boteier followed the Silvermoon Fiend as they flew to the foot of the mountain. He felt the waves of scorching heat rushing toward him from the barren mountain pass ahead, and looked at the withered old trees all around.

On the desolate, cracked earth that seemed to have no sign of life, strange, crimson grass sprouted. They walked step by step toward the mountaintop along a small path paved with long, iron-gray stones.

As a High-God, Boteier did not pause as he walked; instead, his steps were as relaxed and natural as walking on flat ground, regardless of the sharp rocks or steep slopes.

Boteier walked slowly along the stone path. As he approached the mountaintop, the stifling and uncomfortable feeling brought by the oncoming heat waves became increasingly heavy.

The scenery before his eyes became distorted and unreal due to the high temperature. Even with divine power protecting his body, Boteier could still clearly feel the heat rising from beneath his feet.

Being in such a perilous environment as Huoyan Mountain, and thinking that Huoxie had been able to live here for countless years, Boteier could not help but admire him, thinking: Only rare divine beasts like the Huoxie Holy Beast could live in such an environment for countless years.

Finally, Boteier followed the Silvermoon Fiend to a natural, fiery-red platform in the mountain. Seeing the flames swirling around the fiery-red platform and the dense hammer marks covering it, Boteier knew in his heart that this was the place the Silvermoon Fiend had brought him to.

"Junior Silvermoon requests an audience with Senior Huoxie!" After taking a deep breath, the Silvermoon Fiend's somewhat hoarse voice, amplified by his divine power, echoed through the mountains like thunder, lingering for a long time.

After a long while, a hoarse, aged voice replied: "Silvermoon kid, how do you have the time to come over?"

Boteier followed the sound and saw the mountain wall beside the fiery-red platform slowly opening.

A short, fat, scaled humanoid with no hair on his body and holding a black iron hammer in his hand walked out slowly. This person's one-in-a-million, peculiar appearance was exactly the target of Boteier's trip: the master blacksmith in the Silvermoon Fiend's words—Huoxie.

"Ho! What? You even brought someone with you this time?" Huoxie teased when he saw Boteier beside the Silvermoon Fiend.

"Junior Boteier pays his respects to Senior Huoxie!" Facing a powerhouse of the Paragon level, Boteier quickly bowed in greeting.

"Alright, alright, don't say all that useless stuff." Huoxie waved his hand dismissively and then said to the Silvermoon Fiend: "Do you have any wine? I finished the wine you brought last time."

It was clear that Huoxie was also an old drunkard.

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