Battle Against the Flame Demon Lion Pack

Battle Against the Flame Demon Lion Pack

In the overgrown forest, the two moved forward slowly, the roars of various beasts echoing in their ears from time to time.

They were currently in the outermost perimeter of the forest, where the spirit beasts encountered were mostly at the ten-year level; even hundred-year ones were rare.

Spirit beasts of this level were only slightly stronger than an ordinary person wielding a weapon, so they posed no threat to the pair, and thus they continued to push toward the center.

"Gu Yue, what do you think I would become if I really awakened the True Phoenix Bloodline?"

With no danger encountered along the way, Qiangu Wuji felt a bit bored and curiously asked the girl beside him.

If it were truly like the legends, this True Phoenix seemed to be the antithesis of the Dragon God, so how would Gu Yue, as the Silver Dragon King, view him?

Would she kill him to prevent future trouble, or simply ignore him?

Gu Yue turned her head to look at him and said indifferently.

"The original bloodline of the True Phoenix has never appeared on this continent, so I think you shouldn't hold your expectations too high."

Qiangu Wuji hadn't expected this answer.

He joked, "What if? Who can say for sure about such things?"

"There are no 'what ifs'!"

Gu Yue said firmly, then cast her gaze forward.

Standing there was a Wind Baboon as tall as an adult.

At this moment, the Wind Baboon was glaring at the two with blood-red eyes, as if it wished to tear apart the two who had trespassed into its territory.

Qiangu Wuji took a look; judging by its size, it should be a hundred-year beast.

He felt a bit uninterested. Wind Baboons didn't have any outstanding abilities, only specializing in wind elements. If an average spirit master encountered one, they would suffer, but unfortunately, low spirit power was a common weakness of low-level spirit beasts.

Qiangu Wuji stepped forward, too lazy to waste words, and directly summoned his martial soul. Then, his first spirit ring lit up, and Soul Shock was activated.

How could this creature withstand a Soul Shock powered by 151 points of mental power?

In an instant, it collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

"Let's go."

After finishing this, he smiled at Gu Yue. Gu Yue nodded silently, and they prepared to continue moving forward.

But just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the side.

Gu Yue's expression froze, and her brows furrowed slightly.

Qiangu Wuji naturally noticed it too, and being even more aware than Gu Yue, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

It's finally here!

Just as the thought crossed his mind, a figure bathed in fire suddenly leaped out from the bushes nearby.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar shook the heavens; the Flame Demon Lion before them was as large as a car.

Qiangu Wuji didn't have time to think and immediately blocked Gu Yue's path.

"There's definitely more than one of these guys. I'll pin them down from the front, you provide support from the side."

"Mm."

Gu Yue didn't say much; her expression was grave as she walked to the side, and a yellow spirit ring rose from beneath her feet.

Only then did Qiangu Wuji realize that Gu Yue had already added a spirit ring to herself at some point.

Qiangu Wuji glanced at her in surprise, then withdrew his gaze and looked back at the Flame Demon Lion in front of him.

This was a hundred-year Flame Demon Lion. Such spirit beasts were not powerful on their own, but they could dominate among low-level spirit beasts because they usually moved in groups. Once one appeared, it meant they would be facing a pack.

In the original story, Tang Wulin and the others were able to win against these guys because they had teammates like Xie Xie, and at that time, their average level was higher than his own current level.

Now that it was his turn to face these guys, he didn't have much confidence in winning.

However, his goal in coming here wasn't to win in the first place.

While he was thinking about this, a series of dense footsteps sounded again from the dense forest behind the Flame Demon Lion.

Immediately after, one Flame Demon Lion after another walked out, surrounding the two in the blink of an eye.

Ten!

A full count of ten!

Although it wasn't as many as what Tang Wulin and his group faced, it was not to be underestimated.

Gu Yue looked around, her expression even more solemn. She glanced at the emergency escape button in her hand, hesitating in her heart.

"Let's try first. If we can't win, we'll leave immediately."

Qiangu Wuji's voice interrupted her thoughts.

Hearing this, Gu Yue nodded.

"Alright, if there's any danger, I'll take you away immediately."

Qiangu Wuji gave a wry smile but didn't say much more, instead summoning his own martial soul, Joker.

Although a martial soul of this level didn't have much utility, it was enough to serve as a distraction for now.

Once finished, Qiangu Wuji chose to strike first, locking his gaze onto the largest of these Flame Demon Lions before widening his eyes and shouting.

"Soul Shock!"

"Hum!"

He unleashed his full-powered Soul Shock, which didn't immediately incapacitate the Flame Demon Lion but did force a miserable shriek from it.

This was the leader of the Flame Demon Lions, a thousand-year soul beast; although his mental power was strong, it wasn't enough to defeat such an existence by leaping across two stages.

After being hit by this attack, the Flame Demon Lion leader flew into an instant rage, roaring, and under its howl, the surrounding Flame Demon Lions seemed to receive an order, yelping as they charged forward.

Qiangu Wuji dared not be slow, deploying Spirit Exploration in all directions and activating Heavenly Six Eyes to take in everything within a ten-meter radius.

Just before one of the Flame Demon Lions could pounce and bite him, he clenched his fist and struck hard at its abdomen.

In an instant, the creature whimpered and flew backward.

Qiangu Wuji didn't even look at that one, instead directing Joker.

"Joker, behind you!"

Receiving his command, Joker immediately turned its head, widening its single eye as a beam of light shot out, instantly striking a Flame Demon Lion that was pouncing over.

In just a brief moment of combat, he had repelled two of them, which made the leading Flame Demon Lion even more furious.

It opened its maw wide, and a ball of flame appeared within, which it then roared and spat out.

Within the range of his Spirit Exploration, Qiangu Wuji saw it immediately, and a trace of tension finally appeared on his face.

The speed of this breath attack was too fast; he had just dodged an attack from another Flame Demon Lion and was in the awkward phase of having spent his previous momentum, making it impossible to dodge.

In his desperation, he could only cross his arms in front of his chest.

Bang!

The breath collided with his body, and Qiangu Wuji felt as if his entire body were about to burn up.

"Hiss!"

The searing heat made him gasp in pain.

However, just as he was about to be burned to ashes by the flames, a pillar of water suddenly shot over from the distance, dousing him and extinguishing the fire.

It was Gu Yue who had intervened!