These nine lizards were three times the size of the Dao Foundation Stage lizards, and their cultivation had already reached the peak of the Tribulation Stage. Just one step further, and they could form Origin Cores.
Yan Chihuo thought to himself, No wonder Chu Tianxia didn't dare provoke these monsters. Any one of these Tribulation Stage lizards would be more than she could handle.
The nine lizards came with astonishing speed, joining the lizard swarm in the blink of an eye. The Qi Gathering Stage and Dao Foundation Stage lizards crowded around them as they raced over.
In an instant, the lizards had arrived before them. One Tribulation Stage Blood-Devouring Lizard said, "Yi He Chamber of Commerce? They still dare come here?"
Yan Chihuo's heart stirred. He concealed his aura, and Chu Tianxia discovered in surprise that Yan Chihuo's cultivation now appeared to be only at the Late Tribulation Passage Realm.
Chu Tianxia rose gracefully and said, "Everyone, our Yi He Chamber of Commerce has no treasures left to speak of. Why not show mercy and spare us?"
The Blood-Devouring Lizard said, "Show mercy? When your brother Chu Tianyun was alive, why didn't you show us mercy? Every time you passed through this place, you insisted on capturing members of our clan. I thought that with your brother around, we would never see the light of day, and I was ready to move away from here. But who would have thought even Heaven could not stand the sight of your brother? He actually died. How do you think we should settle the hatred of all these years?"
Yan Chihuo understood at last. Chu Tianxia had another brother, and he apparently had no small amount of strength—most likely an Origin Core Stage cultivator. He had oppressed these Blood-Devouring Lizards mercilessly, but