"I think we could focus our search!" The secret realm the Titan Giant had found was exceptionally well hidden. The Dark Rock Firebird had looked for ages without finding it, but that did not stop it from making a glib suggestion.
Of course, Ye Jingcheng had also approved this through a voice transmission. Otherwise, it would not have dared say such a thing.
Besides, it had never gone down there, so it was not worried about being searched.
"There isn't even... any spiritual energy!" the seventh-stage Flame Abyss Demon Venerable muttered dismissively at first. But when it considered the lack of spiritual energy, it began to sense something unusual.
"Hmm, there's water but no spiritual energy. Let me look. If I find it, you'll get the credit. You're injured, so head back first!"
At those words, the Dark Rock Firebird immediately sneered inwardly. It knew this Demon Venerable intended to swallow its contribution whole.
And it even dressed that up as concern for its injuries.
Still, whether it stayed or not made no difference to it. The Ye Family had already taken the Titan Giant away and cleaned up every trace.
This was a sixth-stage secret realm. A sixth-stage Fire Abyss Lion entering it would never discover any traces of the Ye Family.
It would only conclude that there had never been a Titan Giant inside.
"My injuries actually aren't that serious." The Dark Rock Firebird had intended to agree outright, but unexpectedly, Ye Jingcheng told it to say something more.
"These are the Demon Lord's orders, to prevent anyone from colluding!" The Fire Abyss Lion Demon Venerable's expression immediately changed. It had not expected the Dark Rock Firebird to be so oblivious, but it certainly would not let the bird remain. It invoked the Demon Lord's name directly.
Only