The bird-headed dwarf blinked, then abruptly took a step back and extended his hand in a "wait" gesture.
"Wait! Let me sort this out! Something's not right, how is it my fault?! This guy forcibly plundered my stored energy. I can fight him, right? Who knew he was so fragile, he died after just a few hits!"
The bird-headed dwarf's eyes widened in disbelief.
Imperial Evil Lord stood to the side, arms crossed, his sharp gaze fixed on him as he interrogated, "Let's talk this over slowly. Now tell us, who are you?"
The bird-headed dwarf's eyes gleamed with a clear stupidity. He blurted out, "I am a god catalyzed by volcanoes, my entire life spent in volcanoes... Wait, who are you? You think I'll just say what you want? Why should I? Because you're tall and strong?!"
The Imperial Evil Lord tapped his chin and said, "That's not important. What we need to resolve now is that you killed one of our comrades!"
"Every cause has its effect; he stole my energy first! Don't think you can bully others just because you're tall!"
"We are new here and did not know that these fires belonged to someone. As the saying goes, ignorance is no excuse, so we did nothing wrong. On the contrary, you killed someone."
"You're bullying honest people! Just because you're tall doesn't mean you can be so great!" The bird-headed dwarf was speechless and furious.
At this moment, Xie Feng played the good cop, saying, "How about this, let's all compromise. You lose your energy, and we lose our people, so let's just consider it a mutual cancellation."
"All right..."
The bird-headed dwarf reached out and scratched his head, saying this, but he felt something was off. He wondered if he was being too soft-hearted.
The Imperial Evil Lord said, "Since that's the case, you can leave now!"
The bird-headed dwarf had a complicated expression. After thinking about it, he realized there was really nothing to argue about, and since he was alone, he was likely to suffer a loss if he got into a fight. So, he angrily poked the ground with his cane and turned to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Xie Feng suddenly called out to him with a half-smile.
The bird-headed dwarf turned around and asked coldly, "Is there anything else?!"
Xie Feng raised his hand, and a white shadow flew out, drawing a smooth parabola in the air before landing accurately in the bird-headed dwarf's arms.
He opened it and a rich spiritual aura emanated from it.
The bird-headed dwarf stared wide-eyed. "What is this? Such powerful energy! It seems... it seems to contain a trace of inexhaustible life force!"
"Pills made from Long-lasting Eternal Grass. In the world of martial arts, meeting is fate, let's make friends!" Xie Feng smiled warmly, as if a gentle breeze was blowing.
"Thank you, thank you." The bird-headed dwarf was overjoyed and hurriedly accepted the gift. This was the first time he had encountered such a gesture of goodwill; it was like a windfall, and he was naturally delighted.
"Brother Birdhead, there's something I'd like to ask you." Seeing that the relationship between the two had improved considerably, Xie Feng pressed his advantage, "Do you know where there's any treasure?"
Upon hearing this, the bird-headed dwarf's expression changed, and he instantly became wary. "You're looking for treasure? What treasure? I don't know! I don't know!"
The Underworld Nether Dao beside him said, "What's your hurry?"
The bird-headed dwarf looked around, then suddenly beckoned to Xie Feng: "Hey buddy, come here, I'll tell you something in secret!"
Xie Feng walked over, and the two arrived at the back of a volcano. The bird-headed dwarf poked his head out and glanced at Nether Dao and the others in the distance. A hint of cunning and killing intent flashed in his small eyes!
He turned around instantly, grabbed the scepter in his hand, and the scepter flashed with a blinding light, from which a torrent of fire shot out, attacking Xie Feng directly!
"You big idiot! You bunch of robbers! Liars!"
Xie Feng narrowed his eyes, raised his palm, and unleashed the Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire, which roared through the heavens and sent the bird-headed dwarf flying a hundred meters!
ah!
He fell from the sky with a scream, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater.
The cane had also fallen to the side.
The Imperial Evil Lord frowned, immediately went over, grabbed the bird-headed dwarf, and demanded with a sinister look, "What are you doing?!"
The bird-headed dwarf roared, "You bunch of robbers! Not only did you steal my energy, but you also wanted to steal my treasure! No way! No way! I'll kill you all! Kill you all!"
Suppressing his rage, the Imperial Evil Lord roared, "Shut the hell up! If you keep babbling, I'll strangle you!"
"I@*%..."
The bird-headed dwarf's insults abruptly ceased.
He shrank his neck, blinked his small eyes, and remained silent.
At this moment, Xie Feng walked over, Nether Dao asked, "Brother, why did you two suddenly start fighting?"
Xie Feng shrugged. "I just wanted to ask about the treasure's location, and this guy acted like he'd stepped on a tail, suddenly launching an attack on me."
The Nether Dao said to the bird-headed dwarf, "Little dwarf, tell me, what's going on?!"
The bird-headed dwarf glared at it, gritting his teeth, and said, "Call me 'dwarf' again? You're shorter than me! What's going on?! You're coveting my treasure, and I'm not allowed to kill you to silence you? You bunch of barbaric outsiders!"
Xie Feng straightened his clothes and laughed, "Barbaric? You're right. In this world, whoever has the strongest fist is the boss! I'm not pretending anymore, I am a barbarian."
The bird-headed dwarf was furious. "You... shameless!"
The Imperial Evil Lord shook him impatiently. "What treasure? Where is it? Tell me now! Or I'll chop you up!"
Of the three, the Imperial Evil Lord exhibited the most obvious violent tendencies and appeared the most perverse.
The bird-headed dwarf was filled with fear. To save his life, he reluctantly said, "Alright, I'll tell you. Actually, it's not my treasure. I discovered it by chance and... I just took it for myself. After all, it was ownerless! It's a Emperor Bone Mountain, where some ancient Heavenly Emperor fell and their bones became fossils. Armor or shields made from these Emperor Bone Stone are truly impenetrable!"
"Where is Emperor Bone Mountain?" Xie Feng asked.
"I don't know the way, you'll have to find yourselves!"
"Lead the way."
I said I don't know the way!
"Laugh--"
The sound of Little Sword being drawn from its sheath.
The bird-headed dwarf fell silent as he looked at the gleaming, Origin Level sword held against his neck.
A moment later, he looked up at the sky and sighed, "I'm fucking incredibly unlucky!"
Xie Feng said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
The Nether Dao instantly expanded. The Imperial Evil Lord tossed the bird-headed dwarf up, and Xie Feng followed. Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang pretending to cry nearby, also hoisted the Gu Yu up.
Gu Yu kept her eyes closed, secretly moving her lips. "Can I open my eyes? Am I alive now?"
Xiangxiang whispered, "It seems like it can't! Don't talk, I'll tell you when big brother says I can open my eyes!"
Gu Yu: "..."
The bird-headed dwarf led Xie Feng and the others through the volcanic cluster, where the endless volcanic mountain ranges stretched as far as the eye could see, undulating and with endless flames sweeping across the sky.
To ensure he wasn't lying, Xie Feng opened the scroll, and the light spots on it moved accordingly.
"My lords, please spare me! I'm just an ordinary volcanic spirit with no special abilities. I'm constantly bullied by those treasure hunters from outside. My life is truly difficult..."
The bird-headed dwarf bowed deeply to the Imperial Evil Lord, begging for mercy with snot and tears streaming down his face.