"In this world, few people have an easy life. You have your difficulties, and I have my own hardships."
"I have an eighty-year-old mother to care for, and a three-year-old child to raise..."
"Bullshit!"
"..."
"Stop playing dead, tell me where we're going next?"
"East, North, East..."
"Where exactly is it?"
"Northeast..."
Faced with the cold sneer of the Imperial Evil Lord during the interview, the bird-headed dwarf, feeling utterly hopeless, had no choice but to tremble and become a living navigator under his silvery might.
Xie Feng stared at the scroll, then suddenly frowned.
The light spot is wrong!
It was originally on the roadmap, but now it's starting to deviate from it!
Based on previous information, the roadmap represents the Fourth Universe, beyond which lies the vast starry sky.
Xie Feng put away the scroll and said coldly, "Brother Nether Dao, stop!"
Nether Dao regained control of his body and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Xie Feng stared at the bird-headed dwarf, a forced smile on his face, "Brother Bird-Head, do you think this route is correct?"
"W-What do you mean?"
The bird-headed dwarf instantly tensed up, involuntarily glancing around and tiptoeing, as if ready to flee at any moment.
Xie Feng chuckled calmly, "I think you've strayed off course! If you continue northeast, you'll be leaving the Desolate Realm!"
The bird-headed dwarf's heart skipped a beat, and he shrieked, "Didn't you say you didn't know the way? How did you know I led you the wrong way? You're deliberately testing me!"
At this moment, the Imperial Evil Lord, who had long since reached his limit, strode forward, grabbed the bird-headed dwarf's thin, goosebump-covered neck, and said in a sinister tone, "I've put up with you long enough!"
The bird-headed dwarf's scalp tightened. "Murder is a crime!"
The Imperial Evil Lord sneered, "What law? The laws of the Desolate Realm have no effect on me; I am the law!"
With that, he grabbed the bird-headed dwarf's left arm and, with a hiss, tore it off alive, the bird-headed dwarf's screams echoing through the heavens.
Gu Yu kept muttering that it was too cruel, and quickly covered Xiangxiang's eyes with her hands.
Xiangxiang didn't take it seriously.
Although she is young, she is not an ordinary child!
The bird-headed dwarf pleaded, "Brother, I was wrong! I won't try anything funny again! You want to go to Emperor Bone Mountain, right? Fine, I'll lead the way, I really will!"
The Imperial Evil Lord coldly asked, "Are you sure you won't resort to tricks?"
"OK! OK!"
"Then why did you deviate from the route? Did you know we didn't know the way?"
"To be honest, although I am the spirit of a volcano, I am not very strong in the Desolate Realm. I am often bullied by those people. In order to avoid them, I have been working hard to accumulate energy and become stronger!"
The bird-headed dwarf also had a lot of grievances to share.
Xie Feng walked over and asked, "Who bullied you?"
The bird-headed dwarf squeezed out a tear, trying to elicit sympathy. "Brothers, could you please put my arm back on first? I'll bleed to death!"
Imperial Evil Lord glanced at Xie Feng Xie Feng nodded slightly. Only then did Imperial Evil Lord pick up the severed arm, gather some energy, and roughly attach it to the bird-headed dwarf.
"Thank you, thank you..."
The bird-headed dwarf muttered to himself, his face contorted with pain as he recalled his miserable past.
"That group of people is terrifying! They're not from the Fourth Universe! I don't know where they're from, but they're incredibly powerful! They're also eyeing Emperor Bone Mountain!"
"They arrested me a couple of days ago, but luckily I insisted I knew nothing about it and managed to sneak away during a break, so I'm safe! If they see me taking you guys to Emperor Bone Mountain now, I'm dead meat!"
The bird-headed dwarf could talk endlessly about this, and could go on for three days and three nights without stopping.
Xie Feng asked, "Do you know what these people look like?"
The bird-headed dwarf said, "They're dressed in black, completely covered up, who knows!"
The Imperial Evil Lord stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "How do their strength compare to mine?"
The bird-headed dwarf shook his head. "I'm nowhere near as good as you!"
"Then what are you afraid of? Come on, let's go to Emperor Bone Mountain. If we encounter anyone who bullied you, I'll avenge you."
The Imperial Evil Lord smiled.
The bird-headed dwarf blinked his small eyes. "Wait, this is too fast. Weren't you just trying to kill me? Why are you helping me now?"
"I'm a Rogue Cultivator, unconcerned with formalities! Haha!"
The Imperial Evil Lord patted the bird-headed dwarf's head and laughed heartily. The dwarf's face clearly said "I dare not move," yet he still had to feign compliance with a smile.
However, what he feared most was not the unpredictable Imperial Evil Lord, but Xie Feng, who seemed to have a stable and harmless personality.
With his exceptional ability to read people, the dwarf noticed that when the Imperial Evil Lord wanted to "tear him apart," he had to secretly glance at Xie Feng.
What does this tell us?
This proves that Xie Feng is the real boss!
The bird-headed dwarf had a general idea of what was going on, and his gaze towards Xie Feng now showed a noticeable increase in awe.
He said to the Nether Dao, "Go back, thirty thousand li to the southwest, then fifty thousand li to the west!"
The Nether Dao did as instructed.
They soon returned to their original spot and headed west.
Looking down at the earth from high above, rolling heat currents envelop the sky and earth. No matter where you look, there is a majestic chain of volcanoes, with several volcanoes erupting from time to time, their columns of fire shooting straight into the sky.
Finally, they arrived at the foot of a massive volcano, where torrents surged and smoke billowed everywhere.
The crowd jumped to the ground, and the Nether Dao shrank to the size of a washbasin, circling around the person.
Xiangxiang kept in mind that Gu Yu had already been "beaten to death." She grabbed Gu Yu's arm, who was unable to take care of himself, and helped him walk on the rocky ground.
Because the little girl was incredibly strong, even though she thought she was just gently supporting him, Gu Yu still cried out in pain.
It instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Bird-headed dwarf. "He..."
Gu Yu immediately clutched his chest, terrified. "I'm alive! I'm alive! Thank goodness, I wasn't beaten to death! Hahaha! I'm so lucky!"
Xiangxiang clapped his hands. "Brother, you're truly a lucky guy! You didn't even get beaten to death!"
Xie Feng smiled and said, "Since it was a false alarm, then everything is fine. Let's go and continue on our way."
The Imperial Evil Lord laughed heartily, "Let's go, let's go!"
Bird-headed dwarf. "..."
Doesn't anyone consider his feelings?
He suddenly felt as if he had definitely been deceived!
It was a group of people scamming him!
"What the hell...!"
The bird-headed dwarf was like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to express his suffering. Now he was being manipulated and dared not say anything, so he could only clutch his heart, which was about to explode with anger, and lead the way.
Under his guidance, the group wandered around and eventually entered the interior of a volcano.
This volcano is extremely magnificent from the outside, and is considered the highest peak in the vicinity. It is surrounded by thick smoke and has a spiritual aura, making it extraordinary.
The inside of the volcano is hollow!
As soon as you enter, a wave of heat hits you.
They walked until they reached the center of the cave, where the bird-headed dwarf stopped, and a black barrier appeared before him.
He pointed to the barrier and said, "Brothers, look, behind us is Emperor Bone Mountain!"