An Encounter! Evil Fire Phoenix vs. Two Emperor Soul Beasts

Flames soared above the nine heavens. When people gazed up at the sky, they saw an auspicious fire phoenix flying overhead. At the sight of this auspicious and extraordinary beast, they knelt in worship, hoping it would bless them with a peaceful year.

Little did they know that the auspicious fire phoenix they saw

was none other than Yan Buhui, the emperor of the Land of Extreme Flame.

He was now on his way to the Star Dou Great Forest.

At such heights, moreover, no Soul Master other than a Six-Winged Angel Soul Master could contend with Yan Buhui in the air, not even if the Azure Luan Divine Bird of Azure Luan Douluo, the Third Offering of Spirit Hall, came.

With Yan Buhui's current strength, a single blast of flame was enough to severely injure Azure Luan Douluo while he was possessed by the Azure Luan Divine Bird.

A god-level Martial Soul like the Six-Winged Angel, meanwhile, had received the blessing of the First-Level God, the Angel God.

But among the common people, a fire phoenix like Yan Buhui was an auspicious and extraordinary beast on par with divine beasts such as the qilin, azure dragon, white tiger, and black tortoise. Anyone who saw one could be said to come into wealth and double the speed of their Soul Power cultivation.

And the sight of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix was the best proof.

"Have none of these humans ever seen a fire phoenix?"

Yan Buhui gave a cold snort and laughed, though a trace of pity entered his eyes as he looked at the humans.

They would never become Soul Masters in their lifetimes, so when they saw a high-level Soul Beast, they naturally took it for an ancient, extraordinary beast, an auspicious blessing sent down from heaven!

Being able to bring people good fortune and peace was also something that made Yan Buhui happy.

Before long!

Yan Buhui had crossed the plains high in the sky, and soon arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

It had to be said that flying Soul Beasts were dozens of times faster than those that walked, ran, or crawled.

The moment Yan Buhui landed,

the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape in the inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest sensed something amiss!

"Second Brother, did you feel that? The pressure of a fire-attribute Soul Beast is bearing down on us!"

A massive monster with a bull's head and a serpent's body emerged from the depths of the Lake of Life. It was none other than the forest emperor of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sky Azure Bull Python. He stared like a tiger eyeing its prey in the direction of the Fire Energy Yan Buhui had left behind.

"Big Brother! I felt it. It's a... fire phoenix."

The Titan Giant Ape stared with his round, lantern-sized eyes and said, "It seems... pretty strong, too. Its cultivation age should be well over a hundred thousand years."

"That makes it the sum of the two of us."

The Sky Azure Bull Python's expression darkened slightly. Deep in thought and full of misgivings, he replied, "Second Brother, we're in trouble."

"Our opponent this time is probably even stronger than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers!"

"What?" The Titan Giant Ape froze, his words catching in his throat. Then he said, "He's actually stronger than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers? Doesn't that mean none of them can match him? Besides, when we fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers, it took us a huge effort to drive them out of the Lake of Life's territory!"

"There's nothing we can do but leave it to fate. Sister Xiao Wu is still at Shrek Academy now. Seeing Sister Xiao Wu happy is the dream that would let us die without regrets."

The Sky Azure Bull Python paused for a while.

He thought of their big sister, the Soft Bone Rabbit Xiao Wu.

She was the big sister who had once defended the two brothers with her life.

Back when the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were still a little snake and a little monkey,

Xiao Wu, a Soft Bone Rabbit, and her mother, also a Soft Bone Rabbit, had protected them together.

They had given the two brothers a great deal of help.

Only later did they find this treasured cultivation ground in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.

They could clearly feel that cultivating at the Lake of Life was much faster than it was for all the other Soul Beasts. At the time, the Sky Azure Bull Python had even suspected that another world lay beneath the lake, a whole realm hidden within.

But even after searching for half his life, the Sky Azure Bull Python had failed to uncover the secret within the Lake of Life.

He had never even met Beast God Di Tian.

The Sky Azure Bull Python had also heard that an auspicious and extraordinary beast lived in the Star Dou Great Forest, named the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

She could help Soul Beasts with their cultivation age, greatly increasing their chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation at a hundred thousand years!

And yet,

the Sky Azure Bull Python had never had the chance to see any of it.

Though he was the emperor and overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest, he was rather like a mighty lord of the realm with no real power to command.

The most loyal of his subordinates was his second brother, the Titan Giant Ape.

Before this, they had believed the strongest Soul Beasts were none other than Xiao Wu's mother, Xiao Wu, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers.

They had never even been to the vast Sea God Island.

Still less could they know of the overlords of the three great sea-dwelling races, such as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Evil Orca King, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

"Big Brother, what do we do? We can't just sit here and wait for death!"

The Titan Giant Ape promptly roused the distracted Sky Azure Bull Python. "Think of something, Big Brother."

"There's only one way."

The Sky Azure Bull Python pondered for a moment before answering.

"What is it?"

"What way?!" The Titan Giant Ape suddenly grew excited.

He thought his big brother, the Sky Azure Bull Python, had come up with a better plan, so he hurriedly asked.

"Fight to the death, or defend!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python squeezed out those words.

For him and the Titan Giant Ape,

when facing a high-level Soul Beast, they could either stake their lives in a desperate fight to the end,

or sit and wait for death, defending themselves within the Lake of Life and striking back at their opponent.

And their opponent was a fire phoenix.

That meant control of the skies lay entirely in their opponent's hands.

As long as this fire phoenix wasn't stupid, he could stay in the sky and wear down him and Er Ming indefinitely.

While the two Soul Beasts were talking,

Yan Buhui twisted his neck and dealt with a few troublesome fellows along the way.

They were all Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that couldn't withstand a single blow.

"Tsk..."

Yan Buhui took a deep breath and said, "Isn't the Star Dou Great Forest known for its hospitality? Why are you trying to stop me when I've come here today?"

"The ancients said, 'Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?'"

"Don't you even have that much hospitality? Honestly... I'm so very disappointed..."

With that,

Yan Buhui raised a hand, and several more Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts blocking his path died.

"Aah-"

In an instant, the Soul Beasts were scalded alive by Yan Buhui's Ultimate Fire.

It had been a long time since Yan Buhui had seen such a beautiful, tragic sight.

With every step he took, the ground he passed over was marked with indelible patches of scorched earth.

Because of the emperor Soul Beast pressure emanating from Yan Buhui, no Soul Beast dared take another step forward to block his advance.

Without a doubt, they would meet the end of a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating themselves like eggs dashed against a rock.

These Soul Beasts did not want to throw their lives away for nothing,

wasting tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

Judging by the path the emperor Soul Beast Yan Buhui was taking,

it looked as though he was issuing a challenge to the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python at the Lake of Life.

Then, relying on a Soul Beast's innate first instinct,

Yan Buhui arrived at the Lake of Life.

He looked up and saw the bull-headed, serpent-bodied Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, sturdy as a rock.

"Long time no see, you two old friends..."

Yan Buhui clapped his hands and sneered.

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