Have You Heard of a Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix? Kneel!

In the Star Dou Great Forest, at the Dark Abyss lair.

Legend had it that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was active in this area. Every Soul Beast that had seen him had died, without exception.

Only the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape had fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

But their hatred ran deep.

Their enmity could not be resolved. What was certain was that

the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had fought two against one and escaped without falling at a disadvantage.

"Lord Flame Emperor, this is the territory where the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is active."

The Sky Azure Bull Python reminded Yan Buhui from beside him.

"Hmm..."

Yan Buhui murmured in acknowledgment, then raised his head to gaze down the path ahead. It was so deep that its bottom could not be seen. Not a blade of grass grew on the land touched by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's darkness element. Presumably, both the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's blood and saliva carried deadly poison.

Otherwise, his tail would not have transformed into the Evil God Hook.

One could say that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was the Evil God's personally chosen favorite.

That was why his strength ranked among the foremost Soul Beasts.

The Evil God's blessing was indispensable.

"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, huh... This fellow is quite mysterious."

Yan Buhui straightened up and smiled with a sense of relief.

He guessed his luck would not be too bad today.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was definitely hiding in some corner, not too far from the Star Dou Great Forest. He still needed the Soul Beasts here as food to sustain his cultivation years.

"Lord Flame Emperor, I wonder how our luck will be today?"

The eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun said to Yan Buhui, "You were right. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger comes and goes without a trace, always wandering from place to place, hunting and devouring other Soul Beasts. He usually doesn't show himself easily, unless he's ambushing someone and fresh prey has come to his door."

"What did you say?"

Yan Buhui suddenly caught on.

"He usually doesn't show himself easily."

The eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun paused, then added,

"No, the last part."

Yan Buhui suddenly came to his senses, as though someone had jolted him awake.

"Unless he's ambushing someone and fresh prey has come to his door," the eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun continued.

"Right!"

"That's it!"

Yan Buhui excitedly patted the eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun and agreed, "Hey! You're a damn genius!"

"You flatter me, you flatter me. Lord Flame Emperor, your talent and wisdom are ten times mine!"

The eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun reined in his delight and answered calmly.

Then Yan Buhui spoke to the group again. "Since a cold, dark Soul Beast like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger loves ambushing others, which of you is going to be the bait?"

"..." The Sky Azure Bull Python.

"..." The Titan Giant Ape.

"..." The three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers.

The moment Yan Buhui said that, the place fell utterly silent. Not even a crow or sparrow made a sound.

That was right!

They needed bait!

But who would serve as bait was extremely important!

Yan Buhui saw that they had all fallen silent.

So he began calling them out by name. "Well, well, none of you is going to speak up, huh? If you won't, I'll start naming names!!"

"Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape!"

"You two go lure the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger out. I'll protect you when the time comes!"

"Huh??"

The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape froze and responded in shock, "Why us, Lord Flame Emperor?!"

"We've been utterly loyal to you!!"

"No, it's mainly because the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has a grudge against you two... He hasn't had much contact or any conflict with the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers. The one who tied the bell must untie it, so sorry to trouble you two to go lure him out first. Once he comes out, I'll trap him with a fire array."

That was how Yan Buhui explained it.

"All... all right..."

Although the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were extremely unwilling,

this was an order from their new master, Yan Buhui.

Disobeying his order meant death too.

Of course, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were not necessarily guaranteed to win against the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, especially inside the Dark Abyss, where he had the boost of a darkness buff.

As the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape went deeper to lure out the enemy,

Yan Buhui suddenly remembered something.

He turned back and calmly said to the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers,

"By the way, you three are among my underlings now too."

"As your big brother, I don't have much to give you, so I'll give each of you a wisp of Fallen Heart Flame Heart Fire."

With that,

Yan Buhui injected the three wisps of Fallen Heart Flame Heart Fire in his hand into the bodies of the three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers.

They felt a scorching heat unlike anything they had ever experienced!

It was like ants crawling in a hot pan!

"Lord Flame Emperor, what kind of flame is this? How can it ravage our bodies so violently?"

The eldest Ant Emperor Qian Jun paused, then asked.

"Wasn't what I just said clear enough?"

Yan Buhui shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly. "Fallen Heart Flame Heart Fire! It'll be a tremendous help to your cultivation speed in the future. Accept it for now. I still have other things to arrange for you later!"

"Mm, all right."

The three Ant Emperor Qian Jun brothers answered in unison.

However,

at that very moment, a tiger's roar suddenly rang out from within the Dark Abyss lair.

Yes, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had sensed the presence of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. He was puzzled as to why the Soul Beast overlords of the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest's inner region would appear in his territory. So he decided to ambush them from behind and test whether they really were his archenemies, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

As it turned out, his guess was right!

It was indeed the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Yan Buhui immediately locked onto the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's location.

He thought, You finally came out, little tiger. I've had such a hard time finding you!

Then, just as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger unleashed his Evil God Hook,

the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape reacted, instantly unleashing Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder and Titan Giant Star to block it!

"This time, I won't let you go. You were lucky last time and escaped to the Lake of Life!"

"Now, I basically won't let you escape from my grasp a second time!"

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger suddenly said to the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python!

With a thunderous crash!

Empowered by the mighty elements of wind, lightning, and evil, he instantly smashed through the Sky Azure Bull Python's and the Titan Giant Ape's attacks.

But, interestingly enough,

Yan Buhui arrived.

"Lord Flame Emperor!!!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape called to Yan Buhui for help, as though they had found a life-saving straw.

With a burst of Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Yan Buhui safely shielded the two beasts behind him!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Evil God Hook was instantly deflected.

Gazing at this uninvited guest,

the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger flew into a rage. He looked at the man with flowing red hair and angrily demanded, "You! Who are you? How dare you ruin my plans!!"

Then,

Yan Buhui dispersed the Red Lotus Karmic Fire protecting his body and replied naturally, "Have you heard of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix? Beast, kneel!"

'Ninth update!'