Treasure?
Mo Fan was slightly stunned upon seeing the fire lizard plunge back into the volcanic magma, but soon a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.
Could it be that besides that Earth Vein Fire Lotus, there were other heavenly materials and earthly treasures within this Crimson Fire Peak?
The fire lizard did not keep Mo Fan waiting long.
In just a short moment, it burst out again from the boiling magma of the volcanic mouth, appearing somewhat better than its previous weakened state.
As soon as the fire lizard climbed out of the volcanic mouth, it opened its mouth and spat out several crimson beads.
“Great King, these are Earth Fire Pearls nurtured within the earth veins. Although they cannot match the effects of the Earth Vein Fire Lotus Root, they can at least compare to the Earth Vein Fire Lotus Seeds. Once refined, they can forge an Earth Fire Treasure Body, and in the future, there will even be a chance to awaken fire-type divine abilities.”
The fire lizard exhaled a breath of demon qi, which wrapped around the several Earth Fire Pearls and floated them to Mo Fan’s side.
“Indeed, treasures!”
A trace of joy appeared on Mo Fan’s face. He looked at the fire lizard and asked: “Are these Earth Fire Pearls useful to you?”
“No use. I am inherently a fire spirit, born from the earth fire, essentially a sprite of the flames. In terms of physique, I am even stronger than a fire spirit body.”
The fire lizard shook its head, then continued: “Originally, these Earth Fire Pearls were just my daily snacks. But now that Crimson Fire Peak has been destroyed, if these Earth Fire Pearls are not taken, their spiritual energy will eventually dissipate. It would be better to offer them to the Great King for other uses!
Moreover, this item has one most important characteristic: it can help the Great King truly forge a fire spirit body!”
The fire lizard’s words startled Mo Fan slightly, and he understood something, thus asking: “You mean that merely the Earth Vein Fire Lotus Root alone is insufficient to forge a fire spirit body?”
“The Great King is truly clever!”
The fire lizard grinned, a sight that left Mo Fan speechless inwardly.
When the fire lizard had proposed the wager earlier, it had indeed mentioned that consuming the Earth Vein Fire Lotus Root could produce a fire spirit body, but it had not mentioned the need for these Earth Fire Pearls.
So the fire lizard had withheld this information before!
“No wonder this fellow suddenly asked if I was willing to avenge him just now…”
Mo Fan muttered to himself inwardly, then smiled wryly. If he had not truly saved the other, the fire lizard would surely have taken the secret of the Earth Fire Pearls to its grave, and even if Mo Fan consumed the fire lotus root, he would not have been able to refine a living spirit body.
Though he felt speechless inside, Mo Fan could understand the fire lizard’s mindset and did not blame it.
“Great King, do you need me to assist you in forging the fire spirit body?” the fire lizard suddenly asked.
“The fire spirit body must certainly be cultivated, but not now. This place is not yet safe. Let us leave first and discuss it later!”
Mo Fan thought for a moment, then shook his head. With a tap of his foot, he landed on the fire lizard’s head.
“Head east!”
“Understood!”
As Mo Fan’s voice sounded, the fire lizard swung its body, and vast demon clouds immediately formed beneath its four limbs. Then it rode the clouds and mist away, heading eastward all the way.
The reason Mo Fan wanted to leave immediately was that he knew Lei Yu Hai’s death would inevitably be exposed soon. If he did not go now, he might not be able to leave later!
However, since Lei Yu Hai had already been devoured and decomposed by him, he believed that even if experts from the Lei Yu Clan arrived, they would not trace it back to him. They would most likely pin the blame on those several demon kings from before.
In fact, it aligned exactly with what Mo Fan had thought.
Two hours after he left, thunderclouds suddenly roiled above the Crimson Fire Peak.
Boom!
With a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky and illuminating the land shrouded in volcanic ash.
Two figures quietly appeared in the air, looking down from above at the erupting volcano below. Vast divine senses emanated from their bodies, sweeping over every inch of land in this region.
“Brother, I have already scanned this place with my divine sense, and there is no trace of Hai’er. Could it be that you are overthinking it due to tension?”
Moments later, the heavily scarred Lei Yu Feng looked at the robust man beside him, a faint trace of fear in his gaze.
“Shut up!”
The robust man turned his head and glared coldly at Lei Yu Feng, saying gravely: “In the past, the old ancestor made life plaques for all the direct descendants of our Lei Yu Clan. Just recently, Hai’er’s life plaque shattered. He must have met with misfortune!”
“This king sent you here with Hai’er and lent you the Thunder Mountain Seal precisely so you could protect Hai’er!
But what did you do?
You let Hai’er go chase down that demon alone, and now not even a corpse can be found!
If it were not for how difficult it is to cultivate to the king realm, and killing you would make it hard to account to the old ancestor, this king would truly slap you to death!”
The robust man flew into a rage, his mood utterly foul.
The reason was none other than that he was the current patriarch of the Lei Yu Clan, and also Lei Yu Hai’s father, Lei Yu Shan!
“Brother, I… I was wrong. I should not have let Hai’er go chase that fellow…”
“I will explain this matter to the old ancestor.”
Lei Yu Feng’s face was full of guilt. Even a domineering demon king like him could not help but lower his head at this moment.
“Enough. Over these years, have too few direct descendants of our Lei Yu Clan died?”
“Hai’er’s death saddens this king greatly, but fortunately, there is still Chuan’er!
He is far stronger than Hai’er and is also the hope of our Lei Yu Clan’s next generation!”
Lei Yu Shan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his fists clenched tightly, showing that his emotions were not as calm as his words suggested.
“Come, follow me into this volcano and ask that guardian spirit about the situation!”
With that said, Lei Yu Shan directly bathed his entire body in lightning and entered the volcanic magma.
Seeing this, Lei Yu Feng hurriedly sacrificed the Thunder Mountain Seal for protection and followed suit by jumping in.
Moments later, the two great demon kings flew out of the volcano, their faces both exceedingly grim, for they had not found that guardian spirit.
“Brother, could it be that the guardian spirit killed Hai’er and fled out of guilt?” Lei Yu Feng thought for a moment and asked.
“A mere guardian spirit dares to kill a direct descendant of my Lei Yu Clan?”
Lei Yu Shan snorted coldly, then said with a阴沉 expression: “However, this king sensed a trace of that old ox demon’s aura from the Fiery Cloud Cave in the volcano just now. He must have come here not long ago!
Moreover, from the combat traces within, it seems there was another great battle inside the mountain body after you all left!”
Hearing this, Lei Yu Feng immediately gritted his teeth: “That ox demon is courting death!”
“Did you get a clear look earlier at what kind of demon snatched Hai’er’s lotus root? What features did it have?” Lei Yu Shan suddenly asked.
“This… I only know it was an extremely formidable demon general who knew earth-escape divine abilities, and it also used a golden rope soldier!” Lei Yu Feng thought and said.
“If it is a demon general, then its speed cannot be too fast. Let us expand the search range and see if there is any such demon within a thousand miles around!
Daring to rob something from my Lei Yu Clan is simply seeking death!”
“What about Hai’er’s matter?”
“That old ox demon is not easy to deal with; even this king is wary of him to some extent. Once our search is complete, we will go see the old ancestor!”
“Hai’er is after all the son of Lei Yu Shan. His death cannot be left like this; we must make those demon kings who acted this time give an explanation!”
“Mm!”
Soon, the two great demon kings soared into the sky, then flew off in different directions respectively, using their divine senses to search for that so-called “demon general”.
At the same time, Mo Fan successively met up with those ten demon soldiers as well as Er Ha and Bai Xue.
“The Great King’s divine might is truly something; to capture such a ferocious monster so quickly!”
Seeing Mo Fan arrive riding a massive lizard monster, Er Ha and Bai Xue immediately widened their eyes, the former blurting out flattery without restraint.
“Little tiger, if you dare spout nonsense again, this king will swallow you in one bite!”
The fire lizard looked at Er Ha, its tone calm, but the powerful aura it emitted made Er Ha’s scalp tingle.
He had not expected this massive lizard’s pressure to be even more terrifying than that of their own Great King!
“Hm?”
At that moment, the fire lizard suddenly turned its head to look behind.
“What’s wrong?” Mo Fan asked upon seeing this.
“Great King, there are demons chasing toward us from this direction!”
