Chapter 381: Chapter 382 Despicable!

The Elder with the surname Jiang appeared beside Ergouzi with a flash, warily scrutinizing the black flames in the midst of the battlefield.

“Xiaojing, Lord Ergouzi has determined that there’s definitely something unusual about this place, these black flames are absolutely a treasure. If they could be used by Lord Ergouzi, any sort of demon or evil spirit would have to submit!”

Ergouzi, with his two beady eyes, snooped around stealthily, and immediately spotted the Dry Flame Saint Child hiding behind a large rock in the distance.

“Woof, Dry Flame, why are you here?”

“Just out enjoying the moonlight,” said the Dry Flame Saint Child. “Don’t you think the moon is especially round tonight?”

Dry Flame spoke indifferently.

“Woof, Don’t try to deceive your master Ergouzi. You’re definitely here for the treasures!”

Ergouzi always felt there was something off. It wasn’t strange for Dry Flame to come looking for treasures, but why hide so far away? It seemed like he was fearing something.

Could it be that within this battlefield, there was some terrifying entity that it had yet to discover?

“Who comes looking for treasures if they’re a serious person, hm? Do you?”

“Lord Ergouzi doesn’t, but do you?”

“Who would come here to look for treasures when they could just take the treasures from Fire Qilin Cave?”

“Can the treasures here even compare to the resources of Fire Qilin Cave?”

“Despicable!”

The two Qilin Divine Beasts stood their ground, conversing without moving a muscle; Ergouzi felt increasingly puzzled—there were definitely skeletons in Dry Flame’s closet.

The elder surname Jiang, squinting at the person and beast behind the rocky boulder, leaned in and whispered in Ergouzi’s ear:

“Saint Heir, the spiritual power inside Elder Ji is somewhat chaotic and has not yet fully settled down. The aura of the Dry Flame Saint Child is also much weaker than when he arrived. They must have encountered something in the fourth battlefield.”

“Be careful, Saint Heir. Don’t let these two cunning bastards trick you.”

Upon hearing this, Ergouzi’s eyes brightened. Indeed, this meant Dry Flame must have fought with some entity just now and realized he couldn’t win, so he waited for another Qilin Divine Beast to appear and fight the entity to a standstill. Afterwards, he would come to reap the benefits.

“Woof, Dry Flame, why are you hiding so far away? Come over and walk side by side with your master Ergouzi!”

Ergouzi yelled toward the rock.

“Hehe, with your excellent talents, Fire Qilin, how could I possibly walk side by side with you? I’ll let you have the treasures found in these flames!”

The Dry Flame Saint Child said with a chuckle.

Yet, Ergouzi and the elder surnamed Jiang scampered over, squeezing together with Dry Flame behind the large rock.

“Hehe, Dry Flame, you’re really not so honest, trying to deceive your master Ergouzi. Tell me, what’s really inside these flames?”

“Ah, actually, there’s nothing. I’m just genuinely a bit scared of fire, so I didn’t dare to get any closer,” said the Dry Flame Saint Child, blatantly lying.

“Woof, you brazen liar! Qilin Divine Beasts are ancestors of playing with fire. How could you be afraid of flames? You’re spewing nonsense, you must be hiding a big secret. Did you get your hands on a treasure?”

Ergouzi scoffed. You’re a Qilin Divine Beast, an ancestor of fire play. You’re afraid of fire? Who are you trying to fool? Obviously, there’s something fishy with these flames.

“I…”

“I just fear fire, believe it or not!”

The Dry Flame Saint Child, somewhat at a loss for words, started to act shamelessly. The two of them stayed behind the rock, quietly waiting for the next Qilin Divine Beast to arrive.

Ergouzi also didn’t say anything more, the flame obviously had issues, and nobody wanted to casually venture into it, all preferring that other Saint Heirs take the lead in exploring.

The fourth battlefield once again became quiet.

Within the flames, Li Xiaobai was very satisfied with the performance of the Qilin Divine Beast. This was exactly right. Once the four Qilins were all gathered, he would harvest them in one fell swoop, leaving Ergouzi behind and slaughtering the other three, instantly bringing a perfect end to the battle for dominance of the Fire Qilin Cave.

After another period of silence, two white figures flashed out from outside the battlefield.

Seeming to have received a scare, the two Qilins immediately activated their Cultivation Techniques to create distance upon landing, watching each other warily.

“Saint Child Huo Yun, it’s a small world. I didn’t expect to encounter you here.”

“Saint Child Huo Yuan, you’re quite prompt too, being able to arrive at the same time as me. What brings you here?”

“To admire the moon. How about you, Saint Child Huo Yun?”

“I’m here to count the stars. Don’t you think this sky is beautiful?”

Huo Yun and Huo Yuan chatted merrily for a few sentences, then began to survey the black flames permeating the battlefield.

The pitch-black flames, like ink, were something they had never seen before. Just from its appearance, they could tell that the power of these flames was extraordinary. Today, they had truly come to the right place.

“Saint Heirs, the Fire Qilin Saint Child and Dry Flame Saint Child are hiding behind that boulder. I sense the presence of Elder Ji and Jiang Yi!”

“Elder Ji seems to have fought with some entity just now. The Spiritual Power within him is in disarray, and his aura is inconsistent and unstable. It looks like he has suffered no small injury.”

Wang Ba spoke with narrowed eyes; he had sensed the presence of the other party as soon as he set foot in this land.

It had to be said, this method of hiding was extremely poor.

“Fire Qilin, Dry Flame, come out and let’s chat. Hiding isn’t the style of the Fire Qilin Cave!” said Saint Child Huo Yun with a smile.

Saint Child Huo Yuan next to him also looked at the boulder with interest, thinking he had acted swiftly enough, but to his surprise, the two others had arrived even faster; he had underestimated them indeed.

“Woof, Huo Yun, there’s no need to call upon your Lord Ergouzi. Lord Ergouzi just came to play and knows nothing about any treasure!” Ergouzi jumped out and started ranting.

Dry Flame’s forehead was full of black lines. Wasn’t this a clear case of ‘there is no silver here’? Before anyone asked anything, he had just blurted everything out.

“Let’s not beat around the bush. Since we’re all here, let’s enter the flames together to search. No one should be sly.”

Saint Child Huo Yuan spoke coldly, proposing they either all go in or none at all. The idea that anyone would expect him to take the lead and scout was laughable.

“Well, you guys go ahead. I give up. As for the treasure, I won’t compete with you.”

A hint of fear flashed through Dry Flame Saint Child’s eyes, and he fled swiftly with Elder Ji, leaving behind the somewhat astonished onlookers.

But it was at this moment that Dry Flame Saint Child, in the void, suddenly felt the Cultivation Technique within him halt, his body uncontrollably twisting to rush back. This feeling was too familiar; it was mischief wrought by those pitch-black flames just now!

Elder Ji was in the same situation, and not just them, but the Saint Heirs below and a number of Protectors in the Mahayana Realm also had no control over their bodies as they rushed towards the flames, kneeling with their hands held high, as if in deep worship.

“What’s happening; I can’t control my body!”

“Why would I kneel? What on earth is this flame?”

“In my life, I’ve never knelt before. Just what is this power that dares make this Saint Heir kneel!”

“Damn it, how can we still be controlled from this far away? These flames are too sinister!”

“Dry Flame, what do you actually know? Stop hiding and reveal it all at once!”