201: Chapter 200 The Fire-Hating Clan's Secret

Accompanied by a muffled roar, a colossal figure broke through the magma waterfall inside the karst cave, looking down at everyone.

This was an extremely huge Flame-Holding Skull.

It was a size larger than the Level 12 ones Gu Han had seen before, and the flames winding around its body had already turned somewhat reddish.

The aura on its body was extremely violent, clearly having almost touched the threshold of Level 13!

"Roar!"

The giant Flame-Holding Skull let out a deafening roar, its large mouth suddenly opening wide.

A terrifying suction force visible to the naked eye erupted.

The dozen or so Yanhuo Tribe slave laborers closest to it didn't even have time to scream, directly spinning as they were sucked into that giant mouth, where chewing began and blood splattered.

Seeing this situation, Gu Han did not panic.

The Yanhuo Tribe elder who led the way had long told him that beside this cluster of Heavenly Fire guarded the most ferocious Devil Head.

"Act according to the plan!" Gu Han issued an order.

All the Dragon Fist Titans dispersed instantly.

They did not fight head-on, but instead turned into streaks of fire meteors, constantly shuttling around the karst cave and crazily harassing it by utilizing the terrain.

"Bang! Bang bang!"

Heavy fists wrapped in flames successively smashed against the side of the giant Flame-Holding Skull's face. Although they failed to break its defense, they successfully enraged it.

The giant Flame-Holding Skull frantically turned its head, spitting out a series of fatal flame fireballs toward the Dragon Fist Titans.

Taking advantage of this opening.

The Dragon-Lizard Ant-man rushed in and forcibly dragged those frightened Yanhuo Tribe members outward.

At this moment, the dragon wings on the back of the Dragon-Badger Titan possessed by Gu Han unfolded!

His entire body turned into a burning meteor, ignoring that maddened Devil Head, and instead charging straight toward the unformed wisp of Heavenly Fire in the center of the karst cave.

The reason why he dared to do this was entirely because of an unexpected harvest two hours ago.

...

Two hours ago.

In the mine tunnel heading toward the underground karst cave, Gu Han looked at the scrawny old man leading the way ahead and asked the doubt in his heart.

"Your Yanhuo Tribe here has a population of over one hundred million and deals with fire crystals every day. How come not even a single Extraordinary has appeared?"

The elder stopped his footsteps and smiled bitterly repeatedly.

"Because as long as any clansman shows signs of being Extraordinary, they will be eaten by the Devil Head."

Gu Han raised an eyebrow.

According to common sense, it was also a good thing for a vassal race to have Extraordinaries appear. Even for a race treated as rations, Extraordinaries could still provide other Law. Moreover, if the Yanhuo Tribe learned fire-type Spell, it would definitely be a huge assistance.

"Our tribe has a natural affinity for flames." The elder lowered his voice and looked around. "The Divine Lord is cultivating Heavenly Fire down here. Once our tribe's Extraordinaries get close, they will resonate with the Heavenly Fire."

"In fact, even if the Heavenly Fire is used by our tribe, not only will it not be consumed, but it can instead gather a purer source of flame and produce top-grade fire crystals."

The elder sighed.

"My lineage has also passed down a secret technique of controlling all fires. According to ancient books in the tribe, once this secret technique is refined, even Heavenly Fire can be controlled. But every time someone in the tribe tries to control fire, they get targeted by the Devil Head and directly swallowed up. They are afraid of us rising, so they frame us with the crime of stealing fire, and the Divine Lord tacitly approves of it."

Gu Han touched his chin. No wonder this old man immediately led the way to find the Heavenly Fire; he had to guard against it.

"Then your Divine Lord should even more let you try. Wouldn't it be great to have one more strong army?"

"Logically speaking it should be like this, but we simply cannot see the Divine Lord." The elder's eyes were filled with hatred, and his scrawny fingers clenched tightly together.

"That group of Devil Head will never allow us to see the Divine Lord. They only treat us as tools for producing fire crystals, as food that can be swallowed at any time!"

Gu Han understood. This was the Flame-Holding Skull suppressing the Yanhuo Tribe with all its might in order to maintain its status as the number one military unit.

"We also once knelt down and prayed when the Divine Lord descended." The elder's body trembled slightly. "But as a result, the clansmen who took the lead in kneeling were all swallowed in one bite by the Devil Head. Over time, as long as anyone dared to kneel, the Devil Head would open its mouth and eat people, and no one dared to speak up to report at all."

Speaking of this, the elder suddenly stopped, turned around, and knelt down rigidly.

"Clan Chief!"

The surrounding Yanhuo Tribe members were frightened until Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, looking in panic at the shadows around them, terrified that a Devil Head would crawl out from somewhere and swallow the Clan Chief.

The Clan Chief heavily knocked its head against the scalding hot rock.

"My Lord, I can sense an aura of the same origin on your body." The Clan Chief's voice trembled. "As long as you are willing to lead our tribe away from this Hell, and not treat us as food, we are willing to mine for you from generation to generation. In exchange, I am willing to offer the fire-control secret technique to you!"

Gu Han looked down at it from a superior position.

"Aren't you afraid that after I take the secret technique, I'll turn around and sell you guys out?"

The Yanhuo Tribe Clan Chief's gaze was firm.

"Our tribe is already at a dead end. Now that it has been passed down to my generation, I cannot watch with open eyes as the children continue to serve as rations for the Devil Head. Begging the Divine Lord to grant this, we are willing to be slaves and servants, and follow the Divine Lord to the death!"

The Yanhuo Tribe members behind it all had solemn expressions and, holding a courage to face certain death, knelt and prostrated one after another.

In Gu Han's mind surfaced that group of Yanhuo Tribe members in his Divine Kingdom who had a Love-Hate Interaction toward him.

By comparison, those Yanhuo Tribe members still lived too comfortably, having never experienced the despair of the lineage before his eyes, and could not compare to this Clan Chief's deep righteousness.

Gu Han directly refused.

"No."

The elder's whole body stiffened, his face filled with astonishment and despair, as if drained of his last bit of strength.

"My Divine Kingdom does not need slaves or servants, only believers who can charge into battle for me. I give believers the opportunity to grow stronger, and I give believers the dignity to survive. I only need strong people. Do you understand?"

The Clan Chief was stunned for a full three seconds, murky tears gushing out of its eyes.

It kowtowed like crazy.

"I am willing to lead the clansmen to grow stronger with all our might! Following the Divine Lord to the death!"

The surrounding Yanhuo Tribe members were all spirited in expression, their eye sockets red as they shouted in unison.

"I am willing to follow to the death! Follow to the death!"

Along the rest of the way, under the guidance of the Clan Chief, Gu Han began practicing that fire-control secret technique.

This secret technique was an untold secret of the Yanhuo Tribe, suitable only for the Physique of the Yanhuo Tribe. The Yanhuo Tribe in Gu Han's Divine Kingdom all possessed the trait of [Love-Hate Interaction], so the effect would only be even better.

Fortunately, he was possessing the Dragon-Badger Titan, having achieved Fusion of the Yanhuo Tribe's Bloodline traits inside the body.

Gu Han had the Dragon-Badger Titan try to circulate according to the secret technique. As soon as it started, the fire elements in the surrounding mine tunnel seemed to have found an outlet, crazily drilling into the Dragon-Badger Titan's body.

That feeling was like parched land welcoming a torrential rain.

Under Gu Han's joint comprehension and guidance, the Dragon-Badger Titan quickly grasped the knack, and a layer of dark red flowing light faintly flickered on the scales of its body surface.

If the Dragon-Badger Titan were to do this by itself, it would waste quite a bit of time. After all, practicing the God and Demon Transformation back then had taken a very long time.