148: Chapter 149 Sending a head a thousand miles away, a small gift but a heavy sentiment?

Deep within the Black Wind Gobi, the scene was breathtaking to the point of being heart-palpitating.

The sky seemed to have been scorched through, presenting a dark red hue as if eternally burning; there were no sun, moon, or stars, only flowing radiance of flames.

The earth had turned into an endless dark red lava plain!

The air was permeated with an ancient and manic aura of fire.

The temperature was terrifyingly high, causing even the air to distort.

Looking into the distance, a mountain stood at the edge of the horizon.

No, perhaps that could no longer be called a mountain.

It looked more like a colossal torch connecting heaven and earth!

It stood tens of thousands of feet tall, piercing straight into the firmament, as if supporting this burning world.

That was the location of the Phoenix Ruins!

Merely looking from afar, Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing felt a parched sensation in their throats, and the circulation of their internal Yuan Power became somewhat sluggish.

That manic Law of Fire was repelling and suppressing all non-fire attribute energy.

"This place... is simply a forbidden zone tailor-made for fire-element cultivators; for us, however, it is a natural suppression field."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's brows were tightly locked; he cultivated the Dao of the Four Symbols: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire.

Now, the Law of Wind, which he had cultivated into his Imperial Palace first, was greatly interfered with here, and its power was greatly reduced.

Xia Youchu's Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art had strong compatibility, but even she felt as if she were walking through viscous lava, needing to expend more Yuan Power to resist the omnipresent erosion of the high temperature.

Only Ling Tian was different.

Not only did he not feel uncomfortable, but he was actually a bit comfortable?

Under the reflection of the dark red firelight, his dark golden Dragon scales reflected a luster like lava.

He took a deep breath, and the scorching, manic air surged into his [Taotie Lung], being rapidly converted into pure energy to replenish his consumption.

The beating of his [Furnace Heart] even accelerated quite a bit; the fire environment here made him even more excited.

Inside the [Destruction Furnace], the jet-black Destruction Fire flickered, developing quite an appetite for the surrounding environment.

"This place is pretty good."

Ling Tian flicked his tail, slamming it onto the lava ground with a dull thud.

"Let's go, let's go take a look."

Ling Tian took large strides, walking towards the direction of the torch, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing looked at each other and could only follow.

The closer they got to the fire torch, the higher the temperature and the stronger the influence of the Law of Fire.

Free-roaming crimson flames began to appear in the air, drifting like living sprites and emitting not-so-weak energy fluctuations.

These were the energy dissipated from the periphery of the Phoenix Ruins, which had naturally given birth to some low-level Fire Spirits over the years.

For Ling Tian, these were good snacks.

As he passed by, he grabbed a few passing crimson flames and a lunging phantom of a flame wolf, squeezed them in his claws, and then stuffed them into his mouth.

Crunch! Crunch!

[Devoured Fire Spirit (Low-level), gained evolution points +500! Fire attribute resistance slightly increased!]

[Devoured Flame Wolf Spirit (Low-level), gained evolution points +800! Fire attribute resistance slightly increased!!]

Even mosquito legs are meat.

Ling Tian didn't refuse anyone.

Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's eyelids twitched as they watched.

This idiot, he really dares to stuff anything into his mouth.

However, looking at Ling Tian's relaxed and comfortable appearance, it seemed that these fire energies posed no threat to him at all, and instead became supplements.

The two had a new understanding of Ling Tian's perverted adaptability.

They advanced about a hundred miles.

A strange scene appeared ahead.

On the glazed plain, patches of crimson crystal forests resembling coral reefs appeared!

These crystals were dozens of meters high at their tallest and several meters at their shortest; they were crystal clear throughout, and it seemed as if liquid fire was flowing inside, emitting fire energy that was even purer and denser than the surrounding environment.

"This is... Li Fire Crystal Cluster?"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's eyes lit up as he recognized these things.

"Li Fire Crystal is a top-tier Materials for refining fire-element Magic Treasure and Medicinal Pill. Such a large cluster is worth a fortune!"

He looked at those crystal clusters, a flicker of temptation flashing in his eyes.

Although he was not a fire-element cultivator, such top-tier Materials could be exchanged for many good things.

Ling Tian was even more direct.

He walked up to a cluster of Li Fire Crystals, opened his mouth, and took a bite—crunch!

It was like biting into a large piece of red rock candy!

Pure and surging fire energy instantly exploded in his mouth!

[Devoured Li Fire Crystal (High Quality), gained evolution points +3000! Fire attribute resistance greatly increased! Gained comprehension of the Law of Fire!]

[Ding! Passive skill [Hard Skin (Super)] gained experience, beginning to evolve towards [Lava Skin]!]

Awesome!

Ling Tian's eyes lit up brightly.

This stuff was much stronger than those Fire Spirits from just now!

He immediately began to gorge himself, using his claws to break off pieces of the Li Fire Crystal cluster and stuff them into his mouth.

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

The crisp sound of shattering was incessant.

Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing also collected some of the best-looking Li Fire Crystals to keep.

However, they dared not eat them raw like Ling Tian.

Just as Ling Tian was chewing with great delight and Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing were also having a bountiful harvest, a sudden change occurred!

Boom—!!!

A dull, loud noise came from the direction of the fire torch ahead!

Immediately following, the entire glazed plain began to shake violently!

Crack! Crack!

The ground split open into huge fissures, and scorching lava gushed out from the cracks!

The dark red light in the sky suddenly became blinding, and that huge fire torch seemed to come alive; the flame patterns on its surface flowed crazily, releasing even more violent energy fluctuations!

"What is going on?!"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's expression changed, and he immediately raised a Yuan Power shield, resisting the incoming scorching heat waves and chaotic energy shocks.

Xia Youchu was also instantly on guard, looking sharply in the direction of the torch.

Ling Tian also stopped chewing and raised his head, his dark red Dragon eyes staring fixedly at the top of the fire "torch."

He felt that there... something was about to come out!

A dim streak of light rushed out from the crack in the fire torch in a sorry state, slamming heavily onto the lava plain not far away!

Although the golden light was dim, Ling Tian recognized the aura!

It was none other than the Golden Feather Demon Emperor!

However, the current Golden Feather Demon Emperor was in a miserable state!

Its brilliant feathers were tattered and stained with charred marks.

Its body was covered in wounds deep enough to see bone, and golden blood dripped continuously, burning small pits into the scorching glazed ground.

"Hahaha!!!"

It struggled to crawl up and laughed loudly: "I'm in! Finally in!"

"Even if the price is huge, it's all worth it!"

"Just wait! Human Race, once this Emperor enters the Phoenix Ruins and obtains the Legacy, it will be the day of your deaths!!!"

Looking at the crazed Golden Feather Demon Emperor, Ling Tian and the others had strange expressions.

What does that mean?

Is this delivering a head from a thousand miles away, a light gift with heavy meaning?