39: This king never owes anyone anything.

"Revered Master, this is the place...!"

Standing beside the fiery sea of the Burning Wood Forest, Xiao Chen's gaze was intense, his expression excited.

"The sea of fire spreads, permeated with a demonic fire aura. The dao seed should be inside. However, this fire is extraordinary; you must be prepared."

"Rest assured, Revered Master. Mere demonic fire cannot trouble me!"

A smirk played on Xiao Chen's lips as he flipped his hand, producing a jade bottle from which a blue, profound liquid flowed out, enveloping his entire body.

He reached his palm into the fire. Before the demonic fire could even touch Xiao Chen's body, the blue profound liquid extinguished it directly.

"Hmph, a mere sea of fire dares to block my path, Xiao Chen!"

Xiao Chen gave a self-satisfied smile. Just as he was about to step forward, a red shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass on This Great King's territory!"

Focusing his gaze, the red shadow revealed itself to be a red fire fox. A flame pattern flickered on its forehead, showcasing its extraordinariness.

"A fox?"

"No, this is no ordinary fox. It's a mutated Spirit Beast, a Flame Devouring Fire Fox!" An excited voice rang out from within the heaven swallowing seed. "You brat, you truly possess Heaven-Defying Opportunities. Quickly find a way to subdue it. For you, this would be a peerlessly powerful aid!"

Xiao Chen's eyes instantly lit up.

"Revered Master, how should I subdue it?"

"Fire fox-type Spirit Beasts are naturally drawn to those who possess fire-attribute dao seeds, and they love delicious meat. You can start from these two aspects."

"So that's how it is."

Xiao Chen immediately crouched down, releasing the power of the fire-attribute dao seed devoured by the heaven swallowing seed.

"Little fox, don't be afraid. My name is Xiao Chen. I'm just passing through here; I don't mean to trespass."

"I have some fresh Yao Beast flesh here. Would you like to eat it?"

"Huh? Why has his aura suddenly changed? And it feels somewhat familiar...?" Xiao Yan wondered in his heart.

"No, he's the Revered Master's enemy. There must be a trick. This Great King cannot be tempted so easily!"

"But... that meat does look quite delicious..."

"Hmm... Revered Master only told me to trick him into swallowing that dao seed. If I eat a piece of his meat, Revered Master definitely won't blame me. He might even reward me..."

After a series of complex internal deliberations, Xiao Yan pretended to relax his guard and moved closer to Xiao Chen, his eyes fixed intently on the Yao Beast flesh.

"Is what you say true?"

The corner of Xiao Chen's mouth lifted. This little fox was truly easy to fool.

"Of course it's true. For us to meet here must be fate. This meat is a gift for you to eat."

Xiao Yan was delighted. He took a bite, then his body stiffened.

"So... so disgusting..."

"It's clearly meat, how can it taste so bad...?"

"It's a world apart from the meat Revered Master gives me...!"

"Damnable Xiao Chen, don't you even have any tasty meat?"

Xiao Yan angrily took a big bite, venting his dissatisfaction.

"Looking at that ravenous manner, this little fox must have been starving for a long time. In that case, I'll use this as a pretext to keep him by my side." Xiao Chen schemed in his heart, deliberately speaking with a tone of regret.

"Little fox, eat slowly. I have plenty more here, all for you."

"It's a pity, though. I must leave soon. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to meet again..."

Leave?

Xiao Yan was taken aback, anxiety rising in his heart. "That won't do! You haven't gone to get the dao seed yet!"

Swallowing the Yao Beast meat in his mouth, Xiao Yan spoke up, "This Great King stands tall and unyielding, never owing anyone anything. Seeing as you possess a fire-attribute dao seed and treated me to meat, I'll give you a treasure. Tell me, what do you want?"

Hooked!

Xiao Chen smiled inwardly. They say foxes are the most cunning, but now it seems they're nothing special.

"Little fox, you don't know this, but I was actually guided here. There's something very important to me within this sea of fire..."

Hooked!

Xiao Yan grinned. "Is that so? This entire sea of fire belongs to me. Whatever you fancy, just take it."

"This Great King is not stingy towards someone who treats me to meat! Come, This Great King will take you there right now!"

Xiao Yan patted his chest with a paw, promising earnestly.

Then, opening his mouth wide, he inhaled, drawing the demonic fire from the sea of flames into his belly, directly clearing a path!

"What a formidable fire-devouring technique!" Xiao Chen was overjoyed in his heart.

"For a Flame Devouring Fire Fox, this is child's play. When this little fox grows up, he can devour all the flames under heaven!" The voice from within the heaven swallowing seed sounded again.

"A Heaven-sent Opportunity. I am determined to claim this fox!"

Xiao Chen couldn't suppress the smile that kept rising at the corner of his mouth.

"Hmm, we're here. This is one of This Great King's treasuries. Pick anything you like!" Xiao Yan waved a paw nonchalantly.

The original owner of these things was that flame python, but now they belonged to him...

Xiao Chen swept the area with his Divine Thought and was instantly captivated by a wolf-shaped dao seed.

"Found it!"

Overjoyed, he reached out and took the dao seed into his hand.

The wolf-shaped dao seed had faint flames encircling it, and it felt somewhat sticky...

"It is indeed the howling heaven demonic fire seed, but why does it feel a bit strange?" The voice within the heaven swallowing seed held some doubt. "This demonic fire shouldn't be so weak."

"Perhaps this dao seed has experienced some calamity, and its power has been somewhat damaged?" Xiao Chen guessed.

"Don't worry, Revered Master. As long as there's even a trace of power left within, with my Heaven Swallowing Creation Divine Art, I can perfectly absorb it."

"That makes sense." The voice within the heaven swallowing seed fell silent.

Xiao Yan's eyes darted. "Huh? Why did you pick that one?"

"That thing looks pretty useless."

Xiao Chen gave a slight smile. "Little fox, you don't understand. While it's useless to you, it's of great use to me. I'm going to devour it. Can you protect me while I do?"

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up.

He had just been worried about finding an excuse to make Xiao Chen swallow it, and now the guy was proposing it himself?

That was truly like someone delivering a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy.

"No problem! With This Great King protecting you, there definitely won't be any accidents." (Swallow it, swallow it quickly!)

Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded heavily, then swallowed the "howling heaven demonic fire seed" in one gulp.

"You swallowed it?"

"Mm, swallowed it."

"Really swallowed it?" Xiao Yan confirmed again.

Xiao Chen felt a wave of confusion but nodded.

"Excellent!"

"Revered Master, he swallowed it!!!" Xiao Yan cheered, then vanished in a puff of smoke.

Xiao Chen: "???"

"Revered Master?"

"This fox already has a Revered Master?!!"

"Not good!!!"

"I've been tricked!!!"

He abruptly channeled his spiritual power, trying to force the "howling heaven demonic fire seed" out of his body.

However, in the next moment, his heart gave a violent lurch!

The blood throughout his body suddenly solidified. His body stiffened, and his face gradually contorted.

The howling heaven demonic fire seed dissolved within him.

The concentrated void refining dao transformation water contained within surged forth, spreading throughout his entire body in an instant and simultaneously flooding into the heaven swallowing seed.

Xiao Chen's eyes bulged wide, bloodshot. His ears, mouth, and nose violently expanded, from which bloody liquid continuously flowed. He was in an utterly wretched state!!

"Who... is it...!!"

"Who... is... targeting... me...?!"

"Ah...!!!"

A savage, agonized roar echoed throughout the sea of fire.

Meanwhile, on the high cliff beside the sea of fire, Qin Tian and the others stood at the edge, looking down into the fiery expanse.

"How did you attach the demonic fire aura to that dead seed?"

Xiao Yan sat on Qin Tian's shoulder, gnawing on a heaven grade meat strip, and mumbled, "In reply, Revered Master, I stuffed the dao seed into my mouth and kept swallowing fire. Naturally, it picked up some of the aura."

Qin Tian chuckled. "So it was imported... he got it on the cheap..."

"By the way, Xiao Yan, are you male or female?"

Xiao Yan stood up on his hind legs, placing his front paws on his hips. "This King is a pure-blooded male fox possessing a Vajra Indestructible Body!"

Everyone shared a knowing smile.

The corner of You Ruoli's lips curved upward. "This time, Xiao Chen is doomed!"

Su Ningying, Han Qing, and Bai Xiyin were equally excited.

Was this guy who wanted to kill their Senior Brother finally going to die today?!

Qin Tian shook his head. Xiao Chen definitely wouldn't die now. Who knew how many hidden cards this guy still had up his sleeve.

However, even if he didn't die, there were uses for that too!

He flipped his palm, and a large pile of Magic Treasures and spirit talismans appeared.

It was time to farm a huge wave of fate reversal points...

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