Hot, so hot
The awakening of the Desolate Battle Body made the body like a furnace of qi and blood, releasing astonishing heat waves.
The Bloodline Power flowed like magma within, Qin Tianâs skin reddened and seared, emitting heat as he gazed at the Silver Moon Lake before leaping in.
Plop
The icy lake water touched the scorching skin, instantly transforming into seething white mist churning on the lake surface, like boiling water in a pot. The algae-covered rocks suddenly burst with deep blue light, and the entire lake water flooded into his bloodline through his poresâthat was Heaven and Earth Spirit Liquid containing Moon Soul Essence, frantically extinguishing the raging magma within him.
The pure Energy was absorbed by his body, merging with the Spiritual Energy within his Dantian.
Freed from the curseâs suppression, the Night Demon, Desolate Battle Body finally displayed the Golden Bloodlineâs splendor, enhancing not only his Physical Strength but also offering a strong feedback to his Spiritual Energy.
Energy surged like a tide, flooding into the body
A massive whirlpool rose within the Silver Moon Lake, at the whirlpoolâs center, a figure sat cross-legged at the lake bottom, devouring endlessly like a black hole.
...
"Damn it."
Huo Lianshan hid underground, his face extremely gloomy.
Itâs essential to know that only he and Ji Liang were privy to this conspiracy, the others were merely pawns, yet before he could act, the Elf Guards arrived, launching an attack on the Huoshan Mercenary Corps without a word.
Clearly, they were exposed
No matter how much he pondered, he couldnât figure out when exactly they were exposed.
Luckily, during his years in the Elf Forest, he had set up several safe havens, which allowed him to evade the chase of the Elf Experts just now.
The Huoshan Mercenary Corpsâs downfall thwarted most of Huo Lianshanâs plan, but the sole consolation was that he carried the most crucial treasure with him, undamaged, otherwise years of efforts would have gone to waste, a reality not even he nor the Evil Demon General could accept.
A small bump rose on the ground as Huo Lianshan stuck his head out, gazing into the distance.
The glow remained brilliant, the power inheritance continued
"Wait longer."
A glint of icy intent flashed in Huo Lianshanâs eyes, "At the critical moment of inheritance, I will personally shatter all hopes of the Elf Race."
...
"The person vanished here."
Li Qi and Feng Mochuan stood at the spot where Huo Lianshan disappeared, nostrils flaring, capturing traces of the lingering scent in the air.
At that moment, both simultaneously looked at the ground.
"I remember Huo Lianshan being a Fire Element Spiritualist, right?"
Li Qi looked at Feng Mochuan.
"No, he just habitually uses Fire Element Spiritual Energy in battle; in fact, heâs a Fire and Earth Dual Element Spiritualist."
Feng Mochuan calmly replied. Although he didnât know this before, he overheard quite a few secrets from the Huoshan Mercenary Corps membersâ conversations in the past few days.
Feng Mochuan stepped forward, suddenly causing the ground to crack open with a large hole, a pitch-black cavern appearing before them.
"Go."
Feng Mochuan was ready to jump into the hole, but Li Qi promptly pulled him back.
"Do all you mercenaries act so recklessly? Jumping in without checking the situation?"
Li Qi was quite speechless. Feng Mochuan was straightforward and carefree but also rather careless; in Li Qiâs opinion, itâs truly a miracle Feng Mochuan survived as a mercenary this long.
"Iâm going down to investigate, canât let my brothers who are weaker than me go, right?" Feng Mochuan countered.
Li Qi rubbed his forehead, replied helplessly,
"Brother, itâs what era now; whatâs the technology tools used for? Hold on."
Li Qi left for a moment and returned with a mechanical pack soon after.
Click click click
The mechanical rabbit jumped into the cavern, followed closely by the mechanical bee.
Li Qi held the controller, projecting the cavernâs interior onto the holographic display.
"By the time you find like this, the person is long gone."
Feng Mochuan muttered.
"By the time we arrive, Huo Lianshanâs already fled, so now we just need to confirm which direction he went."
Li Qi responded without lifting his head.
At that moment, a trace of red light suddenly appeared on the projected screen, followed by a black screen, the ground shook, and thick black smoke billowed from the cavern.
The two retreated a few steps, Li Qi turned to look at Feng Mochuan, saying nothing, but Feng Mochuan understood what Li Qi wanted to express.
"Alright, I admit I have an issue."
Feng Mochuan frankly admitted; the explosion below didnât cause him much harm, but the collapsing land brought him significant trouble.
The most crucial point is, as a Mercenary Corps Leader, his behavior style affects his brothers below; if he acts rash and careless, then the members will mimic him, and someone will surely suffer because of it.
"Old Qi, after this matter is settled, become my Deputy Corps Leader, and properly train these young ones."
Feng Mochuan invited Li Qi.
Li Qi chuckled, you, the "third party," even want me to be your subordinate, wishful thinking.
"Deputy Corps Leader is out, training can be done, but itâll cost money!"
Seeing Li Qi rejecting him outright, Feng Mochuan felt somewhat disappointed, but since Li Qi agreed to train, it wasnât entirely unacceptable; itâs merely a matter of paying training fees.
"How much?"
"A few million, Iâm quite costly."
"Alright."
Li Qi:...
Damn, why do I feel Iâve priced it too low.
...
The Elf Guard was dispatched in large numbers, searching everywhere for the Huoshan Mercenary Corpsâs traces.
Simultaneously, the elves issued a notice, announcing Huoshan Mercenary Corpsâs crimes for violating multiple elf treaties and harming dozens of human Spiritualists.
Currently, apart from Leader Huo Lianshan, the rest of the Huoshan Mercenary Corps members were executed.
The Elf Royal Family declared a search order stating anyone providing clues about Huo Lianshan would be rewarded with treasures.
The news spread, causing an immediate shock among the human side.
Itâs imperative to know, the Huoshan Mercenary Corps was deemed the strongest human force; its downfall made many feel it was a self-destructive act by the elves.
However, more people were dissatisfied with the Huoshan Mercenary Corpsâs usual tyrannical behavior, and they applauded upon hearing the news.
In an instant, the territory previously guarded by the Huoshan Mercenary Corps was quickly taken over by the Elf Guard, while the Elf Guard and human mercenaries united, weaving a large net to search for Huo Lianshanâs whereabouts.
This night, the Elf Forest was restless.
Seven-colored glow illuminated the night sky
Around the trees, two forces grew increasingly strong.
Gradually, the sky lightened at the edges, sunlight spread across the land, draping a golden veil over this beautiful forest, magnificent.
Plop~~
A figure burst from the soil, brushing off the dirt before scanning the distance.
"Finally awaits this moment."
Huo Lianshanâs lips curved into a cold arc, the next moment, a sinister black sculpture appeared in his hand.
Crunch
He fiercely crushed the sculpture, dense black fog erupted violently.
Gradually, a vague outline of a massive door emerged amidst the black fog, with a sinister and terrifying aura emanating from behind the door, and this aura wasnât just one but over a dozen.