Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Princess Ming Yuexin
Qin Yefeng arrived at the entrance of the Flame Cave, pressing against the scorching rocks as he watched a team of Martial Artists engaged in fierce combat inside.
This group of Martial Artists seemed to possess excellent coordination, systematically slaying the numerous Demonic Beasts at the cave entrance.
After dispatching a group of Level 2 Demonic Beasts, they didn’t even bother collecting the Demonic Cores, heading straight deeper into the Flame Cave.
This made Qin Yefeng, who was trailing behind, frown. He became even more convinced that their presence in the Flame Cave harbored some ulterior motive.
While observing the team, Qin Yefeng noticed something peculiar.
In the middle of the Martial Artist team, there was a petite, mysterious figure cloaked in a sky-blue robe. The entire figure was enveloped by the robe, with even their head hidden within a hood.
Facing the ferocious Demonic Beasts, the mysterious figure made no move to attack, and Qin Yefeng couldn’t detect any Spiritual Power fluctuations within them.
Qin Yefeng wondered, “Could this mysterious figure in the middle of the Martial Artist team be an existence beyond the Xiantian Realm, a True Essence Realm expert?”
But Qin Yefeng quickly dismissed the thought.
“A True Essence Realm expert wouldn’t be unaware that I’m currently trailing them.”
The Martial Artist team swiftly cleared out the Demonic Beasts in the outer reaches of the Flame Cave, then continued to push deeper inside.
Qin Yefeng crouched low, stealthily entering the Flame Cave.
At the entrance of the Flame Cave, many corpses of fire-attributed Demonic Beasts lay on the ground. A large amount of Demonic Beast blood flowed onto the rocks, quickly drying up in the high temperatures of Flame Mountain, staining a vast area of rock crimson.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Qin Yefeng collected all the Demonic Cores from these Demonic Beasts into his Storage Bag.
He then cautiously stepped further into the Flame Cave, discovering that the layered, towering rocks within were fiery red.
Not a single green plant grew inside the Flame Cave. The air within was thick with a scorching aura, so intense that even the air itself seemed to twist eerily from the heat!
The sounds of fierce combat and the dying roars of Demonic Beasts grew louder within the cave.
Qin Yefeng continued deeper into the Flame Cave. His first sensation upon venturing further inside was the overwhelming heat; his entire body felt ablaze.
Although Qin Yefeng possessed the Burning Heaven Dragon Flame and was long accustomed to high temperatures, he still felt the heat from the air constantly seeping into his body, making him slightly uncomfortable.
Qin Yefeng felt his mouth and throat go dry, but he suddenly halted his steps!
This scorching aura was undoubtedly — the White Lotus Earth Flame!
Qin Yefeng’s breath instantly grew hot. Though he yearned to laugh maniacally, he restrained himself.
It was truly a case of “searching high and low to no avail, only to find it effortlessly.” Qin Yefeng genuinely wanted to thank the Martial Artists who had cleared the path ahead. Without them, he wouldn’t have been able to enter the Flame Cave, nor would he have discovered the White Lotus Earth Flame.
Qin Yefeng continued to follow them deeper into the Flame Cave, his heart intensely yearning to acquire the White Lotus Earth Flame from its depths to evolve his Burning Heaven Dragon Flame.
Naturally, Qin Yefeng meticulously collected all the Demonic Cores from the Demonic Beast corpses on the ground, storing them in his Storage Bag.
Hiss! Hiss!
A ten-meter-tall, large Flame Lizard Demonic Beast, with fiery red eyes, stared at the human Martial Artists around it, spewing bursts of flame from its mouth.
General Luo unleashed a black Spiritual Power barrier from his body, protecting the girl in the sky-blue robe beside him.
General Luo commanded sternly, “All of you, put on your fire-resistant Fire Rat Robes! Prepare to slay this last Flame Lizard Demonic Beast, then we’ll enter the Sea of Flames within Flame Mountain!”
“Understood!” The Martial Artists promptly donned their blood-red Fire Rat Robes to defend against the flames spewed by the Flame Lizard.
With the Fire Rat Robes providing fire and high-temperature resistance, the Martial Artists no longer feared the Flame Lizard’s flames. They wielded their Battle Sabers and charged at the Flame Lizard Demonic Beast.
Within a few rounds, under the Martial Artists’ seamless coordination, wounds continuously appeared on the incredibly defensive Flame Lizard, bleeding profusely.
The Flame Lizard Demonic Beast was about to fall at the hands of this group of Martial Artists when, suddenly!
Flames spontaneously ignited on the Flame Lizard Demonic Beast’s body, and the violent flame energy within it surged and transferred upwards to the cave ceiling.
The fiery rocks on the cave ceiling continuously melted and fractured, and massive flaming boulders began to plummet from above, crashing down like meteors onto the people inside the cave.
If the Flame Lizard Demonic Beast completed its energy transfer, the falling flaming boulders from the cave ceiling would likely crush them all to death!
General Luo moved, black Spiritual Power erupting from his entire body. Wielding his Battle Saber, he charged towards the Flame Lizard Demonic Beast.
A black blur — Swish! Swish! Swish!
His Battle Saber sliced out with unparalleled ferocity, shattering the falling rocks that blocked his path, and he directly reached the Flame Lizard Demonic Beast.
The black blur flashed past, and the Flame Lizard’s skull exploded, its entire head splitting into two. Even its fiery red Demonic Core was shattered by the Battle Saber.
Witnessing this scene, Qin Yefeng couldn’t help but inwardly assess.
“This General Luo is truly powerful. As expected of a Peak of the Xiantian Realm expert, I would definitely be no match for him!”
Just then, Qin Yefeng saw a flaming boulder falling from the cave ceiling, heading directly for the mysterious figure in the sky-blue robe.
Yet, the person in the sky-blue robe seemed completely oblivious at that moment.
General Luo and the Martial Artists all noticed this dangerous situation, their faces contorted with extreme shock and fear. They rushed towards the mysterious figure in the sky-blue robe, desperate to protect them.
General Luo was a bit too far from the mysterious figure in the sky-blue robe; he simply didn’t have time to save them.
“Dodge, Princess Ming Yuexin, quickly get out of the way!” General Luo shouted loudly.
The girl named Ming Yuexin also tried to flee in a panic, but she had no Spiritual Power within her body, and the flaming boulder was already about to crash down on her head. In her fright, her hood fell off.
Princess Ming Yuexin had a delicate, beautiful face with fair, smooth skin. Beneath her curtain-like eyelashes were a pair of dreamy, hazy eyes, like a clear spring, utterly captivating.
“Princess!” General Luo could only cry out in anguish and urgency. Although he was a Peak of the Xiantian Realm Martial Artist, his speed was clearly lacking.
Boom!
A black shadow flashed forward, and a Battle Saber, gleaming with golden light, suddenly slashed out. Although the flaming boulder’s impact was immense, it was still cleaved into fiery fragments by the crimson Battle Saber, scattering sparks into the air.
The young man then rushed directly to Ming Yuexin’s side, embraced her, and carried her out of the danger zone.
General Luo, Princess Ming Yuexin, and the other five were all left with their hearts pounding rapidly in fright.
They watched as the strong young man, clad in Flame Martial Artist attire, set Princess Ming Yuexin down, then turned to leave.
General Luo, however, was the first among the seven to recover his breath, and he immediately called out loudly, “Friend, wait!”