Chapter 1739
Chapter 1739 (Raw 1750, Raw 1749 Nonexistent):
"Speak! How did you return?!"
The voice of the blue-haired Flame Demon sitting on the throne sounded somewhat cold; the Holy Flame Cave's temperature even dropped.
"Tribe Leader, it's not good. All the brothers on guard are dead!"
Just at this moment, two Flame Demons ran in and reported anxiously after kneeling on the ground.
The moment these words rang out, the one-armed Flame Demon was so frightened that it slumped to the ground. "That's impossible. I was very careful on my way back. Absolutely no human cultivator could have followed me."
The blue-haired Flame Demon suddenly stood up and roared, "Go and search!"
The many Major Primal Core Flame Demons in the Holy Flame Cave immediately left to search.
The blue-haired Flame Demon looked at the one-armed Flame Demon on the ground. Then, it stretched out its hand and sucked the one-armed Flame Demon over. Finally, it punched the one-armed Flame Demon, reducing the one-armed Flame Demon to scattered flames.
Only a Blaze Crystal remained, falling to the ground with a 'clunk.
Xiao Chen secretly observed the Holy Flame Cave. At this moment, aside from the strongest four Flame Demons, only the blue-haired Flame Demon remained.
I'm not waiting anymore.
If I keep waiting, those Flame Demons will come back after finding nothing, which would be even more difficult.
Xiao Chen's figure flashed, entering the Holy Flame Cave from the darkness. He immediately felt like he fell into a sea of fire.
Hot air came out when Xiao Chen exhaled; it was scorching and dry.
He kept moving, heading straight for that dark-red flame, intending to collect that flame seed at lightning speed.
The blue-haired Flame Demon smiled coldly and said, "I was just waiting for you. Block him!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The four Major Primal Core Flame Demons waiting for orders soared into the air and threw a palm strike at the same time.
"Boom!" Flames gathered and shot out. These flames looked solid as they surged over.
To Xiao Chen, it looked like flames flooded the place, billowing over like huge waves. The thick flames were like lava, looking very scary.
Everywhere the flames passed, they sealed off space as they surged towards Xiao Chen.
There was no opportunity to block at all. It looked like these surging flames would bury Xiao Chen in the next moment.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. Aside from a high temperature, this flame of the Flame Demons was poisonous. When the flame poison infiltrated the body, even a Star Venerate would find it hard to bear.
"Ice!"
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Heavenly Snow Divine Flame flew out. The Rank 3 Primal Chaos Grade flame was of a much higher rank than the flames unleashed by these Flame Demons.
Furthermore, it was of an opposing attribute, so it immediately sealed the flame waves surging over in ice.
As Xiao Chen's figure flickered continuously, the ice-sealed flames shattered noisily like they were ice.
Xiao Chen successfully broke through the attacks of the four Flame Demons. The instant he revealed his true body, the four Flame Demons and the blue-haired Tribe Leader were startled.
"Primal Chaos Grade flame?"
While the Flame Demons were distracted, Xiao Chen landed near the dark-red flame.
The dark-red flame seed sat on an altar, where it had burned for a thousand years, blazing with a fierce fire.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to reach into the fire and grab, grasping the flame seed tightly in his hand.
His palm turned red, and the high temperature nearly melted away his hand on the spot.
In the hollow of his palm, the Heavenly Flame quickly swallowed the dark-red flame's flame seed.
Right now, the situation was urgent. Hence, Xiao Chen could only refine it on the spot that way rather than use the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Although this method would result in a lot of wastage, it was better than nothing.
The light in the Holy Flame Cave dimmed.
The blue-haired Flame Demon's face looked extremely unsightly. No matter what, it had not expected that Xiao Chen would instantly break through the flames of four Flame Demons and grab the holy flame's flame seed in one go.
"Surrender the holy flame!"
The blue-haired Flame Demon became enraged. Its entire body burned, turning into a blue flaming person, as it launched itself at Xiao Chen.
"Boom!"
The blue-haired Flame Demon might only be at peak Major Primal Core Realm, but its aura was terrifying, similar to a Star Venerate's.
A Medial Grade Flame Demon was indeed scary.
Now that Xiao Chen had an idea of the blue-haired Flame Demon's strength, he retreated in a flash, not wanting to fight it.
"The holy flame is not in my hand."
When Xiao Chen landed, he opened his palm. All that appeared was the scary wound in his hand, healing quickly.
Aside from that, his hand was empty; there was nothing there at all.
It's missing?
Alarmed, the blue-haired Flame Demon shouted, "That's impossible! Kill him! He must have hidden the flame seed in his body."
The four Flame Demons ignited as they flew at Xiao Chen. In this state, the Flame Demons' combat prowess clearly increased significantly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and a golden light appeared in his empty hand.
In the next moment, the ferocious Heavenly Flame surged out.
"Boom!" When the Heavenly Flame burned the four Flame Demons, the flames on their bodies flared even stronger.
Yang-attributed flames were great nourishment to the Flame Demons.
However, too much nourishment would strain the Flame Demons' endurance; there would only be one result.
"Bang!" The four Flame Demons exploded at the same time with a loud sound.
The entire Holy Flame Cave shook and crumbled.
However, Xiao Chen had already left. Holding the Tyrant Saber, he split apart the rock formations, charging towards the surface.
After about seven minutes, he broke out of the ground.
"Not bad. However, it's still some distance from breaking through to Rank 3."
Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the performance of the Heavenly Flame in the Holy Flame Cave. He merely had it swallow up a flame seed in a rough manner without care for wastage, but the results were already pretty good. The Heavenly Flame was significantly mightier, a large step closer to Rank 3.
"You want to leave after stealing the holy flame?!"
The blue-haired Flame Demon resumed its human form, reappearing before Xiao Chen. It showed a heavy murderous intent on its face, wishing that it could directly eat up Xiao Chen.
The holy flame that had burned for one thousand years, maintaining the lives of its tribe, was stolen just like that; how could the blue-haired Flame Demon be satisfied with that?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "Even a Star Venerate cannot stop me. What do you have that makes you think that you can?"
This Medial Grade Flame Demon's combat prowess was very scary. In regard to true strength, Xiao Chen was significantly weaker.
However, the Flame Demon was not a Star Venerate in the end. Furthermore, it was not underground, and its tribe was in chaos. It really had no time to care about Xiao Chen.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not need to fear it, either.
"Humph! You lowly humans simply do not know what the holy flame means to us. By stealing the holy flame, you are declaring war on all the Flame Demon tribes in the south. You will definitely die today!"
Right after the blue-haired Flame Demon spoke, flames soared into the dark sky from various spots in the ground.
Beams of fiery light shot into the clouds, piercing the darkness.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Amid the dark night sky, countless Flame Demons broke out of the ground and lit up the place for five thousand kilometers around.
The various Flame Demon tribes appeared and rushed towards Xiao Chen's position.
Xiao Chen's expression immediately changed. He had not anticipated such a huge commotion.
"Regardless of whether you are alone or have people to back you up, you will die a horrible death tonight!"
As the blue-haired Flame Demon looked at Xiao Chen, he was already a dead man in its eyes.
Disinclined to argue with the blue-haired Flame Demon, Xiao Chen quickly turned and left.
The blue-haired Flame Demon soared into the air, turning into a clump of flaming clouds and relentlessly giving chase.
Xiao Chen used the new Fish Dragon Art and continuously opened the distance between him and the Flame Demons.
Five stars lit up on his 9-Star Primal Core. His protective Veritable Essence Energy continuously drained as a faint purple flame burned on the surface of his body.
Xiao Chen looked like a flaming person. If not for the fact that purple Flame Demons did not exist, others would misunderstand.
At this moment, the entire southern region of the Dragon Flame Ancient Land fell into chaos. Countless Flame Demons emerged from underground.
The cultivators who were adventuring in the night were stunned as they fled in the direction of Dragon Flame City.
Those who were slightly slower were immediately cruelly killed by Flame Demons, turning into charred corpses.
Xiao Chen sped ahead with a calm expression, not looking back at all.
After running for two hours, he had already left the blue-haired Flame Demon far behind.
"Damn! A purple Flame Demon. When did a mutated one appear?!"
"It is really quick. Everyone, run for it!"
When the cultivators, who were fleeing for their lives, saw Xiao Chen overtake them, they were startled.
After a while, Dragon Flame City appeared in the distance. Xiao Chen slowed down, and the purple flame on his body disappeared; he looked like a regular person now.
"Damn it! Why am I so unlucky? I met a Flame Demon in the day, which killed everyone in the merchant group. At night, I run into a Flame Demon stampede!"
"Big Brother, stop speaking. We'll arrive in Dragon Flame City soon. We'll be safe once we enter the city."
"Your thinking is too simple. With a Flame Demon stampede, the city gates would have already been closed long ago. It won't be easy to enter the city."
Xiao Chen found the voices somewhat familiar. When he looked around, he saw that they were the man and woman that he saved earlier that day.
When that man and woman saw Xiao Chen, they were stunned.
"You are not dead yet?" the man exclaimed, startled. However, the moment he spoke, he regretted it. His expression appeared extremely embarrassed.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Just take care of yourself."
The moment this person spoke, he expressed surprise that Xiao Chen was still alive. Xiao Chen had a good temper and did not argue with him. Someone with a bad temper might have killed him straight off.
In the Dragon Flame Ancient Land, strength reigned supreme. There was not so much hypocrisy.
However, the matter of the city gates being closed, which the two mentioned, was problematic.
Watching Xiao Chen streak far ahead, the man and woman went pale with fright.
When Xiao Chen reached Dragon Flame City, the city gates were already shut, and several young cultivators rubbing their palms together had gathered on the city walls.
It was just a Flame Demon stampede from the south and was not that scary. To some people, it was a chance to perform and show off their strength.
"There is a Flame Demon stampede. To avoid any Flame Demons from entering the city by pretending to be human, everyone has to pay a toll of twenty Blaze Crystals before they can enter the city."
Several cultivators on the city walls took the opportunity to extort from those outside.
"Why? We are all clearly human. Why are you not letting us into the city?!"
"Quickly open the city gates!"
Upon seeing that the ranks of Flame Demons approaching and the fiery clouds covering the sky, the cultivators gathering outside the city walls shouted with all their might.
There were several people who paid the toll of Blaze Crystals, but the city gates remained closed.
Xiao Chen already figured that the people on the city walls never had any intention of opening the city gates in the first place.
Those people wanted those outside to serve as cannon fodder.
Xiao Chen soared into the air and directly barged in.
The walls were three hundred meters tall, and the formations were already activated.
Otherwise, someone would have forced their way in already.
Seeing Xiao Chen endure the pressure and fly up, someone laughed coldly and raised a foot to stamp down on him.
This person wanted to kick Xiao Chen down as a warning to others.
With the pressure from the ancient city, a fall off the wall would definitely leave one's flesh mangled. Those with weaker physical bodies would be crushed into a paste—an exceptionally scary fate.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He suddenly accelerated, avoiding that kick.
He ferociously thrust the scabbarded saber in his hand forward, and blood fountained out of that person's chest as that person crashed heavily against the wall.
Xiao Chen stood at the edge of the city walls and looked around coldly. No one dared to move.
The injured person was startled and frightened, not daring to say much.
The city gates were already closed, not allowing anyone in.
However, the city gates blocked only the weak. They could not block the true experts.