CHAPTER 115: CHAPTER 115: ALCHEMICAL FIRE_1

He wasn’t worried at all because he could sense several strong auras ahead. They had to be ferocious beasts, undoubtedly! Once these ferocious beasts were alerted, Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen, running at the front, would inevitably become the beasts’ primary targets. But what is that black light that flickers in and out of existence?

If Qin Feiyang could sense the beasts’ auras, Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen naturally could too. Therefore, they were extremely careful, trying to avoid making any loud noises and, if possible, avoid the beasts altogether. However, the beasts still detected them!

ROAR!

MOO!

Accompanied by two roars, two enormous creatures rushed towards them from a distance. At this moment, the ground began to tremble and rumble! The speed of the two beasts was incredibly fast!

One of them was a giant Black Panther. It was four to five meters long, its fur as black as ink. The fangs in its wide mouth, at least a foot long, were like sharp blades, sending a chill down one’s spine!

The other beast was a black bull. Its massive body was even larger than the Black Panther! Its fur resembled steel needles, gleaming with a cold light. Especially its two horns, several meters long and incredibly sturdy. A large boulder in front of it, bigger than an average house, was shattered when the bull rammed it!

Upon seeing this, despite his calm demeanor, even Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but feel an impulse to turn tail and run. Not to mention Fatty and the others. They all stopped in their tracks, not daring to take another step forward, their eyes filled with fear!

Feng Ling’er also paused, a trace of fear in her eyes. But immediately after, she gritted her teeth and pounced towards the Black Panther, shouting at Lin Chen, "Help me hold off that black bull!"

"No problem!" With the goddess asking for help, Lin Chen was overjoyed; how could he refuse? Without a second thought, he promptly agreed and rushed towards the black bull with surging momentum!

Great opportunity! Qin Feiyang’s eyes glinted, and he sprinted forward.

Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen had already engaged the two beasts! Both were incredibly fierce, fighting the two beasts evenly, with no clear advantage on either side.

About ten breaths later, Qin Feiyang finally caught up with them. Bypassing them from the side, he teased, "As expected of the outstanding disciples from the Elixir King Palace and Martial King Palace. Keep up the good work; I have high hopes for you both!"

"Jian Haotian, stop right there!" Feng Ling’er shouted coldly, utterly furious.

"Let me tell you something: the person who runs at the front isn’t necessarily the first one to reach the finish line. It’s all about using your brain," Qin Feiyang retorted. "Forget it, I won’t waste my breath on you. After all, you’re just a busty but brainless woman."

Qin Feiyang gave Feng Ling’er a mocking glance, then ran towards the source of the black light without looking back.

I’m busty but brainless? "Jian Haotian, you just wait! I swear I’ll break every bone in your body today!" Feng Ling’er was incandescent with rage. At this moment, she was like a crazed tigress, overwhelming even the Black Panther.

Lin Chen tried to comfort her, "Ling’er, don’t worry. There are still many ferocious beasts lurking ahead. If he doesn’t wise up, he’ll definitely die!"

"Can you stop spouting nonsense? Finish them off quickly!" Feng Ling’er snapped. Although that guy is a complete bastard and utterly despicable, when it comes to brains, he’s many times better than this Lin Chen. Why is there such a huge difference between two men?

Ahead, Qin Feiyang sprinted, fully focused, and alert to his surroundings.

BOOM!

Suddenly, not far away, a monstrous ferocious beast burst from the ground! It was actually an enormous rat, about a meter long, with horrifyingly sharp fangs!

Qin Feiyang tensed and, without hesitation, entered the Ancient Castle.

SQUEAK!

The rat missed its target. It squeaked anxiously while scanning its surroundings in confusion. After a moment, still puzzled, it headed towards Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen.

Soon after, Qin Feiyang reappeared, let out a long breath, and continued running forward. He encountered five more ferocious beasts and used the same tactic on each. Eventually, unable to find him, the five beasts all ran back towards Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen.

"What’s going on?"

"Why are all the ferocious beasts coming this way?"

"Where’s Jian Haotian? Where is he?"

Seeing beast after beast rushing towards them, Feng Ling’er was both alarmed and enraged. Lin Chen was also completely bewildered. Can this person turn invisible?

Including the black bull and the Black Panther, they now faced eight Martial Ancestor-level ferocious beasts! However, Feng Ling’er didn’t retreat in the slightest. She drew a three-foot sword, fully prepared to fight to the death!

At this point, Qin Feiyang finally reached the place where the black light had appeared. He scanned his surroundings. Besides trees, shrubs, and wild grass, he found nothing unusual.

HOWL!

At this moment, a wolf’s howl echoed from the hillside above.

"White-Eyed Wolf, what the hell are you howling for when there’s nothing wrong?" Qin Feiyang instinctively snapped. Having spent so much time with the Wolf King, the first thing that came to Qin Feiyang’s mind upon hearing a wolf’s howl was the Wolf King himself.

But in the next instant, he realized something was wrong—wasn’t the Wolf King in the Ancient Castle?

He abruptly looked up! A black wolf stood on a slope about a dozen meters high, glaring at him fiercely. This black wolf was twice the size of the Wolf King! The difference in their strength was undoubtedly like that between heaven and earth. Its vast body radiated an incomparable aura of ferocity!

Startled, Qin Feiyang hurriedly said, "Brother Wolf, we’re practically family; please don’t attack."

The black wolf looked at him suspiciously, its eyes seeming to say, Where did this idiot come from?

Qin Feiyang said, "Brother Wolf, I’m not lying. We really are family because I have a companion who is a wolf." To appease the black wolf, he was doing his utmost.

But the black wolf looked disbelieving, its ferocious aura intensifying. Its fangs bared, believing Qin Feiyang was trying to trick it.

Just then, Qin Feiyang noticed a streak of black light—no, a wisp of black smoke—shoot out from the nearby mountain wall, vanishing once it reached the open air. This time he saw it clearly.

Is it coming from inside Eagle Claw Peak? he wondered. What exactly is this black smoke?

HOWL!

The black wolf finally lost patience and leaped, pouncing at Qin Feiyang.

"Brother Wolf, save me!" Qin Feiyang cried out. With a thought, the Wolf King appeared out of thin air. Having found the source of the black smoke, he didn’t want to hide again and waste time with the black wolf. Now, he could only rely on the Wolf King.

HOWL!

As soon as the Wolf King appeared, it howled at the black wolf. The black wolf looked surprised, landed steadily in front of the man and wolf, and retracted its fangs. Then, the two wolves faced each other, growling continuously.

Seeing no end to their exchange, Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but ask, "White-Eyed Wolf, what is it saying?"

The Wolf King replied, "It’s asking me why I am friends with this human. It also asks where I come from. It asked many questions, none of them very important. However, it did tell me that the inside of Eagle Claw Peak is hollow and contains an Elixir Fire."

"Elixir Fire!" Qin Feiyang trembled from head to toe.

The Wolf King said, "Yes, but..."

"But what?" Qin Feiyang asked anxiously.

The Wolf King continued, "It said that the Elixir Fire has an owner, and the owner is right inside Eagle Claw Peak. The owner is extremely powerful; everyone who has ever come here has been killed by him."

Qin Feiyang’s pupils contracted. When he first heard Fatty say this place was a deathtrap from which no one returned, he’d been skeptical. He hadn’t expected it to be true. But the Elixir Fire... he craved it desperately. This time, he was determined to obtain it!

The black wolf growled a few more times at the Wolf King.

The Wolf King said, "Xiao Qinzi, it’s warning us not to go in; we’ll die."

Qin Feiyang clenched his fists, his mind racing. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said gravely, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. We have the Ancient Castle for protection. Let’s take the risk! Ask it where the entrance is."

The two wolves exchanged a few growls.

The Wolf King said, "It said the entrance is at the summit, but there’s a War King realm ferocious bird there. If it spots us, we’ll die too."

Are we supposed to just give up like this? Qin Feiyang was extremely agitated. A ferocious bird at the War King realm was even more terrifying than the Bear King because it could fly. Once it soared into the sky, you could only watch helplessly while it could hunt you down at any moment!

Just then, another wisp of black smoke erupted from the mountain wall.

Seeing this, Qin Feiyang had a flash of inspiration. The black wolf said Eagle Claw Peak is hollow inside. If the black smoke can escape from here, then this might be a weak spot leading inside!

Time to act!

Qin Feiyang said, "You two, step aside."

The two wolves moved back.

True Qi surged, and Qin Feiyang punched the mountain wall with all his might. Earth and rock splashed, and a large pit instantly appeared.

HOWL!

The black wolf immediately growled at Qin Feiyang.

Puzzled, Qin Feiyang asked, "What did it say?"

"It says this method won’t work," the Wolf King translated. "It might alert the person inside. If that happens, not only will we be in trouble, but it will be finished too."

"Then tell it we can protect it," Qin Feiyang said. He stepped into the pit and threw another punch. It instantly deepened by several meters.

COUGH! COUGH!

The dust inside made Qin Feiyang cough violently, even making it difficult to breathe.

BOOM!!!

Holding his breath, he punched relentlessly, forcibly carving out a passage. As he delved deeper, the black smoke grew thicker.

About a dozen breaths later, one of his punches broke through, creating a hole two meters in diameter. A choking cloud of black smoke billowed out. The smoke was so dense that the scene beyond the hole was obscured. However, the dislodged earth and stones falling through echoed for a long time, indicating a large space lay beyond the hole.

Qin Feiyang first exited the tunnel and rejoined the Wolf King. The passage acted like a chimney. Black smoke continuously gushed out, rapidly enveloping the area and swiftly spreading into the surrounding void.

"Why is black smoke suddenly erupting from there?" Ling Yunfei and the others had already retreated. Standing on the large boulder at the foot of the mountain, they stared at the rising black smoke in utter amazement!

"Jian Haotian, you bastard!" Feng Ling’er seethed. "I’ll never forgive you!"

Feng Ling’er and Lin Chen had also noticed. The former was gnashing her teeth, on the verge of going mad! Lin Chen, like Ling Yunfei and the others, wore a stunned expression.