"Zhuding, how many cages had we pa.s.sed by up to now?" (Mo Xie)

"Master, there had already been more than 20 of them, maybe a total of three hundred thousand humans had been captured by the demon beast." (Zhuding)

Hearing this, Mo Xie couldn't help but sigh; "We will save them on our way back, it will be troublesome if they arrive at their gathering point, dealing with them together will be a mess."

Zhuding pondered for a bit; [Dealing with Demon Beasts? There are even some of them that I couldn't deal with, how can master deal with them?!]

But after a while, Zhuding gave up the thought; [If it's master, he definitely has something in his mind... maybe...]

A few hours had pa.s.sed, there were no more signs of demonic beasts nor cages was seen on their path.

"Maybe we had already pa.s.sed by their gathering point?" At this point, Mo Xie asks in confusion; "Or they had changed their direction?"

"No master, I can still feel the dark energy up ahead, it is getting closer and closer." Zhuding spoke as he looks farther ahead, and immediately, he added; "Master look!"

Mo Xie heard Zhuding's word and immediately look ahead; "Wha... That's a really huge forest, the mountains are also erected weirdly, they all look like they're trying to reach the sky."

In front of Mo Xie and Zhuding is a forest that they can see neither the ends of it nor the wideness.

"Let's head there immediately." (Mo Xie)

"Yes!" Zhuding replies as he increases his speed forward.

Mo Xie keeps looking around as he checks the surrounding, after a few more hours again, Zhuding stops.

"Master, I can't go any further," Zhuding spoke as his body immediately descended on the ground.

"What's the matter?" (Mo Xie)

"Master, If I continue further, I think my mind will be clouded by the thick darkness, this is also the end of the line for fresh air as the miasma is thickening too." Zhuding explains as he morphs back to Mo Xie's arms and turns into a bracelet.

Mo Xie nodded as he looks at what's in front of him; "A huge mountain with a lot of dark energy... Even I can feel it now."

As Mo Xie finishes speak, he started rus.h.i.+ng forward.

A few hours after, Mo Xie halts his steps; "This..."

Mo Xie became speechless as he saw something amazing; "Ruins?!"

In front of him seems to be the ruins of a Kingdom, huge houses that crumbled to the ground, a palace that only has a quarter of its previous prestige, and bones scattered on the ground.

"What place is this? An ancient Kingdom?" Mo Xie spoke as he continues his walk.

Arriving in the palace's courtyard, the miasma became extremely thick; "Is this the place where the Demonic Beasts are gathering?"

Mo Xie spoke as he continues looking around, but just after a few seconds, something happens.

The ground starts shaking as the wind gushes strongly.

"Who dares enter my territory!?"

A loud horrendous voice sounded as a silhouette of a huge figure in the sky flaps its wings.

Mo Xie looks at the sky and saw a hundred-meter giant demonic beast.

"Three horned black dragon?" Mo Xie spoke slowly not even bothered by its appearance.

The three horned black dragon is like what its name says, a black dragon with three horns, but it scales has green lights surrounding it and it's none other than poison, it is one of the causes that the three horned black dragon earned its other name, the Venomous Runic Dragon.

Its venom is so powerful that it can kill a demonic beast with the same cultivation in matters of an hour.

"Human, you already know my name yet you have not felt fear and is even composed, I take it that you want to die in my hands?" The Dragon spoke.

Mo Xie frowned as he looks at the dragon and replies; "I've seen many of your kind before, but they are not as arrogant as you. They were all made as mounts by human beings. Your kind begs human to not be killed after all."

The three-horned black dragon is actually at the low-stage Immortal Foundation rank, something that the current Mo Xie shouldn't have any way to deal with.

But right now, Mo Xie is showing extreme confidence for an unknown reason. This caused the dragon to be slightly confused.

At this moment, Mo Xie's composed face moves his gaze and closed his eyes; [I wonder what Aiqing's current cultivation is.]

As Mo Xie finishes his thoughts, he started to use his Black Soul Sea.

The black dragon looked at Mo Xie in confusion yet again; "Are you closing your eyes in preparation for your death?!"

The black dragon sneered, he then added; "Hahahaha, as the reward for your bravery and rudeness earlier, I will give you a slow death!"

After the black dragon spoke, he slowly descended from the sky towards Mo Xie; "I will tear your li-"

The black dragon is about to say something, but before he could, he suddenly stops as he saw all the blue energy gathering from Mo Xie's body.

"That... HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!" The Black Dragon slowly moves back as he felt the slight pressure coming from Mo Xie; "How... How can a mere bronze ranked human being actually possess such strong power?!"

At this moment, Mo Xie slowly opens his eyes as he looks at the Black Dragon; "You won't even suffice as my companion's concubine, speaking to me rudely will be your downfall."

Mo Xie spoke as he looks at the dragon, in his thought; [Hahaha, Aiqing had actually reached the mid-stage Immortal Foundation rank?!]

Even with 50% of the mid-stage Immortal Foundation rank, it will still be a mid-stage Immortal Foundation's power, hence, in the Black Dragon's eyes, Mo Xie is already at the mid-stage Immortal Foundation rank.

The two of them stared at each other as Mo Xie adds; "Often, the eyes see but remains blind."

Hearing this, the Black Dragon wanted to flee immediately, but after just a few breath's time, he stood his guard and spoke; "I will fight you even if I have to sacrifice my life in doing so!"

Mo Xie looks at the Black Dragon; [He has something to protect, and it must be the one releasing the Dark aura...]

The two of them stared at each other prepared to fight at any time!

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Meanwhile, Aiqing, Luoyang, and Huolin are about to reach their destination.

"Wait!" At this moment, Aiqing spoke.

"Yes!" The two replies as the stood behind Aiqing.

Aiqing closes her eyes as she sat in a lotus position.

Huolin and Luoyang both stared at Aiqing waiting for her next move.

After just a few moments, Aiqing opens her eyes and then.

_Pooof!_

"Ya! That's a good one!" Aiqing spoke as she continues flying.

Meanwhile, both Huolin and Luoyang are pinching their nose, they can't take the smell of it.

"Young Miss, next time you will fart, be sure to warn us beforehand..." Luoyang spoke.

"Ehh?! But it will lose its purpose! A fart should be shared by many you know!" Aiqing spoke as she giggles and continues.

"..."

Both Huolin and Luoyang followed speechlessly as they look at Aiqing.

Aiqing then looks towards her rear and thought; [So that's where my father is! He's so close! I`ll tell mom later!]

The three of them immediately headed towards the Soaring Blaze Phoenix empire as Aiqing gathers Spiritual Energy so that Mo Xie will never run out of power to use in his fight.