How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!-Chapter 450 - 045 Defeated
When the Red-eyed Jiao showcased its true cultivation strength, the Mantu Clan Chief immediately revealed a smile of successful scheming.
If the Red-eyed Jiao had only been at the early stage of the Guiyuan Realm, facing off against the Fire Qilin, the outcome would have been hard to predict, entirely dependent on luck.
But now that the Red-eyed Jiao’s strength had broken through to the peak of the early stage, its power ascended a whole level, inevitably making the Fire Qilin no match for it.
"Excellent, Lord Red-eyed Jiao is certain to win."
Morale soared among the tribespeople, as cheers erupted in waves.
In contrast, the high-ranking officials of Chu Country, who had just been smiling moments ago, now had ashen faces.
No one had expected that the Red-eyed Jiao, which was only in the early stage of the Guiyuan Realm a few days ago, had now reached the peak of the early stage.
"This is bad, I didn’t anticipate the Red-eyed Jiao making a breakthrough in cultivation."
"Both are fire-type Holy Beasts, but the one with higher cultivation has a much greater chance of winning. This is going to be difficult."
The Chu Country’s high-ranking officials wore grave expressions, their hearts filling with worry.
This beast fight was a matter of life and death for Chu Country. If the Fire Qilin were defeated, they would have no choice but to hand it over to their opponent as per the agreement.
At that time, with two Holy Beasts in their possession, the Mantu Tribe would completely overshadow Chu Country in combat strength.
"Hahaha, it’s not that I am despicable but rather that you are foolish."
The Mantu Clan Chief, seeing all his enemies with ashen faces, felt extremely satisfied in his heart.
Inside the cage, Elder Mao, witnessing all this, felt he had no chance of survival and thus, a look of despair crossed his face.
"It’s all my fault..."
He blamed himself somewhat.
If it weren’t for him, Chen Yu wouldn’t have agreed to the beast fight, and Chu Country would still have the capacity to resist.
But Elder Mao quickly steadied his emotions, thinking that if Chen Yu were to lose, he would simply end his own life. That way, the Mantu Tribe wouldn’t be able to threaten Chen Yu anymore.
However, for some reason, Elder Mao still held some expectations for Chen Yu...
"Chen Yu, if the Fire Qilin is to lose later, would you be able to break the agreement?"
Just then, Palace Master Fu transmitted his voice to Chen Yu.
No matter what, the Fire Qilin absolutely couldn’t fall into enemy hands.
However, having Chen Yu break the agreement in front of the numerous powerful beings of Chu Country would be a tremendous loss of face. The illustrious image the Three Kingdoms had built for him would collapse in an instant, and he might even be left with a heart demon.
"I cannot!"
Chen Yu’s expression remained calm.
Why should he break the agreement?
He was actually more worried about the Mantu Clan Chief breaking their agreement.
"Sigh..."
Palace Master Fu heaved a sigh and relayed the situation to Absolute Yin Ancestor.
Young people are like this, so concerned about face, but when it’s a matter of life and death, what does face amount to? Living is surely the most important, right?
Boom, boom, boom!
In the sky, the Red Flame King and the Red-eyed Jiao clashed, sparks exploded, causing a tempest.
The battle might of the two Holy Beasts left both sides’ mighty combatants inwardly shaken.
The bloodline of a Holy Beast is no ordinary matter. They are generally able to challenge those beyond their own level, which is why the might they demonstrated was comparable to two combatants at the middle stage of the Guiyuan Realm, if not even more formidable.
Whoosh, whoosh!
The Red-eyed Jiao rolled in the air, trailing a layer of fire fog, showing an extraordinary grace as it buoyed itself.
All of a sudden, the Red-eyed Jiao dove down, transforming into a streak of light, charging at the Red Flame King.
Swish!
The Red Flame King, with clouds of flame underfoot, surged forward, interweaving with the Red-eyed Jiao.
Instantly, a loud collision rang through the air as they completed an exchange.
"Let this king shear off your claws; then you’ll truly look more like a little snake."
The Red Flame King sneered and immediately turned to launch another attack.
"Seeking death."
The Red-eyed Jiao had never encountered such an infuriating adversary. The Fire Qilin had lower cultivation yet was so arrogant, enjoying the act of taunting.
Boom!
The Fire Qilin nimbly dodged the Red-eyed Jiao’s body, its hooves striking against the Jiao’s paws, numbing them.
"This Fire Qilin is quite agile!"
The Mantu Clan Chief watched closely, contemplating inwardly.
Furthermore, he could sense that the Fire Qilin fought on its own, not under the command of a Beast Tamer.
That meant its mastery of movement was rather impressive, especially since Fire Qilins were primarily known for their ferocity and dominance.
Swish, swish!
The Fire Qilin weaved quickly, and despite the Red-eyed Jiao’s lengthy form constantly pursuing it, it was to no avail. Instead, the Jiao became disoriented and nearly tied itself into a knot from the agile movements of its opponent.
The Red-eyed Jiao realised this and twisted its body back to its original state.
But the Fire Qilin took the chance to get above the Red-eyed Jiao and descended with the force of its hooves.
Boom!
The Red-eyed Jiao’s head took a heavy blow, causing its vision to blur momentarily before pain radiated from its skull.
This scene left all the onlookers dumbfounded.
This Fire Qilin’s agility seemed too vibrant, not just that; its intelligence clearly surpassed that of the Red-eyed Jiao, completely leading it by the nose.
But in everyone’s memory, Fire Qilins aren’t known for their speed and wit. This particular Fire Qilin was truly exceptional.
"Damn it, taste my ’Cloud Jiao Fire.’"
The Red-eyed Jiao, realising it was overwhelmed by the Fire Qilin’s agility and strength in a head-on collision, extended the distance between them and resorted to using fire.
Boom!
Opening its mouth, the Jiao unleashed a fiery column, which turned into a wave of clouds, roaring and rolling, bearing down with crushing force.
In an instant, the sky seemed to be enveloped by a fiery cloud, setting the whole heavens and earth ablaze in red.
Such was the authority of the Holy Beast, capable of drawing upon a wider range of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, unleashing powerful attacks with extensive scope, endowed with the capacity to overpower enemies of a higher class and to wreak massive slaughter.
"Playing with fire in front of this king? You are bringing an ax to a forest fire; be careful lest you end up burning yourself to death!"
The Red Flame King mocked.
The Red-eyed Jiao’s eyes bulged with rage, nearly choked by its own flames.
Inside its body flowed the bloodline of a fire-element Holy Beast, yet it was being humiliated by the Qilin like this.
"Fire Qilin, let’s see how capable you really are," the Red-eyed Jiao snorted angrily and started to control fire.
It believed that with its cultivation at the Early Guiyuan Realm Peak, it definitely held the advantage and was enough to defeat the Fire Qilin.
Boom whoosh whoosh!
The clouds of fire it spat out, under its fire control ability, slowly condensed and eventually formed a flaming dragon, baring its teeth and claws.
The fire dragon roared and charged towards the Red Flame King.
"Mere child’s play," disdain was heard from the Red Flame King’s belly as he suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out a gigantic fireball.
The fireball burned fiercely, spinning and tumbling as the flames gushed forth, forming a Qilin silhouette, as if transforming into a Qilin in full gallop.
At the same time, fire filled the mouth of the Red Flame King, along with a wave of spiritual power.
Just as the two balls of flame were about to collide, suddenly, the galloping Qilin fireball really seemed to turn into a Qilin, its hooves lightly touching the ground.
Boom!
Eventually, the Qilin fireball landed on the dragon’s silhouette, its hooves stomping down fiercely, and the flaming dragon instantly exploded into a horrifying fire cloud that swept in all directions.
Suddenly, from within the fiery storm, a weak Qilin fireball leaped out, slamming into the Red-eyed Jiao.
"This is impossible."
The Red-eyed Jiao’s complexion changed drastically.
It wasn’t that the fireball attacking it was too strong, but it couldn’t believe its flames had lost to those of the Fire Qilin.
Both friends and foes turned their heads in surprise, utterly astonished.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t the Red-eyed Jiao have the upper hand?
Both were fire-element Holy Beasts, but the Red-eyed Jiao had the higher cultivation, so how could the result be that the lower cultivation Fire Qilin’s flames were the more formidable?
"Fire control skills!"
A strange light flickered in the somber eyes of the Absolute Yin Ancestor.
Typically, form-changing in attacks could amplify one’s power, and being able to change trajectory on top of that made it even harder. Beyond this, the Absolute Yin Ancestor felt there was something about it that even he couldn’t fully grasp.
"How much better must this fire control technique be for the Red-eyed Jiao to be defeated by someone weaker, to challenge beyond its level?" the Mantu Clan Chief mused, his expression showing a hint of shock.
Even if the Fire Qilin’s fire control skills were impressive, it should at most result in a draw against the higher-cultivated Red-eyed Jiao, yet reality was not so.
"This..."
The tribal higher-ups couldn’t believe it.
With the current cultivation of the Red-eyed Jiao, it could defeat those at the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm, yet it was at a disadvantage against the Fire Qilin, who was one minor realm lower in cultivation.
Both being fire-element Holy Beasts and even more concerned with the clash of flames, this time the Red-eyed Jiao was deeply struck.
Cursing inwardly, the Red-eyed Jiao waved its claws, dispersing the fireball.
At that moment, the Red Flame King opened his mouth and inhaled all of the fiery storm in front of him, creating a large fireball.
Bang!
The Red Flame King launched another attack.
Most of the fire within that fiery storm was the Red-eyed Jiao’s "Cloud Jiao Fire," yet the Red Flame King could still easily merge it with his own flames and launch an attack.
"Damn it."
The Red-eyed Jiao grew more furious, for the Fire Qilin was using the Red-eyed Jiao’s own fire to harm it, wasn’t this equivalent to slapping its own face?
The Red-eyed Jiao thrashed about, continuously spewing fire to collide with the fireball.
"Just now I was merely playing with you, but now I’m getting serious," the Red Flame King said flatly, a trace of mockery flashing across his calm face.
Roar!
The Red Flame King roared to the sky, the Qilin’s roar echoing like a layer of fiery sound waves, shaking everything around.
Many at the Guiyuan Realm had to take action, or else the lower-leveled people at the back might have been injured by the shockwave.
With that roar, a terrifying flame power surged within the Red Flame King’s body, reaching out to the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and the fire-element power for thousands of miles around.
At this moment, the world turned scorching hot, and a continuous stream of power flowed towards the Red Flame King.
"He’s tapped into the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within a thousand miles!" the Red-eyed Jiao was completely shocked; even relying on its Holy Beast Bloodline, it could only connect to the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within a few hundred miles.
"Flame Explosion Technique!" the Red Flame King uttered softly, this wasn’t something the Fire Qilin would know, but rather a fire-element battle skill from his memory.
Swoosh—
From his mouth streamed countless fire glimmers, gathering around the Red-eyed Jiao, drawing in Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and turned into a blaze of light, which quickly formed a translucent flame ball that enveloped the Red-eyed Jiao.
The next moment, the flaming illusion suddenly contracted, and when it was reduced to the size of the Red-eyed Jiao, it exploded with a loud "bang," bursting open.
Immediately, infinite flames exploded outwards from the center of the Red-eyed Jiao.
The terrifying power of the flames made all the present Guiyuan Realm powerhouses tremble.
Before the flames had even cleared, the scorched body of the Red-eyed Jiao fell down, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"I warned you not to play with fire, and now you’ve been scorched," the Red Flame King said with disdain.
The Red-eyed Jiao wasn’t unconscious yet, but upon hearing these words, it coughed out a fireball from its mouth.
It felt so wronged inside; being a fire-element Holy Beast, what was it supposed to play with if not fire?
"You lost!"
Chen Yu stated indifferently.
By this time, a commotion had started among both sides.
"Amazing, Lord Fire Qilin is unmatched in bravery!"
The side of Chu Country erupted into cheers.
Many high-level figures clapped and laughed, growing even more wary of Chen Yu; the combat strength of this Fire Qilin was indeed formidable. Remembering how the Red-eyed Jiao had been so arrogant not long ago, massacring the Chu people into retreating, but today it had been burned to such a sorry state.
Meanwhile, on the tribal side, everyone was startled into a daze.
"You’ve lost the beast fight, release my master," Chen Yu immediately said.
