I picked up this little grass god.

Chapter 573 Mountain King

After Mavica briefly explained her plan to everyone, Marani took Kuike away first, saying that they were going to visit the Flowing Springs.

Katina continued to stay in the Holy Fire Arena, because after Katina returned from the Kingdom of the God of Night, this time the Night Watchman War was over, so the Holy Fire Arena would hold a celebration banquet to celebrate their triumph.

In the evening, Marani took the Wandering Spirit Road and brought Kuike back from the Flowing Springs, and successfully arrived at the celebration party of Katsina and Chaska.

As the youngest warrior in the tribe, Katsina received a lot of applause at the celebration banquet, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

During the celebration banquet, Mavica pulled Liu Bai to a corner, holding a glass of juice.

"I didn't have time to tell you at the meeting just now, but this time it's all thanks to you for bringing them out of the Kingdom of Night God. All my strength is now used to maintain the Holy Flame, so it's not easy to bring them out."

Mavica handed one of the glasses of juice to Liu Bai and thanked him.

"My girl asked me to come to Nata just to make sure the little yellow-haired guy doesn't die."

Liu Bai took the juice and answered.

"I see. Your little grass god is also concerned about travelers."

Mavica nodded slightly.

As for the fact that travelers may encounter danger in Nata, there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, no place in Nata is safe nowadays.

After that, Mavica at the dinner table invited Ying to fight against the abyss together. If she agreed, she would let Xinoning, the most famous craftsman in Nata, make a new ancient name for her.

As long as one has an ancient name, one can be protected by the Resurrection Poem. As long as one can finally defeat the abyss, even if one dies unfortunately, one can be rekindled in the holy fire.

……

During the celebration of the Nightwatch War, at another location...

"Captain, our intelligence source sent a message that the God of Fire seems to have lost a lot of power now."

"Although I know you are injured, now is the best opportunity to snatch the Heart of God..."

The Fatui named Rezanov couldn't help but make a suggestion to Capitano.

"Winning or losing is a rule, not a result. Since I have never taken advantage of others' misfortunes in the past, I will not do so now."

"Lerch didn't do that either."

"But you, I didn't expect your trick would really work."

Capitano rejected Rezanov's proposal, and when he said the last sentence, he turned his head to look at the owner of the riddle who was leaning against the wall.

This person was none other than Ou Luolun, the young man who had previously exchanged fresh vegetables for cabbage with Liu Bai.

"No matter how thick the fog is, as long as the sun is there, day will not turn into night. She just doesn't want to, not that she can't do it."

"You don't have much time left, and now you're injured. What are you going to do next?"

Olorun looked at Capitano and asked.

"I'm starting to think seriously about your worth."

"Did you hear something from here?"

Capitano held his left heart with one hand and looked at Olorun.

……

According to the Vulcan's plan, there are still two heroes left who have not been recognized by the Great Spirit.

But in order not to interfere with the process, the current travelers do not know who these two people are.

Another thing is that to create the ancient name of the traveler, you need to contact Sinonin of the Son of Echo first.

While waiting for the news, Ying and her friends continued their adventures on Nata's land.

However, due to the restlessness of the abyss, abyss monsters would attack every once in a while, causing the entire Nata to become somewhat turbulent.

In order to ensure that Ying would not die, Liu Bai followed Ying closely.

"Paimon, I keep feeling a chill behind me, as if someone is coming to take my life..."

On the way to the Hanging Woodman, Ying spoke speechlessly to Paimon beside her.

Because they had just gotten off the road to deal with the monsters on the roadside, and the road ahead was relatively narrow, they were not in the off-road vehicle at the moment.

"I feel the same way."

"If Liu Shazi follows you like this, I doubt whether the traveler will be killed by a meteorite that suddenly falls in the next second."

Paimon couldn't help but nodded.

Although they knew that Liu Bai came here specifically to protect Ying from dying, Liu Bai followed them so closely that they felt that the traveler's life would be in danger at any second.

"It's okay, Sister Ying. Even if you really die, you can be resurrected."

Krevy on the side was not worried at all and tried to comfort Ying.

"That's something we have to wait until the ancient name is built..."

Ying said speechlessly.

"Kiniqi of Malibu..."

Near the hanging wooden man, a bespectacled Inazuma man was talking to two local children.

"Okay, Uncle Glasses, we've told you a lot of stories, it's time for you to go find the baby dragon!"

The little Nata boy in front of the rice wife said dissatisfiedly.

"Ah, but doesn't the legend of backfire teach us not to look back? So, don't mention what was said before."

"Please tell me more about this Kinich. What you say from now on will count."

"Eh? Why do you look like you want to curse at me? No, that's the privilege of adults."

Noticing that the two children's eyes looked a little strange, Inazuma quickly added something.

"Uncle...if you lie to us, you will be burned horribly by the backfire after you die!"

The other Natasha little girl took a deep breath and said dissatisfiedly.

"How can a local fire burn outsiders? Uncle is not your fellow villager."

"what……?"

Just as the two Nata children were shocked by the shamelessness of this Inazuma man, he seemed to sense something.

"Wait, that's..."

Looking towards the road, he immediately saw the four members of the travel adventure group who came together.

"He is a blood relative of the prince and..."

His gaze moved among the four people and finally landed on Liu Bai, who was following Ying stealthily at the back.

"Your Highness!"

"Great! I'd rather know how the prince and he met than the story of the backfire!"

The fire of gossip burned in his eyes.

"Okay, kids, uncle won't listen to your stories for nothing. I've sent three friends over here. Well... they'll pay you. You must use them ruthlessly. Don't worry about my face."

Then he rolled his eyes and explained to the two children.

"Really? What's your name, you man with glasses?"

The little boy asked doubtfully.

"We met at the foot of this cliff, so the uncle naturally called me [down the mountain]."

"..."

……

Afterwards, the three travelers were stopped by two children, who asked them to help find three lost dragon babies.

This was not a difficult task for Ying and the others, and the three of them easily brought back three dragon babies from the foot of the cliff.

During this period, he met Aqiao, who was with Kinich, on the top of the mountain. He said that he had detected the breath of the abyss nearby.

And we also learned from Aqiao that the mother of the three dragon babies, a leaf-hiding dragon, attacked the people of the Xuanmu tribe in confusion because of the erosion of the abyss, and even the dragon babies were attacked.

Finally, it jumped off the cliff to commit suicide.

After sending the three dragon babies back to the two children, Ying and the others proudly continued on their way to the Hanging Woodman.

As soon as they arrived at the Hanging Wood, they saw an elder of the Hanging Wood scolding the little girl who was one of the two children who had just asked them for help.

"I heard that several mysterious foreign travelers appeared in the Holy Fire Arena. Could it be...?"

The Hanging Wood elder named Trinidad couldn't help but ask Ying and the others.

After getting their confirmation, Trinidad asked them for help.

For five hundred years, the Hanging Wood people have had a traditional ceremony called the Fire Returning Night.

The purpose is to commemorate the ancestor Bukina and his companion, the mountain king Kangamato, who lived five hundred years ago.

Bukina is a hero with the ancient name [Malibu], and Kongamato is a powerful leaf dragon warrior. They once fought against the abyss side by side.

Although they won in the end, Burkina paid the price with his life, and the Mountain King was contaminated by the abyss and remained in a deep sleep.

The normal lifespan of a leaf dragon is the same as that of humans, about a hundred years at most, but the Mountain King became an exception due to the erosion of the power of the abyss.

"You two should know that the disasters in the abyss of Nata have become more frequent recently, so the Mountain King's sleep has become more and more unstable."

"It's only been five months since the last Tempering Night, and it's showing signs of rioting again."

Trinidad continued to explain.

It was this riot that caused the power of the abyss to overflow, polluting a leaf-hiding dragon.

This contaminated Leaf-Dwelling Dragon is Nana, the mother of the three dragon babies that Ying and the others had just rescued.

So he wanted to ask Ying to be the fire ranger and preside over this extra fire-returning night to help the Mountain King regain stability.

"But you should have your own firewalkers, right?"

Hearing that she was invited to preside over such an important ceremony, Ying couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Of course, we have a hero who inherited [Malibu]."

Trinidad nodded.

Hearing this ancient name, Ying and the others also thought of Kinich, who is the current heir of this ancient name.

"He is a true hero, busy with his Mora cause. When I found him, guess what he said?"

“Extra ceremony, that’s an extra price.”

"God knows how much he cares about Mora!"

From Trinidad's words, we can hear that he is very dissatisfied with [Malib]'s successor, Kinich.

Liu Bai, who was following behind, nodded his head while eating the snacks he bought along the way. He felt that Mora was very important.

Finally, Ying agreed to Trinidad's request and decided to help host the Fire Return Night.

Afterwards, the group followed Trinidad to the back mountain of the Hanging Woodman to practice. After all, what the Fire Walker has to do on the Fire Return Night is not easy. He needs to use his grappling hook to fly in the sky and light all the sacred fire pillars in succession, and finally reach the cave where the Mountain King sleeps, and light all the fire basins along the way and the last sacred fire altar.

An excellent firewalker can complete the ritual by remaining airborne without ever touching the ground.

Just like that, travelers began to connect.

She does not know how to use the hook used by the Hanging Woodman, but she has a special soul possession ability and can use the ability of the Hidden Leaf Dragon to complete the ceremony, so it is not particularly difficult for her to complete the whole process without falling to the ground.

……

"Traveler, Paimon, Krevy."

After completing the practice, Ying and her friends suddenly met Kinichi on their way down the mountain back to the Hanging Woodman.

After he greeted them, he seemed to have noticed something and looked at Liu Bai who was hiding in the bushes behind the three people.

However, he did not care too much, but explained to Ying and the others the reason why he came to find them and the purpose of the Trinidad elders.

He not only wanted to ask Ying to complete the return of the night, but also wanted to solve the problem of the Mountain King once and for all. He hoped to use the traveler's hand to let the Mountain King return to the kingdom of the Night God.

The Mountain King is the glory of the Hanging Wood People, but this glory also comes with a price. The previous leaf-hiding dragon named Nana was not the first victim.

The body of the Mountain King has now turned into the abyss, and the power of the abyss sustains its life.

The rituals of previous years would only dispel half of the power of the abyss, maintaining a balance that would prevent it from dying or waking up.

But if all the power of the abyss is dispelled, the Mountain King will rest in peace.

And it just so happened that Trinidad did not specifically mention to Ying and the others how much abyss power they needed to dispel.

However, Kinich had another idea. He wanted to clear out a beast territory where the beast hounds roamed and place the Mountain King there, so that it could live and not threaten the tribe.

Ying and the others thought about it for a while and felt that this plan was feasible, but also a little crazy.

The final decision fell on Ying, who was in charge of the ceremony, and she finally agreed with Kinich's plan.

Over the next two days, she helped Kinichi clear out a beast realm and met another Fire Abyss Singer.

Although all the Abyss Apostles looked like this, they recognized each other from the voice. This was the monster they had encountered before in Inazuma's Abyss Palace, Abyss Above.

Although he now calls himself Yamashita.

他还向刘白询问了一下诸如“怎么遇到王子殿下、怎么与王子殿下相爱”的问题，不过刘白都记不得了，山下最后为了不被荧揍，只好遗憾地离开了。

Just like that, another day passed and the tempering night officially began.

In the past two days, Ying often walked up and down the Hanging Wood Man to help out. Many tribesmen praised the traveler and were very optimistic about this new fire-walker.

Ying followed Trinidad to the venue of the Tempering Festival, and Kinich was also greeting people around.

Soon, the tempering night began. With Kinich's verbal reminder, Ying successfully used the fire to ignite all the sacred fire pillars in order.

Then they walked all the way down and came to the cave where the mountain king was sleeping. Ying successfully used the fire to light the last sacred fire altar.

Next to the altar, a giant leaf-hiding dragon emitting dark power was sleeping.

Then Kinich activated the beast realm summoning device and opened the beast realm rift that had been emptied inside.

However, Elder Trinidad, who was determined to let the Mountain King rest in peace, rushed out and destroyed the summoning device of the Beast Realm.

At this time, the Mountain King slowly woke up, opened his mouth and spit out flames that instantly engulfed Trinidad.

At this time, Shanwang's eyes were blinded by the power of the abyss, and he was in a state of complete madness.

Ying asked Paimon, Krevie and the others to send the others away, while he stayed to fight against the Mountain King with Kinichi.

Although Sanwang is very powerful, Ying and Kinichi are equally strong, and Ying himself is not afraid of the power of the abyss, so he quickly defeated Sanwang.

The defeated mountain king seemed to be a little more sober. He rushed towards the altar burning with holy fire and let his body be burned by the flames. The breath of the abyss was purified bit by bit.

After being shocked, Kinich immediately rushed into the sea of fire to rescue Sanwang.

“…End me!”

"The end...of the shame of Witztlan..."

The slightly sober Sanwang pleaded with Kinichi, and then fell to the ground powerlessly as his abyssal body was purified.

"The firewood of the past and the flames of the present are all for a life that will never turn back."

Kinich was protected by the power emanating from the ancient name, isolated from the burning of the holy fire. He walked up to the Mountain King and raised his hand to place it on its forehead.

The power emanating from the ancient name allowed the Mountain King to recognize this ancient name, the tempered Malibu.

"Bukina...?"

"I have come to atone for my sins..."

Recognizing the familiar ancient name, the Mountain King slowly closed his eyes.

'Don't worry, the fire will judge all our deeds.'

'Even if I fall behind one day, I won't look back.'

"Just keep going forward, just like now."

In a trance, the Mountain King heard the voice of his companion Burkina.

"...Go forward with shame. This is the price you have to pay."

After Sanwang opened his eyes again, Giniqi spoke to it, and the power of Gu Ming also completely awakened Sanwang.

"Heir of Hui Huo, please use this body to train more warriors in the future."

"Kongamato's will...will keep going forward until it flattens the abyss."