When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Zhu Chongjiu stared wide-eyed at the astonishing sight before him, and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! It's true what they say—curiosity killed the cat! What did I have to come up here to see!"

Seeing these monstrous beasts swarming in like locusts, I should have known better than to stay on the ground!

Zhu Chongjiu shook his head helplessly, and then his body plummeted back to the ground like a weight. After regaining his footing, he looked down at the trembling little black dog in his arms, a sly smile appearing on his face. He chuckled and said to it, "Little black dog, haven't you always wanted to fight alongside your Ninth Brother and show off your might? Haha, since that's the case, alright then, now your brother will give you this rare opportunity!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Chongjiu suddenly swung his arm, forcefully throwing Xiao Hei down the mountain like a sandbag. The poor little black dog was caught off guard by this sudden force, its already terrified face turning deathly pale. However, despite its fear, propelled by Zhu Chongjiu's overwhelming power, Xiao Hei was forced to fly rapidly down the mountain!

As Xiao Hei plummeted downwards, its body began to expand at a visible rate, transforming in the blink of an eye from a small, delicate pet into a gigantic, majestic beast. Simultaneously, Xiao Hei unleashed its unique innate power. A deafening roar suddenly erupted, echoing throughout the valley like a thunderclap. With this roar, the demonic beasts raging in the air within a thousand-meter radius seemed drawn by some mysterious force, transforming into clusters of fiery red raindrops that crashed one after another to the ground! Instantly, the earth trembled, dust billowed, and the scene was truly spectacular!

The moment Xiao Hei landed, Zhu Chongjiu's voice rang out, "Xiao Hei, don't be afraid! They're just a bunch of monsters at or below the Emperor level. With your abilities, you can easily wipe them all out with just a few shouts!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei quickly focused its gaze, only to see countless demonic beasts swarming overhead, like a dark, oppressive cloud, aggressively charging towards it. A bitter expression crossed its face, and it cried out, "Ninth Brother, are you deliberately playing a trick on me?! Even if I scream my lungs out, I can't possibly kill all of these beasts!"

However, something even more tragic happened to Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei. Just as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, as the huge crack continued to expand and spread, one after another, enormous Emperor-level demonic beasts, each as large as a yak, began to emerge from it! These Emperor-level demonic beasts were all majestic and terrifying, exuding a chilling aura.

Witnessing this scene, Zhu Chongjiu inwardly groaned. He instinctively raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face, cursing under his breath, "Don't be so cocky! The happier you are, the faster you'll die!"

Xiao Hei was far below Zhu Chongjiu's view, sometimes roaring and sometimes attacking with the traditional physical body of a demon beast. Relying on its amazing defensive power, even if some demon beasts got close, they could not cause any damage to Xiao Hei!

Upon entering this mysterious land, Zhu Chongjiu immediately sensed the unusual abundance of fire element in the surrounding environment. A thought struck him, and he decided to try using fire to attack the menacing group of demonic beasts before him. With a wave of his hands, raging flames roared forth like fire dragons, rushing straight towards the beasts. However, to his surprise, the demonic beasts showed no fear in the face of the oncoming flames. They not only showed no intention of retreating, but seemed to be enjoying the intense heat. Even more astonishingly, the flames struck the demonic beasts as if they were stones sinking into the sea, having absolutely no effect. Even the later-appearing, powerful demonic beasts, whose strength was comparable to that of Emperors, showed no signs of being charred or blackened!

Zhu Chongjiu frowned, realizing that fire elemental attacks seemed to have lost their effectiveness here. He quickly changed tactics, attempting to use other elemental attributes. After some testing, he discovered that apart from wind, which was still relatively active, the other elemental attributes were extremely weak. For example, water was almost imperceptible, existing only in traces, barely perceptible, and hardly capable of forming an effective attack.

Despite this, Zhu Chongjiu did not give up. He took a deep breath and unleashed his ultimate technique—the Giant Tornado. In an instant, several enormous tornadoes appeared out of thin air, sweeping away with devastating force. Those unfortunate beasts caught in the blast were instantly torn to pieces by the violent winds; not a single one escaped the tornadoes' ravages unscathed. However, while this powerful attack was incredibly lethal, it was extremely taxing on internal energy. Because wind element was relatively scarce in this area, maintaining and controlling these giant tornadoes required a continuous output of massive amounts of internal energy.

Looking at the sky filled with crimson demonic beasts like yellow sand, and the Emperor-level demonic beasts still rushing out from the crack, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself: Killing them all is impossible; I might even exhaust myself inside. Break through!

Zhu Chongjiu took out the Wuxiang Sword from his storage ring and rushed towards Xiao Hei at the foot of the mountain ahead.

At this moment, Xiao Hei had already encountered an Emperor-level demon beast. Watching Xiao Hei roar at a demon beast of the same level, causing the other party to lose its mind, and then taking this opportunity to go up and bite, scratch with its claws, and whip with its tail!

Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself: My mental strength is no worse than Xiao Hei's. If I could also learn a mental attack technique, wouldn't I be like the king of ham sausages, one section stronger than six sections!

But where can we learn it? Even the Snow Kingdom doesn't have it, let alone the other four kingdoms. Are we supposed to go back to the Divine Void King to learn it?

No, it's a demon beast. Even if it can do that, it's a demon beast's innate ability, which he can't learn himself. At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu thought of Xiao Feng from the Peace Chamber of Commerce. It seems that he can only find him!

But when he thought about how he had offended them so badly, he felt a pang of regret.

Looking back on his life since coming into this world, Zhu Chongjiu realized that his personality had become impulsive, irritable, arrogant, and sometimes even extreme. He understood that for the past year or so, he had lived in constant anxiety, worrying about his wife, daughters, and parents. At times, he even considered using someone else's hand to end his own life, but he didn't dare to commit suicide himself!

While Zhu Chongjiu was marveling at himself, he also charged towards Xiao Hei! The man and the beast finally reunited. Zhu Chongjiu flipped onto Xiao Hei's back, and the two worked together. When Xiao Hei encountered an Emperor-level demon beast charging at them, it would roar with its innate divine power, and then Zhu Chongjiu would use the Formless Sword to kill it with a single strike. As for the remaining demon beasts below the Emperor level, they could not pose much of a hindrance or harm to Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei.

After an hour of reckless charging by Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei, the two finally reached the foot of the mountain. During this time, Zhu Chongjiu transmitted his voice to Xiao Hei, saying, "Collect some of the Emperor-level demon beasts that I killed. They might be useful in the future." Xiao Hei chuckled and replied, "No need for Ninth Brother to tell me. I've already collected them all!"

Just as Zhu Chongjiu and his companion Xiao Hei fought bravely all the way and finally arrived at a distance of only one kilometer from the giant volcano, the group of monsters that had been relentlessly pursuing them suddenly stopped without warning and ceased their chase.

These demonic beasts paused for a moment, their eyes gleaming with cold light as they stared intently at the man and beast, seemingly scrutinizing and assessing something.

After a while, an unexpected scene unfolded—as if receiving some mysterious command, the group of monsters turned around in unison, flew towards the giant volcano, and quickly disappeared into the huge cracks.

As the last monster disappeared into the crevice, the entire giant volcano began to shake violently, as if a raging beast was awakening hidden beneath the earth.

With a series of muffled rumbling sounds, the cracks that had opened earlier slowly closed at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually sealing themselves completely and restoring everything to its original state, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

The scene unfolding before him plunged Zhu Chongjiu into deep thought. What could have caused these demonic beasts to abruptly stop their pursuit here?

Are they unable to leave the vicinity of this giant volcano? Or do they bear a sacred mission to protect this volcano?

But if that's the case, why didn't the vast amount of information I consulted in the Kingdom of Ruixue mention anything about this giant volcano?

Thinking of this, Zhu Chongjiu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh to himself, "It seems that there are still many secrets unknown to outsiders on this vast continent!"

Just like the Ruins of the Endless Sea, it is full of unknowns and mysteries…

Five thousand kilometers away from this giant volcano, a group of people are looking up and sensing the direction of the giant volcano due to its unusual activity!

One of the Emperor-level experts, with a solemn expression, spoke to another Emperor-level expert beside him, who also possessed supreme authority: "Imperial Tutor, looking at the current situation, could it be that someone has disturbed the Firefly Sacred Beast at that Sacred Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor-level expert known as the Imperial Tutor immediately turned his gaze towards the direction of the Holy Mountain, his eyes focused and sharp, as if trying to see through the layers of mist to understand everything. He replied without blinking, "Just who is this person who dares to be so audacious as to go to the Holy Mountain and provoke that ferocious pack of Firefly Sacred Beasts? They truly have no regard for their own lives!"

The person who had asked the question earlier pondered for a moment, then pressed on, "Your Excellency, since that's the case, shouldn't we go and lend a helping hand? After all, if we let things continue like this, that person's chances of survival are slim."

The Imperial Tutor frowned slightly, lost in thought. After a moment, he slowly replied, "Hmm... this matter requires careful consideration. We should approach slowly, but remember not to rush. As far as I know, the Fire Lice Sacred Beast pack usually doesn't venture beyond a thousand kilometers of the Sacred Mountain. When everyone reaches a point 1,500 kilometers from the Sacred Mountain, we should stop. I will then observe the situation and find out who is so reckless. If this person is important and we have the ability to rescue them, then we should certainly help them without hesitation. However, if not, or if we are currently powerless to rescue them, then we must not act rashly and needlessly sacrifice our precious lives to save those ignorant and overconfident fools!"

At this point, the Imperial Tutor's anger was clearly palpable!

When the Imperial Tutor and his group had traveled to a point 3,000 kilometers from the Holy Mountain, the strange activity on the Holy Mountain suddenly stopped.

The group led by the Imperial Tutor also stopped in their tracks. The Imperial Tutor, the leader of the group, spoke softly, "It seems we don't need to go."

Once the Fire Lice Sacred Beast swarm is mobilized, it will fight to the death. It seems that anyone who sets foot on the Sacred Mountain has already perished!

After saying that, the Imperial Tutor turned around and said, "Let's go. We still have a mission to complete. Once we return to the capital, we will report this matter to the Emperor, who will then send someone to investigate. The depths of the volcanic mountain are fraught with danger, so we must be careful. Let's not waste any more time here!"

As the group led by the Imperial Tutor turned and retreated, Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei were also regrouping at the foot of the Holy Mountain. Neither of them was injured, just a little disheveled. Xiao Hei was a little more exhausted. After they had rested, Zhu Chongjiu sat back on Xiao Hei's back and headed towards the direction of the Imperial Tutor and his group!

In fact, Zhu Chongjiu had already vaguely sensed the approach of the Imperial Tutor and his group towards the Holy Mountain. Especially when the Imperial Tutor was three thousand kilometers away from Zhu Chongjiu, Zhu Chongjiu was certain that a group of people were approaching him!

Zhu Chongjiu's side believed that the group had retreated after seeing him and Xiao Hei break through the encirclement. The Imperial Tutor's side, however, believed that the people who had stormed the Holy Mountain were already dead.

Sometimes Zhu Chongjiu would have a misjudgment of his spiritual strength. Sometimes he would ignore his own powerful spiritual sense and internal energy, assuming that all mages of the same level were like that.

This cannot be blamed on Zhu Chongjiu. After all, Zhu Chongjiu has only been in this world for a little over a year, and his understanding of everything is unprecedented. This includes practicing magic techniques and sensing the elements of heaven and earth. He has figured it out on his own and has never received any formal or systematic training!

Most answers are derived from consulting information and making your own guesses.

At this point, some people might ask, why can't we gradually understand and learn about the world?

The answer lies in one thing: Zhu Chongjiu's family includes his wife, daughters, parents, and many relatives and friends!

It's possible that Zhu Chongjiu will gradually adapt and be forced to spend a long time resolving certain issues later on.