When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei have already ventured 30,000 li into the forbidden zone of the Flaming Mountains. Along the way, Zhu Chongjiu discovered that all the demonic beasts were lying in their lairs, and not a single one came out to forage.

Even several Emperor-level demonic beasts stopped patrolling their territories as they used to!

Zhu Chongjiu patted the little black beast beneath him and said, "Why do you think these demonic beasts are different from before? Now they're all hiding in their own lairs."

Could it be that the strange movements of the sacred mountain triggered an instinctive reaction to fear?

Little Black, you are a monster too.

Have you noticed anything different?

Xiao Hei turned its head to look at Zhu Chongjiu on its back, but it didn't feel any fear.

If there's anything unusual, it's that I feel a bit oppressed.

Oh, Ninth Brother, why are you asking me? I'm an outsider.

Why don't you just grab a local and ask them?

Upon hearing Xiao Hei's words, Zhu Chongjiu's mind suddenly went blank for a moment!

He cursed himself inwardly, wondering what was wrong with him. He couldn't even think of such a simple method. Had his IQ deteriorated?

After Zhu Chongjiu pointed to a place with an Emperor-level demon beast, Xiao Hei flew off at full speed towards the lair of that Emperor-level demon beast.

Meanwhile, Little Black kept muttering to himself, "It has to look incredibly delicious!"

It seems to have extremely high requirements for the food it is about to eat. It must not only look tempting and make people's mouths water, but also perform well in terms of taste, so as to satisfy its picky palate.

However, Zhu Chongjiu ignored Xiao Hei's mutterings.

In fact, ever since he brought Xiao Hei out of Shenxu, Xiao Hei has been a great help to Zhu Chongjiu along the way.

People often say that as time goes by, all emotions and memories will gradually fade, but Zhu Chongjiu's heart, which was far from his hometown, not only did not become indifferent with the passage of time, but instead became stronger.

Fortunately, Xiao Hei was always by his side, which made Zhu Chongjiu no longer feel so lonely and helpless in this unfamiliar world.

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was lost in his sentimental thoughts, they unknowingly arrived outside the lair of the legendary Emperor-level demon beast.

At this moment, the nest was quiet. The powerful Emperor-level demon beast had not yet appeared, but a voice with a slightly threatening tone came from inside.

The voice was deep and resonant, seemingly able to penetrate one's soul, as it demanded, "What are you two doing in my lair? Get out of here right now!"

Faced with these words full of warning, Zhu Chongjiu did not hesitate at all, nor did he show any intention of backing down.

He flashed forward, rushing straight into the lair of the Emperor-level demon beast like lightning.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar resounded. It turned out that Zhu Chongjiu had unleashed a powerful punch, slamming it hard into the demonic beast.

With just this one punch, he had already demonstrated his unfathomable and terrifying strength.

However, this Emperor-level demon beast was clearly no ordinary creature; it roared and fought back fiercely.

But Zhu Chongjiu would not give it a chance to breathe. He threw two more punches in quick succession, each containing overwhelming force.

Finally, under Zhu Chongjiu's relentless attacks, the once majestic Emperor-level demon beast gradually lost its ability to resist and was eventually completely defeated.

Only then did Little Black slowly waddle into the nest, looking around as if searching for something delicious.

Xiao Hei searched around but found nothing that really whetted his appetite, including the ugly chicken-like monster in front of him.

Ninth Brother, I have to say something about you, you've slowed down.

To teach such a monster a lesson, you need to throw so many punches. Are you weak and powerless?

"You bastard!" Zhu Chongjiu laughed and cursed at Xiao Hei.

Do you think killing a demon beast and subduing it are the same thing?

I only need one punch to kill it.

But subduing it is very difficult. You have to make it suffer terribly, but you can't kill it. That's a skill!

As Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei were arguing, the Emperor-level demon beast lying on the ground, barely alive, let out a soft groan.

Zhu Chongjiu turned his head and glanced at the Emperor-level demon beast lying on the ground, and hurriedly said to Xiao Hei, "Quick, Xiao Hei, quickly feed it some spiritual medicine!"

I didn't hold back my punch just now, and I think I'm about to die!

After hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Xiao Hei calmly searched for spiritual herbs in his storage ring!

At the same time, he muttered to Zhu Chongjiu in a low voice: "So what if he dies? We can just find another one. It's not like there aren't any left."

Besides, some monsters may be ugly, but their meat might be exceptionally good?

After hearing Xiao Hei's whispers, Zhu Chongjiu pretended to be angry and kicked Xiao Hei.

Hurry up, it's not your place to put in the effort for the relationship.

If this monster really dies, you'll be the one to catch the next one!

Besides, stop thinking about food all the time.

Look at you, in just over a year, you've almost reached the top level of Emperor.

We haven't found a way to get out of this world yet!

Your advancement requires you to go to the void of the universe to absorb the power of the cosmic clouds in order to advance to the Emperor level or above.

If I still can't find it, then I'll just burst the container!

Xiao Hei, who was originally in a good mood, became unhappy instantly after hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words.

With a worried expression, he began feeding the monster medicine!

Looking at the scene before him, Zhu Chongjiu felt an indescribable sense of distress welling up in his heart.

He thought to himself: I really had a loose tongue. Some things should be borne by myself, so why did I pass on this worry to Xiao Hei?

Logically speaking, Xiao Hei is still a child!

Xiao Hei carefully fed the medicine to the Emperor-level demon beast that had been severely injured and was on the verge of death due to Zhu Chongjiu's momentary lapse in judgment.

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu gently stroked Xiao Hei's head and said in an exceptionally gentle tone, "Brother Jiu was just saying that casually, Xiao Hei, please don't take it to heart."

Then, Zhu Chongjiu looked firmly into the distance, as if he could already see the light of hope for the future, and continued to say to Xiao Hei: "Brother Jiu is very confident that if we wait another two years or so, we will definitely be able to find a way to leave this mysterious world."

Then we can roam the world freely!

Xiao Hei, who had been keeping his head down and remaining silent, slowly raised his head after hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, his eyes revealing a hint of determination and resolve.

It bit its lip and then asked Zhu Chongjiu, "Ninth Brother, if that day really comes and I burst because I can't withstand the power inside me, you... you should eat my flesh."

At this point, Xiao Hei paused for a moment, as if he had made a great decision, before continuing, "I think my flesh is much more powerful than the flesh of any of the monsters we've ever eaten."

If Ninth Brother eats my flesh, his strength might even reach a new level.

That way, even without me by his side, Ninth Brother will be better able to handle various dangers and challenges.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu was furious. He raised his hand and smacked Xiao Hei's head hard, angrily scolding, "What nonsense are you talking about! Who would eat their own brother! No matter what happens, your Ninth Brother will protect you! Besides, don't you trust your Ninth Brother at all?"

As Zhu Chongjiu spoke, the severely injured and dying Emperor-level demon beast, thanks to the spiritual medicine fed to it by Xiao Hei, slowly recovered and began to groan.

Zhu Chongjiu stopped talking to Xiao Hei, walked up to the monster, and said directly, "You heard it too, my brother is studying whether you taste good!"

If you cooperate with me in a moment, I can guarantee that I won't let my brothers eat you, and I'll give you a way out.

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, the demon beast slowly opened its eyes and weakly replied to Zhu Chongjiu, "Please ask this human expert any questions you may have, and I will answer them truthfully."

There's nothing wrong, I just wanted to ask about the strange occurrences at the Holy Mountain.

Why are all you demonic beasts hiding away before the Holy Mountain has even started to show any unusual activity?

Is there something that frightens you right now?

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's question, the beast, due to its injuries, slowly replied, "There's nothing to fear right now."

The reason we were made to hide was because of those four-eyed eagle beasts.

For the past fifty years, the monsters of our Flaming Mountain have suffered terribly. Every time there is an anomaly in the sacred mountain, the four-eyed eagle beasts that come out will hunt down any monster they see, regardless of its level, and then drain its flesh and blood essence.

Therefore, we demon beasts now enter the pre-built nests before the anomalies occur on the Holy Mountain, in order to avoid those four-eyed eagle beasts as much as possible!

Is there anything special?

That's all the powerful human warriors left!

I rely on! ! !

It was a waste of effort; it was basically the same as I had guessed, and there was no valuable information.

Looking at the still somewhat seriously injured Emperor-level demon beast, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "I can't lose both my wife and my army. Although I promised not to eat it, not only did I expend a lot of effort, but I can't also waste the spiritual medicine I just used!"

The demon beast, feeling its fur stand on end under Zhu Chongjiu's unpleasant gaze, cautiously asked, "Does this powerful figure have any other questions?"

Zhu Chongjiu replied, "The problem is solved. Now it's time for us to settle our accounts!"

The monster had some questions: What accounts are we set up?

Just now, you took my elixir, you're not going to deny it, are you?

Huh?

The monster was dumbfounded, thinking bitterly to itself: I ate your elixir because you beat me to the point of death, and then fed me the medicine to prolong my life so I could answer your question!

I have to take responsibility for this?

The beast, whose strength was inferior to the other's, could only ask Zhu Chongjiu with tears in its eyes: "How much do I owe you, and how will I repay it?"

After a moment's thought, Zhu Chongjiu said, "I don't care how much you want, just ten Emperor-level rare herbs!"

Upon hearing this, the demon beast said to Zhu Chongjiu with a sob in its voice: "Ten rare and precious herbs, and they all have to be of the Emperor level."

Then you might as well kill me. I only have two plants here, and they're the ones I've saved up over the years.

After hearing what the monster said, Zhu Chongjiu kicked Xiao Hei with his foot.

When Xiao Hei sensed Zhu Chongjiu's actions, it understood and said, "Brother Jiu, please give me face because I am also a demon beast. We all have our difficulties, so two plants will do!"

Then Xiao Hei looked at the demon beast and said sternly to it, "I have already pleaded for you, why don't you hurry up and present those two Emperor-level rare herbs to Ninth Brother? Do you really want to die?"

This Emperor-level demon beast witnessed Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei's little scheme and thought to itself, "It's not all bad. They were just openly robbing us, and look, they even put on a show for us!"

Half an hour later, Xiao Hei carried Zhu Chongjiu back towards the Holy Mountain.

Along the way, Zhu Chongjiu sensed several Emperor-level powerhouses from the Flame Empire, called them to his side, and asked them about the Flame Emperor's plans and the real-time situation of the Flame Mountain Forbidden Zone.

After some questioning, Zhu Chongjiu learned that after listening to his words, the Fire Emperor withdrew all personnel below the Emperor level and then headed towards the Flaming Mountain!

Speechless all the way!

Ten days later, Xiao Hei, with steady and powerful steps, carried Zhu Chongjiu slowly to the foot of this majestic mountain.

Looking at the towering, majestic mountains before me, memories of the past flooded back like a tide.

The adventures, hardships, and battles with the mysterious forces in the mountains that I had shared with Xiao Hei all replayed in my mind.

Although Zhu Chongjiu had personally set foot on this land before, he was still overwhelmed with indescribable awe when he faced this magnificent scene again.

The massive, jet-black mountain resembled a sleeping beast, lying silently on the horizon. Its sheer size was astonishing, as if even the heavens themselves had to yield to it.

The mountain's surface was as black as ink, without a single blemish or imperfection.

The crimson glow reflected by the fiery clouds in the sky was not reflected by the massive, black mountain, as if all the light had been swallowed up by this enormous black creature.

This eerie and mysterious scene inspires awe and also ignites Zhu Chongjiu's boundless curiosity and desire to explore the unknown world.

Zhu Chongjiu thought for a moment and then spoke to Xiao Hei!

Xiao Hei, what do you think about us? Can we go inside this sacred mountain and take a look, and see if we can find the root of the problem?

Xiao Hei turned his head and looked at Zhu Chongjiu in surprise!

Ninth Brother, have you forgotten how badly those Fire Lice Sacred Beasts chased us away last time? And you still want to go to their lair?

Zhu Chongjiu remained silent for a moment, then said to Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, let me analyze this for you."

You said that last time we disturbed the Firefly Sacred Beast, they all flew out from inside the mountain!

However, it is understood that those four-eyed eagles emerged from inside the mountain pass.

Is it possible that the Firefly Beast and the Four-Eyed Hawk Beast live in different places?

Moreover, I analyzed it afterwards and concluded that they probably only discovered me after I used my internal energy to sense it.

In other words, if we conceal our auras and don't use any internal energy or magical techniques, these firefly sacred beasts shouldn't be able to detect us.

Another one is Huo Tian, ​​whom I heard Huo Ji from the Book Tower mention before, who successfully came into contact with the sacred flame.

He must have realized this, which is why he was able to successfully access the sacred fire without disturbing the Firefly Beast.

However, for some reason, he angered the sacred flame, which led to his death.

Huo Ji has never mentioned the Fire Lice Sacred Beast.

If the Firefly Beast were to obstruct him, let alone Huo Tian, ​​even I would probably find it difficult to successfully contact the Sacred Flame unscathed!

Xiao Hei was also stunned when he heard Zhu Chongjiu's analysis!

Hey, you know what, Ninth Brother actually makes sense!

Zhu Chongjiu reconsidered the situation and finally made up his mind, saying, "Then let's do it this way. This time, the two of us will sneak into the Holy Mountain from the mountain pass. I want to see what kind of demons and monsters live inside."

Actually, there's another point that Zhu Chongjiu is quite worried about!