612 Beast King of the Fire Domain (1/2)

Mo Wen understood that the more powerful monstrous beasts were, the deeper their spiritual knowledge would be. The more talented monstrous beasts would be as smart as a human being when they reached a certain point of their growth.

That was especially true for monstrous beasts at the seventh-rank. Their cultivation levels were similar to those of a Golden Elixir realm cultivator. Beasts that could talk, however, were probably above the seventh rank.

According to what Mo Wen knew, monstrous beasts were devils in their pre-stages. Devils were concepts in the immortal cultivation world and true devils were as intelligent as people. They could speak and even take human form. In the immortal cultivation world, such monstrous beasts were known as the devil clan.

The devil clan was a common sight in the immortal cultivation world. Mo Wen had seen them many times and had even witnessed the devil clan defensive methods in Divine Pill Sect.

A monstrous beast that could speak was close to becoming a devil. Its cultivation levels were akin to those of martial arts grandmasters. It was obvious that the large snake was a pinnacle existence among monstrous beast, and was on the verge of becoming a devil.

The fire domain?

Was this place called the fire domain?

The snake devil had obviously meant that humans had taken over the area. But why would they have done so?

”Snake, we are here for the spiritual fire. This has nothing to do with you, so why are you hindering us?” the leader of the five asked coldly. He did not seem at all afraid of the scary monstrous beast.

”B*llshit. The sacred fire is the sacred spirit of the fire domain. If you dare to touch it, you will be going against all monstrous beasts in the fire domain.” The person's words had obviously aggravated the snake demon. It roared into the sky and wriggled its large body, causing the sea of lava to roll violently.

Mo Wen was shocked. They were here for the spiritual fire. Could it be…

He immediately realized something. This place…could it be that he was still in the Tan Zi Beast Lair, but at a deeper level? According to what Yin Banshuang had told him, it got colder and colder as one traveled down the first five levels of the lair. However, it got hotter and hotter as one traveled down past that.

Could this fire domain be in the deeper levels of the Tan Zi Beast Lair? Could it be at least the seventh or eighth level?

Thinking back to the Ming Temple martial arts grandmaster who had appeared earlier, Mo Wen knew that his theory could well be correct. What else other than the spiritual fire could attract so many martial arts grandmasters?

The spiritual fire could increase the possibility of warriors becoming immortals. Martial arts grandmasters who had reached their peak would be especially keen to get their hands on the fire in order to become immortal. Anything that could increase the probability of them doing so would be extremely attractive to them.

”Snake, do you really think I can't kill you?” The old man standing at the front of the group seemed to be getting angry. A terrifying aura started to emerge from him, causing the sea of lava a few hundred meters around him to sink a few meters. His terrifying strength showed that he was indeed a formidable martial arts grandmaster.

”Damned humans. If you didn't all have some amazing treasures, I, the snake king would never have reason to be afraid of you. If you have the guts, don't use any other items. We'll see who will be the one killed.”

The snake demon had obviously lost to human warriors before. Its eyes reddened up as the old man spoke. These human warriors might not be powerful when just their own strength was considered, but with the help of some amazing treasures, they could increase and unleash a power several times greater. If they only fought based on their own strengths, the snake king of the fire domain would not be afraid of anyone.

”Since you know that I have the ability to kill you, then you should retreat immediately. Are you staying to seek death?” The old man standing at the front of the group laughed coldly. Even though the cultivation levels of the monstrous beast were high and it had good combat skills, it was simple-minded. It had asked him to give up the power of his treasures and fight him without. The snake obviously didn't understand reality.

This particular monstrous beast could be considered to be as smart as a human. However, it lived in the domain without any contact with the outside world and only knew how to fight brutally against other monstrous beasts. It was very naïve.

Mo Wen smiled bitterly as well. Even though monstrous beasts had a similar level of intelligence to humans, they were often not that smart. Most of them were very simple-minded. In the world of monstrous beasts, it had always been that the stronger one was, the more power they had. Status and power were all gained through blunt force. They did not operate like humans; there was no understanding of trickery or cunning and they lacked the ability to act in a sly manner.

However, one thing the snake had said was correct. Monstrous beasts were usually stronger than human warriors if they had the same cultivation levels. Even a martial arts grandmaster might not be able to match the snake demon if they were to face the beast without any treasures.

”Any living being that threatens the sacred fire is an enemy of I, the Snake King. Die, you damned human being!”

The snake's thick tail suddenly reached out from the sea of lava, It was as wide as a bucket and several hundred meters long. It swept at the martial arts grandmaster who was at the front of the group. The strength of the sweeping action caused the entire space to twist and the atmospheric pressure to decrease. The air seemed to weigh down in the thousand-mile radius around them. Even a tower would collapse under the force of the snake demon's tail.

Hurmph! The martial arts grandmaster swept down with his palms and the sea of lava below them began to roll. Lava started to funnel out from the sea, forming an enormous dark red fist in mid-air. It collided forcefully with the snake demon's tail.

Crash! The lava fist disintegrated. Lava rained down from the sky.