Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 144: Return to the Burning Forest_1

"It’s still early... There might be other things waiting for us on the road."

Drudgeon’s calm voice rose in Feng Yuan’s ear; waving his greatsword, Feng Yuan said with a chuckle,

"With three Divine Beasts on our side, would it dare to obstruct us?"

"After all, we’re dealing with those creatures; they won’t pass up any opportunity."

"True..."

"It really is troublesome~"

Feng Yuan slung the greatsword over his shoulder with a resigned expression. Seeing that Feng Yuan paid no attention to his curious gaze, Qi Chen understood that it was probably something unspeakable and sighed helplessly as he teased Ah Mu in his embrace. After a while, Drudgeon spoke up again,

"Break through the space barrier a bit."

The White Wolf Deity reverted to its original size and howled longly; a faint light emanating from its left paw, it charged forward and smashed its left paw at the spot Drudgeon had indicated. The space shattered like a broken mirror, and through the fragmented space, they could see the burning forest on the other side. Captain Yang, unable to restrain his excitement, whispered,

"We’ve finally found the source of the problem!"

"It seems the root cause of the changes is indeed that..."

Feng Yuan sighed with some emotion. Wu Feng, in disbelief, looked at the burning forest and muttered to himself,

"Why... Why did it turn out like this..."

Noticing something off with Wu Feng, the Vermilion Bird cried out as if it was conversing with Wu Feng. Wu Feng closed his eyes for a moment and then said with some relief,

"So that’s how it is... Thank goodness..."

Sensing Wu Feng’s peculiar mood, Qi Chen asked with concern,

"What’s wrong? Are you okay?"

"It’s nothing, I was just a bit puzzled just now..."

Wu Feng said with a relieved smile to Qi Chen, who scratched his head, puzzled, looking at Wu Feng. Seeing Captain Yang and the others ahead on guard as if there was something dangerous in front, Najia stood on Yang Hongzhi’s shoulder with hands clasped together, beginning to sing softly. Noticing Najia’s singing, Feng Yuan approached and gently patted Najia, shaking his head. Najia looked confusedly at Feng Yuan.

"There’s no need, and also..."

Seeing Feng Yuan quietly point at Meng Binglan, Najia seemed to understand and looked at Feng Yuan with concern. Feng Yuan said with a light chuckle,

"Don’t worry, neither Drudgeon nor the White Wolf Deity are easy to provoke, right? Besides, since Yognot is an old friend of Drudgeon, we might not even need to face it~" freewёbnoνel.com

"What’s wrong with Najia’s singing?"

Yang Hongzhi asked, puzzled, looking at Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan shook his head and glanced at Meng Binglan. Seeing that she hadn’t noticed the situation behind her, he whispered into Yang Hongzhi’s ear,

"Have you forgotten that Najia’s singing skills all have special effects?"

Remembering the special circumstances that occurred after Najia’s singing in the Emerald Ruins and recalling Meng Binglan’s somewhat irksome quirks, Yang Hongzhi’s expression changed as he said to Najia,

"Don’t use any singing techniques; we’ll be in trouble if that lunatic takes notice."

Najia nodded with a smile, stretching out her small hand to gently pat Yang Hongzhi as if to comfort him. As soon as everyone entered the burning forest, a wave of heat surged through the White Wolf Deity’s Rune Stone Barrier and hit everyone. The White Wolf Deity exhaled a breath of cold air, and just as they felt a wave of coolness, the cold air dissipated at a rapid speed. Feng Yuan said, somewhat helplessly,

"It seems cooling moves are no use here."

"It’s so hot..."

Qi Xiaoshuang, who hadn’t signed a Beast Taming contract with any Spirit Beast, felt unbearably hot. Seeing the White Wolf Deity come closer, Qi Xiaoshuang was puzzled, but feeling the cold emitted from the White Wolf Deity’s body, had she not been concerned with her image, she might have clung to the White Wolf Deity and not let go. The girl in a similar situation was enduring the sweat streaming down her face and calmly holding onto Drudgeon.

Unfortunately, Drudgeon, unlike the White Wolf Deity emanating cold air, noticed something off about the girl. He jumped off her and hopped onto the White Wolf Deity’s head, then gestured for the girl to follow by the side of the White Wolf Deity. Seeing Qi Xiaoshuang and the girl, due to Drudgeon leading the way, being at the very front of the team, Feng Yuan said with resignation,

"Great, now the weakest have moved to the most dangerous spot..."

Noticing Qi Chen was getting anxious, Feng Yuan patted his shoulder and said,

"Forget it, Xiao Shuang is there with both the White Wolf Deity and Drudgeon for protection, and Captain Yang is also beside her, guarding her. It’s much safer than calling her back to us."

Glancing ahead, Captain Yang, at some point, managed the Spirit Beasts to discreetly protect those two girls with no combat ability in the middle. Qi Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Just when Feng Yuan thought there wouldn’t be any enemies blocking their way in the Burning Forest, a multitude of Fire Monkeys emerged from all directions.

"What the hell! First a snake’s nest, now a monkey’s nest?!"

Feng Yuan, not knowing what to say at the sight of so many Fire Monkeys, joined the battle with a sense of helplessness, wielding his Greatsword. Qi Chen and Yang Hongzhi exchanged glances and also joined the fray, while Teacher Yan stopped Dou Yanlan who was ready to fight, shaking his head and directing his Spirit Beasts to protect Qi Chen at the side.

Not long after Qi Chen left the Barrier, he was forced to retreat back within the White Wolf Deity’s Rune Stone Barrier due to the erosion of mutation and the scorching heat. Yang Hongzhi, enduring a bit longer than Qi Chen, had to retreat after his own opened Barrier shattered, leaving only his Spirit Beasts outside fighting. Seeing Feng Yuan apparently battling without a Barrier, Qi Chen couldn’t help but yell at him,

"What are you doing! Get back here!"

After shouting a few times and realizing Qi Chen was calling for him, Feng Yuan raised his left hand to shake it, signaling he was alright, and continued to swing his Greatsword to slay the Fire Monkeys. Captain Yang, distracted by Qi Chen’s shouting, glanced back and saw Feng Yuan had run out of the Barrier, becoming furiously angry,

"Get the hell back inside!"

"It’s fine—I can help you guys—"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s smile, a surge of anger rose in Captain Yang’s heart. Without saying much more, he rushed to Feng Yuan’s side, grabbed his arm, and fiercely threw him back into the Rune Stone Barrier, turning to Teacher Yan with a cold voice,

"Keep an eye on him! Don’t let him run off!"

"Tch..."

Feng Yuan rubbed his shoulder with some dissatisfaction and stood up, prompting Qi Chen to look at him with a speechless expression,

"Why do you always do such dangerous things..."

"What do you mean? You just went out to fight too, right? Why are you always picking on me..."

"You’re not even using a Barrier; are you planning to resist the mutation erosion with just your body?"

Feng Yuan pursed his lips, watching everyone fighting outside the Barrier. Noticing Xiao Ji and the Dreaming Dragon Baby also battling outside, he thrust his Greatsword into the ground and, placing both hands on the hilt, said,

"Too bad the Big Mushroom didn’t come, otherwise maybe a round or two of its poison fog would have almost killed off these monkeys."

"What are you daydreaming about? Why would the Big Mushroom come to such a dangerous place with us? You haven’t given up on it, have you?"

"No, I just think it’s too slow, that’s all."

Feng Yuan yawned and glanced over at the others fighting fiercely. Qi Chen, eyeing Xiao Ji who was in the midst of battle, said,

"If I tell Xiao Ji what you just said, do you think it’ll turn against you?"

"Hey! You can’t do that!"

Feng Yuan, strictly monitored by Teacher Yan, couldn’t leave the Barrier to fight and could only watch the others battle from within, feeling bored. However, the Fire Monkeys seemed to appear endlessly, as though their numbers never decreased. Seeing the dead Fire Monkeys strewn across the ground, Feng Yuan commented somewhat speechlessly,

"At this rate of killing, there’s going to be an ecological problem..."

Just as Feng Yuan was about to do something with his Greatsword, a violent tremor shook the ground. A massive Flame Giant Ape holding a greatsword ablaze with roaring flames stepped out of the forest, the trees in front of the ape snapping as it moved. Feng Yuan looked at the colossal creature somewhat uninterestedly,

"A Stray Samurai Monkey that’s undergone mutation? Looking at its strength, it must’ve jumped straight from Rare Level to Legendary Level, huh..."

The Flame Giant Ape swung its longsword, and the fierce flames followed a huge sword qi, sweeping over everyone.