Although it was already October, the scorching sun still shone on the Flaming Mountain. The red rocks radiated heat, and crimson smoke billowed and swirled. Hot air currents constantly rose, and the red sandstone sparkled, resembling burning flames.
After the spiritual energy's revival, this place truly became the Flaming Mountain.
Walking along the barren, cracked earth, one could clearly feel the temperature gradually rising.
Spark took the lead, flying at the forefront to scout the road conditions for the entire team.
Despite the rolling heat waves, it fearlessly shuttled through the barren land.
Although the temperature was getting higher and higher, it had no effect on it whatsoever.
Spark even felt that if it stayed here for a long time, the speed of its strength improvement would increase significantly.
Kele walked slowly, a gentle breeze surrounding its body, looking left and right, checking for any approaching dangers.
After entering the Flaming Mountain, wild pet beasts occasionally appeared, but mostly they were just fleeting glimpses.
Looking up, one could already vaguely see the crimson mountains stretching out in front.
Continuing forward, flames emerged from the cracked ground, cluster after cluster, with extremely high temperatures.
According to the map, they had already entered the light red zone.
Chang Yuhuan reminded, "This area is inhabited by a fire-type pet beast called the Blazing Lizard Monster."
"As you can guess from the name, the Blazing Lizard Monster's body is extremely resistant to high temperatures, and it is also irritable and fierce. It will attack passing Beast Masters and snatch food."
Before long, they indeed encountered two Blazing Lizard Monsters playing and frolicking.
This type of pet beast has a slender body, with reddish-brown scales covering most of its body. Its skin is thick, its sharp claws are deeply embedded in the barren soil, and its semi-circular eyes look around.
When these two Blazing Lizard Monsters saw the two people, their eyes lit up, and their thick limbs stepped on the barren ground, running straight towards them.
Their running posture was very comical, with their short, thick limbs swinging greatly.
Their bodies ran in front, with the dust they kicked up chasing behind.
"Water Spirit Turtle, drive them away!" Seeing this, Chang Yuhuan took out her camera to take pictures while shouting.
She often indulged in photographing local styles, and since the spiritual energy's revival, she has been photographing pet beasts even more.
Chang Yuhuan's pet beast was a first-tier Water Spirit Turtle. This type of pet beast is water-type and not too big, only as tall as her calf.
The Water Spirit Turtle's body is blue and white, lying on the ground. Its shell and abdomen are covered with irregular wave-like patterns, and its round head looks very cute.
In the Beast Master Association's latest release of the 【Ten Pet Beasts Most Suitable for New Beast Masters】 guide, Fire绒 Dogs, Water Spirit Turtles, and Wooden Leaf Rats rank in the top three.
They are divided into fire, water, and wood types, and their common characteristics are their gentle nature, and with careful cultivation, they can possess considerable strength.
The Water Spirit Turtle opened its mouth and spat out a surge of turbulent water, rushing straight towards the two Blazing Lizard Monsters, scaring the two fellows into quickly changing direction and scurrying away in panic.
The restraint between other attributes may not be so obvious, but water overcoming fire is a real deal.
The Water Spirit Turtle strode forward, its figure as agile as a non-turtle pet beast, trying to chase the two Blazing Lizard Monsters, but saw them quickly dig a hole and burrowed in.
A cloud of dust followed, and the figures of the two Blazing Lizard Monsters quickly disappeared.
The Water Spirit Turtle wanted to burrow into this hole, but its size was much wider than the Blazing Lizard Monsters. Not only did it not burrow in, but it was stuck in the hole. In the end, Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan worked together to pull it out.
"Awoo awoo awoo ~"
Kele laughed loudly, and also glanced at the cave, thinking about whether it could burrow in.
Afterwards, Kele, thinking it was relatively thin, directly burrowed into the hole.
However, after a while, Kele came out with its fur covered in dust.
"Cheep?" Spark flew over, looking at Kele.
"Yinyin?" The Twin Flower Concubine looked at Kele with a hopeful face.
"Awoo..."
Kele embarrassedly shook its tail, its eyes darting around.
"They often operate as a group, digging many passages underground for easy escape."
"There's no need to pay attention to them, let's continue forward."
"Awoo ~"
At this time, Kele walked to the Water Spirit Turtle with drooping ears, its eyes filled with hope.
"Woo ~"
The Water Spirit Turtle looked at the dusty fur on Kele's body, nodded knowingly, and then spewed out a stream of water, completely wetting its fur.
"Awoo awoo awoo!"
Kele, who had been walking in the wilderness for a long time, finally became excited, and the soaking of the water made it forget the failure just now, and started bouncing in place.
"Yinyin ~"
The Twin Flower Concubine, lying on Chen Yuan's shoulder, turned her head to look at his profile, her voice filled with expectation.
"You go too."
Chen Yuan carefully put the Twin Flower Concubine on the ground, and the Water Spirit Turtle controlled its strength this time, spraying out a small stream of water, rinsing the Twin Flower Concubine's whole body.
"Yin ~"
Receiving the nourishment of the water, the Twin Flower Concubine's eyebrows and eyes curved, smiling, and the pink long dress at the lower end of her body shimmered under the sunlight.
"Awoo ~"
The Kele on the side shook its body crazily,甩走 the water droplets on its body, but accidentally splashed it on the Twin Flower Concubine's body.
Chen Yuan glared at Kele, and before he could criticize this impolite behavior, he saw the Twin Flower Concubine staring at Kele, opening her hands: "Yinyin ~"
Want to play, want to play ~
Chang Yuhuan's eyes lit up, selected a good angle, and fixed the interaction between Chen Yuan and the pet beasts in the camera.
Continuing forward, Chen Yuan found that there seemed to be many Blazing Lizard Monsters in the edge of the Flaming Mountain.
They obviously had a network of underground passages, and would occasionally suddenly pop out to harass passing Beast Masters and pet beasts.
But most Beast Masters were helpless against them. If they wanted to pursue, the Blazing Lizard Monsters would directly drill into the holes and escape.
Perhaps because the temperature was too high, the Beast Masters' moods were generally irritable, coupled with the Blazing Lizard Monsters' occasional harassment, they were even more annoyed.
This group of Blazing Lizard Monsters were simply the Flaming Mountain street ruffians.
Chen Yuan could increasingly understand the necessity of teaming up to enter the Flaming Mountain. If there were no teammates to ease the mood, one would be annoyed to death by this extreme temperature and the Blazing Lizard Monsters.
When the sun gradually set and gorgeous sunset clouds appeared at the end of the skyline, Chen Yuan finally arrived at the dark red area marked on the map.
Walking here, the strength of the wild pet beasts that appeared along the way became stronger and stronger. With the Water Spirit Turtle's strength, it was already difficult to cope, and Chen Yuan couldn't help but have a doubt: "How did you get here last time?"
The area where the Blazing Sun Wood was located was even deeper than here.
Chang Yuhuan didn't feel embarrassed, and explained with a smile, "I was careful all the way, avoiding what I could."
Having said that, she squinted at the gradually dimming sky, her voice magnetic: "And the scenery outside is boring. The deeper you go, the more magnificent the scenery."
Chen Yuan smiled dumbfounded: "Are all you photographers so brave?"
Chang Yuhuan said: "Some photographers will even live in the forest for half a month in a row, just to capture the most perfect moment of animals feeding."
Chen Yuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
He had indeed seen this kind of photographer in the Qinling Mountains, their obsession with animals reaching a level that ordinary people couldn't understand.
"Let's find a place to camp first," Chang Yuhuan suggested.
Once night falls, the temperature of Flaming Mountain will plummet, and all kinds of pet beasts will come out to forage, making it far more dangerous than during the day.
Chen Yuan didn't expect to find Sun Wood in just half a day. He had plenty of time this time and wasn't in a hurry at all.
The two found a flat area and set up camp to rest.
By the time everything was done, the stars had filled the night sky, forming a beautiful Milky Way.
Because of the extreme temperature difference between day and night on Flaming Mountain, Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan both brought warm clothes. As soon as they put them on, they went from the hot summer to the freezing winter.
"You must be a very famous and powerful Beast Master in Qin Province, right?"
The two sat by the campfire, the bright flames reflected in their eyes.
Water Spirit Turtle was lying next to Chang Yuhuan. She gently stroked the turtle shell while asking Chen Yuan, her eyes flashing with curiosity.
Chen Yuan smiled and replied, "I can't be considered very famous, and there are quite a few Beast Masters like me in Qin Province."
Major cities were holding Beast Master competitions, so his current popularity and reputation were limited to Baokun City.
In addition, after the heavy rain that lasted all night, there were many more intermediate Beast Masters in Qin Province. It was said that several intermediate Beast Masters were participating in the Taibai Cup this time.
The final champion was full of suspense.
But all of this had nothing to do with Chen Yuan, who was thousands of miles away.
"Anyway, you are much better than me," Chang Yuhuan brushed aside the hair around her ear and suddenly smiled, "But I don't expect to become a very powerful Beast Master. I just want to take this little guy to more places and record different scenery."
She looked at the Water Spirit Turtle lying beside her, her voice floating slowly in the lonely night.
After a period of conversation, Chen Yuan, who had been running around all day, finally felt a trace of fatigue and went to sleep in the tent early.
The bonfire was still crackling, and Chang Yuhuan stood silently in front of the bonfire, looking through the photos taken that day.
After a long time, she also returned to the tent to sleep.
The bonfire had gone out, and Cola and Water Spirit Turtle were lying outside the tent, silently guarding in this long and lonely night.
However, after an unknown amount of time,
A burst of noise suddenly came from the tent, mixed with angry roars. Chang Yuhuan frowned slightly and got up.
"What's going on?"
Walking out of the tent, Chang Yuhuan had just asked her question when she saw pairs of semi-circular orange eyes flashing strangely in the darkness, surrounding them from all directions.
Chen Yuan stood in front, his expression calm, his lips moving: "It seems we've encountered a little trouble."
Chang Yuhuan instantly woke up and quickly got up, standing beside Chen Yuan: "Is it a Blast Flame Lizard Monster?"
Chen Yuan nodded, then frowned: "It is a Blast Flame Lizard Monster, but we checked the surrounding situation before. There are clearly no Blast Flame Lizard Monsters living here. It's impossible for us to have broken into their territory."
After a pause, he continued, "Even if there was a conflict with those two Blast Flame Lizard Monsters in the afternoon, it would be normal. It's impossible for such a big scene."
"I think something abnormal must have happened nearby."
After saying this, Chen Yuan raised his eyes to look at the sparks flying in the air and said, "Spark, ask them what's going on?"
"Chirp."
Spark nodded and flew towards the group of Blast Flame Lizard Monsters, but as soon as it approached, a flame spewed out and attacked it with a bang.
Spark spread its wings and dodged sideways.
Seeing the reaction of the Blast Flame Lizard Monster, the experienced Chen Yuan was not surprised and said, "It seems that battle is inevitable."
Blast Flame Lizard Monsters were inherently manic and fierce. It was impossible to reason with them properly.
The only way to calm them down was through battle.
Hearing Chen Yuan say this, Chang Yuhuan nodded subconsciously: "What do you need me to do?"
Chen Yuan replied: "Stay away and don't be affected by the aftermath."
Chang Yuhuan nodded blankly, then said hesitantly: "Okay."
So this is what it feels like to have a strong backer.
This was completely different from her last time entering Flaming Mountain. Last time, she teamed up with two unfamiliar Beast Masters. They were cautious with each other, avoiding powerful pet beasts throughout the entire journey. Occasionally, when they encountered unavoidable battles, they cooperated with each other and dealt with them with difficulty.
But this time...the teammate actually told her to stay away.
In this way, it made her seem like a burden.
No, in front of this intermediate Beast Master, she was a burden.
Recognizing the situation, Chang Yuhuan decisively accepted the fact, grabbed the eager Water Spirit Turtle and hid behind, taking out the camera to take pictures.
"Spark, Cola, I'll leave it to you," Chen Yuan said.
There were not many Blast Flame Lizard Monsters in this group. At a rough glance, there were only eight. Compared to the once massive Servant Bee swarm, it was a small scene.
With Spark and Cola taking action, even if there was a Tier 2 leader inside, it would be a piece of cake.
"Aooo!"
Cola took the lead and rushed out, its figure窜出 in the dark night, roaring non-stop, and a gust of wind howled, immediately blowing the group of Blast Flame Lizard Monsters askew.
"Roar!"
A Blast Flame Lizard Monster with the largest body stepped out, its chin bulged, and then a very hot flame spewed out, the bright flames illuminating the dark night!
Cola didn't pay any attention to this Blast Flame Lizard Monster at all. It was an invincible leader in front of the Xuanhe Village Wang Wang Team, but in front of Spark, it only needed to honestly deal with those weaker Blast Flame Lizard Monsters, leaving the strongest to the big sister.
With the big sister around, it didn't need to worry about being defeated.
"Chirp!"
Just as Cola thought, Spark directly found the largest Blast Flame Lizard Monster, puffed up its cheeks, and responded with a surging pillar of fire!
The two pillars of fire collided fiercely in mid-air, and the rolling heat rushed towards them, the burning flames reflected in their eyes, illuminating half the sky.
Even from a distance, Chang Yuhuan could clearly feel this scorching heat and quickly pressed the shutter.
Boom!
Accompanied by a deafening explosion, black smoke filled the night sky, and the pillar of fire emitted by Spark easily defeated the opposite pillar of fire, its offensive undiminished, and continued to attack with a bang.
"Roar!"
The Blast Flame Lizard Monster roared in anger, twisted its body to dodge, and甩动 its long tail, avoiding the pillar of fire at the last moment.
"Chirp!"
Without waiting for Chen Yuan's command, Spark pressed on, flames surging all over its body, and rushed towards the Blast Flame Lizard Monster with a terrifying aura!
At the same time,
Cola was agile, running back and forth under the attack of several Blast Flame Lizard Monsters, occasionally emitting a wind blade, attacking the Blast Flame Lizard Monsters around it.
For a time, cries of sorrow continued.
