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Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 516 - 513: Phoenix Flame Giant
Chapter 516 -513: Phoenix Flame Giant
Qin Feng had actually also noticed that evil dragon.
It was an evil dragon that had returned from its predatory excursion in the Death Kingdom. This could be seen from the struggling evil spirit still gripped in its fang-filled maw.
However, he didn’t want to complicate matters further. Moreover, that evil dragon’s strength was immense, not something he could subdue at his current level.
So he didn’t pay any attention to the evil dragon. Instead, with his spirit, he urged the poison snakes to speed up. While the dragon was still twenty or thirty miles away, he quickly entered the mists of the Undead Realm.
The evil dragon was obviously curious and wanted to come over to see what was up with these poison snakes.
However, when it followed the route of the snakes back into the Undead Realm, it found nothing after searching the area, which left it somewhat taken aback.
The ground speed of the poison snakes was not comparable to the flight speed of the evil dragon, especially since the dragon was of the Demigod Realm and very confident in its ability to roam the skies.
But it was surprised that it couldn’t catch up to these ordinary snakes with its speed!
Could it be that it had seen things wrong?
Or perhaps the powerful evil spirit in its mouth had cast some illusion technique, confusing its spirit, trying to take the opportunity to escape?
The evil dragon glanced down, curious. It caught sight of the evil spirit in its mouth, who was muttering spells in an attempt to break free. The dragon immediately forgot about the snakes, prioritizing the food in its mouth instead.
Qin Feng led the group of poison snakes into the Undead Realm, using the mists to obscure their presence, and moved behind a small hill out of the evil dragon’s sight. He then collected the snakes into the Demon Refining Pot and rapidly burrowed underground, using the Earth Escape Divine Power to leave the area and thus eluded the half-hearted search efforts of the evil dragon.
However, Qin Feng did not travel far underground, surfacing after about three hundred miles.
It wasn’t that the Earth Escape Divine Power was ineffective here, but the Undead Realm was filled with innumerable undead, both above ground and below.
Furthermore, the undead slumbering underground were even more formidable than those wandering on the surface. The deeper into the Undead Realm he got, the more likely Qin Feng would encounter powerful undead.
He certainly didn’t want to disturb any powerful undead that might have been slumbering for countless years, so he eventually returned to the surface.
After some thought, Qin Feng soared straight into the sky. He didn’t control a spiritual beast for fear that the life force of the beast would attract Ghost Items. Instead, he relied on his own Sky Controlling ability to rise continuously.
He wanted to break through the mists of the Land of Undead and see for himself.
However, the yin mist of the Undead Realm was far thicker than he had imagined. It took him ascending three thousand zhang into the sky before he finally shook off the mist and saw the distant sky.
This was only because he encountered the Gang Wind at high altitudes; otherwise, given the density of the yin qi in this part of the Undead Realm, it was quite possible that it might have filled the entire Cangqiong.
Standing above the mists, feeling the endless Death Qi and Yin Qi below, Qin Feng couldn’t help but sigh lightly.
This accursed place wasn’t suitable for ordinary beings. If they weren’t devoured by the undead, they would be eroded by the pervasive Death Qi and Yin Qi, exhausting their life force and ultimately becoming one of the wandering Dead Souls.
While Qin Feng was reflecting, a sudden whooshing sound came from the depths of the fog. A monstrous bird, over ten zhang in length, screeched eerily as it hurtled towards him.
The Monster Bird, sporting a beak like a long-handled spoon filled with fine sharp teeth, snapped at Qin Feng as quick as lightning.
Qin Feng’s brows furrowed as he darted away, his entire being light as a breeze, dodging the Monster Bird’s attack and flying off into the distance.
The Monster Bird cawed eerily from behind but after pursuing for quite a while and finding its prey getting further away, it vanished into the mist to seek other prey.
Seeing that the Monster Bird was no longer in pursuit, Qin Feng gradually halted his flight.
He was not incapable of defeating the Monster Bird; it was simply unnecessary to engage in conflict with it. Not only was there no benefit in fighting, but causing too much commotion could also attract other powerful Undead, leading to a loss far greater than any gain.
His aura transformed in an instant as he merged with the Ruyi Golden Snake, and then he opened his Yin Yang Ghost Eye to survey his surroundings. Amid the fog, he occasionally saw winged Monsters and Undead and, besides those, many Ghosts drifted through, not few of which possessed formidable presences.
The souls of the Undead were capable of flying off the ground, but many preferred the habits of their former life, walking on the ground; however, some Undead enjoyed flying, hence the thick mist also teemed with Ghost Items.
At this sight, Qin Feng shook his head and sighed softly. It seemed the sky was unsafe after all, with a clearer target against the fogless expanse above.
After all, the absence of fog in the high skies offered no concealment, making it easy for the Undead to spot him.
Yet Qin Feng did not immediately return to the ground. Instead, he pulled out an Imprint Talisman and captured the surrounding scenes within the Jade Talisman.
Although the scenes here were typical of the Undead Realm and not as sought after as information about the World Tree Root and the Unending Spring, Qin Feng saw the value in bringing them back—no contribution was too small for his liking.
However, the Imprint Jade Talisman lacked the ability to see through thick fog. Qin Feng pondered, then a black and white light suddenly burst from his eyes, shining directly into the Imprint Jade Talisman.
He was transferring the scenes he saw through the Yin Yang Ghost Eye into the Imprint Jade Talisman, intending to make several copies of it besides the one to be submitted. No doubt, both the Ghost City of All Directions and the Ghost Controlling Sect, as organizations dealing with the Ghost Path year-round, would be very interested in these and should be willing to pay a good price.
And as for the possibility of their own disciples bringing back reports of the Undead Realm, it would still matter who obtained the intelligence first.
Moreover, not everyone could cultivate Great Divine Powers such as the Yin Yang Ghost Eye. If Qin Feng’s guess was correct, only Luo Xiao in Ghost Dragon City had a Ghost Dragon, and it was unlikely that other True Inheritances would have the help of a Ghost Dragon either.
Though the disciples of the Ghost City of All Directions and other Sects practicing the Ghost Path each had their own unique skills, they might not necessarily be stronger than the Innate Divine Ability owned exclusively by the Ghost Dragon clan, the Yin Yang Ghost Eye.
After encapsulating the surrounding scenes into the Imprint Jade Talisman, Qin Feng looked into the distance again, making sure there were no powerful Undead obstructing the way before he descended and opted to move across the ground by Shrinking Ground to Inch.
He had already visited the Mist Country, and had obtained information on the World Tree and the Unending Spring. Now, he wanted to explore the Fire Country at the southernmost edge of the Lower World in hopes of gaining some benefits.
As for the deepest parts of the Undead Realm, Qin Feng dared not venture.
Countless powerful Undead had accumulated in the realm over the years, many of which were formidable old ghosts with deep strength. Qin Feng had no intention of wandering recklessly in this land of the Undead, where he might encounter spirits capable of challenging the Divine—and then escaping would be difficult.
What’s more, in the deepest recesses of the Undead Realm resided the exceedingly mighty Death Goddess, Hel.
She was the ruler of this Netherworld, her strength feared to be second only to the King of All Gods, possibly even surpassing the Thunder God.
Knowing that such a being resided in the depths of the Undead Realm, Qin Feng had no interest in taking any risks.
Should Hel capture him to turn into a servant among the Undead, he would struggle to turn his life around.
Compared to the Land of the Undead, Mist Country was much simpler. Although it possessed vast territories, the number of evil dragons and poison snakes was relatively sparse, so battles in many areas might not attract the attention of other beings. As long as one did not act too arrogantly, life was not in jeopardy.
Qin Feng didn’t understand Fire Country too well, but even if the number of Flame Giants exceeded that of evil dragons, it couldn’t compare to the multitudes of undead in the Land of the Undead. The population of such inherently powerful giants was inherently constrained by the Heavenly Dao, so their fertility was relatively poor.
Every distance Qin Feng covered, he activated his Yin Yang Ghost Eye to avoid the powerful undead; sometimes, he would even capture the sights he saw into an Imprint Jade Talisman.
Proceeding in this way with stops and starts, thanks to the existence of the Yin Yang Ghost Eye, he encountered thrills without peril. Even if he occasionally ran into an exceptionally strong undead that might sense the presence of his Yin Yang Ghost Eye, he would withdraw his gaze early and turn around to flee far away.
However, such detours were safe but also a significant waste of time.
From the border of Mist Country to the location of the Unending Spring at its core, he had only walked for a little over a month. But traveling in the Land of the Undead, although the straight-line distance was similar, the need to avoid powerful undead so frequently had resulted in him spending several times the duration to reach the other end of the Land of the Undead.
Standing at the border between the Land of the Undead and Fire Country, Qin Feng discovered a stark difference from Mist Country, a situation of polar opposites.
Mist Country was covered in icy landscapes and snow everywhere, while Fire Country, as far as one could see, seemed to be nothing but flames. Not only were there surging heatwaves, but as one delved deeper, the brightness increased, so the mist of the Land of the Undead became particularly thin in this area. Apart from some undead adept at using Netherworld Fire, no common undead wished to approach this place.
Qin Feng looked towards Fire Country ahead and once again marveled at the wonders of the Creator.
The entirety of Fire Country was almost a world of flames. Even in places where there were no burning flames, it was still scorching hot. The air twisted and transformed in the fire, obscuring the distant view.
Staring into the depths of this realm made Qin Feng feel as if he were staring directly at the sun.
If it were not for his advanced cultivation and the fact that he had, over the past few months, completely integrated the Yin Yang Ghost Eye into his own eyes a few days ago, he might well have risked damaging his eyes from the brilliance.
But with that Great Divine Power protecting him, his eyes were no longer afraid of such brightness.
Otherwise, ordinary people who persist in staring at Fire Country might get their eyes blinded by the brightness within a few hours.
Qin Feng recalled how Odin had once intruded into Fire Country and stolen much of the Fire Origin from this place.
It was said that the sun and moon in the sky were formed from the two largest bodies of Origin Fire in Fire Country, marshaled by the Sun God and Moon God respectively, driving the Sun Chariot and Moon Chariot across the sky to spread light over the world.
This demonstrates how formidable the fire power of Fire Country is; merely a fraction of the Origin used to form the sun and moon, provoking Qin Feng’s covetousness.
Inside his Demon Refining Pot still remained a Pure Yang Space, and if he could obtain even a fraction of the Fire Origin from Fire Country, it would undeniably cause a tremendous evolution of the fifth layer of space, and the Fire Element Spiritual Power would become exceedingly dense.
However, Qin Feng was just daydreaming, as he truly didn’t have the audacity to snatch Fire Origin from the hands of the Flame Giant Surtr.
Although the Ancestor Giant Ymir was the first giant because he was born earlier, his descendants were the Frost Giants and Mountain Giants living behind the Iron Forest in the Midgard World, with no connection to the Fire Giants at all.
Surtr was the first Flame Giant born in Fire Country, and he was the Ancestor of all Flame Giants. His arrival was just a bit later than Ymir’s and his strength was not as substantial, which is why his reputation wasn’t as renowned as that of the Ancestor Giant.
But he was nonetheless an existence not weaker than the Evil Dragon Nidhogg, belonging to an ancient class of formidable beings on the same level.
Whether it was because Odin had stolen a large amount of Fire Origin from his hands that caused Surtr to become hostile with the Divine Clan, or because giants were inherently clashing with the gods, this mighty Flame Giant was also one of the powerful beings in the Ragnarok, the battle that spelled doom for the world.
Such an existence, Qin Feng certainly did not dare to touch.
However, the territory of the Fire Country was vast, and there couldn’t be too many Flame Giants, so Qin Feng carefully observed for a while. After not spotting any Flame Giants at the border, he still stepped directly into the territory of the Fire Country, planning to explore this place.
Even if he ended up getting nothing of value, taking back some images with the Imprint Jade Talisman would still count as a contribution.
The trial task for these disciples entering here was to explore the world and uncover secrets. Qin Feng believed that among the disciples of all the sects, there were definitely not many who could travel throughout the three lower kingdoms like him.
Not to mention the others, just the Undead Realm alone was already dangerous enough, and there were only a few among the true inheritors of the sects who had more methods than him.
As for the disciples from places like the Ghost City and Ghost Controlling Sect, who were proficient in the Ghost Path heritage, although they had a high chance of thriving in the Undead Realm, they also definitely did not dare to be too reckless, for insufficient cultivation was an insurmountable flaw.
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Moreover, if they were not careful and lost their way, they might end up in the core area where the Death Goddess resided.
As for ordinary disciples, even if they entered the Undead Realm via the Rainbow Bridge, they would leave quickly—this was not a place where regular cultivators could stay.
Qin Feng carefully found a mountain pass not scorched by flames to enter the territory of the Fire Country.
As soon as he stepped in, he felt as if he were inside the Furnace of Eight Trigrams, constantly needing to endure the burning of flames.
He was proficient in many divine skills, not only in Water Manipulation and Cold Ice methods, but he also knew one or two Fire Element Divine Powers.
Back in his early years in the Red Flame Demon Realm, he had refined several Dragon Spirit Fruits, among them the Dragon Spirit Fruit of a Fire Element Giant Dragon, which gave him the ability to spew flames. Until now, a fire still brewed deep within his Dantian. He just rarely used this ability, hence it was seldom displayed.
Qin Feng first activated the fire power within his body to form a protective shield of flames outside himself to isolate the intrusion of external fire Qi.
After preparing his defenses, he then summoned a bit of cold Qi, which immediately cooled him down.
He happily walked forward because the space here was warped by the heat of the flames, and even with the Yin Yang Ghost Eye, Qin Feng found it difficult to see too far, so he simply chose not to use it.
Unless he became an Immortal and further advanced the Yin Yang Ghost Eye to refine it into Supreme Divine Power, capable of piercing through the Netherworld and seeing through space, unaffected by the warped space.
“Squeak…” Suddenly, just as Qin Feng was observing his surroundings and enjoying the coolness on his body, he suddenly heard a piercing cry near his ear, resembling the phoenix’s call reaching the Nine Heavens, striking straight to the heart.
Looking up, he saw a figure rising from a mountain with ascending flames in the distance.
The figure was slender, with wings spread soaring.
However, the body was engulfed in flames, making it difficult for Qin Feng to discern the specifics. He only felt it was a beautiful large bird, similar to a Phoenix, with long fiery tail feathers, continuously sending flames attacking downwards.
Below, there stood a massive Giant, over a dozen meters tall.
This Giant was also covered in flames, wielding a giant sword, facing the bird’s attacks without fear. On the contrary, he kept on swinging the flaming long sword, unleashing attack after attack, clashing with the Phoenix-like bird impressively.