In the mysterious space.

The strongest Flame Demon Fish ranges between the Heavenly God Realm and the Divine King Realm.

Entering the lair of the Flame Demon Fish is no joke. Although Cheng Gaorong said that in that lair, all the Flame Demon Fish have fallen into a deep sleep, if Cheng Gaorong and the others were completely sure, they wouldn’t need to send us as bait to scout the way.

Faces pale, Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong glance at Ye Chenfeng beside them. In their eyes, Ye Chenfeng is a strong cultivator at the Earth God Realm level.

Someone at the Earth God Realm level is certainly considered strong in their eyes.

However, facing the Flame Demon Fish, even the Heavenly God Realm is not sufficient, let alone the Earth God Realm! Moreover, Ye Chenfeng’s meridians are still unrecovered, preventing him from channeling the Spiritual Qi River within them.

Thus, Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong know that if they encounter an awakened Flame Demon Fish, their death is inevitable. Ye Chenfeng came this time fully aware he’s accompanying them to their demise, which ironically fills the siblings with guilt and gratitude.

Shortly after the Spirit Boat reactivated.

Bao Xiangtian harshly scolds Ye Chenfeng and the other two, ordering them to stay obediently in the corner of the deck.

Ye Chenfeng can only improvise for now, as he’s currently without the strength to resist.

The endless mysterious space stretches as far as the eye can see, as the gigantic Spirit Boat sails north.

The Spirit Boat’s path was likely explored before, so there’s hardly any danger along the way.

Every so often, one can see large floating stones.

These stones are as large as small islands.

After three days.

The gigantic Spirit Boat finally stops, and in front of it stands a stone as large as a gigantic mountain.

This floating stone reaches at least several hundred meters to a thousand meters in height.

At the base of the mountainous stone, there’s a pitch-black cave entrance.

This is the discovered lair of the Flame Demon Fish.

Days ago, five cultivators from Floating Cloud City explored this area. They discovered this lair, and upon entering the cave, they immediately realized it was a lair for the Flame Demon Fish, frightening them into a cold sweat.

Soon, they noticed all the Flame Demon Fish in the lair were asleep, but they dared not act rashly, as their numbers were few. If the Flame Demon Fish awakened, they would surely die, so they quickly returned to Floating Cloud City and reported the matter to the City Lord.

Finally, after deliberation among the three Floating Cloud City Lords, Third City Lord Cheng Gaorong personally led a team to explore further.

Though Cheng Gaorong’s team has around fifty people, if the lair’s Flame Demon Fish are indeed asleep, Cheng Gaorong has a way to silently kill them one by one.

But if the Flame Demon Fish aren’t asleep, even more people wouldn’t make a difference.

Hence, bait is sent in first to scout, and if the Flame Demon Fish attack the bait, Cheng Gaorong will immediately retreat with his team.

Due to being on the Spirit Boat, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t reconstruct or smooth out his meridians over the past three days.

Upon reaching the entrance to the Flame Demon Fish lair.

Bao Xiangtian gives Ye Chenfeng, Cao Yunwei, and Cao Xiaodong a transparent crystal to wear on their clothing, instructing them to attach it to their chest.

Then, Bao Xiangtian pushes Ye Chenfeng, Cao Yunwei, and Cao Xiaodong with both hands, a force erupting from his palms. This force doesn’t injure them but simply pushes them to the entrance of the Flame Demon Fish lair.

Once Ye Chenfeng and the others reach the entrance, Bao Xiangtian shouts, "What are you three standing there for? Enter the cave immediately."

Cheng Gaorong remains silent, calmly sitting on a chair on the deck, occasionally glancing at Ye Chenfeng and the others, seeming to leave every decision to Bao Xiangtian.

As someone at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm, Ye Chenfeng is very perceptive. He knows Cheng Gaorong appears to be a kindly old man, but is actually a ruthless killer.

Ye Chenfeng senses intense Evil Qi emanating from Cheng Gaorong’s body, realizing that if they refuse to enter the Flame Demon Fish lair, Cheng Gaorong might kill them immediately, before Bao Xiangtian even has a chance to react.

In this situation.

There’s no choice but to enter the lair of the Flame Demon Fish.

After glancing at Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong beside him, Ye Chenfeng softly says, "You two, stay close to me."

Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong know they have to go in now, so they nod and follow Ye Chenfeng into the pitch-black cave.

Upon entering the cave.

A pungent stench assaults their nostrils, and the air is extremely humid. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The ground is sticky.

Ye Chenfeng and his companions enter a vast tunnel wide enough for ten people to walk side by side, with an undetermined length as it twists and turns.

After entering the tunnel, Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong dare not breathe loudly, keeping close to Ye Chenfeng’s pace.

After walking within the tunnel for half an hour.

On the stone walls on both sides of the tunnel, huge holes appear, each containing a peculiar creature.

The creatures resemble fish, covered in fiery red scales, with teeth so sharp their lips can’t completely cover them.

Initially estimating, these creatures are at least two to three meters long, all within cavernous holes, eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

The creatures within these large holes are indeed the Flame Demon Fish.

Seeing the Flame Demon Fish asleep, Cao Yunwei and Cao Xiaodong finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However.

Voices of Old White Wu Fengxian and Old Black Jiang Yuntian echo in Ye Chenfeng’s mind, with Old White saying, "Young man, something’s very wrong. Though we’ve never seen these supposed Flame Demon Fish, from mine and Old Black’s senses, these Flame Demon Fish aren’t asleep but are in a clearly awakened state."

At Old White’s words.

Ye Chenfeng feels a shiver down his spine, knowing he’s currently incapable of dealing with Flame Demon Fish!

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