thefictionvixens 527. Hunting Requirements
527. Hunting Requirements
Xiao Yan had already left nimbly, but just after he had created some distance, he suddenly felt a strange sensation within his body that he had never experienced before.
The dormant devouring ability within his right arm suddenly activated on its own. Then, Xiao Yan sensed another devouring ability he was extremely familiar with, seemingly drawing him towards the mountaintop.
"What is this?"
The unknown is the most terrifying. According to Mingmei, Xiao Yan's right arm came from one of the previous owners of the Void Devouring Flame, which ranked second on the Different Flame Ranking. Although the Void Devouring Flame is no longer there, some of its devouring ability remains.
It was this devouring ability that helped Xiao Yan overcome life-or-death situations on numerous occasions. And it never showed any signs of being wrong. But right here, at this very moment, the devouring ability suddenly activated, completely exposing Xiao Yan's whereabouts.
Sensing Xiao Yan's aura, Mu Gu grinned, "Today I'll leave you with nowhere to go, no way to escape to the heavens or the earth. Just wait to die, Xiao Yan!"
……
A year ago, Mu Gu, who was preparing to attend the Dan Conference, suddenly received a summons.
Even after repeated inquiries, the messenger revealed not a single piece of information to him. He only knew that the person who wanted to see him was the true master of the Soul Palace!
It's important to know that the Soul Hall Master mostly directs the affairs of the Soul Hall remotely from the central command, rarely taking action personally. The fact that he personally requested to see him made Mu Gu quite nervous. However, when he arrived at the Soul Hall's main hall, he discovered that the situation was far more serious than he had imagined. The Soul Hall Master, whom he both deeply respected and feared, didn't even have the opportunity to take a seat; he was merely standing to the side, respectfully serving a figure whose features he couldn't discern.
Mu Gu only glanced at it once, but he felt that the figure's eyes were like a huge black abyss, capable of swallowing everything about him.
Finally, Mu Gu's mind went cold, and he barely woke up from his previous reaction.
The Hall Master of the Soul Palace also shouted sternly, "Mu Gu, what are you doing? Do you want to die?"
The black-clad figure, however, paid no attention to this. Instead, in an unusually strange and unsettling voice, it asked, "Are you Mu Gu?"
"Reporting to Your Excellency, I am Mu Gu." The Palace Master did not reveal this person's identity, and Mu Gu dared not ask at all. Sometimes it is safer not to know.
The black-clad figure then waved to the Soul Hall Master, saying, "Go wait outside."
The Hall Master of the Soul Palace nodded without any objection, but instead instructed Mu Gu, "Speak your mind, and don't harbor any inappropriate thoughts in front of the adults!"
Mu Gu nodded hastily. With the Palace Master treating this person with such seriousness, he was momentarily speechless.
After the temple master left, the figure in black was the first to ask, "Are you and that Medicine Venerable your senior brothers?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Gu was also somewhat puzzled, but he still reported the truth: "Reporting to you, sir, I did indeed come from the same school as Yao Chen in my early years, but our relationship was like fire and water. I was one of the leaders of the operation against him back then."
Worried that his past experiences might displease the person before him, Mu Gu quickly absolved himself of all responsibility, even emphasizing his feud with Yao Chen. He was afraid that Yao Chen might upset the person before him.
"Don't be nervous." The black figure chuckled, but it was still eerie. Elder Mu Gu came from the Soul Palace and should have seen all sorts of strange scenes. But here, he still couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"Do you recognize this?" The black figure seemed unconcerned about comforting Mu Gu. He slowly extended his hand, and a strange black flame suddenly emerged. The black flame churned and vaguely coalesced into a human face. A surge of devouring power burst forth from the mouth of the human face.
"This is..." Mu Gu's pupils dilated instantly, his heart churning with shock, and his tone changed drastically: "Void Devouring Flame?"
The Void Devouring Flame, ranked second on the list of strange flames, is born from nothingness, formless and intangible. From a certain perspective, the Void Devouring Flame can be considered a rather peculiar existence. It is known as something that devours the heavens and the earth, possessing the ability to devour all things. In the world, only a handful of things can resist that devouring power. However, the Void Devouring Flame has always existed only in legends, and there has never been any evidence of its existence.
Therefore, at this moment, Mu Gu was also not sure, as he had never known anything about this supreme fire treasure of heaven and earth except for basic information.
"Good eye." The black figure flicked his finger, and the eerie black flame arrived in front of Mu Gu: "However, this is just an extremely small sub-flame of the Void Devouring Flame."
Mu Gu stared at the black flames, the burning passion in his eyes undiminished. Ranked second on the Strange Flame Ranking, even if it was just a weak sub-flame, it was still an extremely rare and top-tier flame for him!
"This flame is yours for now."
The black-clad figure's words made Mu Gu's heart skip a beat. Just as Mu Gu was about to kowtow in gratitude, the black-clad figure added, "However, you must kill someone for me. Once you succeed, this flame will be yours!"
"Please speak, my lord!" Mu Gu said without the slightest hesitation.
"You don't know that person yet, but he's your senior brother Yao Chen's new disciple, named Xiao Yan." The black-clad figure casually said, "You'll meet him when you go to the Pill Gathering."
"Rest assured, my lord, Mu Gu will do everything in his power to eliminate this person for you!"
Then Mu Gu saw the black figure disappear before his eyes, but the black figure's last words still came before it disappeared.
"You can only unleash a portion of the flame's power for now. It will be fully unleashed when the time is right. Don't underestimate Xiao Yan; killing him won't be an easy task..."
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After that, Mu Gu absorbed the sub-flame of the Void Devouring Flame, breaking through his strength limit and advancing from a three-star Dou Zun to a five-star Dou Zun. No alchemist could resist the allure of the Void Devouring Flame, and Mu Gu therefore dared not delay in coming to Saint Pill City, making killing Xiao Yan his biggest goal for this trip.
At this moment, Mu Gu was even more excited, because the last layer of seal on the black flames had been broken!
……
In the sky beyond the misty mountains, a black, ethereal figure watched everything unfold before it.
"Young Master Xiao, running away is not allowed. Come and try the first test I've designed for you. Failure means death!"