Xu Qing coldly looked over. This was the first time he had seen a cultivator of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race, and he understood what the captain meant.
The person who appeared wasn't from an affiliated race of the Flame Moon, but a member of the Flame Moon itself.
Coupled with what the captain had said earlier about sensing a mark in the forbidden zone, it seemed that the person who put the mark was this person.
Although Xu Qing had never seen a cultivator of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven's race, he had some understanding of this race through the books in the Variant Immortal School.
Hence, he knew that because the number of members of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven was much fewer than their affiliated races, any cultivator from the main race had a high status in the Flame Moon's territory.
This could be seen from the treatment the Eldest Prince received just from having half of the Flame Moon bloodline.
The cultivators of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven received preferential treatment even in the territory of the other races.
No one dared to rashly offend the members of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven. This caused the cultivators of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven's main clan to be filled with confidence no matter where they went, and they were often extremely domineering.
The strength of the race was their confidence.
This was even more so when they were in their territory.
The rainbow appeared in the sky above Xu Qing and the captain. The meteors that followed it all landed on the ground.
The forbidden zone and its surroundings trembled. A mighty pressure descended from the sky, transforming into two words.
"Human Race?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the color of the world changed, as if the words themselves had the power to shape reality. A power of laws emerged, exerting influence over both Xu Qing and the captain, attempting to manipulate their actions. Faintly, there was a sense of their bodies being on the verge of tearing apart.
A blue light appeared in the captain's eyes and he was a little excited.
Xu Qing was indifferent, as though he was looking at a dead person.
Little Shadow, who was devouring the forbidden zone, paused slightly before continuing to devour.
Seeing that these two humans didn't have the slightest reaction to his appearance, a hint of impatience appeared in the eyes of this cultivator from the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven.
He had not been here before; he had just arrived with the sole purpose of obtaining the forbidden mountain within this forbidden zone.
As a participant in the Grand Hunt, he needed the forbidden mountain. The more, the better. The competition was fierce, so he had arranged for the affiliated races nearby to leave his mark in multiple forbidden zones.
The marks meant that he had already claimed those areas, and anyone else who wanted to seize it would be hunted down by him afterward.
Along the way to these forbidden areas, he had encountered both success and failure, putting him in a foul mood. Now, seeing humans daring to intrude, his impatience flared up, and with a disdainful look in his eyes, he raised his right hand and delivered a punch toward Xu Qing and Erniu.
This punch looked casual, but when it carried a monstrous aura.
The sky churned and the ground rumbled. A huge golden fist phantom appeared between heaven and earth. Its range was a hundred thousand feet wide, like the fist of heaven.
It stirred up a storm that caused the forbidden zone to shake. The moment it was about to land, the captain laughed loudly and rushed out with his swollen body.
"Just nice, I'll use you to test the enhancement effect."
In an instant, the captain's massive body created a violent roar as it collided head-on with the incoming golden fist phantom.
A deafening sound rang out like thunder.
The captain landed on the ground and bounced a few times. As for the fist phantom in the sky, cracks appeared on it before shattering into pieces.
"That's it?"
The captain lifted his head and spoke proudly.
Xu Qing glanced at the captain. He could sense that not only was the captain's body much stronger, but his cultivation had also reached the level of Nihility at some point in time.
'Another seal has been undone?'
'Also, Eldest Senior Brother seems to be deliberately enraging this Flame Moon cultivator.'
While Xu Qing was thinking, the captain shouted at the sky.
"Again."
The gaze of the cultivator of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race in the sky instantly landed on the captain. There were some waves in his eyes and he became a little more serious. He lifted his right hand and took a deep breath.
As he inhaled, a storm suddenly rose. The anomalous substances, spirit energy, and all the nomological laws that existed here surged into his mouth at this instant.
Amidst the rumbling sounds, a vortex formed.
After taking a deep breath, the body of this Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator doubled in size. His right hand clenched into a fist and landed down again.
With a boom, the void exploded and a huge golden mountain that was even larger than the fist phantom earlier appeared in the air, pressing down on the captain.
The captain's eyes revealed disdain. He charged forward again and still used his body to collide with the mountain phantom.
The captain fell, while the mountain phantom collapsed.
This time around, the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator in the air looked solemn. He stared at the captain and was about to speak.
"Too weak, too weak, too weak!"
The captain laughed wildly on the ground.
When this laughter landed in the ears of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator, killing intent flashed in his eyes. He opened his mouth and inhaled again. This time, the range of the impact was even larger. The anomalous substances and spirit qi within 500 kilometers rushed over and formed a terrifying vortex in front of him.
He was about to inhale it.
However, at this moment, the captain suddenly smashed the ground and borrowed the momentum to bounce up, his speed reaching an extreme level. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the vortex formed by 500 kilometers of spirit energy and anomalous substances.
The captain's eyes revealed a hint of relief. He opened his mouth and sucked fiercely before the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator could.
In an instant, this vortex was like a ball that had lost air. It instantly shriveled and was devoured by the captain.
The moment he swallowed it, the captain's body actually expanded. His hair also turned golden, and so did his eyes. He looked very similar to the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race's clansmen.
This scene caused the expression of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator to change. He quickly withdrew with an extremely solemn expression.
"You're not a human!"
"You're the one who's not a human. Your entire family isn't human. Why are you throwing insults in the middle of the fight?!"
The captain glared.
"Isn't it just the unique Nine Breaths Submission spell of your Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race? Once activated, each breath intake can drastically boost your power. So if I can counter devour it, does that mean I'm not from the human race?"
"It's not that I want to criticize you, but why can you only breathe three times? Not enough, not enough, do it again."
The captain licked his lips and spoke excitedly.
Xu Qing was calm. Previously, he had sensed the strangeness of the captain's behavior. Now that he saw this, he should have been surprised that the captain could cast the Flame Moon's spell, but he felt that everything was normal.
Clearly, after interacting with him for a long time, Xu Qing was already used to everything about the captain.
Even if the captain told him one day that he was a god, Xu Qing wouldn't be too surprised.
Hence, Xu Qing didn't bother with them and continued moving the mountain.
As for the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator in the air, his expression was ugly. He stared at the captain and suddenly spoke.
"This is the first time I've encountered such an interesting human. Alright, since you can grasp the Nine Breaths Submission spell, I wonder if you can learn my Flame Moon's innate talent."
As he spoke, this Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator touched his forehead. Immediately, the qi and blood in his body churned and erupted, forming a blood mist that shot into the sky.
The entire sky trembled and formed a vortex. There were also blood-red lightning swimming inside with an astonishing aura.
In the center of the vortex, a scene that was enough to shock everyone who saw it for the first time appeared.
It was an unknown void in that scene.
There was a huge kun-peng inside!
Waves of the aura of the Heavenly Dao spread out from its body. It wasn't an ordinary Heavenly Dao. It was… one of the Immemorial Heavenly Dao of the Wanggu Continent!
Countless iron chains surrounded its body, and every one of them pierced deeply into its body, locking it up. There was also a huge whip that waved in the air and kept whipping its body.
There were countless wounds and its body was badly mangled.
With every strike of the whip, the sound of thunder rang out. There were also wails from the Immemorial Heavenly Dao that landed in the world.
This voice contained endless pain and an indescribable desire to die. It echoed in the human world, forming a sound that surpassed the rules and laws and rushed toward the captain and Xu Qing.
If one was affected by it, they would develop compassion for it. Once they felt empathy, they would suffer and beg for death.
This was the innate talent of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race.
Originally, this species didn't have an innate talent. At most, it was reflected in the strength of their bodies. However, as the times changed and the race became stronger, they created an innate talent for themselves.
Locking down an Immemorial Heavenly Dao, enslaving this Heavenly Dao, using whip strikes to make it wail, thus forming fortune to bless the race.
As for exactly how many Heavenly Dao were locked up by them, other than the Great Priests of this race and the gods, no one knew.
At that moment, the sound formed by the wails of the Heavenly Dao ignored their cultivation and barriers and directly landed in front of Xu Qing and the captain. That pain and desire to die rapidly spread in their minds.
However… Xu Qing was as calm as ever, and the captain was still laughing mockingly.
"Son."
The Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator clearly misunderstood. When the cold glint in his eyes grew even more intense, a crisp babbling sound suddenly rang out from the void in the vortex.
This voice's level was astonishing. It instantly neutralized the wailing of the kun-peng, causing the vortex in the sky to collapse.
As for the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator, his body trembled violently and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. His expression was filled with horror and disbelief.
"What is this!"
His breathing was hurried. As he spoke, he rapidly retreated. He didn't want to fight anymore. In his eyes, that handsome human wasn't much but that bloated fatty was too terrifying.
Hence, he didn't hesitate and retreated fiercely.
The captain shouted.
"Don't leave. Let's fight for a while more."
Xu Qing frowned and calmly spoke.
"Senior Brother, stop playing."
As he spoke, Xu Qing lifted his right hand and clasped at the air. Immediately, black flames emerged out of thin air, forming a sea of fire. At the same time, the Golden Crow let out a cry from the totemic tattoo on Xu Qing's body and rushed out, transforming into a black spear.
The instant it appeared, thunder rumbled and a roar echoed. The spear phantom was like a black destructive dragon, emitting an aura that caused the ground to tremble and stones to collapse.
At the next instant, the black spear soared into the sky.
It looked like a spear but also like a Golden Crow. The flames in the vicinity rose from the ground and chased after the fleeing Flame Moon Mystic Heaven cultivator.
