"Watch out!"
Just as Tang Wulin was about to deliver the finishing blow, a ball of golden flame hurtled towards him, and Xie Xie beside him shouted a warning.
"Boom!"
Tang Wulin grabbed the flame ball with his claw, shattering it, sparks flying everywhere.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A rustling sound came from the surrounding bushes, and several enormous figures appeared.
"Damn it, we're doomed! They're all Flame Demon Lions!"
Xie Xie exclaimed, his face grim.
There were at least twenty or thirty Flame Demon Lions around, all over a hundred years old, and at the very back was a Flame Lion King, much larger than the thousand-year-old Flame Demon Lion they had just encountered.
These Flame Demon Lions had formed a circle, firmly trapping them there. The thousand-year-old Flame Demon Lion on the other side had also gotten up.
"Let's go!"
Tang Wulin said to Xie Xie, rushing towards Lin Xuan.
"Troublesome!"
Lin Xuan frowned, glancing at the menacing pack of Flame Lions around him. He could easily escape alone, but there were quite a few of them.
"Xu Xiaoyan, are you ready yet?"
Lin Xuan asked Xu Xiaoyan.
"No...no! More than an hour to go."
Xu Xiaoyan glanced at the time on her metal distress signal and shook her head.
"Lin Xuan, you're not going to abandon me, are you?"
Xu Xiaoyan grabbed Lin Xuan's hand, looking around fearfully. It was just a little bit of time left; she didn't want to fail at the last minute!
"Then we'll have to fight!"
Lin Xuan pulled his hand away from Xu Xiaoyan's arms and said to her.
"I'll keep my promise."
"Brother Xuan! What do we do?"
Tang Wulin and the other arrived at this moment, looking at Lin Xuan and asking.
"Let's give it our all! I'll hold off the Lion King, you two go and take down the other Thousand-Year Demon Lion,"
Lin Xuan said. To catch the thief, first catch the king. As long as we take down the two leading thousand-year-old flame lions, the remaining flame lions are nothing but a rabble.
"But there are still about twenty hundred-year-old demonic lions protecting us. We might not be able to get close to them."
Tang Wulin voiced his concerns, especially since the Flame Lion King was huddled tightly behind the pride.
Just then, a hearty laugh echoed from the sky.
"A deafening roar from the sky, and I make my grand entrance! Hehe, your brother's here!"
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi descended from the sky.
Whoosh!
As they landed, Zhang Yangzi's first spirit ring lit up, and a jet-black aura swept over the surroundings, enveloping everyone in a dark curtain.
"Jinxi! Yangzi!"
Tang Wulin smiled. With two more powerful allies arriving, their chances of victory had increased considerably.
Especially Zhang Yangzi's domain skill, which completely created a home-field advantage out of thin air.
"Hehe! You guys are quite capable of provoking such a large group of Flame Lions."
Wang Jinxi gave Lin Xuan and the others a thumbs up, teasing them with a smile.
"We've been tricked,"
Xie Xie said, somewhat annoyed. The simulated soul beasts on the Spirit Ascension Platform were too realistic; they could even fish.
"Yangzi! What's the maximum range of your domain right now?"
Lin Xuan asked Zhang Yangzi. Zhang Yangzi's domain size depended on his own strength, unlike his Azure Leaf Sword Formation which had a fixed range.
"About thirty meters, but I can't use other soul skills during that time,"
Zhang Yangzi said. Expanding the light barrier domain to its maximum required his complete focus.
"Okay! Pull those hundred-year-old Flame Demon Lions on the left into the domain, and we'll take them down one by one,"
Lin Xuan nodded and said to the group. With the added benefit of this dark light barrier, their strategy could be changed.
"Alright!"
Zhang Yangzi nodded, understanding Lin Xuan's meaning. This was to use his domain to create a numerical advantage, as friendly forces' perception wouldn't be disturbed within the domain.
Under Zhang Yangzi's control, the dark light curtain expanded outwards, directly engulfing the five nearest century-old demonic lions.
"Go!"
Lin Xuan said to Tang Wulin and the others, then charged forward first. This was all spiritual energy!
A chance to strike it rich!
Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie followed closely behind, while Gu Yue harassed the demonic lions from behind with elemental attacks.
Before long, the group had dealt with the century-old demonic lions.
"Continue!"
Lin Xuan said, turning back to Zhang Yangzi.
Next, they repeated their tactic, the dark light curtain dividing the lion pack like a big fish eating small fish, devouring them piece by piece.
"Not too stupid!"
In the monitoring room, Wu Changkong said calmly, his tone much better than before. This was much better than their previous chaotic battle.
Humans' ability to surpass spirit beasts and dominate the Douluo Continent relies on the cooperation of spirit master groups.
While it's not uncommon for a single person to slay a spirit beast, such geniuses are few and far between given the sheer size of the human population.
"This is..."
Wu Changkong frowned, staring at the lion king displayed on the screen, then turned to the staff beside him.
"This is a mutated spirit beast. Looks like these little guys aren't very lucky!"
The Spirit Pagoda staff member flipped through their notebook and explained to Wu Changkong.
"To continuously develop powerful spirit spirits, we sometimes fuse different spirit beast bloodlines to induce mutations. This Flame Lion King was probably a data test subject uploaded by a researcher, used for practical testing at the Spirit Ascension Platform."
"If it were just an ordinary Flame Lion King, they probably would have dealt with it so easily,"the Spirit Pagoda staff member said regretfully.
On the electronic screen, the Flame Lion King, hiding among the lions, had its golden mane burning like golden holy flames.
Clusters of golden flames coalesced around the Flame Lion King, the scorching flames sizzling in the air.
"Roar!"
The Flame Lion King roared to the sky, countless golden flames rising into the heavens. At the same time, another thousand-year-old demonic lion roared, its sonic waves once again assaulting the dark light barrier ahead.
"Hmm? Mental attack."
A purple glint flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes as he shattered the invading sonic waves, but the others were unable to do so, instantly freezing in place.
At this moment, the golden flames floating in the sky plummeted towards the dark light barrier like shooting stars.
Heavenly Flame Funeral!
This was the bloodline soul skill the Flame Lion King had acquired after its mutation. With its nearly three thousand years of power, a single burst of flame could incinerate everything within a radius of several meters.
"Not good!"
Lin Xuan flashed forward, rushing towards Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, who were closest to him, grabbing them both and running backward.
Halfway there, as Lin Xuan passed Tang Wulin, he glanced at the golden flame falling straight towards Tang Wulin and kicked him.
"Bang!"
Tang Wulin rolled several times on the ground, the golden flame spreading outwards instantly, turning the ground scorched black. If Tang Wulin had been hit, he would probably have been eliminated immediately.
"Ouch!"
Tang Wulin rubbed his face and got up. He had just broken free from the sonic wave control when he saw Lin Xuan's kick coming.
Only when he saw the raging golden flames ahead did Tang Wulin realize that Lin Xuan's kick was to save him.
"Brother Xuan! Couldn't you have avoided kicking my face?"
Tang Wulin said resentfully, but then he saw the two people Lin Xuan was holding in his arms, and his heart ached even more.
Prioritizing romance over friendship! Brother Xuan, don't forget our childhood bond!
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