Afraid of missing anything, Shen Nong gently pressed her long, slender, pink fingertips against Ze's chest and abdomen.
He finally stopped what he was doing when Ze grabbed his wrist.
Shen Nong looked at Ze with confusion, her urgent voice startling, "Let go, I need to check your injuries."
Ze didn't loosen his grip; instead, he tightened his hold, gripping the back of Shen Nong's neck with his other hand and pulling her close. Following his heart, he gently kissed Shen Nong's slightly reddened eyes.
Shen Nong subconsciously closed her eyes, her long eyelashes brushing against Ze's lips.
Despite the itch, Ze gently covered Shen Nong's eyes with his fingertips, his voice hoarse with suppressed emotion, "Priestess, I'm not in pain. Don't you remember, no matter how bad the injury, I can heal."
After awakening, this ability is even stronger than before; the wound I just had is completely healed.
Shen Nong calmed down and remembered that Ze's blood and the light on his wings after awakening could both help people recover quickly.
He was genuinely frightened and had completely forgotten about it.
The bound Mu Qi found the location of the crystal he had thrown out earlier, which was not far from him.
He moved forward with difficulty on the ground like an insect. This sea of fire was created by him using his own power to activate the crystal. With the same energy, the sea of fire had no effect on him.
Just as Mu Qi was about to touch the bright red crystal, he suddenly heard a whoosh of wind. Mu Qi watched as a giant bird swooped into the sea of fire and snatched the bright red crystal away.
When Yingxi learned that Shen Nong also had the ability to control wood, he found it hard to believe. He knew Shen Nong was powerful, but he didn't expect her to be this powerful.
By the time he realized what was happening, fire had appeared below.
The fire burned very quickly, and soon became a sea of fire.
From above, he could clearly see the changes below. Shen Nong used vines to carve a path through the sea of fire.
They also saw that Leopard Autumn and Wolf Rain were forced to stay away from the sea of fire and could only wait for an opportunity to act, so as not to cause trouble for Shen Nong.
When he saw that Ze was injured, he wanted to rush down and pick Ze up, but he was a step too late for Shen Nong.
So Yingxi focused his attention on the crystal that Ze was desperately trying to get rid of. His eyesight was extremely sharp, especially in his beast form.
Even though the crystal fell into the sea of fire, he still managed to locate it after searching for a while.
But the fire was raging, and Yingxi knew that if he rushed in, he would be badly injured, if not killed.
But Namuqi was also slowly approaching the crystal. He had no time to hesitate any longer. Dying was better than all the previous efforts being in vain.
Yingxi rushed into the sea of fire as if facing death, but the pain he had imagined did not occur. Instead, his vision improved even more in the flames.
This amazing change and experience made Yingxi dizzy, and she almost forgot why she came here.
Fortunately, he snapped out of his daze at the last moment and managed to snatch the crystal before Mu Qi could.
Unable to break free from the vines binding him, Mu Qi manipulated the withered vines to entangle Yingxi, who was about to fly away.
Eagle Creek was like a fish in water amidst the sea of fire; though its beastly form was large, it was incredibly agile.
Mu Qi's withered vines almost couldn't catch up with him.
Lu Chun and the others who were guarding the area could no longer stay still when they saw the sea of fire and wanted to rush in to save people.
But the fire was too big; they might have been burned to death before they even saw anyone inside.
Lu Chun then instructed the Yu tribe beastmen to observe from the air and locate the location of the Wushan tribe priest. They then charged directly into that place, determined to take the Wushan tribe priest down with them, even if it meant being burned alive.
"Found it!"
The Feather Tribe orc flew down and told Lu Chun the news.
Following the location given by the other party, Lu Chun and the others prepared to transform into beast forms and rush in, but were interrupted by a voice behind them.
“Let’s go.” The giant, long-haired white dog, its fur gleaming with a fierce intensity in the firelight, stared intently at the sea of flames. “Tell me the location.”
Lu Chun knew about Quan Feng, but weren't all the people of the Wushan tribe taken away by the Yu tribe?
"Why are you still here?" Lu Chun frowned and said, "Why are you still here? Let's go."
"Yang Wu kicked at the ground, shook his head, and the huge spiral horn on his head swayed, displaying beautiful arcs from different angles. "So, we'll open this sea of fire for you. You must conserve your strength and lives, and make sure you don't let Mu Qi escape."
Lu Chun wanted to say something more, but when she saw the gazes of the orcs from the Wushan tribe, she ultimately said nothing more.
She glanced at the Feather Tribe beastmen and said, "Lead the way for them."
The Feather Tribe orc watched as Quanfeng and his companions circled once in the air, and made the same decision as Luchun: "Follow us."
Lu Chun watched as the Wushan tribe orcs swarmed forward; their beast forms appeared somewhat tiny against the backdrop of the fire curtain.
But she simply couldn't refuse the look in their eyes that made death the only meaning of life.
Chapter 66
The main system will eventually arrest it and put it in a dark room!
Mu Qi watched helplessly as a giant eagle-like beastman snatched the crystal away. He stared viciously in the direction the beastman disappeared, his jaw trembling as he gritted his teeth.
The surrounding fire seemed to have a life of its own, all avoiding Mu Qi.
It took Mu Qi a lot of effort to finally free his hand from the vines. He clung to the vines on his body and pulled out a pale green crystal from the inner layer of the animal skin.
Although this crystal is pale in color, the shimmering light inside it is even more intense than the previous one.
It can be said that his hard work in raising the baby for more than a year was not in vain.
After confirming that Shen Nong was alright, her tense emotions finally relaxed a little.
He pulled his hand away from Ze's, lifted Ze's chin with his fingertips, looked at the exceptionally handsome curve of Ze's face, and said seriously, "I didn't ask you to risk your life. Don't be so careless about yourself in the future, understand?"
Ze was overwhelmed with intense emotions. If they weren't in danger, he would have loved to hold himself in his arms and tell him not to be afraid, that he would be alright.
Ze raised his hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging with a sense of power, and gently stroked Shen Nong's fair and rosy cheeks due to the high temperature and lack of oxygen.
Amidst the sea of fire, he faced his priest and promised, "Priest, I will always protect you."
Shen Nong knew she was attracted to Ze, and the promise Ze was making now sounded to her no less than a partner's promise to be together for life.
Shen Nong looked away, somewhat unable to meet Ze's gaze. He thought to himself, "Indeed, love makes people blind."
Even I can't escape having such wild thoughts.
Suppressing this sudden surge of emotion, now was not the time to think about such things. Shen Nong's fingertips twirled, gathering more power as she manipulated the vines, trying to drag Mu Qi over.
But this time, Shen Nong failed.
Mu Qi's abilities seem to be stronger than before.
The withered vine blocked the vine's advance, and the two were evenly matched.
Shen Nong found it strange that Mu Qi had improved so much in such a short time.
Soon, Shen Nong found out the answer.
Mu Qi emerged from the fire, holding a light green crystal in his hand. He did not use his wood-type ability to fight against himself.
Instead, they used a different wood-type spirit core.
Shen Nong glanced at Mu Qi, wondering how many more supernatural spirit cores this person had.
He manipulated the vines to attack Mu Qi, who effortlessly countered his full-force attacks.
This indicates that the wood-type spirit core that Mu Qi is currently controlling is of a similar level to his.
Not only is this wood-type spirit core of a high level, but the fire-type spirit core that can create a sea of fire of this scale must also be of a high level.
They are all level six.
In interstellar space, level five of the spirit core is a watershed moment.
In interstellar space, those who can bridge the enormous gap of five levels can be called geniuses.
This also illustrates the difficulty of upgrading the spirit core level.
Shen Nong himself had reached level six not long before his rebirth, but he was sent to this other world as soon as he stepped into the so-called genius category.
However, at this moment, Shen Nong suddenly saw two level-six spirit cores.
If it weren't for the fact that saving Lu Shuang last time unintentionally triggered his water-based superpower, causing his spirit core to advance to level six before his rebirth, he really wouldn't have any way to deal with Mu Qi's spirit core now.
Now that Mu Qi is unable to control the sea of fire to protect him, Ze, Bao Qiu, and Lang Yu are searching for a weak spot in the flames to trap Mu Qi.
Ze wanted to rush out directly, even though he would be burned, he could heal himself.
But when he thought of the priest's slightly red eyes and endless worry, he gave up the idea.
Just as the situation reached a stalemate, the sound of orcs running rapidly came from outside the sea of fire.
Upon hearing the sound, Shen Nong frowned. With such a huge fire, rushing in was suicidal.
Shen Nong was right; they really were courting death.
Inufumi's white fur had been burned black, and flames were still burning on his body.
Apart from him, the situation of the other orcs was not much better.
But they seemed to feel no pain, relentlessly following the direction the Sky Feather Tribe orcs were flying.
Mu Qi's attention was mostly diverted by Shen Nong, and he also had to keep an eye on the other three orc warriors who were waiting for an opportunity to strike.
He didn't even notice that a group of Wushan tribesmen, whom he considered like ants, were rushing towards him with a death wish.
With a loud bang, Quanfeng lunged at the figure in the flames. Muqi was thrown back several meters by the huge impact, and Quanfeng followed closely behind, landing on top of Muqi.
The claws pressed against Mu Qi's chest, the sharp tips piercing Mu Qi's skin and drawing blood.
Quanfeng stared intently at Muqi, his eyes reflecting the raging flames, just like the surging hatred in his heart.
When Mu Qi regained his senses from the pain and saw Quan Feng, he was somewhat surprised. The Wushan tribe had disappeared without a trace from the beginning. Now they had reappeared, and not only that, they dared to attack him.
Mu Qi gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You dare to attack me?"
"Why wouldn't I dare! I'll kill you!" Quanfeng's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled as he endured the burning pain. "You killed our Priest Wuqing!"
Mu Qi was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Quan Feng to know about this, and then he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He tilted his head, looking at the Wushan tribe orcs surrounding him, clenching the crystal in his hand, and mocking their overestimation of their abilities, "Do you really think you can resist me?"
Quanfeng stomped his feet, saying no more. He quickly lunged forward, intending to bite Muqi to death.
But just as the fangs were about to touch Mu Qi, he found that he couldn't move his body.