Chapter 2714: Advice

Chapter 2714: Chapter 2713: Advice

When they heard the words “Black Flame,” Ling Feng and the two others were startled.

Because just moments ago, Huo Chou had used the black flame to kill Elder Huo Yue.

When they wanted the little girl to explain the events in more detail, a black flame suddenly engulfed her body.

Ling Feng reacted the fastest. He immediately had Little Fei spit out a glob of mucus, hoping to extinguish the black flame, but the mucus stuck to the little girl’s body couldn’t put it out.

The little girl rolled on the ground frantically, screaming incessantly, while Ling Feng and the others could only watch, helpless to do anything.

The temperature of the black flame was so intense that even Ling Feng, standing just a few steps away, could feel the scorching heat, and even a little girl from the Lava World like her couldn’t withstand such burning and scorching.

The burning process lasted about ten minutes, and finally, the surviving little girl from the Huo Clan was burned to death by the flames. At the moment her body turned to charcoal, the black flame abruptly extinguished.

“Hahaha hey!” A sharp, mocking laughter echoed through the heavens and earth.

This voice was all too familiar to the three of them,

Zhou Ming!

Ling Feng looked at the girl’s charred body, gripping his fist silently. They had just found a survivor, about to inquire about the whereabouts of the other Huo Clansmen, when Zhou Ming silenced her.

They didn’t know if he was trying to prevent them from finding the other Huo Clansmen, or if he was intentionally killing an innocent child in front of them to mock their incompetence.

One thing was for certain, Ling Feng’s fury was truly provoked. Song Ruozhao also looked coldly at the girl’s body, clenching his fists, and even the usually calm and indifferent Ling Yao couldn’t help but frown, with anger evident in her expression.

The three stood there in silence for a long time, and finally, Ling Feng slowly relaxed his tightly clenched fist and said very calmly, “Let’s head to the volcano first.”

The three of them looked up together at the very conspicuous, smoking volcano in the Lava World, and then set off towards it, directly towards the location of the Fire Lotus.

…

Elsewhere, in the Lava World, only a few dozen kilometers from the Huo Clan settlement, a tall and muscular man with a fiery red body abruptly twisted the neck of a man in black hidden in the shadows.

Behind the man were some strong and robust followers, who coordinated with his attacking rhythm to kill all those black-clad attackers.

Finally, they unanimously used flames to burn the bodies of the men in black to ashes.

One of the followers stepped forward and respectfully said to the man, “Clan Leader, although these people are dressed in black robes, during the battle, I could vaguely see that their skin is entirely red,”

“And their attack methods are almost identical to ours. I suspect they are all Huo Clan people!”

The man glanced at the ashes of the bodies on the ground, falling into contemplation, a torrent of thoughts wandering and integrating in his mind, extracting all the most useful information.

Finally, this clan leader of the Huo Clan—Huo Tian—calmly said, “It seems someone within the clan doesn’t want us to return. For these people to intercept us so easily, something must have happened within the clan,”

“Brothers, something might have happened in the clan while we were gone. Let’s hurry back and see!”

“Yes!”

Flames surged from under Huo Tian and the other Huo Clansmen’s feet. With their perfect control over the flames, they could use the thrust to sky command, moving swiftly, matching even the cultivators adept at flying.

When Huo Tian and his followers reached the Huo Clan settlement, they saw the same scene Ling Feng and the others had witnessed: all the Huo Clansmen had vanished, their homes completely empty.

The once prosperous scene was now entirely gone, and when the followers returned to their homes, they found their families were missing too, all shocked and enraged.

Seeing such a bizarre situation, Huo Tian headed directly to the Holy Hall to find Elder Huo Tian, only to see the elder’s body lying in front of the Holy Hall, covered in black burn marks.

Moreover, the Prophecy Scroll in the Holy Hall’s secret chamber was missing!

Huo Tian was both shocked and furious, pondering for a moment before rushing straight to the Magma Prison.

When he arrived at the prison, he found the original lava seals shattered, and all the guards dead without exception,

The brother of Huo Tian, who was held in the deepest part of the prison using nine seals, Huo Chou, has also disappeared!

At this point, Huo Tian finally realized the severity of the situation, but without much thought, he went out to meet up with his attendants.

“Clan Leader, there’s no one left in the tribe!” someone shouted.

“My wife and children are all gone, Huo Lin and the others have also disappeared!”

“Yes, Clan Leader, what exactly happened? We’ve only been away for a few days!”

Huo Tian waved his large hand and shouted, “Brothers, don’t panic, don’t be alarmed; I know something has happened, Huo Chou somehow managed to escape, all the wardens are dead.”

“I went to the Holy Hall, Elder Huo Yue was unfortunately killed too!” Tears welled up in Huo Tian’s eyes, for he himself was cultivated by Elder Huo Yue; whether it was knowledge, martial skills, or unique fire control techniques, all were inherited from Elder Huo Yue.

With the death of his mentor, friend, and father figure, how could Huo Tian not feel saddened and pained? But he understood clearly what he needed to do now was calm his heart and soothe the emotions of his subordinates.

“Listen to me, brothers, the clan has disappeared, my most respected master has been harmed, I am in great pain, I know your families have disappeared too, you must also be in pain, but now we must turn our sorrow into strength.”

“All these tragedies must be related to Huo Chou, our main task right now is to find him, and when the time comes, I will re-judge his crimes and execute him directly, but now you must tightly follow me.”

“I will lead you to recover our shared family, you must remember, in the Huo Clan, no matter the time, we are united as one, no hardship can defeat us!”

Huo Tian made a stirring speech, rekindling hope in the hearts of the Huo Clan who were originally devastated and even despairing at the disappearance of their families.

All of them stood behind Huo Tian and roared, “Judge the criminal! Reclaim our homeland! Avenge the dead clansmen!”

A series of passionate roars shook the entire Huo Clan settlement, jolting it fiercely, as Huo Tian faced the remaining Huo Clan members, he gazed at the distant volcano, eyes ice-cold, fists clenched tightly.

…

Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao had already arrived at the foot of the volcano.

They looked up at the towering volcano, from which billowed thick smoke, feeling their own insignificance, and with great awe for the power of the volcano.

“Unexpectedly, there’s such grandeur within the Nine Nether World, worthy of being beneath the Nine Continents; I always thought the resources and powers of the Nine Continents were extremely scarce, unable to produce anything good aside from some secret treasures,”

“Never expected there’d be a live volcano here, and Elder Huo Yue mentioned there’s a treasure, the Fire Lotus, inside. Very good, if I could acquire it, my strength would definitely improve,” Ling Feng smiled.

“Is coming here only for the Fire Lotus?” Song Ruozhao saw through Ling Feng’s unnaturalness and asked gently.

Ling Feng’s smile froze, quickly followed by an extremely cold expression, as if Ling Feng had two personalities; at this moment, Ling Feng spoke in a very ruthless tone, “Of course not, my main guess is that Huo Chou would come here to vie for the Fire Lotus.”

“Since Zhou Ming is behind him, since Zhou Ming gave him strength, then where Huo Chou is, Zhou Ming is bound to be there too. I came here for Zhou Ming and the Fire Lotus.”

“The Fire Lotus is the treasure Elder Huo Yue promised to give me, I must accept it, and as for Zhou Ming…”

“I’ll twist his head off, shatter his soul, to make him understand some actions carry a price, like messing with me, like killing those who shouldn’t be killed!”

Ling Feng’s expression became exceedingly ferocious for a moment, then returned to calm: “Hahaha, but the heart shouldn’t be so dark, I am still a person with justice and kindness.”

Song Ruozhao shook his head, Ling Yao rolled her eyes, the three originally intended to enter directly from the volcano’s peak, but seeing the billowing black smoke and intense heat, they retreated.

Though Song Ruozhao’s physical body is strong and might not fear the high temperatures, Ling Feng and Ling Yao had no reason to take risks.

Ultimately, the three decided to search for an entrance around the volcano’s circumference, Ling Feng didn’t believe the Huo Clan always entered directly from the volcano’s peak, there must be an entrance.

Following the hard red-brown stone path for several rounds, Ling Feng and the others finally discovered near the volcano’s base a mark resembling a stone door engraved on the mountain.

This must be the entrance to the volcano; as Ling Feng and the others prepared to enter, they noticed above the entrance a seal with a Fire Lotus pattern, rendering the stone door unable to open.

Ling Feng and his group attempted to touch the seal, suddenly a voice came from above them:

“Heed my advice: if you don’t wish to be burned alive, don’t touch that Fire Lotus seal!”