Chapter 1352 - 1349: Mount, Five-Finger Mountain!

Luo Feng had heard of the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle, a demon beast that lives at the southernmost point of the Dali Dynasty, inhabiting the edges of the Red Flame Desert. It survives by devouring Fire Yuan Qi.

An adult Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle has strength comparable to a True Yuan Realm Martial Artist. It can travel tens of thousands of miles in a day, moving like lightning, even faster than an early-stage True Yuan Realm Martial Artist, making it very suitable for travel.

Although Flame Cloud Tiger Eagles are fierce in appearance, their temperament is extremely gentle. As long as they’re not provoked, they generally won’t attack, which is why many large forces breed them.

However, taming Flame Cloud Tiger Eagles is easy, but keeping them alive is no simple matter.

A single Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle requires an amount of Fire Yuan Qi daily equivalent to several True Yuan Realm Martial Artists, which ordinary small families and martial artists cannot afford, except for truly large forces.

"Everyone, please."

On the back of another Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle sat a person, none other than Elder Yun from the Golden Sword Adventure Group whom they had met a few days ago.

Swish!

Luo Feng placed the payment for the food and drink on the table, and under the envious gazes of those around him, he flashed onto the back of the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle.

Soon after, Yue Haitang and the others followed suit.

Seeing that everyone was present, Elder Yun turned back respectfully and said, "It’ll be a bit bumpy at first, please be careful."

The defeat of Qiu Yue by Luo Feng last night was widely known among the senior members of the Golden Sword Adventure Group.

Among them, no one pursued Luo Feng for taking the Extreme Fire Screaming Dragon Silkworm Egg right before their eyes; instead, they held him in awe.

Respect for strength is a concept they surely understood.

"Let’s go."

On the other side, Qiu Yue withdrew his gaze and instructed the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle.

Whoosh...

The air currents twisted as the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle vigorously flapped its wings. Its massive body shot towards the sky like an arrow, at a speed so fast it was unbelievable. The oncoming air felt like blades cutting the skin.

Whoosh!

The Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle carrying Luo Feng and the others followed closely behind, flying away swiftly.

"Such speed!"

Feeling the fierce currents coming head-on, Luo Feng was a bit astonished and waved his hand, gathering a blade-shaped Gang Qi to envelop everyone, shielding them from the celestial winds.

In the blink of an eye, the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle ascended a thousand meters high, swooping towards the distant, and it soon became impossible to see Flame Gold City.

Once the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle reached the high altitude, it became exceedingly stable, its broad back like flat ground.

Luo Feng withdrew his True Yuan, gazed at the swiftly retreating clouds on both sides, and lightly touched the sturdy back of the Flame Cloud Tiger Eagle, his eyes flickered slightly, muttering to himself:

"Having a mount sure is convenient. It seems I should tame a mount when I have the chance. Oh yes, Yan Hu invited me to the Southern Forest Wilderness, where demon beasts roam. There should be good options there. Might take a trip when I get the chance."

Luo Feng’s reason for wanting to tame demon beasts was simple: with beasts as transportation, he could have more time to train, saving a considerable amount of time.

As the thought passed, Luo Feng closed his eyes and began to practice Divine Dragon Nine Changes.

Having just mastered True Yuan Transform into Dragon, he still wasn’t familiar with the changes in his body. When facing real masters, this was undoubtedly a fatal weakness. Now with time available, he wanted to take this opportunity to fully grasp the Dragon Yuan power.

The blazing sun shone high above, with only occasional clouds drifting in the blue sky, giving an impression of serene tranquility.

Who knows how much time passed.

Suddenly, a piercing cry echoed from above the sky, with two blood-red dots quickly enlarging among the clouds.

The blood-red dots moved as fast as lightning; one moment they were thousands of meters away, the next they were right before their eyes, revealing themselves to be two monstrous birds.

The birds were entirely black-boned, without a trace of flesh, with wingspan exceeding a hundred meters. Atop their heads was a single horn, with their eye sockets containing two blood-colored flames, gleaming bright, exuding a bizarre, bloodthirsty aura that chilled the heart.

If Luo Feng were here, he would recognize them at once as the Bone and Blood Demon Pigeons of the Corpse Ghost Taoist!

Standing atop each Bone and Blood Demon Pigeon was a figure; the one on the left was cloaked entirely in black robes, with eyes like ghost fires. The one on the right wore a blood robe, with a plain gaze teeming with murderous intent - they were the Corpse Ghost Taoist and Blood Shadow Demon General.

"Corpse Ghost, we’re arriving at Flame Gold City soon. When are you planning to attack? Within the Dali Dynasty, there are often disciples from holy lands around; I don’t want to run into them."

Blood Shadow Demon General glanced ahead and said to the Corpse Ghost Taoist.

"I know that. Once they leave Flame Gold City, we’ll strike immediately."

Corpse Ghost Taoist nodded, ceased speaking, and the blood-red flames in his sockets slowly waned, seemingly sensing something.

Suddenly, a fine blood light shot rapidly from afar.

"It’s here!"

Corpse Ghost Taoist’s eyes flared with blood light, opening his mouth to inhale the blood light.

Moments later, his eyes showed ferocity, emitting a sinister aura, "They’ve departed Flame Gold City. However, there are a few unexpected guests among them, including one of the Dali Dynasty’s three princesses."

"Just a little girl, kill her and that’s that. Make it clean, who’s to know."

Blood Shadow Demon General was indifferent, looking at Corpse Ghost Taoist, saying, "Corpse Ghost, can you hand over the heart of the Five-Colored Glazed Toad now?"

Corpse Ghost Taoist shook his head, "As long as Luo Feng is killed, the heart of the Five-Colored Glazed Toad is naturally yours. Why rush?"

The heart of the Five-Colored Glazed Toad was equally a precious item to him. Had it not been for his deep hatred towards Luo Feng, he wouldn’t have taken it out this time, giving it readily to Blood Shadow Demon General. Now, he wanted to keep it for as long as possible.

Upon hearing this, Blood Shadow Demon General was slightly displeased, and coldly remarked:

"We already agreed, I will only help you deal with those two Sword Tomb disciples. The rest is for you to handle. If you find yourself unable to cope, I won’t intervene unless..."

"You have something even better than the Five-Colored Glazed Toad."

Corpse Ghost Taoist inwardly cursed Blood Shadow Demon General’s greed, glanced back,and raspy laughter followed, "Rest assured, I’ve made every preparation this time. They won’t escape my Five Finger Mountain."

Behind, atop the Bone and Blood Demon Pigeons stood shadow after shadow, with densely packed, evil bloodthirsty eyes red as torches.

Though the sun blazed high above, this space felt bone-chillingly cold, with near clouds dyed dark red.

...

The sunset was like blood, casting the shimmering lake surface in fantastical hue.

By the lake, Luo Feng sat with eyes slightly closed, breathing deeply; each breath made water droplets leap from the nearby lake, only to fall suddenly, repeating in a cycle.

Nearby, Yue Haitang and others were resting and training, with the two Flame Cloud Tiger Eagles inseparably drinking.

After traveling tirelessly for half a day, the group had left Flame Gold City by about ten thousand miles. Seeing the beautiful scenery here, they decided to stop and rest.

Though Flame Cloud Tiger Eagles are demon beasts, they’re still flesh and blood; continuous, full-speed travel is hard on them.

Hum.

The agitated lake surface mysteriously calmed, Luo Feng opened his eyes and raised his right hand in empty space.

Roar!

Faint dragon whispers appeared in the void as massive water currents swirled into the air, transforming into a brilliant, transparent water dragon, weaving through the air above the lake, reflecting rainbow colors in the sunset, majestic and mysterious.

"Smash!"

As the water dragon fully formed, Luo Feng clenched his five fingers, and the dragon twisted its heads and tails, charging towards the opposite mountain peak.

Boom!

A huge roar followed, and the entire mountain peak vanished into thin air as if it had never existed.