The Sunset Forest at night was full of dangers.
Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the silence between the two. Yu Tianyan was immediately awakened, springing up from the tree trunk. Lightning and fire intertwined in his eyes, filled with murderous intent.
The comfort on her shoulder abruptly gone, Liu Erlong also looked displeased. Although she wouldn't admit it, her clenched fists seemed to burn with a growing flame.
Jing Ling and Huang Yuan emerged from their tents, looking around vigilantly.
"Xiao Yan, from the sound of it, it seems they are very close," Liu Erlong said, her voice tinged with murderous intent.
Her mental power, strengthened by the three-headed fire dragon skull, rivaled that of a Titled Douluo, granting her incredibly sharp perception.
"Which direction?" Yu Tianyan asked coldly, barely containing his fury.
Huang Yuan and Jing Ling joined them, equally alert. Although they weren't entirely sure why the dean and their team leader were on guard here, Huang Yuan wisely chose to stay silent. He was smart enough to see through things but not voice them.
Liu Erlong's eyes narrowed as her mental power locked onto the target. "To the north, less than a hundred meters away—there seems to be a tribe."
Before she finished speaking, Yu Tianyan leaped into the air, his lightning wings spreading out dramatically. Invisible flames wrapped around his body as he soared northward, leaving only a chilling statement in his wake:
"I'm going to kill them."
Liu Erlong was shocked. From her perception, there was a soul beast with at least 5,000 years of cultivation in that direction.
"Xiao Yan, wait for me!"
She immediately took off, her lightning-and-fire wings propelling her after him, leaving Jing Ling and Huang Yuan in stunned confusion.
"What should we do?" Jing Ling asked.
Huang Yuan gritted his teeth and decided to follow.
Meanwhile, Yu Tianyan was on the brink of losing control. His fury burned with only one thought—to kill all those who had disturbed his moment of warmth with Liu Erlong.
"Scatter their ashes! Every last one of them!"
He had waited too long to be so close to Liu Erlong.
A hundred meters was but a few breaths' time for the Extreme Electric Fire Phoenix. Yu Tianyan didn't even bother to see what the black figures were before diving down like a fiery missile, wrapped in his strange fire.
Boom!
The moment he landed, the violent Falling Heart Flame erupted to its fullest extent.
Screams pierced the air from all directions.
Yu Tianyan finally saw the creatures clearly and let out a cold chuckle. "Angry ghosts!"
There were about 60 of them, their humanoid forms grotesque with green faces, fangs, and red tongues protruding from their mouths. Their arms were segmented into three parts, and their palms were covered in bone spikes.
One giant angry ghost, nearly six meters tall, was in the middle of devouring a smaller angry ghost less than a meter in height. The piercing scream had come from the devoured creature, as cannibalism was one of the only two ways angry ghosts could evolve.
Now, all the angry ghosts focused their attention on Yu Tianyan. But instead of attacking, they retreated in unison. Even the towering giant took a step back, dropping the smaller angry ghost it had been consuming.
Angry ghosts were once the nightmare of human soul masters. Highly intelligent, their main sustenance wasn't human flesh but human souls, and their attacks targeted the soul directly. Even the most powerful soul masters could fall victim to sneak attacks by these silent predators.
Yu Tianyan's fiery descent had incinerated at least ten hundred-year-old angry ghosts. Their greatest weakness was fire—even a basic flame could burn a thousand-year-old angry ghost to death.
Because of this, some of the creatures drooled at Yu Tianyan but refrained from attacking him, knowing his fire made him their natural predator.
The angry ghosts had been drawn here by the spiritual power of Liu Erlong, whose immense aura had summoned the giant angry ghost. It intended to gain strength by devouring its kind and then devouring Liu Erlong, hoping to evolve into a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
Unfortunately, Yu Tianyan's sudden attack ruined its plans.
Watching the scene, Yu Tianyan felt a moment of satisfaction amidst his fury. This was the perfect chance for Jing Ling's third soul ring.
Liu Erlong arrived moments later, descending beside him. Her sharp eyes scanned the scene, and her scalp tingled at the sight.
"What a terrifying soul beast!" she muttered.
Yu Tianyan, however, was unfazed. Hearing Liu Erlong's voice, he smiled and reassured her, "Don't be afraid, Sister Erlong. These soul beasts are naturally afraid of fire. You and I are their nemeses."
Compared to the horrors Yu Tianyan had witnessed in countless horror movies from his past life, these angry ghosts were nothing.
Hearing this, Liu Erlong steeled her nerves. Her gaze turned bloodthirsty as the fiery horn of battle seemed to awaken in her once more.
"Xiao Yan, take off!" she commanded sharply.
Startled, Yu Tianyan immediately spread his lightning wings and flew to her side.
Liu Erlong raised her left arm slightly, and a violent fire dragon appeared behind her. Eight soul rings materialized around her, encasing her in a fiery glow.
"Red Flame Python Left Arm Soul Bone Skill: Red Flame Hell!"
Dozens of massive flaming pythons surged forth from her arm, engulfing the angry ghosts in a sea of fire.
The angry ghosts tried to flee but were quickly entangled by the fiery serpents and burned to ashes. Even the 5,000-year-old giant angry ghost howled in agony as it was consumed by the fire.
But Liu Erlong wasn't done. Lowering her left arm, she raised her right, summoning a massive flame magic circle that enveloped a hundred meters of ground.
Magma began bubbling from the earth as murderous intent filled her cold pupils. How dare these ugly creatures disturb their moment of peace?
"Earth King Flame Right Arm Soul Bone Skill: Lava!"
Yu Tianyan quickly grabbed her arm, exclaiming, "Wait, Sister! Don't kill them all!"
Liu Erlong's bloodlust remained undeterred. She turned to him and snapped, "What's the point of keeping these filthy things? Xiao Yan, you don't lack soul bones. Let me burn them all!"
Her right arm glowed brightly, and her overwhelming soul power shook Yu Tianyan's hand off as the magma circle expanded.
Streams of molten lava erupted from the ground, sealing the angry ghosts' fate.
(End of Chapter)