Chapter 1046
Chapter 1046: Fight It
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hide in the lake and only come out when I call you," Xie Qing King commanded, as he saw the red inferno that was consuming the sky .
Han Sen spared no time in agreeing, and so he quickly set about returning to the lake . He could feel a horrible power and presence headed his way, and it was better if he did not have to be the one to face it . That, and the fact he had now come to trust Xie Qing King, made him happy to oblige the request that he return to the restorative waters of the lake .
Xie Qing King was always alone . He never took on spirits, and neither did he ever contract creatures .
He had only recently been released from a hundred-thousand-year imprisonment . This incarceration changed him, and this is what led him to take on Han Sen as a protege . Unfortunately for him, Han Sen hadn't been entirely honest about his identity .
As Han Sen watched the red sky ablaze with a violent firestorm, he suddenly saw a fireball come hurling towards them .
The fireball was then joined by an additional three . And as they came, they toppled trees and relit the already fire-ravaged land . Only the lake was still cool .
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"They're not fireballs! That's four super creatures!" Han Sen was worried, and he feared for Xie Qing King's wellbeing . He had no idea if he could deal with such a threat .
But before he could voice any concerns, Xie Qing King had rushed ahead to meet the fiery felons . He re-entered the lake, but not without grave worry . If Xie Qing King fell, or if the fire-wreathed ravens came for him, Han Sen did not know whether or not he could make it out alive . He was still fairly weak, so he wouldn't be in a prime condition to escape .
Xie Qing King's body gleamed like a beacon of silver light, and he flew to engage the four renegade stars .
As Han Sen watched the violent suns, he could barely see the shape of the ravens inside the burning plasma of their power . But still, they were massive, and their wings had to be at least a hundred meters long . They looked as if they'd be able to incinerate the coldest, most frozen lands .
"These guys are all stronger than that sheep king, for sure . " Han Sen gasped in shock .
Xie Qing King was not at all fazed, though . The orbs spewed wretched fire as the birds within cawed callously, but he did not fear them .
The landscape turned from black to red, and Han Sen felt as if he was living inside an active furnace . The fire was so hot, even the rocks of the mountainsides began to melt .
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Fortunately for him, the lake remained cool and unaffected by the whirlwind of fire that encompassed it .
Streaks of flame overwhelmed Han Sen's vision of the sky, until there was nothing but a manic red blur above the surface of the lake . In the occasional lapse, he could catch sight of mountains crumbling, but that was it .
Han Sen could now only hope that Xie Qing King would emerge victorious . The spirit was communicative and friendly, but the birds weren't . If the spirit was killed, Han Sen would be unable to talk his way out of that situation, for sure .
The fire that ripped through the sky looked as if it could bring the entire world down .
The atmosphere was burning fiercely, and seemed like even gold could be melted within a few seconds of entry there .
Fortunately, Han Sen had maxed out his fire geno points and practiced Phoenix Flame . If he had not, he would have been cooked alive for just poking his head above water .
Suddenly, Han Sen heard a raven unleash a screech . One of the orbs came hurtling down like a meteorite, crashing into a nearby mountain . Following its descent, the mountain started to crumble and cave in on itself, half-burying the fiery bird-beast .
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The bird king's body was crushed by the rubble, as lava streamed out of it like a substitute for blood .
When Han Sen squinted to get a better look of the king, he noticed it was missing a wing . It looked as if it had been ripped off . There was also a deep gash right across its throat .
The bird king was still alive, but it could not get up . It let out the occasional dying screech, but that was all it could do .
Han Sen thought to himself, "That's a super creature . Should I finish it off?"
The temptation was difficult to resist . He knew doing such a thing was reckless, as the tornado of fire was still continuing to tear up the encompassing landscape . He didn't even know if he could withstand a lick of those flames .
The other three bird kings were raging even harder now, too, to pick up the slack left by their fallen companion . The fires lashed the sky even harder, picking up trees and rocks, throwing whatever they could all about .
As the bird died and the flames subsided, the lava that was its blood began to solidify .
"YOLO!" Han Sen placed Bao'er in the water and ran out of the lake . He dashed and danced between the raging fires to reach the dying bird king .
Han Sen had Aero to aid his evasions, but that was about it . He was still too weak to use it for fighting, and he didn't have a bow to shoot it from the safety of the lake, either .
Han Sen just had to get in close and deliver a firm slash with his Phoenix Sword .
As he raced through the blazing fields, he felt as if he had taken a dip in a pool of lava . He activated Phoenix Flame for increased resistance, but the atmosphere around was still blisteringly hot .
"This is frightening, to be honest . If anyone else took a step out here, they'd be burnt to a crisp," Han Sen thought, as he made his way to the fallen bird .
The fact that there had been four of the birds made the fire so terrifying . Had there been only one, Han Sen thought he might have stood a chance of taking it down .
He possessed Phoenix Flame and maxed out fire genes, and for now, it was enough to keep him safe as he sprinted towards the dying bird king .