Divine King of Honour-Chapter 229: Demon Beast of the Lake Bottom

Xu Nian circumvented the mysterious woman and arrived at another part of Black Flame Lake.

It must be said, the temperature of Black Flame Lake was truly terrifying.

Even the Xuan Ice covering Xu Nian’s body began to gradually melt.

Fortunately, it wasn’t melting so quickly, otherwise Xu Nian really would have been laid bare to nature. Find exclusive stories on novelbuddy

Black Flame Lake wasn’t large, covering only a few hundred square meters.

And for some reason, a bizarre black flame covered the surface of the water.

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As the body of water was veiled by this eerie black flame, it continuously evaporated, sending up mists.

Logically speaking, water and fire were incompatible, yet now they coexisted strangely, which was very puzzling to Xu Nian.

However, Xu Nian didn’t want to probe too deeply; all he wanted were these black flames.

The current level of the black flames was enough to promote him to a Great Refiner, entirely meeting his needs.

"Let’s start refining the Fire Seed then, better leave here early, otherwise it will be troublesome if that woman discovers me," Xu Nian muttered nervously.

After all, having taken covert action, it would be an immense embarrassment to get caught.

Having finished speaking, Xu Nian directly stepped forward, entering the water of the lake.

The lake water was scalding, with the strange black flames all around.

Yet Xu Nian had achieved the pinnacle of leveraging external forces, and a gentle breeze encircled him, easily blowing away the black flames.

At the same time, Xuan Ice covered his feet, shielding him from the heat emanating from the lake below.

Soon, Xu Nian arrived at the center of Black Flame Lake and sat down cross-legged.

Refining a Fire Seed required time, and the process needed a substantial amount of flames.

Xu Nian then closed his eyes and, following the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique secret art, began to refine the Fire Seed.

As he activated his secret technique, the flames around him crazily surged toward him, forming several fire ribbons that converged in the palm of his hand.

The Black Water Flames continuously gathered, compressing bit by bit.

Eventually, a small Fire Seed formed in the palm of Xu Nian’s hand.

"The Fire Seed has formed!" Xu Nian looked at the Fire Seed in his hand, his face revealing a joyful expression.

But very soon, a puzzled look appeared on his face because he sensed from this Fire Seed a feeling as though it was on the verge of blossoming.

"I wonder if continuing to absorb the flames will make the seed bloom."

A bold idea popped into Xu Nian’s mind.

He continued to stimulate the secret technique, frantically devouring the black flames on the surface of the lake.

The black flames were voraciously absorbed, merging into the Fire Seed, with nearly all of the black flames within a several tens of meters radius completely absorbed by Xu Nian.

As the Fire Seed continued to absorb flames, it slowly began to bloom, ultimately forming a Black Fire Lotus in Xu Nian’s palm.

"Eh, it really bloomed, and the form of this black flame is actually a lotus—how strange. However, this Black Fire Lotus seems much more powerful than the previous Fire Seed," Xu Nian joyfully talked to himself.

He had been curious to see if the Fire Seed would bloom, and to his surprise, it was indeed successful.

The Black Fire Lotus was terrifying and bewitchingly beautiful.

It was mysteriously coincidental with the Dan Sea Species Green Lotus of his cultivation.

At the thought, Xu Nian collected the Black Fire Lotus into his Dan Sea, where it quietly blossomed inside.

"It’s time to leave, otherwise I’ll really get discovered by that woman," Xu Nian thought to himself.

He had already stayed on the lake surface for nearly six hours, and the sky had begun to lighten, clearly indicating that dawn was approaching.

If he didn’t leave now, he’d be easily discovered.

Moreover, his frantic absorption of the black flames had caused disturbances on the surface of the lake, which may already have caught the woman’s attention.

Xu Nian had already observed that the woman’s cultivation was not low.

At the age of twenty-four, she already possessed the cultivation of a Four-star General.

She was definitely a rare talent, most likely an elite disciple of this sect.

Xu Nian had no desire to bring trouble upon himself.

"Young man, you’re really careless; didn’t you notice there’s something at the bottom of this lake?"

However, just then, Emperor Ye Tian’s voice suddenly echoed in Xu Nian’s mind.

Xu Nian startled, immediately extended his Spiritual Sense toward the depths of the lake.

The lake wasn’t deep, only a few dozen meters.

With Xu Nian’s current strength of Spiritual Sense, he could easily reach the bottom.

But this investigation made him break out in a cold sweat.

Beneath the water, there was an enormous Demon Beast sprawled out.

This Demon Beast was covered in black flames, with a body full of sturdy Black Scale Armor, its massive size almost filling the entire lake bed.

However, the limbs of the Demon Beast were bound by powerful chains, sealing its entire body at the bottom of the lake.

At this moment, the Demon Beast seemed to be in a deep sleep and had not noticed Xu Nian above the surface, but the aura it emitted was terribly formidable.

Xu Nian quickly retracted his Spiritual Sense, not daring to probe the Demon Beast’s cultivation, for fear of disturbing it.

His back was drenched in cold sweat.

Although this Demon Beast was sealed, it still made his back shiver with cold sweat.

If the Demon Beast had suddenly awakened while he was refining the fire kind earlier,

there was no telling what might have happened.

"Quickly leave, otherwise you’re really going to be unlucky," Xu Nian muttered to himself.

Then he intended to make his way toward the shore.

However, just then, the Demon Beast beneath the lake suddenly opened its eyes, its huge pupils, like lanterns, staring dead at Xu Nian above.

"Roar!"

The Demon Beast spat out a mouthful of colossal black flames, which soared into the sky like a fire dragon, heading straight for Xu Nian.

Xu Nian was shocked on the spot.

Indeed, the Demon Beast had awakened, sensing the terrible danger coming from below.

Xu Nian hastily executed the Illusion Fascinate Trace, while simultaneously condensing layer upon layer of Xuan Ice Shields around himself.

Yet the black flames came too ferociously, and although Xu Nian dodged at extreme speed, he was still struck by the column of flame.

Luckily, Xu Nian had condensed the Xuan Ice Shield beforehand, otherwise he would have been reduced to ashes.

Even so, Xu Nian was still blasted away by the terrifying column of black flames.

And by an odd coincidence, he happened to land not far from that young woman.

The woman noticed Xu Nian, and Xu Nian saw the woman.

Their eyes met, the atmosphere extremely awkward.

"Roar!"

Another terrifying roar came from the bottom of the lake, and the entire lake surface began to churn violently.

The water formed stupendous waves, crashing fiercely toward the direction of Xu Nian and the young woman.

"Not good, run!" Xu Nian exclaimed in alarm and yelled to the woman.

The woman, too, was startled and wanted to flee.

But the lake water was too fast, and they had no chance to escape.

Seeing this scene, Xu Nian swore under his breath.

Having no choice, he lunged toward the young woman, condensing a Xuan Ice Defensive Shield around her to fend off the lake’s assault.

The lake’s water was scorchingly hot, and if the woman were to be struck by it, even if she didn’t die, she would be severely injured.

This Demon Beast had been awakened by Xu Nian; how could he possibly stand by and let her die?

Xuan Ice formed a Defensive Shield, like an enormous bowl upside down on the ground, protecting Xu Nian and the woman within.

"Boom!"

The massive lake water smashed heavily onto the Xuan Ice Defensive Shield, emitting a terrible roaring sound.

And inside the Defensive Light Shield, Xu Nian and the young woman ended up holding each other, looking into each other’s eyes.