Chapter 528: The Four Geniuses
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Seventh level monstrous beasts were the highest ranked monstrous beasts in existence. Any higher than that, they would not be monstrous beasts anymore, but rather a legendary monster.
In the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension, there were not many sects that could domesticate Sixth level monstrous beasts. However, there were even fewer sects that could domesticate Seventh level monstrous beasts.
Those people seated on the gigantic birds were definitely important. They could actually ride on Seventh level bird monstrous beasts.
However, Mo Wen did not mind it at all. After all, the inner world was different from the main space. Hence, he did not find it weird to see all kinds of people appear. Mo Wen would not even be too surprised if an Immortal Cultivator appeared.
“Flaming Dragon Colt.” On top of the gigantic bird, a beautiful middle-aged lady was standing beside the young lady dressed in purple. She was looking down as well. After seeing the eye-catching Flaming Dragon Colt, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. Being able to ride on the Flaming Dragon Colt was not a simple task. Moreover, in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension, there were only a few ancient martial art sects that owned a Flaming Dragon Colts. Just who was this youth? He did not look like someone from those few sects.
“Master, the Flaming Dragon Colt is not as rare as you’ve mentioned. We can encounter it anytime,” the girl in purple said. She was not very old, aged only about 13 or 14. Her little face was exquisite and she exuded youth. She was about as old as Yun Xiaoman.
“Sect junior sister Tian’er, it was just a coincidence that we have encountered a Flaming Dragon Colt. You have to understand that there are very few Flaming Dragon Colts in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. Moreover, there are even fewer people who have successfully domesticated the Flaming Dragon Colt. From what I know, the number of sects that have successfully domesticated the Flaming Dragon Colt can be counted with my ten fingers.”
Standing beside the young girl was a youth in white who had been smiling gently as she spoke. The youth looked adoringly into the young girl’s eyes and clearly was very fond of this junior. It was very difficult to judge the age of an ancient martial art practitioner using the naked eye. However, this youth’s age seemed to not exceed 30.
“Sect elder brother Wu Feng, the Big Flame and Small Flame of our Purple Qi Pavilion are both mature Flaming Dragon Colts. I wonder who would be faster if they were to race that Flaming Dragon Colt?” Meng Tiantian asked curiously, her eyes blinking. She looked as though she was itching to have a go, wanting to pit her Small Flame and Big Flame against the Flaming Dragon Colt of Mo Wen.
“Sect junior sister Tian’er, mature Flaming Dragon Colts are all about the same. Even if there is a difference between them, the gap would not be too big. Unless, it is the king of all Flaming Dragon Colts, the Inferno Dragon Colt. However, the Inferno Dragon Colt is a very rare Seventh level monstrous beast. It is questionable whether or not it even exists in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension.” Wu Feng laughed and shook his head.
The mature Flaming Dragon Colt had a speed that was comparable to an ancient martial art practitioner at the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir realm. To the majority of ancient martial art practitioners, such a speed was already the limit. Moreover, Flaming Dragon Colts were very rarely seen. It was already tough to even set eyes on one, much less two in the same frame. Thus, there were very few people who would think of pitting Flaming Dragon Colts against each other.
“I really wish to own an Inferno Dragon Colt and ride it out often. That would be so impressive.” Meng Tiantian crossed her arms and looked like she was enjoying the thought of it. She managed to see the Flaming Dragon Colt every day so she no longer found it special. However, the Inferno Dragon Colt, the king of all Flaming Dragon Colts, was something that she had only heard about.
Upon hearing that, Wu Feng and the beautiful middle-aged lady shook their heads and smiled. Nobody had ever seen the Inferno Flaming Colt and it was difficult to say if there even was one in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. Even if there was one, it had never been domesticated by an ancient martial art practitioner.
Legend had it that the moment an Inferno Dragon Colt ran, it would morph into a dragon. It could fly in the air and soar for nine days. Essentially, not a single ancient martial art practitioner could catch up. Hence, logically speaking, even if they were able to find the Inferno Dragon Colt, it would be almost impossible to domesticate it. Even the most powerful ancient martial art practitioner would probably not even be able to get a single strand of fur off it.
“What’s with your expressions?” Meng Tiantian was very observant. At a glance, she could infer the thoughts of her master and her sect senior brother. Then, she pouted as she said, “I will marry whoever gives me an Inferno Dragon Colt in the future.”
“Sect junior sister, I’m afraid you will be left on the shelf forever then.”
“Tian’er, it seems like you will just have to follow your master forever.”
“You guys… humph!”
On the ground, the Flaming Dragon Colt was running while the gigantic birds were flying in the sky. They were headed in the same direction and their goals were the same. There was not much difference in their speed. Along the way, they had all maintained their consistency.
From time to time, Meng Tiantian would look down at the Flaming Dragon Colt out of curiosity. Then, she would look at the gigantic bird under her feet. When she noticed that Xiao Qing simply could not overtake that Flaming Dragon Colt, she let out a light humph indignantly.
“The Flaming Dragon Colt is amongst the fastest of all the monstrous beasts,” Wu Feng said, seemingly able to sense his sect junior sister’s thoughts. He smiled. “Only an ancient martial art practitioner at the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir realm can compare. Perhaps the Seventh level Green Wind Hawk has a respectable speed out of the gigantic birds. However, in comparison to the Flaming Dragon Colt, it still performs a little worse. If not for the fact that we have the advantage of being in the sky, I’m afraid we may not even be able to catch up to that youth.”
Although the Green Wind Hawk was a Seventh level monstrous beast, it was not one that had a speed advantage amongst the gigantic birds. Hence, there was naturally a gap between it and the Flaming Dragon Colt. Meanwhile, the Flaming Dragon Colt had stamina, allowing it to maintain its high speed. Currently, they could still keep up with the Flaming Dragon Colt. However, eventually, the Green Wind Hawk would not be able to keep up anymore.
“Master, our Purple Qi Pavilion also has two Flaming Dragon Colts, Big Flame and Small Flame. Why don’t we ride them out? If Big Flame and Small Flame are around, they would definitely be able to match up to that person.” Meng Tiantian had initially thought that riding on the Seventh level Green Wind Hawk was very eye-catching. However, she now felt that she was being overshadowed by others and was a little upset.
“Tian’er, this time, we are headed to get the spiritual fire. We are not trying to attract attention. Although that Flaming Dragon Colt looks gorgeous, it is not practical. It can only be ridden like a horse. Other than escaping, it would not be able to fulfill any other purpose at a vital moment.”
The Flaming Dragon Colt was but a Fourth or Fifth level monstrous beast. It was not strong in battles. Hence, how could its practicality compare to that of the Seventh level Green Wind Hawk? A Seventh level monstrous beast had a battle strength as strong as that of an ancient martial art practitioner with the Golden Elixir realm. Sometimes, they could even be stronger.
The beautiful middle-aged lady said calmly, “This time, we have come out not for you to get the spiritual fire, but for you to gain experience. You had better not cause trouble and must simply follow the instructions of your master. If you don’t, I will not bring you out again in future.”
“I understand, master.” Meng Tiantian stuck out her tongue and immediately became more well-behaved.
After two hours, Mo Wen and the Green Wind Hawk in the sky had broken into the Flame Barren Savage Lands.
Upon voyaging just a few hundred meters into the Flame Barren Savage Lands, Mo Wen immediately picked up on a bloody smell. On the ground, there were quite a number of corpses. There were those of ancient martial art practitioners as well as those of monstrous beasts.
Evidently, a huge number of ancient martial art practitioners had broken into this savage land that was not commonly visited. They had already messed up the order of the place. By nature, monstrous beasts were very destructive towards humans. The moment they encountered one another, there would be unavoidable confrontations and unrest.
The Green Wind Hawk that had been flying in the sky had started to descend and slow down. Clearly, the group of people riding on it was especially fearful of the Flame Barren Savage Lands. Hence, they did not dare be too rowdy.
After all, any savage land would have very frightening birds of prey. In such a setting, a Seventh level Green Wind Hawk was essentially nothing.
Mo Wen had also slowed down and he looked around his surroundings cautiously. In the Flame Barren Savage Lands, one’s life could be in danger at any time. Even though they were in the outer area, he did not dare to risk it.
“There are battle sounds coming from the road ahead.” Mo Wen raised his eyebrows. Not far away in front of him, there were faint sounds of a battle ongoing. There were very strong waves of Qi drifting over and the person’s Cultivation was actually not that low, being comparable to his.
Initially, Mo Wen was not very interested in this battle. However, there was only one path ahead and only that path had the lowest chance of meeting with monstrous beasts. The other paths ran through lush forests, and nobody had walked through them. Clearly, the chances of encountering monstrous beasts in those areas were much higher.
Mo Wen simply muttered to himself before giving up on changing his direction. He continued to ride his Flaming Dragon Colt forward. The person’s Cultivation was still not enough to make him detour.
In the sky, the group of people on the Green Wind Hawk had also seemingly noticed the abnormality in the forest. Although they were flying, they were very knowledgeable about the direction they wanted to head in. Hence, they would definitely not fly into those thickly forested areas. Instead, they looked for paths with signs of humans, just as Mo Wen did.
“Master, are people battling with the monstrous beasts?” Meng Tiantian’s eyes were filled with curiosity as she asked.
“Unlikely.”
“Sect junior sister, if it is a battle with monstrous beasts, there would definitely be loud beastly cries coming out from there. However, other than the battle sounds and waves of Qi coming from there, there are no cries of monstrous beasts. I am actually curious just what kind of people would battle in a place like the Flame Barren Savage Lands.”
Wu Feng narrowed his eyes. Battling in the Flame Barren Savage Lands was not something that the average ancient martial art practitioner would do. That was because it could very easily attract monstrous beasts from afar.
“We’ll find out once we have a look. Feng’er, this time, the Eight Major Factions of the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension will be gathering in the Flame Barren Savage Lands. Many masters will appear. In fact, even those weird creatures that have been hidden for a long time will appear as well. You are a very talented person amongst the younger generation. I do not expect you to compete with the older generation. However, in your battles with the younger ones, I hope you will do me proud.”
The beautiful middle-aged lady crossed her arms behind her back. She exuded so much elegance and charm that Wu Feng who was beside her could only lower his head slightly.
“Don’t worry master, I, Wu Feng, will definitely do you proud,” Wu Feng clenched his fist and had a determined look in his eyes. He knew that coming to the Tan Zi Beast Lair this time would definitely pit him against those “old friends” of his.
“All the best sect senior brother. Amongst the Four Geniuses, others have always placed you behind Jiang Gujian and Yin Banshuang. I feel so indignant for you. How can my sect senior brother be in third position? You should be in first position. Now, you have successfully broken through into the Golden Elixir realm. So, you definitely have to defeat that high and mighty Jiang Gujian,” Meng Tiantian said haughtily as she displayed an indignant look.
Upon hearing that, Wu Feng laughed bitterly. He had indeed broken through into the Golden Elixir realm. However, the other party could not possibly have failed to improve. They were all talents among talents and he would not be surprised if the rest had broken through into the realm as well.
Moreover, in these few years, Jiang Gujian had already broken through into the Golden Elixir realm. Now, Wu Feng was unsure what kind of standard he was at. Hence, defeating him would not be a simple task.