Chapter Fifty-Three: The Fire-Breathing Dragon

  Looking at the misty corpse on the ground, everyone was overjoyed and had a feeling of surviving a disaster.

  Yan Yao walked forward, bowed slightly and smiled: "Thank you two young heroes for lending a hand!"

  Zhang Tianhe elbowed Ye Yang and whispered with a smile: "The opportunity has come, Zi Yu!"

  Ye Yang hated to nod at his dumb hole, and said somewhat awkwardly: "Miss doesn't have to be so polite. Since we joined your team tonight and ate your roasted green goat meat, it's not worth it if we don't put in some effort. Besides, they're just a few magical beasts, anyone can kill them."

  Zhang Tianhe patted his chest and laughed: "These beautiful ladies, my brother said it's true. Look at my brother Zi Yu, he's also a talented young man with good looks and cultivation. Among the younger generation, he can be considered a genius. If Miss doesn't despise him, why not give Zi Yu to..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Ye Yang swung his arm without turning his head and slapped Zhang Tianhe's chest with a loud "thud", forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.

  Yuwen Shang couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, clasped his fists and said: "Two young heroes at such a young age already have such achievements, it's truly worthy of being called heaven-defying talent. I think...

  Yuwen Shang looked at Yan Yao, wanting to speak but hesitating.

  Yan Yao immediately understood, and smiled lightly: "Two young heroes, you also saw that the Qingyun mountain range is extremely treacherous. Our caravan needs a powerful expert to accompany us. If you two are willing, why not return with us to Yan country? Once we enter Yan country's borders, your names will surely spread far and wide, and being enfeoffed as officials will be no problem!"

  Ye Yang and Zhang Tianhe looked at each other, this was a warm invitation from the northern country of bitter cold? With their two skills, indeed, going to any vassal state can become a king's assistant talent, only, going to Yan State is contrary to the original plan of the two.

  Ye Yang's expression remained calm, and he smiled slightly: "Thank you for your kind intentions, miss. However, I'm afraid Tian He and I cannot accompany you further. We still need to continue our cultivation in the deeper parts of the Qingyun Mountains. Nevertheless, we can escort you out of the dangerous areas of the Qingyun Mountains. What do you think?"

  "Ah, I see... " Yan Yao was slightly disappointed, but then smiled and said: "Well, with two exceptional masters accompanying us, this journey will surely be smooth sailing!"

  "That's natural."

  ……

  At this time, the fireball in the air burned out, and finally, the surroundings returned to a piece of darkness.

  Yuwen Xun walked to Yan Yao's side and said, "It's getting late, please get some rest, Your Highness. We will keep watch until dawn, and as soon as the clouds clear up, we'll set off immediately!"

  Yan Yao took a glance at Ye Yang, then looked at Zhang Tianhe, and finally nodded, saying softly: "Mm."

  A silent night.

  Zhang Tianhe continued to sleep soundly, snoring loudly, while Ye Yang leaned against the tree, immersing himself in the realm of the Hundred Refinements Technique. The flame true energy inside his body circulated, repeatedly touching those scorching flame elements, and he gained new insights into the flame elements, but these insights were strangely vague and unclear.

  At dawn, the first ray of sunlight breaks through the clouds, and people slowly wake up.

  The princess Yanyao in the carriage landed nimbly and walked to Ye Yang with a water bag, smiling: "Ziyu, have some water?"

  It was hard to refuse the kindness, Ye Yang drank water on one side and looked at Yan Yao with his eyes on the other side, but found that this beautiful girl lowered her head shyly, her hands fiddling with the hem of her skirt. The girl's demeanor made Ye Yang's heart tremble, could it be that after last night's battle, Princess Yan Yao had already developed a subtle affection for him?

  As he thought of this, a series of clichéd scenes from the story of the crown prince and princess flashed through his mind, and Ye Yang shook his head repeatedly. What kind of nonsense was this? Although Yan Guo was remote, in a world plagued by war, it was inevitable that there would be no intact eggs left under the nest. Being a crown prince had no future prospects. Moreover, he didn't have those kinds of feelings for Yan Yao either. At most, he felt a strong urge to protect her from harm, just like taking care of his own sister.

  Everyone took out dry rations, heated them slightly over the bonfire and ate them as breakfast. Then, Yuwen Yang raised his sharp blade and shouted loudly: "Brothers, get ready to set off! Once we cross the two mountain slopes in front of us, we will have left the depths of the Qingyun Mountains behind. From then on, it's a flat and safe area. Everyone, cheer up and protect our lord!"

  "Yes!"

  A group of guards drew their swords and the coachman whipped up the horses as they galloped along.

  Ye Yang carried the Broken Flame Sword and the Hao Tian Sword on his back, while Zhang Tian He carried a package, following the team as they moved forward. As agreed upon, they would escort Yan Yao and her group out of the Qing Yun mountain range, then turn around and return to enter the depths of the Qing Yun mountain range for training. Of course, at this point in time and place, it was already deep within the mountain range, so encountering any kind of magical beast wouldn't be unusual.

  The convoy's speed was not very fast, and everyone else had a hasty expression, but only Ye Yang and Zhang Tianhe's faces were extremely calm, and could even be said to be relaxed. With their abilities, they could indeed stroll around here without worrying about their lives.

  ……

  "Hoo-ah!"

  Accompanied by two shrill cries, a huge black shadow flew over the top of my head, with a pair of wings, flying at an extremely fast speed, disappearing in an instant!

  "Watch out, hide!"

  Yuwen Shang hastily ordered, his face turned iron-green, and after the black shadow flew far away, he said with a lingering fear: "Was that the legendary Fire-Absorbing Dragon?"

  "Yeyang Daqi: 'Huilong? What is that thing...'"

  Yuwen Shang furrowed his brow and said, "In the ancient dragon clan, there was a class of dragons that were revered by the people of the Central Plains for their power. In the Qingyun Mountains, there indeed existed a dragon tribe, but they were only ferocious and brutal magical beasts. The fire-absorbing dragon was an inferior dragon species within the dragon tribe, with two legs and two wings, living in volcanoes all year round, absorbing flames, and storing fire elements in their core. They were born to control flames. Legend has it that a single fire-absorbing dragon could burn down a mountain forest in an instant!"

  Ye Yang was shocked: "So brave?"

  "Hmm, the Wyrm is a 9th-tier magical beast and is the most powerful existence closest to being a Celestial-tier magical beast!"

  Zhang Tianhe wiped away cold sweat: "Fortunately, that Fire-Absorbing Dragon didn't notice us just now. Otherwise, wouldn't we have been in a life-or-death situation?"

  Yuwen Xie couldn't help but laugh: "How could the sensory abilities of a 9th-level demonic beast not have discovered us? In my opinion, this Fire-Absorbing Dragon simply doesn't put us humans in its eyes!"

  Zhang Tianhe clenched his fists: "How dare it, this rebellious dragon is so rampant, Zi Yu, let's go back and get rid of it in the depths of the mountain!"

  Ye Yang said: "Speak with a bit of a drawl, big brother..."

  Zhang Tianhe: "......"

  ……

  Yan Yao burst out laughing and said, "Shall we continue on our journey?"

  "Uh-huh."

  The fleet continued to move forward, and soon after passing through a very dangerous mountain range, the right side was close to the precipitous peak, and from time to time, there were wolf howls and tiger roars, this place is indeed treacherous.

  Suddenly, a black shadow came rushing over!

  "Boom!"

  A loud crash, and a level 5 Guardian of the Earth not far away let out a low growl, his entire body deeply embedded in the rocky wall, his body badly mutilated, his chest cracked open, a huge boulder deeply lodged in his abdomen, it was clear that he had been struck to death by a rock!

  Yuwen Yan was shocked: "Protect Your Highness, prepare to meet the enemy!"

  "What is it?" Zhang Tianhe was shocked.

  Ye Yang's gaze was fixed on the distance, where a gigantic beast stood about three meters tall, humanoid in shape, with thorns and brambles covering its entire body. It grasped a massive boulder in its hand, letting out a low growl, its eyes glowing blood-red as it stared at the humans approaching from afar.