Published: February 26, 2025
“Rou'er, what happened?” Tan Yun flew down in front of Xuan Yuan Rou, asking with concern.
Xuan Yuan Rou glanced at the young man in her right hand.
Xuan Yuan Rou glanced at the young man in her right hand and said, “He is from the Primordial Divine Realm. I encountered him while chasing Fang Lingzhi.”
“Fortunately, he is just an ordinary ninth rank saint king, so I can handle it.”
Hearing this, Tan Yun looked at the man held by Xuan Yuan Rou and a surge of anger welled up, his face darkening frighteningly. “Rou'er, it was he who hurt you, right?”
“Mm.” Xuan Yuan Rou nodded gently.
“Damn it!” Tan Yun grasped the man's hair with his left hand and yanked his head up, while his right hand transformed into claws, covering the man’s face, gradually applying force!
“Creak, creak—”
“Ah…”
The man let out a weak scream as his cheekbones deformed. Tan Yun tossed him to the ground and stomped on his arms and legs, finally calming down a bit!
Afterward, Tan Yun threw the man into the Tower of Ascending to the Heavens and gently stroked Xuan Yuan Rou's pale face, softly saying, “Let’s first enter the Tower of Ascending to the Heavens to recover our injuries, and then we’ll go out to collect the fire seeds.”
“Mm.” Xuan Yuan Rou nodded and smiled beautifully, then entered the Tower of Ascending to the Heavens with Tan Yun.
Tan Yun reached the fourth floor, while Xuan Yuan Rou entered the fifth floor.
The two sat cross-legged, recovering their injuries while taking out pieces of Supreme Divine Jade to restore their strength…
In the outside world, after a short while, Tan Yun, now dressed in a new purple robe, stepped out of the Tower of Ascending to the Heavens. He waited for Xuan Yuan Rou for another quarter of an hour before she finally stepped out.
After putting away the Tower of Ascending to the Heavens, Tan Yun took Xuan Yuan Rou's hand and walked deeper into the Underground Palace.
Upon reaching the deepest part of the Underground Palace, Tan Yun looked and saw two flames slowly burning beneath the rocks.
The first flame was over three hundred feet high, exuding a purplish-red hue, and was fire attribute's supreme tenth level divine fire: Purple Sky Divine Fire.
The second flame was five hundred feet high, with a deep red color, which was the fire attribute's superior tenth level divine fire: Tianzhu Divine Flame.
“Not bad, not bad…” Tan Yun smiled satisfactorily when suddenly, a large droplet of water fell.
“Hmm?” Tan Yun furrowed his brows and, along with Xuan Yuan Rou, looked up at the uneven stone wall of the cave, where they saw a surprising scene.
On the rocky wall, there was a three hundred-foot fourth rank saint king beast, a flat spider, staring at them with eyes full of fear, its massive body trembling.
The spider was entirely purplish-red, and sweat dripped from its forehead as it emitted a weak female voice, “Hello, if you wish to take the fire seeds, please feel free to do so, but I kindly ask that you do not harm me.”
“Blazing Flame Divine Spider, am I that terrifying?” Tan Yun teased.
“Mm.” The Blazing Flame Divine Spider spoke human words, its voice quite pleasant to hear.
“I can choose not to harm you, but you must swear not to tell anyone, any beast, about seeing me today,” Tan Yun said.
“Alright.” The Blazing Flame Divine Spider, as she spoke, transformed into a young girl in a purple dress, looking quite beautiful as she weakly gazed at Tan Yun. “Thank you for sparing my life.”
Then, she immediately swore an oath.
Tan Yun smiled and said, “I should apologize for taking your fire seed.”
“I won't take your fire seed for free.” Tan Yun continued, “Tell me what you want, and if I have it, I will compensate you.”
The purple-dressed girl thought for a moment, her eyes revealing profound longing. “I want to leave this dark and dreary place. Can you take me out?”
“No problem.” Tan Yun considered for a moment before responding.
“Really? Hehe, that's great!” The purple-dressed girl was overjoyed, and tears welled up in her eyes.