Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 408 The terrifying soul beast that controls demonic flames; even Ice Emperor is ashamed of his inferiority.
After several days of flying, Yuwen Tuo and the three women returned to the far north.

This was the third time they had come, and Yuwen Tuo was already very familiar with the place. Moreover, their cultivation levels were much stronger than they had been back then.

The three arrived at the Ice Emperor's territory. In that snow valley, the fire god and water god marks on the foreheads of Yuwen Tuo and Ling Luochen shone brightly.

The interdimensional gate to the Divine Fire Purgatory immediately opened, and the three of them leaped inside.

"Senior Flame Lord, are you there?" Yuwen Tuo called out.

A huge fireball fell from the sky like a comet, crashing to the ground with a loud bang and stirring up a strong gust of hot wind.

Fortunately, all four people present were Soul Saints or higher, so they were not afraid of the heat.

"Yuwen Tuo, you've finally returned. You've come for the fourth test, haven't you?" The fireball that descended from the sky was none other than the Flame Lord, who asked in a deep voice.

Yuwentuo stepped forward and replied, "Yes, senior. Do you know the whereabouts of the Demon Flame Violent Lizard?"

“Of course I know. It was sealed in this divine fire purgatory by the Fire God. But are you sure you want to challenge it now?” the Flame Lord asked.

Yuwen Tuo asked in confusion, "Of course we'll start immediately. Is there a problem?"

It's just a soul beast that's a mere two hundred thousand years old. How could he and Qiu'er not be able to defeat it if they joined forces?

“Yuwen Tuo, although your strength is not what it used to be, that ferocious beast-level Violent Lizard is different from other soul beasts. I can tell you clearly that its actual cultivation is 290,000 years. Even if I use divine power, it will not be easy to defeat it. If Ice Emperor does not use the environment of the far north to help, it will not be able to withstand ten moves from him, because the power of the demonic flames far exceeds that of the ultimate fire and the ultimate ice. It has also used the demonic flames collected by its entire clan to temper its body for 100,000 years. Its physical strength is no less than that of a 700,000-year-old power-type ferocious beast. The so-called ten ferocious beasts of you humans, apart from the top three, the last seven are all far from being its match. Even if Xiong Jun and Chi Wang join forces, their chances of defeating it will not exceed 30%. This is because its Flame Burst has been crippled by the Fire God. Otherwise, if it uses the demonic flames to unleash Flame Burst, the instantaneous explosive power can directly turn them into two soul bones. To be honest, you are unlikely to win against it now.” The Flame Lord said.

"Furthermore, you cannot use the three souls within you to help you during this assessment. The only one who can help you is Yuwen Qiu. I must also tell you that your ability to be reborn from the ashes is useless against the demonic flames. Once you use the demonic flames to be reborn from the ashes, your spiritual sea will be immediately invaded by the demonic flames. If it is a small amount of demonic flames, you may not be afraid, but the Flame King's demonic flames have been cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and are extremely vast. Never use that rebirth from the ashes technique in front of him."

"Why does it sound like a soul beast version of Tuotuo?" Xiao Xiao said. This Violent Lizard is exactly the same as her Tuotuo. Cultivation level cannot determine strength.

"So strong!" Yuwen Tuo frowned. After reshaping his body, his strength had improved considerably. He believed that if he were to fight a level 95 Title Douluo now, he might not necessarily be at a disadvantage. If he fought desperately, he might even be able to fight someone like Zhang Peng, who was level 96, without any problem.

According to the Flame Lord, although the Violent Lizard's cultivation level is only equivalent to about level 97 in humans, its actual combat power is probably far beyond level 98, and infinitely close to the Limit Douluo. If that's the case, without the help of the Snow Empress's power, he and Qiu'er are indeed no match for this guy.

Moreover, he could understand why the Rebirth from Fire technique was no longer usable. Just as he had used Hellfire to counter the Rebirth from Fire of the Evil Phoenix, the Demon Flame was a thousand times more terrifying than Hellfire.

Although he had absorbed some of the demonic flames to strengthen his fire elemental power, he had only cultivated for two years. The Violent Lizard, on the other hand, had been cultivating with the help of the demonic flames for over 100,000 years, and its control over the demonic flames was absolutely superb.

While the body formed from the fragments of the Xuanyuan Sword possesses immense potential, transforming that potential into actual strength still requires cultivation. Challenging this Violent Lizard now does indeed seem a bit premature.

"Tuo, let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we can back out. At least we can get used to the fighting style of this Violent Lizard," Qiu'er suggested.

Yuwen Tuo nodded. The combat power of the two of them was already comparable to that of a Title Douluo. In addition, with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even if they couldn't win, they wouldn't be without the ability to protect themselves.

"Tuo Tuo, be careful." Xiao Xiao was filled with worry after hearing the Flame Lord's introduction. It was a pity that she couldn't assist Yuwen Tuo in the battle; she could only cheer him on from outside.

"If we can't win, we can step down and figure something out together," Ling Luochen said. In any case, the assessment period is one year, so there's no rush.

“Alright, Xiao Xiao, Sister Luo Chen, don’t worry.” Yuwen Tuo nodded and turned to look at the Flame Lord. “Senior, please take Qiu’er and me to the place where the Violent Lizards are imprisoned.”

"Follow me!" The Flame Lord walked back and led them across the stone bridge above the demonic flames once more.

But this time, it didn't lead them in the direction of the artifact, but instead led them into another fork in the road.

Soon after, they arrived at a high ground, where on the opposite rock was a flame mark, the mark of the fire god.

Looking down from above, you can see six enormous stone pillars arranged in a circle, each with an iron chain attached to it. In the center of the pillars is a large, jet-black lizard.

Over thirty meters long, its body, legs, and short tail were densely covered with huge, hard scales and spikes. The two longest spikes were above its eyes, making it appear as if the animal had horns.

Six iron chains were used to bind its neck, limbs, and tail.

Even so, its powerful aura still sends shivers down one's spine.

Hyotei said, "Takumi, you're probably in real trouble today. Although we haven't fought directly, I can tell from my intuition that the monster down there is far stronger than I was in my prime."

Xue Di said, "This Violent Lizard has completely fused with the Demon Flame and has mutated. Its current racial abilities are probably much stronger than those of ancient alien species like the Titan Ape, and are no less than those true dragons."

The Flame Lord stepped forward and said, "Flame King, it's been a long time."

It clearly knew the violent lizard below, after all, they had lived together in this divine fire purgatory for over 100,000 years.

Flame King was the name of this violent lizard, but that was its original name. Now that it has been completely corrupted by demonic flames, it would be more appropriate to call it Flame Demon.

"Heh, so it's you, the lackey of the God of Fire. What brings you here today? Do you perhaps hope I'll send you on your way to hell?" A deep, hoarse voice came from below.

The Flame Lord said, “Flame King, after all these years, you are still so unrepentant. Back then, the Fire God was merciful and spared your life, locking you here. He used the cold air of the far north to suppress your demonic flames and the power of the divine artifact to expel your demonic thoughts. If you had just focused on your cultivation all these years, you might have already succeeded. In that case, you would no longer have to suffer the pain of being sealed.”

"Haha, give up? Why would I give up such a powerful force as the Demon Flame? That hypocritical Fire God says I've killed too many people, but isn't the Soul Beast World all about the survival of the fittest? He's just worried that I'll control all the Demon Flames in the world and become his biggest threat, because the power of the Demon Flame is enough to be directly countered and mutually reinforcing with his Fire God power!" The Flame King scoffed disdainfully, genuinely despising the Fire God.

Its dignity is such that it would rather remain sealed than give up its demonic flames under the threat of the Vulcan.

"If Lord Vulcan truly feared you, why didn't he just kill you back then? Why don't you understand such a simple principle?" The Flame Lord sighed. "It's true that the strong prey on the weak in the Soul Beast World, but back then, you devoured your entire clan, the Violent Lizard clan, and wiped them out with your own hands. Can that be described as the strong preying on the weak? It was utter extinction!"

(End of this chapter)