Finally, at a close distance to the Fire Phoenix, Lu Heng hid in the space and observed the Fire Phoenix outside.
He needed to understand the habits of these Fire Phoenixes before finding an opportunity to contract them.
He remembered that when he saw a Fire Phoenix with Wu Chenzi, because he was holding a high-grade fire elemental magic crystal, that Fire Phoenix did not reject him and even approached him to eat the magic crystal.
Therefore, Fire Phoenixes should like fire elemental magic crystals. He could feed the Fire Phoenix a magic crystal stained with his own blood later.
However, before that, he still needed to carefully distinguish the differences between male and female Fire Phoenixes.
Since Lu Heng entered the space from a high altitude, his view within the space was also a top-down perspective.
Moreover, the surrounding view from the air was very wide. Several Fire Phoenixes that had just been circling nearby would occasionally fly into his field of vision.
It was estimated that if he suddenly appeared when these Fire Phoenixes were caught off guard, it was not impossible to catch one.
The Fire Phoenixes circled around, seemingly guarding something. Lu Heng searched carefully on the ground and finally saw a Fire Phoenix with a slightly darker color lying on the ground.
That Fire Phoenix seemed to be in great discomfort. It occasionally raised its head and let out a few cries towards the sky, then lowered its head and lay on the ground, no longer moving.
There were no other Fire Phoenixes around the lying Fire Phoenix. The seven or eight Fire Phoenixes only circled in mid-air, seemingly guarding the one on the ground.
This is truly interesting. These Fire Phoenixes seem to be quite intelligent.
The lying Fire Phoenix raised its head and cried out again. At this moment, the Fire Phoenixes flying in mid-air seemed to have seen something and also started to cry out, but their tones were different from the one below.
Lu Heng was surprised when he saw a Fire Phoenix break away from the circling group and pounce in one direction.
Suddenly, a figure shot up from the dark red ground, which had seemed unremarkable, and lunged towards the rapidly approaching Fire Phoenix.
Following that, figures one after another shot out from the ground. They seemed similar to hyenas, with dark red fur. However, the fur color was not very uniform, which allowed them to blend in with the surrounding ground.
Therefore, Lu Heng did not notice these magical beasts moving stealthily on the ground while he was in the space.
The swooping Fire Phoenix extended its claws forward and grabbed the first hyena that lunged from the ground with its sharp claws, instantly lifting the hyena up.
Immediately, the Fire Phoenix flapped its wings again, carrying the hyena and rising more than ten meters.
The hyena, lifted by the Fire Phoenix, let out a painful howl. Its emaciated body struggled and twisted, trying to escape the pain caused by the sharp claws.
However, it had already been carried into the sky by the Fire Phoenix. After struggling a few times, it was thrown to the ground by the Fire Phoenix, landing with a dull thud.
Seeing that more hyenas appeared, several more Fire Phoenixes descended from the sky and, along with the first attacking Fire Phoenix, swooped down towards the other hyenas on the ground.
Soon, a melee broke out between the hyenas and the Fire Phoenixes. They spewed flames at each other, and their fur was scorched to varying degrees.
However, this kind of scorching had a greater impact on the Fire Phoenixes that relied on their feathers for flight. They could only constantly avoid the flames spewed by the hyenas below.
But as long as they were caught by the Fire Phoenixes' claws and carried into the sky, those hyenas that were thrown down were all inevitably smashed to death on the rocks without any cover.
Just as Lu Heng was watching them fight, he suddenly saw something moving on the ground on the other side, and the direction of movement was towards the Fire Phoenix lying on the ground.
This is bad, it's a hyena trying to sneak attack from behind.
Although their fight had nothing to do with Lu Heng, and he only came to try to contract the Fire Phoenixes, these Fire Phoenixes clearly had a certain level of intelligence.
To smoothly contract them later, Lu Heng felt that if he helped the Fire Phoenixes now and offered them fire elemental magic crystals, their hostility towards him might be reduced.
Coordinating with the spatial teleportation again, the closer he got, the clearer Lu Heng could see the figures slowly moving below.
Indeed, it was a hyena, but this hyena was significantly bulkier than the hyenas fighting over there.
This one should be the leader of those hyenas. It actually knew how to have its pack attack the Fire Phoenixes from one direction to attract their attention, while it launched a sneak attack from another direction towards the only Fire Phoenix lying on the ground.
The Fire Phoenix lying on the ground was also distracted by the ongoing battle. It seemed to be lacking energy and was completely unaware of the impending danger.
Just as the hyena entered its attack range, it arched its body and then roared fiercely at the Fire Phoenix on the ground. Following that, a blazing fireball was spewed from the hyena's mouth, heading towards the Fire Phoenix on the ground that was still observing the battle.
The scorching temperature instantly raised the already high ambient temperature by several degrees. At this moment, the Fire Phoenix on the ground finally sensed the danger. It suddenly looked behind itself, and a high-pitched cry erupted.
The two Fire Phoenixes still circling overhead looked down at the ground, wanting to pounce, but the distance was already too great.
Just as the fireball was about to hit the Fire Phoenix, Lu Heng suddenly appeared between the fireball and the Fire Phoenix. He raised his right hand, and an ice wall instantly blocked the fireball. Immediately, a water ball several times larger than the fireball enveloped the scorching fire.
The fireball was extinguished in an instant. The hyena, expecting the Fire Phoenix to be injured by the fireball, intended to pounce on it for a finishing blow.
However, the expected injury to the Fire Phoenix and the opportunity for a follow-up attack did not happen.
Sensing that something was wrong, it wanted to retreat in another direction, but as soon as it adjusted its direction, several vines suddenly shot out from the barren ground and bound it.
The fire-element hyena, the moment it was bound, directly wanted to use its flames to burn through the thick plants. However, for some unknown reason, something strange happened between the two substances that should have been mutually exclusive.
When the flames were sprayed onto the vines, the vines, although they quickly shrank and became thinner due to the drying effect, remained tough and did not truly ignite.
The hyena lost its first chance to counterattack. Before it could spit out another fireball, its head was pierced by a branch that shot out from the vines, and its magic crystal was directly poked out.
An eighth-level fire elemental magic crystal, wrapped in vines, was presented to Lu Heng. Lu Heng took it in his hand and turned to look at the Fire Phoenix behind him.