"The Path of Deceit? I've heard of it; it's one of the supreme Daos in the Immortal Realm."
Wan Qianxin's expression became somewhat peculiar.
The two stopped, and the others, seeing this, also halted and gathered around.
"Look, I have a plan. You said you don't kill people unless they provoke you, right? What if someone tries to kill your companion?"
A mischievous grin grew deeper on Wan Lei's lips.
"Then we'll definitely disagree. We can't just stand by and do nothing if an enemy tries to kill our companion. Who would want to be our companion then?"
"Exactly. Look, here's our good companion."
Wan Lei pointed at Huo Feng.
Everyone's gaze turned towards her, startling Huo Feng. She didn't know what was happening, but a bad premonition stirred within her.
"She is the Molten Giant Beast. You've seen her appearance; she looks almost identical to other Molten Giant Beasts.
We'll find a place with many people, place the Fire Lotus on the ground, and let Huo Feng guard it. The rest of us will hide.
As soon as someone comes to kill Huo Feng, we can make our move. Then, we'll all fight together. We'll let you take the kills, to rack up your kill counts, and the spoils of war will be divided as we agreed before, right?
What do you say? Is this plan good? It doesn't violate your principles since they're coming to kill your companion."
Wan Lei looked at the four youths before him with anticipation.
"No good person comes from the Wan family. The ancients truly did not deceive me."
Xia Yu Bing pursed her lips high.
"So dirty."
Han Xiao Yun was extremely disdainful.
"How can you do that? That's too wicked."
Bao Bao frowned, glaring at Wan Lei.
"Isn't this just entrapment?"
Wan Qianxin smiled and shook his head.
"What's the difference between this and directly killing someone? The people in this world are here for the Fire Lotus. To get the Fire Lotus, you have to kill Molten Giant Beasts. That's how it should be. The mission of the Five Elements Hall is like this.
It's natural for them to kill a Molten Giant Beast when they see one; there's nothing wrong with that. Conversely, if we set traps to harm innocent people, how are we different from villains?
We will not do such things. If we kill, we will only kill true villains, such as those who rob us or slaughter others.
Your method won't work."
"But you need to kill ten thousand people each, don't you? If you don't do this, when will you ever finish?"
"Still, you can't use innocent people to rack up kills. That's not right."
Seeing that the other party was determined to uphold their principles, Wan Lei could only nod and abandon the plan.
"You need Fire Lotuses, don't you? I have a scanner here that clearly shows where the Giant Beasts are. Why bother with such things? If you need money, you can earn it through legitimate means.
If we see you killing innocent people, we might even kill you to rack up our own kill counts."
"Uh..."
They were truly honest and principled good children.
With this plan abandoned, everyone followed Wan Qianxin to the location of the next Giant Beast.
Before long, they encountered a Giant Beast at the Tai Xu realm. Wan Lei and Fang Xiao Yu attacked without a word.
Since arriving in the Immortal Realm, neither of them had had a proper, satisfying fight. Now that they had the chance, how could they let it pass?
Their attacks were extremely fierce, but unfortunately, the Giant Beast was too weak. After only one or two moves, they killed it.
It was a pity that this Giant Beast did not guard a Fire Lotus. Perhaps because it was too weak, the Fire Lotus had been snatched away by other Giant Beasts.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiao Yu sighed, lamenting that the fight wasn't satisfying enough.
The scene of the two instantly killing the Giant Beast was witnessed by the four young ones and Dada, who were all full of admiration.
Dada knew they had ascended from the Middle Spirit Plane. Wan Lei was even the Son of the Plane, the Lord of a Realm, so it was inevitable that their combat power would be formidable.
As for the four young ones, they were unaware. They thought they were ordinary cultivators and had only agreed to form a team because they felt a connection. They hadn't expected their combat power to be so formidable.
However, in their eyes, there was no envy or admiration, only an unconquerable fighting spirit and a determined gaze.
"You two are quite good. I really look forward to seeing how strong your full power is."
"It will definitely be stronger than yours."
Wan Lei chuckled smugly.
"Impossible."
Wan Qianxin calmly shook his head.
"In... in our homeland, no one has better aptitude than us. Our generation's combat power is unmatched."
"Similarly, in my homeland, I am like that too."
Wan Lei grinned.
Although not obtaining a Fire Lotus here was a minor regret, with the radar in Wan Qianxin's hand, finding Giant Beasts became as simple as picking something from a pocket.
Wan Lei no longer cared about those small mineral crystals. Only the corpses of Giant Beasts and the Fire Lotuses could satisfy him... satisfy Huo Feng's cultivation needs.
The group once again headed towards the next red glowing spot, which was exceptionally bright and dazzling.
An hour later, they flew to the glowing spot, where a Molten Giant Beast resided.
The Giant Beast had three heads, a long, slender neck, a massive body, and a pair of huge wings and a bare short tail.
"A Three-Headed Flood Dragon? What a pity, it's not a living being, so it's destined not to transform into a dragon."
Wan Qianxin sighed.
"The pressure of the late Tai Heng realm. It's a troublesome fellow."
Xia Yu Bing stroked his chin.
Bao Bao remained silent, taking out his massive quad-barrel cannon, ready to fire.
"No, no, no, put it away. Don't be so wasteful. We're here to train, not to slaughter. This time, we'll kill it with our own skills."
Wan Qianxin coaxed Bao Bao into putting away the quad-barrel cannon.
"Leave this one to Xiao Yu and me. Let us show you how powerful we are."
Wan Lei took out his Thunder Emperor Hammer.
Fang Xiao Yu also took out her dual swords.
Wan Qianxin turned to him and asked earnestly,
"Why should it be you?"
"Why what?"
"You're fighting with children over who gets to kill. Have you no shame?"
"...You'll get a share of the spoils too."
"Do we lack that little bit of money? We're here to train, to fight."
While Wan Lei and Wan Qianxin were fiercely debating who should kill this adorable, thousand-zhang tall, late Tai Heng realm little giant beast, the little giant beast actually charged towards them on its own.
Wan Lei and Wan Qianxin immediately stopped talking. The two of them simultaneously attacked the giant beast.
Seeing them make a move, the others immediately rushed forward as well.
As expected of a late Tai Heng realm powerhouse, this giant beast did not fall into a disadvantage immediately when facing the combined assault of everyone.
However, just as the battle began, a group of people flew over from the south.
During a pause in his combat, Wan Lei glanced over. There were as many as eighteen people on the other side.
They looked like they were here to rob them.
A faint smile curved Wan Lei's lips.
Hmph, speak of the devil. You guys were unwilling to rob others, weren't you? Now, here come the robbers. Let's see if you'll make a move.
At this moment, Wan Qianxin and the others also noticed the eighteen people.