2203: Chapter 2193: The True Form of Qilin 2203: Chapter 2193: The True Form of Qilin These terrifying fluctuations made Long Yan’s palms sweat, proving that whatever was inside this cave, its combat power would definitely not be lower than that of a Sacred Beast.
“Who’s afraid?
I’m just feeling a bit cold.”
Seeing Xing Rou’s defiant expression, her entire body was shaking like a sieve, her teeth chattering nonstop, yet her face still showed an unwillingness to concede, looking at Long Yan without relaxing her stance one bit.
“If you really can’t stand it, hurry back.”
After leaving just such a remark, Long Yan slowly walked towards the depths of the cave.
As soon as he entered, a wave of dry heat caught him off guard.
With a casual summon, Long Yan brought out the Lu Xian Sword.
In front of the Lu Xian Sword’s piercing killing intent, the surrounding dry heat seemed to be replaced by a coldness, with a faint crimson light flickering inside the cave.
“Hey, didn’t you say you wouldn’t fight?”
Seeing Long Yan summon the Lu Xian Sword, Xing Rou hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, reasoning that they might still have a chance to escape without fighting.
But to fight the Qilin would undeniably mean certain death.
After all, the strength of the past Chu Official City City Lord had already reached sky-high levels, yet he was simply severely wounded by the Qilin.
Not to mention Long Yan, although the sword’s power made Xing Rou’s scalp tingle just to think of it, it was nothing compared to the oppressive might of the Fire Qilin.
“Relax, there always needs to be a means of self-preservation.”
Seeing Long Yan holding the Lu Xian Sword, Xing Rou felt that his intent was not merely self-preservation.
It was clearly a posture set on a desperate fight.
Despite inwardly complaining, Xing Rou still drew the jet-black long knife from her waist.
As the two ventured deeper, the surrounding heat intensified, eventually even the chill from the Lu Xian Sword was unable to alleviate the indescribable dry heat.
“What is this?”
Emerging from a cave, the two witnessed an astonishing scene.
In front of them was bubbling hot lava, with only churning fireballs and lava emitting the heat.
This Demon Mountain was actually a volcano.
Long Yan observed the flowing lava.
The speed of its flow was very quick; this Demon Mountain turned out to be an active volcano.
Everything around them became somewhat inconceivable and Xing Rou, in disbelief, rubbed her eyes.
On top of the lava, there were a few raised stones.
Long Yan concentrated his True Qi under his feet, stomping heavily on the ground; his entire being landed steadily on the rock with the grace of an Immortal Soaring to Heaven.
“Sigh.”
Xing Rou heavily sighed, her body enveloped in Monster Air as she followed Long Yan, both of them leaping from rock to rock above the lava like agile monkeys.
After this succession of movements, Long Yan was still doing fine, but Xing Rou was already exhausted and gasping for breath.
Seeing Long Yan’s figure speeding up ahead, Xing Rou couldn’t help but mock in her heart, questioning who really was of the Demon Race and who was human, oblivious to the fact that Long Yan’s body, enhanced under the Martial God Array, was far tougher than many of the Demon Race.
“Look over there.”
Long Yan’s figure suddenly halted, causing Xing Rou to almost crash into his back.
About to speak, Xing Rou’s words stopped as she followed the direction of Long Yan’s pointing finger, her body uncontrollably tensing up.
In the direction Long Yan was pointing, there was a small nest made of wood, inside which a little Qilin was sound asleep, about the size of half a puppy, curled up and emitting soft snores.
But what truly instilled fear in Xing Rou was not the napping little Qilin, but the full-sized Qilin sitting upright next to it, eyeing the two of them.
A pressure stemming from their respective bloodlines left Xing Rou frozen in place, unable to move.
The Fire Qilin snorted out two streams of fiery steam from its nostrils, signaling its unwelcome attitude towards the presence of the two strangers.
Long Yan, however, was undeterred, leaping into the air like an eagle and swiftly approaching the position near the Fire Qilin.
“Huh!”
Xing Rou wanted to grab Long Yan to prevent him from going to his death, but with her speed, she didn’t even catch the hem of his clothes, grasping at nothing but air.
“To hell with it!”
Xing Rou bit her teeth so hard she almost shattered all her silver teeth, steeled her heart, and dragged her heavy legs as she chased after Long Yan.
Long Yan had already arrived very close to two Qilins and could even feel the spiritual energy emanating from their bodies.
The atmosphere around seemed suppressed by something, unusually suffocating.
The Qilin bared its teeth at Long Yan and growled meaninglessly from deep within its throat, threatening Long Yan that if he took one more step forward, it would launch an attack.
“Humans, you should not step foot here.”
A voice echoed in Long Yan’s mind.
Long Yan looked into the eyes of the Qilin.
Its originally yellow pupils had turned crimson, as if a fierce fire was burning within its eyeballs.
“I mean no disturbance to the Sacred Beast’s rest.
I merely seek understanding on a matter and have come to consult.”
Long Yan reached out and touched the thin membrane of suppression.
The strength of this membrane was surprisingly beyond Long Yan’s expectation, incredibly hard.
Therefore, he stood outside the membrane and conversed with the Qilin.
“What matter?”
When the Qilin heard that he had come to inquire, it dispelled the surrounding crimson True Qi and appeared calm.
As a Sacred Beast that could see into the hearts of Humans, it saw no greed on Long Yan’s face.
“I am here to inquire about the Martial God Array!”
Long Yan stated his purpose, while Xing Rou on the side was completely baffled.
What Martial God Array?
How could the questions Long Yan asked be so tricky?
Just as Long Yan’s words fell, a massive oppressive force enveloped them both.
“What is this about?”
Long Yan frowned, somewhat taken aback.
Why would the Qilin have such a strong reaction when he asked about the Martial God Array?
“Kid, tell me, where did you hear about the Martial God Array?”
The Qilin’s voice carried a hint of anger.
It seemed that Long Yan’s question had genuinely upset it.
“What exactly did you ask them?
If you’ve asked something you shouldn’t have, hurry and apologize.”
Xing Rou’s body trembled uncontrollably; Qilins are Sacred Beasts, and now fully suppressing them, she even started to have difficulty breathing.
“I don’t know either.”
Long Yan really spoke the truth; he didn’t know that the Martial God Array would be a taboo in the Qilin’s heart.
Now he was also completely bewildered.
“If you are unwilling to answer, then I will leave; what is this about?”
After thinking it over, Long Yan spoke.
If this was what the Qilin implied, leaving without asking might be for the best.
Just as the two of them turned to leave, the Qilin’s intimidating voice once again resounded within their hearts.
“Kid, if you don’t explain yourself today, don’t even think about leaving!”