Divine King of Honour

Chapter 229 Demon Beast of the Lake Bottom

Xu Nian circumvented the mysterious woman and arrived at another part of Black Flame Lake.

It must be said, the temperature of Black Flame Lake was truly terrifying.

Even the Xuan Ice covering Xu Nian's body began to gradually melt.

Fortunately, it wasn't melting so quickly, otherwise Xu Nian really would have been laid bare to nature. Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Black Flame Lake wasn't large, covering only a few hundred square meters.

And for some reason, a bizarre black flame covered the surface of the water.

As the body of water was veiled by this eerie black flame, it continuously evaporated, sending up mists.

Logically speaking, water and fire were incompatible, yet now they coexisted strangely, which was very puzzling to Xu Nian.

However, Xu Nian didn't want to probe too deeply; all he wanted were these black flames.

The current level of the black flames was enough to promote him to a Great Refiner, entirely meeting his needs.

"Let's start refining the Fire Seed then, better leave here early, otherwise it will be troublesome if that woman discovers me," Xu Nian muttered nervously.

After all, having taken covert action, it would be an immense embarrassment to get caught.

Having finished speaking, Xu Nian directly stepped forward, entering the water of the lake.

The lake water was scalding, with the strange black flames all around.

Yet Xu Nian had achieved the pinnacle of leveraging external forces, and a gentle breeze encircled him, easily blowing away the black flames.

At the same time, Xuan Ice covered his feet, shielding him from the heat emanating from the lake below.

Soon, Xu Nian arrived at the center of Black Flame Lake and sat down cross-legged.

Refining a Fire Seed required time, and the process needed a substantial amount of flames.

Xu Nian then closed his eyes and, following the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique secret art, began to refine the Fire Seed.

As he activated his secret technique, the flames around him crazily surged toward him, forming several fire ribbons that converged in the palm of his hand.

The Black Water Flames continuously gathered, compressing bit by bit.

Eventually, a small Fire Seed formed in the palm of Xu Nian's hand.

"The Fire Seed has formed!" Xu Nian looked at the Fire Seed in his hand, his face revealing a joyful expression.

But very soon, a puzzled look appeared on his face because he sensed from this Fire Seed a feeling as though it was on the verge of blossoming.

"I wonder if continuing to absorb the flames will make the seed bloom."

A bold idea popped into Xu Nian's mind.

He continued to stimulate the secret technique, frantically devouring the black flames on the surface of the lake.

The black flames were voraciously absorbed, merging into the Fire Seed, with nearly all of the black flames within a several tens of meters radius completely absorbed by Xu Nian.

"Quickly leave, otherwise you're really going to be unlucky," Xu Nian muttered to himself.

Then he intended to make his way toward the shore.

However, just then, the Demon Beast beneath the lake suddenly opened its eyes, its huge pupils, like lanterns, staring dead at Xu Nian above.

"Roar!"

The Demon Beast spat out a mouthful of colossal black flames, which soared into the sky like a fire dragon, heading straight for Xu Nian.

Xu Nian was shocked on the spot.

Indeed, the Demon Beast had awakened, sensing the terrible danger coming from below.

Xu Nian hastily executed the Illusion Fascinate Trace, while simultaneously condensing layer upon layer of Xuan Ice Shields around himself.

Yet the black flames came too ferociously, and although Xu Nian dodged at extreme speed, he was still struck by the column of flame.

Luckily, Xu Nian had condensed the Xuan Ice Shield beforehand, otherwise he would have been reduced to ashes.

Even so, Xu Nian was still blasted away by the terrifying column of black flames.

And by an odd coincidence, he happened to land not far from that young woman.

The woman noticed Xu Nian, and Xu Nian saw the woman.

Their eyes met, the atmosphere extremely awkward.

"Roar!"

Another terrifying roar came from the bottom of the lake, and the entire lake surface began to churn violently.

The water formed stupendous waves, crashing fiercely toward the direction of Xu Nian and the young woman.

"Not good, run!" Xu Nian exclaimed in alarm and yelled to the woman.

The woman, too, was startled and wanted to flee.

But the lake water was too fast, and they had no chance to escape.

Seeing this scene, Xu Nian swore under his breath.

Having no choice, he lunged toward the young woman, condensing a Xuan Ice Defensive Shield around her to fend off the lake's assault.

The lake's water was scorchingly hot, and if the woman were to be struck by it, even if she didn't die, she would be severely injured.

This Demon Beast had been awakened by Xu Nian; how could he possibly stand by and let her die?

Xuan Ice formed a Defensive Shield, like an enormous bowl upside down on the ground, protecting Xu Nian and the woman within.

"Boom!"

The massive lake water smashed heavily onto the Xuan Ice Defensive Shield, emitting a terrible roaring sound.

And inside the Defensive Light Shield, Xu Nian and the young woman ended up holding each other, looking into each other's eyes.@@@@