XIAO SHUXIANG'S
311 - The Fifth World Gate
"The longer it takes, the hotter it gets. Let's just stop for a second,"
Lan Guan Zhi, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan immediately pulled the reins of their horses upon hearing Xiao Shuxiang's remark. They are now on a wooden bridge, precisely at a distance of 18 meters from the length of the bridge which is about 30 meters in total.
This bridge is made of blocks of old coconut trees, wrapped around the roots of vines that look alive. Can be ascertained from the small leaves on the right and left sides of the bridge.
Xiao Shuxiang and his friends were at an altitude of 50 meters, the wind that blew was a hot wind and some time could blow hard. The roar of the wind can mask one's cry and of course this will be disturbing.
Fortunately, the bridge was strong from the wind, and the roots on both sides became a protector for Xiao Shuxiang and his friends.
"Young Master, what's wrong? We can't stop at a bridge like this.."
Xiao Shuxiang got off his horse and then told the Crazy Beggar Boy to come down. He told Hu Li that their horses would not be strong with the heat in this place.
".. We continue our journey on foot,"
Lan Guan Zhi nodded in agreement, he started to get off his horse, followed by Xiao Qing Yan, and Hu Li. The four horses were just ordinary animals and obviously they could not afford to go to such a hot place, let alone while carrying people.
New rrrr..!
Lan Xiao rubbed his head on Lan Guan Zhi's right foot, he let out a snoring sound and began to spin, his manner making Xiao Shuxiang as well as the others look at him.
The longer, Lan Xiao's body grew bigger. His feet began to walk in the air and rose. The sound of his snoring that resembled a kitten began to turn heavy, his body became an Adult Tiger.
Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi understood that Lan Xiao intended to give them a ride to take them to the Stone Fire Valley. Soon Xiao Shuxiang inserted all four of their riding horses into his Universal Bracelet.
"In-She's a Great Monster..!" The Crazy Beggar Boy embraces Xiao Shuxiang's arm, his eyes looking wide open watching the change of a kitten into a ten-meter tall tiger that seems to float above him.
He was more surprised by Lan Xiao's change than the horse he was riding disappeared. The Mad Beggar Boy had indeed been used to seeing things suddenly disappear in the blink of an eye, it was one of the strange things that cultivators could do.
Xiao Shuxiang himself felt astonished by the behavior of this young man who was embracing his arm. Didn't the Flower Rain Forest Lan Xiao already show the ability to change the size of the body? But why was the Mad Beggar Boy still shocked and scared?
"Haaahs.. Why should there be a human like you in this world..?"
"Uhm, what did you say..?"
Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his face slowly when the Crazy Beggar Boy who was besides full of makeup and he was a faggot, turned out to have a hearing loss as well.
"Why should Lan Zhi take this person? I really want to throw it right now while still in the middle of the bridge," Xiao Shuxiang blew his front bangs, if not for Lan Guan Zhi.. He had kicked this young man.
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Lan Guan Zhi began to jump up and stand right on the back of the Moon Tiger. Hu Li carried Xiao Qing Yan and followed Lan Guan Zhi. O Zhan appears to be in over his head.
Nyan..!
Lan Xiao asked Xiao Shuxiang to go up to his back. The mother embraced the Crazy Beggar Boy's waist and immediately jumped up.
Xiao Shuxiang's legs treaded smoothly on Lan Xiao's back. After setting up a sitting position.. The Moon Tiger started to take them flying.
Xiao Qing Yan was at the front, Hu Li sat behind him. The Mad Beggar Boy was in third place, behind him sat Xiao Shuxiang. And as for Lan Guan Zhi, he was seen standing quietly behind his friend.
Lan Xiao could not carry them on flying like this, because as a Demonic Beast.. He also needed Qi. Taking too long to fly in a place where his natural Qi could not be sucked would make Lan Xiao difficult.
"He-so great..! That's cool..! I've never ridden a big cat like this..! Really great..!"
Only the Mad Beggar Boy had continuously exclaimed endless pleasure ever since. Hot air is not felt at all, in fact he feels like being hit by a cold wind.
Not only him, but Xiao Qing Yan and the others also felt so. This was all due to the cold temperature that Xiao Shuxiang was releasing.
The young man dressed in all black used Air Breathing and turned the hot air into cold air. Because of its high level of practice.. He was able to cool down all of his friends including Lan Xiao.
Using the Breathing Technique actually did not require Qi, but for now Xiao Shuxiang combined it because he felt this indeed had to be done so that the cold air he produced would still survive and not mix with the hot air.
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"Try that look..!"
The Crazy Beggar Boy patted Hu Li on the shoulder and then pointed downwards. He got a pinch from Xiao Shuxiang who directly reprimanded him.
"There's nothing but thick smoke down there, what do you want to show me?"
The Mad Beggar Boy whimpered for a while then answered Xiao Shuxiang's question with a manyun lips expression, "Um.. Of course the smoke.."
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"Hmmh, you know what? You're so annoying, my hands itchy about dropping you from here. So you better not talk too much or I'm really gonna lose my temper.."
The Mad Beggar Boy puffed his cheeks when he got the curse from Xiao Shuxiang. He hugged Hu Li tightly until he made the young man flinch and pale-faced instantly.
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Inwardly, Hu Li wanted to shout. He had been uncomfortable from the start with the presence of the Mad Beggar Boy. He was worried that the young man wearing such ill-made makeup would tarnish not only himself, but also his Young Master Xiao, and Lan Guan Zhi. To him, there was nothing worse than a gay man.
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Flying over an extremely vast and smoky valley of thick white was definitely the first sight Xiao Qing Yan felt. But he did not reach a Crazy Beggar Boy.
This thick smoke came from the burning rocks in the valley. There were so many rocks in the place and the reddish-black feel was a sight that would welcome Xiao Shuxiang and his companions.
The Valley of Fire Stone is actually very rarely visited because the air produced by the rocks here is very hot.
In fact, if there was a 2000-year-old Demonic Beast flying at an altitude of 40 meters from the Stone Fire Valley.. The beast will lose its life.
However, there are also trees that can thrive even though every day surrounded by hot air from the valley.
They were plants that had undergone adjustments to the surrounding conditions, the roots propagating and strengthening the bridge over which Xiao Shuxiang had crossed was one of them.
"Do you feel it too?"
Xiao Shuxiang suddenly just made a sound, his question made Lan Guan Zhi, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan act wary. Slowly.. The Moon Tiger began to enter the thick white smoke.
What Xiao Shuxiang felt was none other than the reaction of the World Gate and also the Demonic Beast gatekeeper.
The World Gate in the Stone Fire Valley was larger in size than Xiao Shuxiang had ever encountered. The gate was 9 meters high and 5 meters wide, black in color and covered in smoldering flames.
There are animals that appear to move around the gate. This place is so hot.. If there were any living beasts, then obviously they were familiar with fire.
Sjssrrk..!
From the middle, the animal's body appeared fat, black with blood-red veins surrounding its body. He was 7 meters long and used his stomach to move.
If from above, the body of the animal is very similar to a sago caterpillar, but the strange thing is.. He had a pair of human hands about 2 meters long.
Not only hands, the ridiculous animal even has a human head, its shape resembles a baby's head, its eyes are black with red pupils. He was a Demonic Beast that could be called the Fire Caterpillar Baby.
Currently, the 4000-year-old Demonic Beast was preying on another Demonic Beast, a skull-backed spider.
A bone-collapsed sound rhymed with bursts of fire emerging from the sidelines of the rocks. Xiao Shuxiang and his companions who were still in the air could even hear the sound.
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The Fire Caterpillar baby immediately turned his head and looked at the thick smoke that seemed to cover the sky. He felt something approaching him. He immediately gritted his teeth and clawed at the nearby rocks.
Grrr.. Graaaw..!
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A beam of light was seen between the puffs of smoke, the next second the light shot towards him. The Fire Caterpillar's baby knows it's an attack. His long right hand immediately grabbed a large rock and threw it into the air.
A BAAAM!
The stone was instantly smashed into pieces and the mysterious light he saw was the perpetrator of the destruction of the fire-covered stone.
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A TRAAANG!
A sword clashed violently with the left arm of the Fire Caterpillar Baby. The one who attacked him was none other than Lan Guan Zhi, a white-clothed cultivator with a long ribbon tied around his forehead.
In the air, Lan Xiao was seen with Xiao Shuxiang, Hu Li, Xiao Qing Yan, the Mad Beggar Boy, and also O Zhan. He brought his friends down but did not get to where Lan Guan Zhi was fighting.
"At first I was surprised he jumped up all of a sudden, that guy was so great..! He's a great young man..!"
The Mad Beggar Boy exclaimed in excitement, he was so amazed at Lan Guan Zhi. This silent manner made Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li almost fall from Lan Xiao's back.
Trang!
"Why don't you come down and show me your prowess? You're a warrior just like that handsome young man, "Crazy Beggar Boy elbowed slowly Xiao Shuxiang, he told this young man to come down and fight against the Demonic Beast.
"If I go down, you'll die of heat. Just look at it first, Lan Zhi can definitely handle it,"
Xiao Shuxiang kept an eye on his friend's fight while paying attention to the surrounding conditions, as there could be Demonic Beasts other than the ones he saw.
Trunks
THE TRAANG!
Graanw..!
The Fire Caterpillar baby did have a human-like head and face, but he was still unable to speak. Although he was fat, in fact his soft skin made Lan Guan Zhi's sword difficult to give an incision especially until the slash.
THE TRAANG!
Only the hands and head of the Fire Caterpillar Baby were loud, so when it clashed with Lan Guan Zhi's sword it would produce a distinctive sound similar to two swords clashing against each other.
Graaaanw..!
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Lan Guan Zhi leapt back and floated in the air, he had indeed never set foot on the rocks in this valley. He was clearly wearing quite a lot of Qi.
Shanghai began in a thin white smoke blanket mixed with gold. In a split second Lan Guan Zhi again made an attack and this time the resulting sound was similar to the roar of lightning.
THE GRAAANW!
The Fire Caterpillar baby was like being struck by five lightning bolts at once, his body was in pain and he had to willingly lose one arm. Lan Guan Zhi apparently managed to give him a wound.
Xiao Shuxiang who was on Hu Li's back could tell that the Demonic Beast that his friend was fighting was beginning to reveal an aura of anger.
The problem is, he has not yet had time to make a sound.. Things that were never expected to happen.
The Crazy Beggar Boy who was so happy to see Lan Guan Zhi fighting accidentally stretched his hands to make Xiao Shuxiang fall from the back of the Moon Tiger.
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Hu Li, O Zhan, Xiao Qing Yan, and Lan Xiao themselves seemed surprised by what happened. While the Beggar Boy immediately covered his mouth with both hands as a form of surprise.
"Young Master Xiao..!"
Nyan..!
Not to lose their shock, Hu Li and Lan Xiao were again startled by the attack from the Fire Caterpillar Baby on Lan Guan Zhi instead pointing at Xiao Shuxiang.
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Not having time to dodge, Xiao Shuxiang was hit by a jet-black spray of acid released by the Fire Caterpillar Baby. Lan Guan Zhi was clearly jolted by what had happened.
Nyan..!
Lan Xiao wanted to go down, but seeing Xiao Shuxiang come out of the acidic liquid made him undo the intention. He noticed how his mother attacked the Demonic Beast.
THE TRAANG!
The fight had gotten even faster since Xiao Shuxiang had joined. The young man in black clothes attacked with his bare hands, but after a while.. He immediately took out Yinng xiong.
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When his sword hit the skin of the body of the Fire Caterpillar Baby, he immediately jolted. "What the fuck is wrong with this animal?! His skin looks soft, but why is it so hard to cut it?!"
"Dodging,"
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Xiao Shuxiang immediately jumped backwards upon hearing Lan Guan Zhi's remark. He managed to avoid the burst of flames that instantly burst out from the body of the Fire Caterpillar Baby.
Xiao Shuxiang floated beside Lan Guan Zhi, both of them thinking of a way to fight the Demonic Beast in front of them. This is all because Baby Fire Caterpillar is quite difficult.
"We have to finish this. Are you still capable?"
"Mrs,"
Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi shot back with their respective heirloom swords. The two work together to attack the Fire Caterpillar Baby from opposite sides.
THE TRAANG!
Although the hands of the Fire Caterpillar Baby had been slashed by Lan Guan Zhi, he was still able to fight. He spouted acid back from his mouth.
He could not jump like Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi, arguably with his huge body - he was unable to dodge the attacks of these two cultivators. He was only able to fend it off.
Grraaanw..!
Lan Guan Zhi passed Qi to Shanghai, along with Xiao Shuxiang who felt Yinng xiong tremble.
The Fire Caterpillar baby immediately enveloped his body with an extremely hot flame. The fire contained acid up to ten meters in range.. Demonic Beasts his age could be killed instantly.
Unfortunately that did not apply to Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi. The two young men enveloped their bodies with Qi.
This was indeed a waste, but both Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi had similar thoughts. Their goal was in plain sight, so it should have put everything in place by now.
Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi darted together. Once the Shanghai swing produced five pieces of lightning that directly collided with Yinng xiong attack.
That Xiao Shuxiang Sword had previously sucked the Moon Slash Sword, so a single swing could create 5 to 10 attacks.
GRAAANW..!
The Fire Caterpillar's baby was completely helpless after being attacked all at once. His body that was difficult to scratch was now like getting a slash to spur the green liquid.
BLAAAR!
The five lightning bolts from Lan Guan Zhi's sword scorched the body of the Infant Fire Caterpillar to the bone, and the attack from Xiao Shuxiang cut its body into pieces.
The Fire Caterpillar baby can actually come back to life even though his body becomes pieces, but because of the effects of Yinng xiong.. He will not be able to recover the body again.
Ying xiong restrained the regeneration of the body of the Fire Caterpillar Baby and turned the Demonic Beast into a lump of meat. The effect of his attack was united with the effect of Lan Guan Zhi's sword.
Yinng xiong was again inserted into the Bracelet of the Universe. Lan Xiao who was floating in the air slowly descended.
Ever since Xiao Shuxiang fell off his back.. He used Qi to cool Hu Li, Xiao Qing Yan, O Zhan, and the Mad Beggar Boy.
"It's all your fault, I had to fight because of you." Xiao Shuxiang blamed the Mad Beggar Boy for daring to knock him off Lan Xiao's back.
"But.. I was not intentionally. You're a great guy anyway, so I thought you could fly.."
"Oh yes, but it would be a waste of energy. The land on this continent is not favorable to people like me,"
Seeing his friend start to curse.. Soon Lan Guan Zhi stopped him. They should immediately complete the mission and leave this place as soon as possible.
Xiao Qing Yan, "You guys finished the fight too quickly. I can't take part,"
Although Hu Li gasped at Xiao Qing Yan's words.. But he actually agreed. In that case, he did absolutely nothing to help his Young Master Xiao.
Pii..!
"O Zhan, you don't need to protest. This place is very hot and will make things difficult for you. Staying with Lan Xiao is the right choice, you guys have also helped a lot,"
Xiao Shuxiang stepped towards the Fifth World Gate. He used Water Breathing to create a thick smoke that covered his friends' vision.
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Xiao Shuxiang did not give any warning in advance until his actions left Hu Li and the others shocked. He, Lan Guan Zhi, Xiao Qing Yan, and the Crazy Beggar Boy spontaneously used an arm to dispel the smoke. While Lan Xiao and Hu Li wore their tails.
Xiao Shuxiang's action was none other than for his friends to be unable to see himself sealing the World Gate. Once complete, the artificial smoke slowly faded away.
The Crazy Beggar Boy looked coughed, ".. You're so outrageous, really outrageous. Why do you have to do that?"
"I don't have to explain it to you. Rather than think about it, we better go home. Before any other monsters came here,"
Xiao Shuxiang started to form his Transferring Mirror seal. The size of the Mirror was capable of being entered by Lan Xiao even though he was carrying Hu Li, Xiao Qing Yan, and the Crazy Beggar Boy on his back.
"Lan Zhi, why don't you come in? Let's go home,"
Xiao Shuxiang looked at Lan Guan Zhi just standing by while watching his Moving Mirror. He did not know what this friend was thinking because his facial expression remained flat.
"The fastest way to get home.." Lan Guan Zhi walked over first and started to enter into the Moving Mirror. His words just now made Xiao Shuxiang smile.
"of course. It's one of my most favorite abilities besides cooking,"
The Moving Mirror Seal was indeed very useful to Xiao Shuxiang. By putting a seal on this place.. He could come back to the Valley of the Fire Stones with a Moving Mirror.
Right now, he was indeed only able to move to a location that he had marked before. And now upon entering his mirror.. In a very short time they had now arrived at the Sky Pagoda Sect.
When you set foot for the first time.. Lan Xiao immediately adjusted his body shape to the room where Xiao Shuxiang was sleeping, this was so that he would not damage anything.
Hu Li was behind him, followed by Xiao Qing Yan and the Crazy Beggar Boy. The previously silent room was now beginning to be filled with Xiao Shuxiang's friends.
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