All around, towering trees were covered with dense vines, blocking out the sun.

If Lu Yuan hadn't just confirmed the time, everyone would probably have thought it was already evening.

"Lu Yuan, should we run away quickly..."

As the heir to the Crimson Cloud Alliance, Chi Luan prides himself on having seen many grand occasions and being able to remain calm under any circumstances.

Unless you can't help it.

And now.

It was a terrifying scene that made her unable to bear it any longer!

Watching the dense vines above her head swaying incessantly, she even felt the hairs on her body stand on end!

Lu Yuan frowned, his thin lips pressed together, and he remained silent.

To be honest, he's feeling a bit nervous now.

The scene in front of him was so bizarre, like being in an apocalyptic disaster movie, that it drove him crazy and made him lose his mind!

A moment later, Lu Yuan suddenly spoke.

"Molotov, use your skills to burn this entire jungle down!"

"Are you crazy?!" Chi Luan exclaimed in shock. "Have you forgotten how you just cursed me? Now you're actually telling the firebirds to burn down the forest? Do you want to perish together with these vines?"

Most importantly.

Who knows how many vines are left?

What if they really did perish in the fire, and these vines still keep sprouting? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?!

However.

As soon as she finished speaking, the firebird suddenly cried out and spread its wings.

Sparks of fire fell from the wings and instantly transformed into wildfire, igniting all the surrounding vines!

This is Moltres's area-of-effect attack: Spark!

Chi Luan stared wide-eyed at all of this, too shocked to speak.

Is the firebird her contracted beast or Lu Yuan's?

She had no way to investigate further because the fire had already spread right in front of her!

The surrounding area was already lush with vegetation, and there were flammable flowers and bushes everywhere. As soon as the sparks touched the vines, the flames spread rapidly to the surrounding area.

In the blink of an eye, the area within a radius of several dozen meters had become a sea of ​​fire.

Thick black smoke drifted away with the wind, and many people in the secret realm noticed this strange phenomenon.

A five-person team, consisting of three men and two women, arrived at the entrance to the jungle. Everyone looked into the depths of the jungle with fear on their faces.

"My God! What happened inside? How could there be such a huge fire?!"

"The fire is getting fiercer; crossing the jungle now is practically suicide! What should we do?"

Just as the group was discussing amongst themselves, the young man in the lead finally spoke up.

"Don't panic, everyone! The secret realm doesn't catch fire for no reason. Let's wait nearby. Maybe it's just a battle between some high-level fire-type beast tamers. The fire will go out soon. Then we can pretend to be passing by and maybe even pick up some good stuff!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

yes!

How could they not have thought of that!

"As expected, Brother Gao is the smartest. Let's wait for the fire to subside before going in!"

...

at the same time.

Deep in the jungle.

"Cough cough! Lu Yuan, what exactly are you trying to do? If you don't react, we'll either be burned to death or choke to death!" Chi Luan couldn't help but complain.

Despite covering her mouth and nose and trying to keep her body low to the ground, she was still choked by the thick smoke, tears streaming down her face, and she was having trouble breathing.

If this continues, she will suffocate to death in no time!

At that time, these vines won't even have to lift a finger to enjoy a unique smoked meat meal!

"Shut up!"

Lu Yuan gave a low shout.

At this moment, his brows were furrowed, completely different from his usual nonchalant demeanor. His eagle eyes were fixed intently on the surrounding firelight, as if searching for something.

Suddenly.

His eyes lit up, and he gave the command to the flamingo.

"Molotov, at the nine o'clock position ahead, attack with a fireball immediately!"

"Bah!"

The firebird cried out, and a ball of scorching fire shot out from its beak, quickly heading towards the direction Lu Yuan pointed.

Immediately afterwards.

A shrill scream rang out, like the mournful cry of a female ghost, which startled Chi Luan and made her tremble.

"What is that?!"

Lu Yuan ignored her and turned to Xiao Yi, ordering, "Xiao Yi, use the Holy Protection Array!"

"babble!"

Xiao Yi immediately used her skills.

A pale blue magic circle lit up from beneath her feet, covering an area of ​​nearly a hundred meters in radius.

Chi Luan instantly felt much less uncomfortable.

Looking up, they were surprised to find that all the burning trees around them had turned to ashes in the blue magic circle, and the raging fire was extinguished in an instant.

"This is?!"

She looked at Xiao Yi standing in the center of the magic circle, her expression blank, her face full of disbelief.

"This is Xiao Yi's skill. Anyone within the skill's range will be attacked," Lu Yuan explained at the right moment. "Even though the fire is raging, we just need to take care of these burning trees."

Hearing Lu Yuan's relaxed tone, Chi Luan couldn't help but widen her eyes.

What does it mean to say "just get rid of these burning trees"?

With the fire so large, covering an area of ​​nearly 100 meters, do you really have any idea how difficult it would be to extinguish all the burning materials at the same time?!

Even a beast tamer at the Earth Spirit level probably couldn't do that easily!

How could something so unbelievable become so trivial in this person's mouth, as if it were nothing at all?

Chi Luan was so shocked that she questioned her existence, but for Lu Yuan, this was nothing.

After all, Xiao Yi's level has reached the ninth level of Xuanzhen, and with the bonus of epic-level talent, her skill effects are outstanding.

Any Earth Spirit-level Beast Tamer with a slightly lower level cannot compare to Xiao Yi's skill effects!

Lu Yuan took a few steps forward and stopped in front of a tree that looked like it had died. He raised his hand and touched the trunk.

[Race: Bloodthirsty Vine Tree]

[Attribute: Wood]

[Level: Profound True Realm Third Rank]

[Potential: Fifth Rank of Profound Truth]

[Bloodline: Seventh Rank of Profound Truth]

[Talent: Extraction]

[Skills: Whipping, Entangling and Binding, Vines Attack]

[Status: Adult, Deceased]

"really."

Looking at the data in front of him, Lu Yuan muttered to himself.

The red phoenix behind him then came to its senses and strangely discovered that although the surrounding area had been burned to a bare ground, only this tree remained standing. It couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What's going on with this tree?"

Lu Yuan glanced at her and said truthfully, "This is not an ordinary tree, but a Bloodthirsty Vine Tree. Those vines that almost dragged you away were its skills. You almost ended up hanging on the branches like them."

Hearing this, Chi Luan looked puzzled and took a few steps forward to examine the tree branch closely. She then cried out in surprise.

"Did it catch all of these?"

On the lush branches of the Bloodthirsty Vine Tree, one could see cocoons hanging upside down, formed by the intertwining vines.

These densely packed cocoons varied in shape and size, and looked like they contained demonic beasts. However, Chi Luan spotted several cocoons that were clearly human-shaped, which were very likely the cocoons of people who had entered the secret realm with them!

Chi Luan immediately got goosebumps all over her body, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

"Lu Yuan, let's hurry up and leave..."

She turned to look beside her, only to find that Lu Yuan, who had just been standing there, was gone.

"Lu Yuan? Lu Yuan!"

"Don't make a sound."