Shen Miao arrived at the entrance of the Beast Domain just in time to see Fire Tiger.

She jogged over and said, "Luckily, I'm not late."

Huo Hu was taken aback when he saw her, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Shen Miao smiled slightly, "Of course I waited for you here especially."

"But, but what about your Xuanran Army? And your four cubs, what about them?" Huo Hu was so agitated that he became somewhat incoherent.

Shen Miao waved her hand and calmly said, "Don't worry, I've arranged everything."

Huo Hu was still incredulous and conflicted, hesitatingly saying, "Chen Miao, I'm not going out for fun this time, it's really dangerous. I'm fine on my own, since I have no ties, but you're different, you..."

"Ugh, you're so annoying. I'm not afraid of any danger, so why are you? Let's go." Shen Miao took the lead and walked forward.

Huo Hu had no choice but to follow her, thinking to himself that after a while he would persuade her to go back. He was looking for the Demon Pearl and didn't even know if he could find it, so he couldn't implicate Shen Miao.

Little did they know, Shen Miao already knew and was determined to accompany Huo Hu until he found the demon pearl.

So, after a while, and then a while more, every time Huo Hu suggested that Shen Miao go back, Shen Miao refused. They went further and further away, and Huo Hu became more and more confused.

Are we really going to take Shen Miao with us?

Shen Miao seemed quite pleased with herself and showed no sign of backing down. Helpless, it could only let Shen Miao follow, but it told her that it was going to find the Demon Pearl.

Shen Miao remained calm. "Oh, I already know."

Fire Tiger was speechless.

They traveled for two days, during which time Shen Miao asked Huo Hu, "Where is your demon pearl? Where should we go to find it?"

Huo Hu said somewhat shyly, "I don't know."

"Don't know? Are we just casting a wide net?" Shen Miao was startled. That would be difficult to find. After all, the demon pearl was such a small thing. If we didn't know its whereabouts, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Fire Tiger added, "If I'm close enough to the Demon Pearl, I can sense where it is right now."

Telepathy? That's pretty amazing.

"Do you feel anything now?" Shen Miao asked.

Fire Tiger shook his head, looking disappointed. "No."

Shen Miao comforted her, "It's okay, take your time, you'll find it eventually."

That day, the two stopped to replenish their food. Suddenly, Fire Tiger stood up excitedly and said in a certain direction, "I sensed it! I sensed the location of the Demon Pearl!"

Shen Miao was startled, but then became happy and quickly asked, "Where is it? We'll be right there."

"To the southeast," Huo Hu pointed, his tone quite excited.

The man and the beast hastily ate some food and immediately set off in the southeast direction.

As the Fire Tiger and the Demon Pearl approached each other, the connection grew stronger. The Fire Tiger hardly needed to distinguish the terrain; following the Demon Pearl's guidance, it smoothly arrived at its destination.

Then, they stood before their destination, stunned.

"What, what is this?" Shen Miao murmured, pointing at the blood-red silt.

Don't tell her that such a large swamp is covered in blood; how many people must have died to dye this swamp this color?

“It’s the Crimson Swamp,” Fire Tiger chimed in from the side.

Judging from the name, it's not a good place, yet such places are often the most likely to breed powerful and exotic beasts.

Shen Miao immediately became alert and asked Huo Hu, "Is the Demon Pearl in the swamp?"

"Yes," Fire Tiger said with certainty, "the Demon Pearl is inside."

Shen Miao fell silent.

This looks like an ominous place. Should we go inside and search for something?

Huo Hu feigned nonchalance and said, "It's alright, I'll go in, you can meet me outside. In short, we can't go in together, otherwise we'll easily run into trouble if we encounter the enemy."

Shen Miao thought this made sense.

She wasn't one to be sentimental; she knew the demon pearl was very important to Huo Hu, so she immediately told him, "Be very careful when you go in. Think about the people behind you, and think about your good friend Jiu Ying."

Fire Tiger solemnly replied, "I will."

No matter what, the Fire Tiger eventually entered the Crimson Swamp. It was a huge creature, but for some reason, it didn't sink directly. Instead, it floated on the surface of the swamp, as if it were swimming across.

Shen Miao was sweating bullets for it, watching intently, her heart pounding in her chest.

Suddenly, the swamp began to boil as if it were water being boiled. Shen Miao sensed something was wrong and shouted, "Fire Tiger, come back quickly! There's something in the swamp!"

Fire Tiger shook its big head at her, but didn't turn around. Shen Miao gradually realized that Fire Tiger couldn't just come back like that, because if it wanted to get the demon pearl in the swamp, it would inevitably have to fight something inside.

This battle is inevitable no matter when.

In the brief moment of distraction, a large, dark black snake emerged from the red swamp. The snake was enormous, with a head shaped like a giant lantern.

Strangely, it grows in a red swamp, yet its body is entirely black.

The dark serpent raised its head and exhaled a foul breath at the fire tiger. The fire tiger stood firmly without moving, but its beastly eyes were focused on the serpent's vital spot.

Suddenly, the fire tiger leaped up, opened its mouth wide, and bit down on the snake's head.

But this crimson swamp was the giant snake's territory. It swayed its body to avoid it, and its long, thick body began to coil around the fire tiger, clearly intending to ensnare it.

Fire Tiger was trapped inside the giant snake's body, and his situation was extremely dire.

Shen Miao was anxious watching from the shore. At this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and stepped into the blood-red swamp. The swamp was very sticky, and every step felt like it would drag her into the ground.

Shen Miao walked with great difficulty. When she was still some distance away from the giant serpent, she untied the God-Slaying Whip wrapped around her wrist and lashed out with it.

The snake's skin was as hard as iron, and the whip did nothing, but it enraged the snake. Its tail began to swing wildly, and in an instant, the entire blood-red swamp was covered in a rain of blood.

Shen Miao couldn't dodge in time and was splattered with bloody mud, which smelled fishy and foul.

Shen Miao pursed her lips and began to change angles to fight the giant snake.

Because Shen Miao came to distract him, Huo Hu took the opportunity to escape from the circle created by the giant snake. However, how could the giant snake allow any prey to escape from its trap? With a flick of its tail, it was about to swat Huo Hu away.

If he gets hit, Huo Hu will most likely get injured.

In the critical moment, Shen Miao didn't care about anything else. She leaped up and firmly grabbed the nimble snake tail.

The giant snake was furious. No one had ever treated it like this before. It rolled around in the swamp, trying to shake Shen Miao off its tail.

Shen Miao was thrown out of the swamp and landed heavily on the ground. A sharp pain shot through her chest, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood.