Chapter 881: You All, Come Out!

The Crimson Flame Lion walked out of the cave and flew swiftly toward the valley where the flying spirit beasts were, arriving shortly.

"Why is there an illusion array here?"

He frowned.

Before him lay a massive array that enveloped the entire area, from which the roars of spirit beasts occasionally emerged. The two Black Spirit Leopards that had brought the young man earlier stood nearby, looking vigilant.

"Black Spirit, what's going on?"

He approached, his gaze icy.

"Crimson Flame King..."

Seeing him, the Black Spirit Leopard was startled and quickly explained: "It's like this: this Master Zhang is a formation master. As soon as he arrived, he set up an array here, and then... he disappeared. We couldn't find him either!"

"Fools!"

The Crimson Flame Lion glared.

The other party setting up an array here clearly had ill intentions.

These two creatures had actually failed to stop him—how stupid!

However, the illusion array did not block aura; the spirit beasts inside were still alive and could be clearly sensed.

Since it wasn't meant to deal with these beasts, why set up an array?

Just as he was wondering, the array slowly dissipated, and a young man flew up from below.

It was that student of Elder Mi.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan's face was somewhat pale, and he felt dizzy.

After more than an hour of taming, even with his strong stamina, he felt exhausted and weary.

Fortunately, all the flying spirit beasts had acknowledged him as master and become his spirit pets.

Among them were some stubborn ones, but he didn't bother with them and simply killed them with a single punch.

"Kid, what are you doing?"

Seeing him appear, the Crimson Flame Lion roared.

"Nothing much. A'zi, Ding Ding, beat this guy up first. I'll recover a bit..."

Seeing the Crimson Flame Lion, Zhang Xuan was not surprised. He took a sixth-grade stamina-restoring pill and swallowed it. With a flick of his wrist, the Purple Sun Beast and the Gold Origin Cauldron charged forward.

Seeing that there was a sacred beast at the peak of Saint Realm One to beat up, the Gold Origin Cauldron let out a strange cry and rushed over.

Bang!

Before the Crimson Flame Lion could react, it was sent flying, slammed against the cliff wall, and coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

But before it could finish spitting comfortably, the Purple Sun Beast's massive fist came crashing down.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

A sacred beast and a sacred artifact—two experts working together—the Crimson Flame Lion couldn't withstand them. In the blink of an eye, it was beaten beyond recognition, unable to escape or even cry out.

Before long, the creature, tears streaming down its face, obediently acknowledged him as master, not daring to say a word.

What kind of situation was this? Just came out for a look, and got beaten like this—was there no justice?

Was there no law?

"Master!" After offering its soul, the Crimson Flame Lion looked over with a swollen face.

"Now go in and trick two kings into coming out!" Zhang Xuan, now fully recovered, stretched lazily and said calmly.

"Trick two out?"

The Crimson Flame Lion's mouth twitched, and it blinked a few times.

"That's right!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

There were ten kings in the cave. If they all came out, even with the Gold Origin Cauldron and the Purple Sun Beast combined, it would be hard to defeat them, let alone tame them. Moreover, when many sacred beasts are together, they tend to show some backbone—how would it look otherwise?

Taming them would become very difficult.

Dealing with them one by one would be much easier and simpler.

"Alright!"

Bound by the soul, unable to refuse, the Crimson Flame Lion had no choice but to agree. Then it looked up: "But with me looking like this... they'll have to believe me..."

The Gold Origin Cauldron had been too excited and struck too hard, leaving the creature battered beyond recognition, no longer looking like a beast.

"Drink this gourd of spiritual liquid!"

He infused several strands of Heavenly Dao true energy into a gourd of Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid and handed it over.

The other party's strength was far higher than his, and its size was enormous. If he used fine wine infused with Heavenly Dao true energy, it would take at least a dozen gourds, and by then it would be nearly drunk.

Even if not drunk, the smell of alcohol on its breath would easily be detected when entering the cave.

Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, enhanced with Heavenly Dao true energy, had better healing effects, and one gourd was enough.

"Spiritual liquid?"

Taking the gourd, the Crimson Flame Lion pulled out the stopper and sniffed it. Its vision went dark.

So it had found the thief...

Who would have thought it was now its master!

What kind of situation was this!

Just this morning, it had been with the other kings, cursing angrily, vowing to tear the thief into pieces if caught... and now it was kneeling on the ground, full of respect...

Beast life is truly lonely like snow...

Though full of frustration, the Crimson Flame Lion still drank the entire gourd of Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid.

As the spiritual energy entered its body, its severe injuries healed instantly, perfectly restored.

"This, this..."

The Crimson Flame Lion blinked.

It was all too familiar with Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid. Previously, drinking it only restored strength—how could it now heal injuries?

"I added some medicinal herbs to it, which can quickly heal wounds. If you serve me well, helping you advance to the Divine Sense Realm won't be too difficult."

Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"Yes!"

The Crimson Flame Lion nodded its massive head.

Making pure spiritual energy like Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid possess the effect of a healing elixir was truly miraculous.

Such a master might indeed be capable of helping it improve its strength and break through to the Divine Sense Realm.

"Go!"

Having given his instructions, Zhang Xuan said no more.

A tamed spirit beast's life and death were in his hands, so he wasn't afraid of betrayal.

"Master..."

Seeing the Crimson Flame Lion leave, the Purple Sun Beast approached, full of admiration.

Cloud Mist Ridge had always been a hidden danger to the Master Teacher Academy. Even the old principal had been helpless against it. But this new principal, upon arrival, had tamed all the Half-Sages and Congenital Sages, and even one of the ten kings. It seemed he was continuing...

Soon, Cloud Mist Ridge, which had been at a stalemate with the Master Teacher Academy for countless years, might become a human vassal, no longer a threat.

"I'll trick all ten kings of Cloud Mist Ridge over one by one and deal with them individually. If they all come out together, we're no match. But as we tame more, the balance will shift, and it'll become easier!"

Seeing the other's concern, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

He had thought this through when he saw Cloud Mist Ridge fighting humans, which was why he proposed negotiations.

Only like this could he enter Cloud Mist Ridge smoothly and defeat them one by one.

If the ten kings gathered together, they were formidable, and he had no way to handle them. But by tricking them out one by one, once he subdued four or more, plus the Gold Origin Cauldron, the Purple Sun Beast, and the many Heterodox Spirit Tribe puppets... even if they wanted to resist, they couldn't.

...

Over here, Elder Mi, unaware of Zhang Xuan's plan, was panting heavily, full of worry.

Whoosh!

Just as he was wondering how the principal was doing, the Crimson Flame Lion walked in.

"What happened? Where are Black Spirit and that kid?" Seeing it enter, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast frowned.

It had sent this one to find someone, so why had it come back alone?

"That kid was too cunning. He got scared and ran off. Black Spirit chased after him but couldn't catch up. I tracked him but couldn't determine which direction he went. Ironback Bear, Bamboo Earth Dragon, you two come with me to check it out!"

The Crimson Flame Lion snorted.

"Ran off?"

"Haha, Elder Mi, is this your student? When faced with danger, he abandoned his teacher and ran away himself?"

"A master teacher can be this bizarre—truly rare!"

Hearing that the kid had run off, abandoning even his teacher, the other kings all burst into laughter.

They said master teachers valued inheritance, but here the teacher was negotiating, and the kid ran off so fast—it was utterly disgraceful.

"The principal ran off?"

Elder Mi was also dumbfounded.

Though he didn't believe it, there was no reason for the Crimson Flame Lion to lie!

"Alright, I'll go with you to have a look. When we find this kid, I must get to know him properly—the Master Teacher Academy actually has such a character!"

An Ironback Bear stood up.

"Haha, I'll go too!" Another Bamboo Earth Dragon also rose.

These two, like the Crimson Flame Lion, were at the peak of Saint Realm One, their strength as deep as an abyss, impossible to gauge.

"Go quickly and come back quickly. The main business is important!"

Seeing the two beasts about to leave, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast frowned.

"Don't worry!"

The Crimson Flame Lion smiled lightly and led the two sacred beasts out.

"Elder Mi, what do you have to say now? Your own personal disciple is like this... how can you still have the face to lecture me about great principles? About benevolence and righteousness?"

After the two beasts left, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast sneered coldly.

Only the upright can convince others. As one of the top ten masters, your personal disciple is a coward who fears death—if word gets out, you won't be able to live it down; you'll die of shame.

"I..."

Elder Mi clenched his fists, wanting to say something but unable to.

Though he didn't believe Master Zhang would run away, what was this principal doing?

He kept talking about negotiations, but now over an hour had passed without a single word. What was his specific purpose? What should he do?

"Hehe, no need to guess. It must be that Elder Mi's student saw all these flying spirit beasts and knew that once a fight started, he would definitely lose, so he got scared and left early!"

"Exactly. I always thought master teachers had backbone, but it turns out they're even worse than us beast tribes..."

Several kings all laughed.

"Alright, no more nonsense. Elder Mi, don't keep stalling. Contact the other elders quickly and agree to the terms, or else you won't leave today."

With a cold laugh, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's tone carried a threat.

"I..."

Sighing, Elder Mi was about to speak when footsteps sounded again from outside the cave. Then the Ironback Bear that had just left walked in.

"That kid is really sinister. He somehow found some experts, and the Crimson Flame Lion and I couldn't beat them. Tigerhead Beast, Iron-Fanged Wolf, you two come with us. We'll kill him together!"

"He found experts?"

"What kind of experts are they that the three of you can't handle? You need our help?"

The Tiger-Dragon Beast and Iron-Fanged Wolf stood up.

"I don't know them either. They shouldn't be academy elders. Hurry up, or I'm afraid the Crimson Flame Lion and the others won't hold out!"

The Ironback Bear urged anxiously.

"Alright!"

The two Cloud Mist Ridge kings greeted the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast and strode out.

After a short while, the Iron-Fanged Wolf came in again: "Their side seems to have more people. Green-Nosed Elephant, Red-Fire Ape, Iron-Scaled Beast, White-Ear Beast, the four of you come with me!"

"Master Zhang... who did he bring?" Completely confused, Elder Mi was about to faint.

"This..."

Looking around, finding himself alone, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast was also bewildered.