I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

The fighting outside suddenly intensified.

The booming sounds of spells exploding echoed one after another, the roars of the lava lizards and the howls of the ironbacked bears intertwined, causing the entire underground cavern to tremble slightly.

Rock fragments rained down from the dome, splashing sparks as they hit the lava, and the air grew thicker with the smell of sulfur.

Lin Che was not surprised.

Because he was the one who did it.

Crimson Slope is ultimately the Lava Lizard's home ground.

They are familiar with every crevice and heat source in the ground, and can use this terrain advantage to unleash combat power far exceeding their usual strength.

Although the Ironbacked Bears were fierce, they quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

They were suppressed by the lava lizard's flames, retreating step by step, and were on the verge of defeat.

Lin Che then secretly instructed the Azure Profound Realm Spirit to assist the Ironbacked Bears facing the enemy.

Instead of directly engaging in combat, they created several large-scale spiritual energy fluctuations on the edge of the battlefield, disguising them as the arrival of a large number of Ironbacked Bear reinforcements.

The already irritable black bears sensed the presence of their companions and their morale soared, launching a frenzied counterattack.

Meanwhile, the Lava Lizards, sensing the arrival of "enemy reinforcements," had no choice but to allocate more troops to deal with them.

As a result, they were outnumbered and defeated.

A large number of Ironbacked Bears took advantage of the chaos to come to the rescue.

The battlefield became increasingly tense.

Inside the cave, the female lava lizards finally couldn't sit still any longer.

They let out a low hiss, exchanged glances, and then leaped up from the obsidian stones, rushing towards the cave entrance.

They are smaller than the males, but faster and more agile, disappearing into the depths of the cave like streaks of dark red lightning.

The entire lava cave finally fell completely silent.

All that remained was the gurgling sound of churning lava and the faint fragrance emanating from the Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruit.

Lin Che leaned against the rock, closed his eyes, and waited.

Its divine sense, like invisible tentacles, covered the entire underground space, not missing a single sound or movement.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

Someone has come in.

Lin Che activated the Eye of Wind Breaker, his gaze piercing through the rock wall and landing on the figure that had quietly crept in.

It's a lava lizard.

Its appearance was exactly the same as those of its kind sleeping in the cave; its scales, body shape, and even the rhythm of its breathing were flawless.

However, under Lin Che's "Wind Eye Break", a faint halo appeared on the surface of that figure.

Those are traces of illusion, subtle fluctuations that cannot be completely eliminated when spiritual power is disguised.

A slight smile involuntarily appeared on Lin Che's lips.

"So that old fox is here too."

The lava lizard that sneaked in was actually a phantom clone of the Blue-Faced Fox King.

Its illusion skills are extremely high. The lava lizard it disguises itself as is so realistic that even the lava lizard king himself might not be able to detect it without careful investigation.

But it couldn't be hidden from Lin Che.

Now Lin Che understood who was giving advice to that group of simple-minded iron-backed bears.

Luring the enemy away from their stronghold, feinting to the east while attacking in the west, and taking advantage of their weakness to strike.

This tactic doesn't seem like something those brute-force bears could come up with.

Someone was giving them pointers behind the scenes, or rather, a fox was giving them pointers.

Lin Che couldn't help but laugh.

Here comes the scapegoat.

The Blue-Faced Fox King was completely unaware that a pair of eyes were watching it with ill intent not far away.

It controlled its phantom clones, carefully navigating through the obsidian stones where the sleeping lava lizards had once dwelled, gradually approaching the center of the lava.

Every step was taken with utmost care, the breath was kept perfectly concealed, and even the placement of each foot was carefully calculated to ensure that no sound was made.

It stopped in front of the Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruit tree, squinted, and carefully examined the five fruits that were slowly ripening.

The golden veins have spread to the tip of the fruit, and only the last strand is left to completely cover it.

"Tsk tsk, good stuff, really good stuff." It secretly admired it, becoming more and more satisfied with the look.

"It would be such a waste to feed it to that old lizard."

He had been planning this for a long time.

Although there aren't many third-tier spiritual creatures in this area, they are not nonexistent.

It knew exactly which of the major powers possessed which treasures.

Even the ripening time was estimated with almost perfect accuracy.

It has been waiting, waiting for the right time, waiting for the moment when the fruit ripens.

Now, isn't this just letting it get away with it?

Fortunately, it had already reached a trade agreement with the Lin family of Chuyang City.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to exchange this for the spiritual items you need?

The Blue-Faced Fox King was secretly pleased with himself, his amber eyes filled with anticipation.

Suddenly, the entire fruit emitted a dazzling golden light!

The light was dazzling, like a small sun rising in this dark red underground space!

A surge of intense spiritual energy began to sweep across the entire lava cave, and the heat wave hit us, making even the magma seem to boil!

It's ripe!

The Blue-Faced Fox King was overjoyed and was about to reach out to pick it.

Suddenly, I was stunned.

It rubbed its eyes and looked at the fruit tree again.

The tree was empty.

The five Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruits, along with the golden light they emitted, vanished without a trace.

Only that crimson fruit tree stood there all alone, its branches trembling slightly, as if it too was wondering where its fruit had gone.

"Where...where are the fruits?"

It froze.

In the brief moment it was stunned, the five fruits on the tree had vanished.

"roar--!!!"

A furious roar came from outside the cave!

The fury contained in that voice was so intense that it caused the entire cave to tremble violently, and rubble fell from the ceiling like rain!

Giant waves surged from the lava pool, crashing against the obsidian and sending sparks flying everywhere!

Lava Lizard King.

Even during the battle, it kept its divine sense watching over this place.

The moment the fruit ripens, it prepares to disengage from the battle and eat the fruit first.

As for this old bastard, we can deal with him slowly after he swallows the Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruit and his strength increases to a higher level.

But before it could act, the scent of the fruit dissipated.

No more.

Those five Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruits, which it had guarded for decades and longed for day and night, vanished right before its eyes.

The enraged Lava Lizard King ignored the old scumbag still entangled in front of him and turned to rush into the cave.

Its four claws crushed the rocks, and its massive body rampaged through the narrow passage, leaving deep dents in the rock walls and sending fragments of stone flying everywhere it went!

The Blue-Faced Fox King jolted awake and snapped back to his senses.

broken.

Its original plan was to use pre-prepared fruits to simulate the aura of the Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruit, and secretly switch them out without anyone noticing.

By the time the Lava Lizard King realized something was wrong, it had already taken the real fruit and flown far away.

But before it could even act, the fruit had vanished.

Lin Che, standing beside him, had a smile on his lips.

Just as the fruit ripened, he had a thought and teleported all five Crimson Flame Dragon Heart Fruits into the Azure Profound Realm.

The time it takes to breathe.

It didn't even take a breath.

There was absolutely no chance for that old fox to react.

Having obtained the goods, Lin Che didn't linger for a moment.

He moved with the speed of a silent ghost, emerging from behind the rock where he was hiding, and brushed past the Lava Lizard King as it charged in furiously.

In that instant, he could even feel the scorching heat emanating from the Lava Lizard King and see the burning fury in its vertical pupils.

But the Lava Lizard King couldn't see him.

Lin Che concealed his aura completely, and like an invisible wind, he glided past it and sped towards the outside of the cave.

Behind them came the sound of the Blue-Faced Fox King's phantom clone being torn apart, and the Lava Lizard King's even more furious roar.

What will happen if the Blue-Faced Fox King "steals" the fruit?

He didn't know.