Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 47 Fire Bats

With the map in hand, Xiao Fei returned to the Undying Volcano, but this time it was just the three of us young people, and we had to face all the dangers ourselves.

Within an area of ​​nearly a hundred miles, there are very few trees, and those that are there are only small fire-attribute trees.

The three walked on the dark ground. Since they were still on the outer edge of the volcano, there were very few soul beasts, so there was no need to scout ahead.

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Since the map is from 10,000 years ago, the geological features near the immortal volcano have long since changed, so having a map makes almost no difference compared to not having one.

Xiao Fei and his two companions had no choice but to follow the route the dean had taken last time. Near the volcano, the air was very dry, and people lost energy faster than outside due to the heat. Therefore, they needed to minimize strenuous exercise or the use of their soul power.

At night, Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang took turns keeping watch.

After three days, Xiao Fei and his two companions arrived at the place where they had hunted the Ten Ferocious Sky Ants last time. They looked at the sky and decided to rest there.

During the day, Xiao Fei sensed something was off, feeling like there was some kind of spirit beast nearby, but he couldn't pinpoint it despite careful observation. That night, while meditating outside his tent, he suddenly felt fluctuations in spirit power around him. Using his spirit bone to sense his surroundings, he discovered many tiny specks of spirit power within the environment. Xiao Fei wondered to himself, "What's going on? How did I suddenly become surrounded by spirit power?"

Suddenly remembering something, Xiao Fei immediately woke the two of them. Huo Wu asked in confusion, "Hey, what's going on? Why did you suddenly wake us up?"

Xiao Fei said with a serious expression, "There seems to be something underground, and a lot of it. It looks like a soul beast, but something feels off. I can only sense it using my soul bone."

After a while, the three of them clearly felt the fluctuations of soul power around them getting stronger and stronger.

Xiao Fei quickly said, "Let's go, we have to leave right away."

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the ground, and countless fire ants emerged from underground. Then a second, a third, a fourth hole appeared... All the holes seemed to form some kind of encirclement, and then countless fire ants emerged from them.

Xiao Fei quickly said, "These are fire ants. Don't underestimate them just because they have little soul power. Judging by their size, they are probably all hundred-year-old soul beasts."

Indeed, the countless fire ants surrounding Xiao Fei and the others were all hundred-year-old soul beasts. Each fire ant was about the size of a fist. Suddenly, dozens of larger fire ants emerged from the ground. These dozens were already the size of basketballs, and these larger fire ants were already thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Xiao Fei immediately activated his martial arts and flew into the sky. Looking around, he said, "This is troublesome." He saw countless scarlet flashes in the sky, and upon closer inspection, they turned out to be fire bats, all seemingly hundred-year-old soul beasts. Among them were also many larger fire bats, which were thousand-year-old soul beasts. There were tens of thousands, or even more, of both fire bats and fire spirits.

Xiao Fei flew through the air, its phoenix-like claws relentlessly slaying fire bats, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang dealt with the nearly dense swarms of fire ants on the ground. Both fire ants and fire bats, having lived near volcanoes for a long time, possessed extremely strong fire resistance; ordinary flames could only harm them, not kill them.

Xiao Fei thought for a moment and said, "Something's not right. These fire ants and fire bats are draining our soul power. There must be a high-level soul beast commanding these fire ants and fire bats to fight. We must leave here quickly."

After saying that, Xiao Fei extended his firebird bone wings from his back, then swooped down to the ground and said, "You two, quickly jump onto my shoulders."

Hearing Xiao Fei's words, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu quickly leaped into the sky. Xiao Fei flashed past, and the two of them were already on Xiao Fei's shoulders. The fire bats seemed to know that Xiao Fei wanted to break through and fly away, and they kept blocking Xiao Fei in the air, even if it meant being killed by Xiao Fei. In an instant, the soul power of the three of them was rapidly depleted.

Huo Wushuang said, "No, it will be dangerous if we continue to be surrounded like this. We must force their leader out."

Xiao Fei unleashed his second soul skill, "Sparks Like Rain," sending countless fiery feathers hurtling towards the fire bats in the air. The fire bats instantly suffered massive damage, with even several thousand-year-old fire bats being killed. In the instant the fire bats were being slaughtered in large numbers, Xiao Fei suddenly arrived at a distance, where a significant surge of firepower could be heard—clearly, it was the Fire Bat King.

Xiao Fei instantly activated his Soul Bone skill—Mental Shock. The Bat King let out a sharp screech, clearly indicating that the Fire Bat King was injured. After pinpointing the Fire Bat King's location, Xiao Fei flapped his wings and swiftly flew towards it. The Fire Bat King seemed to be enraged as well, and also flew towards Xiao Fei and the others.

Suddenly, the Fire Bat King unleashed a fierce shriek, instantly causing the three to feel extremely uncomfortable, as if their heads had been struck. This was the Fire Bat King's sonic attack, in fact, mixed with a mental shock. Seeing the Fire Bat King swing its claws towards Xiao Fei and the others, Xiao Fei quickly used his Soul Bone to stabilize his mind and seized the opportunity, severing one of the Fire Bat King's arms with his five steel claws. The Fire Bat King was enraged again, letting out a long cry, and countless fire bats swarmed towards Xiao Fei and the others recklessly. Seeing the overwhelming swarm of fire bats, Xiao Fei sensed the fluctuations of the Fire Bat King's soul power and immediately activated his sixth soul skill—Phoenix Slash. All the fire bats in a straight line, including the Fire Bat King, were cut in half.

With the Fire Bat King dead, the remaining fire bats charged even more frantically. Without the Fire Bat King's command and coordination, the fire bats' attacks became even more chaotic, and after a short while, almost all the fire bats were killed or wounded.

Since Xiaofei and his two companions could fly, the fire ants on the ground lost their target and eventually all of them burrowed back underground.

After some time, the three finally returned to the ground. The ground was now littered with corpses, especially the enormous body of the Fire Bat King. The size of the Fire Bat King's corpse suggested it was a soul beast nearly 30,000 years old.

After consuming the herbs that restored their soul power, the three of them meditated on the spot to recover their soul power and physical strength.

An hour later, all three had basically recovered their soul power. They then went to collect their spoils.

Xiao Fei sensed a surge of soul power emanating from the Fire Bat King. He walked over to the Fire Bat King and began dissecting it. He was surprised to find that a piece of its head soul bone had been extracted from the Fire Bat King.

Next, Huo Wu unleashed a wide-ranging flame, instantly setting all the corpses ablaze. A glittering light appeared on the ground again; Xiao Fei moved it over, and it turned out to be a two-thousand-year-old Fire Ant Right Arm Soul Bone. Unfortunately, its age was too low, and none of the three considered it worthwhile.

The three quickly left the area and found another place to rest.

Xiao Fei gave the 30,000-year-old Fire Bat King head soul bone he had obtained to Huo Wushuang. Now, Huo Wushuang was the only one without a head soul bone, so Xiao Fei and Huo Wu couldn't absorb it even if they wanted to. Huo Wushuang nodded and sat down to absorb the head soul bone. The three of them were so familiar with each other that there was no need for any words of thanks.

(End of this chapter)