Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"Let's send a little fire scout to investigate first."

Lin Yu stopped and whispered something.

Then, he conjured five tiny flame figures at his fingertips, so small they were like stick figures. They would be completely undetectable unless one looked closely.

"That way, even if we're discovered, we'll still have plenty of time to escape."

A smirk appeared on his lips.

I must say, this fire trick is quite useful.

With a slight twitch of his finger, five stick figures leaped from his fingertip and bounded toward the area where the fire element was most intense.

At the beginning, the five little fire figures were very fast, darting through the forest.

About ten minutes later, Lin Yu felt no danger and immediately moved forward in his true form, advancing a considerable distance.

The main reason is that if the fire clones are too far away, they will lose connection.

Therefore, he must maintain a certain distance from it at all times in order to perceive everything in that place through his small clone.

that's it.

Lin Yu used the stick figures to scout ahead, and followed when there was no threat.

Another ten minutes or so passed.

"We're almost there."

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.

He had already sensed an extremely terrifying fire element through the stick figure.

Ahead, there stood a colossal ancient tree, enormous. Its branches and leaves were entirely crimson, radiating a scorching heat.

"The Flame Tree?"

Lin Yu was startled.

What kind of tree is this?

It was able to withstand the terrifying power of the Vermilion Bird's flames and even grow to such a huge extent.

On the upper half of the giant tree trunk, he saw a huge hole.

A terrifying and intense aura of fire emanated from within.

Presumably, that is where the Vermilion Bird resides.

"Shall we go up and take a look?"

A conflicted look appeared in Lin Yu's eyes.

The problem now is that he can't figure out exactly how strong the Vermilion Bird is. Is it a sixth-tier or a seventh-tier bird? Or perhaps an even more terrifying eighth-tier bird?

For a sixth-tier opponent, you can just go straight for it and fight them head-on.

Although we can't beat them 70-80% of the time, it's not a big problem.

If it's level seven, you should be able to escape even if you run like crazy.

After all, he also cultivates fire. Although he has not yet mastered the Vermilion Bird Fire, he has a certain resistance and control over various flames. Perhaps he can even absorb the flames that the Vermilion Bird attacks while running.

I'm afraid—

That Vermilion Bird is an even more terrifying eighth-tier being.

If it were an eighth-tier opponent, I'm afraid I'd be instantly killed.

"Let's use the stick figure to investigate first."

Soon, Lin Yu made up his mind that he would never give up the Vermilion Bird Fire.

Instantly.

His mental power controlled two stick figures, which quickly ran towards the giant, bright red tree.

As soon as he landed on it, Lin Yu felt a scorching heat coming from the stick figure.

"go--"

The stick figure quickly ran along the tree trunk of the giant tree and arrived at the cave entrance in no time.

Upon arriving here, the aura of flames became much stronger.

The stick figure peeked cautiously inside.

I didn't see anything—

The space under the giant tree is quite large.

The stick figure immediately pressed its back against the giant tree and carefully walked in, taking small steps throughout the entire process.

If anything seems amiss, he will conceal his spiritual power, transforming into a small, ordinary cluster of flames, which generally goes unnoticed.

As the stick figure continued to approach deeper into the cave, the scene inside was presented to Lin Yu's mind through the stick figure's perspective.

The interior is simply furnished.

In the center of the tree hole was a lava pit more than ten meters wide, inside which grew a small, fiery red iron tree.

Beneath the iron tree, the Vermilion Bird was quietly soaking in the lava.

"Is she sleeping?"

Lin Yu was slightly taken aback by what he saw.

Just then, Zhuque suddenly opened his eyes, a divine light flashing in them, and looked toward the cave entrance.

The stick figure froze, and the small flames on its body flickered, as if they might go out at any moment.

Fortunately, flames existed in many places within the Vermilion Bird Cave, so they didn't seem out of place.

next moment.

Zhuque slowly stood up.

Upon seeing this action, Lin Yu's breath caught in his throat for a moment.

Fortunately, Suzaku did not notice the stick figure.

As Zhuque stood up, Lin Yu saw what was protruding from the magma, and his pupils immediately contracted.

"Is that an egg?"

In the center of the lava, a fiery red egg lay quietly, about the size of a basketball.

"Chirp—"

The Vermilion Bird suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a terrifying Vermilion Bird Flame, engulfing the egg.

Seeing this action, a guess arose in Lin Yu's mind.

"Could this be a Vermilion Bird egg? Is the Vermilion Bird currently incubating it using Vermilion Bird Fire?"

Lin Yu trembled at the thought of this possibility.

At this time.

Enveloped in the Vermilion Bird Flame, streams of fiery red energy continuously surged towards the egg.

A moment later, another stream of crimson flame flowed out of the egg.

It's like breathing.

"If we get our hands on this Vermilion Bird egg, will everything be alright?"

Lin Yu thought of dragon blood and phoenix stone.

It is only through the pure energy left behind that his flames can evolve.

Then——

Since the Vermilion Bird is so powerful, we can start by attacking that egg.

Suddenly, a plan slowly emerged in Lin Yu's mind.

When I first arrived in this world, I saw the Vermilion Bird go out and not stay in this tree hole. That means it must have gone out to hunt.

After all, the Vermilion Bird couldn't have advanced to such a level solely through cultivation, especially since most of the ferocious beasts in this world are illiterate and haven't learned any breathing techniques.

"Since Suzaku is leaving, there's an opportunity to take advantage of."

Upon thinking of this, Lin Yu felt an overwhelming surge of excitement that he couldn't contain.

only--

The question is when Suzaku will leave to forage for food.

Thinking about this, he became conflicted again.

There are only four days left until the end. If I can't find an opportunity in these four days, then it's all just a pipe dream.

Just then.

"Chirp—"

A loud cry resounded through the sky, and a terrifying pressure swept out, making the area even more silent.

The ferocious beast, which had accidentally wandered in from a great distance, fled in a panic.

With a cry, it declared its territorial sovereignty, and all the ferocious beasts in this area fled.

"This is……"

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.

Why did Suzaku suddenly yell like that?

Just as he was wondering, the Vermilion Bird flew out from the tree hole, its terrifying aura sweeping across the sky, its immense pressure spreading outwards.

It's like a warning!

Declaring territory!

next moment.

The Vermilion Bird, its body ablaze with flames, soared into the sky and flew off in one direction.

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