Peerless War God

He stared at the ghost fire in front of him. It was a human face, pitch-black and sinister. It looked too similar to him.    

Upon closer inspection, he felt a chill down his spine.    

For a moment, the more he looked at it, the stranger it became. He felt a chill in his heart, but he could not say anything.    

After staring at it for a while, he finally came to a realization.    

"It has no eyes. It has its eyes closed."    

Chen Xiao pointed at the ghost fire and shouted.    

"Woof." Hei Zi barked with a puzzled expression.    

"Eyes?" Xilo was also stunned for a moment. He stared at the ghost fire and quickly reacted.    

"Oh, you mean this ghost face has its eyes closed. It has no eyes."    

Xilo said slowly.    

The ghost face that was formed from the ghost fire had its eyes tightly closed, emitting a cold aura that made people feel cold all over.    

Although it had not opened its eyes, it had a terrifying might that could suppress everything around it.    

Just from sensing the aura, the ghost fire's might was already not weaker than an immortal-level rank-4.    

If the ghost fire could open its eyes, how terrifying would it be? It was simply unimaginable.    

"Yes, no wonder I always felt that it was strange. It should have eyes," Chen Xiao said as he held his chin.    

Xilo was speechless and exclaimed, "No wonder it is the inheritance left behind by the Ancient Descendants of God. Its might is unfathomable and unimaginable. Now, the ghost fire's might is comparable to an immortal-level rank-4. If it is completely merged with the Undying Eyes, its might will definitely be even stronger. I wonder what it will become after it opens its eyes."    

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "That's right. It seems that snatching this piece of Undying Flame Crystal is worth it."    

Xiluo chuckled and said, "You've gotten a huge bargain. Before this, I never thought that after the Ghost Fire fused with the Undying Eyes, its power would increase so much. It's very surprising."    

One had to know that in order to snatch the Undying Flame Crystal, the Demon God Hall and the Heavenly Fire Path Sect had suffered heavy casualties and paid a huge price.    

In comparison, Chen Xiao had only paid the price of being injured in order to snatch this piece of Undying Flame Crystal.    

After a slight treatment, he had recovered and it was nothing.    

"That's right. Now that your Ghost Fire has fused with the Undying Flame Crystal, your strength has increased greatly. It's time to leave this place."    

Xiluo said again.    

Including the ten years he had spent in the Extreme Earth Flame Valley, he had entered the Nine-Tiered Divine Pagoda for twenty-five years and his strength had also increased by a lot. It could be said that he had advanced by leaps and bounds.    

Hearing that, Chen Xiao nodded and took out the map, lowering his head to look at it.    

"The Extreme Earth Flame Valley is here. If we continue north, after passing through a few dangerous places, we will reach the center of the Divine Pagoda. There will be a passageway to leave there."    

Chen Xiao's face darkened slightly as he said indifferently.    

Xiluo pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, but there are still a few dangerous places in front of us, especially this one. It is marked as red, and it is definitely extremely dangerous. It's best to take a detour."    

When Chen Xiao saw this, he lowered his head and said, "Are you talking about this Dragon Trapping Forest?"    

"Yes."    

"Dragon Trapping Forest?"    

Chen Xiao looked at the map carefully and saw that the introduction to the Dragon Trapping Forest was vague. There were only a few words, extremely dangerous, do not enter.    

Chen Xiao flipped it over and over again, looking at it a few times. These six big words quickly entered his mind.    

"Extremely dangerous, do not enter? This is a warning. It seems that it is really dangerous, that's why it is written like this."    

Chen Xiao muttered to himself, deep in thought.    

One had to know that this map was given to him by Senior Brother Yun Lang. After he entered the Divine Pagoda, he had always followed the map. Until now, he had not made any mistakes.    

In other words, this map was correct, and it was very accurate.    

That also meant that these six words were very important, and he had to take them seriously.    

Chen Xiao weighed his options in his heart and said, "If we want to bypass this Dragon Trapping Forest, the distance will increase by quite a bit. It will be a full two times the distance, but for safety's sake, it's better to bypass it."    

"Woof." Hei Zi echoed.    

Xiluo said indifferently, "I don't care. I will listen to you. From the looks of it, this map of yours is correct."    

Along the way, Chen Xiao had relied on this map that Yun Lang had given him to avoid many dangers, and he had been able to turn the danger into an opportunity.    

If it wasn't for this map, it would be extremely important to him, almost equivalent to half his life.    

Therefore, he had absolute trust in this map.    

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao nodded and said, "It seems like this is the only way. Although it might be a little far to take a detour, it's at least safe. We still have a lot of time, so there's no hurry."    

Very quickly, after thinking about it for a while, he made a decision.    

After experiencing several huge changes, he had passed by the edge of life and death several times. Now, he placed more importance on safety.    

After all, if he didn't even have his life, then no matter how many treasures there were, it would be meaningless.    

This trip had already given him a lot of gains. Even his strength had broken through to the Three Tribulations of Longevity, and it could be said that he had advanced by leaps and bounds.    

The more he was at this moment, the more he needed to be careful.    

"Alright, since you said so, I completely agree."    

Xilo chuckled and said compliantly.    

Chen Xiao smiled and heaved a sigh of relief. He said, "Since that's the case, let's go. Let's hurry to the central area."    

"En."    

"Let's go."    

Immediately, Chen Xiao acted.    

Since he had already made a decision, he had to be decisive and not hesitate at all.    

At this moment, his injuries had already healed. Moreover, because the ghost fire had refined and fused with an Undying Flame Crystal, his strength had even increased by a level.    

With this, he was even more confident.    

Very quickly, Chen Xiao put away the array flag, removed the formation barrier, and waved out a palm. A gale blew past, sweeping away all the traces left behind before he moved.    

In midair, he was advancing at a moderate speed while holding the map and checking the location.    

"It's here. It's definitely right. Let's go."    

"Okay."    

Thus, the man and the dog accelerated and left the hiding place, heading north.    

Not long after, Chen Xiao left the area of the Earth Flame Absolute Valley. He glanced back and felt extremely emotional.    

However, this mere valley had already killed nearly twenty Longevity Realm cultivators. It was truly terrifying.    

If he had not been decisive and left as soon as possible, and if he had not been greedy, he would not know what the result would have been.    

However, at this moment, Chen Xiao was startled. "Eh? There seems to be someone here?"    

During this period of time, he had been extremely careful. While driving the Spatial Shuttle, he had also spread out his Spiritual Sense to be on guard at all times.    

However, not long after leaving the Earth Flame Absolute Valley, he encountered other cultivators.    

"Someone is coming. It's three of them. It seems like they are coming for you. What should we do?"    

In his Sea of Soul, Xi Luo said coldly.    

Chen Xiao's heart tightened as he asked, "What is their strength?"    

"Three cultivators, all of them at the Third Calamity Realm. They seem to be very aggressive. They definitely aren't good people." Xi Luo said.    

Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows and laughed. "Third Calamity Realm? Heh, then there's no need to hide."    

"Woof."    

Hei Zi seemed to have sensed something as well and shouted excitedly.    

Chapter 18 – The Three Realms of the Earth Flame Absolute Valley