Chapter 899: You All Come Out for a Moment

The Crimson Flame Lion walked out of the cave and strode quickly towards the valley where the flying spirit beasts resided, soon arriving at its destination."Why is there an illusion formation here?" he wondered, a frown creasing his brow. Before him was a massive formation, completely enveloping the area. From within, the roars of spirit beasts could be heard intermittently. The two Black Spirit Leopards, who had previously escorted the young man, stood guard around the perimeter, their expressions vigilant.

"Black Spirit, what's going on here?" the Crimson Flame Lion demanded, his gaze cold as he approached."Crimson Flame King..." The Black Spirit Leopards startled upon seeing him and quickly explained, "Well, it's like this: Master Zhang is a formation master. As soon as he arrived, he set up a formation here, and then... he disappeared, and we couldn't find him!""Idiots!" The Crimson Flame Lion glared. It was clear that whoever set up this formation had ill intentions. For these two to not stop him, how utterly foolish! However, an illusion formation didn't block spiritual energy, and the spirit beasts within weren't dead; he could clearly sense them. If it wasn't to deal with these spirit beasts, then why set up a formation?

As he was wondering, the formation slowly dissipated, and a young man flew up from below. It was Elder Mi's student. At this moment, Zhang Xuan's face was a little pale, and he felt somewhat dizzy. After more than an hour of taming, even with his strong physique, he felt exhausted. Fortunately, all the flying spirit beasts had recognized him as their master and became his beast pets. Among them, some were particularly stubborn; rather than waste time, he simply killed them with a single punch.

"Young man, what are you doing?" the Crimson Flame Lion roared upon seeing him appear."Nothing much. Azi, Ding Ding, beat this guy up first. I'll recover for a bit..." Zhang Xuan was not surprised to see the Crimson Flame Lion. He took out a Level 6 pill for restoring stamina and swallowed it. With a flick of his wrist, the Purple Sun Beast and Golden Origin Cauldron immediately charged forward.Seeing a Saint 1-realm peak Saint Beast to beat up, the Golden Origin Cauldron let out a strange cry and instantly rushed forward. Before the Crimson Flame Lion could even react, it was sent flying and slammed against the mountain wall, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood. However, before it could even finish spitting, the Purple Sun Beast's large fist smashed down. *Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!* With a Saint Beast and a Saint Artifact, two great experts working together, the Crimson Flame Lion couldn't resist at all. In the blink of an eye, it was beaten beyond recognition, unable to escape or even cry out.

It didn't take long before the creature, tears streaming down its face, had no choice but to submissively recognize him as its master, not daring to utter another word. *What kind of situation is this?* it thought. *Just coming out for a look, only to be beaten like this? Is there no justice in the world? Is there no law anymore?*"Master!" After completing the soul sacrifice, the Crimson Flame Lion, its face swollen and bruised, looked over."Now go in there and trick two more kings out!" Zhang Xuan, having fully recovered by this point, stretched lazily and said nonchalantly."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 Golden Origin Cauldron and Purple Sun Beast combined, it would be difficult to defeat them, let alone tame them. Furthermore, when many Saint Beasts are together, they tend to show more backbone; otherwise, how would they maintain their reputation? Taming them would become very difficult. Dealing with them individually, however, would be much easier and simpler."Alright!" Bound by the soul connection, the Crimson Flame Lion couldn't refuse and reluctantly agreed. It then lifted its head and said, "In my current state... they'd have to believe me first..." The Golden Origin Cauldron had been too excited earlier and acted a bit too ruthlessly. The creature was beaten beyond recognition all over its body, no longer looking like a beast."Drink this gourd of spirit liquid!" Zhang Xuan infused a few streams of Heaven's Path zhenqi into a gourd of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid and handed it over. The Crimson Flame Lion's strength was far greater than his, and its size was so enormous that infusing Heaven's Path zhenqi into fine wine would require at least a dozen gourds, and it would likely be drunk by the time it finished. Even if not drunk, the strong smell of alcohol would make it easily detectable when entering the cave. Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, however, when combined with Heaven's Path zhenqi, had a better healing effect, and one gourd would be enough.

"Spirit liquid?" Taking the gourd, the Crimson Flame Lion pulled out the stopper. Just one sniff, and its vision went black. *So this is the guy who stole our stuff... And now he's my master! What kind of situation is this?! This morning I was still with the other kings, gritting my teeth and cursing, vowing to tear him to pieces if we caught him... now I'm kneeling here, full of respect... Such is the lonely life of a beast...*Although filled with frustration, the Crimson Flame Lion still drank the gourd of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid. As soon as the spiritual energy entered its body, its previous severe injuries were instantly healed, perfectly restored."Th-this..." The Crimson Flame Lion blinked its eyes. It was too familiar with Earth Vein Spirit Liquid; in the past, drinking it would at most restore strength. How could it... also heal injuries?

"I added some medicinal herbs to it, which can rapidly heal injuries. As long as you serve me well, helping you advance to the Spirit Perception realm won't be too difficult!" Zhang Xuan said nonchalantly."Yes!" The Crimson Flame Lion's massive head nodded. To make something as purely spiritual as Earth Vein Spirit Liquid possess the healing effects of a sacred medicine was absolutely miraculous. With such a master, perhaps there truly was the ability to help it improve its strength and break through to the Spirit Perception realm."Go!" Giving the command, Zhang Xuan said nothing more. For a tamed spirit beast, its life and death were within his thoughts, so he wasn't afraid of its betrayal.

"Master..." Seeing the Crimson Flame Lion leave, the Purple Sun Beast walked over, full of admiration. The Cloudmist Ridge had always been a hidden danger for the Master Teacher Academy; even the old headmaster back then had been helpless. Yet this new headmaster, as soon as he arrived, tamed all the Half-Saints and Sub-Saints, even one of the opposing ten kings, and it seemed he was still going... It probably wouldn't be long before the Cloudmist Ridge, which had been in a standoff with the Master Teacher Academy for countless years, would become a human vassal and no longer pose a threat."Trick all ten kings of the Cloudmist Ridge over, and deal with them one by one. If they all come out together now, we're no match. But once we've tamed more, the power balance will shift, and it'll be easy!" Zhang Xuan chuckled lightly, thinking the other party was worried. When he saw the Cloudmist Ridge fighting with humans, he had already devised a plan, which was why he proposed negotiations. Only then could he smoothly enter the Cloudmist Ridge and defeat them one by one. The combined strength of the ten kings was formidable, and he wouldn't be able to handle them. But by luring them out one by one, if he could subdue four or more, along with the Golden Origin Cauldron, the Purple Sun Beast, and numerous Otherworldly Demonic Tribe puppets... even if they wanted to resist, they wouldn't be able to.

Meanwhile, Elder Mi, unaware of Zhang Xuan's plans, was panting heavily, filled with worry. Just as he was wondering how the headmaster was doing, he saw the Crimson Flame Lion walk in."What happened? Where are Black Spirit and that young man?" The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast frowned upon seeing it enter, wondering why it had come alone after being sent to find them."That young man was terribly clever. He got scared and just ran away. Black Spirit chased him but couldn't catch him. I looked for a bit and couldn't even determine which direction he went. Iron-Backed Bear, Azure Bamboo Earth Dragon, both of you come with me and let's go check!" the Crimson Flame Lion snorted."He ran away?""Haha, Elder Mi, is this your student? He abandoned his teacher here when danger struck and ran away himself?""It's rare to see such an oddball among master teachers!"Hearing that the young man had fled, abandoning his teacher, the other kings all burst into laughter. Everyone said master teachers valued heritage, yet while the teacher was here negotiating, this young man ran off so quickly. It was utterly disgraceful."The headmaster fled?" Elder Mi was also completely bewildered. Although he didn't believe it, surely... the Crimson Flame Lion wouldn't lie like that!

"Alright, I'll go with you to check. When we find that young man, I definitely want to get to know him properly! So the Master Teacher Academy has someone like this!" An Iron-Backed Bear stood up."Haha, I'll go take a look too!" Another Azure Bamboo Earth Dragon also stood up. These two, like the Crimson Flame Lion, were at the peak of the Saint 1-realm, their strength like an abyss, making it impossible to discern their true power."Go quickly and come back soon, the main business is important!" The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast frowned upon seeing the two beasts about to leave."Don't worry!" The Crimson Flame Lion smiled faintly and walked out with the two Saint Beasts.

"Elder Mi, what do you have to say now? Your own direct disciple, with such a character... What face do you have left to lecture me on grand principles? On benevolence and righteousness?" As the two beasts left, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast sneered coldly. Only by having integrity can one command respect. You, as one of the Ten Great Master Teachers, have a direct disciple who's a coward, afraid of death. If word gets out, you might as well not live; the shame alone would be enough to kill you."I..." Elder Mi clenched his fists, wanting to say something but unable to. Although he didn't believe Master Zhang would flee, still... what exactly was this headmaster doing? He kept talking about negotiations, but now over an hour had passed, and not a word had been said. His specific objective was unclear, so what should he do?

With a sigh, Elder Mi was about to speak when footsteps were heard again from outside the cave. Immediately, the Iron-Backed Bear, who had just left, walked back in."That young man is incredibly sinister! He brought a few experts from somewhere, and the Crimson Flame Lion and I can't beat them! Tiger-Head Beast, Iron-Toothed Wolf, both of you come over; let's finish him off together!""He found experts?""What kind of experts are they that the three of you can't beat them? You need our help?" The Tiger-Dragon Beast and Iron-Toothed Wolf stood up."I don't recognize them. They shouldn't be academy elders. Hurry up, or I'm afraid the Crimson Flame Lion and the others won't be able to hold on!" the Iron-Backed Bear urged anxiously."Alright!" The two Cloudmist Ridge kings waved to the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast and strode out.After walking for a while, the Iron-Toothed Wolf walked back in again. "Their numbers also seem to have increased! Azure-Nosed Elephant, Red Fire Ape, Iron-Scaled Beast, White-Eared Beast, the four of you come with me!""Master Zhang... who exactly did he bring?" Completely confused, Elder Mi was almost dizzy."Th-this..." Looking around and realizing it was the only one left, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast was also stunned.