Chapter 20

Ning Zhanji pondered for a while, dispatched two cultivators to scout, and he himself led the brigade to retreat a distance.

A moment later, the two cultivators returned to report: "It's the corpse of a demon ape!"

The tense atmosphere of the entire team relaxed.

When the main force arrived beside the demon ape's corpse, Ning Yong exclaimed.

He saw the appearance of the Fire-fusion Demon Ape for the first time.

This demon beast had a strong physique, about three meters tall, and its whole body was covered with thick, large red hair. The hair was pure in color, crimson like fire, and very beautiful.

The Fire-fusion Demon Ape's fangs were bared, its eyes were wide open, and it died with its eyes wide open.

Its body was a peculiar existence where flesh and blood and magma were combined.

Even though it was dead now, from the wounds on its body, one could see its internal structure. It was like magma, still flowing slowly, emitting intense heat, just cooling down rapidly.

Ning Zhanji frowned deeply.

This was an unexpected situation.

He would rather it be a living Fire-fusion Demon Ape.

Now, the situation had become complicated.

"A fierce confrontation took place here!"

"The Fire-fusion Demon Ape fought here, but was ultimately defeated."

"What kind of existence could kill an adult Fire-fusion Demon Ape one-on-one?"

"Judging from the traces, it is not any demon beast known at present."

Ning Zhanji knew that he must investigate clearly.

Because, if a mysterious demon beast is left alone, when the clan's main force takes major actions in the future, it is very likely to suffer a big loss under the condition of unclear intelligence!

Ning Zhanji led the team into the cave this time precisely to scout the environment and collect intelligence.

This was his duty.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhanji stopped thinking, decisively abandoned the original route, and followed the traces.

"But the mysterious demon beast had a fierce battle with the adult demon ape, and its combat power can be estimated. Our current strength should be able to cope."

"Moreover, it had a fierce battle with the demon ape, and its combat power must have dropped by a notch. This is a very good opportunity!"

Ning Zhanji's eyes shone brightly, leading the team to track constantly.

Along the way, they successively discovered other demon beasts that had suffered. For example, the fire essence scattered on the ground after the Fire-running Snake died, the corpse of the Flame-treading Lizard, and the stones scattered by the Lava Demon Head, etc.

As the Ning family cultivators chased, the things in their hands increased.

"Boss, what kind of thing is it, so powerful, killing so many demon beasts?"

"Haha, we took advantage this time. If a few more of these mysterious demon beasts come, we don't have to do any work and will be rich directly."

Ning Zhanji frowned deeply, secretly estimating: "The other party left these behind and didn't go to clean up the battlefield, clearly not a cultivator. But these corpses were not gnawed, and resources like fire essence were not swallowed. This seems to indicate that this mysterious demon beast does not belong to the volcanic melting cave and is not part of the food chain here."

"Perhaps, this is a pet beast of some cultivator?"

"No matter what, I must reveal its true face this time!"

Ning Zhanji made up his mind and chased all the way.

Finally, they actually arrived at a dead end.

"No way ahead?"

"Shouldn't be!"

"The traces clearly point here..."

The Ning family cultivators felt puzzled.

Ning Zhanji looked around, then whispered, casting a certain spell.

Finally, his gaze fixed on a wall.

"Retreat, form an array."

"Smash this wall and see." Ning Zhanji ordered.

The Ning family cultivators formed three small arrays, pulled Ning Zhuo and Ning Yong into the furthest small array, and told them not to run around.

Boom boom boom!

The array started, and the cultivators worked together to bombard the wall constantly.

After the wall surface was broken, the brilliance of the array was revealed.

A defensive array was actually hidden here!

The defensive array was laid out simply and crudely, and it didn't last long before it was smashed.

The wall was pierced, revealing another passage.

"There is actually another passage hidden here?"

"Was it hidden by someone because it wasn't discovered before?"

Ning Zhanji frowned deeply.

Chasing to this point, his previous guess was shaken.

Clearly, those who can set up an array must be cultivators. Even if they are not human, they are wise demon cultivators.

Just hesitating for one second, Ning Zhanji decided to continue the pursuit.

The Ning family cultivators began to explore the mysterious passage.

They soon discovered "demon beast traces" similar to before.

"Perhaps, this is a spirit pet of some cultivator, quite wise, and has the permission to pass through the array."

"This passage has human traces in many places, and the time of development is earlier than ours."

"In other words, our Ning family is the later party?"

"What is that?"

"We are going to the end of this path."

"Be careful!"

The Ning family cultivators tracked all the way, walked out of the passage, and arrived at an underground square with an open view and flat terrain.

The underground square was also laid out with two arrays, both very simple, like children's graffiti.

Ning Zhanji dispatched his subordinates to search for clues everywhere, and just at this time, the roar of demon beasts came.

Roars and growls came one after another, surrounding from all directions.

Ning Zhanji was shocked and immediately ordered a retreat.

But in the passage they came from, scorching magma suddenly surged, and they could only retreat.

"Damn it!"

"This is a trap!!"

"Could it be the other two families, or the city lord's side, who could have such a hand?"

Ning Zhanji was both shocked and angry, commanding everyone to form an array on one side, and sending people to scout everywhere on the other.

The result of the scouting was very bad.

This underground square was like a transit station, linking many passages. And from these passages, a large number of demon beasts were surging out.

The Ning family cultivators set up the defensive array in a corner of the square and launched the array with all their strength.

Fortunately, they were well-prepared for battle and brought many array disks, so they were able to build the defensive array quickly at such a fast speed.

The defensive array was launched, forming an ice-colored light wall, surrounding half a circle, cooperating with the wall behind the cultivators, forming a circle.

The fire-velvet mouse group was the first to charge over. Compared to the outside world, the fire-velvet mice that appeared at this time were already half a person tall!

The fire-velvet mouse group charged crazily, and many mice died directly on the ice wall.

The ice wall appeared with cracks.

Some Lava Demon Heads floated in mid-air, crossed the ice wall, and killed over.

The Ning family cultivators cooperated tacitly and were well-prepared.

A large number of magic tools were activated, mainly flying swords and flying needles, shooting through the Lava Demon Heads, winning key time.

The second defensive array was built, forming a hemisphere, covering everyone.

Suddenly, the noise outside the array weakened a lot.

"Continue to build the array!" Ning Zhanji's face was full of gravity.

The Ning family cultivators had just built the third large array, forming a light pillar, supporting the wall top of the underground space, and a vast aura suddenly emerged.

The cultivators were horrified.

"Golden Core aura, could it be that we are chasing a Golden Core cultivator?"

"I remember this aura, it is the Zheng family ancestor Zheng Shuanggou!"

"Could it be that the Zheng family wants to take action against us?!"