Chapter 939: Save Her

If this space is also subdued, when it returns to real life, these long-extinct species reappearing in the world would cause an unknown scale of commotion.

Thinking, Ao Jing suddenly stopped his steps.

Over these years, he and Shan Shan entered and subdued six Spirit Mirror Spaces; four have returned to the real world, and the spirit beasts and birds inside still live in their own areas.

But two Spirit Mirror Spaces were not smooth to subdue; Ao Jing clearly remembers that those two spaces were located relatively forward in the Spirit Mirror, and their internal environment was harsh, with very strange species.

After they barely broke out of those two Spirit Mirrors, those two spaces completely disappeared.

At that time, Ao Jing, Shan Shan, and A Cheng and them discussed this; A Cheng's conclusion was that these two spaces might have exhausted their Spiritual Power and could not re-establish themselves in the Feng Clan.

Now thinking, could it be that the closer these spaces are to the front of the Spirit Mirror, the lower the chance of returning to the Feng Clan?

And the space he is currently in is ranked first in the Spirit Mirror.

So…

Ao Jing looked around again and let out a long breath.

These don't matter; what matters is that he must quickly find Shan Shan and bring her back.

Thinking this, Ao Jing no longer pays attention to those rare species in the forest.

The forest is vast and very noisy, giving Ao Jing the illusion of having entered a primeval forest.

He tried to transform into his dragon form and rush out from above the forest, but unfortunately failed.

Just like in the snowy region before, this space's periphery also has a barrier that limits the mana of intruders to a certain extent.

Walking aimlessly like this is no solution; even if Ao Jing's stamina holds, time does not.

So after a while, Ao Jing will emit a dragon roar in different directions.

Whenever the dragon roar sounds, the forest becomes quiet for a period.

The dragon roar can travel far; if Shan Shan hears it, she will surely recognize it as his arrival and will definitely try to respond.

After about half an hour like this, Ao Jing doesn't know how long he's walked or how many dragon roars he's made, but there's still no response.

Ao Jing even began to doubt whether the space he entered is the same one as Shan Shan's.

Even if this forest is huge, so many dragon roars should have covered the whole forest.

Shan Shan, where exactly are you?

Ao Jing gritted his teeth and continued forward.

No matter what, he cannot give up before seeing Shan Shan.

Gradually, Ao Jing noticed the forest had become much quieter than before, the trees sparser; as he went forward, the temperature rose, but living things grew scarcer.

On the night the male phoenix hatched, when Ao Jing arrived there, he was a bit late, so he did not experience the period before hatching when the temperature kept rising.

If he had experienced it, he would now find that the temperature of his current environment closely resembles that before the male phoenix hatched.

Nevertheless, this change is enough to excite Ao Jing.

Only with change is there hope.

He started running.

Toward the direction from which the heat source comes.

He ran like this for over three li, the surrounding creatures dwindling; finally, only a few scattered big trees stood there, and ahead, Ao Jing saw a huge…… nest……

Actually, at first, when Ao Jing saw that nest, he thought it was a mountain.

That mountain was funnel-shaped, wide at the bottom, broad at the top, but the middle slope was relatively narrow, making its shape a bit odd.

But upon getting closer, Ao Jing realized the open mountaintop above was not a summit; he could not fly up to overlook the whole mountain, only climb up from below.

The mountain's temperature is high; ordinary people surely couldn't bear it, but fortunately many of Ao Jing's cultivation methods are water-based, his body temperature is low, and his Dragon Scale can suppress some external scorching, so he quickly climbed to the summit.

When he stood on the summit, he was dumbfounded—it was not a summit at all, but a huge nest.

This nest is made of soil, sand, and stones mixed with some mucus; at its very center is a hole, and the heat source seeps out from that hole.

Ao Jing tentatively slipped down from the nest's edge; when he was about to approach the nest's bottom opening, he felt as if he were about to be burned, so he turned his head and leapt back onto the nest's edge.

He felt it.

The heat source emanating from the hole at the nest's bottom is not an ordinary heat source; it is like…… Nirvana Fire!

Could Shan Shan be down there?

Ao Jing stood firmly on the nest's rim and directed a dragon roar toward the hole below.

This dragon roar, Ao Jing infused with a large amount of internal force, stronger in penetration than any before, shaking the whole nest into constant trembling.

After that, Ao Jing perked up his ears and listened carefully.

Not long after, a faint voice like "Brother Jing" came from the hole……

Upon hearing that weak, familiar voice, Ao Jing's heart pounded wildly.

It's Shan Shan!

He finally found her!

At this moment, Ao Jing no longer has the leisure to wonder whether there is Nirvana Fire below the hole.

Even if it were a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, for Shan Shan he would have to charge down with his eyes closed!

But before Ao Jing could approach the hole, from below Shan Shan's all-out shout rang again: "Brother Jing, move aside, quickly!"

Ao Jing instinctively retreated again toward the upper nest rim.

Before he could steady himself, a mass of firelight spewed from the hole, shooting straight to the sky.

Within that blazing fire came a heart-rending howl that made one's scalp tingle.

In that blaze, Ao Jing saw a grinning essence; in an instant it turned to ash and smoke.

Not just one!

That mass of fire came fast, rose to a terrifying height, but fell even faster; before it could fall back to the hole, the fire had basically gone out.

That ball of fire came quickly, and the height it shot up to was terrifying, but it fell even faster—before it could fall back to the cave mouth, the fire had basically gone out.

As this change occurred, the temperature of the whole nest also dropped considerably.

Ao Jing jumped down without hesitation, needing to take this opportunity to go into the cave and find Shan Shan.

This cave is very deep.

When he first jumped down, all around was pitch black.

But soon, specks of sparks began to light up below.

A little farther down, Ao Jing vaguely saw some figures, and at the same time heard an arguing voice: "I've done everything I can; I'm not a savior, I can't save them!"

This was Shan Shan's voice, trembling with tears and anger.

Immediately, a man's pleading voice sounded: "Save her! I beg you, save her! You can ignore everyone else, just get her out…"