Chapter 303: Chapter 248 Burning Ridge
“Roar!!”
Accompanied by a roar, two Gold Level Star Beasts, the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and the Black Gold Ape, along with some Silver Level Star Beasts, discovered Su Yuan crossing the Forbidden Line and angrily surrounded him.
In mid-air, a Vermilion-eyed Sparrow circling above let out a piercing cry. It then spread its wings, and as the firelight flowed, it directly launched the blue Fire Element skill—Fiery Flame Sky Soaring—towards Su Yuan.
The fiery light surged forward, resembling a giant fire bird, as the orange-red flames streaked across the sky and rapidly swooped down at Su Yuan!
Su Yuan’s expression remained calm as he raised a finger: “Broken Space.”
Star Power flickered at his fingertips, and an enormous spatial wall instantly erected in front of him, blocking the gigantic fire bird engulfed in towering flames.
“Boom!!”
The massive fire bird collided with the Broken Void Wall and exploded with a deafening roar. The surging orange-red flames spread to the sides of the Broken Void Wall, burning all the grass and trees in its path to ashes.
“Squeak!”
Although the Broken Space blocked the Fiery Flame Sky Soaring, the intense explosion nearby still scared Ruan Ruan, who shrank back.
Moments later, the flames dispersed, and the Broken Void Wall remained intact.
“The hostility of some star beasts in the Ancient Forbidden Zone towards humans coming from the outside is really significant…”
Su Yuan flipped his hand to draw the Phoenix Perch Saber. He shook his head slightly as he saw the many Star Beasts led by the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull charging forward.
Even in the danger zone, unless very close or having intruded on their territory, Star Beasts rarely showed strong intent to attack.
But at this moment, whether it was the high-altitude Vermilion-eyed Sparrow or the various Star Beasts on the ground like the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull, they all attacked Su Yuan together without hesitation the moment he stepped into the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
Now, the Gold Level Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and Black Gold Ape were already close to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan swung his saber twice, creating two pitch-black lines on the beasts.
Both Star Beasts sensed extreme danger from these lines, their expressions drastically changing as they quickly leaped sideways to dodge.
“Roar!…”
Blood splashed, and the two Star Beasts couldn’t escape the Boundary Breaking Line.
The Black Gold Ape was instantly sliced in half, dying miserably on the spot!
The Gold Middle Stage Yellow Crystal Stone Bull released its Yellow Crystal Stone Scales at the critical moment. But even so, it still received a huge wound, tumbling to the ground with blood spurting everywhere, unable to get up!
After entering the Gold Level, Su Yuan’s Star Power skyrocketed. He could easily kill an ordinary Gold Level Star Beast without using the Great Sun Burning Body Technique.
Moreover, the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and Black Gold Ape were just Elite Grade Star Beasts.
Su Yuan looked up, seeing that only the Vermilion-eyed Sparrow in mid-air was a Gold Level Master Star Beast.
Now, with the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and Black Gold Ape one dead and one severely injured, the numerous Silver Level Star Beasts behind them dared not approach and began to flee.
Su Yuan raised his hand, and twelve Sky Locks appeared from the surrounding void, instantly sealing the area, giving the Star Beasts no chance to escape.
In mid-air, the Vermilion-eyed Sparrow’s ruby-like red eyes flashed with intense flames!
“Caw!”
The Vermilion-eyed Sparrow let out a high-pitched call, its powerful blue skill, Heavenly Fallen Fire, about to condense and descend on Su Yuan’s head!
But at this moment, the sun above the Vermilion-eyed Sparrow suddenly dimmed.
A massive silver hand, a dozen meters wide, appeared above the Vermilion-eyed Sparrow. Space Power within the palm continuously collapsed and reconstituted, demonstrating incredible might!
“Caw?!”
The Vermilion-eyed Sparrow was terrified, hurriedly flapping its wings to escape from the silver hand.
However, no matter how it flew, it seemed trapped in an invisible prison, unable to fly out of the silver hand’s palm.
“Caw caw caw!…”
The Vermilion-eyed Sparrow panicked, flailing like a headless fly, and cried out in fear.
“Squish!”
The silver hand mercilessly clenched, accompanied by a sound like a water ball bursting. The Vermilion-eyed Sparrow’s frantic cries abruptly ceased.
“This Fire Sparrow really was annoying.”
Su Yuan looked up at the blood and flesh splattering down from mid-air, shaking off the blood from the Phoenix Perch Saber.
Around Su Yuan, over a dozen Silver Star Beasts had all turned into corpses in an instant.
As for the severely injured Yellow Crystal Stone Bull, it also received a fatal blow through its skull, stopping its breath completely…
Ruan Ruan was unaffected by these Star Beasts being killed, following Su Yuan and absorbing all the Star Cores into its body, then handing them all to Su Yuan.
Ruan Ruan knew the value of these Star Cores, swallowing them happily.
“Good job.” Su Yuan nodded, taking the Star Cores from the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and Black Gold Ape and tossing them to it. “Ignore skills for now, focus on elevating your realm.”
The Vermilion-eyed Sparrow’s Master Grade Star Core could extract blue Star Cards, making it valuable.
The Star Cores from the Yellow Crystal Stone Bull and Black Gold Ape, although only capable of extracting green cards, contained powerful energy, perfect for Ruan Ruan to devour.
“Squeak squeak!” Ruan Ruan happily swallowed the Star Cores, nodding, then leapt onto Su Yuan’s shoulder.
Sensing the bloody atmosphere, Su Yuan activated Instant Movement, heading deeper into the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
“The location marked by the teacher is in the early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, not too deep. Otherwise, obtaining the Undead Evil Fire would be impossible now.”
Su Yuan moved forward while taking out the map from Yang Yifeng, carefully examining it again.
The Ancient Forbidden Zone is vast, extending eastward with no clear end, possibly even larger than the Great Flame Country.
Inside, besides extensive mountainous regions, many elements were highly active: volcanoes, ice fields, rainforests, deserts, and other landscapes.
The biggest difference from regular dangerous zones outside is the various tribes and Star Beast forces living within the Ancient Forbidden Zone, besides solitary Star Beasts.
After reaching the Shining Star Level, Star Beasts undergo a second evolution, generally growing significantly in intelligence, with some even able to transform into human shapes.
Hence, Shining Star Level Star Beasts are also known as Demon Beasts.
A single Demon Beast can gather other Star Beasts to establish a tribe or claim territory.
Especially in the early stages of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, most Star Beasts are at the Lower Three Levels, with Shining Star Level Demon Beasts being quite formidable.
Yang Yifeng marked the location of the Undead Evil Fire at a place called Burning Ridge in the early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, towards the deeper northern part.
“According to the information I found, there are several Demon Beast forces in Burning Ridge. We’ll have to see for ourselves what’s there.”
Though the Ancient Forbidden Zone is dangerous, where there are interests, people will risk it.
Especially in such a resource-rich place with unique Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and rare Star Beasts.
Outside of secret realms, dangerous zones are almost the main source of high-level Star Card Master’s resources. So, the Ancient Forbidden Zone frequently sees human Star Card Masters intruding, naturally generating information.
After learning about the Divine Fire from Yang Yifeng, Su Yuan searched the library for various data and bought a report on the early stage of the Forbidden Zone from the Star Card Master Association in the Demon Capital.
Being a Burning Sun Level, Yang Yifeng can go in and out of the early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone freely, not considering these Demon Beast forces a threat unless exceptionally unlucky to encounter a Burning Sun Demon or Demon King.
But Su Yuan, merely at the early Gold Level, would find any Shining Star Level Demon Beast quite troublesome.
So, he had to tread carefully.
Su Yuan looked ahead, his eyes lighting up with intricate patterns like World Tree Leaves, activating his far-sighted ability of the All-Knowing World to peer into the distance.
Using space as tentacles and eyes, his vision seemed to detach from his body, extending a thousand meters, two thousand meters, five thousand meters, ten thousand meters…
After a while, Su Yuan retracted his gaze.
“No wonder they call it the Ancient Forbidden Zone. There are numerous Gold Level Star Beasts within these few kilometers, including six or seven in a small area. Fortunately, there aren’t any Shining Star Level Demon Beasts.”
Nodding, Su Yuan dispelled the silver light from his eyes, then looked at Ruan Ruan on his shoulder. “Ruan Ruan, conceal my aura as well.”
“Squeak!” Ruan Ruan responded.
With the covering Power of Devouring, Su Yuan’s presence was nearly completely hidden. Combined with the Concealing Breath effect by breathing, even a Shining Star Level entity would struggle to sense him unless he used Star Power extensively.
“With Ruan Ruan around, this should be smoother than I expected…”
Su Yuan glanced at Ruan Ruan again before leaping towards the deeper parts…
Days passed quickly. On a densely vegetated mountain peak.
Su Yuan extracted a Star Core from a freshly killed Gold Level Elite Star Beast, tossing it to Ruan Ruan for devouring. He then walked to the peak to look ahead.
Ravines and ridges crisscrossed. The entire region was shrouded in a faint black mist, making visibility poor.
In reality, it wasn’t mist but the unique energy of Burning Ridge, more accurately black ash.
“Burning Ridge, I’m finally here!”
Su Yuan had been cautious along the journey. Using the far-sighted ability of All-Knowing Vision and his Concealing Breath, he avoided unexpected encounters.
He didn’t go around hunting Star Beasts for Star Dust.
After all, his main goal was the Divine Fire. He intended to secure it first without causing a commotion to attract attention.
Only a few Gold Level Star Beasts encountered mid-route were killed by Su Yuan for their Star Cores to feed Ruan Ruan…
With numerous Gold Level Star Cores devoured, Ruan Ruan had reached the High Stage of Silver, just a step away from the Gold Level.
Its rapid advancement was due to the overpowered Devouring Law, plenty of Gold Level Star Cores, and the Contractual Power.
With a top-tier Guardian Awakening Talisman and Su Yuan’s Spiritual Talent, they initially opened a Level Three Guardian Beast Space.
A Level Three Guardian Beast Space corresponds to Gold Level!
The Contractual Power allowed Ruan Ruan to grow rapidly as long as its realm was lower than the Guardian Beast Space. Conversely, if its realm surpassed the Guardian Beast Space, it would hinder its growth.
With these buffs, Ruan Ruan’s strength soared like a rocket!
After resting to replenish his stamina, Star Power, and spirit, Su Yuan stood up.
“Let’s go!”
“Tweet tweet!”
Ruan Ruan didn’t know what Su Yuan planned but cheered energetically.
Together, they headed towards the black ash-covered Burning Ridge…