Chapter 456: The Ancient Legend
Peerless Martial God
Tuesdayâs chapter.
Edited by: LikyLiky
In Tianya Haige, there was a legend which came from the ancient past. In ancient times, Tianya Haige didnât exist, there was only an extremely vast open land. The land was constantly exposed to extremely high temperatures which caused the ground to crumble into sand, forming the desert.
Under the ground, deep under the land, there was an ancient fire which radiated endless heat. That fire burned for eons until it finally started to gain consciousness, several parts of the fire transformed into wolves. That was the legend surrounding how fire wolves emerged in the desert.
Besides, fire wolves were known for having special powers, some of them were proficient in using powerful illusions. Even if the wolves hadnât reached the Tian level, they were able to use the illusions to appear human. After that the wolves would appear no different from anyone else, nobody was ever able to identify a fire wolfâs illusion.
Time passed by and the legend turned into a story, a story about the humans who entered a bloody war against the fire wolves, with the humans emerging victorious. However, every few hundred years, fire wolves would emerge from under the desert and the bloody cycle would repeat. After countless bloody wars, the humans built the city of Tianya Haige and sealed the ground surrounding the city. However, outside of Tianya Haige, there was still a vast desert for them to emerge. The wolves didnât try to break the seal in Tianya Haige, instead they would emerge in the outer desert and begin their rampage.
A sea of fire wolves would appear outside of Tianya Haige every few hundred years. Most people didnât believe the ancient legend, but they knew the story regarding the bloody wars.
Since the last time the wolves emerged, the story had faded from peoplesâ memories. Even though the king was riding a fire wolf, no one would ever connect it to the story regarding fire wolves. However, at that moment, the wolf king had transformed into a four-tailed fire wolf, which filled everyone with dread.
Those tails were a sign of an upcoming catastrophe. The number of tails indicated the level of the wolf. The wolf king had four tails which proved it was a fourth level Xuan beast, if it had five tails, it would mean that it was a level five Xuan beast.
âThe external part of Tianya Haige is doomed, everything is going to be destroyed.â Thought the tribe members while shaking. Those fire wolves were extremely ferocious and vicious; they were known for their bloody massacres. The emergence of fire wolves would be a terrifying event, it would cause the desert to be dyed red with blood.
In fact, all the leaders from the Wolves of the Desert must have been fire wolves which had transformed themselves to appear as humans, that was how the wolf king was able to absorb their power.
The tails of the wolf king were swinging through the air, its eyes looked cruel and it was fixedly glaring at Lin Feng, it then said: âInitially, we wanted to start at a later date, but you have forced us to speed up our plans.â
The wolf was still speaking in human tongue, its voice was ice-cold. After it finished speaking, a terrifying fire Qi filled the air and the wolf disappeared into the sand.
Lin Feng wasnât born in the desert, he didnât know about the story regarding fire wolves. He frowned and released a terrifying deadly energy and rushed forwards, he wasnât going to let the wolf king escape.
âLin Feng!â
However, at that moment, Nuo Na shouted out which surprised Lin Feng. He turned his head and looked towards Nuo Na as if he didnât understand.
He only saw that Nuo Na looked absolutely terrified. Lin Feng was confused by the turn of events. It seemed like everybody there was terrified by the Wolves of the Desert.
âLin Feng, letâs leave quickly! We have to flee the desert and move to the city!â Shouted Nuo Na who was panic-stricken. At the same time, the members of the Wolves of the Desert also started to escape at full speed. Everyone was crazily trying to escape, they rushed through the desert like lunatics.
âWhatâs going on Nuo Na?!â Asked Lin Feng, he had no idea what had caused the people to run scared. The wolf king had turned into a wolf, Lin Feng was surprised, but not that much. Could it be that Nuo Na was surprisingly terrified because of that?
But at that moment, Lin Feng suddenly felt a tremble run through his body, he looked astonished. Meng Qing and Lin Feng glanced at each other, they both looked extremely surprised.
The fire Qi which they had sensed under the ground was the ancient fire from legends. At that moment, the fire Qi was growing stronger, as if a volcanic eruption was close, it was a disaster.
âLetâs go, we have to run otherwise we wonât make it! I will tell you the details on the wayâ Nuo Na ignored the fact that Lin Feng and Meng Qing were confused, she immediately rushed over to grab Meng Qingâs hand and started running towards Lin Feng and said: âHurry up! We have to go and reach the city if we want to keep our lives!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lin Feng was stupefied. It seemed like everyone was terrified because the Fire Qi beneath the desert.
âMeng Qing!â Shouted Lin Feng. Meng Qing immediately understood and rose into the air while holding onto Nuo Na.
Nuo Na let out a squeal of surprise. She had always wondered what it would be like to fly through the sky, but at that moment, she only felt nauseous.
Meng Qing had only grabbed hold of one of her arms, suddenly another hand grabbed Nuo Naâs other arm, she turned her head and noticed Lin Feng had flown over. Meng Qing and Lin Feng were each holding one of her arms as they flew through the sky.
âHow strong... Lin Feng and his wife are both so powerful.â Thought Nuo Na in surprise. Flying through the air was something that she had always dreamt of, and at that moment her dream had come true. However, this was not how she had imagined it, she wasnât as excited and happy as when she dreamt about it.
Her father was dead and her tribe had been destroyed, on top of that, the fire wolves were about to emerge for another blood bath.
âNuo Na, whatâs going on?â
The pure Qi was whistling through the air as they flew through the clouds, which made Lin Fengâs voice hard to hear over the whistling sounds.
âLin Feng, approximately every hundred years, the fire wolves emerged from the depths of the earth. These wolves were born in a sea of fire and when they are unleashed into the desert, they started a massacre and moved to attack Tianya Haige.â
With the powerful wind hitting her face, it was difficult for Nuo Na to form a sentence. She then added: âThose fire wolves were able to use illusions, the leaders of the Wolves of the Desert are actually all fire wolves that disguised themselves as humans. Since the wolves have already started to emerge, and didnât immediately attack, it means that they have developed a larger strategy over the past hundred years.â
âSo you are telling me that since the wolf king was a fire wolf, it means that there is an army of fire wolves that have been plotting underground? They were not attacking the humans previously because they were preparing something on a larger scale?â
When Lin Feng heard Nuo Naâs explanation, he remained silent for a moment and then continued to question her. He was surprised. The fire wolves came from the depths of the earth... It seemed like the fire Qi that Meng Qing and Lin Feng had sensed wasnât an illusion.
âIndeed, they were preparing a large-scale strategy, but because they identified them and because the wolves they were using for the plan were killed by you, they will attack while they still have the element of surprise.â Said Nuo Na while nodding. Her hair was messily fluttering through the wind, her forehead was wrinkled and her eyes filled with dread.
An army of fire wolves would soon emerge.
âFire wolves...â Whispered Lin Feng. He gazed into the distance and saw countless fire wolves emerging from the sand. The wolves varied in size, some were large and other were small, some only had a single tail while others had numerous tails.
âItâs really happening...â
Nuo Na was stupefied and continued: âLin Feng, we need to hurry, we have to take shelter in Tianya Haige as soon as possible! Each time the wolves emerge, some monstrously strong fire wolves will be leading them. Itâs terrifying! The wolves will continue to emerge until the desert is filled with a sea of wolves, and then they will begin their attacks on Tianya Haige.â
âHow far is Tianya Haige from here?â Asked Lin Feng.
âAbout five hundred kilometres.â Replied Nuo Na which shocked Lin Feng. Another five hundred kilometres?!
âIt seems like we are going to have to fight with the army of fire wolves.â Said Lin Feng while smiling wryly. Five hundred kilometres... Meng Qing and Lin Feng couldnât possibly carry Nuo Na over such a long distance. First, they would consume too much pure Qi attempting it, and second they werenât able to cover that distance, especially while carrying another person.
âNuo Na, we have broken through to the Xuan Qi layer, but we cannot continuously fly, we need to use pure Qi in order for us to fly. Only cultivators of the Tian Qi layer are able to fly freely through the sky.â Said Lin Feng, then continued: âI have a large number of purity stones but itâs possible that it wonât be enough to reach Tianya Haige...â
Nuo Na was speechless, so would they have to fight against the wolves?
âDonât worry, Nuo Na. With Meng Qing and me here, a few fire wolves wonât be much of a problem.â Said Lin Feng while smiling. His voice sounded comforting and he was attempting to lighten Nuo Naâs mood. But Lin Fengâs mind was still reeling, he was shocked that there was a beast swarm which could emerge from underground.