December 4th, Thursday.
Clear skies.
Although it was just dawn, the gradually rising sun dispelled the dense darkness and drove away the cool evening breeze.
A cloudless sky, the air was dry and hot, the heat waves scorching.
Chen Yuan stood at the foot of Flame Mountain, lifted his head, squinted his eyes, and against the brilliant sunshine, he could see the blazing flames burning at the mountain summit, one after another, just like before.
Standing at the mountain foot, only then could one clearly realize the grandeur of the mountain fire at Flame Mountain, whose awe-inspiring extent could not be compared to an erupting volcanic fire.
The erupting mountain fire was merely the tip of the iceberg of the summit fire.
After a night’s rest, Spark’s injuries had completely healed, and she was in an unprecedentedly good state, her eyes shining brightly, her gently flapping wings revealing her current excitement.
Even for Spark, who was always calm, it was hard not to be excited at such a critical moment.
Once successfully advancing, she would completely bid farewell to her former self.
"Go ahead."
Chen Yuan clearly sensed the surging emotions in Spark’s heart that hadn’t yet calmed down, he couldn’t help but smile slightly, "Go ahead, I’ll be waiting for you down here."
"Awoo awoo!"
Cola also jumped up, howling twice at the slowly flying elder sister, wagging her tail back and forth.
Once the elder sister becomes stronger, it would be even more impossible for me to defeat her!
The farm would still be ruled by the elder sister, and I don’t know when my day of counterattack will come.
But.....
Cola suddenly turned her head towards her master, her tail like a blooming dandelion, showing a toothy smile.
But the elder sister could better protect the master, so I don’t have to worry.
After yesterday afternoon’s incident, Cola clearly understood a truth — without the elder sister holding the line, relying only on herself would make it difficult to protect the master while dealing with enemies.
It’s all Duck’s fault!
It must be Duck’s attitude that influenced me, making me lazy and carefree all day, greatly reducing my training time.
I must drag Duck along for extra training when we get back!
If I’m the best Gale Hunting Dog in the world, Duck should also be the best Run Run Duck.
"Yin~~~"
The Twin Flower Concubine gently waved her fingers towards the elder sister, then tore off several petals, stopping only when her left hand was nearly bare.
She handed the Aromatherapy Healing Petal, capable of healing injuries and restoring state, to Spark, allowing her to calmly face any emergencies.
Chen Yuan reached out his finger, gently tapped the small head of the Twin Flower Concubine, and smiled, "You little one, you’re so thoughtful."
Although Chen Yuan thought it was a bit of overkill, given it was just an advancement with at most a risk of failure, and not any danger, but considering it was the Twin Flower Concubine’s goodwill, he allowed Spark to accept it.
"Alright, off you go."
After the two little ones bade farewell to the elder sister, Chen Yuan’s voice slowly rose, and Spark nodded heavily, taking a deep look at him. Suddenly, with the advancement resources in tow, she spread her wings and flew up, her orange-yellow figure quickly rising into the sky, only a confident and clear cry echoing across the sky.
"Caw!"
The Fiery Flame Eagle suddenly flew up from Liu Jingyi’s shoulder, flapping its wings rapidly approaching Spark, following her like a little fanboy until reaching the summit of Flame Mountain, watching Spark finally fly into the raging mountain fire.
The current mountain fire was much more violent and ferocious than some time ago, even the Fiery Flame Eagle which had just broken through to Tier Two found it hard to approach, but the now Tier Three Spark was unaffected, charging forward with flapping wings, her figure quickly engulfed by flames.
After losing sight of Spark, the Fiery Flame Eagle folded its wings and flew back to Liu Jingyi’s side.
After a night of rest, many beastmasters were busy gathering points, hurrying to other areas to clear mountain fires, while some beastmasters believed the points they earned yesterday were enough, choosing not to scurry around but rather staying put, allowing their Pet Beasts to go to the summit to temper themselves through the mountain fire.
The mountain fire on the ground ultimately couldn’t compare to the summit fire.
Some beastmaster teams chose to stay near Chen Yuan, Liu Jinglan and his two companions were a given, Jiang Hu’s team also stayed, as well as Mulate’s group.
Xia Heng hadn’t given up the idea of competing against Flame Cloud Falcon.
He wanted to verify his progress over this period through a battle with the Flame Cloud Falcon.
For a moment, the beastmasters all sent out their Pet Beasts, employing various means to head to the summit to temper their bodies.
Liu Jinglan’s Red Flame Ox charged fearlessly, directly through the steep mountain road, all the way to the raging flames, its crimson fur dancing without wind, accompanied by a muffled roar, as it lunged forward with its massive body.
In addition to the Red Flame Ox, there were many Fire-type Pet Beasts, such as the often-seen Fire Dog, the Blast Flame Lizard Monster Chen Yuan had once fought, and even a tender and cute Flame-tailed Fox that Chen Yuan noticed.
If it were the little Flame-tailed Fox from Qinling, it would probably be roasted before getting close to the raging mountain fire, but this one was extraordinary, its gaze sharp, fur bright, with a flame tip burning furiously, its strength not to be underestimated.
From a distance, this little fellow effortlessly leapt into the flames.
Besides these, there were several fire-type Pet Beasts unique to Fire State that Chen Yuan had petted hard last night.
"Advisor Chen, after your Flame Cloud Falcon finishes tempering, let’s have a battle," Xia Heng stood beside Chen Yuan, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"After we finish this battle, it’ll be time for us to leave," he added and then slowly departed, taking his Furious Wave Crocodile to find fire-type Pet Beasts for warm-up, preparing for the upcoming fierce battle.
This mountain fire clearing competition will last until 8 PM tonight (Fire State’s 8 PM is before sunset), at which time all beastmaster teams will leave Flame Mountain and based on the points ranking at that time, receive their respective rewards.