Hearing that clear, bright, yet gentle call, Zi Lingsha's almond-shaped eyes softened a little, and the boundless dark aura slowly retracted.
Seeing that figure, Hao Long furrowed his brow. "Qin Shi!"
Xing Luo started, then screamed as if she had seen a ghost. "It's … it's you, brat?
You … weren't you supposed to be dead?
You … how are you still alive? "
"Dead?"
Qin Shi muttered to himself. Immediately, he slowly lowered his head and looked at the Explosive Flame Bead in his hand. The corner of his mouth involuntarily lifted, "If it wasn't for all of you, I would have nearly forgotten that I have this treasure on me."
Thinking back to just now, the pillar of fire had spread out in all directions, burning him in that instant. In truth, he had thought that he was definitely going to die. The power of that pillar of fire was definitely beyond imagination. Qin Shi felt that that kind of Heavenly Energy was no weaker than the so-called World Stage Lightning Tribulation.
The reason he was able to stand here unharmed was all because of the Explosive Flame Pearl in his bosom. The pillar of fire was just about to melt his blood and ignite his tendons when the Explosive Flame Pearl suddenly flashed with a strange light, forcibly dispersing the pillar of fire.
The Explosive Flame Pearl was originally a treasure that Qin Shi had obtained from the Jewel Volcano when he had been in the Crimson Flame Region. It was able to withstand all volcanic magma in the world.
Following Qin Shi's gaze, Hao Long and Xing Luo also sensed the Explosive Flame Pearl in Qin Shi's bosom.
Hao Long's gaze immediately turned cold. "That's the Volcanic Ore, the Explosive Flame Pearl!"
Qin Shi started. "So you know about it?"
"Hmph, the Explosive Flame Pearl is nurtured beneath a ten thousand year volcano. It is the most precious treasure of our Refinement Region. How could I not know about it!"
Hao Long shouted angrily, then his gaze turned savage. "Brat, originally I felt a little guilty for killing you, but now you've given me a legitimate chance! You actually dared to steal our Refinement Region's Saint Artifact. Die!"
As soon as Hao Long finished speaking, he stomped his foot on the ground. Like a cannonball, he instantly shot towards Qin Shi.
Qin Shi's cold eyes opened and closed as he subconsciously flipped his hand. "Relic Mantle!"
A golden pagoda rose from his palm.
Bang!
Rumble!
Fireworks suddenly appeared in the sky.
Qin Shi hugged Zi Lingsha tightly and hurriedly took a few steps back.
As he retreated, Qin Shi fell into deep thought, "There's an Explosive Flame Pearl in the Refinement Realm?"
"Yes, the importance of the Explosive Flame Bead in the Refinement Domain surpasses your imagination. Back then, the first Domain Lord of the Refinement Domain established the Refinement Domain because he obtained the Explosive Flame Bead," said Zi Lingsha weakly.
Hearing this, Qin Shi came to a sudden realization, "No wonder, he said that I gave him a legitimate reason to kill me. Don't tell me he thinks that the Explosive Flame Pearl in my hand is from the Refining Realm?"
"No matter if it's true or not, with this reason, he won't be punished by the elders." Zi Lingsha said.
Qin Shi thought about it and felt that it made sense.
After shattering the golden pagoda, Hao Long pressed forward. His attacks were twice as strong as before.
After a few exchanges, it was obvious that Qin Shi couldn't win.
"Pfft!" At this moment, Zi Lingsha's jade-like face changed. She suddenly spat out blood.
Qin Shi and Hao Long subconsciously tensed up. They were forced to stop fighting, "Lingsha!"
Hao Long stood up and pressed forward. Then, he pushed Qin Shi away and protected Zi Lingsha in his arms, "Lingsha, how are you?"
Seeing that Zi Lingsha's jade-like eyes were once again infected by the black poisonous gas, Qin Shi also rushed forward anxiously.
"Brat, don't blame me for not warning you. If you dare to take another step forward, I will take your life today!" Hao Long stared at Qin Shi with a ferocious expression.
"Didn't you think so too?" Qin Shi didn't stop.
"You're courting death!"
Hao Long bared his fangs and clenched his fist. A thousand-foot-long bloody mouth roared and pounced towards Qin Shi, "Flame Demon Tiger Cave!"
Qin Shi's black eyes darkened. He couldn't resist the Flame Demon Tiger Cave at such a close distance.
Bang!
At this moment, a beam of divine light filled with deterrence shot out and pierced through the tiger's mouth. The tiger's mouth was immediately disintegrated under the divine light.
Seeing the divine light, Hao Long and Qin Shi couldn't help but frown. Hao Long raised his head and was stunned, "Domain, Domain Lord?"
Qin Shi was also surprised. The Domain Lord of the Refinement Domain, Wan Yue, had personally appeared?
When he saw Wan Yue, Hao Long clearly restrained himself. Soon after, his eyes turned and he complained first, "Domain Lord Wan Yue, you've finally appeared. This thief stole my domain's Exploding Flame Bead. I'm currently chasing after him with all my might. I hope that the Domain Lord can execute him on the spot."
Hearing this, Qin Shi's black eyes turned cold, "This despicable person!"
The Explosive Flame Bead was indeed too heavy in the Refinement Domain. Even Wan Yue slightly frowned when she heard Hao Long's words. Then, she slightly turned her gaze, and when she saw the Explosive Flame Bead on Qin Shi's waist, her jade-like face involuntarily froze.
"Is it really the Explosive Flame Bead?"
She snorted to herself as her jade-like eyes flickered with surprise and strangeness.
Qin Shi's heart immediately sank. Although he didn't have any hatred towards the Refinement Domain Lord, if the Explosive Flame Bead was really as important to the Refinement Domain as Hao Long had said, no one could guarantee that he wouldn't do anything excessive in the face of such a treasure.
In that instant, he was even prepared to use the Demonic Force.
Unexpectedly, after Wan Yue's jade-like eyes paused on the Explosive Flame Bead for a moment, she suddenly turned around as if nothing had happened. With a light wave of her jade-like hand, the sky split open, and a flaming space was torn open. She said indifferently, "Is this the holy artifact you're talking about?"
Hao Long raised his head in a daze. When he saw the Explosive Flame Bead, his eyelids twitched a few times. In the flaming space, a purple bead was quietly placed inside.
"How, how is this possible?" Hao Long cried out in disbelief.
Wan Yue glanced at him and said, "The Explosive Flame Bead in his hand is not the Explosive Flame Bead of my domain. You misunderstood."
"I …!" Hao Long opened his mouth.
However, she didn't give him a chance. Wan Yue said, "If it's just because of this, then it should have been resolved. Are there any other conflicts between you two?"
"I …!"
Hao Long choked with sobs for a moment, but in the end, he helplessly lowered his head, "Reporting to the Domain Lord, no, no more."
"If there's nothing else, hand Zi Lingsha over to him."
Wan Yue's voice was very calm, but it was filled with an invisible pressure that caused one's heart to tremble.
"Domain Lord!" When Hao Long heard this, he shouted in disbelief, "Why, why is that?"
"Why?"
Wan Yue's jade-like face darkened. Suddenly, she clenched her jade-like hand and a burst of energy struck Hao Long. Hao Long was like a paper kite with a broken string, instantly flying back several thousand meters.
"No one here has the right to ask me why. Do you understand?" After sending Hao Long flying, Wan Yue said coldly.
Hao Long crawled up, his aura instantly weakened. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly and quickly nodded, "Brother, disciple understands!"
Then, he glared at Qin Shi. At this moment, no matter how much resentment he had towards Qin Shi, he didn't dare to show it in front of Wan Yue. In the end, he could only transfer all his anger onto Qin Shi and gnash his teeth.
That hatred was about to materialize, and Qin Shi couldn't help but feel helpless.
"Humph!"
Wan Yue ignored Hao Long and slowly turned around to look at Qin Shi. She restrained her anger and said with a smile, "Brat, I haven't seen you for a few days. It seems like you've improved again?"
Qin Shi was shocked, but then he thought about it. In front of a god-like existence like Wan Yue, there was nowhere for him to hide. He could only laugh dryly, "It's all thanks to Domain Lord Wan Yue's good fortune."
"Haha, what a sweet-mouthed brat. Elder Huo Dao has already told me about you. I'll leave Lingsha to you."
At this point, Wan Yue's jade-like expression changed slightly and her voice became extremely serious, "Brat, let me tell you, Lingsha is the only disciple that I've valued in the past thousand years, and she's also my direct disciple. If anything happens to her, even if Fang Qing protects you, I won't let you leave the Refinement Domain so easily."
In that instant, Qin Shi felt as if he had been completely seen through by Wan Yue. He was slightly surprised, but in the end, he endured it and nodded in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Don't worry about this, Domain Lord. Lingsha is also an old friend of mine for many years. I won't let anything happen to her."
Wan Yue's jade-like face eased up a little and she smiled in satisfaction, "That's more like it. Then bring Lingsha there."
Qin Shi nodded his head. Soon after, he went forward and hugged Zi Lingsha. At this moment, Zi Lingsha was extremely weak. Qin Shi could see that her poison Qi had already reached a bottleneck. If she did not receive a suitable treatment, it was likely that she would die from the poison in a short period of time.
For this reason, he anxiously called out, "Lingsha, wake up. We're leaving."
Zi Lingsha's jade-like eyes slowly opened. It was as if only seeing Qin Shi could make her rational. She nodded lightly.
"Hold on, you'll definitely be fine." Qin Shi picked her up by the waist and flew towards the end of the Refinement Domain.
Along the way, Zi Lingsha's aura became weaker and weaker.
Qin Shi kept shouting, "Lingsha, Lingsha, hold on. I've been trying my best to find the Snow Rhododendron for you for the past few years. How could you not be able to hold on until you recover?"
Zi Lingsha tried her best to maintain her sanity, "I, I know, I will. I still want to watch you walk step by step to that day. I, I don't want to die."
"You won't die!" Qin Shi whispered with all his might.
Then, he charged forward at an extremely fast speed, activating all of the lightning power in his body.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
In the blink of an eye, the distance of ten million meters was shattered by him in an instant. When he could no longer find the end, he couldn't help but stop.
At this moment, in front of him, there was a volcano that was so tall that he couldn't see its peak. Above the volcano, there was not a single cloud. Everything had been melted by the blazing heat.
In front of this volcano, even he couldn't help but feel pious. He took a deep breath. From here, he could feel the aura of the eight great vicious weapons, even though they had become extremely weak.
"Is this the place?"
He softly murmured and tightened his grip on Zi Lingsha. Only then did he rush towards the mouth of the volcano.