"Good!"

Sarime’s delicate body trembled as she watched the Dragon Hunting Dogs strip the equipment from her companions’ corpses.

"Another discovery?"

After storing the bodies of Ode and his party into the Base Space, Shu Feng’s eyes lit up. The Dragon Hunting Dogs had found traces of another Hunter.

Shu Feng and his group immediately sped off toward their next target.

In a forest, seven Sub-human corpses lay scattered about. A Blood Demon Count named Antonia had a sexy, gorgeous Fox Race beauty in his grasp. Ignoring her desperate pleas and cries, he bit down on her neck and began to suck madly, draining the Spirit Sect Realm Fox Race beauty of all her Essence Blood.

"How disappointing. This little vixen isn’t even a virgin. Her blood is sour, but the Power it contains isn’t bad."

The Blood Demon Count, Antonia, casually tossed aside the corpse of the Fox Race beauty, now drained of Essence Blood. He closed his eyes and slowly savored the taste.

Two Hunting Dogs had just turned their heads when a flash of a blade reduced them to pieces.

Amidst the fresh blood, the Steel Beast charged furiously toward Blood Demon Count Antonia like a heavy tank.

"Haha, a powerful piece of prey has arrived! Excellent! Its blood must be delicious and full of Power!"

The moment Blood Demon Count Antonia saw the Steel Beast, a savage, crazed light flashed in his eyes. With a flicker, he appeared in front of the Steel Beast and struck out with his claw.

The Steel Beast slashed down with its Battle Saber.

Blood Demon Count Antonia’s right claw partially vaporized, turning into a cloud of mist in an attempt to pass through the Steel Beast’s Battle Saber.

Partial Vaporization was an Ability that only experts at or above the level of a Blood Demon Count could master. It was terrifyingly effective in close combat and could often lead to unexpected victories.

But as the Steel Beast’s saber slashed into the mist, a terrifying burst of Spiritual Ghost Thunder erupted, blasting into Blood Demon Count Antonia’s body.

"Damn it!"

The Blood Demon Count’s expression changed drastically. His right arm solidified, only to be instantly severed by the Steel Beast’s saber. The blade continued, gashing a horrific wound across his body. An endless torrent of Spiritual Ghost Thunder poured into him, shattering his Power of Void Demon and causing his body to stiffen.

BANG!

A white Spear of Light shot in from a distance, striking the Blood Demon Count and piercing through his chest. An endless stream of Purifying Power erupted from the spear and poured into Antonia’s body, making him let out a series of blood-curdling screams.

The Steel Beast seized the opportunity, lunging forward and slicing Blood Demon Count Antonia in two. A terrifying burst of Spiritual Ghost Thunder erupted, completely obliterating his life force.

’A High-level Soul and Source Energy. Another Spirit Venerable Realm Level expert taken down. Too bad he didn’t have a bounty on him, or this would have been a major contribution.’

Shu Feng emerged from the void, a faint smile playing on his lips as he looked at the corpse of Blood Demon Count Antonia.

A Blood Demon Count was a Spirit Venerable Realm Level expert. If this had been a Spirit Venerable Realm Void Demon on Blue Star’s wanted list, the reward would have been immense. Killing just one would count as a major accomplishment, enough to raise Shu Feng’s status within the Guardian Flame by another huge margin.

Of course, out in the wider world, Blood Demon Counts were nowhere near this easy to kill.

’A Top-grade Demon Stone! This Blood Demon Count isn’t bad; he was worth hunting. As expected, Blood Demon Counts are rich. The others are all just paupers!’

Shu Feng glanced at Blood Demon Count Antonia’s Space Ring, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. Most of the Void Demons he had hunted before only possessed Top-grade Demon Stones and were on a completely different level from this Blood Demon Count.

"Source Energy detected. Do you wish to refine it?"

As Shu Feng’s gaze fell upon a black crystal skull inside the Space Ring, the Central Analyzer’s prompt immediately sounded.

Shu Feng played with the black crystal skull for a moment, but after finding nothing unusual about it, he tossed it directly into the Resource Dissolving Pool.

"Source Energy +5,000!"

A look of satisfaction flashed through Shu Feng’s eyes. ’Not bad. If I can keep up this pace, I’ll soon have enough resources to upgrade to a Level 5 Base.’

In the depths of the Xuanling Mountain Range stood a thousand-meter-tall mountain called Phoenix Mountain. At its peak grew an ancient tree, fifty meters tall and wreathed entirely in a layer of Flame, with every single leaf burning with its own tiny flicker of fire.

That ancient tree, wreathed in flames, was the Celestial-level Treasure of Heaven and Earth known as the Flame Phoenix Tree, found only in the Void Demon Hunting Ground. It was a mystical tree that could grant a person the Phoenix Bloodline.

’That’s the Flame Phoenix Tree! If I can get my hands on a Flame Phoenix Fruit, I’ll have a chance at breaking through to the Spirit Saint Realm.’

Wu Yuexia, draped in an Invisibility Cloak, stood atop a large tree, gazing at the distant Flame Phoenix Tree with a fervent look in her eyes.

The Human Race was born with a weaker physical constitution, making it extremely difficult to cultivate to the Spirit Saint Realm. It was especially hard for a human’s natural Cultivation Talent to allow for a breakthrough to Spirit Saint.

The Flame Phoenix Fruit was one of the few Heaven-Defying Treasures capable of changing a Cultivator’s Cultivation Talent. Every time it appeared, it would attract prodigious talents from many worlds to fight over it.

Wu Yuexia’s figure flickered, and she landed beside a nearby rock wall, stepping directly into it.

A Heart of Steel expert with thick brows and large eyes, Tang Ming, asked in a low voice, "Yue Xia, how many more days until the Flame Phoenix Fruit matures?"

Wu Yuexia said, "It will be another twenty days!"

A young Heart of Steel Warrior with a baby face, Shen Qiang, asked, "Yue Xia, can’t we pick the Flame Phoenix Fruit ahead of time?"

Wu Yuexia replied, "The Hunting King has placed a powerful Barrier around Phoenix Mountain. The Barrier will only dissipate after the Flame Phoenix Fruit has matured."

A handsome young man with an extraordinary air, Zhuo Ge, who came from a Noble Family, smiled. "Yue Xia, after we get the Flame Phoenix Fruit, you have to treat us to a meal!"

"No problem!"

Wu Yuexia smiled confidently. The four of them were the most outstanding experts of Heart of Steel’s younger generation, all of them geniuses who had already reached the Grandmaster Level. They had even worked together to slay more than one Void Demon Viscount, giving them immense self-confidence.

"Unfortunately, you won’t get that chance!"

A calm voice sounded out as Giant God Unrivaled stepped into the room. He scanned his surroundings and smiled faintly. "What a well-hidden place. If it weren’t for my Hunting Dogs, I never would have found it."

Without a word, Wu Yuexia immediately drew an azure Famous Gun, "Azure Dragon’s Fury," and fired at Giant God Unrivaled. An Azure Dragon Sword shot out, streaking toward him like a meteor.