Chapter 95: Treasure Fishing for Lotus Pods

  Yun Feng and Han Chong rushed up immediately, worried that something was amiss, and hastily asked:

  "What's wrong, Brother Hu?"

  "What's going on, Hu Gao?"

  Hu Gao helplessly turned his head to look at the two of them, and bitterly smiled: "The pool is full of scorching hot lava, how are we supposed to pick the Black Fire Lotus?"

  Previously, the fire beast in the cave was taken down by Xiao Wu, but now, not to mention Huo Guo's unwillingness to expose Xiao Wu, the Fire Beast King below is also a huge threat to Xiao Wu.

  The two of them heard this and turned their heads in shock towards the molten pool. The molten pool wasn't too big, but those black fire lotus flowers were at least seven or eight meters away from the shore, and those black fire lotus buds grew even closer to the center.

  If it weren't for that dormant Fire Beast King's threat, they would have some ways to pluck the Black Fire Lotus.

  "It's too far away, even my Tiger Soul Gun isn't long enough." Han Chong shook his head with a bitter smile.

  "If it weren't for that Fire Beast King, I could have plucked it. My totem is a bird type and can fly." Yun Feng's face was even more helpless, Han Chong's spear was too short, his bird couldn't be used.

  "Hu Gao brothers, why don't we first lure out that Fire Beast King and eliminate it? With the strength of us three, a mid-second stage Fire Beast King should be manageable."

  Hu Gao didn't nod, and they were also worried about the situation. They didn't know where the bottom line of the sleeping Fire Beast King was. Without disturbing it, could they pick all the black fire lotus or only a part?

  Proactively provoking the Fire Beast King under current circumstances is truly a self-inflicted suffering and an effort that will not be worthwhile.

  Hu Gao looked at his two friends, then at the black lotus in the molten pool, and finally fixed his gaze on Han Chong's Tiger Soul Gun.

  "I've thought of a way."

  "What's going on?" they both asked in unison.

  "Let's make a fishing rod and hook up the black lotus!"

  "Hook? Like fishing?"

  "That's right, in that case, the possibility of startling the Fire Beast King is even smaller."

  Yun Feng and Han Chong thought about it and felt that this might be a good idea, so they both nodded in agreement to give it a try.

  The three of them made up their minds and set out to make a treasure-grade fishing rod that could withstand high temperatures.

  The fishing rod had no choice but to use Han Chong's Tiger Soul Gun. In order to prevent accidents, Hu Gao handed over the Shadowless Sword to him as a weapon.

  Fish hook, Hu Gao took out two rows of Fire Toad's teeth from the space ring, intending to pry some off and make a fish hook, but found that the originally purple teeth had all turned blue.

  Actually, the fireballs and teeth of the salamander were originally blue, but under the reflection of the red flames in the cave, they appear purple.

  As for the fish line, Han Chong generously contributed his close-fitting horse coat, which was a defensive gear made of fibers from the Blazing Nettle, a specialty of Flame Valley. It could resist impact and high temperatures, as well as resist fire poison to some extent.

  Originally, Hu Gao still felt that it was a pity to damage such a good piece of mid-grade armor, but he couldn't withstand Han Chong's determination and the current predicament. He had no choice but to dismantle the lower half of his horse jacket, pull out the threads to make a fishing rod. As for the upper half, Han Chong had to put it back on under Hu Gao's teasing gaze, covering up his pale skin.

  "It succeeded! I'll go try it!"

  Hu Gao carried the treasure fishing rod and walked step by step towards the lava pool, praying in his heart:

  Huoshou Wang Renxiong, you can rest assured and sleep now, don't fall for it.

  Hu Gao arrived at the edge of the pool, although he couldn't see clearly what was going on at the bottom, but he could still feel that under this small pool, there seemed to be a terrifying existence lurking, if it was disturbed, it would bring about no small trouble.

  Hú Gāo didn't think much more, under the powerful sensory positioning, the perfectly merged power controlled the fishing hook, accurately swinging towards the nearest black fire lotus flower stem. The sharp teeth of the fire leech bit into the flower stem, Hú Gāo swung his fishing rod and pulled the stem off, the hemp hook successfully biting onto the black fire lotus flower, pulling it back.

  "It succeeded!"

  Although he was picking the Black Fire Lotus, his mind was more focused on the movement in the small pond, fortunately the Fire Beast King below had not been startled, it seemed that it really didn't care about the Black Fire Lotus or the like, but only treated the small pond as its habitat.

  Hu Gao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  He swung his fishing rod again and landed on the second lotus flower. If he hadn't been able to perfectly control his strength, this wouldn't have been easy to do.

  Take a look at the black fire lotus flowers that have fallen to the ground, and it's really a big harvest. There are more than 50 black fire lotus flowers, and there are also eight black fire lotus seeds.

  "Hey, Hu Gao brothers, everything okay?"

  Yun Feng and Han Chong walked forward, but their eyes were still fixed on the small pond, not daring to be distracted in the slightest. The Fire Beast King was not an easy opponent to deal with, they had to be prepared for any eventuality.

  "I'm fine, let's split these things."

  Hu Gaobai quickly distributed the spoils, taking three black fire lotus pods and ten black fire lotus flowers for himself. He then gave three black fire lotus pods and ten black fire lotus flowers to Han Chong. Yun Feng received two black fire lotus pods and over thirty black fire lotus flowers, which was still considered fair.

  Yun Feng and Han Chong didn't want to at first, because they hadn't put in any effort. However, they also knew Hu Gao's temperament. Although Hu Gao liked treasures very much, he was quite generous towards his friends. If you didn't accept from him, he would actually be a bit unhappy.

  "Hu Ge brothers..."

  Yun Feng continued to stuff the treasure into his hands, for a moment he didn't know what to say.

  "Hmm? What's wrong? Not enough?"

  "Of course not..."

  Yun Feng smiled wryly and said: "I have some Black Fire Lotus, that's enough, no need to send me so many. I understand what you mean, Hu Gao brother, you're really... a good base friend!"

  "Yes, Hu Gao, since you're a good brother, don't be polite with us. It's clear that the Black Fire Lotus and Black Fire Peony are of great help to you, otherwise you wouldn't have collected them so lavishly. Since that's the case, just keep them for yourself, anyway, what you gave me is more than enough for my use."

  Han Cong also burst out laughing and said that he didn't put too much emphasis on these external objects' cultivation resources.

  Damn it! Hu Gao felt like he had lifted a rock and hit his own foot. He looked at his two friends, one smiling bitterly and the other smiling calmly, and was left speechless.

  "Since you're good buddies, then just relax and enjoy it. The success of Huo Yan Peak still depends on you two. Who knows, maybe one day I'll even get to monopolize the treasure that comes out." Hu Gao found these two guys' personalities to be lovely yet somewhat detestable, not refreshing at all.

  "Boss, wait, something's up!"

  At this time, Xiao Wu suddenly spoke up.

  "What's wrong? Is it that Fire Beast King coming out?" Hu Gao's heart tightened, and he subconsciously gripped the Shadow Sword tightly.

  "Not really, boss." Xiao Wu rolled his eyes, speechless. "I found that under the surface of the Chi Yan paste, there seem to be some black fire lotus flowers too."

  "How much?"

  Hú Gāo's expression suddenly became agitated, causing Yún Hán and the others to exchange glances with each other. Hadn't Hú Gāo discovered something again?

  "Two hundred and fifty!" Little Wu calculated for a while and reported a number. "Approximately this amount, the feeling is affected, can't calculate accurately."

  Two hundred and fifty? Hu Gao felt like he was going crazy for this number.

  What happened to Huoyu Wang down there? Even if it enraged him, a bloody battle would be worth the cost.

  If he could get so many Black Fire Lotus, and let Xiao Wu absorb them all to cultivate, he believed that Xiao Wu's cultivation would rapidly increase, and it was not certain that he would break through to the second stage.

  "Boss, if we're careful, we shouldn't provoke the Fire Beast King and there won't be a fight."

  Xiao Wu seemed not very worried about Huo Yuhao, and smiled as he expressed his thoughts.

  "It's best if we don't stir up any trouble." Hu Gao agreed, "Even if it means going to war, we must obtain these Black Fire Lotus Pods."

  After finishing speaking, Hu Gao once again walked towards the lava pool.

  "Hu Gao brothers, what's this?" Yun Feng and Han Chong asked in unison, puzzled, unsure of what Hu Gao was up to, and they were indeed a bit worried that he would go find the Fire Beast King again.

  "Hmm, I just missed some black lotus pods. I'll go pick them now. You guys stand aside and watch, but don't stand too far away."

  After finishing speaking, Hu Gao walked towards the lava pool.

  "Little Wu, start!" Hu Gao handed over a voice and slowly sank the fishing hook with the sinker into the molten slag.

  But Hu Gao's wrist, a faint golden light was hidden in the fiery red glow of the molten pool, fell into the molten pool, and guided the fishing hook towards the Black Fire Lotus with gentle power.

  This blazing urticaria, after being processed, is indeed capable of withstanding the fire poison. Sinking into this scorching molten lava, it did not catch fire, and the teeth of the fire-toad that swallowed it probably underwent a variation as well, without showing any signs of melting.

  The fish hook sinks, and Hugo's keen perception also spreads slowly.

  Hú Gāo quickly sensed the situation around him, with at least over a hundred Black Fire Lotus, he didn't think twice and hastily controlled the fishing hook to hook towards one of the Black Fire Lotus.

  With the resistance of molten slag, doing the same thing is much more difficult than in the air, fortunately with Xiao Wu's powerful perception positioning and Xiao Wu's consumption of his own dragon power to guide.

  Hú Gāo's Shadow Realm was far from reaching the realm of externalizing his Yuan Power, but Xiao Wu could probably do it due to being a divine beast. However, Xiao Wu never did so because he felt that it wasn't worth the effort and would rather just use one claw to get the job done.

  "This is going to take forever! At this rate, it'll take at least two minutes just to get one done, and there are over a hundred of these black lotus flowers. It'll take us at least two or three hours to finish them all."

  Although he felt helpless, Hu Gao couldn't afford to be patient and wait slowly.

  This is a hundred or two hundred black lotus lanterns, once they are all in hand, they will definitely make a fortune.

  Yun Feng and Han Chong, who were behind, finally understood the situation thoroughly. It turned out that Hu Gao had indeed missed the Black Fire Lotus, but they didn't expect him to discover it just as they were about to leave. This move was truly ruthless.

  Especially since Hu Gao didn't seem to care about the Fire Beast King below, it made them extremely shocked. This was equivalent to pinching a flea on a tiger's head, an act of seeking death.

  After a full half hour, Hu Gao finally succeeded in picking fifteen black fire lotus under the protection of Xiao Wu.

  "It's also considered a small gain!"

  Looking at the fifteen black fire lotus flowers falling to the ground, Hu Gao's face finally revealed a hint of a smile. He didn't expect that there would be so many black fire lotus flowers in the Fire Beast Forest.

  Behind them, Yun Feng and Han Chong looked at the black lotus flowers on the ground with shocked faces.

  And several outsiders were also shocked by this.

  At this time, within a hundred meters of them, four people stood, a young man, a woman, and two older elderly people.

  These people have an obscure aura about them, but they give off a sense of danger.

  Four people stared at the black lotus under Hu Gao's feet, with dense greed and madness in their pupils.

  "Boss, it seems like there's some trouble..."

  Xiao Wu's voice echoed in Hu Gao's mind.