283: Wanshi Cave, Small Pond

Suddenly, an explosion erupted ahead, and intense flames instantly ignited dozens of giant trees. The scorching heat could be felt even through hundreds of meters of forest.

"What a powerful Fire Talent!" Tang Ping felt a chill in his heart. The intensity of this Fire Talent was even far beyond his Azure Glazed Flame.

"It's the Fire Star of the Demon City's Thunder-Fire Twins, with the Nine Yang Phoenix Fire Talent. Not only does it possess terrifying burning power, but I also heard it has the incredible power of rebirth through fire. Each time she is reborn, her Talent advances a level! It's just that the conditions seem extremely stringent."

Jiang Xiaoning recognized the owner of this Fire Talent at a glance, smacking his lips, "I wonder what kind of guy made Sister Si so angry that she even used these ultimate secret techniques."

Tang Ping arrived at the treetops. Although the distant flames were six to seven hundred meters away, their aura still made his heart pound: "Demon City's Thunder-Fire Twins." He secretly noted this title in his mind. It seemed Demon City was not as bad as rumored. With such a terrifying Fire Talent, if this person didn't fall, she would definitely become a force to suppress one side in the future.

"Let's go, let's see what's wrong with this little fire girl," Jiang Xiaoning said, stepping onto the treetops and heading towards the battle.

Tang Ping thought for a moment and followed. In this timeline, he would inevitably have to deal with these monstrous peers.

The distance of six to seven hundred meters was covered in an instant. The crimson flames were still burning, and the trees, dozens of meters high, on the outermost edge of the restricted zone were still furiously ablaze. Some weak Pollution Beasts were frantically fleeing.

In the center of the flames, there was a scorched area where the trees had already turned to charcoal. Two figures were locked in an intense struggle.

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! I didn't mean to touch your butt, it's really all a misunderstanding!"

A silver-gray figure constantly flickered, dodging the crimson flames. Each flicker instantly reappeared in the next location.

Tang Ping was startled. It was the incredibly rare Space Talent!

"It's Young Master Kong of the Ten Thousand Stone Cave. No wonder he made the little fire girl so irritable; turns out she was teased by this little hooligan." Jiang Xiaoning clicked his tongue, his eyes showing disdain, clearly looking down on this Young Master Kong.

"Young Master Kong? He actually has Space Talent! And it's S-rank!" Tang Ping felt a chill in his heart. Space Talent had always been extremely rare, and once an S-rank Space Talent User achieved the Titled Rank, he would definitely be a top Titled Rank like the Ice Absolute Heavenly Queen.

And what was that Ten Thousand Stone Cave? It didn't sound like a legitimate Safe Zone.

As if seeing the confusion on Tang Ping's face, this young master of the Boundless Sea Region swayed his azure sea raging wave fan, and within a three-zhang radius around him, the flames struggled to advance.

"Speaking of this Young Master Kong, we first have to talk about the Ten Thousand Stone Cave. As the name suggests, it's not a legitimate Safe Zone, but a group of mountain bandits living in stone cave tunnels. In the early days of the apocalypse, their First Boss, Second Boss, and Third Boss accumulated a rich fortune through ruthless robbery and plunder. All three of them even achieved the Invincible Heavenly King rank!

Later, they wanted to retire, but unfortunately, their bad habits were hard to change. How could hundreds of thousands of bandits raise anything good? So now, among the three million people in the Ten Thousand Stone Cave, nine out of ten are pure bandits with rogue tendencies. All kinds of eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling are not lacking.

Therefore, the people of the Ten Thousand Stone Cave are naturally not welcomed by other factions. After all, who likes to be sworn brothers with a bunch of bandits? Although everyone had more or less some shady dealings when they started, forces like the Ten Thousand Stone Cave, where if you trace their history, you'll find they barely had a few peaceful days, always either on the way to a robbery or in the middle of one, are still rare.

The only thing that can be praised is that when they rob you, they do it openly. If they say they'll come tomorrow, they won't come today or the day after. If they say they'll sleep with your wife, they definitely won't sleep with your aunt."

Tang Ping: "..."

Jiang Xiaoning continued to speak eloquently, "It's a pity, but besides the hegemonic forces, there aren't many who can contend with the Ten Thousand Stone Cave. So, in the Northwest Barren Stone Plains, the Ten Thousand Stone Cave is also the ruler of the region. Three million bandits are spread across thousands of miles of barren land, their movements as elusive as rats. The entire Barren Stone Plains are full of their dens.

Most importantly, this group of guys is unusually united. They are united, friendly, and respectful to their own people, caring for the old and young.

But, for outsiders, they will pull out tendons, strip bones, extract marrow, rape, plunder, and do everything imaginable."

"So this Young Master Kong, the only son of the Third Boss's demon wife, grew up in this kind of environment and was spoiled rotten. His nature is imaginable," Jiang Xiaoning shrugged.

Tang Ping was also surprised. He didn't expect that this Space Talent User would come from such a place, the Ten Thousand Stone Cave of the Northwest Barren Stone Plains. That such a group of bandits emerged, he was not surprised. After all, that place had always been barren, and all means were merely for survival. Of course, this didn't mean he would understand this group of bandits.

"Brother Tang Ping, I'll go down and teach this guy a lesson first. After all, this fire girl and I are acquainted, and I can't just watch her be teased by a little bandit."

Jiang Xiaoning waved his azure sea raging wave fan, and the formidable power of the half-exotic treasure instantly pressed down. The battlefield's space and time instantly inverted.

Chi Xiaochi, who was wearing a ruffian smile, as if teasing a respectable young lady, instantly changed his expression, looking at his surroundings in alarm. When he saw Jiang Xiaoning's figure, his pupils contracted, clearly recognizing the other party.

He did act a bit recklessly, but he also knew who could be provoked and who couldn't. If he hadn't been clear about Si Hongran's background, he wouldn't have dared to sneakily touch her butt.

Ultimately, Si Hongran was someone he could afford to offend. Let alone touching her, what if he even slept with her? Although Si Hongran was called the Thunder-Fire Twin of Demon City, her background was just an ordinary family, at most having an Invincible Heavenly King as a teacher.

But he was the only son of an Invincible Heavenly Queen, and he had two Invincible Heavenly King-rank uncles. It could be said that there weren't many people in the world whom Chi Xiaochi didn't dare to sleep with.

Chi Xiaochi, who had been solemn, suddenly revealed a fawning, ruffian smile: "Hehe, I was wondering why there was such a gentle sea breeze that made one feel so comfortable. Turns out it's Young Master Jiang of the Boundless Sea Region here! Hello, Young Master! I'm Chi Xiaochi. Hehe, Young Master, you've found me, so I assume you have something to command. What do you plan to command me to do?"

Chi Xiaochi was like a cunning old fox in the workplace, immediately flattering his superior with a grinning, bowing demeanor.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face.

But Jiang Xiaoning had never heard of that saying. He gently fanned his azure sea raging wave fan without speaking.

This increased Chi Xiaochi's pressure significantly, and he had already cursed the other party's ancestors eighteen generations back in his mind.

"Damn it, what's he putting on airs for? Isn't it just having a Titled Rank grandfather and two Titled Rank grandmothers? Just you wait, when I become a Titled Rank, I'll be your grandpa too! Dammit ********..."

Jiang Xiaoning ignored the other party's flattery and compliments. He had seen countless such instances since childhood, some even more excessive, and he was already immune to it. With a flick of his fan, Si Hongran and Tang Ping entered the Azure Sea Cloud Sky space.

"Sister Si, long time no see."

Seeing Jiang Xiaoning, Si Hongran's heart suddenly relaxed, and she put away her red tasseled spear: "Brother Xiaoning, long time no see."

At the same time, her gaze fell on Tang Ping, curious as to who this person was, to be by the side of the young master of the Boundless Sea Region.

Jiang Xiaoning then said, "Sister Si, how do you plan to deal with this person? As long as you speak, this person is yours to command. Don't worry, within my azure sea raging wave fan, he can't escape."

Si Hongran's gaze, fixed on Chi Xiaochi, carried killing intent.

Chi Xiaochi's heart trembled, and he secretly broke into a cold sweat, thinking to himself that today was an unlucky day to encounter the young master of the Boundless Sea Region, this ominous star. In his spiritual sea, a silver-gray bead flickered with light. Should there be any unusual movement, he would definitely escape immediately.

It was just that this bead was incredibly precious, and he truly didn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Although Si Hongran's eyes held killing intent, she ultimately knew the other party's identity. She knew that if she truly killed him, even her teacher wouldn't be able to protect her, and it would also cause Demon City to be targeted by a group of bandits, bringing unwarranted disaster to countless people. After all, she was well aware that those people didn't care about the principle of not harming family members.

She took a deep breath and said coldly, "I want him to compensate me with one heavenly phoenix stone."

"Impossible!" Chi Xiaochi jumped in alarm. What kind of woman's butt was so precious!

Jiang Xiaoning's gaze sharpened, and with a press of his fan, the sky and sea seemed to bear down on Chi Xiaochi!

"Three heavenly phoenix stones. If the demon wife can't produce them, I will personally visit your Ten Thousand Stone Cave with my second grandmother."