86: A signal gun like no other

Inside the valley, it was a mess.

Wails and pleas for mercy rose and fell.

Nanny clapped her small hands, as if she had just done a trivial thing, and then skipped back to Xiao Huohuo's side.

She looked up with her delicate, doll-like face, an expression of "praise me" plastered on it.

What else could Xiao Huohuo say?

He could only give his Junior Sister a thumbs-up and genuinely praise her: "Senior Sister is mighty!"

As for the defeated soldiers on the ground, crying for their parents, neither of them bothered to spare another glance.

What was there to fuss about with a bunch of ants?

On the other side, Zhuge Qing and his few guards were already dumbfounded.

Killed... killed instantly?

More than a dozen Martial Artists, including a Grandmaster.

Just like that... by a little girl, one punch each, they were all knocked down?

Was this a dream?!

"Tha... thank you, Senior, for saving my life!"

After a long time, Zhuge Qing finally recovered from the immense shock, scrambling and stumbling to Xiao Huohuo and Nanny, performing a full prostration and lying on the ground.

His reverence for these "Seniors" had now reached an unprecedented peak!

"Alright, alright, get up," Xiao Huohuo waved his hand, acting like a Master who had seen it all.

He glanced at the "Thunder Spirit Profound Wood Heart" in Zhuge Qing's hand, which was still emitting lightning, and said indifferently: "This item is not bad. For a mortal Martial Artist like you, it can be considered a great Opportunity. Keep it well."

Then, he changed the subject: "By the way, we are new here and unfamiliar with this Secret Realm. Do you know if there are any rules or procedures within this Secret Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Qing suddenly remembered an important matter, and an expression of embarrassment and annoyance immediately appeared on his face.

He slapped his forehead and said urgently: "Oh no! Junior was foolish! I actually forgot to tell a few Seniors!"

"This Hidden Venerable Secret Realm is a self-contained world. The internal space is extremely vast. After entering, everyone is randomly teleported to different locations!"

"If there is no Secret Realm map to guide you, it is very easy to get lost in it, or even stumble into some perilous dead ends, leading to eternal damnation!"

"Map?" Xiao Huohuo raised an eyebrow, his eye twitching, "You brat, why didn't you say so earlier?!"

Zhuge Qing's face was mournful, almost on the verge of tears: "Junior... Junior forgot earlier..."

"But Senior, don't worry!" He quickly pulled out a yellowed beast hide map from hisIn arms, offering it with both hands, "This Hidden Venerable Secret Realm has existed for a thousand years. Maps are no longer a rarity. My Zhuge family almost has one per person! This one is for Senior!"

Xiao Huohuo took the map and quickly scanned it. Mountains, rivers, dangerous places, and dead ends were all marked in great detail.

He shook his head speechlessly. What kind of situation was this?

He informed Lin Fan, who was far away on the other side, about this matter through a Jade Slip.

On the other end of the Jade Slip, after a long silence, Lin Fan's equally speechless voice came through.

"...Got it."

The problem now was that Lin Fan had no map, and for the two groups of people to meet in this vast Secret Realm was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

What to do?

Just as everyone was at a loss.

A flash of inspiration struck Xiao Huohuo's mind!

A bold and flashy idea popped out without warning!

"I've got it!"

He slapped his thigh, a confident smile appearing on his face.

"Didn't Senior Brother and the others say they'd wait for us on the highest peak?"

"We'll just set off a 'big firework' for them, and that'll be that, right?"

"Big firework?" Nanny and Zhuge Qing both had question marks on their faces.

Xiao Huohuo chuckled, not explaining.

He looked up, scanning his surroundings, and quickly locked onto a small mountain ten miles away that wasn't too tall but was quite conspicuous.

"You're the one!"

He took a deep breath, and his Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer magical power surged!

His recently Awakened "Endless Flame Body" erupted with unimaginable power at this moment!

On his palm, a lotus flower, composed of the pale white "Bone Chill Cold Fire" intertwined and swirling with another unknown green strange fire, was slowly rotating.

That lotus flower was breathtakingly beautiful.

Yet, it also emitted an aura of destruction capable of causing all things to wither and making even Divine Souls tremble!

"Big Lotus!"

Nanny, who was nearby, saw this thing, and her bright, dark eyes instantly lit up!

She had heard Master say that Xiao Huohuo had used the Big Lotus to blow up the Emei Golden Summit!

As for Zhuge Qing and his few guards, the moment they saw that eerie fire lotus, they were already pale with fright, their legs turning to jelly, and they collapsed onto the ground!

They could clearly feel the terrifying destructive energy contained within that seemingly beautiful lotus flower!

"Go!"

Xiao Huohuo ignored the reactions of others, flicking his finger at the fire lotus slowly rotating in his palm.

The fire lotus left his hand and grew larger with the wind!

It floated unhurriedly, carrying a terrifying pressure that could incinerate all things, towards that small mountain several tens of miles away.

The next instant.

A terrifying mushroom cloud, three times larger than the one at the Emei Golden Summit, surged up from above that small mountain!

A world-destroying shockwave swept in all directions!

That unlucky small mountain, without even a whimper, was completely erased from the mountain body the moment it touched the fire lotus.

...

Dozens of miles away, at the peak of a majestic, cloud-piercing giant peak.

Lin Fan and Ling Ke'er were sitting cross-legged, quietly meditating.

Just then!

They both opened their eyes simultaneously, and in unison, cast their gaze towards the distant horizon.

There, an indescribably huge mushroom cloud was slowly rising.

Lin Fan's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"This kid..."

A helpless, wry smile also appeared on Ling Ke'er's cold and beautiful face.

"Besides him, there's no one else."

The two looked at each other, and both saw a mixture of amusement and exasperation in the other's eyes.

This signal was certainly conspicuous enough.

It was just... a bit hard on the mountains.

The two no longer hesitated, their figures blurring into two streaks of light, they sped towards the direction where the mushroom cloud had risen.

Half an hour later.

The four finally successfully reunited at the messy explosion site.

Looking at the completely vanished small mountain and the bottomless giant pit on the ground.

Lin Fan walked up to Xiao Huohuo, reached out, and heavily patted his shoulder, saying earnestly:

"Junior Brother, next time, why don't you use a smaller firework?"