Chapter 3

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Zhu Hong's appearance greatly startled Zhaoming. He had always felt that this witch had noticed him before but did not know why she did not take action. Although he could not understand the reason, he knew that her appearance now would not be a good thing.

Acao was also greatly surprised and immediately positioned Zhaoming and Xianglu behind her. Although the witch's realm was similar to hers, the witches had strong physiques and a natural advantage, often giving them the upper hand in the same realm.

Looking at the three of them, Zhu Hong did not rush to attack but instead let out a chilling laugh that made Zhaoming's hair stand on end: "I knew that two Core Formation demons could survive in this demon garden only because they were protected by a more powerful demon. Indeed, that is the case."

After carefully examining Acao, she stretched her limbs, seemingly satisfied, and said, "A demon at the Great Sage Realm is not common in this demon garden. You should be able to give me a good workout."

"Run!" Acao immediately said in a stern voice.

Zhaoming and Xianglu did not hesitate and ran without a word. It was not a matter of lacking loyalty; they knew the gap in strength. Staying here would not help at all and would only drag Acao down.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Zhu Hong laughed loudly, clapped her hand, and a flame split into two, shooting like arrows toward their backs.

Acao immediately moved, and two fox claws spun rapidly, forming two fire shields that blocked Zhu Hong's flame arrows.

The flames dissipated, and neither of them was affected. It was more of a probing attack than a real confrontation.

Acao's face was serious, while Zhu Hong's lips curled up, her eyes cold: "You actually learned fire techniques. That's interesting. Even among the Red Fox clan's Great Sage Realm, few can cultivate fire techniques to your level. What is your background?"

"I am just an ordinary fox from Qingqiu!" Acao said coldly, forming seals with her hands, and large flames emerged from her body, condensing into six long fiery tails that danced like a wild wind.

"Six tails!" Zhu Hong frowned. "I have never seen a grass fox with six tails. The demon garden actually has a demon like you. What is your background? Speak, and I might spare your life!"

Acao clawed the ground and snorted coldly: "Who will kill who is still uncertain! Don't think your witch clan can do whatever you want. The one who taught me these techniques is the most powerful person in the world."

As she spoke, flames surged in a radius of several thousand meters around her, even the earth turned into a sea of red flames, as if it had become a massive volcanic crater.

"I can only capture you and interrogate you slowly!" Zhu Hong smiled, her eyes flashing with a cruel light. She waved her hand, and a flame shot out like a whip, lashing toward Acao.

Acao let out a scream, her body suddenly flying up, her claws pulling the earth, which had turned into lava, like a giant dragon charging at Zhu Hong.

The fire whip struck the fire dragon but was completely absorbed by the lava, burning it to pieces. Acao then stepped on the fire dragon and charged at Zhu Hong.

The lava flowed like a real dragon, exuding a fierce aura. Acao leaped high, her six tails converging into a flaming long sword, which she thrust at Zhu Hong.

At this moment, even Zhu Hong put away her playful attitude, raising her hand to form a flaming long knife and slashing at the fire dragon. At the same time, she condensed a spinning flame wheel to meet Acao's flaming long sword.

"Bang!" A loud explosion, the flaming long knife shattered the lava dragon. For a moment, red flames rolled, and the burning earth scattered like meteors.

Flames rained down, covering a large area, almost hitting Zhaoming and Xianglu, who were desperately fleeing.

The two held their breath, running forward without making a sound. If they caused any trouble, Acao would be distracted, making the situation even more dangerous.

This witch, Zhu Hong, was far superior to the witches who came to the demon garden for training, terrifyingly powerful, making the two of them dare not even look back. Acao had never fought so seriously in the demon garden, undoubtedly sensing the strength of her opponent.

At this moment, Zhaoming felt an indescribable regret. If he had not sneaked out, Acao would not have come to look for them. If he had not been discovered by Zhu Hong, they would not have been followed here.

"Zhaoming..." Xianglu called out in a trembling voice, sensing the danger of death.

Before he could finish, Zhaoming interrupted him in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, run! We need to be safe for Acao to escape. Otherwise, we will all die here."

But even he was not confident in these words. Zhu Hong was clearly curious about Acao's background. This was the witches' territory, and to them, all the demons in the garden were their livestock.

Acao had said that the witches usually maintained the number of demons in the garden, so they would not exterminate them all. However, once they decided to act, no demon in the garden could escape their clutches.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A series of earth-shattering energy explosions grew closer. Zhaoming did not dare to look back but could sense the flames rapidly approaching through the innate fire sense of the fire-swallowing demon.

If they were caught in this battle, they would surely die.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a flame shot at them like a spear. At the same time, two more flames flew out, like floating clouds, blocking the spear.

In an instant, the flames shattered and scattered. Then they heard Zhu Hong laugh loudly: "Good, impressive! Such fire control is rare in the world. I won't kill you or capture you. Just give me your fire control technique, and I will even let you out of the demon garden. What do you say?"

At this moment, she was secretly surprised. The witches' physiques were unparalleled, only the former demon royal family could match them. Today, no other race could rival them.

Their strength was not just in their physiques but also in their innate abilities, allowing them to control various forces of nature.

Zhu Hong's innate ability was fire control, allowing her to manipulate fire effortlessly. Her talent was unmatched among her peers, and even other races' fire experts found it hard to compete with her.

But the grass fox in front of her surprised her. Although her overall strength might be inferior, in terms of fire control, she was even better than Zhu Hong. If she were at a higher realm, it would be understandable, but she was at the same Great Sage Realm.

This was not just a matter of talent. Among the four fox clans, the Red Fox clan was the most skilled in fire. The grass fox clan, known for its poor talent, was not even among the four. Reaching the Great Sage Realm was already rare, and to have such high fire cultivation was definitely due to an extraordinary technique.

If she could obtain this technique, her strength would greatly increase.

Hearing Zhu Hong's words, Acao snorted coldly and said firmly: "You are not worthy to learn my technique!"

Zhu Hong frowned, somewhat surprised. No demon in the garden had ever escaped, and such conditions would make any other demon at least consider. But this fox did not hesitate at all.

Glancing at Zhaoming and Xianglu, Zhu Hong immediately showed a cruel smile: "Then I will capture these two small demons and interrogate you slowly."

As she spoke, her body suddenly grew to a hundred meters tall. She stepped on the ground, and flames surged, then poured into the earth, rushing toward Zhaoming and Xianglu.

Her fire control was inferior to Acao's, and she did not want to kill them, so she planned to capture Zhaoming and Xianglu this way.

Acao released several flames, but they could not stop the flames in the earth, and could only watch as Zhu Hong's attack rushed toward Zhaoming and Xianglu.

As Zhaoming ran, he suddenly saw patterns on the ground, rolling toward him. His heart sank, and he immediately pounced on Xianglu, rolling to avoid the two flames that burst from the ground.

Zhu Hong was taken aback, clearly not expecting Zhaoming to avoid her attack. She immediately became more interested and laughed: "Interesting."

As she spoke, Acao charged at her like a madwoman. She would not hand over her technique and did not want Zhu Hong to capture Zhaoming and Xianglu. She could only fight with all her might.

Flames surged, and Zhu Hong's eyes flashed with a cold light. Standing in the sea of fire, she remained unmoved, suddenly reaching out and grabbing Acao's neck.

"Fire is just one of my abilities. Don't forget, the witches' strongest point is our bodies... Hmm!"

As she spoke, she grunted and quickly let go. The flames from Acao's body caused her severe burns, even for her.

Escaping from her grasp, Acao panted heavily, looking at her coldly, a mocking smile on her lips.

Zhu Hong's eyes flashed with killing intent: "You are asking for death!"

As she spoke, she roared and charged at Acao. As a fire witch, being burned by a grass fox at the same realm would be a laughingstock if it were known.

At this moment, she no longer thought about interrogating for the technique but only wanted to kill Acao to wash away the humiliation.

Acao's figure flashed, and she condensed flames in her hands, spinning rapidly to form a flaming spear, which she thrust at Zhu Hong.

"Bang!" A loud explosion, Zhu Hong remained unmoved, though there were burn marks on her fist, it was not a serious injury.

Acao, however, flew back like a broken kite, coughing up blood.

Even though her flames were superior, as Zhu Hong said, the witches' strength lay in their physiques. Such a direct confrontation quickly revealed the disparity in strength.

"Hand over the technique, and I will spare your life!" Zhu Hong shouted.

Acao struggled to stand up, a cold smile on her face: "You are not worthy to learn my technique! It was taught to me by the strongest person in the world!"

"Die!" Zhu Hong stepped forward, flames wrapping around her fist, and she struck at Acao.

Acao did not panic, as if she had seen through life and death, transforming her entire body into raging flames. She looked toward the northeast, a wistful expression on her face: "The grass in Qingqiu should be green by now!"

"Boom!"

The flaming fist struck directly.

That's it for today. Tomorrow is a new week, and there will be a lot of updates. Stay tuned!

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