Chapter 132: Chapter 99: Snowstorm Ape and Ice Storm Ape
When Zheng Yufeng said he had other business, Wang Xin wanted to retort.
’You have other business? What the hell does that have to do with the Starlight Army!’
’We’re standing guard here and haven’t received any other orders.’
Fortunately, Wang Xin’s mind worked faster than his mouth. When he heard the man before him mention "the Lord"...
Wang Xin’s expression immediately turned serious. He straightened his uniform and stood at attention.
As a captain in the Starlight Army, Wang Xin was well aware of the status of someone who could be addressed as "Lord" by a Bizarre entity bearing a Star Deceit Badge.
Only a Celestial Destiny Seeker was worthy of such an honor!
News that three Celestial Destiny Seekers had awakened in Starlight City this year had already spread throughout the Starlight Army.
’This Bizarre with the Star Deceit Badge said he’s accompanying two Lords and waiting for me to grant them passage. Are two newly awakened Celestial Destiny Seekers actually gracing us with their presence?’
The Starlight Army’s duty was to suppress and clear out Secret Realms when they erupted.
Wang Xin had already participated in over a dozen suppression and cleanup operations for erupting Secret Realms.
After each operation, Wang Xin would earn internal Contribution Points from the Starlight Army.
But if he had the choice, Wang Xin desperately hoped these Secret Realms would never erupt at all.
As a native of Starlight City, Wang Xin had dedicated his life to the city the moment he joined the Starlight Army.
Otherwise, with his qualifications, he could have easily secured a job in a management department.
He wouldn’t have to be a squad captain out in the field, shedding blood and sweat.
"I have the authority to let the two Lords pass, but you must stay here with me for verification."
"You’ll need to take responsibility for your words."
Zheng Yufeng shrugged.
"Of course, that’s no problem."
Zheng Yufeng knew perfectly well that the Starlight Army wanted to verify the Celestial Destiny Seeker identities of Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan with him.
He was essentially using his Star Deceit Badge to vouch for Zhong Yi’s and Shen Xuan’s identities.
In fact, even if the Starlight Army hadn’t asked for verification, Zheng Yufeng was already planning to call Chen Yin.
He was going to have Chen Yin inform Lin Zhuo that Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan were about to enter the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm, which was on the verge of eruption.
Back when Zheng Yufeng was still just a Mortal Beast Level Deceit Beast Master, he had personally experienced the dangers of the Ice Cave Secret Realm.
Even with two Celestial Destiny Seekers going in, Zheng Yufeng felt it was far too reckless.
If Zheng Yufeng had the authority to stop Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan, he would have been unable to resist persuading Zhong Yi to explore a different Secret Realm instead.
Hearing the Bizarre with the Star Deceit Badge agree, Wang Xin immediately had the Starlight Army patrol squad clear a path.
He watched as Zhong Yi’s group of four entered the Ice Cave Secret Realm.
Overcome with curiosity, Wang Xin’s eyes couldn’t help but linger on Zhong Yi and his companions.
’Which two of these four are the Celestial Destiny Seekers?!’
Wang Xin and the other members of the Starlight Army had no idea that Hong Ji was not a true Guardian Beast Master, but rather a Human-shaped Guardian Beast.
The moment Zhong Yi passed through the Secret Realm Entrance, he was hit by a bone-chilling cold.
The temperature outside had been over thirty degrees, but upon entering the Ice Cave Secret Realm, it plummeted to more than forty degrees below zero.
The temperature swing of more than seventy degrees made Zhong Yi feel a tingling, needle-like pain that seemed to pierce right to his bones.
Zhong Yi quickly took three pre-prepared Lamp Furnace Flowers from his Storage Pouch, handing the other two to Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan.
"You two, hold on to these Lamp Furnace Flowers tightly. As soon as their Energy is about to run out, the flower in the center will grow dim."
"The moment that happens, pour this bottle of Flame Potion onto the flower."
The Evolution Shop hadn’t sold a plant-type Guardian Beast like the Lamp Furnace Flower before.
Although both the Lamp Furnace Flower and the Ice Crystal Flower were Guardian Beasts meant for extreme environments, the Lamp Furnace Flower was far more expensive.
The Lamp Furnace Flower’s Basic Skill, Constant Warm Glow, could maintain a constant temperature of about thirty-two degrees in a five-meter-diameter area around it.
Before entering the Secret Realm, Zhong Yi had deliberately raised all three Lamp Furnace Flowers to Mortal Beast Tenth Level, Bronze Quality.
The instant Zhong Yi took the Lamp Furnace Flowers out of his Storage Pouch, Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan felt as if they had been placed inside a warm furnace. The bone-chilling cold from before vanished completely.
Taking the Lamp Furnace Flowers from Zhong Yi, Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan both cradled them carefully.
Because of the Constant Warm Glow Skill, the head of the Lamp Furnace Flower could reach temperatures as high as six or seven hundred degrees.
But as long as you didn’t touch the flower’s head directly, you wouldn’t get burned.
Normally, a single Lamp Furnace Flower would have been enough to keep the area around Zhong Yi’s group at a constant, hot temperature.
However, the environment inside the Ice Cave Secret Realm was simply too frigid. Furthermore, this particular Secret Realm was already on the verge of eruption.
The temperature inside was about four to five degrees colder than in a normal Ice Cave Secret Realm.
In these conditions, a single Lamp Furnace Flower would run out of Energy very quickly.
Only by stacking the warming fields of all three Lamp Furnace Flowers, supplemented with First Level Flame Potions, could they barely maintain the constant thirty-two-degree environment.
Zhong Yi looked around. They were surrounded by a desolate, snow-covered landscape.
The warming field generated by the Lamp Furnace Flowers was already starting to melt the ice and snow within its range.
Zhong Ling had already summoned her Soul Vein Mother Butterfly, which now rested on her shoulder.
More than a dozen Knife Bee Butterflies danced in the air two meters above Zhong Ling’s head. The temperature of over forty degrees below zero was harsh for a Gold Attribute Butterfly Guardian Beast like the Knife Bee Butterfly.
