The moonlight was already very weak, and in the canyon, it was almost pitch black.

  Hong Qing Shan stood at the bottom of the canyon, standing still in his tracks.

  He is listening with his ears!

  "Where did the beast go?" Teng Qing Shan listened for a long time, but except for the sound of the wind and the dry leaves being blown by the wind, he couldn't detect any sign of the beast running.

  "This demon beast should be living in the Flame Mountain, and has been here for a long time, so it must be very familiar. It's going to be difficult to find it." Tan Qing Shan calmed down and proceeded through the canyon, carefully observing the surroundings of the canyon, wanting to find some traces. However, after searching for a long time in the canyon, Tan Qing Shan still couldn't find any trace of the demon beast.

  "Unexpectedly, this demon beast has escaped!" Tan Qing Shan said helplessly.

  Helpless, Teng Qing Shan chose to go back!

  ……

  However, just as Teng Qing Shan was about to jump off the cliff and land at the bottom of the canyon, about twenty zhangs above the landing point on the cliff wall, there was a recessed area. The four hooves of the demonic beast easily inserted into the rock, and its massive body curled up in this recessed area.

  From the outside, it is impossible to discover that this monster is hiding here.

  This demon beast's icy cold eyes, which had a faint dark red glow, occasionally swept down to glance at the valley below.

  It wasn't until the darkest moment before dawn on the second day, after hiding for two whole periods of time, that this demon beast flashed down into the valley like lightning and then flew away from the valley after several jumps.

  ******

  The Jin family's martial arts arena was lit up with torches, and all the warriors gathered here.

  "What is that thing? It's even more powerful than a wild buffalo, those dense scales, I chopped one slash and it shook my palm numb."

  "That's a demonic beast! Those scales are absolutely impenetrable to swords and spears, I think even the armor made from the finest dark iron materials can't compare to this beast's scales!" The warriors exclaimed in admiration.

  "If I slaughter that demonic beast, flay its skin and make a suit of scale armor out of it, haha... That would be a treasure indeed."

  "Stop dreaming, with your limited skills, you think you can kill that demon beast?"

  A group of warriors seemed excited, for them, being able to see a demon beast was enough. As for whether they could kill the demon beast, most of the average-strength warriors didn't even dare to think about it.

  The warriors were excited, and the people of Jinjiazhuang were anxious and helpless.

  The Jin clan's patriarch's face was filled with anxiety as he looked at the group of warriors chatting freely, and he couldn't help but shout loudly: "Everyone! Does anyone know who killed that black monster?" He shouted once, but the warriors were too excited to talk and laugh with each other, completely ignoring the patriarch.

  A man beside the clan leader suddenly became impatient and shouted, "You group of martial artists! My Jin family village is facing a great disaster! Please help us, but you can't even kill the monster, yet you're still chatting and laughing, do you...

  "Shut up!" The Jin family head shouted repeatedly.

  "Tribe leader." The man was so anxious that his eyes turned red.

  The entire Jin family clan had been tormented by this demon beast to the point of near madness, and now the warriors were still gloating, their hearts must be feeling uncomfortable.

  "Hey, kid!" A burly man with a long sword on his back and a red birthmark on his face sneered at the irate man, "What's wrong, did our conversation upset you?" The other warriors in his group also looked at the Jin family villager with ambiguous smiles.

  That Jin family's man clenched his fists, his face looking unpleasant.

  "Hey, what's with the fist? Have you forgotten?" A soft and sarcastic voice rang out. "You don't even have the ability to kill a monster, yet you're bullying ordinary mountain villagers? What kind of martial artist are you? I think it would be better to just buy some tofu and die from choking on it!" Hou Xiang walked over with a smile.

  Those few warriors suddenly turned red in the face, looked at each other, and didn't dare make another sound.

  Duan Hou's strength was something they had personally experienced when they first arrived at the Jin family village.

  "Brother Qin Lang!" Duke Duan suddenly became overjoyed and shouted towards the distance.

  In the distance, the green mountains had just fallen into the martial arts arena. Seeing Duan Hou running over, he walked over: "Brother Duan!"

  "Seeing Qin Lang arrive so late, he should be going after that demon beast, I wonder if Brother Qin Lang caught up?" Duan Hou asked, as soon as the words came out, the numerous Jin family clan members gathered on the martial arts field looked at Teng Qing Shan with anticipation and tension.

  Being stared at by thousands of people, Teng Qing Shan's heart was also racing. In those pairs of eyes filled with expectation, Teng Qing Shan could understand that these Jin Family Village people were so eager for the demon beast to be killed.

  "That monster was too cunning! I couldn't kill it." Teng Qing said with a shake of his head.

  Thousands of people from the Jin family village had their eyes dimmed, they were all on the verge of despair.

  "But that demon beast was also injured by me, and with its intelligence, I estimate that it won't dare to come to the Jin Family Village for a while." Teng Qing Shan said again, this sentence made the faces of many people in the Jin Family Village reveal joyful expressions.

  "Sir, you said that the monster hasn't dared to come recently?" The Jin clan leader ran over.

  Duan Hou said, "Old man, that monster is as intelligent as a human! It was injured this time and suffered a loss, it won't dare to come again in the near future!" Duan Hou had personally seen how the strange creature quietly slid away the door bolt of the residence and slipped into the house. Such an intelligent creature would not dare to come again after suffering a loss.

  "Big brother, big brother!" Suddenly a figure rushed to Teng Qing Shan's side and grabbed his pant leg.

  Hong Qingshan lowered his head and took a look, it was a child who looked like he was only six or seven years old.

  The child looked up at Tan Qing Shan with tears in his eyes: "Big brother, I beg of you, you must kill that monster and avenge my parents! Please!"

  "Second child, let go quickly." Jin Family's Patriarch said, as he pulled the child to the side. In reality, he was afraid that Tian Qing Shan would be dissatisfied and kill the child. After all... among warriors, there were also those who didn't have a surname.

  "Please, big brother," the child sobbed.

  "That master, our Jin family village has lost many lives in the past month. Erwa's parents were eaten by that monster one night. Fortunately, Erwa didn't live with his parents, otherwise he would have been eaten too."

  Hong Qingshan saw the child and his heart skipped a beat.

  In his previous life, he was an orphan!

  So young, yet already lost both parents!

  "Don't worry!" Duan Hou patted his chest in front of the people of Jinjia Village, "We have many strong warriors, today there may not be enough people, but later there will definitely be more and stronger warriors coming, that monster will surely die one day." Those villagers from Jinjia Village heard this, and only felt slightly better in their hearts.

  "Qin Lang, brother, do you know what kind of demon beast that is?" Duan Hou asked, "I also know many demon beasts, but I don't recognize this one."

  "I don't know him either." Teng Qing Shan shook his head and said.

  Hong Qingshan didn't stay in the Return to Origin Sect for a long time and hadn't gone to look for books about demonic beasts.

  "Qin Lang, you've been chasing that demon beast. Have you found any special places? Perhaps we can determine what kind of demon beast it is," said Duan Hou.

  "Heng Qing Shan didn't hide it either: 'That demon beast can suddenly turn its entire body bright red, greatly increasing its speed, and in an instant, it threw me off.'"

  "Entire body flushed red?" Duan Hou was taken aback, and then his eyes lit up.

  ……

  On the martial arts arena, Tie Yi Men's high-ranking expert 'Jing Tao' also overheard Tan Qing Shan and Duan Hou's conversation. When he heard "entire body crimson", Jing Tao's face revealed a hint of wild joy: "Entire body crimson? This... could it be the Red Scale Beast? Yes! According to records, when the Red Scale Beast is young, its scales are black! Only after it grows up and swallows the 'Black Fire Spirit Fruit' will its scales turn entirely red, and only then will it reach three zhang in height!"

  "Red Scale Young Beast." Jing Tao thought to himself, "This matter cannot be leaked out, otherwise, the Black Fire Spirit Fruit will be hard to obtain."

  Just at this time ——

  "Haha, it's Chi Lin beast, it's Chi Lin beast!" A loud laughter rose, and Jing Tao's face changed greatly. At this moment, the one who was laughing loudly was Duan Hou.

  "Duan Hou." Jin Tao rushed over and glared at him.

  "What are you staring at me for?" Duan Hou immediately burst out laughing, "Haha, I get it, you want the Iron Clothes Sect to monopolize that treasure?"

  "Just drop it." Jing Tao said in a low voice.

  Hong Qing Shan stood by, puzzled in his heart, and asked: "Duan brother, what is this Red Scale Beast you speak of?"

  Jiang Tao immediately glared at Teng Qing Shan, but Teng Qing Shan ignored him.

  Duan Hou smiled and said: "Some people don't want me to say it, but I'll say it anyway! Qin Lang, this Red Scale Beast is a very ferocious demon beast. Legend has it that it's over 10 meters tall and 15-16 meters long, looking like a small hill. Moreover, its entire body is crimson red. Even congenital strongmen find it difficult to break through its scale armor! And it can also spit out flames that can melt gold and iron!"

  Teng Qing Shan was shocked upon hearing this.

  How many feet tall is it? That's a massive creature as high as two or three stories, and even the strongest warriors can't break through its scales. It spits out flames that melt gold and iron. This is indeed a terrifying monster.

  Tang Tao secretly resented him on the side.

  But Duan Hou's strength was clear to him, he had been injured while chasing the Red Scaled Beast and was no match for Duan Hou. Moreover, there was another mysterious expert 'Qin Lang' beside him who could also wound the Red Scaled Beast.

  "But that's the adult form of the Red Scale Beast. In the books, it was recorded that when the Red Scale Beast is young, its scales are black and can turn bright red in times of emergency. Just these two sentences were too brief. I didn't think of this before, but now I know, this is a young Red Scale Beast, not yet fully grown!" Duan Hou said in detail.

  Teng Qing Shan was so torn between laughter and tears upon hearing this.

  Such an abnormally defensive monster was actually just a young beast.

  "But no matter how powerful the Red Scale Beast is, we can't tame it. What really excites warriors is the spiritual treasure that grows alongside the Red Scale Beast - the 'Black Fire Spirit Fruit'." Duan Hou's eyes lit up as he spoke non-stop, "Brother Qin Lang, when the Red Scale Beast grows up, only by eating the 'Black Fire Spirit Fruit' can it finally transform, shedding its black scales and growing red scales! Becoming a terrifying demon beast! We warriors can seize the Black Fire Spirit Fruit before it does!"

  Hong Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.

  That Crimson Scaled Beast, after eating the Black Fire Spirit Fruit, transformed into a demonic beast that even congenital practitioners feared.

  What if people eat it?

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