Volume 3: Qiongzhou. Chapter 23 of Wu Xing Volume: The Fire Beast with a Corpulent Legacy, Six Legs and Four Wings

  So she nodded and said: "Very well, thank you, young hero!" Apparently agreeing, on the ninth day, he also slid down along that rope, wanting to slowly slide down.

  Lin Meng'er pulled on Chu Jiu's sleeve and said, "Brother, you have to be careful!" Chu Jiu smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, just relax up there!" Both of them felt a little shy.

  The ravine was extremely deep, far exceeding one li. In the darkness, Shun slid down a long section of rope for a very long time. The surrounding area was all steep cliffs, with no foothold to be found anywhere, and the only way up was by this rope. Mid-air, the wind howled and whistled right next to his ear, and the farther down he went, the thicker the fog became. Shun suspected that he was in a cloud or mist, and all he could hear was the sound of his own footsteps on the cliff face, with echoes reverberating from far away. His heart was also tense.

  Before long, the ninth side of his head slightly tilted, and a faint light was seen. His heart was overjoyed, and he accelerated his downward slide. After a short while, he finally landed on the ground. In the distance below, it had already been pitch black, and even if the sun was shining brightly outside the pit, the bottom of this heavenly pit would still be as dark as this!

  On the ninth day, I heard again the sound of water far away, and it seemed that the dark river was flowing on the other side.

  He closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again, only to see Wu Gou standing next to him, holding a fire pan in one hand and digging something on the ground with an iron scoop in the other. He had heard the noise earlier, but didn't know who it was. He thought to himself that his wife wouldn't come down, Lin Mei'er was also weak and wouldn't come down either, so it must be Chu Jiu, the young boy who came down!

  This time, it was indeed the ninth day of the first month. Wu Gou, the old man, was overjoyed and said: "Young brother, help me hold this fire pan, I'll use both hands to dig!"

  Chu Jiu nodded and said, "Good!" He held the fire sack well, allowing Wu Gou to dig a hole with all his might. In fact, Chu Jiu's eyes had already adapted to the darkness, and he could see things several times clearer than Wu Gou!

  Wu Gou's elder dug a hole two meters deep and one meter square, but still didn't see any signs of stopping. On the ninth day, he curiously asked: "Senior, you've already dug this hole two meters deep, but haven't seen anything, have you dug in the wrong place?"

  Wu Gou laughed loudly: "Thank you, young brother, for your concern. This place, in the past, had a sacred mark, and it was not dug incorrectly. Now, if we want to dig two meters deeper, we can see the holy object!"

  Before he could finish speaking, the two of them heard a faint "ding" sound coming from below. It was the soft clinking of the iron hoe hitting something. The sound was very slight, but to Wu Gou's ears, it was like thunder. He was overjoyed and hastily dropped the hoe, jumping down and bending his waist to dig with his hands.

  Before long, the object was dug up from the ground. Wu Gou Long Lao flipped over and jumped into the pit. At first glance, the object turned out to be a black sandalwood box, half a foot long and wide, and half a foot high. Suddenly, the bottom of the pit was filled with a fragrant aroma that refreshed one's mind and spirit!

  Just this small ebony box, from the outside it can be seen that it is made of ebony over a hundred years old. At first glance, Jiǔ thought: "This box is already priceless, and the things inside are naturally as precious as treasures!"

  But he heard it was a devilish sacred object and didn't dare ask what it was!

  "Haha, this treasure, my wife and I haven't seen it for 16 years, tonight we finally see it again, and it hasn't changed a bit, what a treasure!" Wu Gou Long Lao was overjoyed, hugging the black sandalwood box, and called out to Chu Jiu, the two of them then prepared to head back up to the Heaven's Pit, one in front of the other.

  "Alas, I think this black sandalwood box is already extremely precious. Only it can remain undamaged for over a decade underground!"

  Wu Gou took the object and was overjoyed, putting the iron shovel back into his waist while turning around to say: "Chu Jiu Shao Xia's words are correct, it is indeed this..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a strange and frightened expression appeared on his face. Although under the firelight, Jiǔ could see clearly that Wu Gou's face was strange, slowly turning pale.

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, Wu Gouzi was startled and jumped up. He naturally thought that there must be something behind him that scared Wu Gouzi. He concentrated his mind and listened carefully, and indeed, he heard a faint breathing sound coming from behind him. He quickly took a big step forward, jumping to stand in front of Wu Gouzi, but then suddenly turned his head back. This time, he let out a terrified cry: "Ah……"

  Wu Gou's elder quickly touched the first nine with his left hand, and the first nine immediately woke up and stopped making a sound. However, Wu Gou's elder quietly drew out the iron shovel again, holding it in his right hand, while his left hand still tightly hugged the black sandalwood box, fully focused and staring at the opposite side.

  Wu Gou's elder had the fire lotus in his hand, but he still couldn't see what was on the other side. He only saw three or four zhang away, a pair of lights that seemed like candles were flashing and slowly moving towards him.

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, in the dark, his eyesight was not much different from that in the daytime. In the thin fog and darkness, he had already seen clearly what the other party was. Three zhang away, an object was slowly crawling over, like a snake crawling, with a head similar to a snake's head, its body also similar, but below, it had four legs crawling.

  This monster is like a gecko, enlarged thousands of times!

  On the ninth day, I always felt that something was not quite right. After taking a closer look, I couldn't help but tremble again. It turned out that the snake's body wasn't just four-legged, but actually six-legged!

  He recalled Mr. Chu Qi's words and sighed in his heart, indeed it was true that when heaven is about to undergo great changes, there must be evil spirits running amok!

  Wu Gou saw that Chu Jiu was so tense, as if the two of them didn't speak, and the strange creature would still be crawling towards this side. He asked softly: "Chu Jiu little brother, you seem to be able to see things at night, what is that monster over there?"

  On the ninth day, Wu Qian stabilized his mind and said in a low voice: "Uncle Wu Gou, that strange creature is about four meters long, as thick as a bowl, similar to a snake, but...but..."

  Wu Gou Chang Lao listened to him speaking strangely and his heart became even more tense. He hastily asked: "What's going on, Xiao Di?"

  "On the ninth day, although I didn't believe it myself, I had to tell the truth and said: 'However, under its feet, there are legs, and not four legs, but six legs, crawling towards us!'"

  Wu Gou's eyes widened in shock, but as a veteran of over fifty years and one of the top ten elders of the demonic sect, he was well-versed in the strange and unknown. After some thought, he said, "I seem to recall your mother mentioning this creature, which resembles a snake with six legs. I remember now - it's the legendary Fire Beast of the Five Elements, also known as the Huǒ Yí!"

  Before he could finish speaking, the Fire Beast had already crawled to the front of the two men, about 20 feet away, but it stopped there, seemingly also having some reservations about the two.

  Wu Gou's elder was under the fire, and this could be seen clearly. The strange beast had a layer of thin scales all over its body, which shone brightly in the firelight, making it extremely terrifying. Its tail was long and sharp, constantly swishing back and forth, causing dust to fly everywhere, filling the air with smoke and ash. Without a doubt, this was also one of its deadly attack weapons.

  What's even more bizarre is that the six legs of the Fatui Fire Beast are like eagle claws, all retractable and extendable at will. Now they're swinging back and forth, ominous and terrifying. And between the six legs, it seems there's a layer of skin connecting them. It's as if when it spreads its six legs, it can take to the air and fly like a bat!

  Wu Gou's old man had heard of this monster before, but now he was really face to face with it, and he was still greatly shocked!

  That fat Huo Yeshou was not pleased, raised his head, opened his mouth, and a ball of flames suddenly sprayed out, spraying out of his mouth for about two meters. Wu Gou Long Lao and Chu Jiu were both startled, feeling the heat wave rolling in, hastily retreating two steps to avoid its hot air.

  The fat Fire Beast finally couldn't bear it and let out a blast of flames to intimidate the two!

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, he carefully observed the Fire Beast for half a day, but suddenly laughed and said: "Uncle Wu Gou, it's strange to say that this Fire Beast is only staring at the black sandalwood box in your hand! Not a single glance was cast towards me!"