Fantasy: I Can Control the Script of My Life

Just as Huang Zonghua and the others were in a frantic hurry to collect the treasure, the situation took a turn they did not expect.

The Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost had been lurking here all along. It had been preparing to deal with Lin Yun, but after hearing Lin Yun's words, it immediately realized that the prey was more than what was currently visible. This was one of the reasons it hadn't attacked Lin Yun earlier. It was waiting for a bigger fish to take the hook.

And Lin Yun, for his part, had deliberately lured Huang Zonghua and his group here.

"Haha, so much Liyang Divine Iron! We're going to be rich when we get back!" one of the disciples exclaimed.

Hearing this, Huang Zonghua's expression changed. "Everyone here has shared in the benefits of this place. You all understand the principle: a common man is not guilty, but possessing a treasure makes him so. If you don't want others to covet this, then what happened here today must not be spoken of."

This was Liyang Divine Iron. If others found out they possessed such a treasure and hadn't reported it, the consequences would be dire. Hearing Huang Zonghua's words, the disciples felt a shiver run down their spines. They had almost forgotten that detail. If news of this got out, the outcome was easy to imagine.

But if they wanted to keep this a secret, then a battle with Lin Yun was unavoidable. One of them would have to die.

Just as Huang Zonghua thought he was about to pocket all this Divine Iron, the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost made its move.

Its massive body shot out from the lava. None of them had expected such a terrifying monster to be here. One of the disciples was instantly seized in its hand.

"Senior Brother Huang, save me!" the disciple screamed. In the grasp of the Flame Ghost, he was nothing more than a plaything. He struggled, his pleading gaze fixed on Huang Zonghua.

At this, Huang Zonghua's face fell. He and the other disciples quickly retreated.

A savage look crossed the Flame Ghost's face. "A group of cultivators who don't know life from death, daring to run amok in my Flame Marsh. It seems I'll have to teach you all a lesson today." It let out an enraged roar to the heavens. Then, right in front of Huang Zonghua, it swallowed the disciple whole.

Huang Zonghua stared coldly at the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost. "This is not the time to be gathering treasure and fleeing. This is its territory. If we run, we will only die faster."

Huang Zonghua was no fool. In a single moment, he understood the priorities of the situation. The Flame Ghost was undoubtedly familiar with this area. They were deep within the Flame Marsh and couldn't leave in a short amount of time. Even with their Fire-Avoiding Pearls, they weren't safe.

The only way was to defeat the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost right here. Fortunately, in Huang Zonghua's estimation, the creature's strength had not yet reached an unmanageable level.

From a distance, Lin Yun observed all of this, a slight smile playing on his lips. He understood perfectly the predicament Huang Zonghua's group was now in.

"I never thought such a fearsome creature existed here," the Chongqing Bird muttered. It had been complaining earlier that Lin Yun lacked determination for having run away from Huang Zonghua's group. At the time, it thought that even if they had fought, it wouldn't have been an impossible battle. But now, seeing the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost, it understood Lin Yun's plan. It realized this boy had known all along that such a danger was lurking here.

"What do you plan to do next? Huang Zonghua and his group are reasonably strong. But the Flame Ghost is ultimately the master of this domain. With their abilities, they can certainly hold on for a while. But defeating it? That's just a fool's dream."

Lin Yun also knew that these people couldn't handle the Flame Ghost. But before all this, he had already planted a thought in the creature's mind. The beast would never expect him to return. The reserves of Liyang Divine Iron were vast, but there was no way it could take all of it with him.

Meanwhile, Huang Zonghua's group had calmed down. Facing such a powerful enemy, they also understood. They had no other choice. If they fled, defeat was certain. And so, they began to coordinate with Huang Zonghua to suppress the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost.

Fortunately, they still had their Fire-Avoiding Pearls, so they weren't immediately suppressed by the creature at the start of the battle.

Lin Yun, meanwhile, was cautiously approaching the statue.

The battle between the Flame Ghost and Huang Zonghua's group was chaotic, a whirlwind of dim skies and dark earth. Neither side noticed Lin Yun, who had completely concealed his aura.

At the beginning of the fight, Huang Zonghua's group used numerous powerful techniques to hold the Flame Ghost in check. It was just as they had thought. Defeating it wouldn't be easy, but they could make it realize the difficulty and force it to retreat.

During this process, Lin Yun was stealthily transferring all the Liyang Divine Iron into his own storage space. A quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Huang Zonghua's group had gone from having high morale at the start to being thoroughly exhausted. Their combined efforts had indeed managed to contain the Flame Ghost, but this was, after all, its home turf. Even if the creature was severely injured, it could use the lava of the Flame Marsh to quickly recover. This was an extremely troublesome problem for them.

"Senior Brother Huang, we have to think of something!"

"At the very least, we have to cut off its connection to the Flame Marsh!"

The other disciples now understood. As long as the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost was in this lava field, they could never truly suppress it. Forget about injuring it; they couldn't even land a heavy blow.

If the others could understand this, how could Huang Zonghua not? But in the current situation, what choice did he have?

"All of you, go all out! I will find a way to lure it away from here," Huang Zonghua said flatly.

The Flame Ghost roared with laughter. "You are truly arrogant. You think a group like you can kill me? Even if I gave you half a day, it would be a futile effort. On the other hand, you all will be staying here forever."

The Flame Ghost looked at Huang Zonghua, its gaze now focused on his Fire-Avoiding Pearl. It knew that it was only because of this item that Huang Zonghua and his group had been able to fight it for so long without being defeated. But for the moment, it had no way to break the pearl's protection.

On the other side, Lin Yun, though not participating in the battle, had already taken away eighty percent of the Liyang Divine Iron. His entire storage space was about to burst.

"Hehe, better to quit while I'm ahead," Lin Yun chuckled.

At this moment, Huang Zonghua, who had been wracking his brain for a strategy, suddenly saw Lin Yun.

He froze, completely dumbfounded.

The Liyang Divine Iron… was gone?

Seeing the now empty-as-can-be ore vein, Huang Zonghua's mind was a complete mess, as if he were being battered by the wind.

Well, I'll be damned. So you were deliberately setting a trap for me this entire time?

He finally understood why Lin Yun had fled without a fight earlier. The bastard had known the Abyssal Demon Flame Ghost was here all along.