Running out of food?
The whispers of the little demoness echoed in his ears. Chen Yu, upon hearing them, no longer bothered to waste time with those cavern monsters. He mobilized the surrounding elemental power, drawing it towards himself.
The cavern monsters seemed to sense the threat.
Wielding their wolf-tooth clubs, they abandoned the food-gathering team they had surrounded. Gripping their clubs tightly, they roared and charged at Chen Yu.
Seeing this, the food-gathering team members held their breaths.
Twenty or so cavern monsters.
Even a master of the Colorful Realm would have to treat them with caution. With so many monsters charging at the youth in the black robe, could he really withstand them?
Yet, the demon girl and the others seemed so confident.
Despite their lingering concerns, the food-gathering team could only silently pray for everything to go smoothly and for no accidents to occur.
"Roar!!!!"
Furious roars erupted from the mouths of the cavern monsters, deafening to the ears.
Chen Yu stood calmly before them, his eyes fixed on the charging cavern monsters. A searing flame ignited in his hand with a "whoosh."
"Turn to dust."
In an instant, the flames in Chen Yu's hand shot out towards the cavern monsters like a fire dragon.
The fire dragon, capable of incinerating boulders into powder, collided with the cavern monsters, erupting in dazzling sparks. Surprisingly, the cavern monsters were not reduced to ashes. Only scorched marks were left on their chests, and wisps of smoke curled upwards from their burning chests into the air.
The stinging pain in their chests caused the cavern monsters to cry out in agony.
In a blink, that fleeting pleasure turned into boundless rage. Their huge single eyes bulged with bloodshot redness, and the veins in their muscular arms bulged. Their already ugly faces contorted even more, their expressions ferocious as they gripped their clubs and smashed down at Chen Yu, as if intending to crush him into a pulp.
Chen Yu quickly retreated backward. The club landed, kicking up dirt and leaving a muddy pit on the ground.
What was happening?
Chen Yu's eyes, as he retreated, were filled with disbelief.
They weren't burned to ash.
On the journey from the Pure Fire Land to Fengqi City, Chen Yu had handled all the monsters encountered. With his elemental affinity, his flames were comparable to a small-scale forbidden spell. Any monster that encountered his flames had never survived.
Without exception, they were all directly reduced to ash.
Because of this, Nuo Yi and the little demoness had complained to Chen Yu, saying that many monsters they encountered were excellent wild game ingredients, and Chen Yu's direct incineration had deprived them of many opportunities to taste them.
They had even advised Chen Yu to use less heat when encountering wild game.
At least don't burn them to ashes, leave some for their dinner.
Before taking action, Chen Yu had asked the little demoness if the cavern monsters were edible, considering the idea of leaving the ingredients intact. Since no one wanted to eat them, Chen Yu didn't need to hold back. The fire dragon he had just unleashed possessed power enough to turn all the monsters they had encountered into ashes. Who would have thought that these cavern monsters would only have their chests scorched, with little overall impact?
This?!
What level of fire resistance do they have?
"How pathetic, with so many people watching!!!" the little demoness, noticing this, shouted at the top of her lungs. "Can you show some real skill? These cavern monsters have very high elemental resistance. Hurry up and show your true abilities and deal with them. We still need to return to the city!"
???
Unbeknownst to them, the food-gathering team standing nearby was utterly bewildered.
Haven't even shown his true abilities yet?
They had seen Chen Yu scorch the cavern monsters' chests with a single burst of fire, and in their hearts, Chen Yu's strength was already considerable.
If it were them, let alone scorching the monsters' chests.
It would be difficult to even leave a mark on them.
Yet, listening to the demon girl, she seemed unsatisfied with the black-robed youth's attack.
To be honest, ever since they met these people, the food-gathering team had been in a state of shock and had not yet recovered from it.
Let alone anything else, what about the strength of the black-robed man.
Who would have thought he was a mage?
"Benefactor, are you... also from Fengqi City?" Uncle A Li looked intently at the demon girl. He had clearly heard the demon girl mention Fengqi City multiple times.
"Yes."
The little demoness glanced at him and replied.
A Li's eyebrows immediately shot up. In his impression, there were no experts of this caliber in Fengqi City. If there were such experts, the separatists within the city would not dare to reveal their ambitions.
Who would dare?!
A casual flame could scorch the chests of cavern monsters, and dealing with those petty individuals in the city would be a piece of cake.
"Benefactor, are you really from Fengqi City?" A Li asked, his tone somewhat disbelieving. The little demoness glanced at him and then frowned, "I am not from Fengqi City; I am from Fengqi City! The one playing with the cavern monsters is your City Lord. He changed Fengqi City's name. Does that make sense to you now?"
"City Lord!"
Instantly, the members of the food-gathering team were greatly shocked.
"Isn't the City Lord Lord Klay?" A Ben's eyes were filled with suspicion. A Li frowned and said, "I heard Lord Klay say before that he seemed to be the acting City Lord, and the real City Lord was someone else. That means..."
Uncle A Li's gaze fell upon Chen Yu.
This was their City Lord of Fengqi City.
So young, yet possessing such formidable strength. The internal strife in their Fengqi City could be suppressed in an instant.
With such a powerful person as the City Lord, Fengqi City would also recover in a very short period.
Perhaps it could regain the glory it had during the time of the old prince.
"Chen Yu, can you hurry up? If you can't handle them, Xiao Nuo Yi and I will step in," the demon girl shouted again, crossing her arms.
"No need!"
Chen Yu shouted back with a stern voice, his cold eyes fixed on the cavern monsters before him.
"If I can't even deal with them, I might as well not be a mage."
Saying this, Chen Yu took a step back. His eyes focused on the cavern monsters, and he gently raised his right hand. Dense elemental energy, as if being sucked by a vortex, converged towards Chen Yu's right hand. Chen Yu looked at the monsters and let out a soft snort, two visible streams of white vapor emerging from his nostrils.
"If I don't get serious, you still think you're tough to beat, right?"
With a low reprimand, a purple-red flame ignited in Chen Yu's palm. The moment the flame appeared, the surrounding lush green wild grass visibly withered, eventually catching fire and turning to ash. The food-gathering team not far away felt the scorching heat, their bodies as if placed in a furnace, their throats dry.
The entire space was filled with clearly visible heatwaves. Chen Yu, with flames burning in his palm, looked at the cavern monsters.
"Rest in peace, turn to ashes!"