"Just see if it will harm us, anyway we won't just sit and wait to die."
Qin Jun shrugged and laughed, revealing his rascal attitude and his ambition. He had already set his sights on Zhuque!
As a divine beast, Zhuque's image was absolutely cool and Qin Jun naturally felt tempted.
With Xiong Tianquan in his left hand and Zhuque in his right, I have the world in my hands!
Thinking of this, Qin Jun's gaze towards Zhuque became even more intense, making Aowu Jian feel even more anxious.
Soon, Zhuque arrived above the Imperial Palace Peak. The majestic Imperial Palace Peak seemed somewhat small in front of it, and its whole body of flames seemed to burn the sky, making Qin Jun and the others feel the terrifying heat. Most areas of the imperial capital could see the majestic figure of Zhuque, and the high temperature made the imperial capital feel like a furnace.
"Zhuque is here!"
"The god has come! We are saved!"
"My goodness, Zhuque has actually appeared. It's not supposed to appear more than once every few years, and it has already appeared recently."
"Nonsense, our imperial capital is on the verge of destruction. If it doesn't come, we might all die!"
"Let's all escape. If the emperor dies, the entire court will be in chaos, and the major families and sects will divide their power. No one will care about our lives!"
Although Zhuque's appearance brought hope to the imperial capital, most people had already lost hope. The incompetence of the emperor, the selfishness of the courtiers, and the strength of the enemies had already shattered their hearts.
"Your Highness, do you want to eat roasted bird?"
Hong Haier jumped onto Qin Jun's shoulder and joked, almost causing everyone to collapse.
Roasted bird?
Roasted Zhuque?
Damn, Zhuque is a firebird!
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched, and Qin Jun couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated. Can the Samadhi True Fire really burn Zhuque to death?
As soon as this question arose, Qin Jun dismissed it. Zhuque was so powerful, and he didn't want to see Hong Haier kill it.
"Want to burn Zhuque? It's as difficult as reaching the sky. Zhuque is also known as the Phoenix. How could it be burned to death by fire?" Taibai Jinxing stroked his beard and smiled.
Hong Haier glared at him and said, "No, the Samadhi True Fire is indeed powerful, but it may be difficult to burn Zhuque, unless it's the Four Great Heavenly Fires!" Taibai Jinxing shook his head and laughed. Although Hong Haier's combat power was overwhelming, his temperament was indeed like that of a child.
The Four Great Heavenly Fires?
Qin Jun and the others looked curious, and Li Bai quickly asked, "Master, what are the Four Great Heavenly Fires? Why didn't you tell me about them before?"
After spending a long time with Qin Jun, he had also learned to use coarse language like him.
"Xieye Jinhuo, Fentian Zihuo, Youming Guihuo, and Liuding Shenhuo are the Four Great Heavenly Fires," Taibai Jinxing said with a smile.
Qin Jun looked puzzled, not having a deep understanding of traditional mythology. Most of his knowledge came from watching TV dramas, as he had been an ordinary office worker in his previous life and naturally didn't know about the existence of the Four Great Heavenly Fires.
In fact, Liuding Shenhuo was famous because it was the fire in the alchemy furnace of Laozi, which refined the existence of Sun Wukong's fiery eyes. It was mentioned twice in the original Journey to the West, but few people knew about it because they were misled by TV dramas, thinking that the fire in Laozi's alchemy furnace was the Samadhi True Fire.
The Samadhi True Fire was a supernatural power, and there was still a considerable gap between it and the Four Great Heavenly Fires.
"Liuding Shenhuo, I know. My Samadhi True Fire was refined with the help of Liuding Shenhuo," Hong Haier nodded, showing respect for Taibai Jinxing.
Hong Haier's Samadhi True Fire came from Huoyan Mountain. Huoyan Mountain was formed when several pieces of charcoal from the alchemy furnace fell into the mortal world after Sun Wukong kicked it over, burning down the mountains and forming Huoyan Mountain. Hong Haier was refined with the Samadhi True Fire on Huoyan Mountain, so the Samadhi True Fire was inspired by Liuding Shenhuo, which made sense.
Sun Wukong also had the Samadhi True Fire, but it was not as powerful as Hong Haier's. Perhaps it was because Hong Haier's Samadhi True Fire was inspired by Liuding Shenhuo.
Of course, if it weren't for the drawbacks of the fiery eyes, Sun Wukong could easily defeat Hong Haier, but unfortunately, the fiery eyes couldn't touch smoke.
Qin Jun listened with confusion and quickly asked the system for the truth. After learning the truth, he couldn't help but curse in his mind, "Damn it! TV dramas are deceiving!"
While everyone was chatting, Zhuque looked down at them and said, "Why are you trying to destroy the Southern Zhuo Dynasty?"
Its tone was indifferent, without any emotion, as if it hadn't heard Hong Haier's words about roasting it.
Its gaze seemed to be fixed on Qin Jun and the others, but in reality, it was staring at the huge golden compass floating above their heads.
"It's a long story. I won't waste words. We were forced to resist by Emperor Luo, and the late Emperor of Southern Zhuo even invited demons. Look at the imperial capital behind us. That's the work of the demons!" Taibai Jinxing stepped forward and smiled, instantly diverting attention away from everything else, making Qin Jun and the others seem like victims.
Ao Wu Jian hesitated to speak, knowing well that what Zhuque cared about was the integrity of the Southern Zhuo Dynasty, not who the emperor was. As a divine beast, Zhuque was fair and impartial and wouldn't favor anyone. But what could he do?
If he intervened now, not only would he drag Zhuque into the conflict, but he would also not survive.
With the presence of the Red Child, Qin Jun and the others were not afraid of Zhuque at all.
Upon hearing this, Zhuque turned to look at the area of the imperial capital that had already turned into ruins, the killing intent in its eyes becoming even more apparent.
Qin Jun ignored it. Since he couldn't forcibly subdue it, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it. He immediately bit his finger, forced out his essence blood, and used his spiritual power to control it to fly towards the golden compass.
Boom!
As the essence blood landed on the golden compass, Qin Jun felt his mind explode, and his consciousness instantly fell into chaos.
"Your Highness..." Daji called out with concern.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine. To obtain the destiny treasure so quickly, when Your Highness ascends to the throne, the Qianyue Kingdom will surely soar," said Taibai Xingjun, stroking his beard, completely disregarding the darkening expression of Ao Wu Jian beside him.
Ao Wu Jian was also someone who wanted to be emperor. Qin Jun's actions were equivalent to seizing his future destiny treasure, and all he could do was watch.
Zhuque once again looked at Qin Jun and the others, specifically focusing on Qin Jun. It naturally saw that all the strong individuals were following Qin Jun. Although Qin Jun was very arrogant, it wasn't angry. Over the long years, it had seen countless people, even those more arrogant than Qin Jun.
It was just very curious about Qin Jun's background.