Chapter 409: Chapter 410: Gaining a Younger Brother
The Dry Flame Saint Child assessed the situation and quickly spoke. This familiar feeling, this shameful pose, brought back the terror of being dominated once again.

At this moment, he was one hundred percent certain that the person standing amidst the pitch-black flames that day was none other than Demon Sword Li Xiaobai.

First, he filled the entire battlefield with flames, then lured them to investigate, and as soon as everyone arrived, he took direct control and harvested them all, utterly terrifying. Right from the start, he intended to eliminate all the Fire Qilin Cave Saint Children, without the slightest fear of the Fire Qilin Cave’s influence.

How laughable it was that they thought they had the support of the Fire Qilin Cave and that the other party would not dare to brazenly harm them.

Now it seems that Li Xiaobai and Ergouzi had already formed a united front with the objective of having Ergouzi devour it.

“Woof, what resources can the Fire Qilin Cave have that your Lord Ergouzi doesn’t know about? Don’t try to trick your Lord Ergouzi!”

Ergouzi shook its tongue, grinning, and spoke. It had spent quite a bit of time in the Fire Qilin Cave and knew very well what was inside. Indeed, there were resources, but none could compare to those of Tangneng First-class and the high-end stores.

“Cough cough, Fire Qilin, your time in the Fire Qilin Cave has been short, so it’s normal you don’t know. The thousands of years of heritage in my Fire Qilin Cave naturally have plenty of good things. As long as Young Master Li can spare my life, even if I have to risk a great taboo, I will present these treasures to you with both hands!”

The Dry Flame Saint Child said hurriedly. It indeed knew of some treasures but whether it could retrieve them was another matter. The top priority was to save his life; other matters could be discussed at length later.

“However, Ergouzi is also a Fire Qilin Cave Saint Child. If it wins this trial, its status will rise, and the treasures you can get your hands on, it can too. This offer doesn’t hold any persuasive power.”

Li Xiaobai continued, everyone was a Saint Child, and what Dry Flame could obtain, Ergouzi could take as well.

This was indeed a good method to gather resources. In the future, with Ergouzi calling the shots in the Fire Qilin Cave, whatever resources he wanted, he could just have Ergouzi bring them out.

The Fire Qilin Cave could never have dreamed that there was a traitor among them.

“Woof, that’s right, Dry Flame, whatever treasures you can get your hands on, your Lord Ergouzi can too. What need have we of you? Just let your Lord Ergouzi devour the Qilin Bloodline and you may survive!”

Ergouzi also grew excited upon hearing this, jubilantly saying that it hadn’t thought of this layer before.

Now it was a Fire Qilin Cave Saint Child. In terms of status, it was higher than many of the upper echelons and Elders. To procure some treasures would be easy, a good method to amass wealth. Why hadn’t it thought of this before?

“I, ah, this…”

The color of the Dry Flame Saint Child’s face changed; the other’s words made such sense that it was at a loss for words.

Indeed, its only advantage was that it was a Fire Qilin Cave Saint Child, but now with Ergouzi in the scene, who was also a Saint Child and even one with the highest talent and aptitude, the treasures it could get, the other party would eventually find out about.

“Enough, don’t dawdle. The Fire Qilin supremacy is just a minor diversion in the borderlands. Let’s end this quickly. Ergouzi, devour its Bloodline.”

Li Xiaobai waved his hand indifferently.

“Woof, hehe, that’s right, you Dry Flame brat, hurry up and offer your Bloodline to your Lord Ergouzi!”

Ergouzi chuckled coldly and trotted over to the Dry Flame Saint Child. It opened its wide mouth and bit towards its neck.

“Wait, wait, I still have something to say!”

Seeing the gaping jaws before him, the Dry Flame Saint Child was scared out of his wits.

“Woof, you cur, don’t try to be clever, just let yourself be eaten by your Lord Ergouzi!”

Ergouzi said with an unhappy face, looking at the Dry Flame Saint Child.

“Fire Qilin Saint Child, there is no Qilin Bloodline in me anymore. That night, amidst the flames, the Bloodline Power in my body was burned to nothing by the black flames. Even if you eat me now, you will not advance your Bloodline Power!”

The Dry Flame Saint Child hurriedly said, this was its final struggle.

“Woof, who are you trying to fool? That night we were both forced in there together. Your Lord Ergouzi’s Bloodline Power was just fine, so what could have possibly happened to you!”

Ergouzi snorted in disbelief, not buying it for a second.

“No, no, no, that night I was the first to arrive. Before Fire Qilin Saint Child, you showed up, I had already been forcefully controlled once. Plus, after that second burning, I really do not have any Bloodline Power left in me.”

“At this very moment, I no longer possess the qualifications to be the Fire Qilin Cave Saint Child; I’m just an ordinary cultivator at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage.”

“If the Fire Qilin Saint Child does not believe me, I can swear with my Dao heart that I won’t participate in the trial for the conquest of the Fire Qilin.”

The Dry Flame Saint Child said.

Li Xiaobai stroked his chin, it seemed to be true. The consecutive two times he had forcibly controlled him had indeed drained the Dry Flame Saint Child dry, leaving no Bloodline Power within him.

“Woof, kid, is what it’s saying true? Lord Ergouzi’s Bloodline Power was swallowed by those black flames?”

Ergouzi turned to ask.

“Mmm, basically, that should be the case.”

Li Xiaobai nodded and spoke earnestly.

“Woof, without that portion of Bloodline Power, what will Lord Ergouzi use to increase his cultivation level, kid? How are you going to compensate!”

Ergouzi was outraged, infuriated. It had finally gotten its hands on the Fire Qilin Saint Child, and now it was being told that there was no Qilin Bloodline left within him. How could Ergouzi bear this?

“Cough cough, Ergouzi, don’t be so flustered. It’s just Qilin Bloodline, isn’t it? Missing one Dry Flame Saint Child, don’t we still have Huo Yuan and Huo Yun left?”

“Don’t worry, what’s yours will eventually be yours. Eating them later will still allow you to increase your cultivation level.”

Li Xiaobai said cheerfully, signaling Ergouzi to keep calm.

“The urgent matter now is, these two have already been brought here, so what should we do with them?”

“What I mean is, since Ergouzi has no use for them anymore, why not give them to my Hellfire? After all, they are just fodder; keeping them is just a waste of resources.”

Li Xiaobai flipped his wrist, and strands of pitch-black flames scurried wildly, leaving Dry Flame and Elder Ji trembling with fear.

“I am willing to pledge my loyalty to Young Master Li, to serve before and behind you, ready to be dispatched at your whim, just in exchange for sparing my life!”

The Dry Flame Saint Child hastily spoke up.

“I already have a dog. What need have I for you?”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently.

“Woof, kid, are you scoffing at your Lord Ergouzi!”

Ergouzi burst out in anger.

The Dry Flame Saint Child quickly turned to Ergouzi and said eagerly, “I, the Dry Flame Saint Child, am willing to swear by my Dao heart to follow Lord Ergouzi from this day on, to serve before and behind you, without any complaints!”

Ergouzi’s eyes lit up, not expecting such an unexpected blessing. Although it had not acquired the Qilin Bloodline, getting a new follower seemed quite good too!

“Woof, kid, Lord Ergouzi accepts this guy. From now on, he’ll hang with your Lord Ergouzi guaranteed to enjoy the good life!”