Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1833: Nightmare Lord, Meng Huo II

After some time, Meng Huo finally appeared before them. His appearance was exactly the same as the one Zhang Fei had seen during the soul test at the Tower of Eternity, minus his flaming horse.

Even though she was a demon god, Tang Zhiyao’s neck shrank as soon as she saw Meng Huo. She hid behind Zhang Fei; her expression was filled with fear.

Unlike Tang Zhiyao, Feng Yao and Huo Ling were unperturbed by the appearance of Meng Huo. Instead, there was a glint of disgust and disdain in the female flame spirit’s eyes.

Meanwhile, Zhang Fei did not use his lust demon form; instead, he used his half-fox form. He fearlessly looked at Meng Huo, who was also looking at him with a condescending gaze.

Meng Huo frowned as soon as he saw Tang Zhiyao hiding behind Zhang Fei, with a glimmer of killing intent flashing across his eyes. However, he froze as soon as he saw Huo Ling; her presence caused his eyes to shrink and tremble.

Huo Ling noticed Meng Huo’s gaze on her; she snorted coldly without saying anything. If Zhang Fei hadn’t said that he wanted to try fighting the nightmare lord, she would have already made a move and beaten him half to death.

’Isn’t that woman the flame spirit who was always with Guang Zhiyi in the past? How could she appear here with Tang Zhiyao?’ Meng Huo thought to himself as his eyes swept across Feng Yao’s figure. His frown deepened because she didn’t pay attention to him; she didn’t even spare a single glance at him. ’Who exactly is that woman? She should be a female beast, and she is still so young, but her cultivation has already reached the Celestial God Realm.’

If only Meng Huo knew that Feng Yao was deliberately suppressing her cultivation, he would definitely immediately escape from Tang Zhiyao’s dream space. Not even Xu Yuanzhi and Huang Yuanzhi dared to face her openly, let alone a cultivator from the Ancient Realm like him.

"Husband." Meng Huo froze when Huo Ling addressed Zhang Fei as her husband. "Do you really want to fight with that foolish man?"

’Why did she address him as her husband? Meng Huo looked at Zhang Fei, and he just realized that his cultivation was also at the Celestial God Realm. ’How is this possible? He’s less than a hundred years old, but his cultivation is already on par with mine. Besides, his fox form is truly unusual, and I can smell both demon and human scents from him.’

Zhang Fei nodded to Huo Ling. "I’ll be facing Mo Shentian soon, so I want to take this opportunity to spar with this senior."

"Oh." Huo Ling looked at Meng Huo. "His main ability is to create nightmares, so you must be careful. If he takes you into his domain, you will face many terrifying nightmares you have never encountered before."

"Got it." Zhang Fei flew in front of Meng Huo while reading his status, and he immediately used his Demon Mimicry ability, which he had not used for a long time.

[Ding]

[You succeeded in mimicking the Nightmare Sovereign Codex of a dream demon named Meng Huo.]

’Oh? I didn’t expect to be able to successfully mimic his main ability.’ Zhang Fei was overjoyed because Meng Huo’s abilities would be ineffective against him. However, he wanted to try something else first, and he used his demon lordship abilities on himself. Since he could control everything, his abilities didn’t affect him, even though many dreams were spinning in his mind. "I’ve heard about you for a long time, but I didn’t expect to meet you so soon, Nightmare Lord."

Meng Huo squinted his eyes. "Who are you?"

"The nine-tailed heavenly fox, Zhang Fei," Zhang Fei replied casually.

"A nine-tailed heavenly fox?" Meng Huo muttered to himself; he was sure that he had never heard of the heavenly fox race in the Ancient Realm. "I’ve never heard of your race before."

"Of course you have never heard of my fox race. After all, my fox race does not exist in the Ancient Realm, and we only exist in the Three Mortal Realms."

Zhang Fei’s words shocked Meng Huo again. Even though he didn’t know about the Three Mortal Realms, he knew about the Paradise Realm, and he believed the former was a lower realm than the latter.

Zhang Fei continued, "The Three Mortal Realms are located behind the boundaries of the Paradise Realm, where the highest cultivation is the Quasi-Divine Realm."

"The Quasi-Divine Realm." Meng Huo furrowed his brows as he observed Zhang Fei seriously.

If the highest cultivation in the Three Mortal Realms was only at the Quasi-Divine Realm, Meng Huo believed that Zhang Fei should not be able to reach the Celestial God Realm at his current age. Yet, the young man standing in front of him had already reached his level, which was simply unbelievable.

Meng Huo knew that there were many talented cultivators in the universe, but he had never met a cultivator who had managed to reach the Celestial God Realm at such a young age as Zhang Fei. Furthermore, cultivators from the Paradise Realm could not ascend to the Ancient Realm due to the barrier separating the two realms, let alone cultivators from the Three Mortal Realms.

Meng Huo glanced at Huo Ling. "Was that female flame spirit the one who brought you to this realm?"

"You could say that."

"I see." Meng Huo nodded slightly. "What is your relationship with Tang Zhiyao?"

"She is my woman." Zhang Fei wasn’t afraid of Meng Huo after he successfully mimicked his Nightmare Sovereign Codex. Even without Huo Ling’s help, he was confident he could face the nightmare lord.

Meng Huo was furious when Zhang Fei said that Tang Zhiyao was his woman. He had long wanted the female demon god to be his woman, but she had never been willing to accept him. Even though he never forced her physically, he repeatedly tried to force her using his abilities, but she remained steadfast in her stance and did not accept him.

Due to her constant rejection, they even fought fiercely in the past, which ended with Tang Zhiyao seriously injured. If Zhang Fei had not come to her domain and given her the healing pills, her injuries would not have healed so quickly, and she would have needed hundreds or even thousands of years to recover.

Usually, Meng Huo wouldn’t exchange pleasantries with his opponents, and he would immediately kill all his enemies. However, the presence of Huo Ling and Feng Yao served as a deterrent to him, and he didn’t dare to move carelessly in front of the two women, especially with the female flame spirit present.

Although they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, Meng Huo still remembered the horror Huo Ling had shown him in the past. Even though her master wasn’t present with her, he still remembered Guang Zhiyi’s terror, which made all cultivators in the Ancient Realm fear her.

Furthermore, Huo Ling addressed Zhang Fei as her husband, which put a lot of pressure on Meng Huo’s shoulders. If he attacked her husband, he was sure the female flame spirit would retaliate against him, which would end in his defeat.

Feng Yao smiled faintly as if she understood Meng Huo’s thoughts. "Didn’t you want to spar with him, husband? You don’t need to make small talk with him, and we’ll continue our activities after your fight."

Meng Huo looked at Feng Yao with an incredulous expression; he did not expect that she was also Zhang Fei’s wife. He didn’t know her exact strengths and abilities, but he knew that she was no simple woman. After all, she acted so calm, and she didn’t seem to be the least bit intimidated by his presence.

Previously, Tang Zhiyao felt immense tension in her heart, but Meng Huo’s attitude significantly lessened her tension. She had known him for a long time, and she knew his character well. He wasn’t usually talkative and acted immediately, but his attitude changed with the presence of Feng Yao and Huo Ling. ’Guang Zhiyi is still Guang Zhiyi! Even though she has been reincarnated, all the cultivators in this realm are still afraid of her.’

"Spar with me, nightmare lord."

Meng Huo looked at Zhang Fei with his jet-black eyes, thinking to himself, "Since Tang Zhiyao is your woman, I won’t bother her anymore from now on."

"Huh?" Zhang Fei was baffled. "Why?"

"I don’t want to offend your two wives." Meng Huo took something out and threw it at Tang Zhiyao, who immediately caught it. "Consider it my compensation."

"Hey—"

"You don’t need to say anything, and we’ll meet again in the future." After saying that, Meng Huo immediately disappeared, and Tang Zhiyao’s dream space brightened again.

"What the fuck!" Zhang Fei shouted in frustration. "I really wanted to fight him, but he just walked away!"

"Hahaha," Feng Yao laughed out loud. "That man has been like that since the past, husband. He realized that his chances of defeating us were zero, so he chose to retreat."

"Damn it! If I knew he would back down, I would have sent you back to my beast space!" Zhang Fei landed in front of the three women. "Do you know which domain he lives in? I will go there to challenge him!"

Feng Yao shook her head. "Meng Huo didn’t have a fixed residence, and he was always wandering around. However, I think he is interested in you, so I’m sure he will come to you again in the future."

"Tch! I’m not interested in men! I just want to fight him!" Zhang Fei was really frustrated because Meng Huo backed out at the last second.

"Hehe," Huo Ling giggled and hugged Zhang Fei from behind. "How about you ’fight’ against me and my master?"

*Slap*

Zhang Fei slapped Huo Ling’s buttocks. "I’m serious about fighting and not ’fighting’ like that."