According to the simulation, the fifth stage was a sea of flames.

The direction to head in was quite simple. They just needed to walk towards the giant flame tung tree in the middle of the Yiling Forest.

Only after passing the fourth stage did it seem like they were in the real Yihuang Forest.

“These trees are treasures too. I really want to dig one or two of them back,” Wang Ye cleared his throat.

Xiao Jiu, who was at the side, was chattering as it circled around the flame tung trees, flying around like a butterfly.

“Stop flying. It’s not like you can build a nest here.”

This place was rich in spiritual energy, making it a very good place to cultivate.

Unfortunately, the time it was open was limited.

“To think the environment here can be maintained as such even after senior crimson flame phoenix had passed away for so many years. I wonder how powerful it was when it was alive.”

According to the information, the crimson flame phoenix had been at the Myth class back when it was alive. It was very close to the Dominator class, making it a Myth first-class.

It had only been one level away from reaching the Supreme class at the top of the hierarchy.

On the other hand, Xiao Jiu’s first evolution form, the Great Brilliant Sparrow, was only an Emperor first-class. What followed were the Overlord and Legend classes, then only the Myth class.

“Hmm… it doesn’t seem like it’s too far off though,” As he pondered along the way, it didn’t take long for Wang Ye to see the sea of flames.

Rather, a ring of flames would be more precise.

After going around the dense forest, the temperature gradually rose.

The closer he got, the more he realized how ridiculously big the giant flame tung tree in the middle was.

Previously, he had already felt that it was huge when he was far away.

After walking for a while and getting closer, he only felt that it was incomparably huge.

It was at least over a thousand meters, almost like a small mountain. Its branches were dense, and the flame flowers were like stars that were flickering with the light of life.

The sea of flames as shown in the simulation was a ring of flames that surrounded this huge tree. However, because the ring was huge, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was indeed a sea of flames.

After reaching this point, Wang Ye realized that if Xiao Jiu had to bring him through this sea of flames, both he and his pet would really be on their last breaths.

This was because he had only gotten a little closer and he could already feel a burning pain on his skin.

If his previous self had entered the sea of flames, he would have been cooked by the time he came out.

“So this is the test for the Beastmasters?” Wang Ye fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Xiao Jiu looked at Wang Ye and fell into deep thought as well.

“Chirp?” Xiao Jiu called out.

Wang Ye understood what it meant.

It meant, “how should I protect you?”

It seemed to remember that it didn’t any skills that enabled it to protect others.

Then, how did it protect its Beastmaster in the simulation?

Wang Ye smiled faintly and said, “You used Skyful of Feathers.”

“?” Xiao Jiu looked at Wang Ye in confusion.

Wang Ye cleared his throat. Since he could think of such a way in the simulation, it was a given he could think of it now as well.

“Use Skyful of Feathers and place the feathers on me piece by piece. Then, use Feather Coat. With that, doesn’t that mean that the Feather Coat is on my body? Then I’ll be able to safely cross this sea of flames!”

Hearing that, Xiao Jiu’s beak was agape.

What kind of bizarre idea is this?

There seemed to be something wrong with its Beastmaster.

Could skills even be used as such?

“Theoretically, it’s applicable.”

Since he could cross the sea of flames in the simulation, it meant that this method was possible.

Apart from that, Wang Ye could not think of any other way that Xiao Jiu could protect him from the sea of flames.

“Your Feather Coat is of the great success realm now, so there aren’t that many restrictions when you use it. The use of skills is a profound knowledge,” Wang Ye taught, “When using your skills, you have to have divergent thinking. Otherwise, who knows how long it will take for you to comprehend and advance your skills to higher realms. Besides, Feather Coat is a skill that can be cultivated both inside and outside. The Feather Coat on the physical body is a layer of protection, and the spiritual armor that you have condensed is another layer of protection. Therefore, even if the Feather Coat is given to me, it will only weaken the effect of your skill, not completely disappear. Also, think about it. Why can your Feather Coat only be dark gold and not other colors? If it is other colors, will its effects change?”

Xiao Jiu nodded, deep in thought.

“That being said, with my current physical body, I should be able to endure it,” Wang Ye said as he took out some recovery pills that he had prepared beforehand.

Before he came, he had bought quite a number of supplies.

It was a routine operation.

He put the pills in his mouth.

“Later, if I can’t hold on any longer, you can do what I just said. This way, we can cross the sea of flames and still be in relatively good condition. With that, Even if we run into Tang Quan, we’ll be able to deal with him calmly. And if we can’t beat him, we’ll still have the strength to escape.”

Xiao Jiu perched itself on Wang Ye’s shoulder, then raised its wings as if it was hoisting a sail.

Let’s go!

Wang Ye stepped into the sea of flames after he changed into fire-resistant clothes.

These were all prepared beforehand. After all, as the relic of the crimson flame phoenix, the Yihuang Forest definitely had a fire-related stage.

All Beastmasters who participated in the expedition would prepare for this, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

After all, they couldn’t possibly leave the relic while naked.

“It feels… bearable,” Soaring flames assaulted Wang Ye’s face as he felt the powerful energy in his body.

Beastmasters could actually cultivate as well.

Cultivating spiritual energy with one’s talent would allow one’s body to possess a certain amount of energy.

Wang Ye had done that before, but he didn’t use his talent to do so. Instead, he relied solely on Sky-dance.

The effects could only be said to be passable, but incomparable to the improvement brought about by obtaining a D+ constitution.

He mobilized the spiritual energy in his body to resist the flames and advanced step by step.

Xiao Jiu had it easier. With its strength, it only needed to use Feather Coat.

It was now literally indestructible. Its dark golden body was almost able to block all the flames, allowing it to easily resist the burning.

“Think about it and see if you can comprehend anything in the flames. The intensity of the flames is very high, so it is also a form of tempering for your feathers,” Wang Ye said, “Currently, your Feather Coat is just one step away from advancing to the next realm. Comprehension doesn’t take time, it relies on your senses.”

With Xiao Jiu’s talent, if it wanted an intermediate skill to reach the peak mastery realm now, it could only rely on having an epiphany to comprehend it.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been unable to advance even after simulating for a few weeks.

Epiphany relied on the pet’s senses and luck. Cultivating and having an epiphany in real life was no different from doing so in the scripted world.

It was just that the probability of an epiphany in the scripted world was higher since the time was longer.

Xiao Jiu closed its eyes and fell into deep thought.

Wang Ye, on the other hand, walked at an unhurried pace.

If he calculated the time, since he had simulated outside for a few hours, he should have arrived at his destination a little later than Tang Quan instead of arriving first.

“I’m afraid it won’t be easy to defeat a level 3 pet.”

Even a one-star level 3 pet was not easy to defeat.

Level 3 pets could start cultivating attributed cultivation techniques, also known as attributed combat techniques.

According to Wang Ye’s understanding, simply put, they could practice cultivation techniques.

With that, the pet’s strength would soar!

The most obvious indicator was its spiritual energy value.

The highest spiritual energy value of a level 1 pet was close to 1,000 points.

That for a level 2 pet was 2,000 points. Even if it evolved, it would still be very difficult to exceed 10,000 points.

But after reaching level 3 and the pet started practicing attributed combat techniques, its spiritual energy value could soar rapidly. The highest spiritual energy value a nine-star level 3 pet could have was close to 1,000,000 points.

Even at one-star level 3 itself, a pet’s spiritual energy value limit could reach about 100,000.

Those that were slightly weaker would still have a spiritual energy value of 20,000 to 30,000.

Just a level 3 pet’s spiritual energy value alone was a lot higher than those below level 3. With more mana, it could exhaust the other party to death.

Not to mention the other benefits brought by the attributed combat techniques, such as the six dimension bonuses, the bonuses to skill damage, the increase in spiritual energy recovery speed, and so on.

The strength of a pet would be totally different once it reached level 3!

If levels 1 and 2 were just the beginning stages of a pet, level 3 would truly reflect the initial combat strength of a pet.

Therefore, it was not easy for him to protect himself and obtain soul fire against Tang Quan.

Xiao Jiu was only at the five-star level 2 now and had not evolved yet. With a spiritual energy value that was only a little over 1,500, it was quite difficult to win against a level 3 pet that was fully healthy.

That is unless it had another layer of protection.

Wang Ye was immersed in the burning flames.

As time went on, he began to feel that he could not take it anymore.

Glancing at Xiao Jiu who was meditating with its eyes closed, Wang Ye felt that he could endure it for some time longer.

He hoped that this little fellow would bring him some surprises.

Wang Ye had a premonition that the mysterious person in the simulation was Tang Quan. It was very likely that he had something to do with the dark fog eruption in Anping County.

But as of now, he didn’t know the exact connection between the two. It could only be considered a vague premonition.

After all, he had run so many simulations now…

His clothes were gradually melting in the flames. No matter how fireproof it was, it couldn’t withstand the constant high temperature.

It didn’t matter though, he still had other clothes.

He also had more medicine. As long as he could endure it, he would be able to cross the sea of flames.

He didn’t need Xiao Jiu to protect him.

In the flames, he looked at the huge tree in the distance. It seemed to be getting closer.

At this moment, the originally calm flames were burning more and more vigorously.

An invisible aura caused the flames to rapidly gather towards Wang Ye’s position, which then caused the temperature to rapidly increase.

To be more precise, it was gathering towards where Xiao Jiu was.

Wang Ye was stunned, and his heart was filled with joy, “Could it be that it really has comprehended something?”

If Xiao Jiu could comprehend something in reality, and not just rely on the script simulation, that would be a considerable improvement!

The surrounding flames gathered towards Xiao Jiu, and the temperature continued to rise.

Wang Ye hurriedly put Xiao Jiu down and then walked to the side. Immediately, he felt that his entire body had relaxed quite a bit.

“Use Wind…” Wang Ye immediately shouted.

In a trance, Xiao Jiu seemed to hear it.

With a flash of its wings, the terrifying hurricane formed a fire spiral that quickly surrounded Xiao Jiu in the center. The temperature kept rising.

Its wings, the Hurricane God Wings, which had been baptized by the hurricane in the simulation, were now burning with flames.

Every feather on its dark golden body seemed to emit a new light in this unique flame.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Ye’s heart trembled when he felt that Xiao Jiu’s skill information had changed.

[Feather Coat (peak mastery): Intermediate sky-type skill. Every feather of yours has been tempered by true fire and has reached the peak mastery realm. They can each be as light as a feather or as heavy as a mountain. When used, scarlet-gold feather armor will be formed, and it can increase all of your attributes except the soul attribute. Comprehended the profoundness effect: Bipolar Profoundness.]

[Bipolar Profoundness: When triggered, the attributes that will be increased will be changed. You will enter a specific feather armor form, and the defense and amplification effects will be changed. The dark blue feather armor will double your agility and spiritual energy, while your strength and vitality will no longer be increased. The crimson feather armor will double your strength and vitality, while agility and spiritual energy will no longer be increased. The trigger probability is related to the proficiency of the skill. When the skill is fully mastered, the trigger probability will change to using at will.]

[The current probability of triggering the profoundness effect is relatively low.]

“!!! It has reached the peak mastery realm! Bipolar Profoundenss??” Wang Ye looked at Xiao Jiu and was speechless, “You comprehended it according to what I said… This is the Tiga Profoundness, right?”

“Chirp!” Xiao Jiu opened its eyes and spread its wings. Its scarlet golden wings shone brilliantly like a phoenix.

It used its wings to gently chop forward, and the sea of flames instantly split into two, and a spacious road appeared.

“Very good! With this aura, even if the crimson flame phoenix was still alive, it probably can’t tell if it’s real or fake either!” Wang Ye looked at Xiao Jiu and was very satisfied, “Let’s go!!”

Following the road, without the high temperature of the sea of flames, Wang Ye and Xiao Jiu quickly cleared the fifth stage.

Coming right at them was the gigantic tree that was as majestic as a mountain.

There was also a vaguely discernible human figure in front of them!