29 Sun Fire Mountain Range.

Ikuya was moving towards the Sun Fire Mountain Range.

The place that is reputed to be the region with the highest temperature in Blue Wind Empire.

There are various fire-attributed herbs and treasures that could be found in these mountain ranges and also many fire-type profound beasts. It's a treasure ground for fire-attribute profound practitioners, yet not many would dare enter these mountain ranges, because a few dozen Sky Profound Beasts and nearly a hundred Earth Profound Beasts exist in these mountain ranges and at the peak of one of the mountain where the temperature is the highest, resides Lava Giant Demon, an Emperor Profound Beast which has strength comparable to a 5th level Emperor Profound Realm expert.

This alone makes the Sun Fire Mountain Range to be known as one of the most deadliest locations in the Blue Wind Empire.

But, Ikuya isn't going there for the herbs or natural treasures or the profound beasts, although he'll get them all. What he is aiming for is the... 'Planetary Flame Heart'.

Planetary Flame Heart is a type of fire core that exists within the very depths of the planet, which is a core created from the accumulation of fire energy from the time of the very creation of the planet. Usually, many Planetary Flame Hearts exist in one planet and each of them are situated in different regions of the planet.

Ikuya had collected a fair share of them back on Earth and they were very useful to him for the condensation of his Pyro Core.

The age of Earth counting from its accretion or core formation would amount to 4.5 to 5 billion years.

But, this was not the case for Blue Pole Star. Evil God is said to have lived for more than 500 billion years and the Blue Pole Star is the first planet he has ever created. Which basically implies that Blue Pole Star is far older than Earth.

Not to mention the energy of the planet core of Earth and Blue Pole Star are worlds apart to even compare to each other.

Taking all this into account, the Planetary Flame Hearts in the Blue Pole Star are countless times stronger than the ones on Earth.

Ikuya took his time adventuring the while wearing a cloak to hide his appearance. A day later, He did meet some people. They were eight young males and females.

The eight of them were around the age of 16-17 and were not much older than Ikuya

Five males and three females, each one of them had a unique presence.

The first and second girl were wearing dresses with flower-like designs. Their shiny black hair was let down, and their skin was as white as snow and their two beautiful eyes sparkling beautifully. Their facial features were very identical and most probably they are twins.

The third girl was of similar age, but her looks and presence were even more outstanding. She wore a light blue silk robe, the eyes on her perfect oval face were lively, giving her face a unique striking look and presence. People could not resist looking at her.

Ikuya looked at the three girls, especially the third one. Her physique, although nothing compared to Xia Qingyue, still seem to be a special physique which was enhancing her talent in profound cultivation.

" Trash, if you continue looking at them, I will dig out your eyeballs!!"

Ikuya heard a shout. Among the five males, one of them who was roughly 17-18 years old stared at him coldly, full of arrogance and pride.

" This cloaked guy seems weird, but he does have quite the courage. He actually dared to stare at our Junior Sisters. Does this toad want to eat swan meat ?!"

Another youth in yellow clothing simply glanced at Ikuya, not hiding the mockery in his eyes.

Hearing the words of the two boys, Ikuya glanced at them and had quite a few thoughts.

These five people were quite young, and they were pitifully weak compared to the likes of him or even the deceased Yuan Lei. But they all had a cultivation base of True Profound Realm and even two of them were at Spirit Profound Realm.

These eight youths were in such a place and their auras and presence were not average. Ikuya inferred that the eight of them came from some decently powerful sects. Entering the Sun Fire Mountain Ranges was probably some form of training.

The younger generations of major factions would often enter the outer boundary of the Sun Fire Mountain Range to train for a period of time. This was a frequent occurrence within the Sun Fire Mountain Range.

" Hehe.... This is certainly a first. No one has called me a toad so far. I do find this a bit funny." Ikuya slightly laughed as he removed the cloak to reveal his appearance.

Seeing Ikuya's appearance, the eight youths were stunned, especially the five young males. They looked at Ikuya, completely shocked by his unrivalled appearance.

The three girls were very surprised. They were blushing hard and were trying to hide their face when they saw Ikuya's face which had a subtle smile.

" .... But, do mind your words. Or I might cut off your lifeline for such insolence." Ikuya said with an indifferent expression.

The face of the young man who spoke first fell. In front of his three Junior Sisters, he was looked down on by some 'flower boy' stranger. This was the same as slapping him in the face, he immediately started coldly glare at Ikuya.

" Flower Boy, you sure have some courage! Do you really think that your wimpy appearance can save you?"

" You sure have some nerve, punk!" The second young man said after a short stun, the mockery on his face became even more apparent.

Ikuya wondered what he should do with these people. He obviously isn't going to let them off the hook after needlessly berating him. But killing them is not an option as first of all, they didn't deserve to die for such a simple thing. Second, he isn't one who enjoys killing the weak. He sees no point in doing such a thing.

" Senior Brother Moxie, Elder Guyan told us to not look for trouble. I think we should move on. This place is not the same as the sect." A pleasant voice came out from the third girl who was more beautiful than the other two girls. She curiously looked Ikuya with her eyes and said, " You should leave this place quickly. The Sun Fire Mountain Range is filled with life threatening dangers. Do not recklessly run around, you should hurry and leave this place."

" Since you have Junior Sister Youlan plead for you, scram! The next time I see you, you won't get of so easily!" The Youth who had spoke first, said to Ikuya with a threatening tone.

" So you're just a slave to her?" Ikuya asked mockingly, seeing the submissive attitude of the youth named Moxie.

" You're courting death, trash!"

Hearing Ikuya's words, a cold light flashed across Moxie's eyes. He never imagined that this 'Flower boy' would dare to disrespect him time and time again.

" Junior brother Moxie, stop with this nonsense already. We don't have time to waste here." One of the quiet three youths came forward and said.

*Boom!!*

Suddenly, a booming sound was heard from the peak of one of the mountains and Ikuya was able to sense a very familiar energy signature from there.

" Frozen Cloud Arts? Hmm... How interesting. Sorry brats. Although I'd like to play around with you, I have other things to do." Ikuya said, then he suddenly appeared before the youth named Moxie.

*Slap!*

A palm slapped violently on Moxie's face. The sound of the slap reverberated throughout the place. This slap caused Moxie to circle a few rounds on where he stood, stunning the other youths.

" Don't go insulting others before you know about them, or you might lose your young life pretty fast." Ikuya said as he disappeared from the place, leaving behind a group of stunned youths and a certain youth who had all his teeth shattered and his jaw broken.

After a few seconds, a girl cried out, causing others to snap out of their stun.

" What's wrong, Jingyu?" The girl named Youlan asked.

" My storage ring.... It's gone!!" The girl named Jingyu exclaimed.

" What?!"

The other youths were startled and checked themselves and found that their storage rings are gone as well!

" No! It can't be! Our storage rings.... I know! It's that bastard! It's definitely him!" A youth said with frustration.

" .... " The girl named Youlan was completely speechless and was clueless on what to do. Their group had spent four months in the outer region of the Sun Fire Mountain Range and has accumulated a lot of valuable things. But now, all of it was gone.

Just because...... A certain idiot from their group had unnecessarily provoked a mysterious powerful youth who was minding his own business, all their hard work of four months has been turned into nothing.

They all turned their sights to the certain idiot, who is Moxie. But when they saw his pathetic and pitiful state, they couldn't bring themselves to put the blame on him.

In the end, they could only curse their misfortune of meeting the blue-eyed freak.