While the demon guards of darkness were busy chasing after Austin, the three Lords of Darkness
entered the Eight Fires Valley and cornered the fire source beast.
"You're the fire source beast. I've heard a lot about you. We came here to find you but we expected it to
take longer,"
one of the Lords of Darkness said as they slowly approached the fire source beast.
They were so confident in their own strength that they had no reason to hurry.
After all, they were top masters in the Absolute Space Sea.
For the longest time, the only creatures that were qualified to be on par with them were the three Lords
of Reincarnation of the reincarnation race and the top warriors of other powerful forces.
In fact, strictly speaking, only the three Lords of Reincarnation could be a match for the three Lords of
Darkness.
But now, the three Lords of Reincarnation were gone, and it had been that way for a long time.
Therefore, the three Lords of Darkness believed that they were the strongest force in the Absolute
Space Sea. The fire source beast might be powerful and legendary,
but they believed that he would not be a match for them.
And they didn't intend on fighting with him. They had come to the Eight Fires Valley to tame him and let
him serve the darkness race.
"The Eight Fires Valley is my territory. Why are you in here without my permission?"
the fire source beast demanded, glaring at the Lords of Darkness.
"Calm down. We're here to make a deal with you,"
one of the Lords of Darkness said with a smile.
"A deal?
There's nothing to discuss.
Leave now. You are not welcome here,"
the fire source beast growled.
"Just relax. The contents of the deal will benefit both of our races. We would like to invite you to join our
darkness race.
I have the power to allow you to become the guardian of our race.
We will provide you with all the cultivation resources that you will need.
And your position will only be only a little lower than ours. Our guardian is considered a senior member
of our race.
Once you gain this status, you will be safe to wander in the Absolute Space Sea whenever you like.
After all, our race is the most powerful force in the Absolute Space Sea.
Nearly none of the forces or creatures dare to bother us.
There are no requirements of you once you are a guardian. It's just a nominal position.
If you like, you can continue to live in the Eight Fires Valley. Our race will send people regularly to bring
you the resources you need.
Does that sound like something you would be interested in?"
one of the Lords of Darkness suggested.
"Oh?
A deal this good really exists?"
the fire source beast said with a smile after thinking for a few seconds.
"Yes. It does.
You are a fire source beast. You're worth it,"
another Lord of Darkness replied.
The response of the fire source beast caused them to all sigh with relief internally,
feeling that there was a good chance that they could convince the beast to join them.
They wanted to recruit the fire source beast, not fight with him.
If a fight resulted, it wouldn't matter whether they had won or lost. It would make it more difficult for
them to persuade the beast.
They believed that the fire source beast wouldn't refuse such a favorable offer. According to the legend,
the fire source beast was as intelligent as a young child.
Thus, they could offer him something really nice, and he would be too stupid to understand or refuse
them.
It wouldn't be a big deal to allow the fire source beast to be the guardian of the darkness race. To put it
bluntly, he would be nothing but a hit man.
When the darkness race encountered trouble, the fire source beast would be the first one sent out to
deal with the problem.
The position of guardian existed solely to protect the darkness race.
And many masters in the Absolute Space Sea were eager to get the job if the fire source beast turned
it down.
"Ha!
Thank you for the offer, but I have never been restrained by anyone before,
and I don't intend to be, so I can't be the guardian of your race.
It's time for you to go."
Because he was part of the oldest legendary beast race in the Absolute Space Sea, the fire source
beast was proud. He would never stoop low enough to guard another race.
"If I ever wanted to be a bodyguard, I would do it for our fire source beast race, not your darkness
race,"
the fire source beast added.
Within seconds, the happy mood of the Lords of Darkness had plummeted.
"You'd better think it over. We don't need an answer right away.
If you are not satisfied with something in the offer, you can tell us. We will try our best to tailor it for
you,"
one of the Lords of Darkness commented.
"I'm not dissatisfied with anything.
Your terms are impeccable, but like I said, I have no interest in being tied down by anyone.
Besides, I'm a fire source beast. I can't be the guardian of your darkness race.
And it's not like I lack cultivation resources.
So, you'd better leave now,"
the fire source beast said.
"Are you really going to turn us down?"
another Lord of Darkness snapped, crossing his arms over his chest.
The other Lords of Darkness frowned in agreement.
Silently, they changed their positions so that they were surrounding the fire source beast in a tighter
fashion.
Obviously, they were going to take action if they couldn't reach an agreement. Their backup plan was to
capture the beast and imprison him until he cooperated.
Over time, they could think of a way to slowly tame him.
"What's this?
You're going to attack me now?" the fire source beast asked, sneering.
"Hold on. I thought you said that a fire source beast was as intelligent as a young child.
Why is this fire source beast so smart?"
one of the Lords of Darkness asked the other two through their telepathic link.
"The legend must be wrong.
The intelligence of this fire source beast race is very high. It's not inferior to ours at all," another Lord of
Darkness replied.
"I don't see any way to persuade him. Let's not waste time talking to him anymore.
We'll capture him and take him with us,"
one of the Lords of Darkness said.
"Okay."
The other two Lords of Darkness nodded.
Sensing an oncoming fight, the fire source beast waved his hand,
and all the sacred fire in the Eight Fires Valley raced to his side, gathering around him.
Within seconds, the sacred fire had condensed into fire walls which formed a big array around the fire
source beast.
The next moment, the beast had disappeared.
All the Lords of Darkness could see was fire.
"Move!"
one of the Lords of Darkness ordered.
Then, the three Lords of Darkness extended their huge hands at the same time and grabbed at the big
array.
They were so powerful that
endless horrible dark energy gushed out from their hands.
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