Chapter 697: Fierce Beasts Attack (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 697: Fierce Beasts Attack (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Amidst a scene of unbridled indulgence.
"Everyone, what are we to do now?"
For the first time, Kuang Tao Jushi wasn't gorging himself, but instead gazed forlornly at the arrivals.
Xu Qingzi's face was clouded with worry, and Pu Xianzi was equally filled with trepidation.
Liu Xu and Yunxi Xianzi exchanged a glance, then Liu Xu spoke: "We received a message from our sect. Uncle-Master Qian Hua intends to abandon the cultivation city and open a new cultivation ground, inviting our sect's disciples to go there. . ."
After a pause, Yunxi Xianzi continued, "If you are a Divine Transformation-level captain, you can also accompany us."
"What about cultivators below the Divine Transformation stage?"
Fang Xi asked, deep in thought.
The expressions of everyone present subtly changed; they knew why.
For high-level cultivators, low-level cultivators were nothing but a burden!
And this was a dangerous wilderness. If too many people gathered, it was easy to attract the attention of fierce beasts or evil entities!
Before, with Celestial Brahma City as a backup, the cultivation city would have its own formation protecting it, and could hold out for a few days until Void Amalgamation cultivators arrived to reinforce.
But now, everything was different.
With no reinforcements, even the Return to Void cultivators of the Heavenly Charm Sect dared not continue to garrison the large cultivation city. Instead, they prepared to find another safe and secluded place, taking in only a small number of cultivators while waiting for rescue. . .
One could say that the Celestial Brahma Domain was now extremely dangerous even for Return to Void cultivators, making it even harder to leave.
As soon as these words were spoken, several Divine Transformation cultivators were tempted.
At the brink of life and death, the military orders of the Celestial Brahma Army were little different from a piece of scrap paper to these high-level cultivators.
"Indeed. . . as long as we abandon the high-grade spirit veins and find another cave-dwelling in the wilderness. . . we shouldn't attract any high-level fierce beasts, and there's a great chance we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, or the super teleportation array reopens!"
Xu Qingzi's eyes lit up.
"It's just that Yuan Yin Shangren is a direct descendant of the Celestial Brahma Army. . . she won't give up so easily."
Kuang Tao Jushi was also tempted, but still had a slight reservation.
Yunxi Xianzi looked at Fang Xi.
Fang Xi smiled and said, "I've recently had a breakthrough in my cultivation, so I'm planning to go into seclusion for a while to consolidate it. . ."
"Alas, Fellow Daoist Fang actually advanced a step ahead of me, first promoting to Divine Transformation Perfected."
Kuang Tao Jushi said, "Such talent is truly enviable. . ."
Pu Xianzi's beautiful eyes, beside him, lit up even more.
...
Fang Xi paid no mind to the envy, jealousy, and hatred of his fellow cultivators.
After the gathering dispersed, he flew back to his cave-dwelling and began preparing for his breakthrough.
'Breaking through in the cultivation city would cause too much commotion, it's not a good choice. . . '
'I'll stick to the original plan and find a place in the wilderness. . . With my main body guarding me, it shouldn't be a big problem. . . '
As for military orders?
Even in its prime, the Celestial Brahma Army held no sway over Fang Xi, let alone now, with order collapsing. . .
That night, many cultivators likely found it difficult to sleep peacefully.
Roar!
Fang Xi was sitting cross-legged in meditation when suddenly, a beast's roar echoed in his ears!
The roar was loud and bloodthirsty, stimulating his demonic cultivation art within him, causing his qi and blood to nearly churn.
"Hmph!"
He coldly snorted, and a layer of jet-black armor, like carved black crystal, appeared around him. He abruptly stood up and walked out of his cave-dwelling.
Although the formation protecting Fang Xi's cave-dwelling was temporarily set up, it was by no means shabby.
What's more, outside Black Rock Cultivation City, there was also a sixth-tier formation protecting it!
A beast's roar that could pierce through two layers of defense certainly wouldn't be simple.
"Such a beast roar, could it be. . . an Archaic Fierce Beast? !"
Fang Xi flew into the sky and saw many Divine Transformation cultivators like himself, each with an extremely solemn expression.
At this moment, Black Rock Cultivation City was enveloped by a colossal azure-green radiance.
Upon this exceptionally thick azure-green barrier, numerous runes flickered, appearing and disappearing. . .
It was precisely the grand formation protecting the cultivation city—the Six Brahma Water Gate Array!
"This is. . ."
Light flickered in Fang Xi's eyes as he saw a colossal creature outside the verdant barrier!
This Archaic Fierce Beast was so massive that it could compare to half a cultivation city, like a small mountain range.
It resembled a rhinoceros, its entire body covered in black, armored skin. Its four feet were not hooves, but rather dark golden, sharp claws.
Even more terrifyingly, on its head, three ferocious sharp horns were arranged in sequence.
The topmost horn was strikingly golden, the second was dark gold with countless patterns, and the last, smaller horn shimmered with a myriad of colors, truly a sight to behold.
"Indeed, it's an Archaic Fierce Beast!"
Fang Xi sighed, "Our luck is truly terrible. . ."
"Moooo!"
This Archaic Fierce Beast was clearly attracted by the human presence within the cultivation city. Its small eyes, strikingly disproportionate to its enormous size, were filled with crimson light.
Suddenly, it let out a colossal roar, like a wild ox, and its first golden horn flashed with a dazzling radiance.
Whoosh!
A golden light flashed, transforming into a golden pillar of light that slammed into the Six Brahma Water Gate Array.
Countless verdant energies flowed, and the runes on the barrier rapidly melted under the golden radiance.
This wondrous golden light actually broke half of the Six Brahma Water Gate Array's outer restrictions, causing a huge fissure to appear in the formation, revealing a terrifying weakness!
"This is an Archaic Fierce Beast—the Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros!"
A stream of light flew out, transforming into Yuan Yin Shangren's figure.
This Return to Void cultivator looked at the Archaic Fierce Beast, her expression grim: "Each of this beast's three long horns possesses the power to break formations. Its horns are the best raw materials for refining single-use formation-breaking treasures. . ."
The Six Brahma Water Gate Array, I'm afraid, won't be able to stop this Archaic Fierce Beast!
A sudden thought surfaced in the minds of all the Divine Transformation cultivators present.
"Why did we just happen to encounter an Archaic Fierce Beast skilled at breaking formations?"
Kuang Tao Jushi's face was filled with remorse.
He was probably regretting not having listened to Yunxi Xianzi and Liu Xu's words earlier, and simply leaving. . .
Now, with Archaic Fierce Beasts attacking the city, it had become extremely dangerous.
And in the vast darkness of the night, who knew how many more fierce beasts were lurking. . .
"Moooo!"
The Archaic Fierce Beast savagely charged into the formation's fissure, getting stuck between the various restrictions. Multi-colored lights transformed into lightning and fire, falling upon its jet-black armored skin, yet they only left shallow marks.
With every impact, Black Rock Cultivation City trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
"No good!"
"It's a fierce beast!"
"Help, where are the important figures of the Celestial Brahma Army?"
"Screw that bald monk army. . . I already knew it, those baldies just want us dead!"
The outer city suffered the most, having long fallen into chaos.
Countless rogue cultivators were driven into qi deviation by the beast's roar, or were utterly terrified, their spirits collapsing as they ran around screaming. . .
Those with resilient spirits, profound cultivation, or protective spiritual sense treasures, after the great turmoil, tacitly transformed into bandit cultivators, plundering shops and cultivators' cave-dwellings. . .
If they were lucky enough to survive this heist, many of them might even advance a major realm in cultivation!
Such immense profit was enough to make rogue cultivators risk their lives without a second thought!
"You all operate the formation, I will personally hold back this Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros!"
Yuan Yin Shangren's entire body erupted with a brassy glow, and the runes on her seemed to come alive, making her appear as if she had donned an oddly shaped battle armor.
With a rub of her hands, two antique bronze cymbals appeared in her grasp. With a light tap, a harsh sound emanated.
This Return to Void cultivator, it turned out, cultivated a sound-based technique!
Clang! Clang!
The ear-piercing sound waves were invisible, directly ignoring the Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros's thick defense, exploding directly within its body.
This Archaic Fierce Beast immediately let out a loud roar.
Above its head, the second dark golden horn rumbled, and intricate, profound patterns lit up, like natural formations.
"It's coming!"
One by one, Divine Transformation cultivators flew out, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, pouring it into the Six Brahma Water Gate Array.
Seeing the Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros act thusly, they immediately let out a loud shout.
Buzz! Buzz!
Boundless water-attribute divine light converged, and in an instant, a dozen ice walls were erected.
Each ice wall was incredibly tall and as thick as a city wall.
Whoosh!
The dark golden radiance struck, breaking through a dozen ice walls in succession, and heavily slammed into the Six Brahma Water Gate Array.
The entire Black Rock Cultivation City trembled, and then. . . under the desperate gazes of countless rogue cultivators, the outermost barrier burst open with a massive hole.
And the Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros directly stormed into the outer city.
"Ah!"
A Core Formation cultivator, unable to dodge in time, was easily trampled into a pulp, along with his magical artifact. . .
Countless rogue cultivators, still engaged in mad slaughter, saw the colossal figure of the Archaic Fierce Beast right before their eyes. They finally seemed to regain some semblance of sanity and began to flee frantically.
The Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros lowered its head, and with every flick of its tongue, large numbers of cultivators were swept into its mouth and easily devoured. . .
"You fiend!"
The cymbals in Yuan Yin Shangren's hands suddenly split into two. On one half, lightning danced wildly, and the primal energy of heaven and earth descended with a roar, transforming into streaks of azure lightning. On the other half, wind and clouds gathered, stirring up tornadoes.
Suddenly, the two cymbals merged into one, carrying surging primal energy of heaven and earth, forming a combined wind-and-thunder strike that heavily impacted the Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros's head.
Crack!
Accompanying the Archaic Fierce Beast's pained shriek, its multi-colored small horn on its head snapped clean in half!
"Yuan Yin Shangren truly lives up to her reputation as a Return to Void cultivator. . . If we join forces, we'll definitely be able to kill that Archaic Fierce Beast today!"
The scholarly cultivator surnamed Yi had only spoken halfway when, from the darkness, an earthquake-like rumble suddenly sounded.
Thump!
A multi-colored pillar of light swept across, landing on the partially broken Six Brahma Water Gate Array with unimaginable speed.
Crumble! Crumble!
One restriction after another crumbled, and the multi-colored pillar of light transformed into a sheet of radiant mist, blocking the wind-and-thunder cymbals' next strike.
From the darkness, a slightly smaller Three-Horned Archaic Rhinoceros burst forth, letting out a roar filled with murderous intent towards the Divine Transformation cultivators in the inner city.
"Two. . . two Archaic Fierce Beasts!"
Yuan Yin Shangren's expression froze, then a bitter smile appeared: "Everyone. . . split up and break through. If fate allows, we'll meet again in Celestial Brahma City!"
She recalled her two cymbals, transforming herself into a wind-and-thunder escape light. She shot straight out of the Six Brahma Water Gate Array, swaying only a few times before vanishing without a trace. . .
The second chapter will likely be tonight.
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