books44 Chapter 108 A difficult battle
Chapter 108 A difficult battle
The deeper they ventured into the mysterious valley, the higher the level of the beasts. The blazing flames illuminated the surrounding mist, and the guardian beast's enormous figure loomed in the firelight, resembling a towering mountain, its body radiating waves of heat, seemingly capable of reducing everything to ashes at any moment, exuding a chilling aura. Lin Qing gripped his longsword tightly, the blade trembling slightly from the surging blood and qi within him and the powerful pressure from the guardian beast. His gaze was piercing, fixed on the beast, his mind racing with thoughts: "This guardian beast's defense is practically impenetrable. My sword energy, unleashed with all my blood and qi, can't even scratch its skin?"
At this moment, Lin Qing unleashed his newly mastered "Blood Shadow Raging Wave Sword," a martial art he created after in-depth research into the power of blood and qi. Each sword aura was imbued with dense blood and qi power, like surging waves, attacking the guardian beast wave after wave. The sword aura, carrying a sharp gust of wind, erupted with dazzling light the moment it struck the guardian beast. However, the guardian beast merely swayed, and the flames on its body dimmed only briefly before blazing fiercely again, as if the attack had been nothing more than a mosquito bite.
"How could this be?" Lin Qing was shocked. He couldn't believe that his hard-earned martial arts had such little effect on the guardian beast. "Is my training not enough? Or has the power of this guardian beast surpassed my understanding?" Anxiety and resentment surged in his heart, but his eyes became more determined. He secretly vowed to find the guardian beast's weakness.
Ye Lan stood to the side, her jade flute dancing rapidly, drawing upon the natural elements. Her eyes revealed tension and focus, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat. "My elemental magic has always been invincible, but this time it's so difficult. Just what kind of background does this guardian beast have?" she murmured, her voice trembling slightly.
Ye Lan unleashed the "Myriad Manifestations of Spiritual Energy," a powerful spell she created by fusing various natural elements. The surrounding flowers, plants, and trees seemed to come alive, swaying and dancing. Water elements transformed into water dragons, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at the guardian beast; fire elements coalesced into burning phoenixes, swooping down with fierce flames; wind elements formed sharp blades, whistling through the air; earth elements transformed into sturdy shields, protecting everyone from the guardian beast's attacks. All together, they attacked the guardian beast. However, the guardian beast merely opened its blood-red maw, spewing out an even more ferocious pillar of fire. This pillar of fire, like a raging fire dragon, instantly devoured all of Ye Lan's elemental magic, even igniting the surrounding air with a sizzling sound.
Qin Feng stood a short distance away, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, opening a massive spatial rift. His face was pale, his eyes revealing exhaustion and resentment. "My spatial rift can even devour powerful spatial turbulence, how come it can't trap this guardian beast?" he roared inwardly, veins bulging on his forehead.
Qin Feng unleashed "Void Cage," a technique that pushed the power of space to its limit. The spatial rift transformed into a massive cage, trapping the guardian beast within. The beast struggled frantically within the cage, its flames constantly pounding against the edges of the rift, producing deafening booms. Qin Feng gritted his teeth, desperately trying to stabilize the rift. However, the guardian beast's power was too great. With a "crack," the rift was torn apart, and the beast broke free, letting out a triumphant roar that shook the earth and snapped surrounding trees.
Not far away, the battle between spirit beasts and demon beasts had reached its climax. Leading the spirit beast was a white tiger named "Lingxiao Sacred Tiger," its entire body radiating a holy light, each hair seemingly imbued with the power of stars. Its eyes gleamed with wisdom, commanding the battlefield with unwavering resolve. "Wind Blades Slice the Sky!" the Lingxiao Sacred Tiger roared, its sound waves rippling, instantly condensing the surrounding air into countless sharp wind blades. Like a swarm of howling blades, these wind blades swept towards the demon beast horde, causing them to scream and flee in terror.
Within the horde of demonic beasts, a three-headed giant python named "Dark Prison Python" hissed, its three heads capable of spewing venom, flames, and icy air respectively. "Hmph, you think you can defeat us? Poisonous Mist Fills the Sky!" The Dark Prison Python twisted its massive body, its three heads simultaneously spewing out dark green poisonous mist. The mist rapidly spread, enveloping the Spirit Tiger and the surrounding spirit beasts, filling the air with a pungent, nauseating odor.
The Sacred Tiger of the Heavens remained calm. Its light suddenly intensified, forming a golden shield that kept the poisonous mist at bay. "Holy Light Purification!" the Sacred Tiger of the Heavens roared again, and a dazzling beam of holy light shot out from its mouth. Wherever it went, the poisonous mist instantly dissipated. Some weaker magical beasts were struck by the holy light and instantly turned to ashes, leaving only a wisp of smoke.
On the other side, a winged demonic beast, the Storm Dragon, flapped its enormous wings, creating a gust of wind that uprooted the surrounding trees. "Die, all of you! Storm Vortex!" the Storm Dragon roared, and the gale coalesced into a massive vortex, sucking the spirit beasts towards it, attempting to drag them all into the endless storm abyss.
Upon seeing this, a spirit beast named "Azure Water Spirit Deer" immediately stepped forward. Its antlers shimmered with blue light, and its body emanated a soft mist. "Water Spirit Shield!" the Azure Water Spirit Deer cried softly, and a water-blue shield enveloped the group of spirit beasts. The storm vortex crashed against the shield, splashing up layers of water droplets, but it could not break through. The water droplets splashed and refracted colorful light in the sunlight.
The demonic beasts were numerous and powerful, and the spirit beast herd was gradually finding itself in a predicament. A gigantic "Fire Hell Giant" wielded a massive spiked club, each strike creating a huge crater that made the earth tremble. "Haha, you weak spirit beasts, today is your doomsday!" The Fire Hell Giant laughed wildly, smashing its club down again towards the Spirit Sky Sacred Tiger, the club whistling through the air with tremendous force.
A resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Spirit Tiger. It leaped away, dodging the Fiery Giant's attack, and then unleashed its strongest move, the "Star-Shattering Claw." Its claws shimmered with starlight, carrying an aura of destruction, as it lashed out at the Fiery Giant. The Fiery Giant hastily parried with its spiked club, but with a deafening boom, the club was knocked away by the Spirit Tiger's claw, and the giant was also forced back several steps by the powerful force, leaving deep footprints in the ground.
Just then, the guardian beast broke free from Qin Feng's spatial rift, its roar drawing everyone's attention. The spirit beasts and magical beasts temporarily ceased their battle, their gazes turning to the guardian beast and Qin Feng and the others. A fierce light flashed in the guardian beast's eyes; it seemed utterly enraged by Qin Feng and the others' resistance, and it once again spewed a pillar of fire at them. This pillar of fire was thicker and hotter than before, distorting the air and creating a crackling sound wherever it passed.
Qin Feng was frantic. He knew the power of the pillar of fire; in their current state, they were no match for it. Just as the pillar was about to strike them, Qin Feng suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He reopened the spatial rift, but this time, instead of trying to trap the guardian beast, he aimed the opening of the rift at the pillar of fire. A powerful suction force was instantly generated, and the pillar of fire was slowly drawn into the spatial rift.
"Quick, everyone help!" Qin Feng shouted.
Lin Qing and Ye Lan immediately understood Qin Feng's intention. They quickly mobilized their power to support him. Lin Qing channeled his blood and qi into the spatial rift, enhancing its suction force. His hands clenched tightly, veins bulging on his forehead, and sweat soaked his clothes. Ye Lan, on the other hand, manipulated natural elements to stabilize the rift's structure. Her jade flute danced as she chanted incantations, causing the surrounding elemental power to surge wildly. With their combined efforts, the pillar of flame was finally successfully sucked into the spatial rift.
Seeing its attack neutralized, the guardian beast grew even more enraged. It roared to the sky, its flames intensifying, illuminating the entire valley as if it were daytime. Suddenly, the guardian beast's body began to swell, its scales growing even larger, each shimmering with an eerie light. The surrounding temperature rose sharply, as if the air itself were about to burst into flames.
"Oh no, it's about to transform!" Jasmine exclaimed.
The crowd's faces turned grim. They had already witnessed the guardian beast's power, and now that it was transforming, its strength would undoubtedly increase even further. However, they did not back down; instead, their resolve to defeat the guardian beast only strengthened. Fighting spirit burned in everyone's eyes as they stared intently at the guardian beast, preparing to face its even fiercer attacks.
After transforming, the guardian beast launched another attack on the group. Its speed and strength had increased, each attack causing the surrounding air to vibrate and produce a muffled sound. Qin Feng and the others fought back fiercely, but they gradually found themselves in a difficult situation. The guardian beast's attacks came like a storm, and they could only barely parry, their bodies beginning to show varying degrees of injury.
Just then, the Sacred Tiger of Lingxiao suddenly led its pack of spirit beasts and charged over. "We're here to help you!" the Sacred Tiger of Lingxiao shouted.
It turned out that the spirit beasts, witnessing Qin Feng and his companions' battle against the guardian beast, knew its immense power and that if it continued its rampage, the entire valley would be in danger. Therefore, led by the Spirit Tiger, the spirit beasts decided to temporarily set aside their grudges with the demonic beasts and join forces to fight the guardian beast.
With the addition of the spirit beast horde, the tide of battle turned. The Spirit Tiger unleashed its "Star-Shattering Claw," coordinating with Lin Qing's "Blood Shadow Raging Tide Sword," launching a fierce attack on the guardian beast with a combination of claw and sword strikes. The Spirit Tiger's claws, imbued with the power of stars, tore through the flame defenses surrounding the guardian beast with each swing; Lin Qing's sword energy surged like a raging tide, constantly assaulting the guardian beast's body. Ye Lan, along with the Azure Water Spirit Deer, channeled natural elements to provide support for the group. Ye Lan's elemental magic fused with the Azure Water Spirit Deer's water elemental power, forming powerful defensive barriers and offensive methods. Qin Feng also opened multiple spatial rifts, attacking the guardian beast from different angles. The spatial rifts sometimes emitted powerful suction, sometimes shot out sharp spatial blades, making it impossible for the guardian beast to defend against them.
Although the guardian beast was powerful, it gradually showed signs of fatigue under the combined attack of the group. Its attacks became less powerful, and the flames on its body began to dim. Wounds appeared on its body, and black blood flowed from the wounds, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling sound, corroding the surrounding soil.
"Now!" Qin Feng shouted, opening a massive spatial rift and unleashing the full power of space. "Everyone, together, absorb all its power into the spatial rift!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically, pooling their power to attack the guardian beast. The Spirit Tiger roared deafeningly, unleashing its full power, channeling all its stellar energy into its attack; Lin Qing also unleashed the ultimate move of his "Blood Shadow Raging Wave Sword," countless sword energies glowing with crimson light raining down on the guardian beast; Ye Lan and the Azure Water Spirit Deer fused natural elements and water spirit power, forming a powerful energy torrent that surged against the guardian beast. The guardian beast's power was gradually weakened, and finally, under the combined attack of everyone, it was sucked into a spatial rift.
As the spatial rift closed, the guardian beast vanished from everyone's sight. The group breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground. Exhausted from the fierce battle, they were filled with joy and pride.
"We did it!" Lin Qing shouted excitedly, though his voice was tinged with exhaustion.
"Yes, we finally defeated the guardian beast!" Ye Lan said excitedly. Suddenly, the ground around them began to shake violently. A much larger magical beast emerged from the ground, emanating a dark aura far more powerful than the previous guardian beast. Its eyes gleamed with a blood-red light, like two burning pools of blood.
"Hmph, do you think you can leave this place after defeating that little minion?" the monster said coldly, its voice deep and hoarse, as if it came from hell.
Everyone's expressions instantly turned serious. A new battle was about to begin, and this time the opponent was even more terrifying than before. Meanwhile, the Azure Sky World was making various preparations for the birth of Qingtian.