Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 255 - 173 Chu Buyu_1

Chapter 255: 173 Chu Buyu_1

Time trickled by, and thunder calamity rained down one after another.

When the twenty-sixth thunder calamity fell, a mass of thunderclouds surged and tumbled, transforming into a silver cicada of colossal size, wrapped in lightning all over.

The wings of the silver cicada fluttered lightly as it dived down from the high skies, heading straight for the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

A thunderous roar echoed from the distant horizon, where a massive golden thunderlight shone in the high sky.

Shen Long frowned, looking towards the southwest direction.

His divine sense detected two powerful presences flying toward this place, one of which was relatively weak.

Before long, a golden giant eagle, covered in scars, appeared in Shen Long’s line of sight, its right claw gone, feathers falling off in abundance, and blood drenched.

Shen Long swung his blade, and a huge red sword light flashed out, heading straight towards the golden giant eagle.

The golden giant eagle opened its beak and spewed out a thick golden lightning bolt to meet the attack.

The golden lightning and the red sword light collided, annihilating each other.

A vast red hand suddenly appeared above the golden giant eagle’s head and smacked down hard.

The red hand hit the golden giant eagle, causing its body to plummet rapidly towards the ground as dense red light shot towards it.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the golden giant eagle released a multitude of golden arcs that blocked the incoming red light.

A blue light illuminated, and a snow-blue firebird appeared out of nowhere beside the golden giant eagle. Upon closer inspection, the blue firebird was not solid but ethereal.

The blue firebird collided with the golden giant eagle, and the body of the Golden Thunder Eagle froze at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a giant ice sculpture.

With a flash of red light, a red-glowing tower appeared and spewed out a red glow, enveloping the ice sculpture and taking it into the tower.

A red light appeared in the distant horizon, quickly flying towards this place.

The escape light receded, revealing a slender girl.

The girl was dressed in a red skirt, her slender waist tied with a golden ribbon, red lips, white teeth, eyes twinkling like stars, her bosom high, hair reaching her waist, her skin white as snow, and her aura indicated that she was at the late stage of Core Formation.

The girl’s dress was embroidered with golden suns and silver moons, seemingly a symbol of a certain power.

"Fairy Xiyue!"

Shen Long recognized the origin of the girl in the red dress.

Fairy Xiyue’s real name was Chu Buyu, ranked fifteenth on the Hundred Flowers list, hailing from Sun Moon Palace, which was one of the eight major powers in the Northern Sea cultivation world. Once home to a Soul Transformation Cultivator, it was a place with many experts and profound heritage.

Sun Moon Palace had two Palace Masters, one for the Sun Palace and one for the Moon Palace, a man and a woman. Both cultivated an art of combined attack, and Fairy Xiyue was a disciple of the Palace Master of the Lunar Palace, Song Lianyue.

"Many thanks to the fellow cultivator for lending a hand!"

Chu Bu said, her voice sweet.

"It was just a small effort, Fairy is too polite."

Shen Long responded nonchalantly.

Chu Bu raised her right hand, and a cyan jade box flew out, heading towards Shen Long.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and a gust of wind blew out, snapping open the jade box, and a red demon core flew out.

"I don’t like owing others. This is a third-order initial stage Fire Qilin Beast’s demon core, given to you as repayment for helping me fend off the Golden Thunder Eagle," she said.

Chu Buyu spoke.

"Has the Fairy encountered a third-order Flood Dragon, or knows where one might be found?" Shen Long asked, stowing away the demon core.

"A third-order Flood Dragon?"

Chu Buyu looked startled, sizing up Shen Long and said with a frown, "I don’t know! However, I’d advise the fellow cultivator not to provoke a third-order Flood Dragon; they’re not so easy to deal with."

"Thanks for the warning."

Shen Long expressed his gratitude.

Chu Buyu beckoned with one hand, and the red tower quickly shrank and flew into her sleeve, along with the snow-blue firebird. She transformed into a red escape light that broke through the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

"Third-order spirit flame!"

Shen Long muttered to himself.

The snow-blue firebird was a third-order spirit flame with tremendous power, and not even the late-stage Golden Thunder Eagle could withstand it.

A golden light flew over, and it was indeed the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

Its body was bloody and charred, emitting a burnt scent.

"Finally advanced to third-order, not bad."

Shen Long pulled out a golden ginseng and fed it to the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada let out a piercing cicada scream, its body glowed with golden light, and cracks appeared on its surface. It landed on the ground and slowly shed its dead skin.

With a thunderous roar that shook the heavens, Shen Long turned his head to see a massive silver thunderlight.

The lightning had not yet dissipated when the Pursuing Spirit Beast flew out from within, instantly landing in front of Shen Long.

Multiple gashes marred the body of the Pursuing Spirit Beast, and its aura was significantly stronger than before.

The Pursuing Spirit Beast let out a deep roar and nuzzled Shen Long’s pant leg with its head.

Shen Long patted its head and took out two golden ginseng roots, feeding them to the Pursuing Spirit Beast.

He retrieved the Pursuing Spirit Beast and the Hundred Eyes Cicada back into the spirit beast bag, collected the Formation Flags, and turned into a red Escape Light, breaking through the air and away; there probably weren’t any third-order Flood Dragons here, so he planned to change locations.

Two months later, Shen Long appeared above a small island that spanned dozens of miles. The vegetation on the island was sparse, giving it a barren and desolate appearance.

He took out the Formation Flag and Disk and began setting up the Formation.

Once the Formation was set, he lit the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense, placing it in the center of the Formation and concealing himself with a spell.

Half a moment later, a deafening roar erupted, and the sea surface burst open; two red lights shot out of the sea, heading straight for the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense.

No sooner had they approached within a thousand feet of the incense than dozens of blue beams soared into the sky, forming a huge blue water curtain that enveloped much of the island.

The two red lights reacted and started to retreat along the path they had come, but upon striking the blue water curtain, they produced dull thuds, and the curtain remained unmoved.

The Escape Lights converged to reveal two giant red shrimps with crimson eyes and enormous pincers.

Shen Long showed himself, releasing the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Gold-Winged Fire Ants to attack the red giant shrimps.

Tens of thousands of Gold-Winged Fire Ants congregated into a golden spear covered in a bright golden flame—emitting a terrifying high temperature—directly aiming for the red giant shrimps.

The two red giant shrimps opened their mouths and each spewed a jet of crimson flame towards the golden spear and the Iron Tail Scorpion.

The crimson flame struck the golden spear, quickly becoming engulfed by the golden flame. Clearly, the golden flame was far more formidable than the crimson; the crimson flame couldn’t harm the Gold-Winged Fire Ants at all.

The golden spear hit the red giant shrimp, a dull sound emerged, and the shrimp’s shell dented, a clear dent visible on it.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s body shone brightly with a yellow light, burrowing beneath the ground and out of sight; the crimson flame’s attack missed its mark, striking the ground and instantly blasting a huge pit.

The Iron Tail Scorpion burst forth from the earth, right beneath one of the red giant shrimps. Just as the red giant shrimp was about to strike, the Iron Tail Scorpion emitted a high-pitched, shrill shriek.

The red giant shrimp’s reactions slowed, and the Iron Tail Scorpion sprayed a stream of yellow poison fire onto the red giant shrimp’s body, causing plumes of blue smoke to arise.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s tail stinger vibrated, turning into streaks of black lines that struck the red giant shrimp repeatedly.

After a series of dull thuds, numerous tiny holes appeared on the body of the red giant shrimp; it weakened and fell down.

Before long, the other red giant shrimp had its head penetrated by the golden spear.

Shen Long used the Zyphyxial Blade to slice open the bellies of the two red giant shrimps and extracted their Demon Cores. The Iron Tail Scorpion spewed a yellow radiance, enveloping one of the corpses of the red giant shrimps, drawing it into its mouth and swallowing it whole.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s poison is incomparable; the bodies of the monster beasts it kills will slowly dissolve into blood, leaving no choice but to let it devour them.

Shen Long stowed away the corpse of another red giant shrimp, retracted the Gold-Winged Fire Ant into the Spirit Beast Bag, and the Iron Tail Scorpion burrowed into the ground.

He took out the Array Plate, channeled a spell into it, and the blue water screen dissipated.

Shen Long cast a spell to conceal himself, while the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense began to burn, spreading a unique scent.

In less than a half-quarter of an hour, two Green Giant Eagles appeared in the sky; at the same time, the sea churned, and a massive red octopus surfaced.

The red octopus transformed into a Red Escape Light, shooting towards the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense, while the two Green Giant Eagles dove down from the sky, also aiming to snatch the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense.

Just as the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense was within reach, a blue water screen appeared and trapped the red octopus and the two Green Giant Eagles inside.

They were undeterred and lunged for the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense.

A sharp, piercing screech rang out as the Iron Tail Scorpion emerged from beneath the ground.

Shen Long released the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Fire Qilin Beast to deal with the red octopus and the two Green Giant Eagles.

He intended to use this opportunity to train the spirit birds, beasts, and insects, improving their combat experience.

In less than a half-quarter of an hour, the red octopus and the two Green Giant Eagles were slain by the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Fire Qilin Beast. Shen Long collected the corpses of the monster beasts and retracted the Gold-Winged Windroc, the Fire Qilin Beast, and the Iron Tail Scorpion back into the Spirit Beast Bag.

He gathered up the Formation Flags and Disk, extinguished the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense, placed it into the Storage Bag, and left the area.

You can’t stand by the river without getting your shoes wet; he wouldn’t stay on the same island hunting monster beasts forever. In different locations, he would encounter different monster beasts, with a chance of running into a third-order Flood Dragon.

Besides, the farther the scent of the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense spread, the more monster beasts it attracted, and the more difficult they were to handle. The Demon Hunting Guide also repeatedly suggested not to hunt monster beasts in the same location continuously—fire once and move to a new location for increased safety.

Half a month later, Shen Long appeared above an island over a hundred miles in size, with higher terrain to the south and lower to the north.

He took out the Formation Flags and Disk for Array Setting, prepared the Formation, ignited the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense, and placed it in the center of the Formation. He then cast a spell to conceal himself.

In less than a half-quarter of an hour, two completely red giant turtles emerged from the sea, with flame-like patterns on their heads. They transformed into two streaks of Escape Light and flew towards the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense.

No sooner had they approached within five hundred zhang of the Nine Curves Demon Tempting Incense than a blue water screen appeared and flipped over them.

Within the blue water screen, a large expanse of white fog arose, with roaring sounds continuously; one could see red fire and green cyclones.

After less than half a quarter of an hour, the blue water screen and the white fog dissipated.

On the ground, there were several giant pits emitting black smoke and showing signs of burning inside.

Both red giant turtles lay on the ground lifeless, their heads severed.

Shen Long collected the corpses of the two red giant turtles, cast his concealment spell again, and continued to lure and kill monster beasts.