Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 372 - 283 United to Destroy the Enemy_1

Chapter 372: 283 United to Destroy the Enemy_1

"We dare to eat, but he never leaves that cave. Once he discovers there’s something wrong with the food, he’ll immediately kill Liu Xin,"

Song He said with a frown.

Huang Hao was very guarded, living in a cave with Liu Xin trapped inside. Once he sensed something amiss, he would kill her right away.

"Has he never left the cave?"

Chu Buyu asked.

"Never! There is only one exit to that cave, and now that we are merely mortal in flesh, it’s far too difficult to ambush him,"

Song He said, stating the facts.

"Let’s do this! I have Enchantment Powder on hand. Even fierce beasts, after ingesting it, will grow drowsy and doze off, and in half an hour, it will take effect. Mix the Enchantment Powder into the food and find a way to stall. Once he consumes the enchanted mingled fodder, we will rush in and eradicate him,"

Shen Long outlined his plan.

With Liu Xin as a hostage, their actions were greatly constrained.

"Enchantment Powder! It takes half an hour to work?"

Song He was slightly taken aback.

"This powder was concocted from some herbs I collected. It isn’t that powerful. From my experiments, Enchantment Powder is colorless and tasteless and just right for dealing with him,"

Shen Long explained.

Song He pondered for a moment and said in a serious tone, "All right, Senior Shen, give the Enchantment Powder to me."

Shen Long took out a blue porcelain bottle and passed it to Song He.

"Mix the Enchantment Powder with clean water and use that water to rinse wild fruits or beast meat. That way, it won’t be easy to detect,"

Shen Long cautioned.

Song He nodded and discussed the details with Shen Long. They came up with appropriate plans for various possible scenarios.

After finalizing the details, Shen Long and the other two packed up the yellow leopard and left the area.

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In a concealed underground cavern, Liu Xin stood in a corner with her brows furrowed tightly.

A man in black stood not far away, with a red long staff set aside.

The man in black was none other than Huang Hao, who had injured Shen Long decades ago.

Huang Hao and his companions had entered the Absolute Spirit Sea Domain seeking treasures. Unfortunately, the outburst of Absolute Spirit Qi erupted, trapping him and his friends within, regressing them to mortal flesh. They constructed a bamboo raft and set sail across the sea. Along the way, they encountered a gigantic beast that had lost its monster power, and Huang Hao narrowly escaped death.

He found the Coral Five Friends on this desolate island, stole the Fasting Pills on them, took Liu Xin hostage, and compelled Song He and the others to collect fresh water and food.

With immense strength, Huang Hao was an opponent beyond the capacity of Song He and the five others.

A series of light footsteps approached as Song He and the other four walked in carrying their hunted game.

"Senior Huang, we have collected some wild fruits,"

Song He said, untying a parcel from his body, filled with a large number of wild fruits.

"Old rules, chop the fruits into small pieces, and you eat first,"

Huang Hao instructed.

Song He complied, took out a blue short knife, chopped the wild fruits into small pieces, mixed them together on a wooden tray; all these fruits had been mixed with Enchantment Powder.

Song He and the others picked up the fruit and started to eat. Shen Long and Chu Buyu were guarding outside.

After a short while, Song He and the other four were still unharmed.

"That will do. Grill some wild game,"

Huang Hao commanded.

Song He replied and handed over the wooden tray to Huang Hao.

Huang Hao set the tray aside, his gaze fixed on Song He and the four others.

Song He and the others started grilling the meat, their coordination showing that this was a task they had done often.

Under the high heat, oil sizzled on the surface of the meat and dripped onto the firewood, making a "sizzling" sound.

Huang Hao kept an eye on Song He and the others, but didn’t notice anything unusual; none of them showed any sign of discomfort.

Only then did he pick up a piece of the fruit and put it in his mouth.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu, still outside the cavern, wore solemn expressions.

"Huh, the Absolute Spirit Qi has receded,"

Chu Buyu murmured.

She could clearly feel the nearby Absolute Spirit Qi dispersing.

Shen Long’s brows knitted tightly—the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Once their mana was restored, Huang Hao’s Divine Sense would detect them immediately.

He exchanged a glance with Chu Buyu, and they nodded at each other, then charged into the cavern.

Upon seeing Shen Long and Chu Buyu, Huang Hao reacted quickly, snatching the red long staff.

Just as he was about to attack Liu Xin, a fist-sized stone came hurling towards him.

Song He and the four others also drew their swords, rushing to attack Huang Hao.

Liu Xin ran quickly toward Song He and the others, her speed was impressive.

Outnumbered, Huang Hao retreated, swinging his red long staff and smashing it towards the attacking Song He and the four others.

Song He swung a blue short sword, clashing with the red long staff, sending out a muffled sound of metal impacting metal. Song He’s body uncontrollably flew backward.

Shen Long and his six companions charged at Huang Hao together, but with Huang Hao swinging his red staff to meet the attack, the group could only fall back and the battle reached a stalemate.

"The Absolute Spirit Qi has dissipated, my Mana has recovered,"

Chu Buyu said.

She slapped her Storage Bag at her waist and three red-glowing flying daggers flew out, heading straight for Huang Hao.

Shen Long brought out his Leading Thunder Pearl, infusing it with a spell.

A thunderous boom echoed as a thick Silver Talisman of lightning tore through the sky, striking towards Huang Hao.

Huang Hao reacted swiftly, his red staff bursting into a blinding red light as it met the assault.

A rumbling explosion, the cave burst open, rocks flew, and eight Escape Lights shot out.

"This is no place for you to stay, you should leave!"

Shen Long sent a telepathic message to Song He.

Song He nodded and, along with Liu Xin and the other three, left the area.

A pair of wings flickering with red light sprouted from Chu Buyu’s back, the red feathers sending out astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations; it was a Dharma Treasure.

Shen Long took out a long spear that continuously shimmered with golden light, the Dharma Treasure Golden Flame Spear.

Chu Buyu was present, so Shen Long did not transform into his Flood Dragon form, to avoid being recognized by Huang Hao.

With a flick of his wrist, spear shadows swept out like the wind, clashing with the red giant staff, sending out a muffled clanging of metal striking metal.

Chu Buyu pinched a spell and the three red flying daggers merged mid-flight into one massive red blade, shooting directly towards Huang Hao.

She brought out a small mirror flashing with red light, infused a spell into it, and the mirror shone with a dazzling red light, firing dozens of red thunderballs that pounded the opposition.

Black Qi surged from Huang Hao’s body, suddenly condensing into thick black battle armor, protecting him completely.

He swung his red staff to meet the incoming red giant blade.

With a "clang", the red giant blade was knocked flying.

Shen Long wielded the Golden Flame Spear and fiercely battled with Huang Hao. Since both were practitioners of Body Cultivation, it was hard to determine a victor. The Golden Flame Spear collided with the red staff, causing a muffled echo of metal strikes.

The red staff, after all, was a Spiritual Treasure, and within several exchanges, small cracks appeared on the surface of the Golden Flame Spear.

The red giant blade was knocked flying every time it approached within thirty yards of Huang Hao.

Chu Buyu flicked her sleeve and a red-flashing seal flew out, another spell was cast, and the red seal burst into blinding light and abruptly grew large, hurtling towards Huang Hao.

Huang Hao hurriedly swung his red staff, creating layers of staff shadows that repeatedly struck the red giant seal, sending it flying back.

As a gust of wind passed, Shen Long appeared behind Huang Hao without warning, golden wings on his back.

He brandished the Golden Flame Spear, striking against the black armor.

A muffled boom followed, and a wave of golden flames spread, engulfing Huang Hao, who was blasted away. Before he even touched the ground, a two-yard-wide column of silver lightning descended from the sky, hitting Huang Hao squarely.

A man’s scream pierced the air as a blinding silver thunderbolt lit up the high sky.

Chu Buyu pinched her spell and the red mirror’s spiritual light surged, shooting out a thick red thunderbolt that merged into the silver thunderbolt, the silver and red lightning intertwining furiously.

With a gentle tap of her finger, the red giant seal smashed towards Huang Hao again.

At the same time, Shen Long wielded the Golden Flame Spear, leaving a swath of golden light in the void, barreling towards Huang Hao.

The red staff and the red giant seal collided, producing a metallic clang; the red giant seal flew back, now with several small cracks on it.

The Golden Flame Spear swept in, clashing with the red staff, resulting in a muffled sound and flying sparks.

Yet another thick column of silver lightning struck down from the sky, accurately hitting Huang Hao, the lightning growing more intense.

Before the lightning dissipated, a whirlwind passed, and Shen Long appeared behind Huang Hao with no warning, his hands clad in Ice Flood Dragon Gauntlets, fists moving.

A series of whooshing sounds as dense white fist shadows flew out like a lengthy white river, merging with the lightning.

Huang Hao was sent flying out of the lightning, his black armor shattered, and he looked deathly pale.

Before he could steady himself, another vast column of silver lightning descended from above, striking him and drowning his figure in silver lightning.

A red giant blade shot forward, aiming to cleave Huang Hao in two.

The red staff met the assault head-on, flinging the red giant blade away, which then divided into three red-glowing flying daggers mid-flight.

The red giant seal crashed down again, a black dagger flew out from within the lightning to counter it.

The red giant seal collided with the black dagger, emitting a muffled clang of metal strikes.

Hundreds of yellow-glaring sand arrows

A shrill whistling filled the air as a mammoth white fist flew out, once again merging with the lightning, sending Huang Hao flying back, his chest bulging and his eyes wide.

All his internal organs had been crushed by Shen Long’s strikes; a Nascent Soul, resembling Huang Hao, flew out of his body. As the wind blew abruptly, Shen Long materialized, grabbing the Nascent Soul, slapped a Silver Talisman onto it, and stowed it in a green jade box.

He tucked away the red staff and searched the corpse, extracting a red Storage Bag. A sweep of his Divine Sense revealed some Monster Beasts Materials, over a million Spirit Stones, and nothing particularly precious; the Spiritual Treasure was by far the most valuable item.

Shen Long tossed the red Storage Bag to Chu Buyu and said, "Fairy Chu, I’ll take the Spiritual Treasure, and you can have the rest. Thank you."

Without Chu Buyu’s assistance, Shen Long still could have killed Huang Hao alone, but he would have needed to transform into his Flood Dragon form.

Chu Buyu, unceremonious, accepted the red Storage Bag and stowed her treasures.

"Taoist Friend Shen, we should leave quickly! The Absolute Spirit Qi could erupt again any day,"

Chu Buyu suggested.

Shen Long nodded, his body radiating Spiritual Light, and the Gold-Winged Windroc left his side.

Shen Long returned the Gold-Winged Windroc to the Spirit Beast Bag, turned into a Red Escape Light and tore through the sky, with Chu Buyu closely following behind.