Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 403 - 311 Twenty Years (Gone Today)_1

Chapter 403: 311 Twenty Years (Gone Today)_1

Twenty years had gone by, swiftly.

On a vast plain, over a hundred thousand cultivators were engaged in a fierce battle of magical arts and combat.

Bright, multicolored spiritual lights lit up the sky, with tumultuous waves of energy rolling through the air.

A deafening roar erupted as a massive bolt of green thunder illuminated the high heavens.

A brawny cultivator in yellow robes wielded a yellow long staff, a flick of his wrist sending forth heavy shadows of the staff like towering mountains, crashing towards the opposition.

The heavy staff shadows plunged into the green thunder, disappearing without a trace, as if mud swallowed by the sea, not a single sound escaping.

A cluster of green fiery light flared behind the yellow-robed cultivator, a gigantic green Fire Phoenix emerged, its head a radiant red, exuding terrifyingly high temperatures.

The yellow-robed cultivator realized something was amiss and was about to evade when a sharp, piercing screech sounded, and he felt as if an invisible colossal fist had struck his head, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

The green Fire Phoenix crashed into the yellow-robed cultivator’s protective spiritual light, drowning his figure in a blaze of green flames, causing the protective light to dim considerably.

A thick silver bolt of lightning rent the sky, striking the yellow-robed cultivator with precision. Lightning enveloped his body.

As the green thunder dispersed, Shen Long was cloaked in a semi-visible curtain of green light, his hand gripping a golden spear twinkling with brilliance.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. A glaring red light shone from his back as a pair of wings, coursing with circulating red light, appeared with an overwhelming surge of spiritual energy. The Dharma Treasure Windfire Wings, which Shen Long had acquired in exchange for his Kind Attribute, allowed him to employ the Wind Escape Technique and Fire Evasion Technique, although its effect was certainly not as potent as the Wind Escape Technique of the Gold-Winged Windroc.

Shen Long had exchanged for this treasure solely to conceal his strength. He did not want to attract too much attention and had refrained from using the Spiritual Treasure against his enemies.

The war had been raging for over twenty years. Between the Human Clan and Barbarian Tribe, more than forty Nascent Soul Cultivators had perished, with the majority being from the Barbarian Tribe. Over a thousand Core Formation cultivators had been killed or injured, many forces had been crippled. The Xuanyang Sect had lost two Nascent Soul Cultivators, Fairy Skyfire was seriously injured, and Badao Villa, Zixiao Sect, and Qixia Sect had also each lost two Nascent Soul Cultivators, all suffering heavy losses.

Du Yinyin had also been severely wounded by the enemy, and even Dark Phoenix had been injured. Had Shen Long not intervened in time, she would have certainly perished.

Experts like Han Lun, Su Susu, and Wang Yinghu had all sustained injuries, especially Wang Yinghu. He had been ambushed by a Barbarian Cultivator using a Soul Extinguishing Bead, suffering severe damage to his Divine Soul, rendering him unconscious, and forcing him to withdraw from the frontline. The Barbarian side suffered significant losses as well – five High Priests of the great tribes were severely wounded, and High Priests of two tribes were killed. Wu Xiao had to rally three great tribes, gathering the strength of fifteen in total, to finally fend off the Human Clan’s assault.

Shen Long, with the help of two mutated fourth-order Spirit Insects and his powerful physical body, had made a name for himself. Since the start of the battle, he had slain five Nascent Soul early-stage cultivators, his military achievements were significant. Of course, a Nascent Soul Cultivator named North Cold True Monarch had gained even greater fame by continuously slaying ten Nascent Soul Cultivators. As a result, whenever North Cold True Monarch showed up, the Barbarian Tribe would send two late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators to besiege him. In the last confrontation, North Cold True Monarch fought in disguise but was recognized right after he made his move and suffered severe injuries from a sneak attack by late-stage Barbarian Cultivators.

Both the Human Clan and Barbarian Tribe selected their best fighters to target the enemy’s strongest members. The greater one’s reputation, the more likely they were to be targeted.

With a slight flutter of his red wings, Shen Long disappeared from his spot.

The next moment, Shen Long appeared behind the yellow-robed cultivator, swinging his golden spear and charging straight at him.

Just as the yellow-robed cultivator was about to evade, another piercing screech sounded, his head suddenly felt heavy, and he nearly lost his balance, almost plummeting from the sky.

The golden spear slammed into the yellow-robed cultivator’s protective spiritual light, breaking it like the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Green flames engulfed the yellow-robed cultivator’s body as he let out a pitiful scream.

The Barbarian Tribe had strong physical bodies, but they still could not withstand the power of a fourth-order Spirit Flame.

With a loud explosion, his body burst apart, and a Nascent Soul flew out, but before it could get far, Shen Long snatched it, slapped a Silver Talisman on it, and stored it inside a golden jade box.

Shen Long looted the corpse of its possessions, and the body was incinerated to ashes by the fourth-order Spirit Flame. He collected the Iron Tail Scorpion back into his spirit beast bag and flew back to Refuse Barbarian City.

"Taoist Friend Shen, this is the sixth Nascent Soul Cultivator you’ve slain. Congratulations!"

Qin Guanglin offered his congratulations, though his voice was weak.

He had been injured by a Barbarian Cultivator and had yet to fully recover.

"It was merely a fortunate encounter."

Shen Long replied modestly.

He chatted casually with the other Nascent Soul Cultivators for a while, and after a period equivalent to the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, both sides withdrew their forces.

Shen Long proceeded to the Shuwu Hall, retrieved the Nascent Soul of the yellow-robed cultivator, and Qi Shan swiftly awarded him a large amount of Kind Attribute.

"Senior Shen, congratulations! If things continue this way, you’ll certainly amass enough Kind Attribute to exchange for a Spiritual Treasure," said Qi Shan with a smile.

Shen Long had become renowned by now, celebrated for his high-level alchemy skills, formidable strength, and mutated fourth-order Spirit Insects, his reputation spreading far and wide.

"Hopefully so..."

Shen Long had not finished speaking when the two spirit beast bags at his waist shook.

Shen Long’s complexion slightly changed, and he transformed into a red escape light, breaking through the air and leaving Refuse Barbarian City, heading towards a vast area far behind.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long appeared over a vast expanse of green bamboo forest.

He slapped the two spirit beast bags at his waist, and the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox and Fire Qilin Beast flew out of the bags, heading in different directions.

Loud thunderous sounds came from high above, and two huge thunderclouds appeared in the sky, lightning flashing and thunder rumbling.

"At the same time, they are challenging the fourth rank; this is indeed rare,"

Shen Long said in surprise.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox had swallowed several fourth-rank demon cores of its kind, and the Fire Qilin Beast had swallowed several fourth-rank fire attribute demon cores. They started to challenge the fourth rank only now, and it had been over a hundred years since Shen Long had advanced to Nascent Soul. After consuming a large number of Beast Nurturing Pills and high-level demon cores, it was about time they challenged the fourth rank.

Two thunderous booms rang out as two thick bolts of silver lightning tore through the sky, heading straight for the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox and Fire Qilin Beast.

The silver lightning struck them, and silver thunder light immediately engulfed their figures.

The thunder light had not yet dissipated when the second heavenly tribulation thunderbolt struck down, followed by the third, the fourth, and so on.

Shen Long stood by, providing protection for them.

After the thirty-fifth heavenly tribulation thunderbolt struck down, a thundercloud tumbled and surged, revealing arcs of blue, red and green electricity, transforming into a tricolor thundercloud.

The two thunderclouds surged and transformed respectively into a Silver Thunder Tiger and a Tricolor Thunder Leopard, diving down from the sky.

With two loud bangs, two huge pillars of thunder light shot up into the sky, and a great number of green bamboo trees were uprooted by the powerful shockwave, filling the air with smoke and dust.

After a while, the thunder light and smoke cleared.

The Fire Qilin Beast’s body was bloody and blurred, emitting the smell of charred flesh. Its scales had fallen off in large quantities, yet it had endured a tricolor divine thunder and successfully withstood it.

The Fire Qilin Beast let out a loud, beastly roar as if to tell Shen Long that it had advanced to the fourth rank.

Shen Long flew over, took out a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill, and fed it to the Fire Qilin Beast.

The heavenly tribulation for the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox was regular lightning, so it fared much better. Shen Long also fed it a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill.

Shen Long put them back into the spirit beast bags, transformed into an escape light, and quickly flew back the way he had come.

Returning to Refuse Barbarian City, Shen Long rested in the Spirit Control Garden.

...

Skywolf City, Skywolf Hall.

Wu Xiao sat in the main seat, his gaze somber, holding a yellow jade ruler that flickered with light. This yellow jade ruler emitted terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations; it was a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure.

Wu Yu and Bi Xin stood by the side, with Wu Yu’s face pale.

"You’ve worked hard, and indeed have obtained a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure,"

Wu Xiao said with a pleased expression.

Wu Yan and six other Nascent Soul Cultivators had gone to a sealed place to retrieve the treasure, had set off powerful prohibitions, and five Nascent Soul Cultivators had died, leaving Wu Yu seriously injured before they managed to obtain a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure.

"What a pity, it’s an earth attribute Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, not the heavy type,"

Wu Yu said with a tone of regret, his voice weak, showing how feeble he was.

"It’s already good to have a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. Who are we to be choosy? You’ve made a great contribution this time. Go back and recover, focus on nurturing the descendants of Wu Yan and the other five. If you advance to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul, I will give you Spiritual Objects to challenge Divinity Transformation,"

Wu Xiao promised.

"Yes, Great Elder,"

Wu Yu said gratefully.

Wu Xiao waved his hand, dismissing him.