Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 464 - 372 Fifth-Order Great Demon_1

Chapter 464: 372 Fifth-Order Great Demon_1

In the depths of the Hengduan Mountains, a hidden underground cave.

Two pitch-black giant scorpions lay in the lower left corner of the cave, not far away stood a Golden Soul Fruit tree, with dozens of Golden Soul Fruits hanging from it.

After a while, the two black giant scorpions seemed to have caught a scent and issued sharp hisses. They transformed into two streaks of black light, flying toward the outside.

As they flew out of the cave, they found the sky was swarming with Monster Birds circling above.

Not far away was a vast expanse of green bamboo forest, with numerous bamboo leaves scattered on the ground.

The two black giant scorpions flew rapidly towards the depths of the bamboo forest.

Upon reaching the deep forest, they discovered a Lingzhi mushroom with a green body, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

A gust of wind blew and two Green Rocs with wings spanning more than ten yards suddenly appeared, their sharp talons diving towards the green Lingzhi.

Just then, a thick golden light shield burst forth, trapping them inside. A powerful gravitational force appeared and the two Green Rocs quickly fell to the ground, struggling to flap their wings as if an invisible giant hand was pressing them to the earth.

The two black giant scorpions also felt their bodies become extremely heavy, making it difficult to move even a step.

A plethora of golden light emerged in the void, turning into several golden blades a zhang in length, slashing toward the Green Wind Rocs and the two black giant scorpions below. They had no way to dodge.

The golden blades struck their bodies, easily beheading them. A spiritual light shone near the green Lingzhi, and Shen Long appeared out of thin air.

He needed to cross the Hengduan Mountains to return to the Donghua Cultivation Realm.

He stumbled upon two fourth-grade Soul-Devouring Scorpions. Facing them head-on, Shen Long had not so easily exterminated them. He laid down a Golden Magnet Array, lured them with Demon Attracting Grass and killed them effortlessly.

Shen Long summoned a Green Jade Vase to collect the spirit souls of the Soul-Devouring Scorpions and the Green Wind Roc, which could be used by an Artifact Refiner to infuse into treasures, enhancing their power.

He picked up the carcasses of the Green Wind Roc and the Soul-Devouring Scorpions and the Demon Attracting Grass, made his way to the lair of the Soul-Devouring Scorpions, harvested all the Golden Soul Fruits, and transplanted the Golden Soul-Fruit tree.

"Come back! We’re preparing to leave."

Shen Long said.

No sooner had he spoken than the vegetation within a two hundred li radius around Shen Long withered away, the leaves turning from verdant green to withered yellow as if life force had been drained from them.

The Tree Person emerged from underground. Ever since entering the Myriad Beasts Tower, it had drained a lot of life force from plants to cultivate spirit plants within the tower.

The Tree Demon transformed into a streak of green light and flew into the Spirit Beast Bracelet, as Shen Long prepared to leave the area.

A deafening explosion sounded in the distance where a huge ball of green thunder was strikingly visible.

Shen Long frowned, flipped his right hand, and the Purple Pupil Bead appeared. He infused mana into it, causing it to emit a dazzling purple light.

"Huh, it’s the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy."

Shen Long exclaimed softly. The Ice Flood Dragon Fairy was an old acquaintance of Ice Silkworm True Person, hailing from the Wang Family of Begonia Valley.

The Ice Flood Dragon Fairy was being pursued by a Demon Ape, and it looked like she couldn’t hold on much longer.

Shen Long’s thoughts raced, and a red light shone on his back. A pair of glittering red wings flashed into existence—the Windfire Wings.

With a gentle flap of the red wings, he vanished from the spot.

In an open area, following a deafening explosion, the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy was blown away, crashing heavily to the ground, coughing up a mouthful of essence blood, her complexion turning pale.

A Strong Golden-Backed Ape of enormous size charged towards her, moving swiftly.

The Ice Flood Dragon Fairy displayed a look of despair, but just then, a red fiery light burst forth, and Shen Long appeared, blocking the path of the Strong Golden-Backed Ape.

The Ape let out a loud roar and exhaled a yellow sonic wave aimed directly at Shen Long.

Shen Long was fearless. He let out a skyward howl, emitting a red sonic wave to meet it.

The red sonic wave collided with the yellow one, which instantly dispersed. The red wave swept across the Ape’s body, which contorted in agony as if under immense unbearable pain.

The Ape’s right fist glowed yellow as it smashed towards Shen Long, who was undaunted, his own right fist radiating a red light, confronting it head-on.

"Be careful, Taoist Friend Shen, its physical body is very strong..."

Ice Flood Dragon Fairy’s words were not yet finished when her eyes bulged wide open.

The Strong Golden-backed Ape flew backward, heavily smashing into the ground.

Before it could stand back up, a dazzling red staff radiating spiritual light descended from the sky, striking it on the head. Blood gushed, and it breathed its last.

Shen Long invoked a green gourd, capturing the spirit soul of the Strong Golden-backed Ape. The body was then stored inside the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

"Madam Wang, are you all right?"

Shen Long asked.

"Thanks to Taoist Friend Shen’s timely assistance, I will now take an elixir to heal my injuries,"

said the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy gratefully, taking out a blood-red pill and swallowing it, then started cultivating to heal.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ice Flood Dragon Fairy ceased her cultivation, her pale face showing a touch of rosiness as she stood up.

"Madam Wang, why did you come to the Hengduan Mountains alone?"

Shen Long asked casually.

After many years, the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy had also advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"I was hunting Monster Beasts in the Hengduan Mountains with my clansmen when we encountered a fourth-order, middle-stage Strong Golden-backed Ape. I was fortunate to meet Taoist Friend Shen, otherwise, my chances of survival would have been slim. These two Biyu Peaches are a small token of my gratitude, please accept them,"

the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy said, taking out two exquisite green jade boxes and handing them to Shen Long with gratitude.

Shen Long did not decline and accepted the two jade boxes.

"Madam Wang, I am heading back to the Donghua Cultivation Realm. If you don’t mind, let’s travel together,"

Shen Long suggested.

"Then I will trouble Taoist Friend Shen,"

replied the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy, who naturally would not refuse. With her current condition, if she encountered another fourth-order Monster Beast, she would not stand a chance.

Shen Long summoned the Seacrossing Boat and stepped on board, followed closely by the Ice Flood Dragon Fairy.

With a pinch of his spell, the Seacrossing Boat lit up with a blinding blue light and began to ascend swiftly toward the high skies.

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In the depths of the Hengduan Mountains, a vast thundercloud floated in the sky, lightning flashed, and thunder roared as bolt after bolt of Heavenly Tribulation aimed for a giant black dove bird.

The black dove bird had the radiant face of a woman on its head, and a thick black light shield enveloped its body.

Bolt by bolt, the Heavenly Tribulation continuously struck the black light shield, engulfing the figure of the black dove bird with dazzling thunder.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the thunderclouds churned, revealing arcs of blue, red, and green electricity. The Tricolor Divine Thunder clouds churned and burst forth, a massive tricolor lightning bolt descended, and the silver lightning turned tricolor.

The rolling tricolor clouds transformed into a Tricolor Thunderhawk with wings spanning more than ten yards, exuding a world-shattering aura.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the Tricolor Thunderhawk dove down from the high skies.

An ear-piercing shriek rose as a black tornado swept onto the scene, clashing with the Tricolor Thunderhawk.

The thunderous boom that followed sent a massive pulse of tricolor lightning into the heavens, the powerful shockwaves spreading in all directions, leveling mountains and towering trees alike.

After half a quarter of an hour, the lightning dispersed, the black dove bird lay in a smoke-belching crater, its surface mangled and charred at the wounds.

"Forty-five strikes of Heavenly Tribulation, forty-three regular lightnings, and two tricolor divine thunders. Thankfully I survived. I need to rest and recuperate for a while,"

muttered the black dove bird to itself, weakly.

Any cultivator present would have realized that the black dove bird had reached the fifth order, signaling the rise of a major Demon in the Hengduan Mountains.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the black dove bird flew off into the distance, leaving the area.