Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 500 - 408 Monster Beasts Besiege Shen Long_1

Chapter 500: 408 Monster Beasts Besiege Shen Long_1

A massive silver thunderbolt descended from the sky, striking the Ice Flood Dragon with precision, the lightning engulfing its body.

The booming sound of thunder rolled as one after another, thick silver thunderbolts continuously struck the Ice Flood Dragon, the lightning becoming ever more dazzling.

A gigantic red Fire Blade and a huge green Light Blade shot toward Shen Long, arriving in front of him in an instant.

Shen Long showed no fear, opening his mouth to emit a red sonic wave that shattered both the red Fire Blade and the green Light Blade.

A violent wind blew from behind Shen Long, and a Green Roc tens of zhang in size appeared, a middle-stage fourth-tier Green Wind Roc.

Shen Long reacted quickly, his body radiating red light as he transformed into a hundred-zhang-long Red Fire Flood Dragon.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the Green Wind Roc released numerous green feathers that flew out, turning into green swords that struck the Red Fire Flood Dragon, making a muffled sound like that of metal clashing with metal.

The Green Wind Roc’s claws reached down and struck the Red Fire Flood Dragon’s head, as if hitting an iron wall.

A thick red dragon tail swept over, striking the Green Wind Roc’s body and sending it flying back.

Before it had even touched the ground, a massive wave of red flames swept over, engulfing the Green Wind Roc’s body in fierce flames.

The Green Wind Roc let out a piercing shriek, its body glowing with green light, quickly dispersing the flames.

Void fluctuations stirred and a huge Red Fire Flood Dragon’s claw materialized, smacking the Green Wind Roc’s head and crushing it to pieces.

At this moment, the silver lightning faded, revealing the Ice Flood Dragon’s form.

The Ice Flood Dragon’s body was charred, some of its scales had fallen off, and blood dripped from its wounds.

The Red Fire Flood Dragon transformed back into Shen Long, who brought out the Lihuo Stick and swung it to attack the Ice Flood Dragon.

Just as the Ice Flood Dragon moved to dodge, a piercing shriek rang out, making it suddenly feel dizzy.

The Lihuo Stick smashed onto the Ice Flood Dragon’s head, sending its colossal body plummeting from the sky and crashing to the ground, crushing a multitude of lower-tier Monster Beasts beneath it.

Another immeasurably thick silver thunderbolt fell from the sky, accurately striking the Ice Flood Dragon, with the silver lightning engulfing its body.

A mournful dragon’s cry sounded as a blinding white light flashed amongst the silver lightning, which then dispersed.

The Ice Flood Dragon’s body was covered in a mass of green flames, the wounds charred, and copious amounts of white frost emitted from its body, quickly icing over the ground.

A red flame lit up above the Ice Flood Dragon’s head, and Shen Long appeared, his right hand donning a red-scaled gauntlet.

The red-scaled gauntlet shone with a blinding red light, unleashing a surge of red flames, and Shen Long punched out, striking the Ice Flood Dragon’s head.

A tremendous roar followed as the Ice Flood Dragon’s head sunk into the ground, bleeding profusely, its skull shattered.

Its head caved in, and it lay breathless.

Shen Long’s physical body was already very strong, and with the amplification from the red-scaled gauntlet added to his attack on the weakness of the Ice Flood Dragon, it couldn’t withstand the assault.

Shen Long brought out a green jade vase and collected the Ice Flood Dragon’s spirit soul, storing its corpse in the Storage Bracelet.

A wretched cry of a man rang out. Shen Long turned to look, only to find Ximen Hao reduced to mush by the Thunder Flood Dragon.

A Nascent Soul flew out from the body and just as the Thunder Flood Dragon opened its wide maw, a sharp and piercing shriek was heard, slowing the Thunder Flood Dragon’s reaction.

Seizing this opportunity, Ximen Hai took Ximen Hao’s Nascent Soul and fled into the distance.

The other Nascent Soul Cultivators scattered in all directions, each escaping in different ways.

An angry dragon roar echoed as both the Thunder Flood Dragon and the Wind Flood Dragon pounced towards Shen Long, and not just them—dozens of fourth-tier Monster Beasts also lunged at him.

Having slaughtered the middle-stage fourth-tier Ice Flood Dragon, Shen Long had incited rage, prompting an attack from the fourth-tier Monster Beasts.

Shen Long turned into a red escape light and broke through the sky, his speed extraordinarily fast.

The Thunder Flood Dragon’s body radiated lightning, transforming into a silver lightning bolt and vanishing, while the Wind Flood Dragon became a gust of wind and left the area.

Shen Long flew out for several dozen li when a silver lightning and a green light shone in the void ahead, and the Thunder Flood Dragon and the Wind Flood Dragon appeared, blocking his path.

Shen Long unleashed the Profound Jade Ruler with a light flick, sending out a plethora of white ruler shadows that surged towards the Thunder Flood Dragon and the Wind Flood Dragon.

The Wind Flood Dragon spewed a beam of green light, transforming into a massive green tornado, which collided with the white ruler shadows.

After a rumbling explosion, both dissipated, and Shen Long vanished in a streak of red firelight.

The Thunder Flood Dragon and Wind Flood Dragon’s spiritual light greatly increased as they utilized Thunder Escape and Wind Escape to give chase, while the other fourth-order Monster Beasts could not keep up and simply went to hunt other Nascent Soul Cultivators.

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In Star Moon Marketplace, more than half the marketplace was in shambles, with bodies strewn everywhere and flames reaching the sky.

The sea surface was littered with an abundance of Monster Beast corpses, their blood dyeing a stretch of the sea red.

In Star Moon Garden, Wang Kun and Taihao True Monarch were seated around a green stone table, with Song Lianyue reporting to them.

Had it not been for Wang Kun and Taihao True Monarch’s timely arrival, the fifth-order Monster Beasts leading the assault on Star Moon Marketplace would have been disastrous.

"Twenty-three Nascent Soul Cultivators have fallen in this battle, and Thousand Flowers Marketplace has suffered heavy casualties and injuries," Song Lianyue said.

"What about the losses in other marketplaces?" Wang Kun inquired.

"The other two marketplaces have also been breached by the Monster Beasts. In particular, Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace had three fourth-order Flood Dragons leading the attack, the leader being a late-stage fourth-order Thunder Flood Dragon," Song Lianyue reported.

"Song Lianyue, the four great marketplaces of the Outer Sea, why did the fifth-order Monster Beasts lead an attack on Star Moon Marketplace? Have you uncovered the reason?" Wang Kun asked.

After a moment’s hesitation, Song Lianyue replied, "It may have to do with the Qixia Jade Lotus. It is said that Taoist Friend Xu acquired a millennium Qixia Jade Lotus."

"What is the surname and name of this person? Where is he now?" Taihao True Monarch asked.

"Xu Qing. He is usually based in Star Moon Marketplace. He was not back yet when the great Monster Tide erupted; some Cultivators saw him competing with other Nascent Soul Cultivators for the millennium Qixia Jade Lotus," Song Lianyue said.

"It is already fifth-order, why would it be interested in a millennium Qixia Jade Lotus?" Taihao True Monarch wondered aloud.

"Maybe it is for nurturing its offspring, or perhaps there is some special use, or it could be for something else entirely. One thing is certain, there are Cultivators working for it. Over the years, high-rank Cultivators have continuously gone missing, and it’s likely the work of its accomplices," Wang Kun said.

That fifth-order Monster Beast could already speak the human tongue and had no problem communicating with Cultivators.

"No wonder it can speak. It seems it has devoured heaven and earth treasures that enhance the Purity of Bloodline. Whether it found them by chance or was helped by a Cultivator is unknown," Taihao True Monarch said with a frown.

"Now that we’re aware of this matter, we can deal with it. Send someone to investigate in secret. This time, it escaped because it was swift. If it were not for Taoist Friend Ye and the others who went to the Southern Border Cultivation World, it would not have gotten away so easily," Wang Kun said in a deep voice.

They lacked Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, and there was no way they could stop a fifth-order Monster Beast intent on escaping.

"These are troublesome times indeed. Perhaps the annihilation of the Su Family on Black Phoenix Island was its doing," Taihao True Monarch speculated.

Wang Kun nodded and commanded, "Song Lianyue, pass the word to strengthen defenses. Summon experts from the Inner Sea to come and resist the Monster Tide."

"Yes, Senior Wang."

Song Lianyue promptly agreed, accepting the command and departing.