Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 522 - 430 Nascent Soul Late Stage_1

Chapter 522: 430 Nascent Soul Late Stage_1

Time passed, and sixty years had gone by.

In the southern part of the Tianyuan Realm, a vast expanse of green grassland stretched as far as the eye could see, where countless Cultivators were engaged in magical battles.

The ground was a mess, littered with numerous corpses from both the Human Clan and the Tianyuan Tribe.

A gigantic Golden Giant Ape was entangled in combat with a Red Dove that kept circling in the sky.

With a light flap of its wings, the Red Dove dispatched hundreds of massive Fire Blades zipping towards the Golden Giant Ape.

The Golden Giant Ape let out a deafening roar that reached the heavens, releasing a golden sound wave to meet the oncoming attack.

The sound wave surged forward with unstoppable force, shattering the giant Fire Blades into oblivion.

As the golden sound wave swept towards it, the Red Dove spat out a red sound wave from its beak, colliding with the other and leading both to self-destruct.

A red rainbow shot through the air, swiftly reaching the Golden Giant Ape.

The Golden Giant Ape punched out, colliding with the red rainbow with a muffled clang like metal striking metal, sending the red rainbow flying backward.

A red light fluttered to reveal a one-foot-long, red short dagger.

The Golden Giant Ape stamped fiercely on the ground with its right foot, shaking the earth to its core.

The ground ripped open, creating long, wide fissures as a powerful gravitational force emerged from nowhere,

causing the Red Dove’s body to plummet towards the earth. It radiated a bright red light and stopped falling.

With a fluctuation in the void, a golden hand appeared out of nowhere, slapping down directly at the Red Dove.

The Red Dove’s body fell from the sky like a kite with its string cut.

Before it could hit the ground, the Golden Giant Ape charged over.

The Red Dove spewed a thick stream of red flame from its beak that landed on the Golden Giant Ape.

The roar of the explosion enveloped the Golden Giant Ape’s body in flames.

An angry roar resounded as numerous Golden Giant Fists flew out from the sea of fire, hitting the Red Dove repeatedly.

The Red Dove was sent flying backward and crashed heavily onto the ground.

The intense gravity pinned it to the ground, and a Golden Great Rod descended from the sky, smashing onto the Red Dove’s head and causing it to bleed profusely.

With a flash of red light, a buxom woman in a red dress appeared, looking frantic.

A Golden Great Rod swept towards her, twisting and warping the void in its path.

The woman in the red dress turned pale with shock, trying to dodge, but the intense gravity rooted her to the spot.

Trapped without escape, she opened her mouth and a red flying dagger shot out, colliding with the Golden Great Rod with a dull thud.

The Golden Great Rod effortlessly penetrated the woman’s Protective Spirit Light, pulverizing her into a bloody pulp.

A Nascent Soul flew out from the remains, enveloped by a golden glow and was sucked into a golden jade bottle.

The Golden Giant Ape’s body glowed, transforming into the figure of Yuan Rui.

With a wave of his hand, the golden jade bottle flew into his sleeve.

He looked into the distance where the Tianyuan Tribe Cultivators had already retreated.

Yuan Rui did not pursue, instead flying away into the distance.

Before long, he arrived at a majestic city with the golden characters "Qingyang City" on its plaque.

Inside the city, numerous Cultivators moved about, all from the Human Clan.

The war had been raging for over sixty years, and the Qingmei Realm had joined forces with the Qianyang Realm to fight against the Tianyuan Tribe, securing a vast swath of territory in the southern part of the Tianyuan Realm.

Half an hour later, Yuan Rui arrived at the entrance of a grand estate. The plaque read "Spirt Control Garden" with three silver characters, guarded by two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Yuan Rui strode in and came to a quiet courtyard where Ice Silkworm True Person, Han Yuwei, and Liu Yuruo were discussing something.

"Senior Brother Yuan, you’re back."

Ice Silkworm True Person greeted him.

"How is it! Is there any news of Junior Brother Shen?"

Yuan Rui asked.

In these sixty years, the Qianyang Realm had mobilized a large number of Cultivators to the Tianyuan Realm. The Spirt Control Sect was conscripted to send five Nascent Soul Cultivators, with more than a hundred Core Formation Cultivators deployed.

Shen Long was one of the first batch of Nascent Soul Cultivators to take part in the war. He was ambushed and went missing.

"No, there’s nothing wrong with Shen Long’s Life-Bound Lamp, I expect he’s hiding somewhere cultivating. With his ability, as long as no Soul Transformation Cultivator makes a move, he’ll have no problem escaping,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said.

"Recently, two more Nascent Soul Cultivators from the first dispatch have returned."

Han Yuwei said.

Mo Wuya and Huang Ziqi have already regrouped with them. Some Nascent Soul Cultivators have also come to Jintao Ridge to join them.

Yuan Rui nodded and said, "I hope he’s alright!"

"Senior Brother Yuan, how many Nascent Soul Cultivators did you kill in this battle?"

Ice Silkworm True Person asked with a smile.

Transformed into a Giant Ape, Yuan Rui had the strength to resist Spiritual Treasures.

"One Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator and a Fourth-Order Spirit Bird. The innate divine abilities of the Tianyuan Tribe are formidable indeed. If it were a Spirit Controller, the amplification would be even greater,"

Yuan Rui said.

Since the battle started, many Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Human Clan had died or been injured.

"The Tianyuan Tribe’s innate divine abilities are indeed troublesome, but with both realms allied, the Tianyuan Tribe won’t be able to withstand us,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said with a smile.

After a bit of idle chatter, Yuan Rui went back to rest.

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In the depths of the North Cold Ice Plain, a hidden underground cave.

A rudimentary stone chamber, Shen Long sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes tightly shut, his body enveloped in a red glow.

After a while, the red glow around Shen Long dissipated. He opened his eyes, which sparkled with a sharp light.

"Finally, Late Stage."

Shen Long muttered to himself, a look of joy on his face.

By his reckoning, it had been almost three hundred years since his advancement into the Nascent Soul Stage.

In less than three hundred years, he had cultivated from the Early Stage of Nascent Soul to the Late Stage. This rate of cultivation was fast. Most Nascent Soul Cultivators were still lingering in the Middle Stage!

The advancement of the Gold-Winged Windroc meant that Shen Long could also benefit from it. Without the Windroc’s feedback, he might not have been able to reach the Late Stage of Nascent Soul even in another hundred years.

Shen Long sensed something and walked out.

The Iron Tail Scorpion lay in the corner while Shen Hai sat cross-legged on the ground, his aura much stronger than before, having advanced into the Nascent Soul Stage.

Over thirty years ago, Shen Hai had overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and successfully advanced into the Nascent Soul Stage.

Shen Long was at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul, while his transformation was at the Early Stage.

"Congratulations, Master, on your substantial advancement in cultivation,"

the Iron Tail Scorpion congratulated him.

Shen Hai stood up. He was an advanced puppet. When Shen Long issued a command, Shen Hai would carry it out unconditionally, without the slightest hesitation.

"It’s been so long, I wonder if the war is over,"

Shen Long murmured to himself.

He needed to understand the situation in the outside world. If the Human Clan had withdrawn, that would be a problem. He certainly didn’t want to stay in the Tianyuan Realm forever.

"Master, are we leaving this place?"

the Iron Tail Scorpion asked.

"Let’s go out for reconnaissance to understand the situation outside. I hope the Human Clan hasn’t withdrawn."

Shen Long said.

He collected the Formation Flag and Disk. The temperature in the cave quickly dropped, and ice began to form on the walls, the layer of ice thickening continuously.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s body shone brightly with yellow light, and a yellow barrier appeared, covering Shen Long and Shen Hai as they submerged into the ground.

The yellow barrier moved swiftly underground, leaving the place behind.