Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 912 - 821 formidable opponents, run (finished for today)

Chapter 912: 821 formidable opponents, run (finished for today)

A stretch of undulating verdant mountains, a cyan Flying Boat swiftly sailed through the air, stopping outside a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.

Weeds overgrowth and uneven stone walls inside the valley made it look unspectacular.

Shen Long and Qin Wei stood outside the valley, their expressions solemn.

Shen Long released Shen Chan, whose eyes shone brightly with golden light.

"Master, there indeed are restrictions here, likely an Eighth Rank Formation, and I can’t see the exact condition of the restriction,"

Shen Chan said.

"An Eighth Rank Formation? It seems it should be a Mahayana Cultivator’s Zouhua Cave."

Qin Wei joyously said, as she summoned an Ape Puppet Beast, her glabella emitting a red light that entered the puppet’s head.

"Go!"

Qin Wei gently pointed her finger towards the valley, and the Ape Puppet Beast stepped grandly into it.

A vast expanse of yellow mist surged forth in the valley, engulfing the figure of the Ape Puppet Beast, followed by a huge booming sound.

Shen Chan’s eyes emitted a great golden light, examining the situation inside the valley.

"It’s the Qiantu Summoning Array! A earth-based array known for its defense in the Cultivation Realm."

Shen Chan stated. He had perused through many Formation books; though not an expert, he was capable of recognizing the origin and weaknesses of the formations.

With a loud noise, Qin Wei frowned deeply and said, "The puppet beast was destroyed."

"The Unity Early Stage puppet beast is still too weak; I’ll break the Formation myself! Senior Sister Qin, you support me from the outside."

Shen Long said.

"Be careful, Junior Brother Shen."

Qin Wei cautioned.

Shen Long nodded and with Shen Chan boldly entered the valley.

Rumbling booming sounds came from the valley as a huge burst of golden lightning shot into the sky, which was very noticeable, causing the ground to shake violently.

A deafening roar like that of a tiger reverberated, shaking the ground profoundly.

Half an hour later, the booming ceased, and the yellow mist in the valley dissipated, revealing Shen Long, who had a pair of wings covered with golden electric arcs on his back, with Shen Chan at his side.

At the far end of the valley was a cave approximately three meters wide; Qin Wei looked delighted and said, "Junior Brother Shen, did you break the Formation so quickly?"

"This set of Formations has been operating for so many years, its power is barely a tenth of its original, and it’s easier to break when it’s without a master controlling."

Shen Long explained calmly.

"Even an Eighth Rank Formation at one tenth of its power isn’t something ordinary Unity Cultivators can break."

Qin Wei praised.

"Let’s quickly take the items inside and leave this place!"

Shen Long said, his body radiating bright Spiritual Light, Shen Peng separated from him.

They entered the cave, walking about a hundred steps to reach the end, which opened into a cave about an acre large.

A human skeleton lay on the ground, dressed in a tattered yellow Dharma Robe, with a glowing yellow Array Plate beside it. The Array Plate had several uniformly sized slots, each filled with a Top Grade Spirit Stone.

The skeleton’s legs were missing, and there were cracks on the ribcage and skull. The skeleton was black, seemingly affected by some strange poison.

Shen Long opened his mouth, the Qinglian True Flame flew out, landing on the human skeleton, which instantly turned to ash, leaving only the tattered yellow Dharma Robe and a yellow Storage Bracelet.

With a single gesture, the yellow Storage Bracelet flew towards him, landing in his hand.

The cave shook, revealing many cracks that rapidly expanded, causing the entire cave to collapse. A mass of rocks fell, and a giant hand wreathed in flowing golden light slapped towards them.

"Not good, three Unity Cultivators have come to launch a stealth attack on us."

Shen Long’s face changed as his Divine Sense sensed three powerful auras.

His body radiated brilliant yellow light, transforming into a Yellow Giant Ape, swinging his right fist at the golden hand.

With thunderous noise, the golden hand was shattered by the Yellow Giant Ape, and Shen Chan transformed into a golden light, flying into the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

Qin Wei summoned the Red Fire Flood Dragon, merging with it.

The Yellow Giant Ape looked towards the valley entrance, his expression darkening as two men and a woman surrounded them.

"Cultivators of the Qingxuan Clan!"

Shen Long’s heart sank in alarm.

"Three fellow daoists, we haven’t offended you, have we?"

Shen Long frowned and spoke, noting that the three opponents were all at the late stage of Unity.

"Meeting us is an offense. Kill them."

Lai Sheng spoke indifferently, his body radiating blinding green and golden spiritual lights.

Qingxuan Divine Light, an innate divine ability of the Qingxuan Clan cultivators, can greatly enhance Divine Sense in a short time, with higher cultivators experiencing a bigger boost.

His brow center released a blinding golden light, and a fifteen-zhang-long red light blade shot out, instantly reaching in front of Qin Wei.

Qin Wei didn’t plan to take the hit head-on and was about to dodge, when a sharp and piercing roar sounded, feeling as though someone had punched her Sea of Souls, causing numerous cracks to appear.

Qin Wei’s body trembled, her facial features distorted.

The Yellow Giant Ape was enveloped in a golden light screen around its body, and a Golden Jade Pendant at its chest flickered with golden light, showing no effects from the attack.

"Divine Soul Attack!"

Shen Long’s brows furrowed deeply.

Had it not been for his possession of the Mysterious Soul Shield and the top grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure Soul Pendant for protection, he would definitely have been affected too; the treasure wielded by his opponent was no ordinary item.

From this, Shen Long could already tell that he was no match for his opponent.

He seemed to sense something, and his right fist smashed towards the void above his head.

A ripple spread through the vacuum above his head, revealing a hole over ten zhang wide, from which a spear-shaped Five-Colored Sphere shot out.

Shen Long’s complexion changed. He hadn’t had time to dodge when the Five-Colored Sphere exploded into a giant burst of five-colored thunder light, engulfing a vast area.

Simultaneously, a dazzling golden blade light swept in, tearing both the void and the ground open, its momentum terrifying.

The golden blade light passed through the five-colored thunder light, splitting it in two.

Thousands of miles away, two streams of spiritual light illuminated the void, revealing Shen Long and the Red Fire Flood Dragon. Had it not been for Qin Wei using a Tribulation-Substituting Treasure, they would have perished.

On Shen Long’s back was a pair of wings covered in golden electric arcs; he had merged with Shen Peng.

"Escape once and you think you can escape a second time?"

Lai Sheng sneered, flicking his wrist that held a black token. The black token radiated blinding black light, revealing a fuzzy black beast’s shadow.

The black beast, a Nether Thunder Beast of the seventh rank late stage and a descendant of the True Spirit Nether Beast, mastered the Thunder Method and Divine Soul Attacks. Infused into a top-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it could affect any cultivator possessing defense-oriented Divine Soul Secret Techniques.

The Divine Soul Attack executed by a descendant of True Spirits was naturally extraordinary.

The Nether Thunder Beast shadow emitted a loud roar, and Qin Wei let out pained screams as the massive figure of the Red Fire Flood Dragon convulsed nonstop.

Shen Long, protected by both the Mysterious Soul Shield and the Soul Pendant, was unaffected.

A massive black thunderbolt shot towards him, arriving in front of Shen Long in an instant.

Shen Long opened his mouth and spewed out a thick golden lightning bolt to meet it.

Amid thunderous explosions, the golden and black lightning annihilated each other, generating a powerful shockwave. Mountains exploded and smoke billowed wherever the shockwave passed.

A tragic scream rang out as the enormous body of the Red Fire Flood Dragon fell from the sky, its eyes bleeding uncontrollably, lifeless.

Lai Sheng wielded a complete set of top-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures to attack the eyes of the Red Fire Flood Dragon, killing it.

Just as Qin Wei flew out from the body of the Red Fire Flood Dragon, a huge golden hand descended from the sky and smashed her into a pulp.

A Nascent Soul resembling Qin Wei flew out from the body, not attempting to escape, but instead flew towards the three pursuers.

"Junior Brother Shen, run."

The Nascent Soul shouted loudly, knowing she couldn’t escape, she intended to detonate her Nascent Soul to give Shen Long a moment to escape.

As her voice fell, the Nascent Soul rapidly expanded and exploded instantaneously, shooting a massive burst of red light into the sky and filling it with smoke and dust.

After the red light dispersed, thousands of miles around were leveled to the ground, and Lai Sheng and his two companions stood unaffected in the sky under a thick golden light screen.

At this point, Shen Long had already activated the Thunder Escape Technique to flee.

His chances of winning were close to zero; among the "Thirty-Six Strategies," fleeing is the best strategy. He would seek revenge for Qin Wei when he was strong enough later.

"Thunder Escape? Chase! We must kill him."

Lai Sheng’s expression darkened, and the three transformed into three beams of escape light, chasing towards the southwest direction and soon disappeared into the horizon.