The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 327 - 210: Treasure of the Earth Dragon

Chapter 327: Chapter 210: Treasure of the Earth Dragon

What kind of monster is this?

Everyone present felt a chill down their spine, hairs standing on end.

Plop-plop~

Accompanied by the sound of gulping and chewing, a gigantic creature emerged from the burrow.

This thing was somewhat like a Pig-faced Dragon, but had entirely transformed.

Its body length was at least four meters, covered in scales that shone with a metallic luster, tightly interlocked without gaps, smooth and seamless.

It looked as if it were wearing a special suit of armor.

Li Yan felt that this was truly impervious to swords and spears, likely even powerful crossbow shots would be deflected by the arrows.

Even more hair-raising was its head.

Somewhat similar to a Pig-faced Dragon in shape, but also covered with smooth scales, and on top of its head grew two horns.

Somewhat forked, they were like deer antlers!

The monster, with its gaping maw of sharp fangs, crushed two fleeing thieves, threw back its head, shook its neck, and swallowed them whole.

A torrent of crimson blood flowed down from the corners of its mouth.

"Dragon... dragon!"

Sha Lifei’s mind went blank, his body ice cold.

"Nonsense!"

Wang Daoxuan at his side grunted and scolded, "A dragon breathes Heavenly Mechanism and bestows blessings upon all; how could it be such a thing?"

"Even if it is of dragon kind, it must be a misbegotten dragon!"

"That’s right, this is not a dragon!"

Lin Yu’s eyes filled with disappointment as she gritted her teeth and said, "This thing must be a Pig-faced Dragon that has absorbed Dragon Energy and transformed into a demon."

"Why argue about this? Think of a way to save people!" Lv San beside them bit his lip and rushed forward, drawing out the Bone Flower from his waist.

"Yes, yes!"

Sha Lifei also snapped out of it and hastily opened his luggage, taking out two bamboo tubes and binding them onto the arrows.

These two bamboo thunder arrows were also stuffed with "coal spirit."

The power shown earlier had given him a bit of confidence.

Meanwhile, Lv San had also run to Li Yan’s side and whispered, "What shall we do... Shall I try communicating with it using the Square Words?"

"Don’t act rashly!"

Just then, a weak voice sounded in the distance.

It was the Magician from the Mei Mountain Taoist sect; he had already taken the opportunity to kill the thief behind him and was now leaning against a tree, his face pale.

He clutched his wound and said through clenched teeth, "This kind of Exotic Beast is sensitive to Astral Bane Energy and can locate by sound. It is impervious to blades, and you will not be able to deal with it."

"Run, leave this place and send a message to the Taixuan Orthodox Sect..."

While they were talking, the huge beast had torn another thief to shreds and devoured him. Its cold, yellow eyes turned to them.

Li Yan stared intently ahead and said in a deep voice,

"Save the person! I’ll hold them off for you."

Lv San didn’t waste words, he immediately dashed out to help the Mei Mountain Taoist Magician to run to the back.

Whoosh!

As soon as they ran, the Exotic Beast was startled.

The creature roared from its throat, spewing a fish-like smell from its nostrils while its sturdy limbs flipped and fluttered, charging at them with terrifying speed.

The ground trembled beneath its feet.

To say it was like a Pig-faced Dragon was an understatement; its agility was not inferior to that of a lizard. In the blink of an eye, it charged straight at them.

Li Yan felt his scalp tingle, unleashing Hidden Energy in his legs as he leaped, darting to the side.

Whoosh!

He moved at lightning speed, his body nearly tilting as he shot out.

However, the speed of that Exotic Beast was even more astonishing.

Li Yan felt the ground trembling behind him, and the hairs on his body stood on end as a large mouth snapped at him.

Luckily, a large tree loomed ahead.

With a Yaozi flip in mid-air, Li Yan ferociously kicked off the tree, using it to propel himself forward.

Crack! A loud crack rang out.

A tree thick enough to be embraced by one’s arms was bitten through by the creature.

Ten meters away, Li Yan rolled to his feet and looked at the slowly collapsing tree, feeling chills down his spine and covered in cold sweat.

This creature could take his life with just one bite.

Even the mighty Daluo Dharma Body would last only two bites.

How could there be such fierce beasts in this world?

At the same time, under his cover, Lv San, alongside the wounded Mei Mountain Taoist Magician and Wang Daoxuan, regrouped.

Seeing Li Yan in danger, he slapped his demon gourd fiercely.

Buzz-buzz-buzz!

A swarm of Poison Bees whizzed in.

They flew around the Exotic Beast, unable to pierce its hard scales, but guided by Lv San’s command.

Some harassed from side to side while others targeted the creature’s eyes.

"Roar—!"

The huge creature roared angrily, closing its eyes and biting wildly.

Right then, dozens of Poison Bees were devoured.

But this time it was out of luck.

Though the creature had undergone a transformation and had a shape somewhat like a lizard, it still had a crocodile’s less agile tongue.

Its method for swallowing prey was like that of a crocodile too, forcibly gulping it down, its throat was thick with vacant cavities.

Though the Poison Bees were small, their stingers were formidable, delivering a dozen or more painful stings directly.

"Roar—!"

The Exotic Beast shrieked in pain, desperately squirming, jumping up and down.

Its tail, covered in scales, thrashed from side to side causing mud to splatter everywhere and several trees to break in half.

Of course, the Poison Bees didn’t escape either.

Seething pain surged through the Exotic Beast’s belly cavity, and the flesh and blood it had just swallowed, along with the stomach acid, sprayed out of its mouth.

Hiss!

The foul-smelling viscous fluid fell and corroded the grass and trees, emitting acrid white smoke, and the remaining Poison Bees were vomited out and killed by the acid.

Buzz-buzz-buzz!

The surrounding Poison Bees continued to harass.

Under Lv San’s command, these bees completely gave up on the outer scale armor, sprinting wildly, trying to find a way into the creature’s mouth.

This Exotic Beast, however, was fully enraged.

It shook its head and neck, sensing the location of Lv San and the others by the flow of Evil Qi, and charged forward, pushing through the Poison Bees.

"Die!"

Sha Lifei had long since drawn his bow and nocked an arrow.

His fingers released, and the bamboo thunder arrow whistled out.

This Exotic Beast didn’t seem to know any Demon Art; it appeared all its natural abilities were invested in that formidable physique.