Ju Hua, seeing the monstrous beast king devour its prey like a serpent, felt a wave of unease and glanced at Xi Mo. Xi Mo, sensing her gaze, quickly sent a telepathic message.
"Master, I am of the ancient electric eel tribe, I do not eat like that," Xi Mo hastily clarified.
Ju Hua breathed a sigh of relief. That was right; electric eels had teeth and tore their prey apart.
Feng Chu, standing nearby, let out a chuckle. Xi Mo was clearly afraid his master would abandon him.
"It has found us! And by devouring that one, its power has grown slightly," Ji Wu Ye stated, his gaze constantly watchful. Feng Chu's laughter had alerted the feeding beast king.
"Roar~~ Roar!" After a series of roars, the beasts that had been lying prostrate suddenly raised their heads in alarm, following their king's command to locate the intruders. All the beasts took to the sky, charging directly towards the spot where Ju Hua and the other three were. The beast king, with its keen senses, detected their concealed location and issued its command.
"Feng Chu, your invisibility talisman doesn't seem very reliable. Why are they all flying over here?" Ju Hua asked, looking at the dense swarm of beasts that had appeared, obscuring the sky. They had nowhere to hide.
"Young Master Feng exposed his aura, and the beast king locked onto our position," Ji Wu Ye replied, drawing his sword and stepping in front of Ju Hua. He immediately unleashed waves of sword energy, striking down the beasts. These monstrous creatures possessed no spiritual energy but were incredibly ferocious!
Ju Hua felt a warmth in her heart as she looked at her brother, who stood protectively before her. She waved her hand to her left, sending out thirty-six ice blades that struck their targets instantly, causing over thirty beasts to fall like dumplings. Some managed to dodge, indicating they had gained sentience.
Feng Chu also summoned his Jade Green Fan, a single sweep sending the approaching beasts flying. Xi Mo, transforming into a golden dragon, let out a heaven-shaking roar that threw the beasts into disarray. The beast king, seeing this, roared repeatedly, clearly conveying commands.
The golden dragon soared into the sky and spat a bolt of lightning towards the beast king. Its body wriggled through the air, its powerful dragon might causing the beasts to lose their footing, staggering and crashing into each other. The golden dragon's agile claws grabbed beasts and smashed them to the ground. Accustomed to dominating this land, the beasts had never encountered a natural predator. After the emergence of celestial spiritual energy and the evolution of wings, they had devoured all the spirit beasts in the valley. Until one day, a barrier isolated the valley, confining them to the white mist in the sky, preventing them from flying down. Their food source was limited to catching fish that rushed down the waterfalls through hidden channels.
Now, encountering Ju Hua and the others, their ferocity was halved. Some beasts, sensing an opportunity to retreat, turned and flew away. The beast king, dodging the golden dragon's lightning, soared into the sky and began to fight the dragon. Seeing its army waver, it became enraged, ferociously biting a beast and flinging it to the ground, roaring commands for its troops to attack.
The beast king's eyes were fierce and filled with greed. It gazed at the golden dragon with a covetous look, believing that by devouring this dragon, it would surely advance to become a demon dragon. Its undisguised desire to consume her infuriated Xi Mo!
"Vile creature, you court death!" the golden dragon Xi Mo roared, spewing human words. With a twist of its body, a powerful dragon tail strike sent the beast king crashing into the cliff face. With a deafening roar, half the mountainside collapsed, burying the beast king.
Suddenly, an inexplicable aura emanated from the beast king, cold and eerie. Its wounds healed in an instant, and its body grew rapidly. Shaking off the rocks, it charged at the golden dragon again! The two colossal beings immediately clashed, evenly matched, fighting furiously in a battle that shook the heavens and earth!
"Master, this beast king's spiritual power is very peculiar. It feels similar to the aura of that divine stone in the space," Xi Mo suddenly transmitted to Ju Hua.
"What? Could it be demonic energy?" Ju Hua exclaimed, startled. The demon soul within the divine stone in the space cultivated demonic energy. Xi Mo, inheriting the dragon god lineage, would surely not be mistaken. Considering the beast king emerged from that cave, it seemed there was something from the demon realm within it. This beast had no spiritual or celestial spiritual energy, its physical body was incredibly strong, and did it also possess demonic energy?
"Feng Chu, to capture the king, you must first seize the ringleader. Assist Xi Mo in subduing the beast king. My brother and I will go inspect the cave," Ju Hua telepathically instructed Feng Chu. The beast king was unafraid of the golden dragon; if it had become a demon, that would explain it.
Within the space, Xiao Bai was clamoring to come out and fight the beasts. Ju Hua, looking at the endlessly charging beasts, waved her hand and released Xiao Bai and Wang You from the space. With their current cultivation, dealing with the beasts was more than enough; it would serve as practice in combat, which was the easiest way to grow.
Ju Hua and Ji Wu Ye descended swiftly, heading directly for the cave entrance. The beast king sensed their intentions and roared repeatedly, ordering the other beasts to obstruct them. Feng Chu then flew into the sky, wielding his Jade Green Fan, unleashing waves of wind blades. The immense force of the gusts cut into the beast king's scales, causing it to roar in pain.
Looking at the beasts swarming towards them, fragments of memories flashed through Ju Hua's mind. In her past life as a Divine Venerable, she had fought in the demon realm and faced countless demonic creatures. The aura emanating from those demonic creatures corroded everything. She could not retreat! Behind her were the beings of countless worlds. If these demonic creatures were allowed to invade, they would turn that place into a paradise for demons, with rampant demonic energy, barren lands, and suffering beings, all becoming food for the demon king...
Ju Hua's expression changed. She transformed her protective amulet into the Sky-Supporting Sword, channeling a dense flow of celestial spiritual energy to its tip. She unleashed the Sky-Supporting Sword technique, her movements fluid and graceful, like a swimming dragon. Her sword energy struck the beasts, causing a massive slaughter. The bodies of the beasts were cleaved in two, instantly perishing! Others, who were merely grazed by the edge of the sword energy, fell to the ground, barely clinging to life, their fighting capabilities gone.
Ji Wu Ye watched his sister with astonishment. He knew her swordsmanship was formidable, but in that moment, she seemed like a completely different person. With a mere wave of her hand, her sword killed over a thousand beasts!
"Brother, let's go!" Ju Hua signaled Ji Wu Ye towards the cave entrance. With another sword strike to fend off the beasts, Ju Hua also flew into the cave.
The beast king, seeing the two enter its lair, roared in fury, wanting to tear them to shreds. Inside was its treasure, its power originating entirely from the demonic stone radiating demonic energy.
Feng Chu blocked its path, unleashing a series of powerful killing moves. The beast king's wounds multiplied. Its demonic energy stemmed entirely from the demonic stone within the cave. Now that its demonic energy was almost depleted, its physically imposing body could not withstand such fatal attacks. It urgently wished to return to the cave and tear apart and devour the two monsters coveting its treasure! Its roars attracted more beasts, attempting to kill the golden dragon and the "birdman" blocking its path!
The golden dragon spat forth flames, incinerating a group of beasts the beast king had ordered to block the way.
Witnessing this scene, Feng Chu felt a chill. This beast king had gained sentience and was extremely cunning. If allowed to grow, it would surely bring disaster to all beings!
"Xi Mo, stop it, no matter the cost!" Feng Chu transmitted to Xi Mo while battling the incessant waves of beasts. Xi Mo responded with a dragon's roar and, seizing an opportunity when the beast king was unprepared, unleashed a powerful electric current that struck the beast king...