Chapter 121: Chapter 120: Subduing the Pill Beast!
In the next instant, a fierce killing intent erupted from the eyes of the team members.
Inside the vast pill room, both parties clashed head-on. The moment they saw Jiang Yun and his two companions looting, a dense killing intent suddenly burst forth, causing the temperature within the pill room to plummet.
The fierce killing intent howled like a wild wind throughout the room.
"Hehe, you kids are quite sly, arriving at the third level ahead of us. If you leave the pills you just collected, I, Zhong Shan, promise to spare your lives!"
At the front of the squad, the burly Zhong Shan took the lead, his face ferocious as he gazed at Jiang Yun, Zi Yan, and Medusa. He grinned menacingly.
"Then come and try!" Medusa sneered, her voice cold and unyielding as her peak Tongtian Realm aura quietly erupted.
"Heh, I also want to see how you plan to steal my things!" Zi Yan stepped beside Medusa, her gaze frosty as she swept it over the crowd. Despite her later-stage Tongtian Realm strength, the dragon might within her aura carried an even more terrifying deterrence.
Feeling the auras from Zi Yan and Medusa, Zhong Shan's expression grew grave; his own strength was just at the physical difficult stage.
Though Zi Yan and Medusa were only in the Tongtian Realm, they gave him an oppressive feeling usually only encountered with someone of equivalent strength, forcing him to carefully reconsider.
At that moment, Jiang Yun stepped forward, smiling as he said, "If we continue to entangle here, by the time the people behind arrive, it might be even harder for you to gain anything!"
Jiang Yun's words immediately caused a commotion among the opposing group. Coupled with the noises coming from behind, Zhong Shan's face changed drastically. He took a deep look at Jiang Yun and his companions. If he didn't make a decision soon, there might be chaos among his own ranks. Finally, he could only shout out, "Disperse and collect the pills on your own!"
With that command, numerous figures surged up, filling the air as they each employed their own methods to collect the pills.
Watching one pill after another fall into the hands of others, Zi Yan couldn't hold back and said to Jiang Yun, "Little Yun, aren't we going to make a move?"
Zi Yan's words drew Medusa's gaze to Jiang Yun as well.
Jiang Yun, uncharacteristically frowning, said in a deep voice, "We've already gained a lot; we mustn't be greedy, or we might become everyone's target!"
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan and Medusa nodded. Jiang Yun's words were reasonable. Moreover, they had already collected quite a few pills, with each gathering at least six or seven. This wealth was nothing short of a windfall.
Actually, Jiang Yun had another suspicion. While collecting the pills earlier, he noticed that most of them were under five colors, with not a single eight-grade pill above five colors. This unusual circumstance made him choose to act cautiously.
Subsequently, more teams arrived, inevitably leading to conflicts and battles spreading to every corner of the pill room.
Jiang Yun and his two companions maneuvered around the edge of the battlefield, casually dealing with the figures attacking them and slowly retreating toward the outside.
"Mm?" Just as they were about to leave, Jiang Yun suddenly turned around, his face showing a serious expression.
The large door behind them was now blocked by four stone beasts. Their eyes, once dull, were now bright, with astonishing spiritual light surging within.
"Are these... pill beasts?" Seeing this scene, Jiang Yun exclaimed in surprise.
"Pill beasts?" Zi Yan and Medusa noticed the anomaly as well. Hearing Jiang Yun's words, they looked at each other in confusion, apparently unfamiliar with the term.
"Pill beasts are a type of puppet in the Great Thousand World, different from pill beasts in the Dou Qi Continent. They aren't driven by spiritual energy but by the medicinal power within their pills. It seems the higher-grade pills are likely within these pill beasts!" Jiang Yun turned to explain to the two.
"Be careful!" At that moment, Medusa suddenly called out, quickly pulling Jiang Yun and Zi Yan into the air.
"Roar——"
The next moment, a deep roar sounded, echoing in the stone hall like thunder, stirring up gusts of wind.
"What is that?"
"It's a pill beast! The statues at the door are actually pill beasts!"
"What should we do? Their strength is formidable. If we don't kill them, it looks like we won't be getting out!"
The deafening roar alarmed everyone in the pill room. The sudden turn of events caused several groups to stop fighting as they all saw the statues blocking the exit.
Instantly, there was an uproar!
"So strong!" Zhong Shan stared at the four pill beasts. Shaped like flood dragons, each of their dragon eyes glimmered with a crystalline luster, emitting a peculiar wave.
"Spirit Realm difficulty!" said the man beside Zhong Shan, who was also at physical difficulty, scratching his head with annoyance, "This is quite a hassle!"
The strongest among them were the few leaders, all at physical difficulty. With such strength, breaking through the encirclement of four Spirit Realm difficulty puppets was nearly impossible.
"Let's attack together and fight our way out!" suggested another man, who held a large sword, coldly.
"Alright!" Zhong Shan and the others promptly nodded in agreement.
However, when it came to assigning opponents, they ran into trouble again. They had only three physical difficulty experts, along with several late-stage Tongtian Realm fighters.
But there were four Spirit Realm difficulty puppets on the opposing side. Who would handle the last one?
In the silence, Zhong Shan's eyes flickered as he looked towards Jiang Yun's group of three and said, "Everyone, I know you are not ordinary. You've seen the current situation. We'll deal with one pill beast, and the remaining one will be up to you!"
"Surely, for the sake of everyone here, you wouldn't refuse, right?"
Zhong Shan's words immediately put Jiang Yun and his companions in the spotlight, drawing everyone's attention to them.
Nobody questioned why the three Tongtian Realm fighters were assigned to a Spirit Realm difficulty beast, likely because their auras were indeed extraordinary. Perhaps they did have some hidden skills.
"In that case, we'll take care of the last pill beast."
Despite Zhong Shan's morally coercive words, Jiang Yun wasn't perturbed and agreed with a smile.
Neither Medusa nor Zi Yan objected to Jiang Yun's decision. For them, the pill beast didn't invoke the slightest fear; instead, it ignited a fighting spirit within them.
"Then we'll handle the one on the far left!"
As Jiang Yun spoke, he led the charge towards the pill beast on the far left, with Zi Yan and Medusa following closely.
Clad in battle armor that accentuated her curvaceous figure, beneath the war skirt were a pair of long, straight legs that gleamed like jade, catching the eyes of many. Her cascading hair fell to her pert hips, and she wielded a large dragon-shaped purple crystal spear, looking every bit like a war goddess, her gaze fixed intently on the pill beast.
Though Zi Yan appeared delicate and slender, anyone who had fought her knew the terrifying power within her graceful frame.
Roar!
The pill beast, lacking intelligence, yet seeing Zi Yan's erupting aura, had its red eyes flash. It roared in fury and charged at Zi Yan with thunderous force.
"Hmph!"
Zi Yan snorted, her delicate foot stepping forward. Vast spiritual power surged, seemingly forming a pair of magnificent, giant light dragon wings behind her.
Swish!
With the spread of her dragon wings, her figure vanished like a ghost. When she reappeared, she was already beside the pill beast.
Bang!
Gripping her spear tightly, a violet-golden light flashed, accompanied by a terrifying dragon roar. A swift and fierce spear strike landed on the pill beast's body, but it only left a shallow mark.
Feeling the recoil in her palm, Zi Yan's pupils contracted sharply. The pill beast's defense had exceeded her expectations.
But she didn't give up easily. Raising her slender hand, light converged and transformed into a large dragon claw. The sharp claws gleamed coldly, even causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly from their sharpness.
Wielding the dragon claw, she slashed out a terrifying claw mark that raked across the pill beast's body, leaving inch-deep gouges.
While this attack's power was much stronger than the last, relative to the pill beast's massive body, it wasn't a significant injury.
"Roar——"
Frustrated by the repeated hindrance, the pill beast roared, its massive tail whipping around with immense force, aiming at Zi Yan.
The powerful oppressive feeling spread out, causing the spiritual energy within the pill room to start solidifying slightly.
Seeing this, Zi Yan's pupils contracted sharply. With a light tap on her toes, she used the power within her dragon wings to suddenly disappear from her original position.
Boom——
The tail of the pill beast smashed into the ground, causing the entire pill room to tremble violently. Fissures spread out rapidly across the floor like giant serpents, making the destructive power evident to all.
"What a formidable pill beast!" Seeing Zi Yan's two failed attacks and her being pushed back, Medusa said with a serious expression.
"Do you want to give it a try?" Jiang Yun asked, smiling as he looked at Medusa, who stood beside him.
He was relaxed because he had already discerned that the pill beast's attack and defense were indeed formidable. However, its speed was relatively slow.
Though Zi Yan appeared to be struggling, she wasn't in any real danger yet.
"In that case, let me test how formidable a Spirit Realm difficulty is. Perhaps I might find an opportunity to advance to the physical difficulty!" Medusa glanced at Jiang Yun, her gaze shying away slightly as she spoke coldly.
Bang!
A claw fell, the storm-like power causing the ground to collapse. Zi Yan's body was sent flying out, looking a bit disheveled but otherwise unharmed.
However, she'd never had such a frustrating fight in her life. Her physical strength was completely overpowered. If not for her superior speed, she might have been in real danger.
This only added to her frustration!
Suddenly, a sharp sword energy struck the pill beast, and a slender figure walked out from behind Zi Yan.
"I don't need your help!" Without even turning around, Zi Yan knew who it was and pouted arrogantly.
"I never intended to help you, just wanted to test my own strength," Medusa replied coldly, then ignored Zi Yan and charged at the pill beast.
"That's my prey!" Seeing Medusa charge in with her sword, Zi Yan rushed after her urgently.
As the two women fought in tandem, their fierce attacks landed on the pill beast's body, causing a series of explosive roars.
With no immediate danger to the pair, Jiang Yun remained calm, turning to observe the other battle where Zhong Shan's group was besieging the three pill beasts.
However, they were facing a similar problem to Jiang Yun's group. The pill beast's defense was incredibly high, and apart from a few peak Tongtian Realm and physical difficulty practitioners who could break through, the attacks from others were like mere scratches on the pill beast's body.
For a while, both sides fought fiercely!
After observing for a bit and judging that it would take some time to wear down the pill beasts, Jiang Yun turned his attention back to his own group's pill beast, which was now covered in scars due to Zi Yan and Medusa's attacks.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun didn't hesitate. With a flick of his finger, countless spiritual seals like stars flew out, merging into the surroundings.
At this point, Jiang Yun's formation skills were near the level of a formation master. Setting up a formation now was like second nature.
In just a few breaths, the space ahead of him twisted, gradually forming a giant formation where the air seemed unusually viscous, with the spiritual energy within carrying a mountain-like weight.
"Zi Yan, Medusa!"
With the formation ready, Jiang Yun shouted, pointing forward. The formation enveloped the combatants.
Hearing Jiang Yun's call, Medusa and Zi Yan cooperated seamlessly, swiftly exiting the formation's range as it descended.
The pill beast wasn't so lucky. Trapped within the completed formation, it found itself thoroughly ensnared.
"Roar——"
Within the formation, the pill beast struggled furiously, but the formation acted like a swamp, trapping it deeper.
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