บท 11: Suan Ni Attacks! Shi Hao's in Danger!
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
After a while, the village chief calmly gave an order to the others. "Huang Feijiao, you wait for the tide of beasts to subside. Then, go find Shi Hao. The rest of you, follow me to investigate Suan Ni."
Everyone was equally worried about Shi Hao's safety but they knew they couldn't all go to find him.
Shi Hao, on the other hand, had not found safety at higher ground as speculated by Huang Feijiao.
By the time the village chief and the others reached Suan Ni, Shi Hao was high in the sky.
When he had gotten separated from the group due to the incoming tide of desolate beasts, he had fortunately encountered the mother Green Scaled Eagle, the one whose three eggs they had taken. Back then, the mother Green Scaled Eagle had not abandoned her eggs but simply left them in the care of Stone Village instead. In exchange, the mother Green Scaled Eagle would feed her hatchlings, like Little Purple, almost daily.
Because of this, Shi Hao had developed a relatively special and close relationship with her.
Little Purple had been with Shi Hao the entire time, and she must have sensed the imminent danger her child and caretaker were about to face through motherly instincts or the activation of the ancient runes on the hatchling's body. Regardless, when Shi Hao was about to get run over by the onslaught of desolate beasts, the mother Green Scaled Eagle swooped in and picked them off into the sky just in time.
The mother Green Scaled Eagle had demon blood running through her veins and had been thirsting for the blood essence of Suan Ni as well. Coupled with her sharp eagle senses, finding Suan Ni was a piece of cake to her.
She flapped her red wings, rode the wind, and arrived at where Suan Ni had been with Shi Hao and Little Purple in tow within a short while. Little did they expect that they would play witness to a rather bloody battle unfold.
Shi Hao was shocked by the violent and brutal nature of the scene. He had never encountered anything like it.
When he turned to look around, he noticed that the sky had been dotted black as dozens of birds had flown into the sky in a frenzy.
Shi Hao held onto the neck feathers of the mother Green Scaled Eagle as it descended onto a branch of a towering tree that had grown a safe distance away. The trio peeked out from among the branches and leaves to observe things without having to worry too much about their safety for now.
But they were not the only ones keeping an eye on Suan Ni's situation. In addition to the group of cultivators from Stone Village as well as those from other villages, there was another entity watching from a good viewpoint - Ye Yun.
With his new ability, Clairvoyance, Ye Yun was able to finally 'leave' the grounds of the willow tree and Stone Village.
Initially, he had been busy cultivating. But the shockwaves from the tide of desolate beasts through the mountain forest, despite being kilometers away, had reached even him. And when he opened his eyes in reflex, he noticed a gathering of the old, sick, women, and children of Stone Village praying by the Willow Deity's altar.
He realized what had happened so how could he simply go back to cultivating? Ye Yun decided to use his Clairvoyance to check out the situation in the dense mountain forest.
The moment he activated his Clairvoyance, his field of vision instantly expanded. It was as if he had a high-definition panorama view of everything all the time.
It was obvious to him how different the qualities of his field of vision were when he used Clairvoyance and Divine Sense.
Using Divine Sense to observe his surroundings was like looking from dozens of kilometers away. However, Clairvoyance allowed him to see as if he was there in person.
So when he used Clairvoyance to observe the battle unfolding around Suan Ni, he felt as if he was standing right there.
It's like his own personal cinema, but better. All he needed now was some popcorn and a bottle of Coke.
Based on what he could see through Clairvoyance, Ye Yun noticed three huge mighty beasts surrounding Suan Ni.
Suan Ni and the other mighty beasts had known each other for millions of years and Suan Ni had been waiting for their arrival. If it could not kill the three of them today, they would eat it.
Therefore, it decided that even if it had to destroy its own ancient runes and magic treasure, it would have to kill its three friends.
If Suan Ni was in peak condition, they wouldn't even have dared to confront it. But they were now able to brazenly surround Suan Ni only because it was nearing the end of its lifespan.
Suan Ni suddenly pounced on one of the mighty beasts as the former bared its canine teeth and bit straight into the neck of its victim.
The mighty beast that Suan Ni bit had horns on its head right by its ears and a slender body covered in indestructible scales. When it opened its mouth, it would expose its fangs shaped like elephant tusks - thick, sharp, and curved.
No one would want to be punctured by those fangs.
The base of the fanged mighty beast's legs was like thick meat cushions - huge, rough, and shaped like a bear's paw. It had exposed claws that radiated a cold and murderous aura.
Eye-catching blood spurted out from the fanged mighty beast's wound as Suan Ni continued to bite down into the former's neck. But the fanged mighty beast started gulping down large amounts of its own blood to replenish itself.
It wasn't long before the wound from Suan Ni's bite on the fanged mighty beast started to heal, despite the former still biting down on it.
This was the divine ability and secret technique of the ancient divine beast, Bai Ze. By relying on this hidden trump card in his blood, it had been able to avoid many dangerous situations.
Bai Ze quickly struggled out from under Suan Ni and swung its huge beast claw down, ruthlessly cutting the latter.
The wound was deep and long. Suan Ni's flesh around the wound was a mess and its white bones were exposed. It was quite a grotesque sight.
Bai Ze once again charged at Suan Ni, planning to use its huge fangs to pierce through Suan Ni's abdomen.
However, things did not go as Bai Ze wished. Suan Ni quickly jumped, swung its body, and allowed its lion tail to lash out like a whip, just barely cutting Bai Ze's eye. Bai Ze's vision was covered in blood as it splattered everywhere.
Suan Ni's attacks had the potential to corrode any contacted surface.
As such, Bai Ze's eye had not simply been sliced but was also slowly corroding from Suan Ni's attack.
Suan Ni took the opportunity to attack Bai Ze again. But the latter suddenly raised its beast claw and slashed at the former's canines.
They literally fought tooth and claw as sparks flew as a strange and terrifying sound reverberated throughout the lands.
Ye Yun clenched his teeth as he watched the gripping battle before him.
As expected, Suan Ni, the ancient descendant of the Dragon race, was able to stand its ground and attack one of the three mighty beasts that had it surrounded.
With such a display of rough and shocking battle strength, it would be hard for anyone to believe that Suan Ni was on the verge of dying.
Though Suan Ni's attack on Bai Ze would continue to harm the latter autonomously, the battle did not stop there. Suan Ni knew that Bai Ze had the ability to heal itself. Thus, if the former did not swallow the latter alive now, Bai Ze would only continue healing itself and constantly pose as a threat.
Suan Ni bared its canines again to finish what it started. But one of the other mighty beasts was not having it. The latter decided that it was time for it to make a move as well.
The mighty beast that just joined the fight had the form of an elk and charged forward like the wind towards Suan Ni. It bit Suan Ni's tail, trying to pull it away from Bai Ze.
With a shake of its body, the scales on Suan Ni's tail instantly exploded and pierced the insides and outside of the elk-like mighty beast.
Suan Ni sneered and flung the elk-like mighty beast away by its mouth.
Ye Yun took a deep breath as he witnessed the shocking scene.
Suan Ni had already restrained two of the three mighty beasts that wanted to take it down. Now, there was only the flying mighty beast left. Despite the lack of success by the other two mighty beasts that it had arrived with, it did not retreat. Instead, it spread its red feathers and swooped down on Suan Ni from the skies. Its sharp beak and claws gleamed under the sunlight as the flying mighty beast aimed its weapons at Suan Ni, hoping to tear the latter apart.
But before it could hit Suan Ni, the latter's body erupted with a grand light and suddenly became shrouded by a dense mist. Suan Ni rode on the clouds of mist it created and rushed into the sky to meet the descending flying mighty beast.
The two mighty beasts clashed and continued fighting in the sky. Mountain peaks shattered, rocks exploded, and vegetation was wiped out amid the intense battle between the two mighty beasts. Even the sky looked like it was going to fall.
The shockwaves from the battle were so great that Shi Hao almost fell out of the tree.
Ye Yun noticed Shi Hao and could not help but sigh. This child was just too brave and reckless. But witnessing such a battle would be a great experience for the cultivation prodigy.
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