Chapter 1850: 1847: Beast Tide!
Chapter 1850: Chapter 1847: Beast Tide!
“Young Master, don’t act impulsively. Li Chen is merely a Body Refining cultivator and probably won’t be able to form a Golden Core in this life. You have a great future ahead and don’t need to stoop to his level, tarnishing your status for nothing?”
Seeing that Qin Yang was on the verge of attacking, Wang Wu hurried forward and whispered to dissuade him.
Qin Yang felt much comforted by Wang Wu’s persuasion.
“Wang Wu’s words ring true; dealing with such low-class people truly demeans one’s status!”
Seeing that Qin Yang had listened to his advice, Wang Wu continued, “Qin Yang, just now someone sent out a distress signal. I suppose the instructors will arrive soon. We need to leave quickly to avoid being implicated by these inept people and getting eliminated!”
Qin Yang agreed with Wang Wu’s reasoning, nodded, and led his group out.
Moreover, before leaving, they seized a considerable amount of loot amidst the chaos.
Because Li Chen was too formidable, the long-armed white apes couldn’t match him, leaving behind dozens of their companions’ corpses before retreating into the forest.
Zhao Yifei approached Li Chen to warn him, “Li Chen, Qinglan, the instructors will be here soon. You should leave quickly to avoid being implicated and getting prematurely eliminated!”
“Brother Yifei, what about you?”
Zhao Qinglan blinked her lively eyes and asked.
Zhao Yifei gave a wry smile and said, “My cultivation is too weak, and I’m already injured. Staying longer serves no purpose, so I’ll get eliminated early!”
“Brother Yifei, take care!”
After saying this, Li Chen took Zhao Qinglan and Aqing and left together.
Though Zhao Qinglan’s combat ability isn’t as strong as Aqing’s and Li Chen’s, she is a cultivator with Dual Spiritual Roots.
With her joining, Li Chen, Aqing, and their trio are virtually unstoppable.
As long as they don’t encounter a demon beast swarm, they can pretty much traverse the third layer with ease.
In an instant, five days had passed.
During these five days, Li Chen, Zhao Qinglan, and Aqing had considerable gains.
The number of third-level Demonic Beast Cores alone reached five hundred, averaging nearly two hundred per person.
Aqing casually broke off a willow branch and toyed with it, suggesting, “This third layer is really lacking in challenge. Why don’t we head to the fourth layer?”
Hearing Aqing’s words, Zhao Qinglan couldn’t help but pause.
She worriedly said, “I’ve heard that the fourth layer has fourth-level Demon Beast appearances, very dangerous. With just the three of us, it might not be safe, right?”
Aqing rolled her eyes and said, “If safety is all you’re after, why come here? Staying in the academy would be much safer.”
Faced with Aqing’s pointed remarks, Zhao Qinglan couldn’t argue back.
Aqing also couldn’t be bothered to debate further.
Thus, the two of them turned their questioning gaze towards Li Chen.
Li Chen paused momentarily and said, “Considering our current strength, likely there won’t be too much danger on the fourth layer!”
Before Li Chen could finish his sentence, Zhao Qinglan was nodding vigorously like a pecking chicken.
“Alright, let’s follow Brother Li Chen’s lead!”
Seeing Zhao Qinglan’s stark change in attitude, Aqing rolled her eyes at him.
“Tch, she’s all taken with romance, and forgot her humanity!”
After this brief interlude, Li Chen, Aqing, and Zhao Qinglan proceeded to the fourth layer.
Upon entering the fourth layer, they encountered a fourth-level Demon Beast, the Single-Horned Wolf Leopard.
A hybrid Demon Beast born from the Wind Wolf and Lightning Leopard.
The ferocity of the Wind Wolf, the agility of the Lightning Leopard, and its horn sharper than a hundred blades made people shudder.
“Qinglan, cast a Wood Element Magic to entangle this beast, and I’ll deliver the fatal blow!”
“Aqing, guard Qinglan!”
Li Chen swiftly responded, making practical and appropriate arrangements right away.
Aqing and Zhao Qinglan both nodded in agreement with Li Chen’s plan.
Zhao Qinglan first cast a Wood Element Cultivation Technique, using Spiritual Power to conjure thousands of wooden vines, wrapping towards the Single-Horned Wolf Leopard.
Seeing itself bound, the Single-Horned Dragon Leopard instantly flew into a rage, roaring skyward before lunging fiercely at Zhao Qinglan.
Fortunately, Aqing timely drew her sword, slashing out a splendid sword arc in mid-air, blocking the Leopard’s advance.
While Aqing and the Single-Horned Dragon Leopard were entangled in a fight, Li Chen unsheathed his sword with lightning speed.
“Clang!”
A captivating sword reverberation sounded in mid-air.
Swiftly, a Sword Rainbow resembling a comet striking the moon slashed towards the Leopard’s back Life Gate.
“Crack!”
With that sword, Li Chen shattered the Single-Horned Dragon Leopard’s back.
Blood flowed profusely, an unbearable sight.
Writhing in pain, the Single-Horned Dragon Leopard became utterly enraged, viciously waving its sharp claws before turning to attack Li Chen.
Facing the furious Leopard’s charge, Li Chen remained fearless and directly engaged with his sword.
Zhao Qinglan and Aqing also took this chance to attack from left and right, effectively pinning the Leopard down.
Thus, through the concerted efforts of Li Chen, Zhao Qinglan, and Aqing, the Single-Horned Dragon Leopard was slain then and there.
They subsequently applied the same tactics to slay dozens more fourth-level Demon Beasts.
“Brother Li Chen, Sister Aqing, there’s one day left until the trial ends; shouldn’t we return?”
Zhao Qinglan blinked her lively eyes at Li Chen and Aqing as she asked.
After these two days, her impression of Aqing greatly improved.
Aqing also looked after her sister with Dual Spiritual Roots attentively.
Now, they had become good sisters.
Aqing said nothing but looked sideways at Li Chen.
Right now, Li Chen’s expression was extremely solemn.
Aqing and Zhao Qinglan both keenly sensed the change and urgently asked, “What’s going on?”
Before Li Chen could answer, thunderous sounds came from the distant forest.
The ground shaking violently sent a tremor through Zhao Qinglan’s heart.
“What’s happening, an earthquake?”
Even Aqing, usually calm, was greatly shocked.
“It’s not an earthquake; it’s a beast tide!”
Li Chen glanced back, shouting urgently, “We can’t stay here; let’s go quickly, to the mountaintop!”
Upon hearing Li Chen, Aqing and Zhao Qinglan quickly regained their senses, followed him closely, heading straight for the mountaintop.
On the mountaintop, they looked down.
“That’s a fourth-level Demon Beast, Iron Rhinoceros!”
“That’s a fourth-level Demon Beast, Thunder Tiger!”
“That’s a fifth-level Demon Beast, Black Hearted Beast!”
With a vast knowledge, Aqing introduced the demon beasts below like reciting a list.
Suddenly!
Her expression froze, mouth opening wide into an egg shape.
“This, this, this is a sixth-level Demon Beast, Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf?”