chsdbacks Chapter 240 Surrounded on all sides, forced to fight back
Chapter 240 Surrounded on all sides, forced to fight back
Chapter 240 Surrounded on All Sides, Forced to Fight
Chen Yi swiftly took out a translucent white jade box, then reached out and grasped the Eagle King's Essence Pill, which was floating in the center of the skeleton, in his hand.
He quickly rubbed the pill a few times with his fingertips, as if confirming something, and then put the pill into the jade box with smooth, flowing movements.
Then, with extremely skillful technique, his hands moved rapidly.
The Golden Eagle King's skeleton, which was as large as a small mountain, was folded and compressed layer by layer.
The massive skeleton in his hands was like soft fabric, and in the blink of an eye it was compressed to half a person's height and put into a specially made black storage bag.
Throughout the entire process, he was always enveloped in a layer of purplish-blue lightning shield, with lightning arcs leaping and flashing on the shield surface, completely isolating the boiling spiritual energy fluctuations around him.
In just two breaths, the purple lightning bolt shone again, swiftly piercing through the center of the spiritual energy mushroom cloud as it had come, and rapidly flying back towards Yue Qingqiu's handkerchief magic treasure.
Yue Qingqiu subconsciously manipulated her magic weapon to open a gap in the protective shield, letting Chen Yi in.
Because things happened so fast, the astonished expression on her face hadn't even faded yet. She was still staring straight at Chen Yi with her cherry-like mouth agape, her eyes full of confusion and bewilderment.
Chen Yi's expression shifted appropriately from the joy of acquiring the treasure to a perfectly timed expression of sorrow.
He sighed softly, his tone heavy:
"Alas, Senior Sister, I never expected that Ancestor Yuelan would risk self-destruction to injure the enemy in order to protect the dignity of our Star Moon Sect. It's truly heartbreaking."
Regardless of the sincerity of his grief, Chen Yi ultimately uttered this fitting remark.
In truth, he had only met the Old Ancestor Yuelan twice and wasn't exactly familiar with her, but he had, after all, been protected by her.
Having secured a foothold for the Star Moon Sect, and now that they have perished protecting the sect, it is only right and proper to express gratitude and remembrance.
As for the fleeting joy on Chen Yi's face when he returned, there was another reason behind it.
He did indeed discover a surprise when he touched the essence pill:
Within this seemingly dull pill, the Eagle King's essence was not completely dead; a tenth of its most core essence remained.
However, it was firmly locked inside its body by the soul power of the self-destruction of the Nascent Soul of Ancestor Yuelan, unable to move or recover on its own.
The instant Chen Yi held the Essence Pill in his hand was the moment he secretly activated the system.
The system rapidly devoured and decomposed the self-destructing soul power of the nascent soul that had invaded the outer periphery of the Essence Core.
Under the system's influence, all the soul power carrying the aura of destruction was transformed into the most primitive soul energy, a portion of which merged into Chen Yi's sea of consciousness, helping his divine soul origin to slowly grow.
On the other side, Chen Yi also used a divine power restriction to lock down the remaining soul power on the outer edge of the Essence Core, preventing it from continuing to invade and completely destroying the essence within.
It's important to understand that the value of a fourth-tier demon king's elixir largely depends on whether it retains its essence and origin.
Pills with a source can be used to help spirit pets break through to the fourth rank, and can also be used as the main ingredient for refining soul-type pills.
If the original source is lost, it will only have the value of a common fourth-order elixir material, and the difference between the two is huge.
On the other hand, Chen Yi also used an even more intricate divine sense restriction to envelop the essence of the Great Pill's core.
Although this part of the origin no longer has its own consciousness, like a dormant seed,
However, to prevent unexpected events, such as the sudden collapse of the source or disturbance by external spiritual energy,
Chen Yi cautiously managed to control it.
After doing all this, he took out the translucent white jade box and carefully put away the Essence Pill.
As for the Golden Eagle King skeleton, its quality had already been certified by the system.
Having reached the peak of the early stage of the fourth rank, the metallic energy contained within the skeleton is extremely rich and solid, and one can clearly feel the heavy spiritual power flowing inside when touched with fingertips.
Using the 90 strands of golden crystal cores that Chen Yi has condensed with his Vajra Skill as a reference, the strength of this skeleton is more than ten times that of the golden crystal cores.
Such high-quality spiritual materials are extremely valuable, whether used to refine the main frame of a near-fourth-tier puppet or to absorb the metallic energy within for future Vajra Technique cultivation.
Of course, these two items are theoretically the spoils of war of True Monarch Yuelan. Although she is no longer here, their ownership should belong to the sect.
Whether Chen Yi can obtain it remains to be discussed with Yue Qingqiu.
"Junior brother...you...you..."
Yue Qingqiu's eyes widened, and she uttered the word "you" twice, but couldn't say anything more.
She had never seen Chen Yi so decisive and efficient before. His calm and collected manner in taking the treasure was completely different from his usual low-key and reserved image as a spirit chef, leaving her momentarily speechless.
"How come you collected the Eagle King materials so quickly?"
"Nothing special, just practice makes perfect."
Chen Yi replied calmly with a smile.
"Back in his mortal days, Chen made a living by dissecting demonic beasts. Now, he is merely processing a skeletal remains, and it takes him quite a while to finish it."
This explanation seemed reasonable, but Yue Qingqiu's doubts remained undiminished.
Chen Yi demonstrated far more than just "skilledness".
His lightning escape technique was incredibly fast. As he moved through the center of the spiritual energy explosion, his purplish-blue lightning shield completely isolated the raging spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
When he folded the demon king's skeleton, which was as big as a small mountain, with his bare hands, his movements were as light as if he were handling an ordinary object.
Not to mention that before her grandmaster self-destructed, before she could even react, Chen Yi had already fled more than ten miles away. This level of perception and decisiveness is far beyond what ordinary Core Formation cultivators can achieve.
If you say he's brave, he runs faster than anyone else when danger comes;
If you call him cowardly, then why did he dare to rush in and seize the treasure even before the aftershocks of the Nascent Soul's self-destruction had dissipated?
While you might call him weak, he could dismantle the demon king's skeleton with his bare hands, and his lightning shield effortlessly withstood the raging spiritual energy at the epicenter of the explosion.
In Yue Qingqiu's memory, Chen Yi was just an honest craftsman who stayed in the sect and studied spiritual food.
Let alone participating in such a dangerous battle, he probably hasn't even killed many real monsters.
Junior brother, how many more secrets do you have?
"Senior sister, don't just stand there, we have to go right now."
Chen Yi's tone was somewhat urgent as he glanced at the two Core Formation stage lights still observing from afar.
"Although the Nascent Soul of True Monarch Golden Eagle has escaped, there are still two Core Formation cultivators not far away in Eagle Ridge Mountain, who are clearly not planning to let the matter rest."
"Activating this magical artifact consumes too much mana. Why don't we put it away for now and use your Moonblade Shuttle instead?"
Chen Yi's words were concise and to the point.
Yue Qingqiu quickly regained her senses, realizing that this was not the time to delve into Chen Yi's secrets.
Whether she and Chen Yi can safely return to the Star Moon Sect is directly related to whether the Star Moon Sect's millennia-old heritage will be severed.
She absolutely could not let the sliver of hope that the Old Ancestor Yuelan had gained through her self-destruction be wasted in vain.
"it is good."
Without hesitation, Yue Qingqiu endured the headache caused by the shock to her soul and used her fingertips to make a hand seal to retrieve the handkerchief magic weapon.
As the pale blue magical light dissipated, she took out a pure white, crescent-shaped magical artifact from her storage bag—her natal flying artifact, the Moon Blade Shuttle.
The magic weapon swelled in the wind, transforming into a shuttle about ten feet long, its body covered with fine moonlight patterns.
She reached out and grabbed Chen Yi's sleeve, pulling him into the narrow space inside the shuttle. Then, she activated her magic power, and the Moon Blade Shuttle, like a silver lightning bolt, sped away towards the Star Moon Sect.
Dozens of miles away, Elder Kumamoto and Elder Red Eagle were equally stunned by this series of earth-shattering events, frozen in place.
The physical body of Golden Eagle True Monarch was annihilated while his nascent soul escaped; the fourth-order demon king Golden Eagle perished; and the Dharma body and spiritual body of Moon Orchid True Monarch both self-destructed. The events that occurred in just a few breaths completely changed Eagle Ridge Mountain's plans.
Just as the two were at a loss, unsure whether to continue the pursuit or retreat, they suddenly heard the furious divine sense transmission from True Lord Golden Eagle:
"What are you all standing there for!"
His divine sense was mixed with the violent rage of his damaged nascent soul. "That little girl Yue Qingqiu's divine sense has been injured by the self-destruction of her nascent soul. She is currently in a weak state. Why don't you go and capture her?!"
Remember, capture them alive!
And that fast-running kid surnamed Chen, bring him back to me too!
This elder intends to possess one of their bodies and cultivate with another! If I don't completely destroy the Star Moon Sect today, I won't be able to quell the hatred in my heart!
Ahhh!
The distant roar was filled with Golden Eagle True Monarch's resentment and bitterness.
He never imagined that his attempt to ambush and kill an old woman nearing the end of her life would end like this.
The Eagle King died in battle, his physical body and spiritual form were destroyed, leaving only a heavily wounded Nascent Soul who fled in panic.
What frustrated him even more was that, even knowing that Yue Qingqiu and the other two were at their last gasp, he dared not show himself to assist Kumamoto and Hongying.
At this moment, his nascent soul was extremely fragile, and even the spells of a Core Formation cultivator could harm him.
He wasn't even entirely at ease with the two Core Formation cultivators in his own sect.
Before he regains his Nascent Soul power through possession, no one can be trusted.
It should be noted that in the eyes of evil cultivators, a living Nascent Soul spirit is as valuable as a top-grade magic weapon. Many evil high-level treasures and pills can be refined using Nascent Souls as the main ingredient.
Although he is weak now, his nascent soul is still intact. As long as he finds a suitable body to possess, it won't be long before he recovers his nascent soul level magical power.
He remains the Grand Elder of Eagle Ridge Mountain.
Kumamoto and Red Eagle still have to obey his orders.
At this moment, Elder Kumamoto and Elder Red Eagle, seeing Chen Yi and Yue Qingqiu attempting to escape on the Moonblade Shuttle, immediately ceased their hesitation.
Old Man Red Eagle rode a large, red-feathered eagle with a wingspan of over ten feet. Its talons gleamed with a cold light, and it chased after the Moon Blade Shuttle with a whistling sound as it flapped its wings.
Elder Kumamoto then unleashed a giant hammer-shaped magical artifact the size of a millstone, its surface covered with grotesque bone spikes.
Despite its seemingly cumbersome appearance, it actually possesses extremely fast speed, reaching the late stage of the third tier, and can besiege from the side from afar.
Since the two were already stationed near the Star Moon Sect, their pursuit and interception of the Moon Blade Shuttle brought them closer and closer.
Despite the dizziness caused by the shock to her soul, Yue Qingqiu gritted her teeth and activated the Moon Blade Shuttle. The shuttle glowed with silver moonlight as she tried to bypass the eagle and hammer blocking her way and head straight for the Star Moon Sect's mountain gate.
Chen Yi shook his head slightly. He had already seen many different lines of cause and effect through his perception of heaven and earth.
But most of what is about to happen will inevitably lead to a major war.
This battle is probably unavoidable.
really,
next moment,
Standing atop the giant hammer-shaped magical artifact, several miles away, Elder Kumamoto suddenly raised his hand.
A large black net shot out from his sleeve, instantly expanding to a thousand feet in diameter in the air. The net was wrapped with dense baleful energy, and it covered the rapidly flying Moon Blade Shuttle like a dark cloud.
Yue Qingqiu's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously tried to control the Moon Blade Shuttle to turn its head and bypass the black net of malevolent energy.
But before the shuttle could fully turn, a loud bang resounded.
A giant hammer suddenly smashed out from the shadows at the edge of the black net, with a sharp sound that tore through the air, heading straight for the side of the Moonblade Shuttle!
If this blow lands, given the ferocious power contained in the giant hammer, the two inside will at least suffer internal injuries, or at worst be knocked unconscious, leaving them completely at the mercy of their opponent.
Yue Qingqiu's expression changed drastically again. Without holding back, she instantly poured half of her magical power into the Moon Blade Shuttle.
moment,
The shuttle's body surged with silver light, transforming into a slender beam of moonlight in mid-air. With a supernatural ability to instantly change direction over short distances, it rushed a mile away, barely managing to bypass the edge of the black net and avoid the giant hammer's attack.
However, just as the Moonblade Shuttle had bypassed the giant black net of malevolent energy,
A giant bear claw formed from demonic power and malevolent energy suddenly appeared out of thin air, instantly filling most of Yue Qingqiu's divine sense range!
The bear's paw was a hundred feet long, its tip glowing with a dark purple spiritual light, and it slammed towards the moon blade shuttle with an overwhelming force.
Compared to this enormous bear paw, the Moonblade Shuttle looked as tiny as a toothpick.
The attack came too suddenly; the Moonblade Shuttle had no way to avoid it!
Fortunately, although Yue Qingqiu was startled, she did not panic.
She had already sensed the level of the bear paw spell, both being late-stage third-tier spells. However, the bear paw's spiritual energy covered a large area, causing its power to be dispersed, and it might not be able to block the sharpness of the moon blade shuttle spikes.
With a flick of her wrist, she unleashed the remaining half of her magical power, causing a crescent-shaped beam of light to suddenly condense in front of the Moon Blade Shuttle's escape light. The beam was icy cold and piercing, slashing straight at the massive bear claw demonic power in the air.
"Sizzle—"
A piercing tearing sound rang out, and the demonic power wrapped in the giant bear claw was cleaved open by the light like a rag, revealing a gap that was as wide as a person and several feet thick. The demonic energy dissipated along the gap.
"Let's go now!"
Yue Qingqiu's expression turned serious. Ignoring the stinging pain in her meridians caused by the excessive consumption of her magic power, and disregarding the needle-like pain from the shock to her soul, she forcibly activated the Moon Blade Shuttle to accelerate for the second time.
The shuttle's silver light suddenly surged, and it instantly passed through the gap in the bear claw's demonic power like a shooting star.
In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed, the thick, stench of demonic energy was left behind, and endless blue sky and white clouds appeared ahead, and it seemed that they were about to return to safe airspace.
Just as the Moonblade Shuttle was about to break free of the encirclement, a gigantic bear demon the size of a building suddenly appeared in mid-air ahead.
Its body was covered in dark brown mane, and its eyes were blood-red. It was baring its fangs and waiting in the air.
On the bear demon's back, Elder Kumamoto wore a cold smile, his gaze fixed on the Moonblade Shuttle.
As soon as the Moon Blade Shuttle emerged from the gap in the demonic energy, the giant bear demon's true form did not hesitate, unleashing its massive, fan-like claws with a whistling sound.
The claws gleamed with a dark golden luster, clearly sharp claws refined by demonic power for many years, their sharpness far exceeding that of ordinary third-tier demonic beasts.
Even through the protection of the Moonblade Shuttle, Yue Qingqiu could feel a slight tremor in her heart.
The claw strike was so fast that she had no time to react.
Previously, in order to avoid being surrounded, Yue Qingqiu had changed the speed and direction of the Moon Blade Shuttle three times in a row. Her magic power was exhausted, and she had no strength left to dodge.
She could only grit her teeth and mobilize the last bit of her magic power, focusing it all on the protective aura of the Moonblade Shuttle to withstand this fatal blow.
"Squeak squeak squeak—"
A piercing metallic squeaking sound echoed through the air. Yue Qingqiu felt the shuttle body shake violently, and the spiritual energy protective light shattered like a spider web.
The next moment, she completely lost control of the Moonblade Shuttle.
From the air, one could see the Blood Fiend Bear's giant claws slamming into the Moon Blade Shuttle. The blinding blood-red light and silver moonlight intertwined and collided on the surface of the shuttle, bursting out with dazzling light.
Two sharp claws on the bear's paw snapped off with a snap, falling into the clouds below with beads of blood.
However, a section of the front end of the Moonblade Shuttle was also forcibly cut off, causing the shuttle to lose its balance and fly backward like a kite with a broken string, falling towards the forest below.
The Blood Fiend Bear roared in pain, its crimson eyes fixed on the flying Moon Blade Shuttle. Dark brown blood seeped from the broken nails on its paws, clearly indicating that it was also in bad shape.
This attack, seemingly evenly matched, had in fact achieved Elder Kumamoto's objective.
The array inside the Moonblade Shuttle was damaged by the giant claw's strike, its spiritual light dimming and flickering. Even if it was barely activated, it could no longer escape at the previous speed, and its hope of escape was completely extinguished.
"Junior brother, we can't leave now. This battle is unavoidable."
Yue Qingqiu's face was grim, but she showed no fear whatsoever.
As the chief successor of the Star Moon Sect, she has experienced many battles, both large and small, and is already a formidable opponent among Core Formation cultivators. Her only hidden danger is her soul, which was injured by the self-destruction of her Nascent Soul earlier, and is still aching faintly.
Without further hesitation, she quickly took out a pill that emitted a pale blue spiritual light and swallowed it.
That is the "Spirit-Cleansing Pill," which can simultaneously restore magical power and nourish the spirit.
As the pill entered her stomach, a cooling sensation quickly spread throughout her body, calming her disordered breathing somewhat.
The mana in his body, which had been almost depleted, was being forcibly replenished and enhanced.
Her breathing quickly returned to normal.
She then put away the damaged Moonblade Shuttle and led Chen Yi down into the forest below, preparing to fight the enemy on the ground.
Without a high-speed flying artifact, it would be unwise to confront a Core Formation cultivator with two spirit pets in the air.
"Junior brother, the opponent has two people and two pets, so they have the advantage in strength."
Yue Qingqiu quickly analyzed the situation, her tone somewhat grave.
"I'll handle Elder Kumamoto and that Blood Fiend Bear. You're not good at direct combat, so just hold off Elder Red Eagle."
Remember, don't hold back on puppets or spirit pets at this time; focus all your efforts on protecting yourself.
"If we can hold out for a while, until the law enforcement cultivators of Qingyun Cave notice the commotion and arrive, we'll have a chance to survive."
"it is good."
Chen Yi's expression was serious as he glanced at the two figures closing in from the front and back.
In front of them was Elder Kumamoto riding a Blood Fiend Bear, and behind them was Elder Red Eagle riding a Red-feathered Eagle. The two were positioned in a pincer movement, showing no intention of giving them a chance to breathe.
Without further hesitation, he took the initiative to go to meet the Red Eagle Elder behind him, leaving the front line to Yue Qingqiu.
"Hahaha, Venerable Chen, I suppose we have a connection. Perhaps I can spare your life today!"
"Now that the Star Moon Sect is in decline, why don't you join my Eagle Ridge Mountain? We can become fellow disciples and avoid this calamity today. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
The old man, riding his red-feathered eagle, approached at breakneck speed, uttering words of recruitment while his actions were ruthless.
A blazing red light emanated from his fingertips, and a foot-long flame spell, carrying a scorching aura, shot straight towards Chen Yi's face.
Chen Yi remained completely calm. Facing the incoming fire magic, he lightly flicked his wrist, and a black light suddenly shot out.
It was a tortoise-shaped puppet with a diameter of two or three zhang (approximately 6.6 meters). Its shell was thick and heavy, and its surface was covered with mysterious puppet power arrays. When it landed, it made a dull sound and stood firmly in front of Chen Yi.
"boom!"
A mid-stage tier 3 fire spell slammed into the puppet tortoise shell.
A faint glow emanated from the black puppet energy array on the tortoise shell, gently deflecting the fire magic and causing it to land on a nearby rock, exploding into a burst of flames.
No burn marks were left on the tortoise shell.
"Hmm? A turtle puppet specializing in defense?"
Old Man Red Eagle was slightly surprised, his gaze falling on the tortoise shell, his tone tinged with astonishment.
"The quality of this tortoise shell... it must be at least a high-grade third rank! You actually possess such a treasure?"
Despite his surprise, his attack did not stop.
The Red Eagle Elder and his crimson-feathered eagle attacked simultaneously, unleashing a burst of crimson eagle demonic energy and a ball of fire, one forceful and the other gentle, sealing off Chen Yi's escape route.
But the tortoise-shaped puppet remained motionless, and the tortoise shell formation lit up again, blocking both attacks without damaging the patterns on its shell.
"Heh, young friend Chen, you don't think you can hide in your turtle shell and I can't do anything to you, do you?"
Old Man Red Eagle sneered, his tone tinged with disdain.
"Watch me burn your tortoise shell to a crisp, like a fiery red lotus!"
He rode his red-feathered eagle to a spot a mile away from Chen Yi, where it landed steadily in the air.
At the same time, crimson light emanated from his fingertips as he began to absorb the demonic fire power within his spirit pet, the Red Eagle.
The red-feathered eagle let out a sharp cry, and the demonic flames around it flowed into the old man's body like a stream, intertwining and merging with his own magical power.
He rapidly formed hand seals, his body temperature soaring, clearly preparing a large-scale fire spell to burn through Chen Yi's tortoise-shaped puppet defenses in one fell swoop.
However, the next moment, the old man Red Eagle was dumbfounded.
With a few soft "whoosh" sounds, Chen Yi quickly summoned another three-headed puppet.
Wolf-shaped, leopard-shaped, and tiger-shaped puppets formed a triangle around the tortoise-shaped puppet, their bodies radiating a pale blue puppet energy glow.
Together with the tortoise-shaped puppet, they formed a defensive triangle, protecting Chen Yi completely.
At the same time, a yellowish-brown light flashed from Chen Yi's sleeve, and the palm-sized treasure-hunting rat instantly burrowed into the ground and disappeared;
Another flame flickered, and a red eagle with flame-like feathers quietly landed on the top of the tortoise-shaped puppet's shell. Its sharp eyes were fixed on the old red eagle in the air, clearly also Chen Yi's spirit pet.
The old man Red Eagle thought Chen Yi would only be on the defensive, so he arrogantly approached and focused on preparing a large-scale spell. He never expected that Chen Yi had so many trump cards up his sleeve.
At this moment, he was fully guiding the fusion of his magical power and demonic power. Because the demonic power under his eagle was being drawn away, it was temporarily unable to use its escape technique to fly quickly, resulting in a brief stalemate.
At this crucial moment—
The three attack puppets—tiger, leopard, and wolf—suddenly lit up with puppet crystal light, and three light blue puppet power waves, accompanied by sharp whistles, rushed straight towards Elder Red Eagle!
All three attacks were at the mid-stage of the third tier, and they were so close that they arrived in front of Elder Red Eagle almost instantly.
The old man with the red eagle's expression changed drastically. He couldn't continue preparing his spell and hurriedly dispersed most of the magical power he had gathered in his hands.
The backlash from forcibly interrupting the spell caused his chest to churn and his blood to surge, almost making him spit out a mouthful of blood.
He could only do his best to control the red-feathered eagle beneath him to dodge to the side, narrowly avoiding the three waves of puppet force.
"How could such a young person be so wealthy?"
Old Man Red Eagle was both shocked and furious. His gaze swept over Chen Yi's four puppets, and his tone was filled with disbelief.
"He simultaneously possesses one high-grade third-tier puppet and three mid-grade third-tier puppets!"
There was one more thing he didn't say.
Chen Yi's combat awareness is far from being as weak as rumored.
They even knew to release an offensive puppet at the crucial moment when he was preparing a large-scale spell combining human and beast attacks, interrupting his spellcasting rhythm.
What's even more remarkable is that puppeteers' spiritual energy is already greatly depleted, yet Chen Yi was able to control four puppets simultaneously for offense and defense. This level of spiritual energy is rare even among Core Formation cultivators.
(End of this chapter)