Beginning Of Multiverse Saga

Chapter 159: Find The Serpent Of Silver Moon

There was no other choice. When they learned that Sharky had just killed an expert at the peak of the eighth rank, the six ranks of cultivation that they had originally been immensely proud of seemed completely worthless.

Sharky was going to refuse, but Catherine secretly warned him that he should take the gifts to appease them, or else something bad might happen later. So, he accepted them.

"You guys are so noisy it woke me up." The crown prince yawned as he came out of his tent lazily, completely aware that his life had almost ended just now.

Catherine had to show him respect in front of so many people. She walked up and reported everything that had happened to him.

The crown prince continuously sighed when he heard the report. "The two of them died? Sigh, I don’t have anyone to catch rabbits with me in the future."

For the sake of getting closer to Catherine, the two brothers had spent quite the time buttering up the crown prince. They had done all sorts of fun things with him. When had the crown prince, who was usually locked up in the palace, ever seen these new and exciting things? He had quickly befriended them.

That was also one of the reasons why Catherine hadn’t suspected the Gu clan brothers before. If they really had traitorous thoughts, why would they exert themselves so much to serve the crown prince?

All of the clans’ young masters felt incredibly conflicted when they heard what the crown prince said. This kind of simple-minded crown prince really was...

Unfortunately, their fates were already tied together. They could only brace themselves and walk this path down to its end.

After a night of rest, Gao Ying and Pei You’s conditions gradually improved. The next day, their group continued their advance into the mountain.

Pei You told everyone how to track the Serpent Of Silver Moon’s aura. Someone from the Meng clan had entered the dungeon before and ended up obtaining one of the Serpent Of Silver Moon’s scales. Then, they had a rune master turn it into a magic artifact. The scale could be used to track down the original owner.

With this magic artifact in hand, the group slowly advanced toward the mountain depths. There were many dangerous beast nests along the way, but because of Sharky’s warnings, they avoided practically all of them.

The group continued advancing for three days in a row. Pei You’s expression became grave as he said, "We’re almost there!"

Sharky had already sensed a strong water elemental power even before Pei You said anything.

The group walked out of the jungle. An open and clear view suddenly stretched before their eyes. A large waterfall flowed into a massive pool, causing water to splash everywhere. As rays of sunlight scattered down, even faint rainbows that could be seen.

Zhao Xi said with a smile, "This serpent really knows how to enjoy itself; no wonder it changed homes. This place’s scenery is far better than that Cold Jade Pond."

Gao Ying said with a frown, "Something’s not right. There are formidable beasts everywhere in this mountain, and they’re quite protective of their own territories. This place might be better than that Cold Jade Pond, but the Serpent Of Silver Moon is a seventh ranked beast. Does it have the qualifications to occupy a territory like this?"

Meng Pan asked, "Could it be that there are no other water element beasts here, so it just happened to have found its niche?"

Gao Ying hesitated. "That’s not entirely impossible."

Catherine remained quiet for a bit, and then said, "Since we’re here and still can’t figure those things out, let’s prepare for battle."

The young masters moved in a methodical and thorough manner. After all, these were the clans’ elites.

Catherine kept the crown prince at the very back. No one dared to let him run around at the front, because if something happened to him, no one would be able to shoulder the responsibility.

Gao Ying and Pei You had been wounded. Even though they had managed to recover a bit, they were still in no shape to engage in intensive combat. That was why they were kept by the crown prince’s side.

For added security, Catherine had Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun bring the Eastern Palace’s guards over as well. She remained with Sharky and led the young masters as they began to encircle the waterfall.

"Catherine, good luck!" the crown prince exclaimed as he sat on a large rock. He ate the fruits the guards prepared for him while cheering happily. For him, this was nothing more than a sightseeing journey. He had no idea what kind of dangers they were going to face and merely treated it as a performance.

Catherine sighed inwardly. She quickly focused and brought their group to the pond beneath the waterfall. The pond was full of mist. Together with the rippling surface of the water, she couldn’t see inside at all.

Soon afterward, someone tossed bait that had been previously prepared into the pond. The water gradually turned red, and then a voice roared furiously. "Who dares to contaminate my dwelling?!"

The pond water instantly surged. Then, a towering figure several dozen zhang tall rushed out, floating in the air. Its shining eyes stared at everyone furiously. Its brown vertical pupils were intimidating, making all who saw them shiver.

"You’re all sure that this thing is at the seventh rank?" Liu Xian’s voice shook when he saw this massive creature.

Zhao Xi gulped. "Why is it so big? According to the intelligence we had, it shouldn’t have been that big."

Meng Pan couldn’t help but take a step back too. "Its pressure is also a lot greater than what the information stated."

Catherine’s voice turned cold. "Wait, it can speak. This is the sign of a creature at the eighth ranked at the very least..."

Sharky corrected her. "It’s not at the eighth rank, but rather the ninth rank."

Catherine’s expression changed. She quickly ordered, "Retreat!"

Everyone knew that a beast was much stronger than a human at the same level. Sharky might be able to defeat a person at the peak of the eighth rank, but there was almost no chance of success against a beast at the ninth rank.

They quickly retreated. Catherine was incredibly confused as she wondered, "Why is it so much stronger than what the information said?"

"You want to escape? Do you think it’ll be that easy?!" the serpent roared. Waves of water rushed out, forming a transparent curtain that blocked off their path of retreat.

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Meanwhile, by the pond, those present were fleeing in panic. However, even though the water barrier looked fragile, when Zhao Xi, who ran the fastest, smashed into it, he bounced right off.

"Ow!" Zhao Xi cried out in alarm. His ki and blood were all over the place from the impact, and he almost threw up a mouthful of blood. He wasn’t convinced and concentrated all of the ki in his body into his weapon, bringing it hacking down on the barrier. Unfortunately, his strength seemed to sink into a layer of cotton. A strange force neutralized his attack.

The others also began to attack the barrier as well. Unfortunately, light flickered across its surface, and their attacks were completely disregarded.

"We’re done for!" Meng Pan’s face was even paler than normal as he cried out in despair.

Being trapped here by a beast of the ninth rank meant that there was no hope of a single one of them surviving this place.

He wasn’t the only one left in despair. The others’ faces were pale from fright. They had still been in high spirits a second before, yet now, they had all changed from the hunters to the prey.

"Hahaha! Puny and cowardly humans, you all just love to bully the weak and fear the strong. I really enjoyed watching your shameful performance." The Serpent Of Silver Moon in the sky wasn’t in a rush to attack and instead looked at all of them with an expression of ridicule. The more terrified they were, the more it enjoyed itself.

Sharky laughed in ridicule. Has this Serpent Of Silver Moon been bullied by humans before or something? Otherwise, why would it carry such strong resentment against them?

That seemed more and more likely. After all, this dungeon was the academy’s property, and students were often sent in for training.

Catherine exclaimed loudly, "Everyone, don’t panic! We’ve made ample preparations for this mission. Since things have already turned out this way, then prepare for battle! There might still be a chance at victory!"

Sharky felt admiration inwardly. There were so many men here, yet the one who remained the most calm was instead this woman.

Zhao Xi and the others grumbled. They had prepared a lot for this mission, but they had prepared for a seventh ranked Serpent Of Silver Moon, not this ninth ranked one in front of them! However, they were elites selected from various distinguished clans. They knew that in such a situation, they could only stake it all.

They quickly gathered at Catherine’s side and entered a battle formation. Then they fired many crossbow bolts at the serpent in the sky. These weren’t ordinary crossbow bolts, but rather armor penetrating bolts reinforced through formations.

Unfortunately, this was now a ninth ranked beast they were facing. When they made contact with its body, the crossbow bolts only released clanking noises, merely leaving behind faint white marks at most. They couldn’t wound it at all.

However, the Serpent Of Silver Moon was angered. "You ants dare to offend this king?!" it roared furiously, launching four orbs of water from its mouth.

The flickering water spheres smashed into the ground. Then, the group saw that every single sphere seemed to have beasts wrapped inside it. However, these beasts’ expressions were filled with pain and resentment.

"Golden War Ox, Giant Frost Bear, Hard Bristle Black Boar, Lightning Devouring Tiger!" Catherine’s expression changed. "They’re all seventh ranked beasts that it’s devoured in the past, and now, their souls have been refined into its own water puppets! These puppets retain a large portion of their strength from when they were still alive. Everyone, be careful!"

She had studied a lot about the Serpent Of Silver Moon’s characteristics precisely for this mission. She had originally expected it to use some sixth rank puppets, but now, they were actually all at the seventh rank! The difficulty was exponentially harder.

"Leave everything to me," Sharky said, as he appeared in front of the Serpent Of Silver Moon.

Using his Immortal Phoenix Technique, he quickly freezes the puppets, and then all of his puppets are blasted.

"You? How dare you break my puppets?" Serpent Of Silver Moon looked at him with an angry expression, he had already locked onto his aura not long ago. The ninth ranked beast’s instincts immediately told it that he was the one that posed the greatest threat out of everyone here.

"Why not, they are fucking noisy," Sharky replied, he was also looking for an opening. A ninth ranked beast had an incredibly tough body and all sorts of innate skills. Its real strength was comparable to a human at the master rank.

"Then fight with my new puppet," Serpent Of Silver Moon shouted in anger. It opened its mouth and spat out another water sphere, which instantly turned into a strange bird.

"It’s the Blackfeather Hawk!" Catherine’s voice carried a hint of despair. It was because this was an eighth ranked beast!

This Serpent Of Silver Moon had actually devoured an eighth ranked beast! No wonder it was able to rise up to the ninth rank. How could they possibly defeat an eighth ranked beast?

But Catherine bit her lip. She wouldn’t give up until the absolute final moment. She gave the command for everyone to get into formation again.

Then, the marksmen raised their bolts toward the Blackfeather Hawk in the sky. Countless bolts screamed out.

However, with a wave of the Blackfeather Hawk’s wings, water element bubbles filled the air. The vicious barrage of bolts was instantly trapped when they made contact with the bubbles. The ice element power they carried was also neutralized at once.

Then, the remaining bubbles landed on the Eastern Palace’s formation. The warriors felt as if they were trapped in a swamp as they were imprisoned in the water bubbles. They struggled frantically, trying to free themselves. Unfortunately, they were like drowning people who didn’t know how to swim. They were just wasting their strength, as it was futile

The Blackfeather Hawk raised its neck and released a silent roar. Then, it pulled in its wings and dove down. Its body transformed into a stream of light and smashed into the formation. Blasts of blood erupted from the chests of those who weren’t trapped in the bubbles. Huge holes appeared in their chests.