novelraw Chapter 967: Seeking Profit Even in Crisis
Chapter 967: Seeking Profit Even in Crisis
No wonder he’s a true Descendant of the Divine Guardian with awakened bloodline. Though Zhao Lingxian’s strength doesn’t match hers, he has his own merits. At the very least, his tenacity for life isn’t something ordinary people can rival.Although she knew that Zhao Lingxian surviving would inevitably stir up trouble in the future, Mu Hanyan was helpless against that mysterious person in the Silver Robe.
Of course, now is not the time to worry about that. If they don’t leave, even if Zhao Lingxian stirs up trouble again, they won’t live to see it.
"Zirong, you guys leave too!" Mu Hanyan knew they couldn’t delay any longer.
The Divine Beast hasn’t even fully erupted yet, and its threatening fury is already so terrifying. Once the anger fully erupts, who knows how terrifying it would be. With her strength, she might still have a slim chance of escape, but Hua Yuezi and the others are certain to die.
Zirong and Jiang Yuzhe nodded slightly and turned without hesitation. They were not indecisive people. Knowing that this Divine Beast’s Spiritual Wisdom was damaged and has fallen into a state of fury with no hope of domesticating, staying would be meaningless and would only hold Mu Hanyan back, leaving them floundering while trying to escape.
However, just a few steps away, they suddenly realized that Mu Hanyan hadn’t moved.
"Master, you’re not leaving?" They paused in their steps and shouted anxiously and in surprise.
"I’ll wait a bit longer." Mu Hanyan calmly said as she glanced towards the magma spring.
Only then did Jiang Zi and the others realize. Previously, they were focused on dealing with those Death Spirit Sword Slaves and then the skeletons that appeared afterward, forgetting that Ye Lanfeng was still in that space rift. This was not their fault; Ye Lanfeng’s strength was too overwhelming, almost an unbeatable existence in their minds, earning their unconditional trust. Sometimes, they trusted him even more than Mu Hanyan. How could they worry about him?
It was only now they remembered Ye Lanfeng was human, not a god, and could encounter danger too; it’s just that for them, such danger always seemed too distant.
Although they never genuinely understood or accepted Mu Hanyan’s "passion for man," which was not unusual among wealthy families and was even seen as a romantic tale thousands of years ago, they were deeply moved to see Mu Hanyan’s refusal to abandon Ye Lanfeng during such a critical moment, unwilling to flee alone.
"Sigh, if only the Master were a woman, then their talents and beauty would truly be a match made in heaven." They couldn’t help but admire and regret once more when they saw Mu Hanyan’s face, more delicate and handsome than most men.
Though they knew they shouldn’t be thinking about this at such a moment, they couldn’t help it. The "forbidden love" between the Master and Ye Lanfeng was indeed a pain in their hearts that couldn’t be erased.
Thinking of Ye Lanfeng, they suddenly thought of something and all looked towards Hua Yue, only to find that he still maintained his previous posture, petrified in place.
Zirong and the others rushed to Hua Yue without hesitation, knowing that Mu Hanyan would not abandon Ye Lanfeng, and they would not leave Hua Yue behind. They didn’t know what state Hua Yue was in, whether he was suffering from the backlash of the Blood Sacrifice Technique, losing his mind forever, but they were determined to carry him out, dead or alive.
Just as Zirong reached Hua Yue, ready to lift him and leave, the Divine Beast let out another roar, spewing a golden beam of light from its mouth.
Instantly, the ground shook; rocks and soil fell like raindrops.
Zirong and the others, about to escape, and even the Fifth Prince, Nian An Yao, and others who were crawling with their last ounce of strength, had to stop to deflect the stones falling on their heads. If not, they’d be buried alive by the debris before they reached the entrance, forever lying there.
Xia Youchen was severely injured, having exhausted himself to kill the last of the Death Spirit Sword Slaves. Fen Qianji was also hurt and had to take care of the more severely injured Tang Bufan, facing a situation where escape seemed impossible.
With a rumble, several giant stones fell, completely sealing the cave entrance.
Now they were truly doomed. Except for Zhao Lingxian, who was rescued by the mysterious person, no one managed to escape. They were all trapped in the underground cave.
"Master Nian, think of something; I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die..." The Fifth Prince raised his head to the dome, crying in despair.
The golden beam had blasted a pit several feet deep in the dome of the cave. If it happened a few more times, it seemed like it might pierce through the entire Flying Peak, but he didn’t dare to hope for escape through that because he’d be buried before that happened.
Most frightening of all, the Divine Beast hadn’t moved an inch; it merely unleashed a breath. If it truly started to act—oh no, if it began to use its claws—it would be a catastrophic force, capable of annihilating everything.
Watching the majestic and extraordinary figure of the Divine Beast wreathed in golden flames, the Fifth Prince was filled with terror and despair, wishing for a quick faint to escape the ordeal.
Mu Hanyan and the others were equally grim. They saw the huge pit in the dome, aware that the Divine Beast was mindlessly venting its fury. Once it deliberately unleashed its wrath on them, no one could withstand it.
"There’s no way; its mind is completely engulfed in rage. Unless it can be sobered up, we’re doomed. But this isn’t an ordinary Exotic Beast; it’s a Divine Beast more powerful than those in legends. Who has the power to bring it back to its senses?" Xia Youchen said with a bitter smile. Pausing, he seemed to recall something and continued, "Unless there’s an ancient Divine Beast’s strange treasure condensed from its own Divine Soul to keep the Spirit Platform steady and dissolve its endless anger, otherwise, we should prepare for our end."
Obviously, Xia Youchen held no hope for this "unless." He laughed wryly. Known as the Beast Taming Sword Saint, though notorious, he was seen as a once-in-millennium genius, yet he didn’t possess such a strange treasure. How could anyone else?
Thus, aside from awaiting death, he held no other frivolous hope, merely speaking offhand.
He spoke without intent, but the listener had intent. Master Nian An Yao’s eyes lit up suddenly after hearing him.
There’s a secret known only to himself: that Beast Spirit Pearl of his was actually condensed from the Divine Soul of an Ancient Divine Beast. It could sense the aura of Exotic Beasts and judge their power for this reason.
To discover that the life-saving treasure was in his possession brought a frenzied joy to Master Nian An Yao’s eyes: now, it seemed everyone’s lives were in his hands. If he didn’t seize this opportunity to gain advantages, wouldn’t it be too much a pity?