Chapter 192 : Sweeping the Demon Realm
Chapter 192 : Sweeping the Demon Realm
"Be careful!"
Chu Sang immediately stepped forward to shield Tang Yanling, raising her hand to form a Golden Armor Talisman and casting it out to block the sneak attack. She coldly looked towards the source.
From the lake's surface emerged a massive demon beast, a full zhang wide, attacking them.
And it wasn't just one!
Sensing the presence of living cultivators, more and more bubbles appeared on the previously calm water surface, followed by a large group of black-brown, eel-like water demon beasts. Their bodies were long like snakes, each more bizarre and terrifying than the last, with huge fangs, protruding fish eyes, and their enormous black-brown bodies covered in dense spots, triggering trypophobia in onlookers.
This group of demon beasts stirred up a storm in the lake, glaring hostilely at the intruders in their territory, displaying extremely domineering behavior!
"A group of smuggled demon beasts, how dare they act so arrogantly in our cultivation world's territory! This is outrageous! We from the Pill Condensation Sect are the first to object. We must teach them a lesson. Quick! Go on! Kill them!"
After Liu Yuanqing finished his false bravado, he realized no one was agreeing with him. Embarrassed, he turned his head to look at the motionless sword cultivators, "Why aren't you attacking? If we wait any longer, that flood dragon will escape and might wreak havoc elsewhere out of humiliation. It won't be easy to catch it again."
"Fool, why don't you take another look? Who dares to go down there?"
The Senior Sister from the Phantom Sound Sect, Wei Chi Mu, coldly sneered, looking at everyone with disdain, especially those who were stupid and unaware of it. Without the protection of extraordinary beauty, her sarcasm was at its peak.
"The electric eel at the forefront is enormous and can release electric currents. It's a powerful and rare thunder-water attribute demon beast, and its strength has already reached the Divine Transformation stage," Mo Qingchen looked at everyone. "We mustn't act rashly."
Chu Sang nodded slightly and said calmly, "We might be able to defeat a Divine Transformation stage demon beast, but this one is very clever. It avoids close combat with us, deliberately hiding in the distant waters, moving swiftly and making it difficult to track. Its powerful lightning can conduct throughout the entire lake. In its territory, it reigns supreme with no natural predators, and no one dares approach."
Shang Ziling also agreed, "If we rashly go down there, not only will it be difficult to slay so many massive demon beasts, but we'll also be instantly struck by the lightning force, becoming food for this group of demon beasts."
Liu Yuanqing finally noticed, a beat late, that the huge demon beast staring at them from afar was actually a very rare Divine Transformation stage electric eel!
Scared, his face instantly turned pale. He had just walked to the lake's edge but quickly retreated several steps. That was close; he almost touched the water... As a fragile pill refiner, he should hide behind everyone else and just watch those reckless sword cultivators fight it out.
All the disciples took a few steps back.
Chu Sang also pulled Tang Yanling back, moving out of the electric eel's attack range. She frowned, about to ask her Second Senior Sister if she was alright when another eager voice beat her to it:
"Beautiful lady, are you okay? I was so scared just now. If that damn demon beast had accidentally hurt your delicate skin, I would have been heartbroken!!!"
Chu Sang looked over, "......"
It seemed that Wei Hanmo not only had to compete with men for people but also with women.
Wei Chi Mu, who had just been glaring at Liu Yuanqing, suddenly changed her expression, showing great concern. The huge contrast in her behavior made Liu Yuanqing's eyes nearly pop out. Damn, why was this shrew from the Phantom Sound Sect treating people differently?
That gaze could hardly be considered innocent.
He shuddered with disgust, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
"Ugly people don't deserve to speak to me," Wei Chi Mu didn't even bother to give him a sideways glance.
"You......"
Liu Yuanqing trembled with anger. Ugly? Him, ugly? No one had ever called him ugly in his entire life. He was the handsome and dashing head disciple of the Pill Condensation Sect, good-looking and skilled in pill refining, an existence many couldn't even touch!
Although admittedly, things hadn't been going smoothly for him since meeting Qin Xixue, being constantly targeted... But no matter how much people called him a noob, he didn't care. However, being called ugly instantly enraged Liu Yuanqing.
Realizing he couldn't beat the other party, he thought that in life, one couldn't avoid slander, so he should keep a level head and trust in the discerning eyes of the masses...
"She's indeed not as beautiful as our Second Senior Sister, but we shouldn't judge people solely by their appearance. Although some people aren't good-looking, it doesn't mean their hearts... are actually not good either, and they don't seem very smart. Well, this person is beyond help," Tantai Ming shrugged.
"I admit he's right about the malicious slander," Mu Chihuai said.
Chu Sang, "Sixth Senior Brother and Seventh Senior Brother are correct."
Big Senior Brother, "Little Junior Sister is right."
Big Senior Sister, "Mm, so stupid."
Liu Yuanqing, "......"
Are you doing this on purpose?
Just because he helped Qin Xixue a few times before, do you have to target him like this?
Those troublesome things were all done by Qin Xixue; he was truly just an innocent bystander.
The demon beast group's attack came fiercely. The disciples from various major sects, having cooperated multiple times before, quickly found their positions.
Pill refiners stayed in the back, maintaining spiritual energy replenishment.
The Phantom Sound Sect and Eight Trigrams Sect used illusions, sound attacks, and talismans for support.
Sword cultivators joined forces to slay the demon beasts at the front.
Tool refining disciples occasionally used their various magical tools and spirit tools for long-range attacks and to finish off weakened beasts. When sword cultivators' weapons were damaged, they could immediately provide replacements.
The perfect coordination of several positions had helped them overcome many beast tides before, but this group of beasts proved particularly troublesome.
These fish beasts weren't particularly strong individually, but the most annoying thing was the layers of mucus covering their bodies.
These layers of mucus not only acted as their protective shield, with a defensive capability stronger than hard black iron, but also effectively weakened the disciples' sword qi attacks, reducing their power by more than half when they hit the demon beasts.
These demon beasts were extremely slippery, moving at incredible speeds in the water, appearing and disappearing without a trace, making it difficult to find an opportunity to strike.
Even when they finally found a chance to attack up close and managed to kill an eel, their swords were covered in mucus.
This mucus couldn't be cleaned with ordinary cleansing techniques, severely hindering the speed and sharpness of the blade...
Disgusting.
In one word, disgusting.
As the sword cultivator disciples bravely slaughtered at the front, Hong Niang and the beast tamers' demon beasts also joined the battle. Unfortunately, most of the disciples' contracted beasts were land-based, putting them at a disadvantage in water combat.
"Hiss~"
Hong Niang spat out thousands of white spider silk strands. The sticky silk effectively entangled several fish beasts attacking on the water's surface, tightening fiercely with several muffled bangs, tearing them apart!
The blood attracted even more fish beasts swarming in, opening their bloody mouths to attack. It was like feeding fish from a bridge, and the spectacle was, frankly, quite terrifying.
Unfortunately, Hong Niang wasn't good in water and couldn't go underwater. At most, she could only kill the fish beasts on the surface. The number of beasts in the depths was even more enormous, and once the spider silk entered the water, it encountered resistance, greatly reducing its accuracy.
"Hong Niang, help me with something," Continuing to kill like this would only waste time without any other benefit. Chu Sang thought for a moment, a plan forming in her mind as she retreated to the shore.
"What does Master want Hong Niang to do? It's not a favor; it's my duty!" The beautiful large spider was more than willing to help her.
If Hong Niang had felt a tiny bit of unwillingness when first contracted by Chu Sang, now only admiration, reverence, and affection remained.
It was precisely because of following Chu Sang that she was able to advance to the peak of late Divine Transformation stage in just a few short years, a height she could never have reached in her entire life before, no less impressive than those great Demon Kings in the demon race's own domain!
"Don't worry, it shouldn't be a very difficult task for you," she smiled, and those familiar with Chu Sang knew that whenever she smiled like this, something was definitely going to suffer. "Help me weave a large net, as big as possible... well, it doesn't need to be too big, just do your best. As long as it can contain all these demon beasts in the lake, that's enough."
"Con-contain all of them?"
Hong Niang was greatly shocked. There were no small number of demon beasts in the lake, at least several thousand.
After being stunned for two seconds, she nodded firmly and said, "Don't worry, Master. Give me half an hour."
"Half an hour probably won't be enough. Weave as fast as you can. If you really can't contain so many demon beasts, it's fine. The main thing is to be able to contain that electric eel. Once we capture it, we can directly enter the water to slay the demon beasts, and the situation will be a bit better than now."
"Alright, Master, rest assured. Leave this matter to Hong Niang."
The slaughter continued at the front. There were simply too many demon beasts, and they were too difficult to deal with. After killing for so long, they had only managed to slay a few dozen demon beasts.
Swords and weapons were all covered with thick layers of mucus.
The people could still hold on, but the swords were about to give up.
Weeping Blood Sword was completely irritated, "Damn, what kind of evolution did these demon beasts go through? How can they be so disgusting? They're making me want to vomit."
"Wuwu, fighting is one thing, but spitting mucus all over our faces? What's that about?" Mystic Spirit Sword couldn't stand it; he loved cleanliness the most.
"Kill them, kill them, chop them up, let them all die!"
Primordial Soul-Chaser had also gone mad.
The sword cultivators were also suffering terribly.
"I really can't take it anymore. I've never seen such disgusting demon beasts. I've already changed five swords in just this short time, and now my sword is covered in this disgusting mucus again. How are we supposed to fight like this?"
"I at least have a water spirit root, so I can fight directly in the water domain. I might not necessarily let these demon beasts take advantage, but the most annoying thing is that electric eel. That beast is like an immovable sea-calming needle, just staying motionless in the center of the lake, watching our every move. If anyone dares to enter the lake, it will instantly unleash that terrifying lightning power, turning the entire lake into a lightning lake. Whoever enters, dies..."
"If we keep fighting like this, we won't gain any advantage. We'll only be exhausted by this group of demon beasts and then be killed..."
Amidst a chorus of complaints, morale was dropping rapidly. Just then, a red figure flew out on a sword, arrogant and spirited, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
"Chu Sang?"
What is she planning to do?!
"All of you, step back! It's time for me to show my skills!"
"What is she going to do? Hasn't she seen that big electric eel still watching vigilantly in the lake? And if I remember correctly, doesn't she have a fire spirit root? Going over there is no different from sending herself to her death!?"
"Little Junior Sister?"
Tantai Ming was about to rush forward to help, but was pulled back by Mu Chihuai, "I sincerely suggest that you'd better not go up there and make things worse."
Tantai Ming was unconvinced. He was about to retort when his expression suddenly changed, "This is..."
An Innate Spirit Body was most sensitive to spiritual energy fluctuations. The sudden appearance of dense spiritual energy shocked even him. He looked up and saw that spirit stone... coffin?
"Such dense spiritual energy! Such pure spiritual energy! I've never encountered such pure and dense spiritual energy in my entire life. Is that a spirit stone? My goodness, such a large spirit stone? Bigger than a person! No, wait, the more I look at it, the more it looks like a... coffin?"
Su Chen'an heard the disciple's complaints nearby and took a deep breath before gently saying, "I'll only say this once, okay? That's a bed."
A disciple at the front exclaimed in shock, "Who's so extravagant? Such a large piece of top-grade spirit stone, carved into the shape of a coffin instead of something else. What a waste of a treasure!"
"...I'll say it one more time, that's a bed!"
"A coffin made of spirit stone, how impressive!"
"What a big coffin!"
"......"
Mo Qingchen and the disciples from the Tianyan Sect also looked up, not understanding what she was trying to do. Such a precious large piece of top-grade spirit stone should be well hidden, not exposed in broad daylight like this. It would inevitably attract some ill-intentioned people.
What shocked them even more was that in the next second, Chu Sang threw this large piece of top-grade spirit stone into the lake...
Thrown into the water??!
They would be grateful to get a top-grade spirit stone the size of a fingernail, yet she just threw away such a large coffin... no, top-grade spirit stone?!
Didn't she know that the lake was full of demon beasts? This was like throwing a meat bun to a dog, never to be seen again!
As the surging dense spiritual energy fell into the lake, the situation in the lake changed dramatically in an instant!
Thousands upon thousands of demon beasts howled, rushing towards it in a frenzy!
This spiritual energy was simply too pure, too powerful, too dense. All the demon beasts in the entire lake were attracted to it, without exception.
Boom—
Large areas of lake water surged and churned, mixed with the bodies of fish beasts. Many fish beasts were even squeezed out of the water by this too frenzied struggle, stranded on the shore, feebly flapping about. The scene was truly terrifying.
"Big Senior Brother, Big Senior Sister, it's your turn to act."
Gu Chang'an and Wu Wo, who had already received the message earlier, disappeared and reappeared at the lake's edge. Everyone only saw a huge fishing net cast into the lake, catching all the gathered demon beasts in one sweep.
Divine Transformation stage spiritual power poured out, enveloping the giant net, lifting it into the air!
Trapped by the fine mesh of the fishing net, these demon beasts had no chance of escape, struggling angrily.
Chu Sang unleashed a merciless torrent of spirit fire, slowly uttering words that were cruel to the eels:
"Tonight, we're having—eel soup!"
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