novelraw Chapter 210 : This Turns Out to Be... an Egg
Chapter 210 : This Turns Out to Be... an Egg
"Guardian lions come in pairs. Now only one remains at the palace gate. The other must be the one we encountered earlier. Since that one could move and attack, this one should be able to move too."
Wei Peng said, "Yes, as soon as outsiders enter the palace and trigger the mechanism, the golden lion will be awakened to attack the intruders."
This golden lion was very powerful and troublesome. It likely contained a strand of the beast king's divine sense and a portion of demonic energy. Its late Divine Transformation peak stage strength was enough to overwhelm them. Moreover, its body was forged from some kind of divine stone, making its defense extremely solid. Once entangled, it would be difficult to break free.
Chu Sang thought for a moment and asked, "Besides this pair of golden lion guardians, are there any other thorny issues in the beast king's palace?"
"There are some beast demons stationed inside the beast king's palace, but their cultivation levels are just so-so. Dealing with them won't be easy, but it's not too troublesome..." Wei Peng said, "The most problematic is still this guardian lion. Once outsiders enter and it awakens, we won't be able to escape at that point."
This matter required careful consideration. Except for her, their entire Metal Refining Sect had already been captured. If they implicated the other two sects, they could all join hands to meet their ancestors.
"I have an idea," Chu Sang looked at them. "I can lure the golden lion away to buy time. Big Senior Brother, you and the others can take the opportunity to enter the palace and quickly rescue the disciples."
"It's too dangerous. I'll go," Gu Chang'an frowned, pushing her head back down. As the Big Senior Brother, he naturally should handle such dangerous tasks. How could he let Little Junior Sister do it?
"Big Senior Brother, don't you trust me?" Chu Sang said lightly, "I just escaped from two Divine Transformation stage beast demons by myself. Now there's only one Divine Transformation stage. This is much easier than the extreme survival situation just now."
...Two, two Divine Transformation stage beast kings?!
How could she, a small Nascent Soul cultivator, escape from two Divine Transformation great beast kings?? No, the question is, how did she manage to provoke two Divine Transformation stage beast kings in such a short time?
Tantai Ming glared angrily at Wei Peng, "Hey, didn't you say there was only one Divine Transformation stage?"
"...How was I supposed to know she'd provoke another Divine Transformation stage afterward." Wei Peng also held her head, speechless. She suddenly felt grateful that Chu Sang had the conscience to send her away before causing trouble. Otherwise, with two great Divine Transformation beast kings chasing together, she probably would have ascended directly to meet the ancestors.
Chu Sang clapped her hands, "Alright, alright, everyone cheer up. Don't look so gloomy. We have a tough battle ahead." She looked at the still worried Big Senior Brother, her smile becoming a bit more serious, "I can only buy limited time. There are also beast demons guarding inside the palace. We need high combat power to clear them quickly. Big Senior Brother and Big Senior Sister, you two are the strongest. It's most appropriate for you to go with them. Even if other unexpected situations occur, you can escape better. Leave that golden lion to me to lure away."
"If you don't trust others, don't you trust me?"
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Rely on Big Senior Brother in good times, rely on Little Junior Sister in bad times, and watch Little Junior Sister's crazy moves in desperate times.
This wasn't just empty talk.
"Alright, we'll do as you say." Gu Chang'an thought for a moment. Indeed, there was no other way. At this point, they could only split into two groups. One to delay the golden lion, and the other to send the main force to deal with those beast demons in the palace as quickly as possible and rescue the Metal Refining Sect disciples.
"Little Junior Sister, Little Junior Sister, I'll go too!"
Following Big Senior Brother and the others was too boring. It was more exciting and fun to follow Little Junior Sister.
Chu Sang looked at the young man who seemed to want to go crazy due to an overly peaceful life. She nodded appreciatively. Indeed, having Seventh Senior Brother along meant she wouldn't be lonely in courting death.
After distributing all the necessary talismans to everyone, she took out a golden pearl and removed the blocking talisman from it.
Almost the instant that aura spread, the sleeping lion at the door immediately opened its eyes, as deep as the night. Its gaze shot towards them like knives and lightning. The next second, an overwhelming pressure descended upon them—
The smile on Chu Sang's face suddenly disappeared. She stuck a Speed Talisman on herself, grabbed Seventh Senior Brother, and ran. The two instantly vanished from the spot.
The guardian lion also gave chase. Each step it took shook the earth. In just a few steps, it reached right in front of the girl, one paw viciously stomping down towards her.
"Shield up!"
Tantai Ming's Weeping Blood Sword plunged into the ground. A hundred-zhang-high earthen shield rose from the ground, blocking in front of the two. It actually managed to withstand the golden lion's attack.
Chu Sang's face showed a trace of surprise. Although Seventh Senior Brother was a sword cultivator like her and Big Senior Sister and Big Senior Brother, his cultivation level couldn't compare to Big Senior Brother and Big Senior Sister. He had dual Gold and Earth Spirit Roots. These two major Spirit Roots weren't as fierce in attack power and critical strike as Fire Spirit Root and Thunder Spirit Root. Rather, they were two balanced and steady Spirit Roots... Seventh Senior Brother usually didn't stand out among them, but remarkably, he had cultivated his two major Spirit Roots to the peak within the Nascent Soul realm.
Gold for attack, Earth for defense.
Though not top-tier Spirit Roots, they were balanced in offense and defense. Moreover, with the boost of his innate spirit body, he could easily replenish spiritual energy at all times. Able to attack, defend, and fight prolonged battles, he made up for the shortcomings of ordinary sword cultivators in defense and endurance. He could be called a perfect sword cultivator.
Chu Sang felt a bit envious of this hexagonal warrior.
"Boom!"
The earth shield shattered. The two quickly ran away, splitting up. The golden lion's pursuit speed was extremely fast.
Just before it caught up, Chu Sang shouted, "Seventh Senior Brother, catch!"
She hurriedly threw the golden pearl like a hot potato. Tantai Ming caught it in mid-air, his feet touching the ground as he darted away like a shadow, starting another leg of the relay race.
The golden lion quickly switched its attack target, chasing after Tantai Ming.
Just as it was about to catch up to Tantai Ming, he quickly threw the pearl back to Chu Sang.
The two went back and forth like this, making the golden lion roar in frustration.
When the golden pearl was thrown to Tantai Ming again, the golden lion suddenly charged at him ahead of time. The young man's face changed in fright, and his hand fumbled, failing to catch the pearl.
Seeing the pearl fall to the ground, about to be crushed under the lion's foot the next second, he rushed over without thinking, trying to quickly retrieve the pearl.
As the lion's foot stomped down, Chu Sang's heart also tightened. She silently estimated whether the life-saving talisman she had left on Seventh Senior Brother could withstand this Divine Transformation stage's strike.
The next second, to everyone's surprise, an abrupt cracking sound rang out.
"Crack—"
This sound was faint but very clear, reaching both their ears.
Then a golden light shot out from the golden pearl's glow, striking the golden lion.
Even more surprisingly, the golden lion, which had been poised to attack, suddenly stopped moving and turned back into a motionless statue.
Both were shocked for a moment. Tantai Ming quickly went over to retrieve the pearl. "It's not broken, is it?"
Suddenly feeling a crack in her hand, Chu Sang finally realized why she had always felt this pearl was strange. This wasn't a pearl at all, but rather... an egg?!