Chapter 157: Chaos

Thud!

The mid-stage Tier-2 Great Demon, the Wind-Rending Beast, let out a cry of pain; it had never expected the human opposite it to possess such formidable strength, as a single sword strike had nearly cost it its life.

The Wind-Rending Beast, in a wretched state, adjusted its posture, activated a secret technique, and fled toward the distance.

Qin Ming's gaze turned sharp. "Trying to escape?"

He immediately activated the *Floating Light Shadow Transformation Art* once more and gave chase again.

This secret technique, which Huangfu Qi had traded to him, was truly peerless in its sharpness; although casting it consumed a considerable amount of magic power, it now allowed him to instantly erupt with speed comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Qin Ming's figure twisted and vanished again; within just a few breaths, he caught up to that Wind-Rending Beast.

He ignited his Blood Qi True Gang, and a blood-colored ribbon slashed from his hand toward the Wind-Rending Beast; with a *puchi* sound, it actually severed the beast's other wing as well.

Stung by pain, the Wind-Rending Beast plummeted toward the mountain peak below.

Qin Ming swiftly closed the distance, wrapped his fist in Blood Qi True Gang, and smashed a fierce blow directly onto its head.

Boom! Half of the Wind-Rending Beast's head was instantly blasted apart; its corpse crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, dead beyond any doubt.

Qin Ming immediately extended his divine sense to probe, then dug a blue demon core out from the Wind-Rending Beast's chest.

This was a rare treasure; whether used for refining pills and medicines or given to a beast pet, it was an excellent item.

After storing the demon core, he also collected the pair of wings; the dual wings of a Wind-Rending Beast were rare materials for crafting spiritual artifacts, especially since this particular beast had already reached mid-stage Tier-2.

Subsequently, Qin Ming tossed a black spiritual seed onto the Wind-Rending Beast's corpse and cast the Thorn Art.

Within a few breaths.

The previously imposing Tier-2 Great Demon transformed into a single blood pearl.

Qin Ming raised his hand and summoned the blood pearl, storing it away, then flew toward the location of his spiritual pet.

When he arrived there, however, he was startled to discover.

The Profound Water Crocodile was displaying its mighty prowess, actually overcoming its realm disadvantage to pin the other mid-stage Tier-2 demonic wolf beast on the ground and rub its face in it.

Roar! Its massive tail, covered in scaled armor, swept around, its terrifying immense force sweeping away everything; countless trees and rocks instantly crumbled to dust before it struck the gray demonic wolf Great Demon with brutal force.

The wolf demon seemed to have collided head-on with a mountain peak; its body, several zhang tall, was sent flying over a hundred zhang away.

It crashed against a rock wall with a *hong* sound.

The wolf demon, covered in blood, struggled to its feet, gazing at the Profound Water Crocodile with terrified eyes, as a sudden tremor rose from the depths of its soul.

"Is this the suppression of bloodline?"

"As expected of a Heaven-grade bloodline!" Qin Ming's eyes brightened as he examined this powerful beast pet of his.

Then, the Profound Water Crocodile opened its massive jaws, spewed out a clump of purple lightning, and instantly killed the wolf demon on the spot!

Its eyes revealed excitement as it prepared to enjoy the spoils, but Qin Ming moved first, extracting a green demon core from the wolf demon's body, then casting a Thorn Art on the corpse, thereby harvesting another blood pearl formed from a Tier-2 Great Demon.

"Don't get greedy yet; I'll compensate you when we return." Having said this, Qin Ming stored his items and looked toward the other side.

The Yin Yi Shuangfeng's Soul-Destroying Poisonous Sting had also struck its opponent; the corpse of a bat-type demonic beast, frozen in rigidity, fell dejectedly from the sky.

Qin Ming flicked his hand, harvesting another blood pearl and demon core.

Mo Lingwei in the sky also drifted down; gazing at the two spiritual beasts beside the bearded burly man, her heart churned like wind and clouds as she silently thought, "To think even the strength of his spiritual pets is so terrifyingly formidable!"

"With this person's own cultivation plus two Tier-2 spiritual pets, there are likely few opponents among Foundation Establishment cultivators who could rival him."

She had originally intended to help, only to find herself reduced to a bystander; the demonic beasts ahead, witnessing the consecutive slaughter of three Great Demons and deeply awed by the kingly aura emanating from the Profound Water Crocodile, began to hesitate and advance no further, briefly leaving a gap.

Seeing this, Qin Ming said nothing more and prepared to fly out through that opening.

The members of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge had also fled wretchedly to this location, only to discover that the demonic beasts here had already been cleared.

"What kind of strength is this?"

"I fear it is hardly inferior to Protector Huangfu, isn't it?"

Li Mu of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge swallowed hard, unable to restrain himself from blurting out these words.

At the center of Qianye Lingdao, the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, which had been slaughtering in all directions, suddenly paused in astonishment; it had sensed that its three subordinate Tier-2 Great Demons had simultaneously perished.

It roared toward the sky, its massive body leaping high, and charged toward the direction where Qin Ming and the others were located!

Qin Ming had by now flown beyond the boundaries of the Lingdao; picking a direction, he exerted all his strength to flee via flight.

Just at this moment. Suddenly!

A feeling of hair-raising dread suddenly and involuntarily rose within Qin Ming's heart.

He spread his divine sense outward in all directions and discovered that behind him, aside from Mo Lingwei and the members of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge.

That Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, over ten zhang tall, was rushing toward him at extreme speed; with merely a few bounding leaps, it instantly closed a vast distance between them.

The fleeing crowd from the Mirror Jing Xue Ge trailing behind also discovered the Demon Ape catching up, and everyone was terrified out of their wits.

"Not good! Why is this fiend chasing us!"

"Scatter and flee quickly!"

However, the group from the Mirror Jing Xue Ge had all sustained serious injuries during their earlier magical battle with the Zhao family, and now, with their magic power nearly exhausted, their escape speed had slowed considerably.

Aunt Long's eyes revealed determination; she immediately drew a silver talisman from her bosom, upon which silver light circulated and spiritual essence shimmered.

It was unmistakably a top-grade Tier-2 talisman.

She circulated her magic power, lightly tapped the silver talisman, and then released it toward the rapidly pursuing Double-Pupiled Demon Ape.

Buzz~ Suddenly, a humming sound echoed between heaven and earth.

Subsequently, that silver talisman transformed into a sky-full of Jin Guang, enveloping the Demon Ape; anything struck by the golden rays instantly dissolved and evaporated on the spot.

The Demon Ape naturally noticed this situation.

Yet, not only did it feel no fear whatsoever, but it also halted its steps and performed an unexpected action toward that rain of gold.

The Double-Pupiled Demon Ape widened its eyes, and within its overlapping pupils, a crimson mist suddenly began to spread.

Immediately after, two beams of crimson mysterious light erupted from the Demon Ape's pupils, shining upon the rain of gold formed by the talisman.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

Only to see the golden rain falling from the sky seem frozen mid-air; a few breaths later, the mysterious light in the Demon Ape's eyes suddenly erupted!

The golden light spells formed by the second-tier top-grade talismans melted away like ice and crumbled, dissipating into the air.

Qin Ming's powerful divine sense also witnessed this scene, and he couldn't help but exclaim in horror, "Law-Breaking Pupils!"

This was precisely the innate bloodline ability of the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape.

No wonder not even two Fake-Dan Yunxi Laozu could defeat it; with its Law-Breaking ability combined with its unmatched strength and physical body, it was truly invincible.

Qin Ming immediately felt his scalp go numb; without hesitation, he expended a vast amount of magic power to cast the "Floating Light Shadow Transformation Art" once again and began fleeing for his life.

After shattering the talismans, the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape let out a wild roar, swung its massive fist, and struck toward Aunt Long and the others of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge.

Aunt Long's face turned deathly pale; she had never expected that her trump-card talismans would be useless against the Demon Ape.

Seeing this, Qin Ming silently sighed; he too was powerless to help, unable to offer any aid.

Boom! Crack~

At that moment, the rumbling sound of Lei Ting rang out.

A giant golden sword of Lei Ting descended from the sky, wreathed in golden arcs of electricity, striking the Demon Ape's descending fist with speed too fast to dodge.

Boom-boom-boom! This spell actually knocked the Demon Ape's fist back, revealing a faint yet horrifying wound upon it.

Whoosh! An elegant figure instantly appeared beside Aunt Long and the others, hurriedly grabbing her to retreat backward.

Having once again escaped death, Aunt Long and the others looked back at the newcomer and immediately cried out in delight, "Guardian Huangfu!"

"This is no place for talk; you all board the Dharma Boat and evacuate first," Hu Fuqi said, his gaze grave as he stared at the distant Double-Pupiled Demon Ape.

A massive Dharma Boat of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge landed near the crowd; the cultivators sent for rescue had finally arrived at the last critical moment.

At the same time.

On the island, 'Zhao Wuyang' lifted his head, his hollow eyes glancing toward the distant sky as a sinister smile curled his lips: "Only two-tenths of my strength has recovered; it seems it is time to leave."

The next moment.

In the sky, two powerful trails of escape light, one blue and one purple, flashed and vanished, suddenly descending above the Thousand-Leaf Lingdao.

(End of Chapter)