Chapter 85: Slap in the Face

"You really know where it is?" Yan Lao stared at her with a deep gaze, questioned: "This isn't child's play; if your information is inaccurate, how many people will die!"

Yuan Yao, already worried and anxious about the Eldest Senior Brother and others disappearing, hearing Yan Lao's clearly pointed and aggressive remarks, felt a surge of unnamed anger, and retorted without weakness: "If that's the case, you can simply not believe it; why impose such a charge on me? Or do you want me to bear all responsibility?"

Being snapped at by Yuan Yao, Yan Lao was momentarily at a loss for words, unable to figure out how to respond.

Before he could catch his breath, Yuan Yao immediately asked: "Yan Lao, may I ask, with your current ability, can you successfully find the Nightmare Beast?"

Upon hearing that, Yan Lao's face instantly darkened; he hadn't expected this seemingly young girl to be so insolent, showing no respect for him and even daring to talk back repeatedly.

Seeing his ashen face, he replied coldly: "Although I currently cannot confirm the exact whereabouts of the Nightmare Beast, I can at least guarantee I will not speak nonsense or make random guesses."

Xue Jin suddenly spoke: "Yao Yao, don't stoop to his level."

Upon hearing that, Yan Lao's face grew even uglier; just as he was about to speak, he saw Yuan Yao conjure a colorful spear in her hand.

I'll spear it out right now!

Seeing Yuan Yao move, she instantly appeared above an open space.

She released her grip, and the colorful spear instantly grew enormous, like a pillar holding up the sky.

The sight left everyone stunned.

Even Xiao Lingwei, Cang Li, Xue Jin, and Ying Wuji were astonished.

Yuan Yao closed her eyes, sensed the exact location of the Nightmare Beast's true form, raised her hand, and quickly gathered a spell seal.

She transferred her mental energy onto the Phantom Spirit, then controlled it to stab fiercely downward into the ground!

In an instant, the terrifying mental energy surge swept like a hurricane, forcing everyone to raise their hands to shield themselves.

Boom!

A thunderous roar erupted as the huge spear slammed into the ground, the soil instantly bursting apart.

Everyone stared dubiously at the ground.

Yet they saw no trace of the Nightmare Beast.

"Does she really know where the Nightmare Beast is?" someone frowned, whispering.

"Even Yan Lao and the others can't find the Nightmare Beast's true form; who is she to be so confident?"

"Exactly, people like this are always full of themselves; maybe she's just doing this for attention."

The Third Elder of the Tai Sui Sect shook his head disappointedly, sighing: "As an elder, I still held a sliver of hope that she might truly know where the Nightmare Beast hides, but who would have thought it would turn out like this......"

Seeing this, Yan Lao turned his head toward Zong Rao, sneering and scolding: "Is this how the Carefree Sect disciplines its disciples? Lacking ability yet causing trouble!"

Zong Rao heard these words, brows furrowed, just about to speak—

Suddenly!

A deafening 'Boom' rang out!

Everyone stared in shock, seeing the enormous spear still sinking continuously, as if it would pierce the whole earth; in the blink of an eye it plunged deep underground, vanishing without a trace.

At that moment, a horrifying scene occurred.

Accompanied by grating 'Crack' sounds, the once‑calm ground tore open like ripped fabric, quickly forming long narrow fissures that spread wildly in all directions at visible speed.

The next instant!

The huge Nightmare Beast burst up from underground, its skull still impaled by the colorful spear.

"You seek death!"

It roared, yanked the spear out, and flung it away casually!

Immediately, the Nightmare Beast charged toward Yuan Yao.

Its speed was extreme!

Seeing this, everyone was shocked!

They never expected Yuan Yao could actually spear the Nightmare Beast out!

Even Yan Lao, who had originally wanted to make an issue of it, showed an incredulous expression.

At this moment, Ying Wuji was the first to flash forward, intending to block the Nightmare Beast's attack for Yuan Yao.

Yet at this time, Yuan Yao did not retreat but lunged at the Nightmare Beast.

This scene frightened the hearts of the Carefree Sect members.

"Junior Sister!"

The Nightmare Beast originally intended to kill Yuan Yao with fierce momentum, but upon seeing her abnormal demeanor, it recalled the two previous times her mysterious power had backfired on it……

Moreover, she wanted to devour its mental energy.

The Nightmare Beast's heart jolted: she surely still possessed that mysterious power! She intended to inflict heavy damage on it, then swallow all its mental energy.

Thinking this, the Nightmare Beast's eyes flashed with fear; it cursed inwardly, then turned and fled as fast as it could from this dangerous Yuan Yao.

"Don't run!" Yuan Yao's expression shifted slightly.

She summoned the Phantom Spirit back, transformed it into a sword, stepped lightly upon it, and immediately flew on the sword to chase the Nightmare Beast.

As she pursued, she shouted: "Hand over my Eldest Senior Brother and the others, or I'll eat you!"

The Nightmare Beast didn't catch the first sentence, but heard the last one clearly, and fled even faster.

Everyone seeing this was dumbfounded.

They stared speechless: "????!!!!"

【55) They blinked, thinking they had fallen into the Nightmare Beast's second layer of Nightmare Space.

They blinked their eyes, thinking they had already fallen into the second-layer Nightmare Space of the Nightmare Beast.

"This isn't real, right?" someone swallowed.

"Pinch me quick!"

"Ahhh… I'm dying of pain!"

This is real.

The Nightmare Beast is actually fleeing?!

Is it afraid of that white-clad girl?

That white-clad girl even said she wants to eat it?!

Everyone's hearts were greatly shaken, and for a long time they could not come back to their senses.

At that moment, Yuan Yao chased the Nightmare Beast on her sword, and gradually they turned into two small dots before everyone's eyes.

Xiao Lingwei, Cang Li, Xue Jin, and Ying Wuji also chased after them.

Someone asked: 'What should we do now...?'

Yan Lao's expression shifted, but he immediately ordered: 'Some stay, some chase the Nightmare Beast!'

Speaking, the elite disciples of the various sects split into two groups: one stayed to tend to the wounded, the other pursued in the direction of Yuan Yao and the Nightmare Beast.

At the same time, Yuan Yao gradually pulled away from the Nightmare Beast.

Because her strength, compared to the Nightmare Beast, is still too weak!

She simply can't catch up to it!

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth.

She suddenly recalled the spiritual fruit she had stared intently at while previously cultivating her mental power...

She had already made a decision in her heart.

Yuan Yao, while riding her sword, focused her mind on staring at the Nightmare Beast's skull.