Chapter 3870: Monster Beast Encirclement

Ye Liuyun, listening to the two Monster Beasts talk, found it amusing; they have no hidden motives and say whatever they think. Moreover, they're both warmongering. He guesses that without him, Lei Ming would have already started fighting that man directly.

"Fine, go have some exercise. But not here; it's easy to hurt people. Go outside the city," Ye Liuyun suggested.

Although he could see that the blue‑haired man's strength wasn't weak and his axe's grade wasn't low, he still had confidence in Lei Ming. Moreover, the man is only at the Third Stage of Dong Tian, so Lei Ming's advantage is great.

"I think so too!"

The man grinned, turned his head, and was the first to fly out of the city. Ye Liuyun and the others followed.

But they didn't notice that a short Martial Cultivator also followed them from another path, pulling out a Transmission Talisman to send a message.

After Ye Liuyun's party left the city, the short Martial Cultivator, fearing detection, transformed into a slightly larger gray‑furred mouse and kept a distance behind them.

Ye Liuyun's group didn't notice the mouse either. Moreover, it didn't follow them in a straight line; it wound around, tracking them by scent.

The blue‑haired man led them to an empty mountain hollow, then suddenly revealed his true form: a massive cobalt‑blue giant ape appearing before them. In size, it could rival Shi Yuan.

Seeing the blue giant ape reveal itself, Lei Ming didn't hesitate and immediately manifested his Thunder Dragon Beast's true form.

Its massive body was considerably larger than the cobalt ape, having grown several circles in size recently.

The two giant beasts each wielded a weapon—one an axe, the other a hammer—and clashed at a spot.

Boom— a huge sound, both giants were shaken back.

Lei Ming, without using Divine Core, was knocked back by the ape, showing its arm strength wasn't weak. Yet the ape also suffered, its body tingling from Lei Ming's great hammer's electricity; his axe almost slipped from his grip.

Lei Ming let out a roar, unleashing Bloodline Pressure, which lowered the cobalt giant ape's realm by Two Levels.

Then they fought again; the ape lost advantage as its axe was blasted away by Lei Ming. Lei Ming also withdrew his great hammer, engaging the ape with his Physical Body.

Yet the ape grew increasingly panicked; Lei Ming possessed not only Thunder and Lightning Power but also a chilling force, making him unable to exert strength—his body tingled from electricity and froze, muscles stiffening.

If he tried to fight with True Essence, he'd be even less of a match for Lei Ming.

In the end, Lei Ming used the giant ape like a racket, battering it back and forth until it rolled on the ground, unable to stand.

"Roar!"

Finally, Lei Ming stepped on the ape, let out a long howl toward the sky, proclaiming his victory.

The ape lost its temper completely. When Lei Ming transformed back into human form and returned to Ye Liuyun's side, the ape also turned into a human, looking haggard and sitting on the ground in a daze.

"What are you standing around for? Let's go—you're not planning to back out, are you? First, go with us to the tavern to buy something to eat, then take us to the Nether Dragon Abyss," Lei Ming shouted at him.

"Who said I want to back out? I can't just stall!"

The blue‑haired man said that, forced himself to stand, his legs still trembling, then steadied himself, found his great axe, and slung it over his shoulder.

"Let's go! I'll join you to the tavern; I could use a meal too," he said boisterously.

"You're not getting a share; if you want to eat, pay for it yourself!" Lei Ming snapped back.

"Stingy!" he muttered, then still followed Ye Liuyun's group back toward the city.

"Hey, blue‑furred monkey, what's your name?" Lei Ming, arm around Ye Liuyun, asked casually.

"Qi Tian. I gave myself the name!" he proudly said from behind.

"With your skill, you call yourself Qi Tian!" Lei Ming scoffed.

"Around here I have no rivals! It's just that I performed poorly this time…" Qi Tian, who had been proud, lost his confidence after being beaten by Lei Ming.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun, Long Nv, and Lei Ming all stopped simultaneously, causing the unsuspecting Qi Tian behind them to nearly collide with them.

"Why did you stop?" he wondered.

Ye Liuyun's party noticed the ferocious beasts surrounding them. They had Golden Pupil vision to see through, Long Nv had black eyes that could perceive energy. Then Qi Tian also smelled the scent.

"Charging at you?" he asked Lei Ming.

"You didn't set a trap, did you?" Lei Ming retorted.

"When have I ever done such a despicable thing!" Qi Tian said disdainfully, shouldering his great axe forward and roaring at the beasts surrounding the hollow.

"You, Qi Tian, stay here, all of you get away from me, don't pick a fight!"

Then he turned back to tell Lei Ming's group: "Just a bunch of trash; I'll scare them away in a heartbeat!"

However, Ye Liuyun's party saw that, although the beasts were somewhat timid, they didn't retreat; instead, they surrounded them in greater numbers.

Qi Tian waited a moment, saw no beasts withdraw, frowned, and let out a beast's roar!

A black wolf from the hollow ambled over, the beasts cleared a path for it, and its body was no smaller than Qi Tian's.

The black wolf stopped before the beast pack, speaking human words: "Qi Tian, stop shouting; we only want those two Dragon Beasts.

If you want to leave, no one will stop you! But if you meddle, even your father coming today won't save you!"

After speaking, the black wolf let out a long howl, and more ferocious beasts surged from the outskirts, sealing the hollow tightly. Nearly half of them were at the Cave Heaven Realm.

"Hei Feng, you're not giving me face?" Qi Tian's expression grew serious.

The black wolf scoffed: "Qi Tian, we usually give you leeway because we don't want to fight a madman like you.

But for those two Dragon Clan Monster Beasts, the Wolf King has ordered us to bring them back alive or dead. Do you think your face is bigger than the Wolf King's?"

Qi Tian's expression turned sour; he turned to Lei Ming and explained: "The Wolf King is the Beast King of this planet!"

He also, fearing Lei Ming's group didn't know, explained: "In the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Star System, the Beast King calls the shots; humans lack the strength!"

"Then you may go!" Lei Ming generously let Qi Tian leave first.

In fact, they all kept a covert watch on Qi Tian, in case those beasts were in league with him.

"Don't underestimate anyone!" Qi Tian slammed his great axe into the ground, then turned to the black wolf.

"These people are my responsibility; I must see them out safely. If you want to attack them, come at me first!"

The black wolf calmly replied: "Then perfect, we'll take this madman out as we're at it!"

With that, he let out a long howl, and the surrounding beasts immediately charged at Ye Liuyun's party.

"Follow me, we'll cut our way out!" Qi Tian raised his great axe, intending to clear a path for Ye Liuyun's group.

"You, come back!" Lei Ming finally shouted, halting him.