Chapter 63: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Who Is the Oriole?

"Roar—"

Following the appearance of that Giant Tripod, the Beasts that had already surrounded the area rushed forward with all their might, erupting into a fierce slaughter in an instant.

In Lu Chuan's line of sight, a giant bear used brute force to swat a small deer away, but it was immediately knocked over by another white wolf, whose sharp claws instantly tore through the giant bear's eyes.

The remaining Beasts had eyes only for the Giant Tripod; any Beast standing in their way was their enemy.

Consequently, the scene became incredibly chaotic, and shrill roars continued to ring out.

"Strange!"

At this moment, Lu Chuan scanned his surroundings but did not find Jiang Luoli's figure, and his heart was suddenly filled with doubt. "That woman possesses a teleportation treasure; she could have left quickly as soon as she snatched the Giant Tripod, so why didn't she make a move to seize it this time?"

"There must be something fishy about this!"

Although he also wanted to seize the treasure, a stronger sense of reason suppressed his greed, and he continued to hide his figure, observing from where he stood.

He did not believe that Jiang Luoli had rushed here just to watch these Beasts fight over a treasure while she did nothing herself.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, on the chaotic battlefield, a giant boulder that had been standing there abruptly shattered, and the flying rock fragments struck quite a few Beasts, causing them to howl in pain.

This boulder had existed for who knows how long, so when the Beasts saw it shatter and a black Giant Ape walk out from within, they all subconsciously retreated a few steps.

This Giant Ape stood several dozen meters tall, its entire body revealing powerful muscles.

At this moment, the black Giant Ape was wielding a stone pillar in its hands; every time it stirred, several Beasts were smashed into pulp.

The damage it caused alone was more than all the other Beasts combined, which intimidated many of them, and the blood-stained stone pillar made the black Giant Ape look extremely ferocious!

"This Giant Ape actually has the strength of the second stage of the Shackle Realm!"

Not far away, Lu Chuan saw the black Giant Ape displaying its might and was suddenly filled with emotion and speculation. "Could it be that Jiang Luoli didn't make a move earlier because of this hidden Giant Ape?"

"It seems things aren't that simple..."

"The Yuan Wang is indeed hiding around the altar just like in my previous life, waiting for an opportunity to act!"

In the distance, Jiang Luoli, who had also concealed her aura and was using trees and boulders for cover, saw this scene, and her eyes flashed with sharp light. "Fortunately, I was prepared this time and knew everything that would happen here."

"Yuan Wang, you won't be able to escape!"

As her voice fell, Jiang Luoli quietly took out the Moon Gazing Ancient Bow, then nocked an arrow, aiming the energy-filled arrow at the Mount Tai Yuan Wang, who was currently in the midst of the slaughter.

"Whoosh—"

Only a faint whistling sound was heard as the energy arrow shot straight toward the Yuan Wang.

This time, Jiang Luoli had launched a sneak attack, and furthermore, the energy arrow shot from the Moon Gazing Ancient Bow was surprisingly fast, so even though the Yuan Wang noticed it and tried its best to dodge, it was still hit! Boom—

The powerful force contained within the energy arrow exploded, directly knocking the Yuan Wang over violently, and a huge wound appeared on its body.

With just one strike, the Yuan Wang was heavily wounded!

"Roar!"

It didn't even look at the wound where blood was flowing madly; now, with wide eyes, it charged toward the surrounding Beasts in a fit of rage.

After all, it could not see the attacker at this moment and could only vent its fury on the other Beasts.

In its heavily wounded state, the Yuan Wang's attacks were even more ruthless, causing more and more Beasts to die at its hands. Seeing that the situation was dire, the Beasts retreated toward the rear, no longer daring to compete with the Yuan Wang.

No one wanted to be the unlucky soul under the Yuan Wang's stone pillar! "Roar—"

In just a short moment, the Yuan Wang successfully approached the Giant Tripod.

Without a second thought, it reached out to grab the Giant Tripod and roared as it tried to lift it above its head, but this time, it actually couldn't lift it completely.

The Giant Tripod was only lifted halfway before it fell uncontrollably.

Boom—

In an instant, the Giant Tripod made a dull thud, and what shocked the Beasts even more was that because the Giant Tripod fell, the mountain itself seemed to be shaking!

"This thing is so heavy?"

Lu Chuan watched all of this, a look of surprise appearing on his face, and he suddenly had a moment of realization. "I finally understand why Jiang Luoli didn't make a move to snatch it earlier!"

"Such a heavy Giant Tripod is very difficult to carry out from the middle of a siege of Beasts!"

In his line of sight, another energy arrow shot toward the Yuan Wang, and it was timed exactly when the Yuan Wang was trying to lift the Giant Tripod again.

Under these circumstances, the Yuan Wang had nowhere to hide and added another wound to its body, causing it to stagger incessantly while desperate, painful roars erupted from its mouth.

Whoosh—

This time, Jiang Luoli finally stopped hiding her figure; she was seen wearing a Night Travel outfit as she quickly approached the Giant Tripod.

"Roar—"

Seeing that it was this tiny thing that had wounded it twice, the Yuan Wang roared in anger, its gaze toward Jiang Luoli filled with killing intent and fury, wishing it could swallow her on the spot.

"Behave yourself!"

Jiang Luoli didn't say a word and placed her fingers on the Ancient Bow again, which made the Yuan Wang shut its mouth instantly, its breathing even becoming much lighter.

To save its life, treasures and the like could naturally be abandoned.

The Yuan Wang had long understood this principle, so under Jiang Luoli's warning, it retreated continuously, but the direction it retreated in... happened to be where Lu Chuan was.

Having driven back the Yuan Wang, Jiang Luoli strode in front of the Giant Tripod before the eyes of the many surrounding Beasts.

She just took a brief look and saw that this Giant Tripod was two meters tall; it was a behemoth in front of her, not to mention its weight, which was incredibly heavy.

On this Giant Tripod were countless complex and exquisite patterns, but Jiang Luoli could not afford to admire them right now. "I must hurry and refine it; only by holding it in my own hands can I feel at ease."

"Besides, there are still humans eyeing it covetously..."

Now that the Yuan Wang had retreated in a heavily wounded state and the surrounding Beasts were no match for her, Jiang Luoli completely set her mind at ease and sat cross-legged on the spot, intending to refine this Nine Provinces Cauldron right then and there.

In fact, if she didn't refine it, how could she possibly move this giant object with her own strength? "Whoosh!"

While she was refining the Giant Tripod, some Beasts wanted to sneak attack, but unfortunately, Jiang Luoli had been keeping an eye on the movements around her.

At this very moment, she was multitasking; one hand formed a seal to continue refining the Nine Provinces Cauldron, while the other hand slapped out a palm toward the direction of the sneak-attacking Beast, instantly killing it! For a time, the Beasts retreated frequently, realizing that this tiny human was also not to be trifled with.

"Hmm?"

A moment later, Jiang Luoli suddenly sensed a massive crisis, and a colossal black shadow loomed over her head.

After sensing a life-threatening danger, she had to stop refining and flashed away from her original spot! The next instant, Jiang Luoli turned her head to look closely, and standing exactly where she had been sitting cross-legged was a black bear! (End of chapter)