Chapter 388: Bloodline of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird (Three-in-One Chapter, Requesting All)

When they were two or three hundred meters away from the black dragon, Qin Fangxin and the other three suddenly came to a halt in the void and quickly summoned all of their Demon Pets.

Among the four, Li Haoqiong, who had not yet fully recovered, could only summon his Demon Pets one by one at a slow pace to avoid a Mental Power backlash.

Last night, Ning Bizhen had used up three Blood Luo Fruits, and fortunately, she managed to have her Wind Speed Cat and Night Mink complete a breakthrough in their realms, bringing her total to four Leader-tier Demon Pets.

Both sides sized each other up; the black dragon's eyes were narrow and sinister, judging the approximate level of the opposing Demon Pets through their aura.

Its first glance fell upon the Three-Legged Fire Crow; even though its realm was higher, the Three-Legged Fire Crow still posed a certain threat to it.

Its second glance fell upon Li Haoqiong's Dragon Python, and its third glance remained on Ning Bizhen's Cold Jade Rabbit; as for the other Demon Pets, they were no different from useless trash in its eyes, existing only to make up the numbers.

On the other side, Qin Fangxin and the other three were also sizing up the black dragon.

Within the rich dark clouds, the black dragon's massive body, about fifty meters long, was partially visible; its entire body was covered in pitch-black scales, and its surface was coated with a layer of highly rhythmic Water-Blue Light Membrane.

Compared to previous realms, Demon King-tier Spirit Beasts undergo a world-shaking transformation; only Spirit Beasts that have comprehended a Mystery can advance to the Demon King tier.

Demon King-tier Spirit Beasts have two characteristics: first, the comprehended Mystery can significantly enhance the skill power of the Demon King-tier Spirit Beast; even for a Demon King-tier Spirit Beast that has only initially comprehended a Mystery, the Profound Mystery Amplification is as high as one hundred percent.

Second, after comprehending a Mystery corresponding to their attribute, the Spirit Beast will automatically gain a Mystery Guard, which is the Water-Blue Light Membrane attached to the black dragon's body surface; it can exempt a certain degree of damage, mainly depending on the realms of both parties' Spirit Beasts, which also makes Demon King-tier Spirit Beasts extremely durable.

Generally speaking, a Mystery Guard can exempt half the damage from a Spirit Beast of the same realm, and if a Spirit Beast that has not comprehended a Mystery attacks one that has, the damage will be exempted by more than half, which is the main reason why the status of Kings is so high.

It is also because of this that Spirit Sea Tactics are difficult to be effective against Demon King-tier Spirit Beasts.

While the two sides were in a standoff, Qin Fangxin roared: "Black dragon, you are launching a Beast Tide against Luo City regardless of the cost today; what exactly is your intention?"

"Why? Naturally, for treasure!" The black dragon looked down at Qin Fangxin with greed in its eyes and said: "Stupid humans, as long as you hand over the treasures on your bodies, the great Harikuchi might spare your lives. Of course, there is also all the wealth in that city!"

"If you want to seize the wealth of Luo City, you must first step over my corpse!"

Seeing that this battle was inevitable, Qin Fangxin gave up the idea of peace talks and immediately signaled the other three with his eyes.

The next moment, the four of them simultaneously ordered their Demon Pets to attack; their target was that group of High-tier Spirit Beasts, wanting to weaken the black dragon's forces as much as possible.

In the sky, the Three-Legged Fire Crow spat out a red-and-gold Flame Pillar, and the Dragon Python spat out a Water Column, rushing toward the black dragon from two directions; they were the strongest, and they only needed to entangle the black dragon for a moment.

As for the other Demon Pets, they rushed toward the group of High-tier Spirit Beasts; compared to those High-tier Spirit Beasts, the Demon Pets had better coordination, and their numbers were not at a disadvantage, so their strength was naturally greater.

As long as they were given some time, they could take down this group of High-tier Spirit Beasts.

However, the High-tier Spirit Beasts were no pushovers; their intelligence was not inferior to humans at all, and they knew very well that if they were defeated one by one, death would likely await them.

They chose to fight for their lives, their bodies lighting up with various colors of light while actively seeking coordination with each other.

Boom—

The next moment, a powerful roaring sound resounded through the heavens and earth, and countless colorful energies surged everywhere, turning into waves of energy tides.

"Seeking death!" The black dragon Harikuchi roared toward the sky; as the dark clouds surged, under the amplification of the Water Profound Meaning, it spat out an unusually thick Water Column, which instantly collided with the Three-Legged Fire Crow's Flame Pillar.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Water and fire are incompatible; the Water Column easily suppressed the Flame Pillar and quickly spread toward the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow hurriedly flapped its wings and narrowly avoided the Water Column, causing the Water Column to land on the ground, blasting out a large pit and directly turning it into a small lake.

At this moment, the Dragon Python's Water Column hit the black dragon, but unfortunately, the black dragon was a Water Attribute Spirit Beast itself, possessing amazing Water Attribute resistance, and coupled with the Mystery Guard exempting most of the damage, the Dragon Python's Water Column was like a tickle to it.

In the sky, the black dragon spread its huge dragon wings, and the dark clouds almost moved with it; it did not attack the faster Three-Legged Fire Crow again, but instead crashed toward the Dragon Python.

Although the Dragon Python, which possessed the Ying Dragon Bloodline, was also very fast, it was still a notch inferior compared to the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

"Ox's Brute Force, Giantization!" Li Haoqiong's expression was solemn; at a time like this, he didn't care about Mental Power backlash and immediately applied two Secret Techniques to the Dragon Python.

Giantization is an Advanced Secret Technique; it can temporarily increase a Demon Pet's strength by double, but it will also significantly affect the Demon Pet's agility.

In an instant, the Dragon Python's veins bulged, and its original twenty-meter-long body rapidly swelled to over thirty meters, colliding with the black dragon in the blink of an eye.

The moment they collided, the mountains shook and the ground moved!

Bang—

A muffled sound rang out; even though the Dragon Python's strength had more than doubled, it was still clearly at a disadvantage in the wrestling match with the black dragon.

There was no help for it; even though its body had become much larger, there was still a significant gap between it and the black dragon Harikuchi.

Boom—

The two sides stalemated for a moment; the black dragon remained suspended, while the Dragon Python's momentum was abruptly checked, and it was even knocked down from the sky by the black dragon. The ground shook violently, and a large pit was smashed directly into the earth, with countless cracks spreading all around.

In just one round, the Dragon Python suffered non-trivial injuries.

Just as the black dragon was preparing to continue attacking the Dragon Python, suddenly, the Three-Legged Fire Crow, its whole body burning with flames, seemed to turn into a firebird and instantly crashed into the black dragon.

Bang—

The moment the two made contact, the red-and-gold flames erupted, rapidly sweeping toward the surroundings; because the black dragon's body was too large, it could only cover a portion.

Roar—

The black dragon let out a Dragon Roar filled with slight pain; the Three-Legged Fire Crow's flames possessed two parts of the power of Sun True Fire, and the power was naturally far beyond ordinary flames, making it feel pain.

However, the Three-Legged Fire Crow had barely knocked the black dragon back when it saw the black dragon's thick Dragon Tail whip out; a sound like the air being exploded rang out, and it fiercely struck the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

Like a home run, the Three-Legged Fire Crow turned into a streak of light, flying over a hundred meters away, and finally stopped only after carving a ten-meter-long furrow in the ground.

Under this blow, the Three-Legged Fire Crow suffered non-trivial injuries.

A look of disdain appeared in the black dragon's narrow eyes; it flapped its pair of huge dragon wings again, once more knocking the Dragon Python, which had just flown up again, to the ground.

The difference in strength was immediately apparent!

If it were an ordinary Demon King-tier black dragon, it would naturally not have such powerful momentum, but this black dragon possessed a Concentrated Grade Ancestral Black Dragon Bloodline, and its strength was clearly stronger than an ordinary Demon King-tier black dragon, almost on par with a Red Dragon of the same realm.

Qin Fangxin and the other three had no time to lament and had to pull out a few Leader-tier Demon Pets to barely entangle the black dragon Harikuchi.

Because the time was too short, they had not established much of an advantage in the battle against that group of High-tier Spirit Beasts, having only killed two Leader-tier Spirit Beasts, which was difficult to have much impact on the overall situation.

After pulling out a few Leader-tier Demon Pets, the situation was still unfavorable for the human side; the black dragon Harikuchi was too powerful, and even with these few Leader-tier Demon Pets added, they were still at a disadvantage, at most delaying the trend of defeat.

Because a few Leader-tier Demon Pets were missing, that group of High-tier Spirit Beasts, which had originally been at a disadvantage, began to fight back effectively, and it would be difficult to determine the winner in a short time.

If they did not receive powerful support, the human side's defeat would be a matter of time.

It was also at this moment that Li Zhangsheng flew over, riding the Light Blessing bird.

Facing the black dragon's immense Dragon Might, Li Zhangsheng could clearly feel the Light Blessing bird beneath him trembling, but compared to last night, the situation was much better; at the very least, it was not scared to the point of losing its ability to fight directly.

Upon seeing Li Zhangsheng approach, Li Haoqiong hurriedly shouted: "Zhangsheng, go back! It's too dangerous here!"

"Zhangsheng, don't come over, we are enough here!" Ning Bizhen said.

"Hurry back, don't distract us!" He Yan said.

Qin Fangxin sighed softly and said: "Sigh, Luo City cannot hold on. After you go back, please help evacuate the civilians and let them set off to flee elsewhere!"

"City Lord Qin, to make a long story short, I have a way to resolve this crisis, but the premise is that you must hold it off for half an hour!"

Li Zhangsheng's mouth moved, but no sound came out; instead, he used his Mental Power to establish a connection with Qin Fangxin on a mental level.

Hearing Li Zhangsheng say he had a way to resolve this crisis, Qin Fangxin's eyes lit up; he saw hope.

"Good! Good! Even if this old man has to risk this life, I will definitely buy you half an hour! By the way, what help do you need?"

"I need to borrow your Xuantian Sculpture!" Li Zhangsheng's gaze immediately fell upon Qin Fangxin's Xuantian Sculpture.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Xuantian Sculpture (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird (Concentrated)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Wind

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Thunder

If one were to discuss the fastest Divine Beast, the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird would certainly occupy a spot. This Xuantian Sculpture, possessing a Concentrated Grade Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird bloodline, had a speed comparable to Li Haoqiong's Dragon Python and was also the fastest Demon Pet on the scene, excluding the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Li Zhangsheng wanted to utilize its speed to achieve his goal.

"Good, then everything is entrusted to you, Zhangsheng! Xuantian Sculpture, whether we can survive or not depends entirely on Zhangsheng, so you must listen to Zhangsheng's words. Remember to bring him back to me safely!"

Qin Fangxin could only treat a dead horse as a living horse, pinning his hopes on Li Zhangsheng, and bowed deeply to him.

At the same time, using the mental channel with the Xuantian Sculpture, Qin Fangxin instantly instilled his thoughts into the Xuantian Sculpture.

Chirp~

The Xuantian Sculpture immediately broke away from the battlefield and nodded forcefully at Qin Fangxin. Although its personality was arrogant, at this critical moment, it dared not have any negligence.

"For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of lives in the city, even if it is a life-and-death gamble, I am willing to take the risk!"

Li Zhangsheng appropriately exaggerated his words. He knew very well that unless a Sixth-Rank Expert happened to arrive, he would have to take risks to resolve this crisis.

However, he had already prepared a plan in advance and was confident he could retreat unscathed.

Among them, the Xuantian Sculpture was the most important link.

"If this crisis is resolved, I will request a reward for you from His Majesty! If the matter cannot be done, you can abandon the Xuantian Sculpture at any time; do not worry about me at all!"

"I understand!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded. Before leaving, he also temporarily lent the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl to Ning Bizhen, hoping this pearl could have some effect.

As for the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl, it wasn't that he was reluctant to part with it, but it truly could not have any effect on a Demon King-level Black Dragon that had comprehended the Water Profound Meaning; besides, he had other uses for it.

Li Zhangsheng did not waste time; he jumped onto the Xuantian Sculpture and recalled his Light Blessing Bird.

Before Li Zhangsheng left, Qin Fangxin also blessed the Xuantian Sculpture with the Mental Acceleration Secret Technique, allowing the Xuantian Sculpture to fly toward the Silent Forest at an even faster speed.

In the sky, the Black Dragon glanced at Li Zhangsheng, feeling he looked a bit familiar, but it couldn't recall him for a moment, so it stopped thinking about it and began to focus on dealing with the siege of several Lord-level Demon Pets.

There was no help for it; Li Zhangsheng had been too weak two months ago and was completely ignored by it. It only remembered Instructor Qian Yuanfei because it had a deep impression of his Superior Quality Unicorn.

The Xuantian Sculpture's speed was extremely fast, far faster than the Light Blessing Bird. It only took five minutes for the Xuantian Sculpture to enter the Silent Forest.

To resolve this crisis, Li Zhangsheng resolutely aimed for the Black Dragon's nest. The Black Dragon had just broken through not long ago, and its nest was highly likely still in that swamp.

If it were an ordinary nest, given the Black Dragon's cunning, it would be almost impossible for it to give up halfway. After all, the wealth of a city far exceeded the treasures it had collected over the years, but its nest contained the corpse of an Ancestral Black Dragon.

This was absolutely the Black Dragon's lifeline, concerning whether it could become an Extremely Old Dragon or even evolve into an Ancestral Black Dragon in one go.

As long as Li Zhangsheng successfully broke into the Black Dragon's nest, given the importance of the Ancestral Black Dragon's corpse to the Black Dragon, the Black Dragon would definitely abandon the idea of attacking Luo City, fearing that something might go wrong with the Ancestral Black Dragon's corpse.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

On the north wall of Luo City, the battle was currently raging. The screams of humans, Spirit Beasts, and Demon Pets rose one after another, accompanied by the roar of Magic Cannons, the firing sounds of Catapults and Bed Crossbows, the pouring of boiling oil and excrement, the dull sounds of flesh colliding, and so on, making the north wall look like a Shura Hell.

Because there were too many wild Spirit Beasts, the Military Prohibition was finally forcibly broken after resisting several waves of offensives. All one hundred accompanying Monster Tamers suffered significant backlash, but they still disregarded their own safety and commanded their Demon Pets to attack the wild Spirit Beasts.

The Law Enforcement Team became increasingly busy. Almost every moment, there were 'deserters' wanting to flee. Most of these people were unorganized and undisciplined rogue Monster Tamers. This was mainly related to their heavy casualties; because there was no tacit understanding to speak of, the losses of rogue Monster Tamers were great, while the Monster Tamers from major factions were relatively much better off.

As for the soldiers, their losses were even more tragic than those of the rogue Monster Tamers. Besides the discipline of the army, it was also related to the fact that they were almost all locals of Luo City. Many of them had family members in Luo City or in towns under Luo City's jurisdiction. They knew very well what would await their families if they were routed, so they naturally fought to the death without retreating.

Just as humans ate wild Spirit Beasts, in the eyes of wild Spirit Beasts, they naturally had no taboos about eating humans.

In the high-intensity continuous combat, a large number of Spirit Beast and human corpses lay under the north wall, along with a large number of Spirit Beasts that had lost their ability to move. They piled up like mountains, almost leveling the north wall.

However, from the perspective of the situation, humans were gradually gaining the upper hand. Because the Black Dragon was entangled, many of the smarter wild Spirit Beasts took the opportunity to break away from the team, and it was unknown where they had fled, leaving only some wild Spirit Beasts dominated by animal instinct continuing to fight humans.

In the sky ten miles away, the Black Dragon opened its huge mouth and sprayed Acid Breath toward the scarred Dragon Python. The black-green acid splashed out, hitting the Dragon Python head-on.

Hiss~

The Dragon Python let out a miserable hiss, its huge dragon body rolling in pain on the ground. The Demon King-level Black Dragon's acid was extremely corrosive and even possessed some of the acid capabilities of an Ancestral Black Dragon. Although the Dragon Python's scales and python skin defense were strong, they still could not stop the corrosive trend, and it suffered heavy damage.

"Now is the time!"

But it was also at this moment that Ning Bizhen seized the opportunity. Under her Mental Power control, the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl turned into a ten-colored stream of light and instantly fell into the Black Dragon's open mouth.

Regarding Ning Bizhen's inexplicable move, the Black Dragon couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, unable to figure out Ning Bizhen's intention. However, since Ning Bizhen made such a move, it was definitely not a good thing for it.

Chirp~

Taking advantage of the Black Dragon's distraction, the Three-Legged Fire Crow sprayed a red-and-gold Flame Pillar, which instantly hit the Black Dragon's back.

Roar~

The Black Dragon roared in pain, immediately turned around, and swiped a claw at the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

Clatter~

Suddenly, a thick Ice Wall appeared in front of the Three-Legged Fire Crow. The Dragon Claw landed on it, instantly shattering the Ice Wall into pieces. In that very breath, the Three-Legged Fire Crow took the opportunity to dodge the Dragon Claw.

"Xiaoyu, well done!" Ning Bizhen praised the Cold Jade Rabbit in her arms; the Ice Wall from just a moment ago had come from it.

Just as the Black Dragon was preparing to continue its offensive, it suddenly felt a sharp, twisting pain in its stomach. It immediately associated this with Ning Bizhen's inexplicable actions just now, and it was clear to it that it had fallen for the opponent's trick.

However, the Black Dragon was, after all, a Demon King-level Spirit Beast. Its resistance to the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl was far superior to ordinary Spirit Beasts, and its control over its own body was also far superior to ordinary Spirit Beasts.

Pfft~

The Black Dragon's stomach was instantly Turning Rivers and Seas, and it vomited out everything in its stomach in large mouthfuls, among which was the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl.

Although the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl possessed a lethal effect, it could not take effect all at once; it was a gradual process that required sufficient time. The more powerful the Demon Pet, the longer it could hold out.

Furthermore, as long as a Spirit Beast had powerful control over its own body like the Black Dragon, it could vomit the pearl back out.

Taking advantage of the Black Dragon's vomiting, several Lord-level Demon Pets seized the opportunity to launch powerful long-range attacks, and Ning Bizhen also took the opportunity to use her Mental Power to retrieve the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl, preparing to find a chance to throw it again.

Rumble~

Several astonishing energies landed on the Black Dragon. The multi-colored energies suddenly underwent a chemical reaction, followed by an explosion, from which the Black Dragon's angry Dragon Roar rang out.

Suddenly, the Black Dragon's massive dragon body rushed out violently, and a swipe of its Dragon Tail knocked the Dragon Python directly to the ground. The Dragon Python struggled a few times before unwillingly losing its combat capability.

In less than ten minutes, they had lost their "strongest meat shield," the Dragon Python; it would be very difficult to hold out for half an hour.

As for the battle with that group of High-tier Spirit Beasts, it was almost evenly matched, and it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

Because the Black Dragon had driven away the wild Spirit Beasts near its territory to form a Beast Tide, it directly resulted in the density of wild Spirit Beasts within a hundred miles being reduced by more than half. Coupled with the Xuantian Eagle's astonishing speed, Li Changsheng had not encountered any obstruction along the way.

Under these circumstances, it only took Li Changsheng fifteen minutes to reach the Swamp where the Black Dragon's nest was located.

Roar roar~

Naturally, the Black Dragon had not taken its dependents with it, so when the Xuantian Eagle rushed into the Swamp, two Venomous Flying Dragons and a group of Velociraptors quickly charged toward the Xuantian Eagle.

Li Changsheng sensed their momentum, and upon discovering that both Venomous Flying Dragons were only at the Elite level, he immediately set his heart at ease.

"Xuantian Eagle, they are yours!"

After Li Changsheng finished speaking, he immediately jumped off the Xuantian Eagle's back, his two calves instantly sinking into the Swamp.

He did not panic at all and immediately took out the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl and the Cangxuan Earth-Fixing Pearl from his Space Ring.

The Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl could confine liquids within a certain range, while the Cangxuan Earth-Fixing Pearl could confine soil. Since the Swamp was mainly composed of water and earth, the two pearls working together could naturally control the swamp within a certain range, the scope of which depended on the rank of the Monster Tamer.

With Li Changsheng's rank as a Third-rank Royal Beast Master, he could control a swamp area of several dozen meters.

At this moment, the group of Velociraptors charged toward Li Changsheng. They were relatively light in weight, and the structure of their claws was quite special, making them well-adapted to an environment like the Swamp.

"Rise!"

Li Changsheng's expression remained unchanged. After inputting a burst of Mental Power into the two pearls, both pearls simultaneously emitted a misty light and automatically hovered in front of Li Changsheng.

As Li Changsheng's thoughts shifted, his feet no longer sank; instead, they eerily rushed out from the Swamp.

In an instant, countless mud and mire surged up from the Swamp. Under Li Changsheng's control, they transformed into more than ten earth dragons several meters long, flying rapidly to collide with the Velociraptors.

Bang bang bang~

Under the violent impact of the earth dragons, this group of Velociraptors, which were only at the Lower Rank and Middle Rank, directly lost their combat capability, and many lost their lives outright.

"The power is not bad!"

Li Changsheng was quite satisfied. The power of each earth dragon was equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Middle-Rank Spirit Beast. If they were combined into one, the power would be roughly between Upper Rank and Elite, and it would become even more powerful as Li Changsheng advanced.

This was equivalent to Li Changsheng having a new means of dealing with enemies, though the restrictions on both were relatively large.

Utilizing the special effects of the two pearls, the mud and mire beneath Li Changsheng's feet split open rapidly, forming a mud path leading directly to the Black Dragon's nest.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verified!

(End of this chapter)