Chapter 40: Aixi's Transformation

Just as the Earth Rhinoceros was about to succeed, the several Middle-Rank Spirit Beasts still locked in fierce battle immediately sensed something was wrong, and one after another, they shifted their targets, launching intense offensives against the Earth Rhinoceros.

The Two-Winged Frost Centipede abruptly folded its wings, and between the closing and spreading, ice-blue energy gathered, finally transforming into two huge ice blades a zhang long, which slashed toward the Earth Rhinoceros.

Chirp—

In the sky, the Paradise Bird let out a loud, clear cry, its entire body shining brightly as blinding radiance condensed, transforming into several solid-looking light arrows that shot toward the Earth Rhinoceros below.

Due to the rush of time, the two Middle-Rank Spirit Beasts both used basic skills, mainly focusing on obstructing the Earth Rhinoceros.

In the blink of an eye, the ice blades and light arrows appeared before the Earth Rhinoceros; unexpectedly, the Earth Rhinoceros did not dodge, nor did it use a skill, choosing to withstand them with its physical body while opening its mouth to bite at the Bloodline Fruit.

Bang, bang, bang, bang—

A violent roaring sound rang out; the Rock Armor on the Earth Rhinoceros's body was almost completely shattered, and several wounds appeared on its thick hide, though a careful observation would reveal that these wounds were not very deep and had not caused the Earth Rhinoceros much harm.

The Rock Armor had offset part of the damage, and coupled with the fact that the Earth Rhinoceros was naturally thick-skinned and fleshy, known for its defense, it was naturally difficult to cause it much damage.

Almost at the same time, the Thunder Leopard lunged up, stepping on the Earth Rhinoceros's back, which caused the Earth Rhinoceros to pause, and it bit straight toward the Bloodline Fruit.

With the Thunder Leopard's speed, it was very likely to bite the Bloodline Fruit first.

Seeing the fat meat in its grasp about to be lost, the Earth Rhinoceros was naturally quite annoyed; earth-yellow energy gathered rapidly, transforming into several millstone-sized rocks that smashed crazily toward the Thunder Leopard.

Although the Earth Rhinoceros reacted quickly, its movements were still a beat slow, and it looked as though the Thunder Leopard was about to eat the Bloodline Fruit.

At the critical moment, several vines suddenly drilled out from the ground, entangling the Thunder Leopard's limbs with lightning speed.

These vines were Kailan's masterpiece!

Due to the chaotic battle, in just two or three minutes, more than half of the Lower Rank Spirit Beasts had fallen, and the remaining ones posed little threat, while the remaining Middle-Rank Spirit Beasts were the Thunder Leopard, the Earth Rhinoceros, the Two-Winged Frost Centipede, and the Paradise Bird.

Due to the gap in cultivation realms, for the Thunder Leopard, Kailan's vines were not tough enough and it could easily break free from the restraints, but the opportunity was fleeting, especially since it had become the target of focused fire.

Thus, by the time the Thunder Leopard broke free from the vines, several millstone-like rocks had already smashed into its face.

Howl—

Accompanied by a shrill scream, the Thunder Leopard was smashed heavily to the ground.

Before the Thunder Leopard could stand up again, the offensives of the Paradise Bird and the Two-Winged Frost Centipede arrived, completely submerging the Thunder Leopard.

When the radiance dissipated, the Thunder Leopard lay motionless on the ground, no longer showing any signs of life.

The Thunder Leopard, dead!

After finishing off the Thunder Leopard, the Earth Rhinoceros moved toward the Bloodline Fruit again.

"Burrowing Mouse, act! Aixi, go!" At the critical moment, Li Zhangsheng chose to show his hand, and under his command, Aixi took agile steps and likewise lunged toward the Bloodline Fruit.

Li Zhangsheng was also helpless; he had wanted these Middle-Rank Spirit Beasts to continue killing each other, but the Bloodline Fruit had a limited duration, and if he continued to delay, the efficacy of the Bloodline Fruit would inevitably be weakened.

Suddenly, the ground where the Earth Rhinoceros stood cracked, and immediately after, the Earth Rhinoceros felt its feet go empty, falling directly into a pit several meters deep.

It turned out that the Burrowing Mouse had long been prepared, remaining under the willow tree, and as soon as Li Zhangsheng gave the order, it could instantly trigger the trap.

At this moment, the Burrowing Mouse drilled out from underground, its limbs flashing with bright yellow radiance, which poured continuously into the earth.

In an instant, the surrounding ground changed; the soil rapidly turned sandy and began to rotate slowly, binding the Earth Rhinoceros and several Lower Rank Spirit Beasts in the Quicksand Hell.

After becoming a Middle-Rank Spirit Beast, the range, depth, and binding force of the Quicksand Hell had all seen a substantial increase.

In the rotating quicksand, the Earth Rhinoceros's movements were clearly affected; it was too heavy and also too clumsy, and even if it struggled with all its might, it could not break free from the restraints of the quicksand for a time.

At the same time, Aixi stepped on the Earth Rhinoceros's head, took the opportunity to jump up, and bit toward the Bloodline Fruit.

The Paradise Bird and the Two-Winged Frost Centipede naturally did not want to let Aixi succeed, and they joined forces to launch a close-quarters offensive against Aixi.

In the sky, the Paradise Bird dove down, its sharp Bird Beak flashing with cold light, and its body spun violently as it pecked toward Aixi's waist.

On the other side, the Two-Winged Frost Centipede flapped its wings, opened its ferocious mouthparts, revealing fangs emitting a hazy cold light, and bit toward Aixi from the other side.

At the critical moment, a large amount of Cotton Spore appeared on Aixi's body surface, as if wrapping it in a layer of thick cotton.

Whether it was the Paradise Bird or the Two-Winged Frost Centipede, in the process of touching the Cotton Spore, they were more or less hindered, and their force slipped to a certain degree.

However, they were Middle-Rank Spirit Beasts after all; even if Kailan's quality was high, under the gap in cultivation realms, the Cotton Spore could only offset their offensives to a small extent.

Even so, because of the Cotton Spore, under their siege, Aixi did not suffer heavy damage, only receiving minor to moderate injuries.

Without any hesitation, Aixi opened its big mouth and bit the Bloodline Fruit off the branch in one go; its throat clearly bulged as it dragged the Bloodline Fruit into its stomach.

The moment it was swallowed, the Bloodline Fruit rapidly took effect; Aixi's body swelled up quickly, and the muscles under its fur bulged constantly, as if worms were constantly drilling back and forth.

The pain that went deep into the bone marrow filled Aixi's eyes with bloodshot veins; the energy of the Bloodline Fruit was too violent, and it could only lie listlessly on the ground, temporarily losing its ability to move.

Well, Aixi could no longer be counted on!

Chirp—Squeak—

After Aixi swallowed the Bloodline Fruit, the Paradise Bird and the Two-Winged Frost Centipede could not help but be annoyed and angry, and they launched an intense offensive against Aixi once again.

Before fully digesting the energy of the Bloodline Fruit, Aixi's flesh and blood were naturally filled with the energy of the Bloodline Fruit; they could completely eat Aixi's flesh, and although the effect would be much worse than before, having something was better than nothing.

Moreover, Aixi had snatched food from their mouths, so it naturally became the target for them to vent their anger.

Unfortunately, before their offensives could hit, Aixi had already turned into a purple light, flying rapidly toward Li Zhangsheng, and the moment it made contact with Li Zhangsheng, it disappeared.

It turned out that when Aixi acted, Li Zhangsheng had already prepared to recall Aixi.

"Lightning Zebra, Thunder Strike!" The moment he recalled Aixi, Li Zhangsheng issued the attack command again.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the horns of the five Lightning Zebras were once again wreathed in rich electric currents, which finally transformed into five golden electric currents that shot toward the Paradise Bird in unison.

Compared to the Two-Winged Frost Centipede, the Paradise Bird was a greater threat.

The Paradise Bird's reaction was extremely fast; it did not rush to dodge, but instead opened its mouth to spray a bright beam of light, and its head began to tilt, causing the beam of light to move constantly, colliding with the five electric currents one after another.

Rumble—

Accompanied by the constant roaring sound, the beam of light finally forcibly offset the five electric currents.

"Lightning Zebra, charge!" The situation was stronger than the person; Li Zhangsheng had no intention of clashing head-on at all and immediately adopted a strategic retreat.

While retreating, the Burrowing Mouse jumped up and landed on the back of a Lightning Zebra.

Patter—

The five Lightning Zebras quickly turned their heads, the sound of hooves stomping on the ground rang out, and they galloped rapidly toward the outside of the valley.

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