Chapter 521: Pinching to Explode, Grabbing to Explode (First Update, seeking everything)

Li Zhangsheng specifically activated the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique; even from a hundred miles away, he could still observe the other party.

Not long after, black dots appeared in his field of vision, flying rapidly toward Qingfeng Xiagu.

Even with his backside, he knew this was the Xiao Clan's rescue team.

Leading this rescue team was an old man with a youthful face and crane-white hair; he was none other than the Xiao Clan Leader, Xiao Mu.

Besides Xiao Mu, there were over a dozen Monster Tamers, all of whom were Third or Fourth Rank.

To rescue the medium-sized Soul Crystal Mine, the Xiao Clan could be said to have mobilized half of the elites in the clan.

Li Zhangsheng deactivated the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, gripping a Superior Soul Crystal in his hand; with a great battle imminent, he had to recover to his best state.

In just a quarter of an hour, even without the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, Li Zhangsheng could faintly see the Xiao Clan party.

"Run quickly!"

Li Zhangsheng feigned panic as he mounted the Light Blessing Bird, steering it to flee toward the distant dense forest.

The Light Blessing Bird flapped its wings and soared high, moving with lightning speed, attempting to shake off the Xiao Clan rescue team.

In the eyes of Xiao Mu and the others, this looked as if Li Zhangsheng had originally been cleaning up the battlefield, but upon seeing the Xiao Clan rescue team, he had fled in a panic.

"Thief, where are you running!"

Xiao Mu shouted loudly; naturally, he could not let Li Zhangsheng go, not only to avenge his clansmen but also for that batch of raw Soul Crystal ore.

Raw Soul Crystal ore was delivered once a month, and this batch had been mined for nearly a month, worth tens of thousands of Soul Crystals; for the Xiao Clan, this was also a significant fortune.

Even with the Xiao Clan's numerous industries, they could not abandon this batch of raw Soul Crystal ore.

Xiao Mu immediately abandoned the team, steering the Light Pupil Bird beneath him like an arrow leaving the bow, pursuing Li Zhangsheng at a faster speed.

The Light Pupil Bird possessed a Concentrated Grade Chongming Bird Bloodline and could be considered an evolved form of the Light Blessing Bird; coupled with its Lord-level realm, its speed was naturally much faster than the Light Blessing Bird, not to mention the others of the Xiao Clan.

In just two or three minutes, Xiao Mu disappeared from the sight of the Xiao Clan members; they were not worried about Xiao Mu, as he was a Sixth-Rank Expert, and dealing with a Fifth Rank was surely easy for him.

Seeing Xiao Mu drawing closer and closer, Li Zhangsheng again feigned panic, directing the Light Blessing Bird to cast Light Blessing on itself.

A burst of milky-white radiance appeared, temporarily increasing the Light Blessing Bird's overall capabilities by ten percent, which slightly boosted its speed.

"It's still too close to Qiu City!" Li Zhangsheng thought to himself, imbuing the Light Blessing Bird with the Swift as Wind Secret Technique.

For a moment, the Light Blessing Bird's speed surged, becoming almost no less inferior to the pursuing Light Pupil Bird.

"I'll let you live a few more minutes!"

Several thousand meters away, Xiao Mu revealed a cold sneer, casually imbuing the Light Pupil Bird beneath him with the Mental Acceleration Secret Technique.

The Light Pupil Bird's speed once again surpassed the Light Blessing Bird, causing the distance between the two to close again.

Sensing the movement behind, the Light Blessing Bird felt anxious, but no matter how anxious it was, it could not further increase its flight speed; it was already nearing its limit, as fast as it could possibly go.

During the pursuit, another five minutes passed, and at this time, there was less than a thousand meters of distance remaining between the two.

Boom~

It was also at this moment that the Light Pupil Bird released intense milky-white Light Flame from its entire body, as if it had transformed into a scorching sun.

Accompanied by a loud roaring sound, the Light Flame on the Light Pupil Bird erupted, and its speed climbed rapidly.

Utilizing the explosive power of the Light Flame, the Light Pupil Bird quickly shortened the distance between it and the Light Blessing Bird.

By the time the Light Pupil Bird finished its burst, the distance between the two was less than five hundred meters.

"Kid, you're dead!"

Xiao Mu's voice was filled with gnashing teeth; the Xiao Clan had fewer than ten Fourth Rank Clan Elders in total, and now that one had been lost, his heart bled as the Clan Leader.

Seeing that he was about to be caught, Li Zhangsheng maintained the panic on his face while steering the Light Blessing Bird to dive downward.

This was the battlefield Li Zhangsheng had pre-selected; it was in the middle of nowhere, a hundred miles from the nearest city, not to mention Qiu City.

In a few breaths' time, Li Zhangsheng dismounted from the Light Blessing Bird, hovering a few meters above the ground; below him was a vast plain where Kailan could exert its full power.

Not far away, Xiao Mu also dismounted from the Light Pupil Bird, locking eyes with Li Zhangsheng.

Xiao Mu sized up Li Zhangsheng, his first impression being that he was a stranger.

"Are you going to obediently surrender, or do you want me to send you on your way!"

While sizing him up, Xiao Mu confidently activated the Dimensional Anchor Secret Technique; a tangible yet intangible pillar of light shot into the sky, completely solidifying the space within a range of several thousand meters.

"I'll have to try to know!"

Li Zhangsheng did not stop Xiao Mu from casting the Dimensional Anchor; the panic on his face vanished, and he immediately began summoning his Demon Pets.

Three hexagrams appeared, and Aixi, Kailan, and Adai were summoned, swiftly pouncing toward Xiao Mu.

Upon seeing Li Zhangsheng's three Demon Pets, Xiao Mu frowned for an instant, then relaxed; even if the opponent possessed three Lord-level Demon Pets, how could they be his match? Top-tier Heavenly Prides like Liu Xuguang were extremely rare.

In a country as small as Langya Kingdom, how could another one appear?

Harboring such thoughts, Xiao Mu also summoned three Lord-level Demon Pets: the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger, the Nine-Headed Snake, and the Red Li Bird.

Roar~

Aixi let out a loud roar, the sound like thunder; an invisible Pressure permeated the air, swiftly enveloping the opponent's Demon Pets.

Under this Pressure, all three of Xiao Mu's Demon Pets were startled, fear appearing in their eyes, and all their abilities temporarily decreased by 10%.

Roar~

Unfortunately, Xiao Mu's Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger also let out a roar, similarly performing Intimidation, bringing both sides back to the same level.

Kailan activated the Wood Realm Descent trait, and countless green light spots sprinkled onto the earth, covering a radius of several hundred meters.

The earth began to revive, and like bamboo shoots after a rain, a large number of tender buds sprouted from the ground. In almost the blink of an eye, they transformed from buds into small trees two or three meters tall.

They continued to grow, finally stopping at over ten meters, creating a spectacular small forest on the grassland.

The Caoyuan Domain trait was also activated, and a large amount of green light spots appeared, swarming toward Kailan, significantly strengthening Kailan's abilities and entering the Qualli Lan stage.

In the blink of an eye, both sides began a fierce battle.

Adai met them head-on, Aixi began to maneuver, ready to charge at any moment, and Kailan stayed at the very back, supporting its teammates from a distance.

At the very first moment, Adai and the Nine-Headed Snake engaged in close-quarters combat.

Although the Nine-Headed Snake was large, its volume still had a significant gap compared to Adai; after all, Adai was a full thirty meters tall and was a Demon Pet of the broad-shouldered and thick-waisted type.

Adai swung its giant claws, and a piercing explosive sound rang out as it grabbed fiercely onto one of the Nine-Headed Snake's heads.

Szz—

As if made of tofu, the Nine-Headed Snake's head was torn off at the root.

The Nine-Headed Snake let out a miserable hiss, and the remaining eight heads bit toward Adai from every direction.

Adai did not dodge at all; instead, it stretched out its two giant claws and grabbed two of the heads, letting the other six heads bite into its body.

Contrary to Xiao Mu's expectations, the Nine-Headed Snake's six heads did not achieve much, barely managing to trigger Armor Breaking and bite through Adai's skin.

Adai had thick skin and flesh, and possessed the Eternal Indestructible Body trait, the Strong trait, and the Life Aura; it was simply not ordinary meat.

Crack— Crack—

Just at this moment, Adai exerted force with both claws, and under the immense strength, it forcibly crushed two of the Nine-Headed Snake's heads.

At the same time, the flesh wounds Adai received recovered in almost an instant.

When it came to recovery ability, Adai was not a bit worse than the Nine-Headed Snake.

Seeing such a scene, Xiao Mu was clearly taken aback and hurriedly commanded the Light Blessing Bird to support the Nine-Headed Snake.

Suddenly, Aixi finally moved, pouncing straight toward the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger.

The Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger did not retreat; astonishing electric sparks appeared all over its body as it crashed wildly toward Aixi.

Wind Stealth!

Before the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger could get close, Aixi narrowed its eyes slightly, a green light flashed on its body, and it formed a Residual Shadow, causing the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger to crash into the shadow.

In an instant, Aixi appeared at the side of the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger, rotating its body while dodging at high speed, and its tiger tail, which shimmered with a metallic luster, struck fiercely against the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger like a vertical steel whip.

Awoo—

The Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger could not help but let out a miserable shriek; under the massive strike, it was sent flying backward for more than twenty meters against its will, falling to the ground in an extremely disheveled state.

On the back of the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger, there was an extra wound deep enough to see bone, a full three or four meters long, which almost immediately caused the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger to suffer a not-insignificant injury.

Xiao Mu was clearly taken aback, because the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger was the only top-quality Demon Pet in his hand, yet it was suppressed by the opponent's Savage Winged Tiger.

Thinking back to the combination of the Savage Winged Tiger, the Behemoth, and the Grassland Elf, a sense of familiarity inexplicably arose in his heart, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

However, now was not the time for contemplation.

Not far away, the Red Li Bird swooped down, charging toward Kailan, who appeared weak and easy to bully.

"Light Blessing Bird, stop it!"

Under Li Changsheng's command, the Light Blessing Bird bit the bullet and intercepted the Red Li Bird.

Due to the gap in the major realm and having no advantages in other aspects, the Light Blessing Bird fell into a disadvantage, being suppressed and beaten by the Red Li Bird.

Just at this moment, under Kailan's fine and meticulous control, more than ten energy leaves shimmering with green intent appeared instantly, followed by another ten, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of energy leaves a foot long turned into a Green Leaf Storm, sweeping toward the opponent's camp.

Due to the bonuses from Wood Realm Descent and Grassland Domain, the power of the Green Leaf Storm greatly increased, reaching a full hundred meters in height and over twenty meters in width, looking like a green tornado connecting heaven and earth.

As if by tacit understanding, Adai quickly retreated two steps, opening a distance of more than ten meters from the Nine-Headed Snake, which had lost three heads.

The Nine-Headed Snake could not pursue in time before it was completely engulfed by the Green Leaf Storm.

(End of this chapter)