Chapter 522: One-Time Thunder Beads, Golden-Eyed Peng Bird (Second Update, Seeking...)

Hiss— hiss— hiss—

The power of the Green Leaf Storm was extremely strong; every single energy leaf could easily pierce the Hydra's skin and muscles, carving deep, bone-reaching wounds into its body.

Woo-hiss—

The Hydra could not help but let out a miserable hiss. As a result, the energy leaves took the opportunity to rush into its open mouth, cutting its corners until blood overflowed frantically. In unbearable pain, it had no choice but to grit its teeth and close its mouth.

By the time the Green Leaf Storm ended, the Hydra looked as if it had been subjected to death by a thousand cuts. Its entire body was covered in a large number of wounds, and its remaining six heads were a bloody mess; two of them were even tilted to the side, motionless.

With this, the Hydra only had four heads left that could continue to fight, but in its current state, it was unlikely it could exert even fifty percent of its strength from its prime.

After the Green Leaf Storm ended, Adai wanted to continue attacking the Hydra, but it was entangled by the Bright Pupil Bird for a moment.

It takes a long time to express in words, but in reality, only two or three breaths had passed.

Xiao Mu was clearly taken aback. Li Zhangsheng's strength was far beyond his expectations. He directly elevated Li Zhangsheng to the same level as himself, no longer harboring any thoughts of underestimating him.

Up until this moment, Li Zhangsheng and Xiao Mu summoned their second batch of Demon Pets.

Li Zhangsheng summoned the Crowned Flame Bird, Bai Tian, and Hei Ye, while Xiao Mu summoned an adult Green Dragon, a Golden-Eyed Peng Bird, and a Mountain Giant.

The Green Dragon, one of the Five-Colored Dragons, goes without saying; as long as it reaches adulthood, it can reach the Leader level.

The Golden-Eyed Peng Bird is an evolved form of the Silver-Eyed Peng Bird, possessing a Concentrated Grade Golden-Winged Peng Bird Bloodline.

The Mountain Giant was over ten meters tall with a stocky build, its entire body composed of massive boulders. Although relatively sluggish, it possessed powerful strength and defense, excelling in frontal assaults.

Xiao Mu only had six Leader-level Demon Pets, and now they had all been summoned.

Of course, he still had a few Leader-level Demon Pets.

At the first opportunity, Xiao Mu directed the Mountain Giant to assist the Hydra in confronting Adai.

In the sky, the Crowned Flame Bird and the adult Green Dragon engaged in a fierce battle. The Crowned Flame Bird had the advantage in quality and race, while the Green Dragon held the advantage in major cultivation realms; for a time, the two were evenly matched.

The Golden-Eyed Peng Bird flapped its wings, seemingly transforming into a golden phantom, and rushed rapidly toward Kailan.

If he didn't kill or entangle Kailan, the situation would become very unfavorable for Xiao Mu.

"Crowned Flame Bird, Summer Solstice Bright Cat, Winter Solstice Darkness Cat, you... you are Li Zhangsheng!"

At this very moment, Xiao Mu finally guessed Li Zhangsheng's identity.

Xiao Mu had never expected that Li Zhangsheng had actually advanced to the Fifth Rank; this terrifying speed of progress could no longer be described in words.

A seventeen-year-old Fifth Rank expert—let alone in the Langya Kingdom, even if placed in the entire Fairy World, was absolutely a rare existence.

"Damn it, Yuan Bin is a fool to have provoked such a terrifying existence!"

Xiao Mu was no idiot; he naturally understood the long-standing feud between Dou Yuanbin and Li Zhangsheng. If it weren't for Dou Yuanbin's instigation, Li Zhangsheng certainly wouldn't have set his sights on the Xiao Clan.

"Kill him, must kill him!"

This was Xiao Mu's second thought. Li Zhangsheng's speed of progress was too fast, so fast that even Xiao Mu found it frightening. Judging by this speed of progress, in another year or two, he might very well reach the Sixth Rank or even the Pseudo-King level.

He was already ridiculously strong just at the Fifth Rank, capable of contending with him head-on, let alone at the Sixth Rank.

If it really came to that, how would their Xiao Clan still be able to resist Li Zhangsheng? They would likely be steamrolled by him.

After figuring this out, the look in Xiao Mu's eyes as he gazed at Li Zhangsheng was filled with killing intent.

Today, either you die or I perish!

Under these circumstances, Xiao Mu had the thought of fighting to the death.

He did not continue to summon Demon Pets, but instead continuously activated the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Secret Technique, bestowing it upon the Green Dragon and the Mountain Giant.

The Heavenly Demon Disintegration Secret Technique is similar to the Blood Burning Secret Technique; it can stimulate a Demon Pet's potential and greatly increase its strength. However, its aftereffects are equally severe: at best, the loss of all potential and a greatly shortened lifespan; at worst, immediate death.

Under the enhancement of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Secret Technique, the auras of the Green Dragon and the Mountain Giant surged abruptly. Their bodies were suffused with black flames, and black patterns appeared on their skin, making them look a bit more evil.

Under the enhancement of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Secret Technique, the Mountain Giant, which had been easily suppressed by Adai, began to turn the tide. Regardless of its own injuries, it fought Adai recklessly and fearlessly.

While the Mountain Giant entangled Adai, the Bright Pupil Bird supported the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger, which was being completely suppressed by Aixi, and the Hydra rushed toward Kailan.

In the sky, the Crowned Flame Bird was instantly suppressed by the Green Dragon, its fire-red feathers falling continuously; it looked miserable beyond words.

When a Sixth-Rank Expert fights for their life, even Li Zhangsheng dared not be negligent, but he was not without a few trump cards.

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng bestowed Giantization upon Adai, once again suppressing the crazed Mountain Giant.

The Mountain Giant in the Heavenly Demon Disintegration state was strong, but its lack of agility was a fatal flaw. Adai utilized a hit-and-run style, managing to claw deep wounds into the Mountain Giant every single time.

At the same time, Kailan moved both hands. Under the influence of an invisible force, all the trees within a radius of several hundred meters were uprooted and flew toward Kailan.

Crack— crack—

The sound of countless trees shattering rang out. They were carved into various shapes, and just like building blocks, these trees combined at an extremely fast speed, finally forming a tree giant standing seventy or eighty meters tall.

As Kailan advanced to the Leader level, coupled with the massive bonus from the Grassland Domain, the tree giant she transformed into naturally rose in power accordingly.

Even Adai, who was in the Giantization state, was still the difference between an adult and a child in front of the tree-giant Kailan.

The tree giant had many advantages: it possessed powerful assault capabilities and could simultaneously protect Kailan's safety well. As the core, Kailan could freely manipulate the trees to combine or divide to carry out attacks and defenses.

Its shortcomings were also very obvious: its speed was slow and it lacked flexibility, naturally countered by opponents with high speed.

Watching such a tall tree giant, Xiao Mu's heart could not help but sink.

After transforming into the giant tree giant, Kailan completely ignored the Golden-Eyed Peng Bird's offensive, directly lifted her right foot, and stomped straight toward the charging Hydra.

A massive shadow enveloped the Hydra. If it were stepped on, even with the Limb Regeneration trait, it would at the very least be severely injured, and the most likely outcome was being crushed to death alive.

Boom—

The ground shook violently. The Hydra's speed was not very fast, and even though it tried its best to evade, it still did not fully avoid it, having its tail stepped on by the tree giant.

Hiss—

The Hydra gasped, letting out a painful hiss, subconsciously wanting to bite off the tree giant's thick right foot.

Countless wood chips flew, but after all, the Hydra was no longer in its prime; how could it bite off the tree giant's right foot in a short time?

To take a step back, even if the Hydra were at its peak, the possibility of success would not be high.

The Golden-Eyed Peng Bird wanted to help, manifesting dozens of golden light blades several feet long, which spun and landed on the tree giant's right leg, hacking out quite a few large gashes.

The gashes looked quite large, but relative to the volume of the tree giant, they were still not enough to matter.

At this moment, Kailan controlled the Treant to extend its right hand, its fist, as large as a house, whistling through the air as it smashed toward the Hydra.

Given the Hydra's state, if it were to be struck directly, it would likely be crushed into a pulp.

Not far away, Xiao Mu's expression turned extremely ugly, yet he had no choice but to intervene to save the Hydra; otherwise, if the Hydra were to fall, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

With a pained heart, Xiao Mu took out a Golden Treasure Bead; this was a one-time-use treasure of unknown craftsmanship, but it stored a bolt of lightning equivalent to the full-force strike of a Thunder Attribute lord-level Demon Pet.

However, activating the Thunder Bead required a massive amount of Mental Power, requiring at least a Fifth-tier Beastmaster.

Under the control of his Mental Power, the Golden Treasure Bead burst open, transforming into a bolt of golden lightning a zhang thick, instantly striking the Treant's right fist before it could land.

Crackle— Crackle—

Under the violent lightning, the Treant's right fist exploded, falling to the ground as countless pieces of wood.

Taking this opportunity, the Hydra endured the intense pain and, employing a Lizard Tail Severing tactic, forcibly tore off half its tail to break free from the restraints.

It was also at this moment that the Golden-Eyed Roc transformed into a streak of golden light, following the tactical principle of capturing the ringleader first, and swooped straight toward Li Zhangsheng.

It was not that Xiao Mu did not want to use the Thunder Bead to attack Li Zhangsheng directly, but the distance between the two was simply too great.

The Golden-Eyed Roc was extremely fast, appearing before Li Zhangsheng in a single flap of its wings.

Unexpectedly, both Day and Night did not intercept it, but instead flew off to support the Crowned Blazing Bird.

In an instant, Li Zhangsheng, with the Taiyin Token above his head and standing upon the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, was enveloped by rich starlight and moonlight.

The Golden-Eyed Roc collided with the Starlight Barrier, causing ripples to emerge in layers, yet there was no sign of it shattering.

After Li Zhangsheng advanced to the Fifth Rank, due to their shared origin, the defense of the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform had received a significant boost.

The Golden-Eyed Roc did not give up; it felt that if it attacked with full force one more time, it could break through the outermost Starlight Barrier.

Yet at this very moment, Li Zhangsheng completed his third summoning, and Yuangungun, the Giant Whale Kun, and the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast appeared on the field.

The Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast lunged straight at the Golden-Eyed Roc; its speed was not much slower than the Golden-Eyed Roc's, forcing the Golden-Eyed Roc to dodge.

The Giant Whale Kun, like a fish out of water, could only flop about on the ground, its miniature golden wings unable to support it in flying into the air.

However, the Giant Whale Kun was not without use; under the influence of its Wind Speed Aura, the speed of all allied Demon Pets increased by a notch.

Yuangungun transformed into a giant meatball, rolling wildly on the ground, and smashed straight toward the "Lizard Tail Severing" Hydra.

The Hydra had already been heavily injured, and its attention was entirely focused on the giant Treant; by the time it noticed, it only had time to condense a layer of Ice Wall in front of itself.

Boom— Clatter—

Under the immense impact, the Ice Wall instantly developed numerous cracks, then shattered with a roar into countless ice crystals, revealing the terrified and desperate Hydra behind it.

Yuangungun paused for a moment before slamming heavily into the Hydra's body.

The Hydra felt a tremendous force strike it, and was immediately dragged dozens of meters by Yuangungun, carving a furrow in the ground stained with blood.

(End of this chapter)