Chapter 275: Cave Entrance

Hearing that a Danyuan Realm powerhouse had died here, the three of them were silent for a moment, and True Monarch Guiling sighed:

"This white fog suppresses Divine Sense too severely; even a Spirit Realm Great Cultivator must be extremely cautious here. Getting lost in it means certain death. Since so many Magic Treasures can be found here, it is evident they were brought by this Demon Beast, which devours cultivators who fall into this place amidst the fog. Perhaps the exit is nearby."

Xu Chen had the same thought, so he felt a bit excited and said: "That is indeed the case. Let us search the vicinity thoroughly; perhaps we will have a harvest soon!"

Wang Daolin also nodded quickly to indicate that this was indeed the case.

Thus, the three did not linger in the cave, quickly searching it again. They found a few more items with Spirit Qi fluctuations, but most were fragments of Magic Treasures. They even found a human skull, almost unrecognizable from being digested and corroded, inside the scattered feces.

"Boom—"

Outside the cave, a faint tremor came.

The three changed color simultaneously, and True Monarch Guiling transmitted his voice: "Leave quickly, I fear that Demon Beast has returned!"

Soon, three figures swept out of the cave. Just as they emerged, they saw a Demon Beast the size of a leopard, several zhang long, darting out from the white fog, its mouth still clamped around a dead giant bird.

"Roar—" Seeing Xu Chen and the others emerge from its cave, the leopard immediately dropped its prey and let out an angry roar, pouncing on them with bared fangs and claws.

"Daoist Friend Xu, retreat quickly; this poor Daoist will deal with it!"

True Monarch Guiling's aura surged violently, rolling Spirit Qi permeating through his body and transforming into the light and shadows of the sun, moon, and stars flickering across the sky. The white fog within a radius of several hundred zhang was swept away by this terrifying pressure, pushed aside like a tide, revealing a huge, clear open space in the blink of an eye.

Wang Daolin screamed and teleported over a hundred zhang away, but Xu Chen raised his hand and pushed forward. An Ox Skull the size of a zhang appeared out of thin air. He channeled his Divine Sense into it, activating the remnant soul of the Nether Beast inside.

"Ang—"

A deafening roar erupted from the Ox Skull. A black ripple rippled out in layers from the Black Horn, spreading over a radius of several hundred zhang and trapping the leopard within, causing its pouncing motion to suddenly stall for a moment.

Almost simultaneously, True Monarch Guiling had already made his move, raising his hand to unleash a world-destroying Magic Spell.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

Dense cyan lightning bolts, like dragons and snakes, continuously smashed onto the leopard.

The leopard was blasted back step by step, roaring and howling as it charged left and right amidst the lightning. Its two sharp claws grabbed frantically; every time it swung a claw, a powerful aura fluctuation would shatter the lightning.

Xu Chen channeled his Divine Sense with all his might, and the Black Horn on the Ox Skull erupted with increasingly strong ripple fluctuations, crashing toward the leopard layer upon layer like waves.

True Monarch Guiling was also giving his all, sparing no effort to channel his Spirit Qi. Cyan lightning fell from the sky continuously, and the dense, startling thunder completely submerged the leopard's huge body. The area of several hundred zhang became a sea of thunder.

Seeing Xu Chen and True Monarch Guiling trapping the Demon Beast, Wang Daolin stood over a hundred zhang away, raising his hand to release a crimson Magic Treasure. It unleashed streaks of red whip shadows, lashing at the leopard with sky-filling firelight.

Xu Chen could not help but nod to himself as he watched.

Wang Daolin was indeed a Danyuan Realm powerhouse from a prestigious sect. Although he usually appeared timid and cowardly, his combat power was quite good. At the very least, the power of this Magic Treasure was not much less than his own Thunder Fire Pestle.

However, it was clear that this leopard Demon Beast's strength was likely beyond the Fourth-Rank. Even the powerful Thunder Technique released by True Monarch Guiling, a Shenling Realm Great Cultivator, could be blocked by it. Therefore, these whips lashing against its body posed no threat; they merely added to the momentum.

Although this leopard Demon Beast was incomparably fierce and had killed the giant bird that had snatched Wang Daolin away.

Under the suppression of True Monarch Guiling, it basically had no major power to counterattack.

Thus, Xu Chen and Wang Daolin dared to assist in the all-out attack.

Under the unsparing attacks and suppression of the three, the leopard could only roar and retreat. In the blink of an eye, the range of the battle between the three and the beast spread over several miles. Along the way, a large number of scattered boulders were shattered, turning into sky-filling dust and debris that sprayed in all directions like a rainstorm. The entire Fog Zone seemed to be shaking violently along with it.

"Woo—"

"Ang—"

From the depths of the white fog in all directions, the roars of various Demon Beasts came continuously. The large number of Demon Beasts inhabiting the vicinity seemed to have been alarmed by this powerful battle aura.

True Monarch Guiling's expression changed, and the aura on his body suddenly doubled. A phantom of his Primordial Spirit, over a hundred zhang tall, emerged from his body. He raised a hand to grab, and a cyan longsword flickering with lightning light was held in his hand. He raised his hand and swung it forward.

"Pfft—"

Xu Chen felt as if he heard the sound of the heavens and earth being torn apart.

The thick, rolling white fog was like tofu, split in two from sky to ground. A thin, pitch-black Void appeared amidst the passing cyan lightning.

"Roar—"

The leopard sensed the aura of death, let out a loud roar, and turned to flee.

However, before it could turn, a cyan lightning bolt like a phantom landed on its body. The leopard, in the midst of turning and leaping, suddenly paused, then pounced forward again. Its body suddenly split into two halves in mid-air, each pouncing forward for a hundred zhang before crashing onto the debris-covered ground with two loud booms.

A thick scent of blood permeated the air. Amidst the rolling lightning, clusters of bright red blood mist exploded, only to be twisted into ashes by the terrifying aura.

The cyan sword light flashed and vanished, so fast that Xu Chen and Wang Daolin had not fully realized it. By the time True Monarch Guiling retracted his Primordial Spirit phantom, the pitch-black Void that had been slashed open in the sky began to mend.

The leopard, now in two halves, lay on the ground, already devoid of any movement.

Wang Daolin put away his fire whip Magic Treasure and stared blankly at the scene. A moment later, his face turned ash-gray, devoid of any color.

The might of a True Monarch is truly something no one dares to face.

A Fifth-Rank Demon Beast could not even withstand a single strike from him.

Under this move, even if a True Monarch from Qingcheng Mountain came, he would likely have to drink hatred and retreat if he did not bring out his full strength.

Although Xu Chen's expression remained calm, his heart was also shaking violently.

This was the first time he had seen a super killing move released by the Primordial Spirit of a human True Monarch.

By comparison, Tu Jiu and the Old Witch Master could also kill this Demon Beast, but it would definitely not be this fast or easy. This sword strike from the Primordial Spirit definitely carried a strong aura of rules, because even the spatial ripples he released by channeling the Ox Skull were slashed apart by this sword, causing the Nether Beast's demonic soul to fearfully retract all its power and lie dormant in the Golden Crystal without any movement.

However, after True Monarch Guiling used this sword, he seemed to have consumed a great deal of energy. With a rather pale face, he retracted all his aura, took a deep breath, and said: "There seem to be many powerful Demon Beasts nearby. We cannot stay for too long. Quickly search for the exit. We will limit it to two quarters of an hour; whether we find it or not, we must evacuate as soon as possible!"

"Good!"

Xu Chen dared not delay. He soared into the air and pushed the Ox Skull, once again triggering layers of spatial ripples to spread out and explore the surroundings.

Wherever the black ripples passed, not a single trace of spatial fluctuation could escape his Divine Sense perception.

True Monarch Guiling stepped into the air, standing a hundred zhang high, and released his terrifying Divine Sense to cover a radius of over a hundred miles, observing the movements of the Demon Beasts in the vicinity.

Wang Daolin could only act as a spectator, standing in place and staring at the huge corpse of the leopard split into two halves. His expression was uncertain, and his eyes held incomparable terror and unease.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed. Xu Chen had already finished searching the surrounding area of several dozen miles, but he had no harvest.

Thus, his heart also began to grow anxious.

"Roar—"

From the depths of the white fog, it seemed that other powerful Demon Beasts were approaching; the roars shook the heart with fear.

True Monarch Guiling's body flickered, and he stood in the direction from which the roars came to protect Xu Chen.

Another quarter of an hour passed quickly, and Xu Chen pushed the Nether Beast skull again to search a region of several dozen miles, the three of them moving further and further away from the leopard's lair.

"Daoist Friend Xu, will this method actually work?"

Wang Daolin followed behind Xu Chen, listening to the movements around them that seemed to be growing more frequent and louder, his face pale and his voice trembling.

Xu Chen gave a wry smile and said, "I don't know either, but this might be our only method; I mentioned before that I once used this method to find the entrance to a Di Gong built by ancient humans."

"Then hurry up!" Wang Daolin was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Wang Daolin, get further away!" Guiling Shenjun, furious, stood a hundred feet away and scolded him via voice transmission.

Wang Daolin shrank his neck and muttered a word, not daring to urge him further.

"Roar~~"

A massive Demon Beast, resembling a giant python, that had been prowling nearby seemed unable to restrain itself any longer and charged out from the churning white mist.

Guiling True Monarch's expression changed; he released a powerful Magic Spell to smash toward it, while simultaneously flashing to Xu Chen's side, wrapping him in Spirit Qi and saying, "Go!"

"Wait!" Xu Chen roared.

Because in that very instant, he felt an unusual spatial fluctuation appear within the spatial ripples.

Guiling True Monarch forcibly interrupted his teleportation, turned around, and looked in a certain direction.

Because in this moment, his keen and powerful Divine Sense also sensed this distinct fluctuation of aura.

Sure enough, amidst the layers of rippling black waves, an illusory opening emerged out of thin air; starting the size of a fist, it revealed itself bit by bit, soon reaching over a zhang in size, and it was still expanding.

"Roar~~"

No sooner said than done, the giant python Demon Beast, which had just been blocked by the Magic Spell, soared into the air with a terrifying aura and pounced; its massive body rolled through the white mist, and it was likely over a hundred zhang in length.

"Ang~~"

Just as the giant python Demon Beast attacked, another massive Demon Beast shaped like a fierce tiger pounced out from the side, its aura even more terrifying.

"Do not get entangled, charge in!" Guiling True Monarch's expression changed completely.

"What about Senior Brother and the others?" Xu Chen couldn't help but roar.

"There's no time, we'll talk after we get in!" Guiling True Monarch gave Xu Chen no time at all, wrapped them in Spirit Qi, and carried both Xu Chen and Wang Daolin as he charged into the illusory opening.

After the spatial ripples and fluctuations were lost, the revealed illusory opening began to rapidly fade and disappear.

"Roar~"

The giant snake Demon Beast in pursuit had no intention of letting the three powerful prey before it go; it crashed into the location where the opening was about to fade away, its massive body flickering and then vanishing, while the giant tiger Demon Beast, seemingly unwilling to be outdone, roared and followed, crashing into the Void and disappearing.

(End of this chapter)