Chapter 18: Second-Tier Monster Beast

In a corner by the water pool not far away, another late-stage Qi Refining cultivator of the Liu family skillfully controlled a huge flying sword, blocking two low-tier monster crabs that wanted to escape from this direction into the water. In less than a quarter of an hour, they were easily beheaded under his sword.

For a time, there was a earth-shaking sound around the water pool, and dozens of various magic tools flew all over the sky.

Watching these cultivators in front of him magnificently activating magic tools to kill enemies, Song Qingming couldn't help but show a trace of shame on his face. Compared with these old-brand Qi Refining cultivators, his own cultivation and fighting magic powers were indeed far behind. If he wants to be like them, able to use various spells and magic tools to kill enemies so skillfully, he still needs to practice hard.

Soon, the dozen or so low-tier monster beasts by the water pool were all eliminated on the shore. Everyone was about to blockade the entire water pool, but they didn't want to hear a loud "bang" at this time, and a huge white water splash exploded in the middle of the water pool.

A silver-armored crab monster with a size of more than one zhang suddenly appeared in the center of the water pool. This silver-armored crab monster was all silver-white, and a pair of huge white iron pincers in front of its body kept waving, looking very ferocious and terrifying. A terrifying spiritual energy pressure emanated from its body, making Song Qingming, who was a hundred zhang away, feel a burst of discomfort.

Looking at the degree of spiritual power pressure emanating, everyone immediately felt that this should be that second-tier monster beast.

The silver-armored crab monster looked at these human cultivators who broke into its territory and started a massacre, angrily waved its double pincers, and released bursts of harsh sound waves from its mouth. The cultivators on the shore closest to it instantly felt a burst of dizziness and tinnitus, and they all held their heads with both hands and almost fell down.

"Quickly use the spiritual power barrier to block this sound wave attack!"

Liu Tianlong roared, took the lead in quickly releasing a spiritual power to form a semi-circular barrier, protecting himself and the several mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators beside him behind the barrier. This is also a powerful spell that only late-stage Qi Refining cultivators can perform.

Hearing Liu Tianlong's sound transmission, Song Changfeng hurriedly released the spiritual power in his body to turn into a protective shield, protecting the several Song family members behind him. Seeing this, the other several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators also released their own spiritual power barriers, which allowed those mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were almost injured just now to recover.

Seeing that his sound waves could not solve these hateful human cultivators in front of him, the silver-armored crab monster stretched out eight long iron feet and rushed toward the dozen or so cultivators led by Liu Tianlong on the shore. The speed of the second-tier monster beast was astonishing, and it caught up to the shore in just a moment.

"Use talismans and long-range spells to drag it down."

Seeing the silver-armored crab monster rushing toward him, Liu Tianlong retreated while commanding others to use spells and spirit talismans to delay the silver-armored crab's pace. It was just a pity that everyone's attack was just some first-tier spirit talismans and spells, and the lethality caused to the silver-armored crab was very limited, not affecting its forward speed at all.

Just when the silver-armored crab monster chased to not far behind Liu Tianlong, Liu Tianlong, who had been retreating, suddenly turned around and released a second-tier spirit talisman he had prepared long ago.

This is a second-tier low-quality explosive fire talisman, which can emit an explosive attack equivalent to the full blow of a Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator. A second-tier low-quality spirit talisman on the market costs at least two hundred spirit stones. In order to ensure that this operation would be foolproof, Liu Tianlong even specifically brought the Liu family's only two remaining second-tier spirit talismans.

A flash of fire and several loud "boom boom" sounds, this silver-armored crab monster was caught off guard and was successfully ambushed by Liu Tianlong. At this time, its originally silver-white crab body appeared with several cracks, several red blood lines, blood flowed continuously, and even one of the longest legs in the front was blown away by the second-tier spirit talisman just now without a trace.

Taking advantage of this buffer opportunity, the crowd who were about to be caught up quickly widened the distance from the silver-armored crab monster and rushed straight to the great formation not far away.

Soon, everyone successfully returned to the great formation one by one. Only one unlucky Liu family cultivator with a cultivation base of only the fifth layer of Qi Refining was left behind inadvertently. Just as he was a few steps away from the range of the great formation, a huge iron pincer lifted him into the air.

Hearing a scream, after falling from a high altitude, he was cut into two halves by the other sharp giant pincer of the angry silver-armored crab monster, and a rain of blood sprinkled in the air.

The crowd in the formation changed their faces when they saw such a scene. This is the power of a Foundation Establishment monster beast. As long as they are slightly careless, they may follow in the footsteps of the fellow Daoist just now.

It was the first time Song Qingming had seen such a bloody scene, and he couldn't help but tremble, and the formation flag he was holding almost slipped to the ground. This Liu family cultivator who was still talking and laughing with everyone last night had already died tragically in the hands of the ferocious monster beast in the blink of an eye.

In front of this huge second-tier monster beast, these cultivators who usually looked down on mortals like immortals were as vulnerable as ants.

It wasn't until Great Elder Song Gubai, who was on the side, felt his abnormality and patted him on the shoulder that he came back to his senses and hurriedly gripped the formation flag to stand in his position again.

"Menglin... everyone don't panic, all retreat, quickly activate the formation," seeing that the silver-armored crab monster had already entered the position of the great formation, Liu Tianlong, whose eyes were slightly red, couldn't care about the sadness of losing his clansman just now, and hurriedly commanded everyone to activate the formation to trap the silver-armored crab monster.

Song Qingming and others, who had been waiting in the great formation for a long time, under the chairmanship of four top-grade formation masters, quickly threw a golden disk half a foot large into the air. More than a dozen golden-yellow rays of light shot out from the formation flags in their hands and connected to the formation disk, instantly forming a huge golden iron net, covering the silver-armored crab monster in the formation.

The silver-armored crab monster was caught off guard by the gold net. In a panic, it raised a pair of iron pincers to support the gold net on its body. The more than a dozen formation masters responsible for activating the formation quickly made gestures in their hands and desperately injected spiritual power into their respective formation flags, making this piece of gold net shine brightly and confront the silver-armored crab monster.

This Gold Net Monster-Binding Formation is a monster-trapping formation. Once completely covered by this gold net, this silver-armored crab monster basically loses its ability to move, and then it can only be slowly strangled by these low-tier cultivators.

Seeing that the silver-armored crab monster's double pincers held up the gold net, and the great formation could not completely cover the silver-armored crab monster for a while, Liu Tianlong, who was besieging on the side, sent six more cultivators to strengthen and stimulate the great formation. With more cultivators joining, the golden light of the great formation slowly overwhelmed the iron pincers held up by the silver-armored crab monster, making it unable to escape for a while.

Seeing this situation, everyone was also refreshed. Liu Tianlong, Song Changfeng, and other late-stage Qi Refining cultivators successively began to sacrifice top-grade magic tools to besiege the weak parts under the shell of this monster crab.

Facing a second-tier monster beast, only top-grade magic tools and spirit talismans can cause a certain amount of damage. Among the crowd, except for the nine late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who held top-grade magic tools, only four or five of the remaining mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators possessed top-grade magic tools. The damage caused by the mid-grade magic tools in the hands of the others to the silver-armored crab monster was very limited.

Facing the suppression of the formation, the silver-armored crab monster gradually fell into a disadvantage. Under the fierce siege of the crowd, it was already unable to block the golden giant net above its head.

Just when everyone was happy, thinking they could easily kill this second-tier monster beast, suddenly this silver-armored crab monster let out a strange roar. Not long after, bursts of water bubbles appeared on the water surface in the distance, and more than twenty first-tier monster beasts sensed the silver-armored crab monster's call and floated to the water surface, rushing toward the crowd who were besieging the silver-armored crab monster.

"Fellow Daoists, first deal with these first-tier monster beasts, don't let them interfere with the great formation. This silver-armored crab is already at the end of its strength. Everyone don't hide your secrets, fight quickly. This second-tier monster beast has been trapped by the great formation. As long as we quickly solve this wave of monster beasts, this mission can be considered more than half completed."

After Liu Tianlong finished speaking, he summoned a high-tier black-patterned leopard from his spirit beast bag and took the lead in greeting the two high-tier monster beasts rushing in front. The remaining crowd also withdrew from besieging the silver-armored crab monster and turned to block the rushing first-tier monster beasts. Only a few mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators remained to continue besieging the second-tier silver-armored crab.

This wave of monster beasts is not like the low-tier monster beasts of all kinds on the shore before. Most of them are direct descendants of the silver-armored crab monster living in the depths of the pool. There are more than a dozen mid-tier silver-armored crabs and five high-tier silver-armored crabs, who are now desperately rushing to rescue under the call of the second-tier silver-armored crab monster.

There is a powerful bloodline level suppression among monster beasts. Powerful second-tier monster beasts can drive first-tier monster beasts of the same race at will, but it is a bit too late for this silver-armored crab monster to think of driving first-tier monster beasts to help at this time.

Among the human cultivators here, there are six late-stage Qi Refining cultivators and more than a dozen mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators. In terms of quantity, they are already more than the monster beasts, not to mention that there is a top combat power like Liu Tianlong, a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator who can block two high-tier monster beasts alone.

However, these first-tier monster beasts under the call of the second-tier monster beast performed incomparably crazily. Although they fell into a disadvantage from the beginning, they still made everyone pay a not-so-small price.

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