Chapter 683: Most Dangerous Moment
The Savage Beast Forest was once famous for Savage Beasts. Actually, Savage Beasts were creatures that lived during the Ancient Era. They had astonishingly strong defenses and strength. Some ordinary Martial Emperors could not deal with the strong Savage Beasts.
Just the head of a Savage Beast was as large as a small mountain. When they ran, they could cause heaven and earth to tremble. When they roared, clouds would scatter; the sound waves were sufficient to shatter a human’s internal organs.
However, Savage Beasts could no longer be seen, having disappeared into the long river of time.
Only some Spirit Beasts with the bloodline of Savage Beasts remained. They would be much larger than regular Spirit Beasts and were as strong as the king variant of Spirit Beasts with the same rank.
The Savage Beast Forest contained more Spirit Beasts with Savage Beast bloodlines than any other place. This was why people still called it Savage Beast Forest until today.
Hu Hai and the others intended to kill a Golden Savage Ox. This was a Spirit Beast with a Savage Beast’s bloodline. In the past month, they had gone in five times but had failed to kill it every time, returning with nothing to show for their efforts.
Their failure was because this Golden Savage Ox’s defense was too strong. When it went berserk, its strength was startling. Just a simple strike from it could cause severe injuries.
Hu Hai continued, “Xiao Chen, the purpose of enlisting you is to help us by drawing the Golden Savage Ox’s attention so we can focus on attacking it.
“Since you have a much stronger physical body than we do, you can endure more than us as a result.”
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. No wonder they gave me ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and spent so many Spirit Stones to buy shields for me. It turns out that they left this dangerous mission for me.
This opportunity is hard to grasp, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Jun Si said, “Xiao Chen, you don’t have to think too much. We will be assisting you. We will not let you shoulder too much pressure.”
Hu Hai nodded and said, “Do your best. Yun Feiyu has already been part of Hua Tianhe’s group for half a month. They’ve definitely made more progress than we have.”
Clearly, Hu Hai and the others felt a lot of pressure. They had placed their hopes on Xiao Chen.
Four hours later, the Savage Forest appeared before them. Many cultivators who came to risk their lives for profit could be seen at the entrance; none of them had low cultivation.
A rudimentary bazaar had sprung up outside the forest. A horde of merchants was transacting business with the cultivators willing to risk their lives.
“Let’s descend. There are many avian Spirit Beasts in the Savage Forest. It would not be easy to fly in there.”
Hu Hai waved his hand and flung out his sleeve once more. The metal warship quickly shrank and entered his sleeve. It was an extraordinary sight.
The five executed their Movement Techniques, landing firmly on the ground. Respect filled the faces of the crowd in the bazaar when they saw the five’s medallions.
In this place, the Supreme Sky Sect’s fame still carried weight. It was enough to scare off some opportunists who hoped to make a profit off the situation.
“Senior Brother Hu, are you going to try to kill the Golden Savage Ox again? I hope you won’t return in defeat this time!”
Just as Xiao Chen and his group prepared to enter the forest, unhurried footsteps came from behind them.
Xiao Chen turned his head and saw four of the other true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect. Yun Feiyu stood among them.
The person who spoke as a man in similar light-blue clothes. The light in his eyes was withdrawn, and he spoke with an arrogant tone.
This arrogance was not a facade. Instead, it was the natural result of a difference in strength, formed over an extended period of time.
Rage flashed in Hu Hai’s eyes. Clearly, he was at loggerheads with this person. He said coldly, “Hua Tianhe, just take care of yourself. The Spirit Flame Monkey you are targeting is not that easy to deal with, either.”
Hua Tianhe smiled gently and said, “You don’t have to worry. We have already chopped off the left arm of this Spirit Flame Monkey. This time, it will be its head.”
The moment Hua Tianhe said that, the expressions of Chen Xiao and the others changed slightly. They had already expected Hua Tianhe to have progressed further than they had, but they had not thought the difference would be this much.
If these five people were now ready, they would probably be able to kill the Spirit Flame Monkey this time.
“The victor is not yet decided. The result is still unclear. Hua Tianhe, come and mock me after you have chopped off your monkey head and handed it to First Senior Sister!”
Hu Hai did not want to say much more. He looked coldly at Hua Tianhe and led his group away.
However, Hua Tianhe kept his gaze fixed on Xiao Chen. After a long moment, he said, “That brat seems a little odd. Junior Brother Yan, follow them from afar. You know what to do if anything happens.”
The person addressed as Junior Brother Yan frowned and said, “Senior Brother Hua, you overestimate that person. He is just a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Any of us here would be able to crush him.”
Hua Tianhe shook his head and said, “This fellow also tempers his physical body. I do not want anything unexpected to happen. This Savage Battlefield is too important to us.”
“However, if I go over, how are we going to deal with the Spirit Flame Monkey?”
Hua Tianhe replied, “Don’t worry. Now that the Spirit Flame Monkey has lost its left arm, it definitely will not be able to maintain its position as king. It will be alone. Regarding combat prowess, it is no longer our match. However, its speed is still a concern.”
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Towering trees appeared everywhere as the group walked in the Savage Forest. These giants made everyone feel small and insignificant.
Chen Xiao passed Xiao Chen a bottle filled with a medicinal power. He said, “Rub it on your clothes. It will help prevent some lower-ranked Spirit Beasts from discovering us. We have to rush.”
As the group advanced, its morale seemed a little low. Clearly, Hua Tianhe’s words had an effect.
When Hu Hai saw this, he said, “Don’t imagine the worst-case scenario yet. The greatest strength of the Spirit Flame Monkey is its speed. Now that it has lost an arm, it will be harder to deal with if it wants to flee. They will not be much faster than us.
“If we can succeed in killing the Golden Savage Ox in one go, we will definitely be able to surpass them.”
Hu Hai’s words reignited the group’s fighting spirit. The team’s pace picked up as the five rushed forward along the small path within the forest.
“Roar!”
A berserk beast roar resounded five hundred meters in front. A muscular Spirit Beast covered in black, scaly armor and standing ten meters tall appeared before everyone. It had a figure like a tiger and gave off a ferocious aura.
Chen Xiao frowned. “Peak Rank 7 Spirit Beast Scale Armor Tiger. The medicinal powder is useless against it. We have to kill it.”
“Let me do it!”
Hu Hai stretched his hand out and stopped Chen Xiao, who was about to make a move. He took out a huge ax from his spatial ring and walked to the Scale Armor Tiger with a gloomy expression.
As the Scale Armor Tiger watched the ax-wielding Hu Hai, it roared ferociously again. A violent wind formed, and all the dust and leaves around the group went airborne.
Suddenly, the Scale Armor Tiger pushed off the ground with its four legs, and sonic booms rang out in the air.
The Scale Armor Tiger hid within the cloud of dust and leaves kicked up by the wind.
Hu Hai squinted but did not move. It was like he did not know danger was at hand. He did not even release his aura to intimidate his opponent.
Suddenly, the Scale Armor Tiger pierced through the dust cloud and appeared above Hu Hai. It opened its jaws wide, intent on biting his head off.
Seen from behind, it would seem that as long as the Scale Armor Tiger closed its jaws, it could instantly bite off Hu Hai’s head and create a bloody scene.
The other three true inheritors did not show any worry on their faces; they trusted in Hu Hai’s strength. Xiao Chen did not believe that Hu Hai would die so easily, either, so he continued observing.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Hu Hai moved back slightly and fell backwards. However, with this simple movement, he expertly dodged the Scale Armor Tiger’s attack.
“Ka ca!”
The Scale Armor Tiger snapped its jaw shut and bit only air. Enraged, it turned around in midair, intent on launching another attack.
However, just at this moment, Hu Hai, who also touched the ground, bounced back up.
Hu Hai’s aura erupted out, and his Quintessence surged. A boundlessly strong gust of wind blew as he held his huge ax with both hands and roared loudly. Then, he swung his ax up.
“Pu!”
A scarlet light flashed. When Hu Hai stood upright again, the Scale Armor Tiger’s body had split in half at the waist.
The horrifying Quintessence infused in the ax scattered. The two halves of the Scale Armor Tiger were badly mangled, and blood flew into the air.
Hu Hai just let the black beast blood land on his clothes, not caring about it at all. Then, he put away the huge ax and said, “Let’s go!”
Xiao Chen’s pupils constricted. Hu Hai’s earlier horrifyingly explosive power stirred fear in Xiao Chen’s heart. He tried simulating the situation in his mind and concluded that he could not endure such a strike.
This true inheritor with the right to enlist people really could not be underestimated.
Hu Hai dealt with any strong Spirit Beasts they ran into that blocked their way, allowing the team to move forward at a fast pace.
Five days later, the team stopped at the mouth of a bottle-gourd-shaped valley. The five kilometers around the valley were extremely quiet. No Spirit Beasts could be seen in this area.
Hu Hai did not say anything. He led the other four in climbing up to the high ground above the valley. When Xiao Chen looked down, he finally saw the target.
A massive creature lay on the valley floor, which was at least six thousand hectares large. Its body seemed like a small mound twenty meters tall.
This creature boasted a pair of golden horns on its head, and long golden hair covered its body. It emanated an ancient and savage aura.
At this moment, this Golden Savage Ox lay comfortably on the ground. That meant that if it stood up, it would stand even taller.
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. With such a large size, it would be able to crush a Martial Monarch with just its body. No wonder Hu Hai and the rest failed the previous few times.
Before Xiao Chen could recover his wits, Hu Hai said quietly, “Xiao Chen, jump down and keep it occupied.”
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He even suspected that Hu Hai had misspoken. Should he just jump down and startle the Golden Savage Ox? Was something wrong?
When Xiao Chen looked at the other three, they all had the same expression that conveyed the same message.
Xiao Chen’s heart sank. Having verified that Hu Hai was not joking, he no longer hesitated but gently jumped off, heading towards the Golden Savage Ox.
“Senior Brother Hu, can Xiao Chen do it?” Watching Xiao Chen fly through the air, Jun Si felt somewhat worried.
Hu Hai revealed a glint in his eyes. He replied seriously, “That would depend on his luck. If he wants to set a precedent and follow us to the Savage Battlefield, he has to display the appropriate strength. Otherwise, even if he went, he would not gain any benefits.
“After trying for five times and failing, we have finally figured out the weakness of this Golden Savage Ox. As long as he can last two rounds, he will hold the attention of the Golden Savage Ox.
“With everyone’s support, I am confident of dealing this Golden Savage Ox a fatal blow with one attack.”
The four fixed their gazes on Xiao Chen, placing all their hopes on him. This was a person who could knock Wang Cheng back as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. They hoped that he would not disappoint them.
As Xiao Chen slowly descended, he gradually calmed down. This was his most dangerous moment since his arrival in the Kunlun Realm.
