Chapter 208 My God, it's a monster harvest!
"Senior, I never imagined you would stand against me." Mo Jin appeared out of nowhere, his voice filled with undisguised hurt.
Jing Yue wasn't embarrassed; she was unusually calm, even coldly so. "I've never stood against you, and of course, I won't stand with you now." She wanted to subconsciously attack her opponent, but remembering Song Yin's words, she hesitated for a moment and chose to avoid making a move as much as possible.
Jing Yue's words made Ling Mojin's eyes widen, and then he burst into laughter, "Hahaha! Good, good, good!"
As if to prove her point, Jing Yue moved to the side, neither getting close to Mo Ying nor Mo Jin.
Knowing that Jing Yue wasn't on Mo Ying's side relieved Mo Jin considerably. He didn't doubt the truthfulness of Jing Yue's words; deception was meaningless to her. He spoke to Jing Yue in his usual tone, "Can I still ask for your help?"
Jing Yue was keeping an eye on the situation inside the Blood Demon Cave, pretending not to hear Mo Jin's words.
Silence spread across the scene. Mo Ying was in a good mood, while Mo Jin and his subordinates' smiles gradually faded.
Jing Yue could banish demons to other worlds, something they couldn't do, and even a random demon of the same level couldn't do it. This was Jing Yue's unique quality. Her strength allowed her to freely choose whether to support a prince, and it was also her strength that allowed her to freely choose whether to stay or leave without facing retaliation.
Now Mo Jin faces only two paths: one is survival, the other is a change of plans. Survival requires him to kill his younger siblings present, while death means letting them go and choosing to leave on his own.
"Another demon has come. I wonder if it's my sister or my brother?" Mo Jin asked.
"Big brother and third sister are all here, how lively!" The fourth prince appeared before the demons.
Mo Ying concealed the murderous intent in her eyes, but instead drew her usual weapon, twin swords.
Fourth Prince: "Third Sister, you're really fierce. Do you dare point your knife at Second Sister?"
Mo Ying frowned slightly; her second sister had actually come too.
The situation became increasingly complicated. Brothers and sisters who usually didn't want to be together were gathered outside the Blood Demon Cave today.
Just as they were wary of each other, the ground trembled again, this time even more violently than before! If they hadn't known that the Blood Demon Cave and Blood Demon Pool would not be destroyed, they would have thought that the place would crack and the mountain would collapse.
Mo Ying looked at Jing Yue: "Senior, what's the situation inside?"
Jing Yue's expression was also grim. "All the thorns I probed into have lost contact. There are two possibilities: either they were cut off and destroyed, or they were isolated."
"Huh?" Mo Ying exclaimed in concern, turning her head to look at the entrance again.
The trembling continued, but their feet were firmly planted on the ground as they struggled to maintain their balance.
Meanwhile, on the second level of the Blood Demon Cave.
They used Xia Xining's magical artifact to blast open the door, but Xia Xining was seriously injured. Now they all told Xia Xining to stop and focus on defense rather than attacking first.
Chu Tang took the initiative to help Xia Xining, and everyone tacitly surrounded Xia Xining in the middle. Song Yin, Shi Heming, and Mo You walked at the front, while Shen Yuzhu, Han Wuyue, and Ling Zixian walked at the back.
With the runes gone from the second layer, the overwhelming negative emotions receded like a tide.
Shen Yuzhu: "Although the second level is unaffected by emotions, we on the first level are severely affected. If it weren't for my junior sister's pills, we probably would have had to rest on the spot."
Song Yin had no shortage of pills, so there was never any worry about getting injured when teaming up with her. She later distributed other pills to everyone, which helped restore everyone's bodies to their peak condition in a short period of time.
Han Wuyue expanded her divine sense: "The second level seems to be empty."
Song Yin looked at Mo You, who immediately understood and introduced, "On the second floor, some people encountered monsters, some encountered blood relatives, friends, or partners, and some encountered nothing at all."
Xia Xining was seriously injured and had recovered from her severe injuries, but her body had not yet returned to its peak condition. As she was being supported, she said, "Could it be that we've been incredibly lucky and encountered the last type?"
Ling Zixian shook his head. "I don't think so."
Upon hearing this, Song Yin said to Ling Zixian, "Tell me in detail."
Ling Zixian felt that Song Yin had also considered the points he had made. He said, "The first level is clearly draining our mental and physical energy. Without Elder Song's pills, our current state is just as Elder Shen said. With everyone in a vulnerable position, anything could harm us."
The moment Ling Zixian finished speaking, an unusual smell filled the air—a fishy, rotten odor.
"call--"
A long exhale came from where it could not be seen.
Just because something is invisible to the naked eye does not mean it cannot be observed by divine sense.
The second level was just as large as the first, winding and turning. Initially, my divine sense indicated that there were no living creatures or dangers on the second level. Yet, in this seemingly safe environment, many monsters with thick limbs, smooth skin covered in mucus, and fish-like tails suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
A row of eyes blinked in turn, its nostrils were large and its nose was long, and it had two rows of sharp teeth, from which a thick, green, saliva-like liquid constantly dripped. It had a single horn on its head, a pig-like body, and a fish-like tail. It was about four or five meters long. The unknown monster lowered its head, sniffing left and right, and moved forward with light footsteps. Following the scent, it was coming from the direction where Song Yin and the others were.
"Ugh~" Xia Xining couldn't help but almost vomit. "What is this thing? It looks disgusting and smells awful."
Mo You pinched her nose. "I don't know either. I've never seen such a monster in any records."
Yes, monsters. Whether human or demon, those present couldn't find the words to describe them; they could only use "monster" to describe these disgusting, ugly creatures.
Shen Yuzhu, Han Wuyue, Ling Zixian, and Song Yin all glanced down at the swords in their hands in unison.
At this moment, Song Yin's thoughts finally aligned with those of a normal sword cultivator, and only one sentence remained in their minds.
Do I really have to fight this disgusting monster with my precious, beloved sword?
With each step the monster takes, it leaves a puddle of slime on the ground. If the sword touches the monster, the Sword God will also leave a puddle of slime.
Not using their natal sword? That won't do either! These monsters are extremely intimidating, and using other swords would definitely reduce their combat power significantly, so they can only use their natal sword.
Shi Heming noticed it immediately. He calmly thought about it, then grasped Song Yin's hand that was holding the sword and raised it.
Song Yin: "Hmm?"
Shi Heming touched the blade near the hilt with his fingertips, drawing patterns downwards until the tip of the sword. Then, mysterious and beautiful runes flashed and quickly disappeared back into the blade.
As the owner of the Qingyang Sword, Song Yin instantly felt that her natal sword had gained an extra layer of protection.
Song Yinchao and Shi Heming silently gave a thumbs up. Great! The Qingyang Sword is saved.
Shi Heming also drew protective talismans on the swords of the others. However, when facing the others, he did not even touch the swords. He drew the talismans from a distance and injected them into each person's sword. The lines of the talismans were scattered and lacked beauty, showing a perfunctory attitude.
After reading it, Mo You subconsciously said, "You're discriminating against me."
Shi Heming: "Is there a problem?"
Before Mo You could answer, the other sword cultivators said in unison, "No problem." Their gratitude was palpable, as the protection provided by the runes was far more effective than that provided by spiritual energy.
In the short time it took to draw the talisman, the monster at the front had already approached them.
"They're here!" Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they raised their swords in a state of readiness.
Finally, the monster revealed its true form, first with a single horn and sharp teeth, then with a round body, and finally with that strange fish tail, completely exposing itself to the group.
When the monster saw people, it exhaled heavily and stopped, its eyes fixed on its prey.
The monster lifted its foot and then landed, and the slime beneath it shot towards them like an infinitely long sword.
boom--
Several sword intents were released simultaneously, striking the wall and causing it to tremble violently, but the slime was not cut through.
"The slime has solidified?" Shen Yuzhu discovered the key. After the slime solidified, it was able to block the natal swords that everyone had forged with various rare and top-grade materials!
Xia Xining took out a defensive magic artifact and activated it, while also giving Chu Tang the same one.
"Here you go. We can't help them now, but we can't hold them back either."
Chu Tang carefully took the magical artifact and retreated several steps with Xia Xining. Just then, the people in front of them launched a new attack. This time, their goal was not to cut off the slime, but to kill the slime-creating monster.
However, the slime on the monster's body instantly solidified, blocking multiple attacks.
"Roar—" A loud roar rang out, as if mocking the people and demons before them for overestimating their own abilities.
Hiding elsewhere outside the Blood Demon Cave, a close advisor covered his mouth and chuckled. "Heh heh, the Blood Demon Cave has been released! Now the second and third levels are filled with these monsters. Once they can't withstand the attack, these monsters will rush out of the Blood Demon Cave and eventually charge towards the other demons outside."
Next is the Blood Demon Pool. The two places are some distance apart, and the problems they present are different. The potential danger of the Blood Demon Cave is the appearance of unknown monsters, while the potential danger of the Blood Demon Pool is time itself. The first danger surfaces, but the second will cause them to die unknowingly inside; after all, the Blood Demon Pool is a much more special place…
The close advisor watched the commotion for about ten minutes, then quickly ran to another location.
Faced with the rapid slime attack, Song Yin could easily block the slowed-down attack in her eyes, but the others were different. They did not have Song Yin's ability and could not do it as easily as she did.
As for counterattacking, Song Yin didn't cut through the solidified slime to harm the monster in front of her. This was only one monster; a few minutes later, another monster joined the battle, and the slime offensive intensified.
When the sword blocked the attack of the solidified slime, sparks even flew at the point of contact. Feeling the numbness in his tiger's mouth, Shen Yuzhu quickly said, "No, we can only defend, we can't attack, and our swords can't hurt it. My Nascent Soul stage pressure is also useless against it. We don't know what stage it is."
Song Yin blocked the continuous attacks once again, "Even the pressure of the Tribulation Transcending stage has no effect on him."
Shi Heming continuously produced talismans from his hand, while holding an array plate in his other hand, he constantly placed layer upon layer of arrays under the monster's feet. When the arrays or talismans launched their attack, the slime on the monster's body would always solidify first.
“These monsters can only use slime to attack, and they are completely unresponsive to our pressure. I suspect that these monsters can ignore all pressure. To kill them, we must first find a way to remove all the slime.” After saying that, Shi Heming tried to freeze the slime with talismans or burn it with fire, but unfortunately the slime could not be frozen and the fire could not burn it.
Xia Xining and Chu Tang watched from behind, their eyes dazzled. Chu Tang tried to observe every move her master made, while Xia Xining stared intently at the monster's slime, her mind racing.
More monsters joined the battle, but Song Yin and her companions blocked all their impenetrable slime attacks, none of which managed to reach Xia Xining and Chu Tang in the rear.
Xia Xining stared at the slime and suddenly said, "Give me some slime to attack. I need to observe and touch it up close."
Ling Zixian and Han Wuyue said at the same time, "No, it's too dangerous."
As soon as Song Yin finished listening, she released a stick, and the solidified sap went straight for Xia Xining.
Xia Xining raised her defensive hand, attempting to catch the slime attack with her bare hands.
Chu Tang was startled and raised her hand to swing her sword: "Senior Xia, be careful!"
Han Wuyue turned around instantly and saw that Chu Tang's sword had failed to stop the slime attack, while Xia Xining had blocked the slime attack with her right hand. Just as the slime was about to break through the defense, she actually recklessly raised her left hand, removed the left hand's defense, and directly touched the slime.
Han Wuyue blurted out, "Don't touch it!"
Xia Xining shivered when she touched the slime with her bare hands, but her eyes gradually brightened. She said to Song Yin and the others, "Don't intercept the slime. It can be used as a material for refining weapons. Find a magic artifact to store it and collect it!"
After saying this, the slime broke through the defense and pierced Xia Xining's palm, drawing blood. However, she seemed to have forgotten the pain, and instead took out a magical artifact with her left hand, aiming it at the slime that was attacking again. The seemingly indestructible solidified slime was absorbed into the artifact, and the artifact itself was not destroyed.
Xia Xining was delighted to announce the success of the experiment: "It works! You can also put it in a storage bag. Once this solidified viscous liquid enters the special space and is out of control, it will immediately revert to a liquid state!"
As soon as Xia Xining finished speaking, Chu Tang saw the people at the front who were attacking with swords take out storage bags of various sizes, holding a sword in one hand and a storage bag in the other.
Are you high-level cultivators too in sync?
Thankfully, Senior Master didn't take out a storage bag... Wait a minute! Senior Master, why did you put away the array plate and take out a storage bag instead?!
The solidified slime, which even sharp swords couldn't pierce, was attacked by them using storage bags, much like people picking things up with storage bags. The tense and fierce battle environment instantly turned into a scene of harvest.
Chu Tang: ?
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Author's Note: Chu Tang's imagined battles between high-level cultivators: cool and stylish
What Chu Tang actually witnessed in the battle between high-level cultivators: They were carrying bags and picking mushrooms (just kidding) for materials.
Chu Tang: Isn't it a bit too absurd for the disciples of the Immortal Firmament Sect to respect high-level cultivators? [Question mark]
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