Chapter 30 Falling into the Beast's Den and Fighting a Golden Core Beast
Inside the sect's main hall, the elders gathered again this year to watch the Foundation Establishment Competition.
In the past, Qi Zibo watched the Foundation Establishment Competition casually, but things are different now. This year, he watched the Foundation Establishment Competition most attentively among all the elders.
Elder Xin, his arch-nemesis, rolled his eyes when he saw this.
You bastard, you stole the disciple I had my eye on! So what if Song Yin is talented? My three personal disciples are all single-elemental roots. She has the ability to surpass my three disciples!
Elder Xin coughed lightly to draw everyone's attention, and slowly said, "Elder Qi is watching the competition much more attentively this year than in previous years. Is he worried that his disciple will not achieve a good ranking in the competition?"
Qi Zibo's expression was slightly solemn, because Song Yin was surrounded by demonic beasts, and the unlucky child had been teleported to a demonic beast's lair.
In the secret realm of the Foundation Establishment Competition, the highest level of demonic beasts is the Golden Core stage. Song Yin is currently in the territory of the Broken Earth Boar, with two Broken Earth Boar cubs in its den. If she remembers correctly, a female Broken Earth Boar broke through to the Golden Core stage in the secret realm this year. She can only hope that Song Yin hasn't been unlucky enough to fall into the territory of a Golden Core Broken Earth Boar.
Qi Zibo said without looking up, "Our child only broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage this year, so it's normal that he can't compare to the other disciples. If he doesn't qualify for the inner sect this year, he can participate again next year. I'm not like you, who likes to force his disciples to compete for first place. I still have a good memory. Back then, your eldest disciple participated in the competition with a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, and his final ranking was still outside the top ten."
Elder Xin gave a forced smile, "She's not as good as your disciple. She's a young genius in the eyes of all the outer disciples. To live up to her status as a young genius, I specially applied to the sect leader to have her teleported to the territory of the Golden Core demon beast."
Qi Zibo immediately looked up at Elder Xin, his eyes sharp as knives.
"Did you cause Song Yin to appear in Po Di Zhu's territory? Have you ever considered how unfair your actions were to her?"
Elder Xin toyed with the folding fan in his hand, his handsome eyes full of amusement. "You can't say that. My actions this time were to give Song Yin special treatment. The competition is ranked by points; the more points you have, the higher your ranking. Some disciples were teleported to locations where there weren't a single demonic beast around, yet their scores were at the bottom after the three-day competition, simply because they were unlucky enough not to encounter any demonic beasts."
"Song Yin is in the territory of demon beasts, so there's no need to worry about the above issues. Others want this kind of treatment but don't, so calm down and keep watching."
Qi Zibo's face darkened. "Most demonic beasts are extremely volatile during the cub-raising period. A child who has just established their foundation is fighting a volatile Golden Core demonic beast—is that what you call 'using connections'?"
The other elders remained silent, secretly watching the two argue.
Former friends, now bitter enemies. One is an outer sect alchemy elder, the other an inner sect alchemy elder; it's hard not to wonder why they turned against each other.
Elder Wen sipped her tea gracefully, her gaze never leaving the water mirror before her, which reflected Song Yin.
"Quiet."
The imposing voice of the Yan Sect Master rang out, conveying authority without anger.
"I will approve Elder Xin's request. If Song Yin gets into trouble during the competition, I, the sect master, will bear the consequences. As the only direct disciple of Danque Peak, Song Yin will inherit the Danque Peak's legacy in the future. As a candidate for the next inner sect elder, she must be stronger than others. This competition will be a test of her abilities by the sect."
Qi Zibo said to Sect Master Yan, "Since it is Sect Master's arrangement, I will not say anything more. I only hope that if Song Yin is in danger, Sect Master will allow me to lend a hand to save her, so that she will not be lost in the Grand Competition Secret Realm."
The Yan Sect Master nodded, agreeing to Qi Zibo's request.
Qi Zibo glared at Elder Xin, thinking, "I'll settle accounts with you after the competition is over!"
Inside the secret realm of the Foundation Building Grand Competition.
The moment Song Yin was teleported to the territory of the monsters, her hair stood on end, and a danger warning came from the depths of her soul.
Without a word, Song Yin looked around and saw two wild boars almost as tall as a person, their fur arranged neatly like steel needles, reflecting the sunlight. Using her spiritual energy, she easily climbed the nearest large tree, using the dense foliage to conceal herself. At the same time, she skillfully adjusted her breathing to hide her presence and minimize her aura.
Even though Song Yin was quick to hide, her sudden appearance still startled the two wild boars. Under Song Yin's gaze, the two wild boars let out howls.
Oh no, they're gathering their companions!
Song Yin took out a second-tier spirit sword from her storage bag, constantly monitoring her surroundings. Although the two wild boars were ferocious, killing them meant scoring points.
She didn't know whether to call her luck good or bad.
Using her spiritual energy, Song Yin lifted the pebbles from under the tree. She held the pebbles and aimed them at the thick tree branch that was lying across the air next to the wild boar. The pebbles hit the branch and bounced off, hitting the wild boar in the eye on the left.
A heart-wrenching roar rang out, and the wild boar, its eyes attacked, turned to grab a nearby branch. In its mind, the pebble was being shot from the direction of the branch.
Song Yin used the same method to launch another attack on a wild boar.
The other wild boar was already on guard. After dodging the attack, it stared at the direction where Song Yin was hiding, and sometimes turned its head to stare at the direction from which the stones were thrown.
The wild boar that had been attacked in the eye had broken through a thick tree branch and, finding no living creature that had attacked it, began searching in that direction. Another wild boar, sensing the increasing number of pebbles behind it, also began helping the injured boar search.
Song Yin planned to attack the wild boar with its injured eye first. From this angle, she could easily pierce the boar's head with her sword.
Birds scattered and fled from the nearby woods, making a great commotion. Song Yin's gaze shifted, and then her pupils contracted.
A two-story house was built by a large wild boar that rushed out of the woods, knocking down many trees around it.
Sensing the presence of the large wild boar, the two boars, almost as tall as a person, turned and ran towards it. Upon seeing that one of its young had an injured eye, the large boar immediately began to roar fiercely.
No way, a wild boar that's about the height of a person is a cub? A wild boar that's as tall as a two-story house is an adult? Song Yin swallowed hard, she was shocked.
Could this pig have mutated like the mutant species? Normal wild boars don't grow this big.
She was fairly confident in dealing with the two piglets, but with the wild boar coming, her chances of winning were uncertain.
Song Yin decided that running away was the best option; there was no shame in escaping. Besides, there were about six hundred disciples participating in the Foundation Establishment Competition, and with so many people, Shui Jing might not even be able to find her.
As soon as Song Yin moved, the wild boar looked in her direction and roared. Song Yin's expression changed, and she immediately jumped out of the tree's reach, using the momentum to leap five or six meters away.
The large tree that was hiding was suddenly uprooted and fell down by a force, and at the same time, soil spikes appeared on the ground.
The exposed Song Yin instantly realized that the beast was using earth-attribute spiritual energy.
The wild boar was panting heavily, its tusks visibly growing longer. The three wild boars led the charge towards Song Yin, while a mud wall rose up from the ground behind them.
In the blink of an eye, Song Yin's paths were blocked.
Those within the sect who were observing the water mirror felt their hearts involuntarily tighten.
In the square, some people immediately covered their eyes. They were also impressed by Song Yin's luck, as she had actually faced a Po Di Boar with both strong attack and defense!
"It's over, it's over! I recognize this broken earth boar. My brother was defeated by this broken earth boar before, and had no choice but to participate in several more Foundation Establishment competitions afterward. Judging from this broken earth boar, its strength is probably already at the Golden Core stage!"
"Won't she die from the attack of the Earth-Breaking Boar?"
"Is he alright? Is he... is he dead?" the disciple, who was covering his eyes, asked the person next to him.
"A cloud of smoke obscures everything."
Inside the sect's main hall, Qi Zibo gripped the armrests of his chair tightly, staring intently at the water mirror.
Xin Huailiang still wore a slight smile, his reflection in the water mirror fixed on Song Yin. "Let me see if you have the ability to enter the inner sect." His lowered eyelids concealed a shadow of sadness in his eyes; he still couldn't let go of what had happened back then.
In the water mirror, everyone saw that the smoke and dust had finally dissipated.
Three wild boars were tied to a tree trunk and died, while the tusks of the larger wild boar grew longer and became deeply embedded in the earthen wall.
Everyone was astonished that a thick tree trunk, too large for one person to encircle, could bend and soften to bind its prey! Shouldn't they have used vines to bind it?
Unable to understand why the tree trunk had become as flexible as vines, Song Yin then drew her sword and aimed it at the area above the eyes and forehead of the Great Earth Boar, which was the Great Earth Boar's weak point.
Song Yin's movements were fast and her attacks were swift, accurate, and ruthless without the slightest hesitation. Her decisive and fierce movements were pleasing to the eye.
When Song Yin thrust her weapon down, she felt resistance and failed to pierce the wild boar's head.
"Damn, that's some strong defense!"
Song Yin couldn't help but complain. The wild boar was struggling to break free of its restraints, and the ground was constantly attacking her with spikes.
With his left hand, he took out a handful of talismans and flicked them into the air. The talismans seemed to arrange themselves purposefully, forming a circle that enveloped Song Yin.
A single earth spike can easily shatter a talisman.
The talismans were essentially traded one-for-one with the earth spikes. Song Yin had a limited number of talismans, but the earth spikes controlled by the wild boar were unlimited in number, made from local materials!
Song Yin knew she still had to kill the wild boar, so she put even more effort into it.
Sensing its weakness about to be breached, the Great Broken Earth Boar was also frightened. It unleashed an overwhelming pressure from the Golden Core stage towards Song Yin, while the two smaller Great Broken Earth Boars were also forced to prostrate themselves on the ground by the pressure. It had no time to withdraw its pressure on the children; it only wanted to kill this human.
Song Yin resisted the oppressive force, but her Foundation Establishment cultivation was simply no match for the pressure from the Golden Core stage; the difference in strength across an entire realm was not easily overcome. The overwhelming pressure finally forced Song Yin to her knees, her right leg buckling involuntarily.
Her face contorted in pain as she struggled to both resist the oppressive force and forcefully pierce the head defenses.
"ah!"
A line of blood trickled from the corner of Song Yin's mouth as she cried out in unbearable pain.
Inside the sect's main hall, Qi Zibo stood up directly from his chair.
His training of Song Yin focused entirely on cultivating her alchemy skills, completely neglecting to develop her combat abilities. He didn't even teach her any combat spells! All she could use was the sword in her hand and the sect's basic sword techniques!
Qi Zibo anxiously said to the sect leader, "I need to rescue Song Yin. I've never studied combat skills; I've only practiced the sect's sword techniques and learned alchemy!"
Sect Leader Yan raised his hand and stared at Song Yin in the water mirror, "Wait a little longer."
The child's movements didn't seem like she hadn't received combat training, but Qi Zibo wouldn't lie, and her sword techniques were indeed the sect's basic sword techniques.
Could she be a born swordsman? If so, then she chose the wrong master. She shouldn't have taken a pill-cultivating elder as her master; she should have taken a swordsman elder.
Inside the secret realm, Song Yin stared intently at her weak point, gritted her teeth to withstand the pressure, and forcefully channeled spiritual energy into her sword.
Suddenly she felt herself entering a mysterious state, and the strength in her hands kept increasing.
*Pfft*
Finally, the spirit sword pierced through the wild boar's defenses and embedded itself in its flesh, offering no further resistance.
Blood splattered all over Song Yin, and her face was also covered in mottled bloodstains. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether the blood of the demon beast was redder or the mole between her eyebrows was redder.
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Author's Note: Broken Earth Pig: My name is Broken Earth Pig! Not a wild boar!
Song Yin: Isn't it still a wild boar? A larger version, no less. [doge emoji]
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