A deafening roar echoed throughout the underground space, causing the surrounding stone walls, and even the lava seeping from the broken parts of the stone walls, to tremble.
The roar was incredibly powerful and penetrating, indicating that its strength was far beyond that of an ordinary lava giant scorpion.
A graceful figure, with ribbons flowing like water, pierced the head of a giant lava scorpion, then removed the fire-attribute spirit stone from its back. She looked at the boy beside her who was cutting off the lava scorpion's tail. The two exchanged glances, both seemingly surprised by the sudden sound.
"It seems someone has already made a move on that spiritual vein!" Shui Qingxi said softly after stepping onto the rock.
"It would be extremely difficult for you and me to take away this strongest spiritual vein."
After Qin Xin put the scorpion tail into his Qiankun bag, he thought for a moment and said...
"It's not that there's no chance. That spiritual vein needs powerful demonic beasts to protect it, so they can't get their hands on it for the time being."
Shui Qingxi blinked her beautiful eyes, her gaze as clear as autumn water as she looked toward the source of the beast's roar.
"Then let's go take a look and wait for the right opportunity."
Through Shui Qingxi, Qin Xin learned that every once in a while, a spiritual vein would be born in this underground space. After being collected, it could provide the various peaks with abundant spiritual energy. This was why the spiritual energy in the inner courtyard was much richer than that in the outside world. Of course, the strength of the spiritual veins varied depending on when they were born.
After reaching an agreement, the man and woman quickly flew towards the place where the beast's roar came from.
Along the way, Shui Qingxi was very surprised by Qin Xin's keen perception. Although she was only at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, Qin Xin was always able to anticipate whether there would be a giant lava scorpion ahead and avoid it in advance.
Surprised, Qin Xin stopped and gestured for Shui Qingxi to also conceal herself to avoid being discovered.
The two hid among a pile of rocks, concealing their figures, and carefully watched the battle unfolding ahead.
A fiery red behemoth was lying prone in a deep pit filled with lava, its thick tail constantly waving to repel the oncoming attacks. A small eye peeked out from the lava, warily observing the group of people in front of it.
"Kunmen North Peak?"
Shui Qingxi's soft voice reached Qin Xin's ears.
Qin Xin also took a careful look at the several people in front of the giant beast. Each of them held a thread of true energy in their hand, the other end of which was tied to the giant beast.
As the giant beast rose and fell, Qin Xin noticed a very powerful spiritual energy emanating from its belly. With the help of his spiritual sense, he sensed a dragon-shaped shadow within that powerful spiritual energy, which seemed to be trying to escape. However, it was blocked by the threads of true energy and could not escape for the time being.
Upon seeing a man in a Taoist robe, Qin Xin immediately recognized him as Yu Haoqian, whom he had met a few times before. However, in front of Yu Haoqian stood another figure, wielding a large knife that was constantly slashing at the giant beast's body. With his figure changing rapidly, it was impossible to see his face clearly for a moment.
"This person is Wu Fa of the Kun Sect, with the strength of the eighth level of the Qi Sea Realm, the sixth star of the Martial Spirit Realm, and the Blood-Drinking Blade!"
Shui Qingxi noticed the doubt in Qin Xin's eyes. After the man holding a blood-red broadsword landed, she said softly, "Someone's coming."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Xin spotted two small teams arriving. One of the teams was led by a woman dressed in a black robe, with a fiery red mark on her bare arm that looked somewhat eerie. This woman was Rong Zhihe from West Peak, one of the Ten Peak Masters.
The other leader surprised Qin Xin. He had encountered this person several times when Qin Xin went to the Spirit Realm Pavilion, and the golden mark on his forehead left a deep impression on Qin Xin. This person was Ye Langtian.
When Ye Langtian approached Qin Xin earlier, he seemed to have deliberately concealed his strength. Now, through the aura emanating from his body, it was discovered that his strength was at the fifth level of the Qi Sea Realm.
"If you help me seize this spiritual vein, I guarantee that both the West Peak and the South Peak will obtain two spiritual veins!"
As Wu Fa retreated, he glanced back at the teams from West Peak and South Peak who had arrived.
“Since Brother Wu has made the promise, we are naturally willing to accept it. However, I imagine that the spiritual energy contained in this spiritual vein is far greater than that in the other nine.”
Ye Langtian looked at Wu Fa with a smile, his tone very humble, but he didn't seem to intend to make a move. After exchanging a glance with Rong Zhihe from Xifeng, they both smiled, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.
"Since you are unwilling, then even if my North Peak doesn't want this spiritual vein, your Second Peak will not be able to obtain any other spiritual veins."
Seeing that the two remained unmoved, and noticing that the giant beast behind them was starting to riot, and that several disciples of the North Peak were about to be unable to hold back the formation that was locking the demon beast, some of the array flags inserted into the rocks began to tremble slightly. Wu Fa directly threatened them.
“Brother Wu Fa, both of our peaks have already brought out a spiritual vein, so your threat seems to be useless against us.”
Rong Zhihe licked the fiery red mark on her arm with her slender tongue, a glint of light flashing in her eyes as she spoke.
Wu Fa naturally knew that the teams from West Peak and South Peak had no intention of helping them; their purpose in coming was merely to reap the benefits. However, he was already entangled by the giant beast and could not leave for the time being. Otherwise, the disciples from North Peak would suffer heavy losses. He could only let Yu Haoqian confront the others while he continued to fight the giant beast.
"Watch out, that behemoth is about to unleash its power!"
Shui Qingxi, who was hiding to the side, spoke up to remind him.
As soon as the words fell, the entire underground space shook, and the true energy threads that had been sealing the giant beast suddenly trembled, causing the array flags stuck around it to shatter.
"Back off!"
After wielding his giant sword and slashing horizontally at the beast's tail, Wu Fa roared and retreated.
"roar!"
Another roar of a beast resounded, and the West Peak and South Peak, who had originally planned to watch the spectacle, retreated one after another.
"It's the Lava Giant Scorpion King!"
After Shui Qingxi's soft sigh reached Qin Xin's ears, he also saw the complete appearance of the giant beast. Compared with the ordinary lava giant scorpion, this lava giant scorpion king was much larger. The two fiery red lines on the scorpion tail meant that this lava giant scorpion king had undergone two transformations. If it could continue to transform, it would become the lava giant scorpion emperor.
Sensing the powerful spiritual energy emanating from the Lava Giant Scorpion King, Qin Xin felt a sense of fear towards this peak level four demonic beast. After all, the beast's strength was close to that of a Yuanfu Realm martial artist, and with his current strength, he would be powerless to retaliate with a single blow.
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