Chapter 177 Chapter 177
The mysterious realm of alien element.
Seeing a huge hole opened in the sky and the image of the blue planet reflected in it, everyone realized the critical situation without King You saying anything.
Xia Muqing was the first to react and shouted, "Xiao Jin, try to shake the Jiao Palace!"
“Ouch!”
The gilded sky dragon rose up in response, and its slender body surrounded the branches of the spiritual tree. Its body was flashing with red light, and it tightened suddenly!
Like mountains collapsing and tsunamis surging, even the very ground within the Alien Secret Realm trembled under the force of gravity. Yet, the Spirit Tree's trunk held the power of the heavens, its vines twisting and snaking beneath its feet, deftly dissipating the force exerted by the Gilded Sky Dragon.
Jin Long tried several times, but to no avail. He turned around and looked at Xia Muqing anxiously: "Ah?"
Master, is it not possible?
This thing is too heavy; it can't be broken.
Xia Muqing frowned as she watched.
Although the Gilded Sky Dragon is powerful, this spiritual tree is also made up of thousands of green vines, directly supporting the large space of the Alien Secret Realm, and it is unknown how much time has passed.
At this moment, it has become a bridge connecting the two worlds.
How easy is it to break it in half?
Just when things were getting tricky, King You's malicious chuckle could be heard from the spirit tree.
It has completely merged into the spiritual tree, and the black and red mysterious energy is like blood flowing through the trunk and veins of the tree. After it gradually adapts to this extremely huge body, the green vines that spread everywhere have also become its hands and feet.
"Buzz—"
What a powerful force! Truly worthy of being the Paradise's decades-long reserve. Rest assured, my Lord Beast Kings, I will make the most of it!
[Characteristic, stealing soul——]
Several beast kings: "!!!"
Just at this time, Guan Yun arrived with Uncle Xiong.
The two of them were still on the back of the Witch Shadow Beast when they heard King You's triumphant voice from afar, and were both stunned for a moment.
Uncle Xiong stroked his stubble and asked blankly, "Soul stealing, what is that trait?"
"What about this feature?"
Guan Yun also shook his head.
They didn't understand, but someone else did. Not far away, Xia Muqing gasped, and the weak sword-tailed tiger on the spiritual tree branch also flew into a rage, raising its head and roaring, "Roar!"
[Asshole! Are you going to destroy this place?!]
[Stop! Stop it! You despicable thief——]
Before he could finish his words, he saw specks of phosphorescence emerging from the vines, as if fireflies were born underground, or like a gentle rain falling.
They penetrated every pore, enveloping each frenzied profound beast. Those profound beasts, spurred on by their frenzy and driven to a bloodthirsty frenzy, suddenly quieted down, the dark red light in their eyes flickering a few times before extinguishing.
A plume of smoke rose from above their heads.
A faint, gray smoke grew thicker and thicker, gradually solidifying into a solid shape in the air. A head, limbs, a torso... then sharp claws and fangs. The grayish-white force of space enveloped the mysterious beast's soul, like countless bubbles, slowly soaring into the sky.
The destination is undoubtedly the blue star on the other side of the rift.
…
How many mysterious beasts are there in the Yiyuan Secret Realm?
Even the Sword-Tailed Tiger could not answer this question accurately, not to mention that the spiritual tree controlled by King You at this moment had already penetrated the space barrier of the alien secret realm and continued to spread towards the deepest part of the alien space.
All the mysterious beasts that had no time to escape along the way were rolled up and turned into the same soul bubbles.
Some weak bubbles shattered as they passed through the rift, and the souls within them disappeared into the turbulent flow of space. However, the total number of bubbles was too large, and the flow was endless, so a large number of souls still passed through the rift and set foot on the land of Blue Star.
From the perspective of Xu Ling and others, a large number of ferocious wild beasts suddenly appeared on the playground where strange vines had just grown.
"roar--!!"
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”
Roars came one after another. The soul of the mysterious beast, stimulated by the "frenzy", had no rationality. When it saw the students who had not had time to completely evacuate the playground, its eyes turned bloodshot and greedy saliva flowed from the corners of its mouth.
There were new students in the crowd, who thought the battle was just a back-and-forth on the stage. They had never seen anything like this before. Those with less mental fortitude immediately gave in. "W-What's going on? Help, help!"
"call out!"
Someone summoned a mysterious beast, rushed forward and swung out an arc of blade light.
The strong wind accurately hit a spotted leopard that was rushing towards the crowd. It was intended to stop its steps, but the spotted leopard had red eyes and did not care. It did not even resist and let the blade cut off its left forelimb!
But even though it was injured, the spotted leopard didn't stop its pace. It pounced on the student closest to it, bared its sharp fangs, and was about to bite his neck.
“Chiu!”
The Night King Oriole's skills arrived in time, and a stream of light turned into a feather robe, blocking the student's throat.
It was a soft haori, but when the spotted leopard bit into it, it felt like biting into a steel plate.
The student screamed in fear, but fortunately, several vines came from the side, hooked his limbs, and snatched him out of the leopard's mouth.
The spotted leopard ignored it and continued to gnaw on the woven feather.
Bite after bite, it was so ferocious as if it was gnawing at its enemy. Even though its mouth was full of broken teeth, it still bit fiercely.
The fearless look left the people around him stunned.
Even though the Night Kingbird's feathers were extremely defensive, they could not withstand this kind of tearing, especially when there were several ferocious beasts following closely behind the spotted leopard, surrounding them and pulling and biting them, gradually breaking through the protective layer of the feathers.
Xu Ling's right eyelid twitched as she watched, but she used this little time to rush to the front and raised her hand to instruct, "Jade Thorn, surround this area!"
The Jade Thorn fell with a thud, and dense vines sprouted from its sides, slamming into the ground. In an instant, the entire playground was covered in tiny vines, and colorful flowers grew among them, quickly blooming as the soul passed by.
Fine powder falls and the fragrance of flowers fills the air.
Skills, Jingyuan!
This is a large-scale control skill advanced from 'Fragrance'. Thorns surround the field, and the fragrance of flowers and powder paralyze the enemy. It is one of the powerful skills that Jade Thorn is proud of.
Especially since it has been hanging out with the Night King Oriole and Shadow Raccoon for a long time, it has also figured out a sense of emptiness. The flowers and plants in the "Jing Garden" are real and virtual, like a huge maze.
The beasts rushed out and crashed into the maze, still like spotted leopards, without thinking, they just bit whatever they caught. This greatly delayed their escape from the encirclement, and coupled with the paralyzing effect of the incense, the situation was temporarily under control.
Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
At this critical moment, every second counted. She hurriedly told the other students to get away, but as she was shouting, she heard another scream from behind her.
"Quick—look at that spotted leopard!"
Xu Ling turned around in surprise.
The spotted leopard, whose right limb had been amputated initially, had completely recovered its claw. Meanwhile, the ferocious beasts that had been slammed into the thorn garden and had been extensively pierced by the thorns were also rapidly recovering from their wounds.
Even if the head was chopped off by the strong wind, the soul could quickly reconnect - it was originally a spiritual body, so how could it be a fatal injury?
Even the effect of the incense was rapidly weakening, and the entire Jing Garden was soon left empty due to the ferocious beasts' desperate charge.
“……!”
Xu Ling's hands and feet felt a little cold.
There are so many of them that they cannot be killed, and all they seem to be are Level 2 or above Mystical Beasts.
Could this be the legendary "beast tide"?
…
"Be careful, those guys are impossible to kill!"
"What about control skills? Are they useful?"
"It helps a bit, but not much—they're already rabid and out of control! They're like drugged beasts!"
Exclamations and screams rang out in various cities. The divine beast masters stationed in the cities quickly rushed to various gaps, but they were still stretched to the limit.
There was no way. Even after the outbreak some time ago, there were less than 500 divine beast users in Da Xia. And at this moment, under the projection of the spirit tree, there were no less than 1,000 points where the vines were running wild.
The Beast Tamer Association immediately sounded the alarm and announced that it had entered S-level combat readiness. The well-trained Beast Tamer Corps began to surround the city and set up positions to control the situation.
They were surprisingly the main force in this battle. At the same time, recruitment notices were posted on forums such as "Adventurer's Home", calling on all beastmasters above the second level to fight against the enemy together and clean up the mysterious beast souls that were missed by the legion.
The beastmasters gladly went there - on the one hand, the association promised to give high rewards, but more importantly, the main force of the beastmasters were still relatively young, and the passion in their hearts had not yet died down. When they heard that their hometown was in trouble, they immediately rushed to the front line with a roar.
But this rush caused problems.
In a corner of S City, a beastmaster had just repelled a northern cold tapir. In his excitement, he lost his guard and was almost knocked away by a charging blue rainbow bull.
Fortunately, his Xuan Beast rushed over and used its body to take the "charge" from the Blue Rainbow Bull for its master at the critical moment. The beastmaster hugged his Xuan Beast with great distress: "Xiao Cang? Xiao Cang, are you okay?"
The Cang Lei dog woofed in his arms and licked its beastmaster's cheek comfortingly.
A long wound was scratched on its back by the bull's horn, the skin and flesh were turned over, and blood was oozing out.
The injury was serious, but fortunately no bones were broken.
The beastmaster trembled with heartache and quickly shouted to the people beside him, "Who has a healing beast? Please help me, I—"
He wanted to say "I can pay", but before the words were in his throat, a healing white light descended from the sky, enveloping the thin body of the Cang Lei Dog in warm light.
The bleeding stopped quickly and a thin scab formed on the wound. The dog wagged its tail comfortably and licked its owner's palm.
That means it's fine and can continue fighting.
The beastmaster was surprised and delighted: "Thank you, thank you very much!"
"Come on, buddy, why are you being so polite?"
The man next to him waved his hand and rubbed the squatting Mini Swallow's shoulder: "My little Swallow doesn't have any other special skills, but she's good at healing. Don't worry, everyone, we'll back you up!"
When the people in front heard this, they all laughed.
They are not well-rounded beast taming stars like Guan Yun and Xia Muqing. Many of them are ordinary second-level beast tamers. It is already very good for them to have two or three impressive mystical beasts in their hands.
Healing-type mysterious beasts are an even rarer species.
With a mini swallow as their backup, these people suddenly became energetic, and a small, hastily assembled team actually had some of the status of a formal team.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. After more than ten minutes, the people in front were resisting the invading mysterious beast souls when suddenly a scream came from behind: "Ah, Xiao Cang?"
His companions turned around in astonishment and saw that the Cang Lei dog, who had just been steadfast in protecting his master, had a dark red light flashing in his eyes for some reason.
It seemed to have lost its mind, lashing its tail restlessly, kicking away the beastmaster who tried to hold it, turning around and baring its fangs, saliva dripping from its body.
A posture ready to attack.
The Beastmaster was extremely panicked: "How could this be? Why wouldn't Xiao Cang listen to me? Our spiritual contract... Shit, I can't feel the spiritual contract between us anymore!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Cang Lei Dog completely lost its mind and pounced on its master viciously!
"——Damn it, get out of the way!"
"This damn 'Frenzy' state, it's contagious!"
…
The Beastmaster Corps fighting on the front lines soon discovered that "frenzy" was contagious.
They quickly made adjustments, reminding everyone to be more cautious when resisting the enemy, and at the same time quickly controlling the injured profound beasts... But despite the quick reaction, the battle line was still very difficult to maintain.
On one side were spirits that could instantly recover from injury and charge recklessly without fear of death; on the other side were flesh and blood, needing to be careful not to get hurt, as injuries would create new enemies. Realizing this, both the Association's leaders and the Beastmasters currently engaged in combat felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.
"It's definitely not going to work if we keep fighting like this. We have to think of a solution quickly!"
The association summoned several beast masters, all of whom were experienced and well-known figures, to discuss countermeasures urgently.
Cheng Cheng was among them, and his face looked very ugly - just an hour before the mysterious beast soul launched the attack, he received an urgent message from the "Thorny Road" adventure team. A towering spirit tree projection also appeared in the alien space, and that projection swept Cheng Zizhuo in.
However, right now, he couldn't even think about worrying about his brother's safety. Cheng Cheng stared at the giant tree's shadow high in the sky, his mind racing. "First, there were the vines growing all over the city, and then there were the mysterious beast souls. Thinking about it this way, perhaps the vines' ability is to penetrate spatial barriers."
"But before the vines, there was the giant tree projection—if I'm not mistaken, that should be the key to solving the problem."
"Since those souls cannot be killed, let's attack the projection that caused all this and destroy it!"
Just as he finished speaking, someone nearby frowned and shook their head. "Projection, projection? If it's just a projection, then it's not the real body. Haven't we tried it before? Our attacks would just pass through it and wouldn't hit the real target. Such attacks wouldn't have any effect at all, right?"
"Then we'll find its true form!" Cheng Cheng said firmly, "If we can't find it on Blue Star, then we'll look for it in another dimension!"
There was a brief silence for a few seconds, and someone whispered, "Cheng Shen Beast Envoy, you may not know yet, but we just received urgent news that space gates across the country are experiencing chaotic fluctuations."
"Whether entering or leaving now, the risk is very high..."
Cheng Cheng said without hesitation: "No matter how high the risk is, we have to do it."
Otherwise, are they going to have to watch the souls wreak havoc and do nothing?
Not to mention the spatial turbulence, even if knives were raining from the sky, Cheng Cheng felt that he had to go.
"We can't delay this, let's set off immediately," Cheng Cheng said, "I'll leave the invasion point to you all—"
Before he could finish his words, a cry of surprise suddenly came from outside.
Cheng Cheng thought the situation had worsened again, so he quickly looked up in the direction everyone was pointing, his gaze passing through the vast sky and falling on the narrow crack.
The crack was still dark and deep, but at some point, large silver-white spots of light appeared in the depths. Looking closely, there were golden and lavender lights dancing violently.
"What is that? Is it a new enemy?"
A beast master, with a serious expression, summoned his own mysterious beast: "Huan Yan, can you see clearly?"
A ball the size of a palm climbed onto her shoulder, its eyes lit up with a rich blue-purple light, twisting like a whirlpool, and bursting with brilliance.
It uses a kind of exploration skill, which can condense all the mysterious power in its eye sockets, so as to observe the scene thousands of meters away.
“…Woo-la-la!”
The little dumpling looked at it for a while, then suddenly jumped up and down in excitement. After hearing its description, the others also exchanged looks of surprise and doubt.
"It said there were people fighting in that rift?"
"It saw... the Gilded Sky Dragon?"
…
"……boom!"
“Boom! Boom! Boom!!”
The Yiyuan Secret Realm was in a mess, the earth was shaking, and the roars continued.
The Gilded Sky Dragon activated its "Diamond Body" and, coupled with the gravity field, carried thousands of tons of force in its strongest form, like a cannonball fired from a gun, fiercely hitting the trunk of the spirit tree again and again.
The idea is simple.
One time doesn’t work, two times doesn’t work...what about a thousand times, ten thousand times?
Yugong can move mountains, and Jingwei can fill the sea! Its strong body is not for the weak!
Xiao Jin was furious, and Lord Feng Luo was not idle either. He and the Jinming Star Beast entered into meditation together, trying to interfere with the power of space in this area, so as to cut off the connection between the two worlds.
The others also had clear division of labor. Those with the power of space assisted Lord Feng Luo and the Golden Pluto Star Beast, while those who knew nothing about it were responsible for rescuing researchers from all over the paradise.
Xia Muqing pulled the Nether Butterfly and asked, "How is it, Xiao Zi? Can you sense the spiritual power of those mysterious beasts?"
The Nether Butterfly extended its tiny antennae and probed carefully for a while: "Ahhh..."
It's a bit difficult.
The spiritual tree's reach was even wider than it had anticipated, and the spiritual power it possessed far exceeded its imagination. It was like a vast ocean, where even the most powerful spiritual force would be like a small boat, insignificant and powerless.
Moreover, at this moment, there are at least thousands of mysterious beasts that have fallen under the control of the "soul-stealing" characteristic of the Nether King. Each of them is a high-level mysterious beast, and there are many powerful beast kings among them. It is really too difficult to sort out such a huge mental network and awaken their consciousness with the power of the Nether Butterfly alone.
What's more, the souls of those mysterious beasts have all been sent to Blue Star. Between the physical body and the spiritual body is a vast expanse of spatial turbulence—how can they be summoned back?
The Nether Butterfly tried for a long time, but it felt dizzy and confused.
“Ouch!”
Over there, the sword-tailed tiger was still roaring helplessly: [Asshole! Asshole!!]
[You will only harm them by doing this! They will die!]
Although the ability of "stealing souls" can allow the spirit of a mysterious beast to leave its body in a short period of time and transform it into an unbeatable immortal body, the longer the time is delayed and the more severe the damage to the soul, the more difficult it will be for it to return to its original body.
The better ones will suffer from lifelong disability, while the worse ones will suffer from brain death and mental collapse.
The sword-tailed tiger watched as the familiar mysterious beasts collapsed to the ground one after another, and the mysterious realm of alien origin was about to turn into a dead zone. For a moment, he was so angry that his whole body was shaking, every white hair stood up, his pupils shrank, and large patches of red bloodshot spread across the whites of his eyes.
King You was very disdainful of this: "Buzz buzz."
"Master Beast King, there's a saying in the human world: 'Those who achieve great things don't dwell on trivial matters.' Even if they die, they are still a valuable sacrifice."
The sword-tailed tiger was about to explode with rage: "Ah!!"
【Nonsense! You shameless scum! 】
The two beasts bickered in the air, their roars one after another making Xia Muqing's ears hurt. She couldn't help but shout, "Come on, big tiger, can quarreling solve the problem?"
"If you don't want to see a situation where both sides suffer losses, then quickly help with some ideas. The spirit tree grows in your Yiyuan Secret Realm, so you should know more about it, right?"
"What can we do to pull King You out of this?"
“…” The sword-tailed tiger was silent for a short time.
It glanced at Xia Muqing, its eyes still filled with hostility and fear. Xia Muqing glared back without showing any weakness: "I have confidence in the abilities of human beastmasters. But if you guys drag this out any longer, those mysterious beasts will be beyond saving, right?"
Yanque sighed softly beside him: "Chiu..."
[Forget it, Baihu, tell her.]
[Night Soul Bell Grass didn't die at the hands of a human beastmaster. It seems the tragic deaths of those mysterious beasts were all caused by the Phantom King. We were provoked by that guy from the beginning and chose the wrong target for revenge.]
[And now, we can no longer control the situation on our own.]
The Flame Bird sighed, the other beast kings drooped their brows, and the veins on the Sword-Tailed Tiger's forehead throbbed. Even though they were not convinced in their hearts, they knew that the Flame Bird was telling the truth.
King You may not take the lives of the mysterious beasts seriously, but they cannot.
Even if it was proven that many things were King You's conspiracy, the Swordtail Tiger's deep hatred for humans would not change in a short time. After struggling for a while, it reluctantly said "Ao" under the urging of the Flame Bird and other beasts.
[It's not completely impossible to restrain King You.]
[Human, the little guy next to you... maybe you can give it a try.]
Xia Muqing was slightly stunned.
She glanced around, her gaze moving from Lord Fengluo, Netherworld Butterfly... until it finally landed on the most inconspicuous Golden Rose.
The Golden Rose, who was silently watching the showdown between the two bosses, responded: "......?"
Huh? Are you talking about this?
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