C121 The Stone Ape Demon King
121. Stone Ape Demon King.
Lu Shaoyou didn't pay too much attention to all of this. It wasn't until later that he realized that this unintentional action had been a great help to him, and had created an incomparably powerful body defense.
Seven days later, the Black-headed Pheasant would need to rest for a while before it could continue flying. Everyone landed in a canyon and rested. During these seven days, they had only encountered four Early Rank 3 demon beasts and one Mid Rank 3 demon beast. However, they were all scared away by Huang Qifan, and they managed to get through this ordeal safely.
During these seven days, Lu Shaoyou didn't stop at all. The poison on the Blood Devouring Bone Transformating Pill on his chest had been burned by 80% of the Golden Flame on Loong's body. On the contrary, he had obtained a lot of benefits. Currently, his Spirit had already reached the Late Layer 7. Perhaps, after he refined the remaining twenty percent of the poison... He would at least be able to reach the peak of the Seventh Layer Warrior, or perhaps even break through to the Eighth Layer Warrior.
"There are still seven more days. In another seven days, we will be able to reach the safe mountain range." Hee Qingshan said.
"When we reach the safe zone, everyone will be safe." Huang Qifan said.
Although Lu Shaoyou was a little worried, it was still alright. With Soul Stirring Poison Marshal by his side, he wasn't worried about his safety. He was just afraid that he would leave him behind. However, once he reached a safe area, he had to think of a way to leave him.
"This is the most dangerous place in Misty Mountains. Fourth Rank Demon Beast will appear at any time. Everyone, be careful." Lee Feng said.
"Let's leave as soon as possible. It doesn't seem to be safe here." At this moment, the long-haired youth who had always been quiet spoke.
"There's no need for that. It's too late." Soul Stirring Poison Marshal opened his eyes and said softly.
Right at this moment, as soon as Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's voice faded, rustling sounds could be heard from the surrounding woods. After that, dozens of demonic beasts appeared in front of them.
"Early Rank 3 Great Earth Howling Wolf, Mid Rank 3 Fire Rat, Late Rank 3 Bone Corroding Wolf, Earth Tiger Striped Frog and Red Horn Turtle." Lu Shaoyou looked at the dozens of demonic beasts around him and sucked in a breath of cold air.
Among these dozens of demon beasts, there was a demon beast at the front. It was huge, and was two meters tall. In addition, the tail was more than a hundred meters long. Its mouth was like that of a snake, and it had a long tongue. Its entire body was blood red, and it was covered in thick scales. Its eyes were like a giant bell as it stared at everyone.
"Earth Attribute Demon Beast Blood Lizard!" Lu Shaoyou's heart sank. This demon beast's species was recorded in Master Holy Hand Spirit Sovereign's Jade Slip, and this Blood Lizard was at least at the Fourth Rank Demon Beast level.
Dozens of demon beasts gathered around. The three Black-headed Pheasant were so scared that their bodies were trembling. Many people in the Mercenary Group broke out in cold sweat. There were more than fifty demon beasts here. They were all at the level of Third Rank Demon Beast. If they were to pounce on them at the same time... There was no way for them to defend themselves.
Most importantly, there were still several Flying Beast hovering above the forest. They were even more difficult to deal with.
"It's the Blood Lizard under Stone Ape Demon King." Huang Qifan was shocked.
Everyone was on guard, but Soul Stirring Poison Marshal didn't pay too much attention to it. He was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking at the dozens of demonic beasts around him.
"Loong, be quiet." Loong could feel the Qi of the demon beasts around him, causing it to become restless. Lu Shaoyou quickly comforted it.
"Human, this is our territory, not something you should come here for." The Blood Lizard stared at everyone, and it actually spoke in human language.
"It really is the Fourth Rank Demon Beast." Lu Shaoyou was surprised. A Fourth Rank Demon Beast could be considered a Mid Rank demon beast. A Rank 1 to Rank 3 demon beast could only be considered a low grade demon beast, and a Fourth Rank Demon Beast to a Sixth Rank Beast could be considered a Mid Rank demon beast.
As for a Seventh Rank Demon Beast to a Ninth Grade demon beast, that was the level of a demon beast. Every demon beast here could transform into human form, and their strength was incomparably formidable, absolutely terrifying.
Among the demon beasts, although the lower grade demon beasts from the Rank 1 to the Rank 3 had a lot of talent and intelligence compared to wild beasts, they were still unable to speak human words.
These demon beasts were like Martial Artist demon beasts, they were like humans. With Martial Artist and ordinary humans, not everyone could become a Martial Artist. It was the same for demon beasts. Demon beasts also came from wild beasts, but not all wild beasts could become demon beasts. Generally speaking, it would be good enough if one of the hundreds of wild beasts could become a demon beast. Demonic beasts were much stronger than wild beasts, after countless years of reproduction. The offspring of a demon beast would always be a demon beast, unlike a human Martial Artist. Those who were born could also be ordinary humans.
In terms of innate genes, demon beasts were much stronger than humans. When a demon beast reached the Fourth Rank Demon Beast, it would form a Demonic Pill in its body, and its intelligence would be fully awakened. From there, it could speak human language, but it was unable to transform into a human.
According to the rumors, once a demon beast reached the level of a Seventh Rank Demon Beast, it would be able to reform its body. They could transform into human forms at will, because human forms were the most suitable for cultivation. Of course, this was just a rumor. At least, Lu Shaoyou had never seen it before. Therefore, he didn't know if it was true or not.
As for the Spirit Beast, Lu Shaoyou was also clear about it. The Spirit Beast was different from demon beasts. After the Spirit Beast reached the Fourth Rank Level, their cultivation and strength would once again leap to a new level. However, to the Spirit Beast, speaking human language was equivalent to reaching the Sixth Rank. At the same time, once the Spirit Beast reached the sixth step, it would be able to transform into a human form.
However, the transformation of a Sixth Rank Spirit Beast into a human form wasn't a transformation of its main body. The transformation of its main body needed to be at the seventh step before it could be completed.
"We are just passing by. There are some medicinal pills here. Please pass them to Stone Ape Demon King." At this moment, Chief Commander of the Clear Wind mercenary group took out a few Third Grade Pill and made a few hand seals. A ball of blue light wrapped around several Third Grade Pill and arrived in front of the Blood Lizard.
A yellow light shot out from the tongue in the Blood Lizard's mouth. Immediately after, it wrapped around the several pills and arrived in front of the Blood Lizard. He said, "Stone Ape Demon King is now our Second Demon King, because you humans have killed our demon beasts. Therefore, our Great Demon King has recently issued an order to meet you humans. Kill them all!"
"Great Demon King!" Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Even Soul Stirring Poison Marshal had a surprised expression on his face.
"Kill all these humans!" The Blood Lizard stuck out its tongue and swallowed the few Third Grade Pill in front of it. Then, it stepped on the ground, and the entire ground began to shake. A violent force swept out like a wild gale. The Fourth Rank Demon Beast's intelligence was no longer below that of a human's. It took Huang Qifan's Third Grade Pill and still wanted to kill the human in front of it.
"Everyone, be careful!" Huang Qifan shouted and the Spirit around him trembled. There were dozens of Third Rank Demon Beast here. Without a doubt, they had the absolute upper hand.
At this moment, all the demon beasts in the surrounding area and in the sky were rushing towards them. A sharp sound of rushing wind was heard, and the Blood Lizard pounced on Huang Qifan with lightning speed. The scales on his body stood up, emitting a blood-red cold light that caused one's heart to palpitate. A violent aura spread out in the sky.
"The Fourth Rank Demon Beast is really terrifying." Lu Shaoyou's eyes were filled with surprise as he felt the monstrous aura coming from the Blood Lizard. That Blood Lizard should be at the early Fourth Order, but judging from its aura... Huang Qifan couldn't do anything to it either.
In the surroundings, there were already people fighting with demonic beasts. The violent Spirit immediately scattered. Facing these organized demonic beasts, other than using all their strength to kill them, there was nothing else they could do.
These organized demon beasts didn't seem like lone demon beasts. If a single demon beast could not defeat its enemy, it would know how to escape. But these organized demon beasts, other than the leading demon beast taking the lead to escape, they wouldn't retreat even if they died.
"Kid, just stay there and don't move." Soul Stirring Poison Marshal said faintly. He struck out with his palm, and a three meter wide circle of light black light was instantly formed around his body. Outside the circle of light, a strong unpleasant smell spread out. Those demon beasts didn't dare to approach him at all.
At this moment, the Blood Lizard had already launched its attack at Huang Qifan. Its huge body quickly disappeared from where it stood, and it instantly lunged at Huang Qifan.
Huang Qifan wasn't careless at all. His expression was incomparably solemn. The Spirit under his feet flashed, and he quickly retreated.
Just as Huang Qifan's body was retreating, the Blood Lizard's huge forelimb was like a large blade. It pierced through the air current in the void. The air surrounding its forelimbs was pushed aside by it. It was as if it wanted to tear through space.
In his panic, the long spear in Huang Qifan's hand shot out like lightning, piercing through the air currents in the void. In an instant, it appeared in front of the Blood Lizard's front claw. As a Fifth Layer Martial Psyche warrior, his strength was naturally not weak.
The two energies flashed and then collided. The Spirit around Huang Qifan's body surged out, and the long spear brought with it a blue thunderbolt. After that, an ear-piercing sound of rushing wind was heard. Although he was a Fifth Layer Martial Psyche warrior, he was unable to do anything to the Blood Lizard. However, the Blood Lizard couldn't do anything to him either.
At this moment, Hee Qingshan was fighting with a Late Rank 3 demon beast, the Bone Corroding Wolf. He seemed to be struggling. The huge saber on his back slashed out one after another, and a majestic aura spread out from his body.
The Bone Corroding Wolf roared repeatedly. Its body was about fifty to sixty meters in size. Although its body was huge, its speed was extremely fast. In fact, it would even emit a strange Wind Blade from its mouth. The sound of sonic booms could be heard without an end.
Hee Qingshan had the strength of a ninth level martial artist. It was naturally a little strenuous for him to deal with a late Rank 3 Bone Corroding Wolf. However, he was able to withstand it.
As a Ninth Level Spirit Master, the spirit energy around Lee Feng's body was trembling non-stop. His entire body was covered by a dazzling circle of light. Streams of spirit energy condensed into attack power and Spirit Fire. He was attacking this Mid Rank 3 Demon Beast Fire Rat and a Mid Rank 3 Demon Beast Black Furred Monkey at the same time.
Lee Feng didn't dare let those two demon beasts get close to him. A Spiritual Cultivator wasn't suitable for close range attacks. If he let them get close to him, it would be detrimental to him. With the agility of this Spiritual Cultivator, the two Mid Rank 3 demon beasts wouldn't be able to get close to him.
As for the rest of the people, they had already mixed together with the demon beasts, and the sound of explosions kept ringing out. Some of them had already been killed by the demon beasts, but there were also some demon beasts that had been killed or injured by them. Miserable howls could be heard all of a sudden. After all, these thirty people from the Clear Wind mercenary group weren't weak. All of them were above the Martial Master Level, and the weakest among them was at the First Layer Martial Master.
The battlefield was in chaos. Fireballs, water pillars, cracks in the ground, and all sorts of other attacks were unleashed. Some of these attacks were from demonic beasts, while others were formed by humans.
A miserable cry sounded. Lu Shaoyou looked at the place where the sound came from. Among the other three people who had gone to the Ancient Realm, the young man with short hair was bitten into two by a Third Rank Demon Beast.
The middle-aged woman's cultivation base had reached the Second Layer Martial Master. Under the attack of the two Third Rank Demon Beast, she was seriously injured.
When Lu Shaoyou saw the long-haired young man, he was a little surprised. He was actually unable to tell the strength of the young man. There was already a Mid Rank 3 demonic beast beside the long-haired young man's feet that was killed by him.
The young man was only about nineteen or twenty years old, but his strength was terrifying. Lu Shaoyou couldn't help but be surprised. He had always thought that with the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art, his cultivation would rapidly rise. However, he never thought that even if he had the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art, not necessarily better than the other.
"Old uncle, you don't plan to join?" Lu Shaoyou asked Soul Stirring Poison Marshal who was beside him. He saw that Soul Stirring Poison Marshal had no intention of joining them.
"What does their life and death have to do with me? Why should I save them?" Soul Stirring Poison Marshal said.
"Don't forget, if they die, how are we going to cross this mountain? We don't have Flying Beast. " Lu Shaoyou said.
Hearing Lu Shaoyou's words, Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's face twitched slightly, then he said, "You stay in my poison barrier, demon beasts won't dare to approach."
After saying that, Soul Stirring Poison Marshal disappeared from where he stood. He had placed a light black light barrier around Lu Shaoyou's body.
Soul Stirring Poison Marshal leapt into the sky and hovered in the air. He clenched his fist and a black light ball was condensed and waved out. A deep sound of sonic boom was heard. The black ball of light fell onto the three Third Rank Demon Beast below like a bolt of lightning.
"What a powerful strength!" Lu Shaoyou stared at the sky and thought to himself. The Qi that was spreading out from Poison Expert's body had reached an extremely terrifying extent.1
The black light ball exploded, sending out waves of terrifying energy waves. Even from afar, Lu Shaoyou could still feel the pressure contained within the energy waves. A surge of spiritual energy was much stronger than his.
The three Third Rank Demon Beast were instantly shattered. At this moment, everyone was staring at Soul Stirring Poison Marshal in shock. It turned out that this old man's strength had reached such a terrifying extent.
"He's the Spirit Marshal Expert." Lee Feng and Huang Qifan were startled. Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's aura had spread out without restraint. They could naturally sense it at this moment.
They did not expect that the old man was actually a Spirit Marshal Expert. He had always been hiding by their side.
"Blood Lizard, you dare to come here and be presumptuous?! Do you want to die?" Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's expression darkened. He didn't continue attacking the Third Rank Demon Beast. Instead, he went straight to the Blood Lizard that Huang Qifan was fighting.
"You are the Spirit Marshal Expert." The Blood Lizard stared at Soul Stirring Poison Marshal in shock. Its huge body immediately began to retreat. Its strength was simply unable to compete with the Spirit Marshal Expert among humans.
"You bring your demon beast and get the hell out of my way! I'm not in the mood to teach you a lesson today. Otherwise, I'll dig out your inner core." Soul Stirring Poison Marshal stared at the Blood Lizard and said coldly.
"I'm afraid you don't have the ability." The Blood Lizard stared at Soul Stirring Poison Marshal, then it raised its head and roared.
The voice penetrated through the space, and a monstrous aura was emitted from it. A deafening sound echoed in the sky above the mountain range.
"You still want to find helpers? You're courting death. " Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's expression darkened. He frowned, and the Spiritual Qi around his body trembled. Then, he shot toward the Blood Lizard.
The Blood Lizard seemed to know how powerful Soul Stirring Poison Marshal was. Its huge body quickly retreated, and it did not dare to take the attack head on.
"Your speed is still not enough to escape." Soul Stirring Poison Marshal's speed was even faster than the Blood Lizard. He laughed coldly. His body flashed and he appeared in the empty space in front of the Blood Lizard. His hand seal moved and a Spirit Fire agglomerated in front of him.
The Spirit Fire trembled. After which, a powerful invisible ripple spread out like a ripple. It instantly enveloped the Blood Lizard.
The Blood Lizard roared. Its body immediately flashed with a blood red light. A huge yellow light shield appeared in front of it from its mouth.
The scorching heat spread out, and the towering tree rapidly withered. The water vapor had completely evaporated and dried up. At this moment, the yellow light shield in front of the Blood Lizard slowly twisted, and finally melted.
At this moment, a series of roars sounded from the distant horizon. The deafening sounds were mixed with a monstrous aura. Everyone's souls were shaken.
Far away in the forest, a huge berserk aura was rapidly approaching. At the same time, a huge stream of light appeared in midair.
"What a powerful demonic beast." Lu Shaoyou raised his head and looked at it. This demon beast's body was at least 300 meters long. Its entire body was covered with red scales.
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