Chapter 112 - 109: I Still Have a Chance
Chapter 112: Chapter 109: I Still Have a Chance
Shadow Flash!
When Yu Changsheng suddenly vanished before his eyes, Lei Kai froze for a second. In the next instant, he spotted his opponent—he had reappeared twenty meters away to the left.
He immediately recovered and let out a cold snort.
"Did you think you could get away just because you have a Body Technique?"
"My Silver Howling Wolf’s Talent Magic is a Sound Attack that can lock onto your aura even faster! You can’t escape!"
"Silver Howling Wolf, Sound Burst!"
With a powerful push of his legs, Lei Kai leaped off the Silver Howling Wolf’s back.
The Silver Howling Wolf let out a low roar, and a thick column of sound, like an inverted tornado, shot out straight for Yu Changsheng’s position.
"BOOM!"
The power of this Sound Burst was immense. Trees collapsed one after another in its path, the layer of ice on the ground shattered instantly, and the resulting swirl of white frost and snow rose several dozen feet high.
’The Talent Magic of a Tier One Peak Demon Beast is truly impressive. It’s not the least bit inferior to a Tier One Peak Cultivator,’ Yu Changsheng thought with a sigh.
He then formed a hand seal and called out.
"Red Refining Snake!"
The next second, the Red Refining Snake’s massive body shot out from a flash of white light. It let out a furious roar as its scales began to glow with a blue light.
Water Illusion Spirit Armor!
"BANG!"
Water Illusion Spirit Armor primarily granted immunity to physical damage, but it also made the Red Refining Snake’s body incredibly smooth. While other types of magic might have dealt more damage, the effect of the sound waves was comparatively reduced.
Upon being struck, the Red Refining Snake’s body bent into a half-circle, like a drawn bowstring, before springing back and scattering the sound waves with the vibration.
"HISSS!"
The Red Refining Snake, having endured all sorts of brutal beatings, was brimming with heroic spirit. ’This little sound wave attack is nothing,’ it thought. ’It’s nowhere near as terrifying as the big sister’s Soul Stepping!’
"A complete form Red Refining Snake?" Lei Kai was a little surprised.
He knew about Red Snakes; they were very common. But a complete form Red Refining Snake was a rare sight. Raising one to this stage would take at least ten, if not dozens of years of effort!
Even his own Silver Howling Wolf had only evolved once and was merely in its mature form.
Lei Kai’s eyes burned with greed as he shouted.
"A Red Refining Snake’s corpse can sell for a lot of Spirit Stones! Kill it! Even if we don’t get a top spot in the Spirit Beast competition, it’ll still be worth it!"
"Silver Howling Wolf, use Xiao Yue!"
The sound waves of Xiao Yue could penetrate scales and travel inside, directly attacking the Divine Soul or internal flesh and blood.
Furthermore, Xiao Yue had an extremely wide attack range, making it difficult for either Yu Changsheng or the Red Refining Snake to dodge!
A faint blue spiritual light glowed around the Silver Howling Wolf. Stimulated by its Demon Power, its fur stood on end. It opened its mouth, its expression ferocious, and let out a piercing howl.
"AWOOOO!"
The single howl of Xiao Yue shattered the surrounding ice, and solid chunks of ice were pulverized into dust by the sound waves.
From a hundred meters away, the moment the Silver Howling Wolf launched its attack, the Red Refining Snake already sensed something was wrong. It was all too familiar with this kind of soul-targeting attack!
After being brutally beaten by the Colorful Star Deer for so long, it had gained plenty of experience in this area!
So, as the sound wave approached, the Red Refining Snake immediately whipped its tail around, coiling itself up into a ball with its head at the center. The outermost layer was the smooth Water Illusion Spirit Armor.
"BOOM—!"
Xiao Yue’s sound wave struck the Red Refining Snake’s scales, creating a small dent, and simultaneously penetrated through layers of flesh, advancing inward.
But the Red Refining Snake was, after all, a snake. Having coiled itself in circles, the attack had to pass through several layers to reach the center!
By the time the sound wave reached the center of the coiled snake, its power had been greatly diminished. The Red Refining Snake immediately uncoiled from its defensive stance and shouted excitedly at Yu Changsheng.
"HISSS!"
’Master, did you see my move? It’s a method I spent days coming up with, specifically to counter the Colorful Star Deer’s Soul Stepping! Although I haven’t had a chance to test this defensive stance against Soul Stepping, it’s working great against the Silver Howling Wolf’s attack!’
The Silver Howling Wolf was also a bit dumbfounded, seeing its own attack nullified in such a way for the first time.
Lei Kai gritted his teeth and shouted, "I refuse to believe I can’t handle a single Red Refining Snake!"
"Come out, Wind and Cloud Goose!"
Seeing that the Silver Howling Wolf’s attacks were somewhat countered, Lei Kai immediately summoned his second tamed beast.
"Hahaha, two tamed beasts against your one, and you think I still can’t take you down?"
Lei Kai let out a loud laugh, but before he could finish, it froze on his face.
Because Yu Changsheng had summoned two beasts at once!
"Golden-Winged Eagle, Colorful Star Deer, come out and play with him for a bit."
The Golden-Winged Eagle appeared, the crown on its head shining brightly. It held its head high and puffed out its chest, looking majestic and filled with pride.
However, that pride didn’t last a second. Under the gaze of the Colorful Star Deer, it vanished completely. The eagle lowered its head, acting docile, and chuckled foolishly.
"Yōuyōu!" The Colorful Star Deer glanced at its enemies—a Tier One Peak Silver Howling Wolf and a Tier One Eighth Layer Wind and Cloud Goose—and immediately felt it was a bit boring.
Back when it was a Cyan Flower Deer, it might have felt some pressure and could have possibly lost to the Silver Howling Wolf or the Wind and Cloud Goose.
But now, it could suppress the Wind and Cloud Goose with minimal effort, so it lost interest. It turned its head to admire the scenery and called out to the Golden-Winged Eagle.
"Yōu."
The meaning was, ’I’ll leave it to you.’
The Golden-Winged Eagle patted its chest, guaranteeing there would be no problem.
It turned its head to glare at the Wind and Cloud Goose with a ferocious gaze, then immediately flapped its wings and took flight.
Like the Golden-Winged Eagle, the Wind and Cloud Goose also possessed a Tier Two Demon Beast bloodline.
However, the Wind and Cloud Goose only had the Wind Attribute, and its primary Talent Magic was also wind-based. The Golden-Winged Eagle, on the other hand, had the Metal Attribute in addition to the Wind Attribute.
Furthermore, the Wind and Cloud Goose was a mature form that had undergone one evolution, while the Golden-Winged Eagle was a complete form that had undergone two!
But the Wind and Cloud Goose had one advantage: its Realm was one layer higher than the Golden-Winged Eagle’s. The Golden-Winged Eagle was only at the Tier One Seventh Layer.
So, to know which was stronger, they would really have to fight a proper battle!
"You... why do you have so many tamed beasts?"
Seeing the Golden-Winged Eagle facing off against his Wind and Cloud Goose, and then the Colorful Star Deer admiring the scenery, Lei Kai couldn’t accept the reality of the situation and began to shout hysterically.
One had to understand that a Qi Refining Cultivator’s Divine Sense was limited. Even a range of two hundred meters after cultivating the Beast Taming Technique was considered strong. Contracting a tamed beast required Divine Sense to create a soul imprint, and the Inner Realm also required Divine Sense as its foundation to expand.
Therefore, for a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator, being able to contract two beasts was already considered powerful. A Cultivator at the Qi Refining Peak might be able to contract another, reaching a total of three.
Of course, the tamed beasts mentioned above were all Demon Beasts with extraordinary abilities, normal bloodlines, and considerable strength. If they were the sort of Tier One Middle Stage Demon Beasts with poor bloodlines, then contracting three or four would be possible.
But now, the three tamed beasts Lei Kai was seeing were anything but trash.
Whether it was the Red Refining Snake, the Golden-Winged Eagle, or the Colorful Star Deer, any one of them would be considered an explosive presence among Qi Refining Beast Masters!
"Three of them! On what grounds?!" Lei Kai couldn’t wrap his head around it. How could his opponent possibly contract three tamed beasts of this quality?
Just how large was his Inner Realm? And how strong was his Divine Sense?
"Don’t use your own understanding to estimate my strength."
Yu Changsheng sighed. He hadn’t even made a move himself yet. His main goal in facing Lei Kai was to test the results of the Red Refining Snake’s and the Golden-Winged Eagle’s training.
Otherwise, he could have ended the battle simply by using Thousand Thoughts Slash.
Someone at the Qi Refining Peak might be able to put some pressure on him, but a Qi Refining Eighth Layer was only fit to be a training partner.
"Stop getting distracted and focus on commanding your Wind and Cloud Goose! Otherwise, a single moment of carelessness will lead to its defeat!" Yu Changsheng shouted to Lei Kai.
Hearing this, Lei Kai glanced at the battle and felt a surge of humiliation!
’He’s actually giving me pointers on how to fight?’
’What is this supposed to be?!’
"I’m going to kill you! I’m definitely going to kill you!"
Lei Kai, flustered and enraged, entered a state of mindless fury. He used his Divine Sense to shout at his Wind and Cloud Goose and Silver Howling Wolf.
"Create some distance! Find an opening and attack together to kill one of them!"
After seeing some of the disparities between himself and Yu Changsheng, Lei Kai’s heart was now filled with nothing but rage.
His opponent was so young, yet he had already contracted three tamed beasts. This kind of genius made him burn with jealousy that turned into hatred.
If he had known all this before making a move today, he might have laid low and not dared to rashly pick a fight with Yu Changsheng.
But now that the fight had started, his only option was to see it through to the bitter end!
’I still have a chance!’ Lei Kai screamed in his heart.