Chapter 718 - 715: The Fisherman Profits?

Chapter 718: Chapter 715: The Fisherman Profits?

In the darkness of the Blood Radiance Forest.

Jiang Jichen sat cross-legged, meditating quietly.

He was waiting for the King of Mutant Beasts to deliver itself to his doorstep.

However, as night gave way to dawn, the King of Mutant Beasts had not appeared.

This came as a bit of a surprise to Jiang Jichen.

’A Divine Thought had clearly locked onto me, so why hasn’t it come to kill me?’

Jiang Jichen was filled with doubt.

Meanwhile, after a night of rest, Jiang Jichen felt refreshed and invigorated. Not only had he returned to his peak state, but his Cultivation had also improved.

Just as Jiang Jichen was pondering this, Youu’s voice suddenly rang in his ear, "Careful!"

The next moment, Jiang Jichen felt the ground tremble as a massive Mutant Beast, as large as a small mountain, burst forth from the earth beneath him.

It sent ancient trees flying!

Youu appeared in a flash, pulling Jiang Jichen into the sky.

At the same time, he struck the ground with his palm.

BOOM!

The earth shook, and the void cracked open.

The Mutant Beast opened its mouth, and a colossal beam of red light, like a pillar supporting the heavens, shot through the sky toward Jiang Jichen.

Everything happened too suddenly.

If not for Youu, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

In that instant, Jiang Jichen understood.

’I can’t believe this King of Mutant Beasts is so treacherous.’

’It deliberately used a wisp of a clone’s Divine Thought to lock onto me and mislead me.’

’Meanwhile, its true body snuck up from beneath the ground.’

’If Youu hadn’t reacted in time just now, even if I hadn’t died, my fate wouldn’t have been much better.’

The sky had been pierced by the crimson pillar of light.

Youu, pulling Jiang Jichen along, flickered and reappeared on the ground behind the King of Mutant Beasts.

However, as if it had eyes in the back of its head, the King of Mutant Beasts’ tail suddenly extended and swept sideways.

BOOM!

Row after row of massive, sturdy Divine Ancient Trees were snapped in two, completely unable to withstand the force of the beast’s sweeping tail.

Youu’s Step Technique was unparalleled. With another flicker, he evaded the strike.

Although the King of Mutant Beasts was enormous, its Divine Sense was incredibly powerful, its movements were extremely agile, and its speed was blindingly fast.

The moment Youu appeared, its attack followed.

"I’ll draw its attention. You find an opportunity to strike."

Youu flung Jiang Jichen aside and began to battle the King of Mutant Beasts head-on.

Even a being as powerful as Youu could only use his Step Technique, speed, and mystic skills to evade the brunt of the beast’s attacks; he couldn’t truly face it in a direct confrontation.

The King of Mutant Beasts was far too powerful, definitely an existence beyond the Half-step Supreme realm.

Jiang Jichen temporarily leaped out of the battle and appeared beside Luoo Xiaoshuang.

"I never expected you to have such a powerful Guardian by your side!" Luoo Xiaoshuang communicated via Divine Sense, hovering atop a Divine Ancient Tree.

"You should have already known since the auction!"

"Right now, the King of Mutant Beasts is tied up. We need to find a way, an opportunity, for a one-hit kill!"

Jiang Jichen and Luoo Xiaoshuang conversed using their Divine Sense.

Luoo Xiaoshuang pondered for a moment before replying via Divine Sense, "I have a Secret Skill. If I activate it with my full strength, it will drain all of my power at once, but I can temporarily freeze one part of the King of Mutant Beasts."

"But once I use this skill, I will lose all my combat strength for a day!"

Jiang Jichen sent back, "Use that skill. You can leave the rest to me."

"Of course, whether you use it or not is up to you."

A divine light flickered in Luoo Xiaoshuang’s eyes as she stared at Jiang Jichen. "As a Bow Cultivator, I trust my own judgment."

Jiang Jichen smiled faintly. "I certainly won’t disappoint you, Goddess Luoo."

As they communicated, Jiang Jichen’s figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

At this moment, Youu was still fighting the King of Mutant Beasts, but Jiang Jichen could clearly see that Youu had reached his limit and was still no match for the beast.

However, for the time being, the King of Mutant Beasts was also unable to do anything to Youu.

Jiang Jichen, holding his Black Short Sword, moved stealthily.

He pushed his Seven-Colored Divine Sense to its absolute limit, sweeping it across the King of Mutant Beasts’ body.

Suddenly, Jiang Jichen’s gaze fell upon a blood-red line between the King of Mutant Beasts’ massive eyes.

Its entire body was a deep black, with only that single blood-red marking.

Jiang Jichen suddenly recalled that all Mutant Beasts had this blood-red line between their eyes; it was the path to the Blood Crystal inside their bodies.

Jiang Jichen immediately sent a message to Luoo Xiaoshuang via Divine Sense, "Freeze its head!"

The next moment, a flash of white light shot into the sky. A gleaming arrow appeared, accompanied by a blizzard of snowflakes that enveloped the entire area.

SCREECH!

The King of Mutant Beasts sensed the danger and was about to open its massive maw, but a terrifying, freezing power descended, even icing over the very space where its head was.

Its movements paused for a fraction of a second!

And Jiang Jichen had already flashed into view, his Black Short Sword stabbing into the blood-red line between the King of Mutant Beasts’ eyes with a speed that surpassed lightning.

SCREECH!

The next moment, the void trembled, the freezing power shattered, and the King of Mutant Beasts began to move again.

A terrifying Power of Destruction erupted from its body.

Another beam of red light shot from its mouth.

At that moment, Jiang Jichen had just pushed off at his maximum speed and had no way to dodge the red beam.

But Youu appeared in front of Jiang Jichen. A faint Secret Light emanated from his body as a black Palm Seal formed in his palm, which he then slammed into the crimson pillar of light.

HUM!

The next moment, both Youu and Jiang Jichen were sent flying by the terrifying Power of Destruction.

Youu’s Dao Body appeared undamaged, but his face was deathly pale.

From what Jiang Jichen knew of Youu, this meant he had suffered a terrible injury and would likely fall into a deep slumber soon.

As for Jiang Jichen, his body was covered in cracks, and his Dao Body was on the verge of collapsing.

The internal injuries he had sustained were even more unimaginable.

This time, they had paid a heavy price to kill the King of Mutant Beasts.

As for the King of Mutant Beasts, the power it had just unleashed was its final, dying blow.

Jiang Jichen’s short sword had pierced its vital point in one strike, severing its connection to the Blood Crystal within its body.

After that strike, the beast’s mountain-sized body began to turn to ash, dissipating into the world.

Finally, a Blood Crystal the size of an adult’s fist appeared, floating in mid-air.

Jiang Jichen reached out and grasped the Blood Crystal in his hand.

But just then, a cold voice rang out, "Have you never heard the story of how the fisherman profits when the snipe and the clam grapple? Jiang Jichen, it seems the rumors about your intelligence were exaggerated. I’d say there’s something wrong with your head. You’re a complete moron!"

As the voice faded, a group of people emerged.

It was Wan Shan and his followers!

And Luoo Xiaoshuang was with them. A longsword was held to her delicate neck. Her beautiful face was a little pale, but her expression was one of complete indifference.

"Hand over the Star River Divine Stone, all the Blood Crystals, the Treasure Map, and the Black Short Sword. Right now, you’re no different from a dead man."

Wan Shan spoke with a triumphant, overjoyed expression.

At the same time, his lecherous gaze swept over Luoo Xiaoshuang’s entire body. He then gave a wicked smile and said, "And our Eastern Land’s First Divine Maiden... you belong to me!"

However, just as Wan Shan’s voice fell, another voice drifted from the distance, "Brother Wan Shan, it’s not good to eat all by yourself, is it?"