Chapter 626 344: Bitter Struggle

Unexpectedly, the Exotic Beast saw the Spiritual Light shooting toward it, yet it remained motionless.

Seeing this, the two cultivators were stunned for a moment, wondering if the beast possessed low Spiritual Wisdom. However, their hands never stopped moving as they continued to hastily activate the Yin Yang Fish Banner.

"HISS—"

Without the slightest attempt to dodge, the Exotic Beast was struck squarely by the Spiritual Light. It let out a sharp hiss as its body dissolved into a ball of light.

As soon as Lü Zhong saw this, a bad feeling welled up inside him.

At the same time, a white Spiritual Light flashed on the ground not far away. As a dense Demon Qi spread out, a white figure suddenly emerged.

It was none other than the Exotic Beast.

After appearing, it threw its head back and stomped the ground, unleashing its Innate Divine Technique. The beast let out an earth-shattering roar, and as yellowish-brown ripples spread out, everything in their path—whether it was the rocks or the mushrooms clinging to them—was pulverized into dust.

Flowing Sword bore the brunt of the attack. He tentatively sent out several streaks of Sword Light, but his expression finally changed when he saw them instantly crushed to dust.

He didn't dare stay put and immediately retreated in haste.

'What a powerful Divine Technique!' Lü Zhong was alarmed as well.

He hastily activated the Star Mirror, his Magical Power surging out like a burst flood. When he saw the Mirror Light was useless against the ripples, he formed a hand seal, and a series of Light Mirrors began to condense in front of him.

With a great CRACKLE of shattering, the ripples' advance was finally curbed.

Lü Zhong relaxed slightly and then, with a great wave of his sleeve…

A loud whistling filled the air as six Thunderous Spears shot out, tracing six azure trails before colliding with the ripples in mid-air.

Flowing Sword also struck back, and together they fought to stop the ripples from spreading.

"BOOM! RUMBLE!"

The intertwining thunder and fire, Sword Qi, and ripples triggered a massive explosion.

The underground world began to collapse from the impact.

As the world shook, chunks of dirt and rock rained down. Mixed in were massive boulders, many weighing millions of pounds, smashing down toward them.

But for Nascent Soul Cultivators, this posed little threat.

Take Lü Zhong, for example. Nine Spirit Swords now circled him, gathering and scattering with the agility of swimming fish, continuously cleaving apart any threatening boulders.

The same was true for Flowing Sword.

He had summoned a Jade Ruler, which, after being infused with Magical Power, split into thousands of phantom images. These images attacked the falling dirt and rock overhead indiscriminately, blasting everything to smithereens regardless of size or weight.

For a moment, dust filled the air.

Lü Zhong stared ahead, his expression turning grave.

The Exotic Beast, however, was strolling about as if it were in a garden, its posture as carefree as could be.

The rain of earth and boulders, which took even the two of them some effort to deal with, was beneath the beast's notice. In the face of its Innate Divine Technique, even boulders weighing millions of pounds were instantly turned to dust.

'This Exotic Beast's power is truly excessive,' Lü Zhong thought to himself. 'Not to mention its monstrous Defense when it takes that withered-yellow form, which is practically invulnerable. The ripples it releases are a first-rate method of slaughter all on their own. The Celestial Dao has truly shown it exceptional favor!'

"Mr. Chen! Do you have a way to break this beast's illusion technique?"

Flowing Sword's voice came through via transmission.

If the two of them were to defeat this beast, the ripples from its Divine Technique were not the most difficult problem. The key to killing it and obtaining its Spirit Pattern was to break through its illusion, which was indistinguishable from its real body. Otherwise, even if they unleashed the Spiritual Light again, they would still be unable to harm it.

Hearing this, Lü Zhong fell into deep thought.

During the previous exchange, he had maintained his Celestial Net Secret Eye the entire time, but even with this first-rate Illusion-Breaking Eye Technique, he had still failed to see through the Exotic Beast's illusion.

Furthermore, after the beast used it, there was a side effect that seemed to be a form of Instant Teleportation.

It was clear that this beast's illusion technique was truly extraordinary.

But then, Lü Zhong chuckled lightly.

'My Shattering Star Finger has been proven to obstruct the flow of Demon Power. Perhaps it can break the Exotic Beast's illusion.'

He told Flowing Sword his idea. The latter gave another bitter smile, but with no better solution available, he could only agree to try it and provide cover for Lü Zhong.

A new round of confrontation began.

Due to the collapse of the underground world, many of the duo's techniques were restricted.

With no other choice, they could only activate their Magical Treasures.

At the same time, Lü Zhong and Flowing Sword regrouped and immediately began activating the Array Flags, preparing to unleash the Inverted Yin Yang Spirit Light. He would wait for the moment the Spiritual Light was released to make his move.

'If it works, it works. If not…'

'…then we can only retreat for now.'

In just a few moments, the Tai Chi Array Map was complete.

Just like before, the Exotic Beast sensed the threat and froze in place again.

Lü Zhong was extra cautious this time, pushing his Celestial Net Secret Eye to its limit while simultaneously mobilizing his Spatial Perception. He discovered that although the Exotic Beast's illusion technique seemed exceptionally stealthy, he could still catch a few faint flaws if he observed carefully enough.

By following the spatial fluctuations, he quickly locked onto a specific location on the Exotic Beast's body.

'The weakness is right there!'

Lü Zhong was absolutely certain. Just before the Spiritual Light could strike the illusion, he unleashed the long-prepared Shattering Star Finger at the spot he had locked onto.

A burst of starlight flared.

The Exotic Beast, trying to pull the same trick, was sent staggering by the Shattering Star Finger and forced to stop casting its Divine Technique. Then, the Inverted Yin Yang Spirit Light arrived, striking its body with precision.

"We did it!" Flowing Sword shouted excitedly.

Without a moment's hesitation, he thrust his hands forward, sending two crimson Flying Swords shooting out, intertwined.