Chapter 1501 - 1498: Strange Beasts

Chapter 1501: Chapter 1498: Strange Beasts

Wu Mengting gritted her teeth. She was initially reluctant to separate from Chen Tianlong, but knowing the urgency of the situation, she nodded in agreement.

"Run!" Chen Tianlong seized the moment and shouted suddenly.

The two moved to the left and right respectively. At that moment, the Dark Evil Dragon was somewhat confused, uncertain of which direction to go. It initially wanted to chase after the direction Wu Mengting ran, sensing that the Powerful Qi fluctuation there was weaker.

Instinctively, the Evil Dragon thought that the side was easier to deal with, but suddenly, a Sword Qi came slashing at it, frightening it into retreating several meters before steadying itself.

Only then did Chen Tianlong truly see the size of this Evil Dragon. Standing two stories tall, it was massive, and crucially, it had a pair of wings, albeit small ones—which made him wonder if it could fly.

After a brief pause, the Dark Evil Dragon let out a roar, but this time it didn’t launch any explosive projectiles, possibly due to a limit on their usage, having exhausted them all.

Chen Tianlong knew that this was the opportunity. These gigantic creatures relied merely on a moment of rampage; their endurance was usually poor.

With this thought, Chen Tianlong sprang into action, activating Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root. In an instant, the Evil Dragon was surrounded by a Sword Array. Due to its enormous size, the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root could just encompass it.

For other moves, it might be disadvantageous because without a distance for buffering, delivering a severe attack to the opponent was difficult. But Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root was different, as its principle relied on gathering force from the edge of the Sword Array, with the power decreasing the farther it was.

Thus, the Dark Evil Dragon was precisely within the Sword Array of Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.

It was imaginable that all the attacks, as well as the heaviest ones, were concentrated on its body. After the move, Chen Tianlong floated down to the ground. At this moment, Wu Mengting quickly ran over, sighing with relief upon seeing that Chen Tianlong was unharmed.

"Boom..."

A sound of collapse echoed, and the Dark Evil Dragon fell to the ground with a thud, then turned into a wisp of black aura, drifting away with the wind.

Chen Tianlong saw this phenomenon and smirked coldly; it was within expectations. His attack power had reached a certain level, and with the addition of the Dragon Slayer Sword, how could this creature, only at the Celestial Dao Seven Star Peak, withstand his attack?

After the creature disappeared, Chen Tianlong immediately walked over, seemingly searching for something.

Actually, Chen Tianlong was thinking that in the King’s Ruins before, every time he defeated an enemy, a Soul Crystal Stone would appear. He wondered if the Otherworldly Aura Purification Stone could be obtained similarly.

But after searching for a long time, he found nothing except for some thin traces of Evil Qi on the ground. Chen Tianlong chuckled bitterly, feeling he had thought wrong—not every situation was like the King’s Ruins.

"Chen Tianlong, are you looking for a Purification Stone?" Wu Mengting, noticing Chen Tianlong’s lengthy search, roughly guessed his intent.

"Haha, yes, you’ve figured it out."

Chen Tianlong chuckled bitterly and said, "But it seems there is none available. Perhaps this one is too low-level and doesn’t qualify yet."

This is what Chen Tianlong thought since the strength of Kunlun Sect disciples is basically at the Great Perfection of Celestial Dao Seven Stars, and this creature is only at the Celestial Dao Seven Star Peak. Logically, this level is commonplace, and thus, it is a low-level creature. Not having a Purification Stone is normal.

Wu Mengting walked over, gently pulled Chen Tianlong’s hand, pursed her lips, and comforted him, "Chen Tianlong, it’s okay. We’ll find it; there’s still time."

"Yes, I understand."

Chen Tianlong also smiled faintly, holding Wu Mengting’s hand tightly as they walked forward.

After walking for about half an hour, the Evil Qi beneath their feet gradually lessened, almost disappearing entirely.

Suddenly, a lush green field appeared before them. They stopped in their tracks, surprised to see such a large forest in front of them. It turned out the Otherworld wasn’t as terrifying as the legends said; it was just like the human world.

As they entered, they saw rows of strange animals that looked like rhinos but weren’t, walking past them. They were startled and quickly stepped back, remaining vigilant.

However, in the next moment, they realized that these animals paid them no heed, seemingly not seeing them, as they continued walking in one direction.

"Chen Tianlong, these animals are strange. It’s like they can’t see us," Wu Mengting observed, noting that these animals ignored them entirely, seemingly blind.

At this point, Chen Tianlong also realized that nine out of ten of these animals were blind. To confirm this, he had Mengting hide to the side and stay silent, while Chen Tianlong walked directly in front of a Ghost Beast and placed the Dragon Slayer Sword at its feet.

With a "thud," a small Beast toppled over but quickly got back up and resumed its position.

Witnessing this, the duo was somewhat astonished. If they were blind, why could they return to their place after falling? How did they do it?

As for what lay at the source of these creatures’ march, Chen Tianlong also wanted to know. Since the future direction was unknown, they decided not to go there directly but follow this group to see.

"Mengting, let’s go take a look. These creatures are very strange; maybe there’s something we want," Chen Tianlong suggested.

"Alright."

Wu Mengting generally wouldn’t refuse because she was here to accompany Chen Tianlong. Whatever Chen Tianlong wanted to do, she would naturally follow.

The forest ground was just like the human world; there was no difference, and Wu Mengting didn’t sense any danger. Therefore, the two of them boldly carried on forward.

At this moment, at the source of the creatures’ march, a tall and mighty Exotic Beast Summoner, about eight feet tall, was seated on a rather luxurious chair.

He was currently using Qi Cultivation to attract Exotic Beasts for his use.

His cultivation technique involved absorbing the Spiritual Qi of Otherworldly Beasts to strengthen himself. Any beast whose mind was captured by his Soul Capturing Song would ignore external things and single-mindedly follow the sound.

Thus, the scene witnessed by Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting was the result of this expert’s doing.

This man was an Otherworld Summoner, specifically a messenger protecting the Otherworldly Aura Purification Stone named Luo Qi.

Luo Qi was a master with the strength of the Great Perfection Limit of Celestial Dao Seven Stars. Moreover, he was also a Summoner. It’s noteworthy that even when a Summoner’s strength is average, they are already quite heaven-defying.

It can be imagined that in a battle, aside from his attacks, other various beasts or more powerful Summoned Beasts would assist, making him exceedingly powerful.

Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting continued to follow. They dared not step too far ahead, just keeping pace with the group of forty to fifty Exotic Beasts resembling Rhino Monsters as they moved slowly forward.

Since their arrival in the Otherworld, they had lost sense of time. It seemed that the light here never changed, neither bright nor dark.

Though they estimated to have been here for five to six hours, it still felt exactly like when they first arrived, with no change in brightness.