53: Fierce Battle with Azure Scaled Dragon
Zhang Sheng pressed his fingers together and swiped across the six spirit tool flying daggers at his waist. Compared to keeping them on his leg straps, Zhang Sheng found it more convenient to keep them at his waist.
The frost-patterned blades reflected tiny rainbows under the sunlight.
Song Xian's command came through the earpiece: "Lin Jin, break through the left flank! Tie Fan, provide central support! Zhang Sheng, free hunt!"
Before his voice faded, thirty-seven Flowing Fire Hawks were already closing in. These fierce birds, adorned with lava patterns, had wingspans of over ten feet, and constantly spat basketball-sized fireballs from their sharp beaks.
"To the left!" Song Xian roared, and his greatsword,
The sound of the Sword Qi tearing through the air actually drowned out the screeching of the Flowing Fire Hawks. Three Late Stage Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts were cut in half at the waist, their blood rain evaporated by the high temperature before it could even hit the ground.
The young sword cultivator charged forward, treading on sparks of lava. The powerful winds generated by his sweeping greatsword formed a Qi vortex in front of him, shattering all the scattered fireballs.
Zhang Sheng was not far behind. He single-handedly lured away three Late Stage Qi Sea Realm Flowing Fire Hawks. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding trees and vines came under his control.
"Wood Prison Cage!"
A large amount of vines instantly entangled the three demonic hawks. However, fire countered wood, and the demonic hawks' fire immediately ignited the Wood Prison Cage.
Little did they know, what Zhang Sheng wanted was precisely this momentary control. Six flying daggers transformed into six afterimages, piercing through the eyes of the three demonic hawks.
Their painful roars echoed for several miles.
Zhang Sheng shouted, "Lin Jin!"
The sound of a long spear tearing through the air ripped through the clouds. Lin Jin, his body and spear as one, transformed into a blue light, precisely piercing through the three Late Stage Flowing Fire Hawks marked by Zhang Sheng.
Tie Fan, possessing the Indestructible Vajra Talent, remained completely unharmed even when directly taking the Flowing Fire Hawks' attacks.
Although it was their first time cooperating, the four of them were quick-witted and soon developed excellent teamwork.
As the last Flowing Fire Hawk fell, the four finally ended the battle.
"These feathered beasts are truly troublesome. This humble monk shall send them all to the Western Paradise!" Tie Fan clasped his hands together, his brass knuckles stained with blood.
No sooner had he spoken than Zhang Sheng felt a chill down his spine.
He immediately scanned his surroundings. A powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuation appeared in the northeast, and even worse, a powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuation also appeared in the southwest!
"Run! It's a Divine Breath Realm Beast!" Song Xian roared.
Their battle with the Flowing Fire Hawks must have been too loud. The four vigorously flapped their Spiritual Qi wings.
After two intense battles, Zhang Sheng's Spirit Eyes showed that the Spiritual Qi fluctuations emanating from Tie Fan and Lin Jin had plummeted.
"Silverback Azure Wolf and Azure Scaled Flood Dragon!"
To encounter two Divine Breath Realm Beasts simultaneously, their luck was truly terrible.
How could their flying speed compare to Divine Breath Realm Beasts, even those not skilled in flight?
In an instant, the two Yao Beasts were already closing in.
A giant three-meter-long demonic wolf and a demonic flood dragon covered in blue scales not only had powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuations but also exerted a Soul pressure.
Although Zhang Sheng's Spiritual Qi now exceeded 100,000, even surpassing an ordinary Qi Sea Realm Perfection, in Zhang Sheng's Spirit Eye, the Spiritual Qi within these two Divine Breath Realm Beasts was at least 300,000.
"You guys find a chance to escape! I'll use this Clone to hold them off!" Song Xian commanded.
At this moment, only this Clone could be sacrificed.
Song Xian held his greatsword, activating all his Spiritual Qi, like a bonfire in the night, attracting the attention of the two Divine Breath Realm Beasts.
Seeing this, Zhang Sheng and the other two could only fly with all their might towards the Secret Realm exit.
However, three black dots appeared directly ahead.
"Not good! It's Late Stage Qi Sea Realm Wind Falcons!"
Zhang Sheng naturally knew that the speed of these three Wind Falcons was astonishing. If they were entangled by these three Wind Falcons, the three of them would surely die!
Although Song Xian was powerful, he definitely couldn't hold off two Divine Breath Realm Beasts for long. Once Song Xian's Clone was defeated and they were stalled by the Wind Falcons, the three of them would surely die.
"I'll hold off the Wind Falcons! You two escape first! Otherwise, we'll all be finished. It's better for one to live than none!" Zhang Sheng quickly said.
Lin Jin and the other were not indecisive people, and immediately fled towards the Secret Realm exit.
"Brother Zhang Sheng, I swear, your parents will be my parents from now on!" Lin Jin's voice came through Zhang Sheng's earpiece... Seeing the three escape far away.
"100,000 Volts!"
Three bolts of lightning appeared out of thin air around Zhang Sheng!
They instantly struck the three Late Stage Qi Sea Realm Wind Falcons that were pouncing.
"Bang bang bang!"
At the same time, violent sounds erupted around Zhang Sheng. The invisible wind blades unleashed by the three Wind Falcons were perfectly defended by Zhang Sheng's Spirit Shield.
Not even the first layer of the Spirit Shield was broken. For safety's sake, Zhang Sheng had layered five Spirit Shields on himself.
It seemed a bit excessive!
Hit by the Transcendent Perfection electric Spell, all three Wind Falcons fell into a state of paralysis, followed immediately by three massive fireballs!
The three Late Stage Qi Sea Realm Wind Falcons instantly turned into piles of ash!
With his teammates gone, Zhang Sheng naturally had no need to hide his strength.
Under Zhang Sheng's Transcendent Perfection Spell, the battle ended in an instant.
On the other side, a huge explosion also sounded.
As the explosion ended,
Song Xian's Clone's aura vanished, and the aura of one of the Divine Breath Realm Beasts also plummeted.
Zhang Sheng guessed that Song Xian's Clone might have self-destructed, severely injuring one of the Divine Breath Realm Beasts.
The result was indeed as Zhang Sheng had guessed, because only one Divine Breath Realm Beast was chasing him.
The Azure Scaled Flood Dragon!
Zhang Sheng immediately vibrated his Spiritual Qi wings, his speed instantly erupting!
"Bang!"
A sonic boom cloud was left behind.
Zhang Sheng's speed had already exceeded the speed of sound, instantly widening the distance from the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon.
Zhang Sheng then realized that the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon's speed couldn't compare to his Transcendent Perfection Flight Technique. Perhaps it was because the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon was an aquatic Yao Beast; even if a Divine Breath Realm could fly through the air, speed was definitely not its strong suit. If it were a Divine Breath Realm Wind Falcon, it might be different.
"Perhaps I can fight it!"
Zhang Sheng, who had originally intended to escape the Secret Realm, changed his mind upon seeing this and flew towards a large swamp.
Zhang Sheng landed directly on a large swamp.
This was the battlefield he had carefully chosen, combining it with the Spells he had mastered!
Looking at the approaching Azure Scaled Flood Dragon, especially its crimson eyes.
Zhang Sheng felt a doubt arise. These Yao Beasts should also be living beings. He could understand why Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts had no sentience, but why did Divine Breath Realm Spirit Beasts, which had developed Divine Sense, still lack sentience, as if they only had the instinct to hunt humans?
This point was too strange.
There was no time for deep thought; the Yao Beast was already close.
Zhang Sheng pressed his two fingers together!
With a thought, lightning appeared from the Void Realm, and several bolts struck the demonic flood dragon.
The electric Spell that could stun Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts only paused the Divine Breath Realm Beast for a second.
But that second was enough!
"Wood Prison Cage!"
"Water Binding!"
The two Spells were activated one after another!
The plants in the swamp instantly formed a Spiritual Wood Prison Cage, wrapping the Azure Flood Dragon like a rice dumpling. The swamp water was manipulated by the Water Binding Spell, forming a ball of water that merged into the gaps of the Wood Prison Cage, tightly trapping the three-zhang-long Azure Scaled Flood Dragon.
However, the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon's immense power showed signs of tearing open the Wood Prison Cage!
"100,000 Volts!"
Zhang Sheng cast the electric Spell again. The lightning circulated within the Water Binding Spell, and the effect was surprisingly good!
The Azure Scaled Snake seemed to have suffered heavy injuries, and its struggles weakened considerably.
Zhang Sheng roared, "Freeze!"
The Water Binding Spell trapping the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon instantly turned to ice! Coupled with the Wood Prison Cage that held the Azure Scaled Snake, the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon now resembled a spherical ice sculpture several meters in diameter.