parentshiftbook Chapter 88: Soaring Through the Sky, Eye Flames
Chapter 88: Soaring Through the Sky, Eye Flames
The giant forest blocked out the sun.
Sunlight could not penetrate the ground, which was a swamp shrouded in mist.
Scattered fragments of green lizards were mixed in with the mud. Black-armored rats with thin, large feet could walk on the swamp, sniffing around with their noses out, acting as nature's scavengers.
Sudden--
A thick, sharp claw tore through the mud and seized the black-armored rat!
puff!
The black flesh and blood instantly splattered together.
A huge lizard crawled out from the depths of the swamp, its body long and thin, covered with scales the same color as the mud.
Its reddened eyes gazed toward Longshan, as if sensing something.
"That person is still around..."
With a whisper, it burrowed back into the swamp.
A month has passed since the earth-shattering battle at Dragon Mountain, and the Dragon King's aura has completely vanished. Upon receiving the news, numerous beast clans dispatched their strongest warriors to Dragon Mountain to investigate.
Halfway up Longshan Mountain, the silhouette of a giant bird, hundreds of meters long, swept through the clouds, circling silently near the mountain. A moment later, it sensed a faint gaze sweeping over it and fled in panic.
mountain top,
Zhang Ping sat on a large blue stone at the edge, withdrew his gaze, and shook his head slightly.
Behind them lay a wide, flat plain. The stench and jumble of the strange beast corpses were long gone, leaving only piles of white bones in two places where lush tree roots had sprung up.
Above the roots are giant trees with diameters of tens of meters and heights of five hundred meters.
This tree cannot be described as merely a giant; there is no other tree in the entire Western Poison Forest that can compare to it.
The tree trunk wasn't covered in bark, but rather in fine, scarlet scales, its branches twisted and gnarled. The leaves, swaying in the wind, exuded a strong, bloody stench.
This attracted a large number of bewildered wild beasts. Once these beasts touched the branches and leaves, they would be controlled by a strange force and transformed into nutrients for growth.
"Why does this Dragon Spirit Wood have such an evil aura? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with it?" Zhang Ping shifted his gaze from the two demonic trees to Mu Ya, who was gazing into the distance.
After planting the demon spirit tree, Muya used a special method to notify the nearby female demon clans and summon them over.
A month passed, but she was nowhere to be found. Clearly, the surrounding female demon clans did not believe her.
Upon hearing Zhang Ping's question, Mu Ya hesitated and replied:
"Ordinary demon spirit trees don't look like this. These two were watered with dragon blood and cultivated into dragon spirit trees according to ancient texts... I've never seen them before, so I can't say for sure if they're normal or not."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping pursed his lips speechlessly, stopped asking questions, and focused his attention back on the system panel in front of him.
Zhang Ping
Age: 22
[Realm Level: Late Stage of the Dirty Refining Realm]
【烙印：驴鞭纹（满）......鬼刀（91％）水之神力（满）黑龙血脉（稀释）（28％）静水定（31％）火焱（3％）玄武甲（1％）御空（2％）目炎（5％）】
[Ruyi-shaped pattern - donkey whip pattern: Significantly enhances the volume and strength of the lower limbs.]
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【Ghost Blade: The innate swordsmanship of the demonic swordsman, cutting through illusion】
[Water Divine Power: A natural supernatural ability of mountains and marshes, the power to control water]
[Black Dragon Bloodline (Diluted):]
[Still Water Calm: A natural ability of the Still Water Turtle, which enhances attributes and accelerates cultivation when submerged. It also slightly slows down the loss of life force.]
[Fire Flame: The adult Flame Bird awakens its talent, converting its blood and energy into fire-attribute blood and energy, with a strong burning effect.]
[Black Tortoise Armor: The innate talent of the Black Tortoise bloodline, activated upon adulthood, forming a sturdy battle armor]
[Soaring Through the Sky: A dragon's innate ability to fly and ride the clouds]
[Eye Flame: A dragon-derived ability that allows the user to shoot burning beams of light from their eyes with lightning speed]
During this month, Zhang Ping watched over the growth of the Dragon Spirit Wood and processed the materials obtained from the dragon's lair in his spare time.
To his surprise, he discovered that many of the materials were related to dragons, and he actually managed to gather all the materials needed to brand the Sky Soaring and Eye Flame Beast patterns!
Both types of beast patterns belong to the ability side, and have limited effect on improving blood and qi cultivation, only pushing him from the middle stage of the Refining Realm to the later stage.
In fact, as the level of the branded beast pattern increases, the amplification of the physical body also increases, which in turn drives the growth of qi and blood.
Zhang Ping rarely immerses himself in rigorous training anymore, spending most of his time honing his combat skills and improving his proficiency with beast patterns.
While deep in thought, Zhang Ping suddenly looked up, his gaze piercing through the clouds and looking into the distance.
Dozens of tiny figures leaped and fled among the giant trees. Behind them, a rhinoceros-like beast with a single horn pursued relentlessly. The beast was enormous, tens of meters tall, and even the towering trees could not completely conceal it.
"That's...Xiaoya?"
A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, and he recognized the one being chased as a female demon. The female demon running in the lead was carrying Mu Xiaoya in her arms.
Upon realizing the situation, Zhang Ping's expression changed, and he suddenly shot out from the mountain peak!
A special force propelled it forward, and it shot through the air like an arrow released from a bow!
Ignoring gravity, it penetrates the clouds.
"Sister Lingyu...I'm going to throw up..." Mu Xiaoya was being lifted up, and she felt like the grilled fish she ate that morning was about to come up. The surrounding trees rushed past in her small eyes, and her tender red tongue drooped to her lips.
Mu Lingyu didn't have time to reply; her smooth forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat. Every few steps she darted forward, she would swiftly pull a short spear from the vine basket behind her and hurl it fiercely at the pursuing beast!
"Faster! Faster!"
"Longshan is just ahead! We'll be safe once we get there!" Mu Lingyu shouted to her people as she threw her short spear with all her might.
The short spear pierced through the branches and leaves, embedding itself in the head of the unicorn, penetrating shallowly into its flesh.
"roar--!"
The giant beast roared in pain, slamming its front hooves into the ground!
Boom!
The ground was trampled into a deep crater!
Cracks spread in all directions, and violent shockwaves, accompanied by air currents, overturned the last few female demons.
"Ah!" Two identical female demon sisters were unable to dodge in time and were hit by the shockwave. One of them tumbled and crashed into a tree trunk.
"Sister!" Muxi tumbled down from the bushes, struggled to her feet, and rushed to her sister's side.
"Sister, hurry, let me help you!"
Mu Ran held her sister's hand, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth: "It's too late... Sister, run..." She tried to push Mu Xi away with all her might.
Muxi was unwilling to flee alone.
As the giant beast approached, the banshees in front tried to turn back to help, but were overwhelmed by the terrifying pressure of the unicorn and could not breathe.
The giant beast's dark eyes locked onto the two sisters, and its heavy footsteps pounded the earth.
Mu Xi gritted her teeth, used all her strength to help Mu Ran up, and staggered away.
But behind them, the unicorn had already raised its giant hoof, and its shadow instantly loomed over the two of them.
Ahead, Mu Lingyu glanced back and saw this scene, her face turning deathly pale:
That's too late!
Swish!
Right now!
Two blinding golden beams tore through the clouds, instantly piercing through rows of giant trees, and slammed into the giant beast!
The violent golden light struck the giant beast's massive body, causing the wounds to widen rapidly where they hit.
"roar--..."
Golden light continued to shoot out!
The colossal beast's massive body was blasted backward, crashing into countless towering trees and carving out a huge trench hundreds of meters long in the ground!
As the smoke and dust cleared, only half of the charred remains of the unicorn remained.
A smell of burnt meat filled the air.