Chapter 1258: Ten Thousand Beasts Treasure Mirror
In the sky, the overwhelming black fiendish demonic energy vanished without a trace, and the powerful oppressive force dissipated with it. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's that kitchen knife again. It can actually clash head-on with the Ancestral Dragon Scale. It's definitely no ordinary sacred artifact."
"What's the origin of that girl Zhang Ruochen brought? How is her strength so formidable?"
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Earlier, Qing Mo's battle with the Barbarian Dragon Young Lord had already shocked the assembled saints. That last strike stunned all living beings, their eyes revealing expressions of wariness. No one dared to underestimate Qing Mo anymore.
The Devouring Demon Dragon was also slightly stunned. Then, it swooped down from above, its single eye wide open, staring at Qing Mo standing on the ground.
The Devouring Demon Dragon's head was like a ferocious, small mountain, scaring Qing Mo so much that she shrank back. She was at a loss, her legs trembling incessantly, her upper teeth chattering against her lower ones, like a frightened little quail.
Not far away, the Barbarian Dragon Young Lord saw Qing Mo's delicate and weak appearance and gritted his teeth in hatred. He warned the Devouring Demon Dragon: "Your Highness, don't be fooled by her appearance. She's deliberately acting like that. In reality, she's quite cunning, trying to play the pig to eat the dragon. She might even have her eyes on your dragon ears or dragon claws."
The Devouring Demon Dragon was also quite wary. Earlier, it had already activated the primal barbaric ancient force within the Ancestral Dragon Scale, yet the scale was still sent flying. An ordinary saint could never possess such formidable power.
The Devouring Demon Dragon let out a long roar, turned its head, flew out of Dragon Fire Island, and plunged into the Yin-Yang Sea to search for the Ancestral Dragon Scale that had fallen into the seawater.
"Scared me to death!"
Qing Mo patted her chest with her small hand and let out a long breath. Then, she recalled the silver kitchen knife hovering in midair.
After the Ancestral Dragon Scale was sent flying, the spatial seal was lifted. Zhang Ruochen, with Ao Xinyan in tow, crossed through space and arrived beside Qing Mo.
Zhang Ruochen looked at Qing Mo with new eyes. He shifted his gaze from her face to the silver kitchen knife in her hand, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
"This... is my knife..."
Qing Mo quickly hid the silver kitchen knife behind her back, afraid Zhang Ruochen might snatch it away.
Zhang Ruochen smiled and shook his head. "No one wants your knife. Well done. Let's go. Leave Dragon Fire Island now."
Just as they were about to leave, Zhang Ruochen sensed a powerful surge of sacred energy approaching. Then, a handsome man with completely white hair appeared ten zhang away from him.
White Li Prince's robes fluttered without wind, his eyes deep and profound. "Zhang Ruochen, where is my sister?"
Though the words were spoken quite calmly, they carried boundless killing intent, stirring up sand and stones for several li around.
"You are White Li Princess's elder brother?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
The man opposite him bore a strong resemblance to White Li Princess, with delicate features, fair skin, and an extremely similar aura. However, the power radiating from him was many times stronger than White Li Princess's.
White Li Prince said, "I can sense that she is still alive. If you hand her over, I might consider leaving you a whole corpse."
The strength White Li Prince displayed was indeed formidable, but Zhang Ruochen showed no fear. He merely smiled faintly. "Rest assured, your sister is doing very well. She is cultivating in an excellent treasure land. When she emerges from seclusion, you will have a chance to meet."
The Scroll World was evolving into the Qiankun Realm, now like a chaotic world at the dawn of creation. It would surely give birth to various innate spiritual herbs. White Li Princess cultivating there would naturally progress by leaps and bounds. After emerging, it was not impossible for her to surpass White Li Prince in cultivation.
Zhang Ruochen was speaking the truth, but how could White Li Prince believe him?
White Li Prince said no more. He extended a palm and pressed forward, softly uttering: "Supreme Profound Cold Qi."
His hand transformed into a cat's paw, revealing sharp claws. A surge of icy, cold energy erupted, causing pillars of ice to form in the air, stretching from the ground to the sky, as if about to freeze the entire world.
White Li Prince was a primordial relic, possessing a physique and talent as powerful as White Li Princess's, but his cultivation had long since stepped into the Saint Realm.
The saints on Dragon Fire Island all fled in retreat, afraid of being tainted by the Supreme Profound Cold Qi. Once tainted, they would likely turn into ice sculptures.
Zhang Ruochen naturally knew White Li Prince was extremely formidable, so he did not engage him head-on. He executed a Great Space Teleportation, bringing Qing Mo and Ao Xinyan to a spot over a hundred li away.
Then, he headed north of Dragon Fire Island, rushing toward the silver ghost ship docked by the shore.
When he arrived, Zhang Ruochen had ridden a black ghost ship, docked on the eastern side of Dragon Fire Island. But that ship was filled with numerous evil sacred thought entities and unknown dangers—how could he continue riding it?
Now, several ghost ships were docked around Dragon Fire Island, so Zhang Ruochen naturally chose to board a different one.
Huang Yanchen and Xiao Hei had already received Zhang Ruochen's telepathic message and boarded the silver ghost ship, standing on the deck, waiting for them.
Zhang Ruochen and the other two, like three beams of light, drew closer and closer to the shore.
"You took a mature Nuanling Dragon Fire and still think you can escape?"
The Undying Divine Maiden stood in the sky, revealing a seductive smile. She spread her five slender fingers, and in her palm, a ball of crimson flame emerged.
At the center of the flame was a round token, engraved with dense beast patterns.
She extended a finger and gently flicked it.
"Roar!"
One of the beast patterns on the crimson token grew brighter and brighter. Finally, with a beastly roar, it burst forth from the token, transforming into a real giant beast.
Three Dragon King Lizard.
The Three Dragon King Lizard was a seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beast, its body over three hundred zhang long, like a giant flying lizard in the sky, but with three dragon heads.
Any seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beast was a fearsome creature that even Profound Yellow Realm saints would be wary of. Some powerful seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beasts could even contend with Earth Penetrating Realm or Heaven Connecting Realm saints.
The Undying Divine Maiden continued flicking her finger, and thirteen more giant beasts flew out from the token: three seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beasts and ten seventh-rank low-grade barbarian beasts.
In the sky, fourteen colossal creatures flew, casting a large shadow on the ground.
"What's going on? She summoned fourteen seventh-rank barbarian beasts at once? Is this an illusion?"
Even with Zhang Ruochen's steady mind, ripples stirred within him.
If the Undying Divine Maiden truly controlled fourteen seventh-rank barbarian beasts, then by herself, she would rival a major sect. How could that not be shocking?
On the deck of the silver ghost ship, Xiao Hei's cat eyes widened. He exclaimed, "Could it be that she obtained the legendary Ten Thousand Beasts Treasure Mirror?"
A strong sense of crisis surged within Zhang Ruochen. He once again executed a Space Teleportation, bringing Qing Mo and Ao Xinyan onto the silver ship.
At the same time, the four fastest seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beasts swooped down, targeting Zhang Ruochen, Qing Mo, Ao Xinyan, and Huang Yanchen respectively.
Zhang Ruochen summoned the Abyssal Ancient Sword, channeling the Thousand Ripple Annihilation Force, and slashed out, striking the claw of the seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beast, Fire Feather Vulture.
"Crack!"
The scales on the Fire Feather Vulture's claw emitted a ring of sacred light, reducing the power of the Abyssal Ancient Sword. The war sword left only a bloody mark on the claw, failing to sever it completely.
The Fire Feather Vulture, in pain, let out a long cry, flapped its massive fiery wings, and flew back into the sky.
Then, Zhang Ruochen tore open space, creating a spatial rift to force back the Three Dragon King Lizard that was attacking Huang Yanchen.
Xiao Hei transformed into a giant black cat, exuding a powerful aura. He shielded Ao Xinyan behind him and fought against another seventh-rank mid-grade barbarian beast.
More and more seventh-rank barbarian beasts flew above the silver ghost ship, attacking in succession. Zhang Ruochen, Huang Yanchen, and Ao Xinyan all sustained injuries, barely holding their ground with all their might.
Zhang Ruochen sensed a subtle fluctuation in the world's spiritual energy and shouted, "The ghost ship is about to set sail! Hold on a little longer!"
Sure enough, not long after, the fluctuation of world's spiritual energy above the silver ghost ship grew stronger. Thick silver lightning bolts condensed, shuttling between the ship's hull and the sky.
"Boom!"
The ghost ship trembled, then set sail once more, heading into the Yin-Yang Sea.
On Dragon Fire Island, White Li Prince stood with his hands behind his back, watching the silver ghost ship gradually recede. He could see a giant black cat still fighting the seventh-rank barbarian beasts flying overhead.
He glanced at Black Li Prince and said, "What a formidable black cat. It has already torn apart three seventh-rank low-grade barbarian beasts. It should be a traitor from your Black Li Cat Clan, right?"
Black Li Prince's eyes gleamed with a sharp, cold light. "Indeed, it is very powerful, but I have never seen it before. Logically, with its strength, it should not be so unknown in the Black Li Cat Clan."
"So, what do you plan to do?" White Li Prince asked.
Black Li Prince said, "Since it chose to submit to Zhang Ruochen, it is a traitor to the Black Li Cat Clan and a disgrace. If I encounter it again, I will personally suppress it and bring it back to the Nine Li Palace for the clan leader to judge."
The silver ghost ship sailed extremely fast, and soon disappeared over the sea.
As the distance grew greater, the Undying Divine Maiden could no longer control those seventh-rank barbarian beasts, so she had to recall them.
She had released fourteen seventh-rank barbarian beasts, but only eight returned alive, rushing back into the crimson token.
"I lost six seventh-rank barbarian beasts. Next time we meet, I'll make Zhang Ruochen compensate me for my losses."
Having failed to kill Zhang Ruochen, the Undying Divine Maiden showed no anger. A smile still lingered on her face.
She flew down to the ground, approached Qi Sheng, and showed a concerned expression. "How are your injuries?"
"No problem."
Qi Sheng stood straight, his blood-red eyes fixed on the direction where the silver ghost ship had vanished. "Give me the Three-Pattern Sacred Blood Pill and ten thousand drops of divine blood. I need to break through to the Mid-Level Saint Realm right now."
The Undying Divine Maiden knew that the earlier battle had dealt Qi Sheng a heavy blow, and he was eager to improve his cultivation. Still, she reminded him, "Breaking through to the Mid-Level Saint Realm is only a matter of time for you. Is it necessary to use the Three-Pattern Sacred Blood Pill? Using it to break through to the Profound Yellow Realm would be the best choice."
"For me, breaking through now is the best choice."
Qi Sheng's gaze was sharper than two swords, staring straight into the Undying Divine Maiden's eyes.
In the end, the Undying Divine Maiden only sighed softly. She took out the Three-Pattern Sacred Blood Pill and ten thousand drops of divine blood and handed them to him. "Zhang Ruochen has become the greatest enemy in your destiny. I will do everything I can to help you eliminate him."
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