Luluo’s eyes were watery as she pitifully begged, “Help me please, Little Frost really needs the golden pool.”
Zhou Yuan shot a glance at the clearly acting Luluo and fell into thought for a brief moment, before he said, “It’s not that we can’t give it a try, but if I find that the Genesis Beast leader is too strong, we can only choose to withdraw.”
If the mysterious Genesis Beast reached grade 5, there would be no chance at all, because only a Divine Dwelling expert would be able to match it.
Luluo immediately nodded upon seeing that Zhou Yuan’s tone had loosened.
“Do you have a plan?” Asked Zhou Yuan.
“This mountain range is covered in a fog that will distort one’s senses, but after being scouted by numerous individuals, some paths to the golden pool were found.”
“However, these paths are guarded by Genesis Beasts. Those below grade 4 are not a problem, but there will be grade 4 Genesis Beasts nearer to the pool. It was there that I was stopped before.” Explained Luluo.
“If the two of us work together, it should be easy to break through!”
Zhou Yuan shrugged at the sight of the confident Luluo. Since she was so insistent, they could give it a try. He was a little interested in the golden pool too after all, and naturally would not reject a share of its blessings.
“We can give it a try.” Declared Zhou Yuan.
Luluo excitedly nodded her head. With a wave of her hand, she began to lead the way, bypassing the forest and heading towards the mountains.
Zhou Yuan observed the path she took, sure enough, he discovered that the fog was thinner, unlike other areas where it was so thick that it made it impossible to discern any direction.
Zhou Yuan curiously inquired, “Aren’t there others on this path?”
A path like this should be choked full of people, right?
“Because it belongs to me.” Replied Luluo in a pleased manner.
“The others did not object?” Asked Zhou Yuan in surprise.
Luluo cocked her head. “They did in the beginning, but after being beaten up a few times by me, they withdrew their objections. After which, this path was mine.”
Zhou Yuan gave her a thumbs up. What a character, one really could not afford to offend her.
The group of two laughed and chatted as they travelled. Along the way, Zhou Yuan could faintly sense numerous beast cries from the surrounding mist, pair after pair of eyes secretly observing them.
However, these Genesis Beast did not show themselves to stop them. Zhou Yuan knew that it was likely because of Luluo.
Although she had no way to deal with the grade 4 Genesis Beasts, those below grade 4 could be communicated with and commanded.
Hence, their passage was exceptionally smooth going.
This continued all the way until they stepped into the deeper region of the mountain range, and Zhou Yuan’s footsteps slowly came to a halt. He had sensed a ferocious presence occupying the spot in the distance, as a heavy and ominous pressure pulsed continuously.
Luluo’s face tensed up as she said, “That’s the grade 4 Genesis Beast blocking our way.”
Ice-blue Genesis Qi began surging from the little bird on her shoulder.
Zhou Yuan gaze was firmly fixed to his front where the ground was faintly trembling. In the end, he saw a dozen feet tall multi-colored tiger with a pair of wings on its back slowly walk out from the fog.
The beast’s cruel eyes were locked onto them.
...
A certain area in the mountain range.
Zhen Xu leisurely walked forward, his ash-colored eyes seemingly devoid of any trace of life. He was akin to a walking dead person, no warmth at all from his ice-cold body.
Suddenly, his moving feet slowly came to a stop.
He lifted his head and looked forward where a giant tree stood within the thin fog. There was currently a figure seated on one of its branches, head lowered and looking at him.
It was a young man with an innocent looking baby face. A single look of his smiling appearance gave one a rather favorable impression.
However, Zhen Xu merely stared at him in a nonchalant manner.
“Heh heh, how are you…” The youth smiled at Zhen Xu.
There was no response.
The youth did not seem to mind, still smiling brightly as he said, “I am Jiang Quan from the Jiang clan of the Dongxuan Continent.”
Zhen Xu’s eyes finally moved. He stared at the youth called Jiang Quan and said, “It seems that quite a few of you Dongxuan rats have sneaked in.”
Jiang Quan grinned. “You should be the Little Yama King from the Yama Sect, right?”
“I plan to leave my name on the Saint Tablet, so… I’ll have to ask you to do me a favor…”
“Please die at my hands, alright?”
Jiang Quan’s gaze abruptly turned ice-cold at the final word. With a flick, the ground under Zhen Xu’s feet suddenly crumbled as two sharp blue icicle shaped Genesis Qi stabbed towards him like a bolt of lightning.
Zhen Xu’s figure instantly rose into the air at this moment.
Blue Genesis Qi streaked past, ripping apart the air, leaving two deep holes on Zhen Xu’s shin. However, the holes gave off an ash gray glow, but no blood flowed from them.
Zhen Xu’s expression remained indifferent as if unable to feel the wound on his leg as his hand suddenly made a grabbing motion.
Grayish black Genesis Qi stealthily snaked towards Jiang Quan from behind like a viper in the shadow, shooting straight for the fatal point on his back.
Ch!
Blue Genesis Qi rose behind Jiang Quan like a grand sea, blocking the sneak attack. The corpse poison contained within the grayish black Qi was scattered and neutralized the moment it came into contact with the blue Genesis Qi.
Jiang Quan grinned. “As expected of an apex level genius of the Cangmang Continent… I really have to be vigilant.”
Grayish balck Genesis Qi churned below Zhen Xu’s feet, lifting him into the air. His ash-colored eyes locked onto Jiang Quan as he said, “A rat will always be a rat, only knowing how to sneak attack.”
“Aren’t you the same, already secretly prepared an attack the moment we met.” Jiang Quan chuckled.
“However, it does seem like you do have some ability. Guess I have not specially come here in vain.” Jiang Quan slowly lifted his hand. In an instant, astonishing Genesis Qi exploded from his body. Blue Genesis Qi surged behind him like a wave, giving off an alarming pressure.
“I heard that you once exhausted an Alpha-Origin to death?”
Jiang Quan smiled slightly. “What a coincidence, there’s also an Alpha-Origin that was toyed to death by me in the same manner.”
“And today… I will also let you have a taste of how he felt.”
Rumble!
However, rumbling grayish black Genesis Qi had already unfurled from Zhen Xu’s body before the former’s words could fade. In a split second, the Genesis Qi turned into countless streams of grayish black that seemed to fill the sky as they headed towards Jiang Quan from all directions.
“You talk too much.”
*Crash*!
Jiang Quan’s gaze was ice-cold. With a wave of his sleeve, blue Genesis Qi whizzed forth like a wave with a weight of a hundred thousand pounds, crashing against the countless grayish blacks streams.
Boom!
The full power of the two caused a shockwave of devastation to sweep outwards, causing the ground to instantly crumble...
Jiang Quan licked his lips, a cruel look emerging in his eyes as his cold voice echoed in the forest.
“After today, the apex level prided geniuses of your Cangmang Continent… will become the stepping stones of our Dongxuan Continent…”
Chapter 166 Zhu Ying
Boom!
A shockwave of berserk Genesis Qi devastated the surrounding forest, towering tree after tree snapped at their waists, while cracks grew like spider webs on the ground.
At the epicenter of
the Genesis Qi, a giant multi-colored winged tiger roared. Above it, a huge ice-blue bird flapped its wings, sending ice-cold Genesis Qi sweeping downwards that covered the land in a layer of ice.
The tiger opened it mouth as a violent Genesis Qi charged out like a flood, clashing with the icy Genesis Qi.
The battle between the two titans could be said to shake the mountains.
Zhou Yuan and Luluo were watching the battle nearby. The ice bird Luluo called Little Frost clearly also had grade 4 strength that did not lose to the multi-colored tiger.
“However, this tiger does not have a little Heaven Genesis technique. It seems that not all grade 4 Genesis Beasts possess one.” Zhou Yuan secretly mumbled to himself as he watched the fight.
When Luluo saw that the two beasts were at a stalemate, she opened her mouth and said, “Zhou Yuan, I’m going to help Little Frost. Help me keep watch.”
Zhou Yuan nodded upon hearing this.
Luluo’s toes pushed off the ground, her petite body leaping into the air and landing on the ice bird.
She reached out a small hand and pressed it against the bird’s body.
EE!
A spirited light seemed to flash in the eyes of the bird as it flapped its wings and rose into the sky. Genesis Qi whizzed forth, transforming into countless ice feathers.
The ice feathers were sharp without equal and extremely cold.
Swish!
The ice feathers seemed to block out the sky as they descended.
The tiger raised its head and roared, creating a powerful sound wave. The sound wave fused into its Genesis Qi, visible to the naked eye as it spread, shattering any ice feathers in its path.
“This tiger is a pretty difficult opponent.” Zhou Yuan’s expression turned a little graver as he watched from some distance away. The strength displayed by the beast was remarkable.
“But Luluo is also very strong. As expected of an apex level genius.” A look of thought was revealed on Zhou Yuan’s face. Luluo’s strength had likely already reached the quasi Alpha Origin level, and only half a step separated her from the true Alpha-Origin.
In addition, Zhou Yuan could tell that when Luluo and Little Frost came into contact, the two seemed to fuse together. The ice bird’s attacks began to display liveliness and fluidity, and had even started to give off the same ripples from a Genesis technique.
“The shattered ice feathers…”
Zhou Yuan stared at the battlefield. The feathers that had been shattered by the tiger had turned into almost undetectable dust. The dust floated in the air, and was unknowingly breathed in by the tiger, entering its body.
“What a formidable tactic. Can’t believe she is able to take things to this level.”
Shock filled Zhou Yuan’s heart. The previous ice feather bombardment had only been a ruse. Luluo’s true aim was to conceal the existence of the ice dust, dust that contained extremely cold Qi.
If Zhou Yuan’s Spirit had not reached the advance Illusory stage that gave him astonishingly sharp senses, he would have likely been unable to discover the dust that could not be seen with the naked eye.
“The tiger is going to lose.” Remarked Zhou Yuan in his heart.
Sure enough, things went just as Zhou Yuan had expected. Unbeknownst to the tiger, its speed began to drop as the battle went on, while a faint layer of frost began to appear on its fur.
At a certain moment, Luluo’s eyes seemed to harden as her mouth opened, spitting out a ball of ice-blue Genesis Qi.
Little Frost also opened its beak as cold Qi whizzed out, transforming into an icy gale that abruptly swept across the area.
Icy winds howled past, instantly freezing the ground. Just as the tiger was about to circulate its Genesis Qi to block, its body suddenly turned rigid as the cold Qi inside abruptly exploded.
In the short span of a few breaths, the giant multi-colored tiger had transformed into a life like ice statue.
“Phew, so tiring!”
Luluo’s shoulders slumped, her face a little pale. The earlier battle might have seemed easy, but at the end of the day, the tiger was still a grade 4 Genesis Beast, power that was comparable to the Alpha-Origin.
“Amazing, you’ve actually soloed a grade 4 Genesis Beast.” Zhou Yuan gave Luluo a thumbs up. This was the first time he had seen someone take on a grade 4 Genesis Beast alone, and had even won.
Luluo grinned and said, “The big guy was just a little too stupid, allowing my ice spirit dust to enter its body. If it was an ordinary Alpha-Origin practitioner, it would not have been so easy.”
She hopped off Little Frost’s back, arriving in front of the frozen giant tiger as she reached out a hand. With a gentle knock, the ice sculpture shattered, leaving only scattered pieces of ice on the ground.
White Genesis Qi rose and converged in the air, forming a white Genesis Qi bead.
Luluo’s hand reached reached out, attempting to grab the Genesis Qi bead,
However, the instant she touched it, Zhou Yuan’s expression suddenly changed as he cried out, “Careful!”
The moment this word left his mouth, a flash of scarlet suddenly shot out from the forest behind them, vicious and ruthless as it shot towards the fatal spot on Luluo’s back at an indescribable speed.
A rip could be seen in the air in that split second moment.
Luluo also sensed the sudden force that was heading her way, causing her expression to involuntarily change. However, she had just relaxed her guard, and would not be in time to circulate her Genesis Qi.
The attacker had chosen the most perfect timing.
Pchla!
Scarlet light arrived like a flash of lightning. Just as it was about to hit Luluo however, Zhou Yuan’s body swiftly dashed over, throwing himself forward like a pouncing tiger as he grabbed Luluo and crashed into the ground. They tumbled several times before coming to a stop, Zhou Yuan covering her body with his own from start to end.
Boom!
The scarlet light landed on the now empty ground, causing a wave of berserk Genesis Qi to unfurl. The ground was torn open, the boiling heat melting even rocks.
The wave of heat burned a good chunk of Zhou Yuan’s clothes, leaving a piercing pain on his skin. He frowned as he looked down at the pale Luluo and asked, “Are you hurt?”
Luluo was still in a somewhat panicked state, but hurriedly shook her head after swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
Zhou Yuan stood up while pulling Luluo to her feet, before his dark gaze turned towards the dense forest behind them. “Come out, you sneaky dirty thing.”
Luluo’s eyes were wide with rage, her teeth tightly clenched together as she stared in the same direction as Zhou Yuan. If he had not responded as quickly as he did earlier, the sneak attack would have likely succeeded.
Luluo angrily commanded, “Little Frost, go and capture him!”
EE!
Little Frost released an angry cry, its wings suddenly flapping as a surge of freezing air swept forth. Any tree it came into contact with was instantly turned to ice.
“Hehe, what a violent little lass.”
When the freezing air swept past, scarlet light suddenly exploded like burning flames, completely blocking the attack.
The scarlet-red Genesis Qi parted, allowing Zhou Yuan and Luluo to see a beautiful figure elegantly and slowly walking out from within.
Only when she neared did they realise that it was an extremely pretty girl, her hair red like fire.
“Who are you?” Zhou Yuan’s brows furrowed. They clearly did not know this red-haired girl.
Upon hearing Zhou Yuan’s question, the red-haired girl smiled faintly, displaying a lovely smiling face. However, there was not much warmth in her smile, but instead a chilling eeriness.
“Zhu Ying, Dongxuan Continent, Zhu clan.”
Chapter 167 Battling Zhu Ying
“Zhu Ying? Dongxuan Continent?”
Zhou Yuan and Luluo’s expression slightly changed at this moment.
Zhou Yuan stared a
t the red-haired girl called Zhu Ying, frowning as he said, “Looks like your Dongxuan Continent has been eyeing our Cangmang Continent’s Saint Remains Domain for a long time.”
The other party's timing had been impeccable, secretly slipping into the Saint Remains Domain through some unknown method the moment it opened. This clearly meant that they had been planning this operation for a long time.
"Humph, Dongxuan rat, why did you attack me?" Luluo's face was rather unfriendly as she stared at Zhu Ying.
"To leave my name on the Saint Tablet of course." Zhu Ying softly chuckled. "Your Cangmang Continent does not have many decent apex level geniuses, leaving me no choice but to seek you out."
"The likes of you? Little Frost, go mess her up!" Luluo let out an icy laugh. She was clearly infuriated by the red-haired girl's earlier actions, and did not want to waste anymore time talking.
EE!
Little Frost flapped its wings, immediately causing icy Genesis Qi to gather towards it. It was a domineering and impressive sight, even the air began to freeze into countless ice crystals.
Swish!
Little Frost transformed into a flash of cold light that shot towards Zhu Ying at an astonishing speed.
The corners of Zhu Ying’s red lips curled slightly, the tip of her foot pushing off the ground as her body rose into the air. Meanwhile, scarlet light shot out from her sleeve like a coiling fire python.
Pchla!
The scarlet light descended, wrapping around Little Frost. It turned out to be a long fiery-red whip that seemed to burn with fire as it firmly bounded Little Frost. No matter how hard it struggled, the bird was unable to break free.
“Hehe, how do you like my Scarlet Flame Beast Binding Whip?” Zhu Ying chuckled.
“Little Frost!” Luluo was greatly alarmed, evidently never expecting that Zhu Ying would possess a means to restrain Genesis Beasts. A single move was all it had taken to bind the unprepared Little Frost.
“Flame Devil Seal!”
Zhu Ying understood that she could not give any chances to a formidable foe. After trapping Little Frost, she appeared in front of Luluo in a flash, forming a seal with her hand as she sent it towards the latter.
Boom!
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