Chapter 321

Chapter 321: Ninth Level Spiritual Beast? Just Ants!

Xiao Yang had raided Nie Ruhua’s three treasure vaults in succession and obtained countless top-tier cultivation resources.

This time, he truly hit the jackpot.

In the three great vaults were the finest spirit stones, spirit jades, spirit crystals, the highest-grade spiritual herbs, and top-tier pills, including several immortal herbs he had seen in the Wujidan Canon.

With these, how could he not lead the Qingyun Sect to rapid rise?

How could he not stomp the Qingyang Sword Sect underfoot?

To Xiao Yang’s delight, there was even an Enlightenment Fruit among them.

What a pleasant surprise!

Well, this was Nie Ruhua’s territory, after all.

Deep in the Thunder Marsh, there was a tree of enlightenment that bore the fruit.

It was no wonder that Nie Ruhua possessed it.

The moment Xiao Yang cleared out Nie Ruhua’s vaults, he made a hasty escape.

However, after he exited the Thunder Lake, he encountered Ye Hu and his group being besieged by a pack of ferocious beasts.

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but roll his eyes at these young aristocrats; they truly didn’t know when to quit.

This was the Thunder Marsh, the third most dangerous place in the Northern Region!

This was no playground for a bunch of spoiled brats.

Xiao Yang watched as Ye Hu desperately blocked the ferocious beasts.

Ye Hu protected two female cultivators and a young man who had been crushed to a pulp by a giant python.

Ironically, the young man who had once mocked Xiao Yang was now severely injured and on the brink of death, no longer the proud figure he was at the entrance of the Thunder Marsh, fearing that Ye Hu would abandon him.

Ye Hu was struggling to hold his ground and soon began to falter.

“Swish!”

A water ape’s claw left bloody scratches across Ye Hu’s back.

Ye Hu felt a sharp pain searing through his spine.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang knew that if Ye Hu didn’t step up, today he might just end up as a snack for these beasts.

The two female cultivators clearly lacked combat experience; despite their strength, they were too scared to take action against the vicious beasts.

“Are you just going to stand there? Are you waiting to die?” Ye Hu yelled angrily at the two women.

“This…”

One of the girls stood up, reaching into her storage bag to pull out a jade talisman.

She invoked the spell, and the talisman immediately lit up in her hand.

With a wave of her right hand, her talisman transformed into numerous fireballs, launching toward the surrounding beasts.

The heat surged forth.

Xiao Yang was a bit surprised at this turn of events.

This girl’s cultivation wasn’t weak at all.

This fireball technique would likely be hard for ordinary Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators to withstand.

The surrounding beasts were pushed back by the barrage of fireballs.

“Let’s go!” the other girl shouted, waving her sleeve. A burst of spiritual light enveloped everyone in an instant.

In the next moment, she took Ye Hu and the others soaring into the sky, escaping toward the edge of the Thunder Marsh.

“Now this is interesting!”

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but feel a bit impressed.

These two female cultivators weren’t pushovers, after all.

They’d just been too well protected by their families, leading easy lives without any setbacks—certainly nothing like the brutal scenes they were witnessing today.

The girl even managed to carry away the almost lifeless young man lying on the ground.

However, they hadn’t flown far before countless shadows descended from above, pouncing toward Ye Hu’s group, forcing them to plunge back to the ground.

They landed on a small hillside.

It was a flock of golden-eyed ferocious eagles.

These vicious birds descended ferociously, directly swooping down at Ye Hu and the others.

“Buzz!”

At that moment, a sword cry rang out. The girl in purple acted again, sending a jade talisman from her hand flying upward, transforming into a razor-sharp sword light that pierced through the attacking eagles.

Chilling sword qi surged forth.

“Puff!”

The sword light instantly pierced the first eagle, going on to shred a few more before dissipating into the void.

However, the smell of blood drove the remaining eagles into a frenzy.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Hu and company were thrown into chaos by these eagles.

At that moment, countless ferocious beasts surged in from all directions.

The Thunder Marsh was boiling over with danger.

Soon, Ye Hu and his group were in a desperate situation.

Seeing the multitude of beasts about to overwhelm him, Ye Hu stepped forward, taking a deep breath.

The next moment, the surrounding spiritual energy was drawn in, converging toward him in a chaotic rush.

“Kill!”

Ye Hu roared, his voice resounding like thunder, leaving the two girls beside him with ringing ears and pale faces.

A torrent of Qi Fluctuation erupted from Ye Hu, transforming into a flurry of Beast Shadows that charged at the surrounding beasts with unstoppable force.

“The Ten Thousand Beast Mysterious Skill from Beast Control Manor?”

Xiao Yang’s lips curled into a slight smile at the sight.

Ye Hu must be really desperate to pull out his trump card now.

The approaching ferocious beasts were instantly knocked away.

The first few beasts were smashed into pieces, limbs and entrails flying everywhere.

The two girls looked at the awe-inspiring Ye Hu, their hearts pounding.

The Ten Thousand Beast Mysterious Skill was renowned as the top-tier technique in the Northern Region.

As Ye Hu unleashed the full power of the skill, it became overwhelmingly powerful.

The girls thought they might survive after all.

One of the girls was about to activate a teleportation technique to lead everyone to safety.

Just then, a giant shadow leaped up from afar and lunged at Ye Hu, delivering a powerful punch straight to him.

It was a massive white ape.

Among the beasts in the Thunder Marsh, this type known as the Water Ape typically had black fur.

However, this one was considerably larger than the usual Water Apes and was covered in white fur.

Ye Hu let out a furious roar and punched back.

“Crash!”

A dull thud echoed through the air.

Ye Hu was sent flying.

The White Ape stood firm, unmoved.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang knew the situation was about to take a turn for the worse for Ye Hu and his group.

This White Ape was no ordinary beast; it was the Water Ape King.

A Ninth Level Spiritual Beast, it possessed intelligence on par with a human and could rival warriors in the Divine Martial Realm.

Ye Hu was hardly half a step into the Divine Martial Realm.

How could he possibly be a match for the Water Ape King?

Ye Hu crashed to the ground, getting back up on one knee, blood dripping from his lips with each drop staining the earth.

The two girls were terrified, while the young man who was still alive was in a panic.

He didn’t want to die.

Xiao Yang watched calmly.

If Ye Hu had just left him behind to escape, he might have had a chance.

However, Ye Hu didn’t run.

He stared hard at the Water Ape King, slowly rising from the ground and wiping away the blood at the corner of his mouth.

He patted his beast-keeping bag at his waist.

“Roar!”

A beastly roar erupted.

A fierce Fire Cloud Tiger sprang from the bag, landing on the ground.

The magnificent Fire Cloud Tiger locked eyes with the Water Ape King.

Xiao Yang shook his head as he watched from the shadows.

While the Fire Cloud Tiger was powerful, it was only an Eighth Level Spiritual Beast.

It was not a match for the Ninth Level Spiritual Beast, the Water Ape King.

With two earth-shattering roars, both beasts charged at each other, engaging in a desperate and fierce battle.

Before long, the Water Ape King climbed onto the back of the Fire Cloud Tiger and delivered a powerful punch the size of a cooking pot onto its head.

Ye Hu drew a battle knife from his storage bag and leaped up, swinging it down hard at the Water Ape King.

With its left hand pressing down on the Fire Cloud Tiger’s head, the Water Ape King caught the falling knife in its right hand.

“What…”

Ye Hu was utterly shocked.

In the next moment, the Water Ape King roared angrily, pushed down hard on the knife, breaking it clean in half, then drove the remaining piece directly into the Fire Cloud Tiger’s skull.

The struggling Fire Cloud Tiger let out a final gasp and fell silent.

“…”

Seeing that scene, Ye Hu’s eyes turned red with fury.

“Crash!”

The Water Ape King kicked Ye Hu, sending him flying over ten yards, crashing down hard.

“Wow!”

Ye Hu coughed up blood, his body crumpled to the ground.

“It’s over…”

The two girls despaired.

If even Ye Hu couldn’t match this beast, then they were definitely toast.

The Water Ape King, resembling a human, advanced step by step toward Ye Hu.

It looked at Ye Hu with a mocking gaze, its face filled with disdain.

“Ah, I never thought I, Ye Hu, would die here today.”

Ye Hu sighed.

As the Water Ape King drew nearer, he surprisingly remained composed.

Ye Hu gave off an air of indifference towards life and death.

Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t feel regret.

He hadn’t expected to die in the Thunder Marsh.

They had taken a risk entering the Thunder Marsh, only intending to scavenge a few spiritual beasts around the edge.

Who would have guessed that the ferocious beasts inside would attack them like crazed lunatics?

And now, a Ninth Level Spiritual Beast had appeared.

A Ninth Level Spiritual Beast!

This was a being that could rival the might of warriors in the Divine Martial Realm.

The Water Ape King approached Ye Hu, its gaze filled with derision as it stretched out its right claw toward Ye Hu’s head.

Just as Ye Hu seemed on the verge of being crushed, a hand suddenly shot out from the side and grasped the Water Ape King’s right paw.

“Huh?”

Ye Hu was both startled and thrilled.

The two girls were equally stunned.

The young man lying on the ground let out a relieved sigh.

“Help… save me…”

He whimpered.

“Is it you?”

Ye Hu was shocked to discover that the one who had come to his rescue was the mysterious figure they had encountered earlier outside the Thunder Marsh entrance, the one wearing a mask.

This mysterious person was Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang had made his move.

He couldn’t stand by and watch Ye Hu die under the claws of the Water Ape King.

Furious, the Water Ape King roared and swung its left hand towards Xiao Yang.

With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Yang tossed the Water Ape King aside effortlessly.

“Ninth Level Spiritual Beast? Just ants in my presence.”

Xiao Yang said casually.

“…”

Ye Hu was dumbfounded.

The two girls were equally speechless.

This person radiated no aura of a warrior, yet a Ninth Level Spiritual Beast was nothing more than an ant to him?

It was utterly unbelievable.

“Brother, I am eternally grateful for your rescue!” Ye Hu expressed his gratitude.

The two girls felt immensely awkward, having previously looked down on Xiao Yang, thinking he was a burden and refusing to take him into the Thunder Marsh.

Now, the one who saved them turned out to be the guy they had disregarded.

Talk about awkward!

“Save me… I don’t want to die…”

The injured young man, who had nearly all his bones shattered, looked at Xiao Yang, pleading.

This person was so powerful; he was sure to save him.

“Weren’t you just saying I was a burden? How can a burden like me possibly save you?” Xiao Yang gazed coolly at the young man on the ground.

“This… I was wrong! I apologize, please, I beg you to save me…”

This young man realized he was about to die.

He was unwilling to accept such a fate here.