Chapter 235: Lin Nuo vs. Blood Beast
“Not bad, old geezer. Didn’t expect you to still be alive. Guess that’s the glory of a high-level Immortal. But this is all you have. Surprised? I still have a shred of soul left and can make your Zifeng Valley a mess!”
The Blood Beast scoffed, dripping with disdain for the Old Immortal.
Indeed, this was quite a triumph. After all, it had previously fallen at the hands of these Immortals and endured a torturous purification ritual.
Not dead, but life felt worse than death.
As a god-level Blood Beast, how could it suffer such humiliation? It vowed to make these Immortals pay for their blood debt!
Enduring insults in the Valley of Resentment and Evil was all to wait for this moment!
“You… can’t be… the Blood Beast?! You’re alive? How is that even possible?!”
The Old Immortal suddenly had a revelation. Only that god-level Blood Beast’s soul remained, but it had supposedly been purified.
But why? Could someone be meddling?
The Old Immortal couldn’t make sense of it, and it was better to focus on how to counterattack.
“Was that strange behavior of the Immortal Beasts also you?”
The Old Immortal clutched his chest, struggling to spit out those words.
“What do you think? Who else could it be?”
The Blood Beast continued to show its contemptuous smile, relishing the pleasure of mocking this old man from a position of strength. It was far more enjoyable than simply killing him.
“You… evil Blood Beast, unforgivable!”
The Old Immortal grew increasingly agitated, thinking to retaliate with Spirit Technique, but just as he summoned his blood energy, he was still in a weakened state without enough spiritual power to confront the Blood Beast.
Moreover, forcing the use of spiritual power made him spit fresh blood.
“Hahaha, old man, what do you think you can use to fight me?!”
The Blood Beast laughed again, looking at the old man’s helpless demeanor, truly resembling a clown.
“Immortal? Saving the world? You can’t even save yourself, and still dare to boast?”
Blood energy gathered in the Blood Beast’s hand.
“You’re no longer worthy of living, just hurry up and die.”
The Blood Beast unleashed a wave of blood energy, having previously killed many Immortals and abundantly nourished itself, now immensely more powerful than before.
The Old Immortal used all his strength to dodge, leaping onto the Immortal Tree while continuously spitting blood.
There was no other choice; he simply could not match the Blood Beast.
As a high-ranking Immortal who often taught his disciples to lead by example and defy evil forces, he now could only flee in disgrace.
Running away was utterly shameful, but what could be done?
Retreat!
The Old Immortal exerted himself to conjure a cloud of smoke around him, gritting through the pain, and leaped away from the Immortal Tree.
“Didn’t think this old man still had energy to run, but really, he’s not as brave as I thought. In the end, he cowardly fled. Well, a monk can run, but the temple will remain.”
The Blood Beast retracted its hand, knowing now that even this old man could not stand up to him; who else could possibly oppose him?
Even if all the wandering Immortals returned, they wouldn’t be his match.
Fine, let that old man gasp for breath a bit longer, searching for the next target.
In the Immortal Valley, his power was unmatched; as long as there was Immortal energy, he would prevail. Ling Huang Xian once said that the rules of entry and exit in Zifeng Valley were strict; without Immortal energy, one could never enter.
In that case, in the Immortal Valley, he was invincible, no one could contend with him!
“Eh? What about those three? Heh, I remember that little girl can communicate with Immortal Beasts. But even if she knows, so what? It’s already too late.”
The Blood Beast’s fierce gaze fell in the direction where Lin Nuo and the others were approaching.
They must all die!
……
Leading the way, Lin Nuo, followed by a group of Immortal Beasts, arrived at the Rain Rainbow Cave, but suddenly, he stopped.
“What’s wrong, young master?”
“Someone is here.”
Sensitive Lin Nuo noticed nearby eyes and became alert.
The opponent showed no hesitation, stepping right out.
It was Du Xian, the main trainer of Immortal Beasts.
What was he doing here?
Surely he was going to ask why Lin Nuo had taken this group of Immortal Beasts out.
In this situation, time to stall. If he couldn’t bluff, he’d scatter the Immortal Beasts. He couldn’t clone himself, so he definitely wouldn’t catch that many Immortal Beasts alone.
Lin Nuo feigned respect, stating,
“Ah, Du Xian senior, what brings you here?”
However, Du Xian didn’t respond, instead fixing Lin Nuo with a strange, furious glare.
He coldly said one thing:
“You cannot escape.”
Hearing this, Lin Nuo had a rough idea of what was going on.
Well, it seemed he had figured out Lin Nuo’s scheme and came to intercept him.
After all, this guy was quite clever and was the head trainer of Immortal Beasts; it was normal for him to be suspicious.
Better try to negotiate a bit.
Lin Nuo stepped forward, continuing to speak:
“Senior, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would we run?”
“Heh, kid, then you can just die.”
The Blood Beast gathered blood energy in its palm, striking Lin Nuo at close range.
Hah, being directly hit by blood energy? Even that old man would be done for; how could a lowly Immortal like you endure it? Die!
However…
Nothing happened; Lin Nuo stood just fine.
Lin Nuo’s reflexes were heightened; the more dangerous the situation, the sharper his reactions became.
As for the blood energy just now, he genuinely didn’t react.
It was as if someone had merely let out a fart; he saw no need to dodge.
What was going on?
Lin Nuo had no idea, just subconsciously feeling that this energy was harmless, with absolutely no instinct to evade.
And indeed, it was harmless; his body showed no signs of abnormality whatsoever.
“…”
The Blood Beast was stunned. What was this? Why was he unscathed? The old man was hit, so why was he perfectly fine?!
What… went wrong?!
The Blood Beast didn’t understand where the problem lay and extended its palm again, unleashing blood energy toward Lin Nuo.
Yet the result was the same; Lin Nuo felt no pain, didn’t fall, and stood unharmed.
How could this be?! Did he lack Immortal energy?!
He was someone active in Zifeng Valley, bound to have some Immortal energy; otherwise, the Immortals there would never have let him in!
Why was this happening? Could it be that using too much blood energy required close-range release?
The Blood Beast refused to lose, thinking maybe a direct hit to Lin Nuo would finally succeed.
After pulling back its hand, the Blood Beast struck Lin Nuo directly.
Lin Nuo swiftly dodged.
Where the Blood Beast felt insulted, it struck again at Lin Nuo.
But Lin Nuo wasn’t foolish; he had just pretended to be respectful to this Immortal. Now, seeing that the other side was resorting to force, he couldn’t just stand idly by.
“You brat, die for me!”
“Not gonna lie, you’re a bit slow.”
The Blood Beast’s palm swung, but Lin Nuo sidestepped, countering with a punch right to the Blood Beast’s face.
“This…”
The Blood Beast was furious, shocked that a seemingly ordinary kid had managed to slap it in the face.
I have to kill you!
Then, the Blood Beast found itself being violently beaten down by Lin Nuo.
