Chapter 687: Attack at Night
Hua Tianhe’s expression kept changing as he demanded, “What exactly happened? Tell me everything in detail.”
After Hua Tianhe heard Yan Tao’s report, he punched a nearby tree. He had a cold expression as he growled, “I just knew that brat would cause our plans to go awry. He is really gutsy.”
“Senior Brother Hua, what should we do now? Should we keep chasing the Spirit Flame Monkey?” someone asked.
Hua Tianhe smiled icily and said, “Is there even a need to? Just stop them directly, and kill that brat. If there is any problem, I will take responsibility. I definitely have to go to the Savage Battlefield.”
He waved his hand, and a snake-shaped puppet appeared from his spatial ring. The snake-shaped puppet slowly grew larger and eventually turned into a hundred-meter-long ferocious snake.
A door opened up at the snake’s belly, and the group entered it. Then, the door closed. The black snake puppet dove into the ground, kicking up a dust cloud. Soon, it had disappeared completely into the dirt.
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When night fell, a cold wind blew. Occasionally, some scary roars could be heard in the dark forest, stirring fear in the heart.
Xiao Chen leaned against a tree trunk and took out an exquisite carving knife. Then, he slowly worked on the golden ox horn, fashioning a miniature of the Golden Savage Ox.
The toughness of the golden ox horn far surpassed his expectations. Every time he made a cut, he had to circulate his Quintessence at full power. Furthermore, he had to be fully focused on carving.
After working continuously for three nights, he finally completed it. When he looked at the exquisite and realistic Golden Savage Ox sculpture, he smiled in satisfaction.
Xiao Chen had recognized the person who attacked that day. It was someone from Hua Tianhe’s faction. The cutthroat competition between the two factions gave him an intense sense of urgency.
He feared that he would be expendable in the battle between the two factions. If they really fought, he would be the first target.
The principle was simple: picking off the weakest person first, dealing with the easiest problem before anything else. If Xiao Chen were in the same position, he would do the same.
At that time, Hu Hai and the others might not be able to protect him. Xiao Chen had to take his fate into his own hands. The more trump cards he had, the safer he felt.
This Golden Savage Ox would be his newest trump card. He pricked his finger with the carving knife and dripped blood containing his Spiritual Sense into it.
As the blood permeated the sculpture, the Mental Energy in Xiao Chen’s sea of consciousness drained continuously. He expended a total of two-thirds of his Mental Energy before the flow stopped and the miniature Golden Savage Ox gave off a faint glow.
His head throbbed slightly, so he closed his eyes and kneaded his forehead. After that, he opened his eyes and looked at the sculpture in his hands. He muttered to himself, “It still costs too much Mental Energy to create it. It will probably cost even more to use it.”
The Golden Savage Ox was a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast. It was as strong as a late-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, much stronger than Xiao Chen. So he definitely would not be able to maintain it for long.
Jun Si came out of her tent and walked to the tree. She said softly to Xiao Chen, “Junior Brother Xiao, it is my turn to stand guard for the night. Go and rest.”
He put away the Golden Savage Ox sculpture and jumped down the tree he was leaning against. Then, he exchanged greetings with Jun Si before going to his tent.
As Jun Si watched Xiao Chen leave, she muttered, “The longer I interact with him, the more unfathomable I find him.”
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The night passed peacefully. Early the next morning, everyone came out of their tents feeling refreshed.
After everyone washed up, Hu Hai gathered the team together and said, “We will travel at full speed today. I will open up a path for us. Let’s try to get out of Savage Beast Forest before the sun sets, so we don’t spend too many nights in here.”
Everyone was in high spirits, cheering loudly. Clearly, their morale was high, and they hated that they could not arrive at Supreme Sky City immediately to hand the golden ox horn over to First Senior Sister Shui Lingling.
This was the final stretch of the journey, so Hu Hai had no intention of holding back. He immediately unleashed his aura. Several Spirit Beasts immediately fled far away when they felt this aura.
As for the Spirit Beasts that overestimated themselves, the team worked together and quickly dealt with these Spirit Beasts.
Hu Hai and the others truly lived up to the reputation of the Rank 9 Supreme Sky Sect’s true inheritors. Aside from some Spirit Beasts that were the overlords of the area, there were no Spirit Beasts that could delay the group for long.
“Boom!”
Just when the group arrived within two kilometers of the exit of the Savage Beast Forest, the flat ground exploded for no apparent reason. A black snake emerged from the ground and stared coldly at the group.
Hu Hai’s expression changed, and he said sullenly, “Retreat! This is Hua Tianhe’s puppet snake!”
When Xiao Chen heard this, he silently took a few more steps back. The thing that he worried about the most had happened.
“Ka ca!” A door at the belly of the snake opened. Hua Tianhe walked out expressionlessly, leading four other people and emitting a surging killing Qi.
When Hu Hai saw that something was wrong, he immediately brandished his huge ax and demanded ferociously, “Hua Tianhe, what are you thinking of doing?!”
Hua Tianhe smiled sinisterly and projected his voice to the people behind himself, saying, “Don’t bother speaking any nonsense with him. Find that brat and kill him first. Then, snatch the Golden Savage Ox’s horn.”
The few of them looked around, prepared to attack the moment they saw Xiao Chen. However, after eyeing the surroundings, they would not help but feel astonished. They could not find Xiao Chen anywhere.
Xiao Chen stood high above everyone, on a towering tree. As he watched the others looking around, he guessed what they were thinking.
“Life Bestowal Spell!”
Smiling coldly, he formed hand seals. Then, he tossed the sculpture of the Golden Savage Ox at Hua Tianhe’s group.
Hua Tianhe’s expression changed slightly. He felt it was strange that they could not find the white-robed brat.
At first, everything had been going well. However, because Xiao Chen appeared, Hu Hai instantly surpassed him. The done deal ended up slipping out of their grasp. Hua Tianhe and his group’s hatred for Xiao Chen could be easily imagined.
Hua Tianhe had initially been prepared to attack at full power with the other true inheritors to kill Xiao Chen without saying a single word. However, when he arrived, he could not find Xiao Chen.
Hua Tianhe felt extremely depressed. He unleashed killing Qi from his entire body and demanded angrily, “Hu Hai, hand that white-robed brat and the Savage Golden Ox’s horn over to me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for—”
Before he could finish speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared under their feet. The five of Hua Tianhe’s group looked up, and their expressions could not help but change. Fear filled their eyes.
Hua Tianhe’s group saw a burgeoning golden ox in the sky, falling towards them.
“Rumble…!”
A forty-meter-tall Savage Golden Ox as large as a small mound dropped from the sky.
By the time Hua Tianhe’s group looked up, the Savage Golden Ox had already swollen to size. With gravity acting on it, the Savage Golden Ox only took a blink of an eye to fall to the ground.
The Savage Golden Ox’s gigantic body crushed the surrounding trees and dealt a tremendous blow to the five underneath it as well.
Pressed into the dirt by the Savage Golden Ox’s abdomen, Hua Tianhe’s entire group vomited blood, suffering several broken ribs and even finding it difficult to breathe.
Hua Tianhe and his group used all their Quintessence to push on the Savage Golden Ox’s abdomen with both hands. However, their efforts were in vain. Instead, the attempt made them feel even worse.
This development startled Hu Hai and his group as well. They could not understand why a Savage Golden Ox would fall from the sky. When they recovered their wits, they quickly retreated far away.
Hu Hai and his group looked cautiously at the Savage Golden Ox. After having fought with a Savage Golden Ox for so long, they had no doubts about its might.
“We will go around and not get involved with this fellow.”
Hu Hai immediately made a decision. The appearance of this Savage Golden Ox was extremely unusual. The words strange or odd could not even begin to describe this situation.
The other three nodded, also feeling there was no need to take the risk. They all executed their Movement Techniques and left quickly.
Xiao Chen, who was on a tree, watched as Hu Hai and the others got clear. Then, after muttering to himself for a bit, he formed a hand seal.
The Savage Golden Ox pressing on Hua Tianhe and his group turned into a beam of golden light and flew back into his hand.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and caught the sculpture. Then, he looked pensively at the five people embedded into the soil.
Hua Tianhe and his group coughed violently a few times and pulled themselves out of the ground, resisting the intense pain.
The five had blank looks on their pale faces; they did not know what had happened.
Wiping blood off a corner of his lips, Yun Feiyu looked up and asked, “What happened just now? It felt like a mountain fell from the sky.”
Hua Tianhe checked his body and found that he had broken several ribs. Furthermore, he sustained injuries of various severity to his internal organs.
When he thought about what had happened, a chill ran down his back, fear settling in his heart. If the people in his group had not had vast and pure Quintessence, that massive thing that fell on them would have squashed them into meat paste.
“Quick, let’s leave this place. There is something strange about this place,” Hua Tianhe said to the other four after standing up with much difficulty.
“Bang!”
Just at this moment, a shadow appeared again without any warning. Another Savage Golden Ox fell from the sky, pressing the five back into the ground.
The five groaned and fainted from the pain, not understanding what had happened.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the tree. If possible, he would have wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to kill this group of people and end this grudge.
However, as true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect, they probably had some protective measures that the sect left on their bodies. The risk was too high.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered the one-hundred-meter-long puppet snake. A look of interest flashed in his eyes.
He quickly walked over and entered it. Then, he sent his Spiritual Sense into the formations within the puppet. Using his strong Mental Energy, he removed the spiritual imprint Hua Tianhe left behind.
Then, Xiao Chen set his own spiritual imprint on the puppet snake. Under his control, the puppet snake shrank and entered his Universe Ring.
“I will collect some interest first. After I formally become a true inheritor, I will come and look for trouble with you again.”
With the wave of Xiao Chen’s hand, the Savage Golden Ox turned into a golden beam of light and returned to him. After he had the golden sculpture in his tight grasp, his body suddenly buckled, and he nearly fell to his knees.
I have exhausted too much Mental Energy. I need to leave quickly, Xiao Chen thought to himself. After figuring out which direction Hu Hai and the others had taken, he quickly chased after them.
Because Hu Hai’s group feared that the Savage Golden Ox would go on a rampage, they dashed wildly for the exit to the forest.
“Wait a moment, did you all see Junior Brother Xiao Chen?” Jun Si suddenly asked.
The three turned their heads to look, feeling it was strange. They had all thought that Xiao Chen was right at their tail. They only realized now that Xiao Chen was not there.
“Senior Sister Jun, I am here.”
Xiao Chen’s voice came from behind. After a few breaths, he appeared before the rest with a slightly pale complexion.