The Backlash of the Ling Fire Beast

"We... we... cannot win!"

Within the group, some already had the intention to retreat. Two female cultivators had already summoned their flying swords, intending to turn and flee for their lives.

"Don't!"

Chen Yi was about to stop them, but it was too late. The demonic beast leaped, vanishing in an instant. A moment later, it appeared in front of the two fleeing female cultivators. It opened its mouth and spat out a blast of flames.

The two didn't even have time to scream before they were turned into ash.

It seemed this beast was extremely enraged. It would not let anyone here go. Zhu Yao clenched her fists, suppressing the fear in her heart. Taking advantage of the moment the beast had just finished breathing fire, she cast a Wood-type spell. This spell transformed into thousands upon thousands of vines, binding the beast's four limbs. For a moment, the beast could not move, pinned to the ground.

"Now is the time!"

Zhu Yao shouted.

"Don't let it blink to another position!"

The ten-person squad now only consisted of Zhu Yao, Wang Cizhi, Lu Sha, Xiao Yi, and the injured Zhao Xiaopan.

Just now, it had used extreme speed to catch those two, which looked like running. But it hadn't actually made any running movements. It wasn't that it was too fast; this Ling Fire Beast was blinking as if using teleportation.

Wang Cizhi and Xiao Yi were the fastest to react. Both unleashed their sword intent, striking at the demonic beast. Only those in the Golden Core Stage could comprehend sword intent. It was unlike a spirit sword; sword intent carried the powerful will of the practitioner. With just one slash, the Ling Fire Beast would bleed.

The Ling Fire Beast grew even more furious, beginning to struggle desperately. Gradually, Zhu Yao felt her strength failing, unable to bind this Tier 7 beast for much longer.

"Lu Sha!"

Zhu Yao called out to the girl standing dazed beside her.

"Hurry and help!"

Lu Sha snapped out of it and hastily raised her hand to summon a block of ice.

"No! Don't use Ice!"

Zhu Yao wanted to curse "Motherfucker!" but had to hold it back. This girl must have forgotten to bring her brain when she left the house!

Unfortunately, her warning was too late. The ice shard flew straight into the demonic beast. The moment it made contact, the flames on the Ling Fire Beast's body erupted. The vines Zhu Yao had struggled to summon were burned to nothing in an instant. The Ling Fire Beast's figure flickered and appeared behind Lu Sha, spitting a blast of fire.

Lu Sha's eyes widened. Her face turned pale, and her eyes filled with despair.

The Ling Fire Beast opened its massive maw to bite down. Suddenly, a red figure lunged forward, colliding with Lu Sha and pushing her out of the way of the giant mouth. Zhu Yao used her fastest speed to pull the dazed Lu Sha away.

It was Zhao Xiaopan! Zhu Yao was stunned. But now was not the time to be dazed. Zhu Yao pulled the dazed Lu Sha across the ground at top speed, creating distance from the Ling Fire Beast. Before Zhao Xiaopan could even see if Lu Sha was safe, he was bitten into two pieces in an instant.

Lu Sha was saved, but her face was ashen with terror. She didn't even dare to look back at Zhao Xiaopan, who had died without a whole corpse. She was so afraid that tears streamed down her face, and her entire body trembled violently.

Finally, Zhu Yao couldn't help but raise her hand and slap her.

"Do you have a brain or are you just stupid? Don't you know the Ling Fire Beast hates fire and water the most?"

Did she even know why her ice couldn't stick to the Ling Fire Beast?

"I... I used Ice!"

Lu Sha said aggrievedly.

"Ice is also water, you idiot!"

She clearly knew her ice would force the Ling Fire Beast to erupt with flames, yet she still threw a block of ice at it. There's a limit to being a brain-dead child! Even a monkey is smarter!

Zhu Yao was in no mood to educate this kind of brain-dead brat. She summoned her flying sword and created a defensive barrier for herself. Then she turned to the others and said,

"Quickly set up defensive barriers. That Ling Fire Beast can still teleport!"

Regardless of whether her identity was exposed or not, she had to stay alive first.

Lu Sha didn't stay dazed this time. She followed the instructions and set up a barrier. Zhu Yao glanced at Zhao Xiaopan lying on the ground, suddenly feeling a sense of sorrow for him.

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As her spiritual energy activated, the sword in Zhu Yao's hand instantly crackled with purple lightning. Without hesitation, she flew forward and lunged at the demonic beast, stabbing downward.

"That beast's scales are extremely tough, you can't pierce..."

Chen Yi's warning wasn't even finished when the beast let out a miserable shriek. With a "Boom," Zhu Yao's sword pierced its body. Blood sprayed like a fountain from a hand-sized wound on the beast's body.

"Steamed Bun Junior Sister, you..."

Steamed Bun Junior Sister my foot! Zhu Yao glared at him. She suddenly remembered she hadn't told him her name. And Wang Cizhi had never asked. He always called her Little Steamed Bun. Don't tell me they called her Steamed Bun because they didn't know her name!

The corner of Zhu Yao's mouth twitched. She turned back to seriously deal with the beast. That hit just now was only luck. The reason was that the beast didn't know she had a lightning sword specifically designed to suppress demonic beasts. She might not be so lucky next time.

Sure enough, the beast on the ground vanished again. Zhu Yao felt her heart tighten, not knowing where it would appear next.

"Little Steamed Bun, are you alright?"

Wang Cizhi flew over, leaning his back against hers.

"You injured it. Naturally, it will attack you first. Be careful."

Sure enough, a moment later, the beast appeared above her head. It opened its massive mouth to bite her defensive barrier. Fortunately, her Master had given her a sword tassel, which blocked this fatal blow. But she wouldn't be so lucky a second time.

Zhu Yao and Wang Cizhi retreated rapidly. At this moment, Chen Yi and Xiao Yi rushed over.

Xiao Yi's sword intent was already very mature. A golden sword appeared, circling around him. It seemed to have a life of its own, emitting a bone-chilling sword intent.

The demonic beast did not face them head-on. Its figure flickered and vanished again.

"We must force it out!"

Chen Yi clenched his fists. This beast intended to drag them into a war of attrition until they died. Although they had defensive barriers, they could only withstand one blow. Any more, and they wouldn't be able to hold on.

"I have a way to force it to appear!"

Zhu Yao raised her sword.

Only then did everyone notice the lightning on her sword, especially Chen Yi.

"You... you are a disciple of Yulin Peak?"

Zhu Yao didn't deny it. They would find out sooner or later anyway.

"I see that the range of its teleportation is within five miles of us. I will use lightning to force it out. However, I can only maintain it for three breaths. The three of you must kill it within that time."

Hearing this, the expressions of the three became solemn. Even if the beast was forced out, it was still a Tier 7 beast, equivalent to the early Nascent Soul stage. Relying on the three of them, who were only at the Golden Core stage, they feared...

"We have to try regardless!"

Having no other choice, Xiao Yi agreed.

"Steamed Bun Junior Sister will be responsible for forcing out the beast. We will wait and then unleash a full-power strike."

"..."

Steamed Bun your sister!

After they finished planning, they arranged themselves into a formation on the ground. Lu Sha also approached, standing near the four of them in a strange manner. Zhu Yao curled her lips; it would be better without her!

Zhu Yao stabbed her long sword into the ground. Then she gripped the hilt, urging the Lightning spiritual energy in her body downward into the ground to activate the Lightning Induction Art.

From the long sword stabbed into the flat ground, waves began to surge. It quickly expanded in all directions. A moment later, the five-mile radius was filled with waves. Zhu Yao concentrated her mind; otherwise, it would continue to expand outward. Then, she began to draw down the lightning.

In an instant, thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts struck down from the sky. The entire sky was filled with the white light of lightning.

A long shriek rang out. A giant beast appeared in the sky where she had just called down the lightning. It struggled painfully to dodge the dense lightning around it.

"It has appeared!"

Chen Yi immediately summoned thousands of spirit swords to attack the beast. Xiao Yi and Wang Cizhi didn't hesitate either. They urged all the spiritual energy in their bodies to attack the beast.

Their fierce attack finally had an effect. Many wounds appeared on the beast's body. But this still wasn't enough to kill it. Xiao Yi's expression turned cold. The previously small sword intent suddenly transformed into thousands of sharp blades, attacking the beast in an airtight fashion.

Zhu Yao was shocked to see this. That sword intent was too strong. As expected of the protagonist, he leveled up so quickly. At this moment, her lightning light had also vanished. This Lightning Induction Art formation could only be maintained for three breaths. Any longer and she wouldn't be able to bear it.

But looking at Xiao Yi's sword intent, it seemed it could kill the beast.

Zhu Yao sat on the ground powerlessly. she could only hinder the beast to give them an opening to attack, occasionally adding a few lightning bolts. Clearly, the beast could not fight back. It lost control of its body and began to fall from the sky.

"Now is the time!"

Chen Yi shouted. Xiao Yi and Wang Cizhi simultaneously condensed two massive sword intents and launched them straight at the beast.

They felt that victory was within reach. The Ling Fire Beast was heavily injured; it could not possibly escape this sword intent.

Suddenly, it let out a massive roar. Its eyes turned blood-red. Two flames burned within its eyes. The flames on its body suddenly surged, and the color changed from red to black. Even the sword intents of Xiao Yi and Wang Cizhi were shattered upon contact.

The backlash from the sword intent caused both of them to spit out a mouthful of blood. They had just used a great deal of power, and now the backlash was very severe. At this moment, they likely had no strength left.

"It's trying to force a breakthrough!"

Chen Yi's face was filled with disbelief as he stared at the beast. The surrounding spiritual energy began to riot.

If a demonic beast forced a breakthrough, the surrounding spiritual energy would naturally riot. If the breakthrough succeeded, it would draw down a Heavenly Tribulation. If it failed, the beast would self-detonate. Did this Ling Fire Beast want to perish together with everyone?

"What... what do we do?"

Lu Sha's face turned pale as she looked at the beast, which was now covered in black flames. Her tears fell like rain. She gripped Xiao Yi's hand tightly and said:

"Uncle Xiao, can't we run? I don't want to die here."

Xiao Yi didn't answer. Even Wang Cizhi and Chen Yi fell into silence. Everyone was standing in the center of the spiritual energy riot. Both of them were currently injured, so they had no spiritual power left to fly away on their swords. Even if they weren't injured, they didn't have the ability to escape such a massive riot.

Zhu Yao gripped her sword tightly. She stood up, struggling to pull it out of the ground. With a serious expression, she walked toward the beast. Waiting for death was never her style.