The battle in the main tomb cavern continued unabated.
Although the Chi Dragon Saint King lacked any real technique, its cultivation was undeniably solid. Even facing the ferocious onslaught of four Nascent Soul cultivators, it remained completely unfazed and even fought with ease.
In contrast, Situ Yunzhen and the others now wore extremely ugly expressions.
After these few exchanges, they had already seen the truth. How was this creature merely terrifyingly strong?
Its cultivation had not been suppressed by the rules at all!
How the hell were they supposed to fight that?
Yet they were all cunning old foxes. They knew it was impossible to back out now. They had already provoked it, so the only choice was to fight to the death. Otherwise, if it found the chance to pick them off one by one, none of them would escape.
“Brother Qingfeng, you’ve really screwed us over!”
Old Ancestor Huang Xuan also looked utterly dejected. He was numb with despair. If he did not have the supreme-grade treasure, the Profound Mountain Seal, he would probably have died several times already.
On the other side, the golden-armoured ancestor from the Divine Martial Sect wore an equally grim expression.
Because of his cultivation method, he specialised in close-quarters combat. He who had always boasted an indestructible vajra body had been blown apart several times by the Chi Dragon Saint King in this short period.
If he had not mastered the Divine Martial Sect’s supreme secret art, the Stone Spirit Substitution Technique, to the greater perfection stage, he would long since have been beaten to death.
Even so, panic was beginning to creep in.
The secret art was miraculous, but it was not invincible. Naturally, it could not let him remain immortal forever.
On the contrary, overusing it consumed massive amounts of his origin essence, making him weaker and weaker. There was a real chance he would be exhausted to death.
“Enough talk. The only plan now is to mobilise every single cultivator in this cavern. Only then do we have the slightest chance of victory. Otherwise, every last one of us here will die!”
Daoist Qingfeng’s face was also extremely unsightly, but seeing the three other old schemers dragged down with him eased his resentment just a little.
Yet he knew full well how unfavourable the situation was for them.
Never mind that all four of them were Nascent Soul cultivators, with him and Old Ancestor Huang Xuan even at mid-Nascent Soul stage. Here, their cultivation had been forcibly sealed at the Foundation Establishment stage.
While their opponent was a genuine mid-Nascent Soul!
It left them feeling as if they had strength they could not use, utterly stifled.
If this were outside, none of them would be much weaker than the Chi Dragon Saint King. Even if they could not win, escaping would not be difficult.
But here, escape was impossible!
“Brother Qingfeng, you make it sound easy, but the other cultivators are not idiots. Will they really risk their lives for this?” Old Ancestor Huang Xuan frowned.
“It is not a question of willingness. They have no choice!”
“If this demon is not eliminated, I fear every human cultivator here will be slaughtered!”
A ruthless glint flashed through Situ Yunzhen’s eyes. In the next instant, he turned and flew towards the rear. His target was clear: the place with the largest number of people, the cultivators of Tianxing Holy Land!
Although Tianxing Holy Land had lost more than half its members in the battle at the Weak Water River, several dozen still remained, making them the largest force in the cavern. They were currently occupying the area with the round-disc immortal treasure, trying to break its restrictions.
Seeing Situ Yunzhen flee, the other three Nascent Soul cultivators naturally refused to waste any more energy and also flew in that direction.
“Roar!”
The Chi Dragon Saint King let out a deafening roar. Then its entire body suddenly expanded, transforming into a blood-coloured chi dragon over ten zhang long.
In the next moment, it gave chase.
The enormous dragon body flew through the cavern, its draconic might surging, casting a shadow over every cultivator’s heart. All of them felt a terrifying pressure.
“It really is a chi dragon!”
Yet more cultivators revealed greedy looks in their eyes. When the Chi Dragon Saint King had been in its spiritual form, they could not see much.
Now that it had assumed its true dragon shape, they could no longer stay calm.
“What are you all still waiting for? The rules here suppress everyone. Even if it is a genuine chi dragon, it is only equal to your cultivation level. With so many of you, a single treasure from each person would be enough to tear this creature apart alive!”
At that moment, Situ Yunzhen suddenly shouted.
His voice was not loud, but amplified by the Tianlu Divine Derivation Art, it rang throughout the entire cavern and carried a bewitching power, like a shot of adrenaline that instantly magnified the greed in every cultivator’s heart.
Even Mo Fan felt his heart jolt. He immediately looked at Chang Qing, who was sitting cross-legged nearby, a murderous intent flashing through his eyes.
“Kill this fellow, and the bronze mirror will be mine!”
“Once I obtain that immortal treasure, who in this cavern will be my match?”
“Then every last one of them will end up on my menu!”
Mo Fan thought to himself, then flew straight towards Chang Qing.
On the other side, the restless cultivators could finally no longer suppress their urges and attacked the Chi Dragon Saint King in unison.
In an instant, the entire cavern blazed with the light of treasures and spells.
Facing these attacks, the Chi Dragon Saint King gave a cold snort. Its protective dragon qi flared brightly, defending against everything.
Then it opened its bloody maw and exhaled a vast wave of dragon breath.
The black dragon breath turned into flames that covered the sky and earth, sweeping towards every cultivator. At once, a series of miserable screams echoed through the cavern.
For a time, cries of pain and curses filled the air.
With just this single strike, no fewer than twenty cultivators perished.
Among them were several Golden Core cultivators!
“You outsiders are only fit to be blood food for this ancestor!”
The Chi Dragon Saint King laughed viciously. The dragon breath paused, then it opened its mouth again and inhaled fiercely.
Whoosh!
In an instant, violent winds howled, turning into a terrifying suction force that wrapped around countless figures, lifting them off the ground and dragging them all into its mouth.
Then the Chi Dragon Saint King began to chew. Scarlet blood flowed from between its sharp teeth and dripped onto the ground. The scene was too horrific to behold.
Even from dozens of zhang away, the cultivators could clearly hear the crunching of bones coming from its mouth, sending chills down their spines.
“Fiend! Return my son’s life!”
An aged cultivator roared in fury. His body instantly turned into a streak of sword light and charged at the Chi Dragon Saint King.
This was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with profound cultivation and overwhelming sword intent.
“Late Golden Core?”
“Once you enter my belly, you will not survive.”
The Chi Dragon Saint King glanced at him sidelong, completely disregarding him, and instead grinned ferociously.
It immediately reached out with a claw to seize the Golden Core cultivator, who charged forward like a moth to a flame.
Yet at that moment, the old cultivator instantly released the seal within his body, and his aura soared.
In the blink of an eye, the full might of late Golden Core stage erupted!
“Beast, die!”
The old cultivator bellowed. His entire body transformed into a giant sword. Dazzling sword light instantly pierced the protective dragon qi around the Chi Dragon Saint King, yet it only left a bloody mark on the dragon claw.
In the next instant, he was swatted by the claw. His body exploded in mid-air, turning into a cloud of blood mist!
