Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yellow sand flew into the sky as the setting sun painted the sky red.
The battle between the Zhou clan cultivators and the Venomous Fire Scorpions dyed the yellow sand on the battlefield a brownish-red color. Most of the fresh blood was from the Venomous Fire Scorpions, but there were also some from the wounds of the Zhou clan cultivators.
Getting injured during such a battle was inevitable, even for Zhou clan cultivators. However, the Zhou clan had been preparing for this battle for two years. Not only had Grade-2 Advanced-Tier Alchemist Zhou Xuanhao started to mass-refine Grade-2 Detoxification Elixirs two years ago, Grade-2 Advanced-Tier Talisman Makers Zhou Dan and Zhou Xuanyu had also used the talisman-making spiritual materials collected by the Zhou clan to create a large number of Grade-2 spiritual talismans and distributed them to the those participating in the battle.
With these spiritual talismans and elixirs that had been prepared beforehand, they would always be able to take the elixirs to detoxify their injuries and reduce the number and possibility of casualties.
More than half of the hundreds of Grade-1 Venomous Fire Scorpion had died after more than an hour of battle. Only a few Grade-1 and Grade-2 Venomous Fire Scorpions were still stubbornly resisting.
On the battlefield in the east, Zhou Yang had dealt with more than half of the Grade-1 Venomous Fire Scorpions. Instead of chasing after the remaining ones that managed to escape, he quickly went to his mother, Lin Yuting, to help.
“Mother, I’m here to help you.”
Lin Yuting was only at Qi Refinement Level 7. Although she had stayed at the same Qi Refinement level for more than twenty years and her mana was much stronger than Zhou Yang who had just reached Qi Refinement Level 7, her cultivation method was not good for fighting. As such, her field combat strength might not be as good as Zhou Yang’s.
Zhou Xuanhao and Zhou Xuanyu also knew this. Therefore, they had allowed her to handle the Grade-2 Lower-Tier Venomous Fire Scorpions.
However, Lin Yuting ended up having to deal with a few Grade-1 Venomous Fire Scorpions, which made her consume her mana faster than expected. In less than an hour, more than half of her mana had been used up as beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She seemed to have strained herself.
Therefore, when she saw Zhou Yang coming over to support her, she heaved a sigh of relief. She hurriedly bit her tongue to raise her spirits and shouted, “My good son, help me restrain that demon beast for a while. I will come back to assist you after I have killed this one.”
She then withdrew her Divine Sense and flying swords from the Venomous Fire Scorpion she assigned Zhou Yang and focused on finishing off the demon beast before her. One green and one blue flying sword slashed at the Grade-2 Venomous Fire Scorpion at the same time.
“Don’t underestimate me, Mother. Let’s compete to see who can kill the demon beast First!”
Zhou Yang laughed loudly and directly commanded his four Armor Breaker Daggers to attack the Grade-2 Venomous Fire Scorpion that his mother had assigned him, which had already used up a lot of its demonic energy on Lin Yuting. Therefore, the power of the Venomous Fireballs from its mouth was not as strong as before. Its attack did not pose any threat to Zhou Yang, who had the protection of the Silver Shield.
Zhou Yang’s four Armor Breaker Daggers, on the other hand, were Grade-2 Advanced-Tier magical weapons that were even sharper than ordinary Grade-2 Advanced-Tier flying swords. Zhou Yangs’ every attack would leave a wound on the Venomous Fire Scorpion’s pincers. The two had only exchanged a few attacks before the Venomous Fire Scorpion was forced to use its trump card.
Whoosh!
A red light flashed in the air and the venomous stinger on the Venomous Fire Scorpion’s tail was headed straight for Zhou Yang’s chest.
The stinger moved faster than Zhou Yang’s daggers, almost at the speed of sound.
However, little did the Venomous Fire Scorpion know that Zhou Yang’s Silver Shield had an auto-activate protection feature. Plus, Zhou Yang had already seen this move coming.
The stinger was immediately blocked by the Silver Shield and Zhou Yang took advantage of the moment, slowed his breathing, and attacked the Venomous Fire Scorpion from the back.
With a miserable hiss, the Venomous Fire Scorpion’s body was split into four by the four Armor Breaker Daggers as the demon beast fell to the ground and died on the spot.
Lin Yuting also happened to strike the other Venomous Fire Scorpion two pincers, chopping them down to the ground along with the scorpion’s head.
When she saw that Zhou Yang had killed the demon beast, Lin Yuting smiled with relief and let out a long sigh. “My son has really grown up!”
When Zhou Yang heard his mother’s words, he felt indescribably happy. “Mother, you should rest first. I will help Father and my godmother.”
He immediately took off in high spirits as he used his magical artifact to help his father, Zhou Xuanhao.
Lin Yuting smiled again. Her son was so sensible. As a mother, she had to play her apart as well.
She immediately braced herself and picked up her two swords to help Zhou Xuanyu.
Half an hour later, except for a few Venomous Fire Scorpions that had escaped by chance, the rest of the demon beasts on the east side had died at the hands of Zhou Yang’s family.
Zhou Yang’s family only took a short break before heading to the other sides to help the other clansmen.
With their arrival, the Zhou clan cultivators were able to quickly build up their advantage to work together to destroy most of the Venomous Fire Scorpions.
Except for a few Venomous Fire Scorpions that didn’t participate in the battle or were lucky enough to escape, hundreds of Venomous Fire Scorpions had died.
Once their battle had ended, Zhou Quan wasted no time to move on. He immediately summoned the other six elders and the remaining array formation master of the clan, Zhou Xuantai, to another battlefield.
“The Venomous Fire Scorpions have been eliminated. Everyone, take a break. Xuantai and the elders at Qi Refinement Level 9, come with me. We will help the clan leader kill that Venomous Fire Scorpion King!”
The battle between a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a Grade-3 demon beast was extremely dangerous. Only cultivators at Qi Refinement Level 9 could pitch in.
However, if Qi Refinement Level 9 Cultivators recklessly interfered in such a life-and-death battle, they would also face a great risk of death. Therefore, Zhou Quan specially brought along the clan’s remaining array formation master.
Zhou Xuantai was ranked second among the Xuan generation. As the remaining array formation master in the Zhou clan, he possessed a set of the Grade-2 Advanced-Tier Eight Gates Golden Light Array formation flags that had been refined by the late Zhou Qian.
The Eight Gates Golden Light Formation was an array that trapped something or someone within it. As long as eight Qi Refinement Level 9 Cultivators placed the formation flags in the right place and formation while an array formation master stood in the middle, they would be able to trap even Primary-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators in a short period of time.
Zhou Minghan would eventually kill off the Venomous Fire Scorpion King in a one-on-one fight as a Foundation Establishment Level 7 Cultivator.
However, if the Venomous Fire Scorpion King wanted to escape, Zhou Minghan didn’t have much confidence that he could keep it within sight in the Boundless Sand Sea.
An escaped Venomous Fire Scorpion King would certainly take revenge on the cultivators and mortals of the Zhou clan stationed at the Red Flame Iron vein.
Therefore, to ensure absolute safety from the Venomous Fire Scorpion King, Zhou Minghan needed help to trap the Venomous Fire Scorpion King for a period of time so that he could kill it once and for all.
During the battle, Zhou Minghan intentionally lured the Venomous Fire Scorpion King to a distance, making it impossible for the Venomous Fire Scorpion King to grasp the situation of its Venomous Fire Scorpion minions in time.
It wasn’t until it saw Zhou Quan and the other eight humans appear that it realized that the Venomous Fire Scorpions might have met with misfortune.
This made the Venomous Fire Scorpion King extremely furious. It immediately gave up on the troublesome Zhou Minghan and pounced on the newcomers.
“Good timing!”
Rather than shock, Zhou Quan and the other eight were delighted to see the Grade-3 Venomous Fire Scorpion King head towards them. They hurriedly positioned the formation flags of the Eight Gates Golden Light Array and activated the array.
Eight thick golden beams of light instantly shot into the sky from the eight formation flags and transformed into a huge golden cage, immediately trapping the Venomous Fire Scorpion King in the middle. No matter how hard it charged, Venomous Fire Scorpion King would not be able to break out of the Eight Gates Golden Light Array.
“Alright, hold on. Give this old man fifteen minutes!”
Zhou Minghan made his way over from the sky, beaming with joy as he looked down at the Venomous Fire Scorpion King in the array. He quickly stopped his sword light and prepared his ultimate move.
Half an hour later, Zhou Quan and the others were already drenched in sweat and the golden cage had begun to shake violently. But Zhou Minghan had finally finalized the preparations for his ultimate move.
“Die, vile creature!”
The clan leader let out a furious roar as he pushed his hands forward. A faint purple fireball that flickered with silver lightning shot out from his hands and shot straight towards the Venomous Fire Scorpion King within the golden cage in an arch.
The Venomous Fire Scorpion King’s eyes flashed with fear as it hissed sharply.
Its sound started to give everyone a headache as blood flowed out from their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
However, the eight of them knew that this was a critical moment that would determine their victory or defeat. They endured the discomfort and tried their best to inject the remaining mana in their bodies into the formation flags to maintain the power of the array. No matter how much the Venomous Fire Scorpion King struggled, it must not take a step out of the golden cage.
Finally, the pale purple fireball that flickered with silver lightning landed on the Venomous Fire Scorpion King’s body.
An earth-shattering rumble reverberated throughout the Boundless Sand Sea. Even though Zhou Yang was tens of miles away, he could still feel the intense tremors on the ground.
“Is it over?”
He looked in shock towards the source of the roar.
Was this the power of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s all-out attack?
How terrifying!