Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 651 - 433: The Final Battle Approaches (Part 2)
The rising steam had not yet lifted into the sky when it was instantly vaporized by the terrifying high temperature, emitting a series of sizzling sounds.
The ice layer on the lake shattered inch by inch and melted, revealing the bottomless lake beneath, which was immediately brought to a boil, bubbling violently.
At the peaks of the surrounding snow mountains, the accumulated snow collapsed, turning into surging snow waves, only to be completely evaporated at the edge of the anomalous firestorm!
The air twisted under the high temperature, making the space seem to become unstable.
The heat radiating from the storm made even Lee Zhen, who possessed the Phoenix Arm, feel a stinging sensation on his skin, making him afraid to approach easily.
"So fierce?!"
Lee Zhen was taken aback, knowing the power of the Little Fox, who possessed multiple anomalous fires, yet he never expected that its breakthrough in seclusion would trigger such a world-shattering celestial phenomenon!
The Fire Spirit no longer maintained its lazy demeanour; it floated up, its small face displaying an unusually solemn expression, staring intently at the blurred red figure at the centre of the storm.
...
Meanwhile, at the foot of Ling Mountain, the atmosphere had reached an extreme level of tension.
Gu Zhong sat in the main seat of the hastily erected tent, looking solemn. The successive days of probing attacks were not in vain.
He was like an experienced leopard, patiently compressing the Spirit Alliance’s activity space while meticulously observing and assessing every bit of the opponent’s strength.
He would never allow himself to act rashly and initiate a full-scale attack without understanding the details, as Gu Feng did, leading to the annihilation of his entire army.
Inside the tent, the core elders of the Ancient Race gathered, the atmosphere heavy. Gu Zhong’s fingers slowly traced over the spread-out map, finally heavily pinpointing several key positions.
"Primary target, Celestial Spirit Body—Qin Shaoshao!" Gu Zhong’s voice was cold and undeniable:
"This woman’s range damage is extremely strong; we cannot allow her to act recklessly on the battlefield. I, Gu Su, along with Elders Gu Zhen and Gu Lie, the four of us, will be responsible for tightly restraining her!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Su frowned slightly, "Four people teaming up just to restrain one person? Isn’t that too cautious? If we could free up Elder Gu Zhen or Gu Lie to join other fronts, maybe we could gain the upper hand faster."
"Cautious?" Gu Zhong snorted coldly, his sharp gaze sweeping over Gu Su, "Have you forgotten how Gu Feng died? It was by underestimating these seemingly young human geniuses!"
"We may not be able to instantly kill Qin Shaoshao, but as long as we tightly restrict her, preventing her from using that terrifying battlefield-clearing ability, our other battlefields will form an overwhelming force! The calculation is worth it!"
Recalling the tragic fall of Gu Feng, Gu Su felt a chill in his heart and said no more.
"Yu Xiu, you’re up."
Gu Zhong had a plan in mind and began calling the elders of the Ancient Race by name.
When it came to Lin Chen, Gu Zhong paused.
Lin Chen’s main combat power was Xiaobai.
This was something Gu Zhong had studied long ago.
The Little Fox’s combat power had not yet formed, which was something Gu Zhong was grateful for.
Otherwise, with the Little Fox’s Heart-Burning Fire Control combined with the anomalous fires, it would cause devastating damage to the battlefield.
"Lin Chen does not belong to the large-scale destructive type, but his killing ability is very strong..."
After saying this, Gu Zhong was about to assign a 94-level spirit beast elder along with Mo Dong, who had previously fought with Lin Chen, to deal with him, but at this moment, footsteps came from outside:
"Leave this Lin Chen to me."
Everyone was stunned and turned around in unison.
At this moment, they saw a young woman standing there.
"Sa... Saintess?!" Gu Zhong was surprised and hurriedly stepped forward.
The Four Divine Races each had their own Holy Son or Holy Maiden.
The woman before them, named Gu Yun, was the direct disciple of the clan leader of the Ancient Race.
Previously, Gu Cennan and she were both strong contenders for the next clan leader.
However, Gu Cennan’s only advantage over Gu Yun was...
He was male.
Due to the succession rules of the Ancient Race, female clan leaders never existed in history.
Thus, the Ancient Race was quite conflicted on whether Gu Yun should succeed as the next clan leader.
However, Gu Yun’s talent was unquestionable.
Her Phoenix possessed the blood of the Ancestral Phoenix, awakening not only the purest Phoenix Karmic Fire but also acquiring Divine and Demonic Power.
That’s right.
Gu Yun also gained Divine and Demonic Power.
According to the Ancient Race’s clan leader, Gu Yun’s Phoenix’s Divine and Demonic Power can grow.
"...The clan leader sent me to slay the opposing Divine and Demonic Power."
As Gu Yun spoke, her pupils revealed a greedy gleam, saying, "And then absorb all its power."
Hearing this, Gu Zhong’s pupils showed envy.
Divine and Demonic Power was hard to come by; if one could slay the Divine and Demonic Power, then this power wouldn’t immediately dissipate but might be absorbed by the opponent.
Because Divine and Demonic Power is all about comprehension.
"Shall I assign you an assistant?" Gu Zhong inquired.
"No need, it’s merely a spirit beast that has just stepped into level eighty..."
Gu Yun was confident, not only was she level ninety, but what gave her confidence was her greatest strength—exceeding her level to slay opponents.
"Then..."
Gu Yun confidently shook her head, her tone carrying an absolute arrogance: "No need. Merely a spirit beast that just stepped into the level eighty threshold, even with Divine and Demonic Power, how strong could it be?"
She looked at Gu Zhong, her gaze sharp, rejecting once again:
"Level-challenging? Hah, who can’t do it?"
.....
Deep within the Spirit Academy, in a secluded valley.
Lin Chen was intently guiding Xiaobai’s cultivation.
After many battles, Xiaobai’s control over its own Divine and Demonic Power seemed to have advanced to another level, with black and red auras swirling around it, accompanied by faint, low roars of the Demon Bull echoing.
"Focus your mind, try to gather the power at the horn tip, instead of dispersing it throughout the body."
Lin Chen softly guided, simultaneously transferring his own spiritual power to blend with Xiaobai’s aura, aiding in its comprehension.
Xiaobai growled low, following the instruction, and the violent Divine and Demonic aura began to retract inward, gradually gathering a heart-chilling dark glow at its formidable Iron Horns.
Just then—
"Dong!!!"
"Dong!!!"
"Dong!!!"
...
A succession of nine heavy and urgent bell chimes suddenly erupted from the summit of Ling Mountain’s main peak, like thunder, resounding through every corner of the mountain! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
The chimes became more urgent and heavy with each sound, carrying a sense of urgency that shattered the brief tranquility of Ling Mountain.
Nine bell chimes!
This was the highest level of alert, indicating a large enemy force had arrived!
Lin Chen and Xiaobai simultaneously looked up, their eyes suddenly becoming incredibly sharp.
The power gathered around Xiaobai dispersed instantly, transforming into boiling battle intent, its scarlet bull-eyes looking towards the direction of the bell sound.
"Finally here..." Lin Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the ripples in his heart, and patted Xiaobai’s head, "Let’s go."
He flashed onto Xiaobai’s back, and Xiaobai swiftly charged towards the highest peak of Ling Mountain.
A moment later, Lin Chen reached the outermost and highest defensive barrier of Ling Mountain.
The fierce wind gusted, billowing his robes, as he gazed into the distance, seeing the formerly sparse fields outside Ling Mountain now filled with a dense, black mass!
The Divine Race army, like an endless tide, with banners like a forest, gathered powerful auras into a suffocating, terrifying pressure, surging towards Ling Mountain, the soaring killing intent dimming the sky.
As Lin Chen arrived, the Great Elder and others were already present.
"Looks like the others don’t intend to wait."
The Great Elder sighed.
Actually, during this time, the Spirit Alliance had continuously been making efforts.
Lin Chen and Chen Ming had discussed various methods to see if the Divine Race army could be divided for separate elimination.
But Gu Zhong was not as careless as Gu Feng, employing tight defense and layer-by-layer advancement.
Hence, the Great Elder and others knew, this was a strategy akin to boiling a frog in warm water.
Chen Ming nodded, looking at the Great Elder once more, stating, "As you said, even if we lose in the end, we must fight."
The Great Elder nodded.
The human world was won back by the ancestors through battles.
Now, how could they easily admit defeat?
While they were speaking, Qin Shaoshao’s figure gradually appeared.
She hadn’t appeared much recently, but with the grand battle imminent, she finally emerged.
At this moment, Gu Zhong rode a Phoenix, soaring into the sky, saying, "Celestial Spirit Body, you finally decided to show up?"
