Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race-Chapter 428 - 336 Ice Flood Dragon Assaults the Fourth Stage_1

The black vulture’s wings flapped lightly, and it vanished from its spot, evading the silver lightning.

The next moment, it appeared above the green Ganoderma, employing the Wind Escape Technique.

No sooner had the black vulture materialized than a sharp, piercing screech rang out, as if someone had struck its head with a heavy object, leaving it dazed and disoriented.

A golden flying needle shot forth, piercing through the black vulture’s head.

Elsewhere, the silver giant turtle had reached the overhead of the desolate island when it sensed something amiss and attempted to return the way it had come. A powerful gravitational force emerged, and its body uncontrollably plummeted toward the ground.

The silver giant turtle opened its mouth and spewed out a thick bolt of silver lightning, striking the ground and instantly splitting it open, leaving a gigantic crater billowing with black smoke.

It was of no use, its body uncontrollably crashed onto the ground, and a golden flying needle shot forth, piercing through its head.

With that, the black vulture and the silver giant turtle met their demise. Shen Long appeared with a smile on his face.

The Qian Gold Needle, as expected of a Spiritual Treasure, made it much easier to exterminate fourth-order Monster Beasts.

He had set up the Golden Magnet Array to deal with a fourth-order Flood Dragon. If he could find fourth-order Monster Beasts, that would be best; if not, it was no matter. By exterminating more of them and using their demon cores to exchange for cultivation resources, he would benefit.

The Ice Flood Dragon had so far consumed four fourth-order ice attribute demon cores. Having the Flood Dragon’s demon cores would be ideal, but it wasn’t a significant issue if it didn’t. It was improbable that all fourth-order Flood Dragons in the Qianyang Realm evolved by consuming higher-ordered demon cores of their kind. Demon cores of the same attribute from the fourth order could suffice, albeit with slightly lesser effects.

Shen Long summoned a green jade vase and collected their spirit souls.

He processed the silver giant turtle’s body on the spot but did not find an Absorbing Thunder Pearl or Leading Thunder Pearl. He collected the Monster Beasts’ bodies and concealed them.

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Sun Moon Island, Sun Moon Palace headquarters.

Within a secluded estate, Chu Buyu, Mu Shanshan, and Senior Brother Xu sat around a green stone table, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"Mu Shanshan has also advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, enhancing the strength of our Sun Moon Palace."

Senior Brother Xu said with a smile.

"Thanks to Senior Brother Xu’s help, otherwise, I wouldn’t have overcome the Heart Demon Pass so easily."

Mu Shanshan expressed her gratitude, then her tone shifted as she said, "Junior Sister Chu, I heard that the Barbarian Tribe has issued a hefty reward for capturing you and a male cultivator. Is it Senior Brother Xu?"

"It wasn’t me, I wasn’t in the Donghua Cultivation Realm at that time. Perhaps it’s a friend of Junior Sister Chu?"

Senior Brother Xu said, puzzled.

The Barbarian Tribe’s issuance of a hefty reward for the capture of two Nascent Soul early-stage cultivators, one of whom was Chu Buyu, was not a secret and had already spread far and wide.

"Do I need to report my actions to you?"

Chu Buyu’s tone was icy.

"Junior Sister Chu, we didn’t mean it that way. We were just curious. If you don’t want to answer, let’s leave it at that."

Senior Brother Xu said.

"You continue chatting. I have matters to attend to."

Chu Buyu stood up and left.

Senior Brother Xu furrowed his brows, wanting to say something but stopping himself, uttering no more.

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Time flies, and twenty years passed.

Over a vast expanse of azure sea, a red escape light appeared on the distant horizon, pausing with a flicker.

The escape light receded, revealing a flying boat glinting with red light, where a nine-year-old hermit and a buxom woman in a blue dress stood.

"Eh, it seems like a Monster Beast is undergoing tribulation."

The woman in the blue dress voiced in surprise, looking toward the southwest direction, where she could see silver flashes of lightning.

"A Monster Beast undergoing heavenly tribulation? Let’s go take a look."

The nine-year-old hermit formed a spell with his hands, and the red flying boat lit up with a red glow, speeding off toward the southwest.

Before long, the red flying boat came to a stop. Ahead was an island shrouded in a white mist, with two massive clouds of thunder hanging overhead, filled with flashes and roars of thunder as bolts of silver lightning struck incessantly.

The two clouds of thunder were dozens of miles apart and did not interfere with each other.

"A formation! Is there a fellow Daoist living here?"

The nine-year-old hermit’s gaze was filled with astonishment and doubt.

"Leave this place immediately, or don’t blame me for being impolite."

A cold male voice sounded.

"We mean no harm; we’re merely passing by."

The woman in the blue dress explained.

"If you mean no harm, then leave, or face death without mercy."

The man’s voice was devoid of any emotion. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

No sooner had he spoken than a powerful divine sense swept out from the island, quickly scanning the bodies of the nine-year-old hermit and the woman in the blue dress.

"Late-stage Nascent Soul, a great cultivator! Fellow Daoist, this is a misunderstanding; we’ll leave immediately."

The nine-year-old hermit was startled, recognizing the immensity of the divine sense; only a Late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator could possess such strength.

He formed another spell, lighting up the red flying boat with a blinding red light as it retreated the way they came, leaving the area behind.

Shen Long and Shen Hai stood in the sky above a high peak, with the Hundred Eyes Cicada crouching in front of Shen Long.

Over the past twenty or so years, Shen Long had used the Demon Attracting Grass to hunt Monster Beasts, eliminating a large number of fourth-order Monster Beasts, but had not come across any fourth-order Flood Dragons.

After swallowing the fourth ice-attribute fourth-order Demon Core, the Ice Flood Dragon successfully attracted the Heavenly Tribulation to break through to the fourth order. The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, after consuming the fourth wind-attribute fourth-order Demon Core, also attracted the Heavenly Tribulation to break through to the fourth order. As for the Tree Person, it had ingested the third fourth-order Wood Demon’s Crystal Core, withstood the Heavenly Tribulation, and advanced to the fourth order.

The sound of thunder continued unabated, as thunder tribulation struck one after another.

Half a quarter of an hour later, a mass of thunderclouds churned and surged, revealing blue, red, and green electric arcs, transforming into a mass of tricolor thunderclouds.

"Tricolor Divine Thunder!"

A grave expression covered Shen Long’s face; this was brought forth by the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, which had just hatched, and its Purity of Bloodline had already reached three. This was not the main point, however; the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon was an Ancient Great Demon only existing in records. The Qianyang Realm had never seen a Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon before.

As the tricolor thunderclouds churned and surged, a thick tricolor bolt of lightning struck down, heading straight for the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

A harsh and grating cacophony filled the air, as a black hurricane swept forth to meet it head-on.

The roar of explosions echoed as the tricolor lightning completely engulfed the figure of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

Soon, the second tricolor bolt of lightning struck down, larger than the one before. Concurrently, another mass of thunderclouds churned and surged, transforming into a thick-bodied Silver Thunder Serpent that emitted an aura of destruction.

The Silver Thunder Serpent dived down from the high altitude, heading straight for the Ice Flood Dragon.

A deafening dragon roar filled the air, as a white soundwave swept out rapidly, skimming over the body of the Silver Thunder Serpent. The body of the Silver Thunder Serpent exploded, transforming into a vast expanse of silver lightning that engulfed a large area.

After a while, a resonant dragon roar that echoed through heaven and earth sounded as the Ice Flood Dragon flew from afar, landing in front of Shen Long.

Its body was covered with bloodstains, with many scales shed, but it was not seriously hurt. Its physical body was incredibly strong; ordinary power of thunder and lightning could not harm it.

Shen Long took out a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill and fed it to the Ice Flood Dragon, then retracted it into the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

At that moment, a massive burst of tricolor lightning shot up into the sky, and the ground trembled slightly.

Both the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon had hatched with a Purity of Bloodline of three. Their breakthrough to the fourth order had both attracted Tricolor Divine Thunder; the difference was that the Gold-Winged Windroc attracted two bolts of Tricolor Divine Thunder, while the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon attracted three.

Before the tricolor lightning had dispersed, a fierce wind swept out, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon flew over. Its body was bloodied and blurred, with bone faintly visible in some areas.

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon successfully entered the fourth order and grew a fourth head.

"Master!"

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon spoke human language; after entering the fourth order, its Purity of Bloodline reached five, granting it the ability to speak.

"Rest well, I am looking forward to your performance."

Shen Long took out a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill and fed it to the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, then retracted it into the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

He entered the Myriad Beasts Tower and stood before the Myriad Beasts Stele, where the information had changed.

All the Spirit Beasts, Spirit Birds, and Spirit Insects raised by Shen Long had advanced to the fourth order. The Gold-Winged Windroc and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon had reached a Purity of Bloodline of five, while the Iron Tail Scorpion, the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox, the Ice Flood Dragon, the Tree Person, and others were at four. If this were to get out, Shen Long would definitely be hunted down.

Over the years, Shen Long had killed no small number of fourth-order Monster Beasts, and without exception, their bloodline purity had been only three, while now Shen Long no longer had any Spirit Beasts, Spirit Insects, or Spirit Birds of bloodline purity three.

"Just as I expected, their bloodline purity has all increased."

Shen Long spoke to himself, his expression excited.

As a Spirt Controller, he was very aware of what it meant for the bloodline purity of Spirit Beasts, Spirit Insects, and Spirit Birds to increase. For the same fourth-order Spirit Bird to cast the Wind Escape Technique, the range of the Gold-Winged Windroc far surpassed that of ordinary fourth-order Spirit Birds. This was the difference.

Shen Long changed his appearance, deactivated the formation, brought out the Seacrossing Boat, and stepped aboard, with Shen Hai following suit.

He pinched a spell, and the Seacrossing Boat lit up with a dazzling blue light, flying high into the sky, and soon disappeared into the horizon.

After more than a month, Shen Long and Shen Hai appeared in the streets of the Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace, bustling with people.

Back at Qingzhu Courtyard, Shen Long took out a red Messaging Plate, poured a spell into it, and the voice of Song Yan sounded, "Senior Shen, I am so relieved to have finally contacted you. Senior Ye from Medicine King Valley is looking for you."

"Senior Ye? Could it be Ye Hongyao? How does she know I’m in the Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace?"

Shen Long asked, frowning.

"Yes, her. I am not sure why she has appeared in the Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace. She learned from someone that I knew you, sent someone to pass on a message for me to contact you, to let you know, she is looking for you."

Song Yan said.

"Understood, I’ll contact her later."

Shen Long said, putting away the Messaging Plate.

"I didn’t tell anyone I was going to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm! It must be a coincidence!"

Shen Long spoke to himself.

He walked into a Practice Room to sit in meditation and regulate his breath.

The sky darkened, but the number of pedestrians on the street did not decrease; in fact, they increased.

Shen Hai opened the courtyard gate and left, and this street was devoid of pedestrians. Shen Long restored his true appearance and stepped out, and Shen Hai returned to Qingzhu Courtyard, closing the courtyard gate.

Shortly after, Shen Long appeared at the entrance of the Golden Cicada Pavilion. He took out a token to disable the ward, pushed the door open, and went inside, where thirty-some Sound Transmission Talismans were floating in the air.

He checked them one by one, most of the Sound Transmission Talismans were sent by Ye Hongyao.

He took out a red Messaging Plate and poured a spell into it, the Messaging Plate conveyed Ye Hongyao’s excited voice, "Taoist Friend Shen, long time no see, where are you?"

"I’m at the Golden Cicada Pavilion, just got back. I heard from Song Yan that you were looking for me; is there something you need?"

Shen Long asked.

"I’m currently staying at the Hongyao Garden, not far from the Golden Cicada Pavilion. Come over to Hongyao Garden. I’ve got hold of something that you will certainly like."

Ye Hongyao said.