Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 82: The King Level Element Beast, How Did It Kneel Just Like That?!
Pride Hunting Ground.
The terrifying Element Beasts that had been attacking the martial artists suddenly halted, their eyes filled with confusion. In this space, where living beings rarely appeared, the world’s Element Qi was the best nourishment for improving their strength. What was happening now? The surrounding Element Qi was surging toward a single location!
ROAR!
An Element Beast with a terrifying presence suddenly let out an angry roar. It immediately abandoned its current prey and sprinted in that direction. It was not the only one. One after another, the Element Beasts reacted and charged furiously.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Large trees and boulders exploded in all directions under the savage onslaught of the beasts!
Soon, small-scale beast stampedes began appearing from all directions, their scale growing increasingly frightening.
The prides within the hunting ground were all dumbfounded. This was especially true for those who had just been battling the Element Beasts; they now wore expressions of utter bewilderment.
What is going on? Weren’t you supposed to be hunting prides? Why the hell did you abandon me and run? Am I not worthy?
Of course, there were also unlucky ones. The sudden beast stampede came like a tsunami, making escape impossible. They were either instantly smashed into a bloody mist or mercilessly trampled until they were riddled with holes.
"We’re screwed! The order of the Pride Hunting Ground is going to collapse again!" a martial artist who had participated in previous Pride Hunts thought, his vision darkening. What the hell is this? Can’t they just let us enjoy the thrill of the hunt?!
Meanwhile, the instigator sat cross-legged. The wild grass around him lay flat, and the swirling leaves were ground into dust. Countless vortices had appeared around his body. Above his head, the vortex swirled like a tornado!
Ning Xuan’s Martial Arts cultivation, which had not improved for several days, was now soaring. After the Sixth Layer Heaven of the Earth Realm came the Seventh Layer Heaven, then the Eighth Layer Heaven!
Of course, the Element Crystals in his Storage Ring were not spared. The three billion Element Crystals Mo Ji had given him were being consumed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
When his cultivation broke past the Ninth Layer Heaven of the Earth Realm, Ning Xuan’s eyes suddenly snapped open.
"What’s going on?!"
Feeling the intense tremors of the earth, Ning Xuan was also stunned. He focused his senses.
Holy shit! What son of a bitch is this? Such a genius, actually thinking of using a beast stampede to deal with me!
Ning Xuan leaped to his feet, intending to leave the area as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, he was too late. One after another, Element Beasts emerged around him, and behind them, a cloud of dust and sand filled the sky.
Upon seeing Ning Xuan, all the Element Beasts came to an abrupt halt. They stared at him, equally bewildered.
What’s going on? Why has the Element Qi stopped flowing away? No, that’s not right! Dammit, more than half of the Element Qi is already gone! This tiny human in front of us couldn’t have done it... so where’s the instigator? Did they slip away right under our noses?
RUMBLE—
From every direction, an Element Beast with a terrifying aura stepped forward.
Ning Xuan’s expression turned solemn. The aura of each of these Element Beasts was extremely formidable. Their strength surpassed that of an average Human Realm Warrior. The few leading beasts even surpassed Heavenly Realm Martial Artists, their strength reaching the King Level!
With several King Level Element Beasts leading the charge and a dense horde of others eyeing him intently, he was well and truly finished!
Dammit. Don’t let me find out who you are, or I’ll twist your head off!
"Everyone, I’m just passing by, so I won’t disturb your gathering," Ning Xuan said with a placating smile, waving his hands as he attempted to slip away. Against so many Element Beasts, anyone with a brain would choose to use it.
BOOM—
All the Element Beasts replied by stepping forward in unison, shrinking the encirclement. The ground trembled in response.
"Isn’t that Ning Xuan?" Not far away, several people atop a mountain were observing the situation and had spotted Ning Xuan, all revealing looks of surprise.
"Holy shit, the Element Beasts are rampaging. Could he be the cause?"
"How is that possible?!"
"Exactly. You’re giving him too much credit. See those few at the front? Their strength is definitely on par with a King Realm Martial Artist. If he triggered this, he’d have been squashed into paste by now!"
"True, but what’s going on then?"
"I don’t know, but one thing is certain: he’s done for! Any one of the Element Beasts closest to him could hunt him down!"
"What a shame. I wanted to see him fight the prides on the Pride Leaderboard."
"Look! The Element Beasts are attacking!"
The group fixed their gaze on the scene. The most terrifying Element Beasts all moved together. They had no intention of striking alone.
"At this rate, forget Ning Xuan. Even if the Human Emperor himself were here, he would die on the spot if he didn’t use his Emperor Realm strength!"
The result was an instant slap in the face. To their shock, they saw all the Element Beasts over there kneel in unison!
In the center of the field, only Ning Xuan stood tall and proud. It was as if he were the king of the Element Beasts!
THUMP!
The observers all dropped to their knees, their eyes widening in shock and their minds a complete blank.
What in the world is happening? You leaders, have some damn backbone! You’re King Level Element Beasts! How can you just kneel like that?!
They did not know that those lead Element Beasts were on the verge of tears. It was not that they wanted to kneel, but the aura this human released was simply too terrifying. They felt a sense of awe that stemmed from the depths of their very souls!
The Qilin Divine Meridian’s primary power was insight, but it also granted dominion over all beasts, earning the reverence of all Element Beasts! Forget King Level Element Beasts; even those two realms higher would have to kneel if Ning Xuan activated his Qilin Divine Meridian!
"Alright, you can all go back to where you came from," Ning Xuan said, sighing in relief as he retracted his aura and waved his hand.
Instantly, all the Element Beasts scattered, wishing they had been born with more legs.
Meanwhile, the distant onlookers, their minds in turmoil, snapped back to reality with a drastic change in expression. A small group of Element Beasts was heading their way at incredible speed. To their horror, the leader was a King Level Element Beast!
The group reacted swiftly, scattering in all directions, but it was too late.
BANG!
One of them was blasted into a mist of blood. Another was smashed into pulp by a sharp claw! The rest did not escape the fate of being hunted down.
Soon, Element Beasts reappeared everywhere, even more ferocious than before. Comparatively, however, the martial artists were still more terrifying. Who knew how many powerful martial artists were hidden in the Pride Hunting Ground, all of whom had no regard for martial virtue.
Traps, ambushes... they resorted to every conceivable extreme.
Ning Xuan had just encountered such an ambush. He had merely been washing his face by the river when he was attacked from both the front and back.
WHOOSH!
Glancing at the still-vibrating arrow, Ning Xuan’s figure flickered and vanished. The next moment, on the other side of the river, a headless corpse fell from a large tree.
CLANG!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. Ning Xuan focused his gaze and saw it was a man clad in majestic armor.
"My... Young Master, his strength is even more terrifying than before. Perhaps we should just give up," a general, clad head to toe in armor, suggested after lowering his Thousand Mile Mirror. He was speaking to the impossibly handsome young master beside him.
The young master likewise lowered his own refined Thousand Mile Mirror and refused bluntly, "Absolutely not! He dared to make a move on Brother Ning Yang’s family. I... This young master must avenge Brother Ning Yang!"
"Xu Yuan, send a few more people down! Remember, this young master wants him alive!" Princess Mingzhu commanded, her expression cold, still disguised as a man.
