Chapter 891: Kill into the Beast God Mountain

Chapter 887: Charging into Beast God Mountain

“Buzz, buzz, buzz—”

True Monarch Jiuling’s Nascent Soul spirit body was entangled with blood-red light, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, as if drowning, struggling frantically.

But Lu Changsheng’s hand clenched his Nascent Soul spirit body tightly.

Not only was there a profound and mysterious yin-yang magical power suppressing and restraining him,

but there was also an overbearing force, a combination of Buddhist, demonic, and monstrous powers, eroding and debilitating his Nascent Soul spirit body, forcibly suppressing his self-detonation.

True Monarch Jiuling was astonished and shocked, having never witnessed such an overbearing method.

Then, a bitter and helpless feeling washed over him.

He couldn’t escape, nor could he even self-detonate to severely injure his opponent.

“Roar—”

The heavily injured Golden Lion King roared furiously, its mane standing on end as if burning with golden flames.

A cold, domineering dark-gold light erupted from its horn, transforming into a Suan Ni phantom that charged towards Lu Changsheng, attempting to buy True Monarch Jiuling some breathing room.

However, Lu Changsheng merely looked at the Golden Lion King with a calm and indifferent expression.

“Brahma Demon Heaven Crash!”

The “Brahma Demon True Saint Art” was a top-tier combat cultivation method, possessing numerous combat divine abilities.

It was just that Lu Changsheng was rarely engaged in close combat, and he hadn’t cultivated the divine abilities of his “Brahma Demon True Saint Art”; even his Brahma Demon True Body was only at the minor accomplishment stage. Hence, his combat style had always relied primarily on external treasures.

Now, as he fully suppressed True Monarch Jiuling, he naturally employed these techniques.

He could also use this to deter True Monarch Xuanjian, True Monarch Juejian, and the demonic envoy who might not have completely departed.

The Brahma Demon True Body, with three heads and six arms, covered in dark-gold dragon scales, interwoven with intricate Sanskrit and demonic patterns, resembling a fusion of a Buddha, a demon god, and a celestial demon, roared towards the sky, shattering the heavens, and then charged towards the Golden Lion King.

“Bang—”

As Beast God Mountain’s strongest tamed beast, the Golden Lion King was directly stunned by the impact.

It felt a vast and terrifying force land on every part of its body, and its massive form was slammed into the earth, forming a hundred-zhang-wide depression, with dust and smoke billowing.

The Golden-winged Heavenly Roc immediately pounced on the Golden Lion King to prevent it from escaping.

“With such strength, it’s no injustice that this old man lost.”

True Monarch Jiuling trembled with despair upon seeing this scene.

He knew that facing this True Monarch Yangming, no matter how much preparation he made, the Liang-Yue war could not be won.

As long as the opponent made a move, whether he captured Yue Country or not, it would be meaningless.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanjian, do you have your [Binding God Net] with you?” Lu Changsheng looked at True Monarch Xuanjian and asked.

His [Sea Spirit Pouch] had successively bound Saintess Youyue, True Monarch Tiancan, and True Monarch Qianren’s Nascent Soul spirit bodies, consuming too much spiritual energy, making it difficult to bind True Monarch Jiuling’s Nascent Soul spirit body.

True Monarch Xuanjian immediately brought out his [Binding God Net], and the sharp, silver threads tightly bound True Monarch Jiuling’s Nascent Soul spirit body.

“Good.” Lu Changsheng tossed the tightly bound Nascent Soul spirit body into the Divine Maiden Furnace, intending to deal with it after the battle.

Just as he looked at the Golden Lion King below, a heaven-shaking roar suddenly came from Beast God Mountain, and the earth veins began to tremble.

Lu Changsheng looked over and saw that the grand formation of Beast God Mountain was flickering on and off, constantly trembling.

However, being hundreds of miles away and separated by the grand formation, he couldn’t clearly see the situation on Beast God Mountain.

“Could it be related to the secret message True Monarch Jiuling sent just now?”

If True Monarch Jiuling hadn’t given up struggling and used some secret technique just now, he could have held on for a little longer against them.

“During my time staking out Beast God Mountain, I often sensed a faint sense of danger, and it’s very likely this sound!”

True Monarch Xuanjian looked at Beast God Mountain with a solemn expression and spoke, somewhat anxiously trying to ascertain the situation.

After all, Beast God Mountain would be the spiritual vein dao field of his Heavenly Sword Sect in the future.

If something went wrong, he would suffer the greatest loss.

“Hmm.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Golden Lion King, which was fighting with the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc. His Nine Tribulations Sword “clanged” as it struck, effortlessly piercing through the beast’s body, splattering blood.

Xuanjian and Juejian also moved in unison.

Having previously merged with True Monarch Jiuling, the Golden Lion King was already severely injured.

Now, facing four Nascent Soul-level combatants, it had no power to resist at all.

In a few breaths, it cried out in agony, spitting blood, as the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc’s sharp claws, like golden hooks, pierced through its flesh and shoulder blades, carrying it as if it were prey.

Immediately, the three men and one roc rushed towards Beast God Mountain.

“Boom, boom, boom—”

Beast God Mountain was violently shaking at this moment, its grand formation flickering on and off, seemingly enduring a massive attack.

At this time, the grand formation was not fully operational and was also being attacked from within, so Lu Changsheng and Xuanjian could see some blurry images.

A gigantic, majestic dragon-crocodile covered in dark-red scales was roaring and rampaging deep within Beast God Mountain.

Its eyes were blood-red, and it roared to the sky, forming terrifying spiral-shaped sound wave vortices that caused the void to twist and collapse.

Its tail, covered in dark-red scales and barbed, whipped through the air, causing explosions and destroying numerous surrounding buildings.

The remaining cultivators of Beast God Mountain, their faces filled with terror and confusion, died under the dragon-crocodile’s rampage, their bodies exploding into dust.

“No!!!”

“Grand Elder!!!”

“Ancestor!!! Help!”

The cultivators of Beast God Mountain shrieked mournfully, desperately crying for help, calling out to their ancestors and grand elders.

But how could they know that they had already been abandoned by True Monarch Jiuling?

The sect’s bloodline, direct descendants, and core disciples had either been sent to the Endless Desolate Desert, Yuan Country, or were at the Crimson Body Sect, preparing to retreat to Yuan Country with True Monarch Yunmei.

However, Beast God Mountain still had some of True Monarch Jiuling’s trusted confidants.

It was they who followed orders, activated the grand formation, released the sleeping and sealed Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile, and sent messages to True Monarch Yunmei.

At this moment, they looked at the situation before them, their faces astonished, then tears streamed down their faces, knowing that their Grand Elder was likely in grave danger.

Only when their side was completely defeated would their ancestor choose to release this beast king to strike a blow against the Jiang-Yue army.

Otherwise, their Grand Elder would never allow this beast king to harm and destroy Beast God Mountain.

Their hearts were filled with bitterness.

They grieved for their Grand Elder’s fate, and also for themselves, being abandoned and facing imminent death.

“This is… Ancestor Jinni!”

At this moment, the cultivators fleeing from Beast God Mountain saw the three men and one roc arriving outside the mountain gate.

They immediately saw their Ancestor Jinni, covered in blood and looking miserable, being carried like prey by a golden roc.

“How could this be…”

The cultivators of Beast God Mountain were horrified and terrified, finding it hard to believe the scene before their eyes.

The Golden Lion King was Beast God Mountain’s strongest tamed beast, second only in status to True Monarch Jiuling.

Even the sect’s Core Formation elders would respectfully address the Golden Lion King as Ancestor Jinni.

But now, their Ancestor Jinni was being carried like a dead dog by a golden roc, as if it were prey.

“True Monarch Xuanjian, True Monarch Juejian…”

“Could this person be True Monarch Yangming?”

“This golden roc is True Monarch Yangming’s spiritual pet mount!”

Many cultivators of Beast God Mountain recognized True Monarch Xuanjian and True Monarch Juejian, having seen their portraits.

However, they were much less familiar with Lu Changsheng, the City Lord of Great Dream City, whose fame had only recently shaken Liang and Yue.

“True Monarch Jiuling has been captured and killed by True Monarch Yangming! Why do you not surrender quickly? If you open the grand formation now, you still have a chance to live.”

True Monarch Juejian immediately shouted with great magical power, realizing that this dragon-crocodile’s strength was extraordinary.

If it was allowed to rampage and destroy Beast God Mountain, then when their Heavenly Sword Sect took over, they would have to invest immense human and material resources to rebuild.

“Grand Elder captured and killed by True Monarch Yangming?”

The cultivators of Beast God Mountain didn’t believe it at first, but the Golden Lion King in the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc’s claws forced them to believe.

“We are willing to surrender!”

“Please, True Monarch, save us!”

Facing the rampaging Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile, these Beast God Mountain cultivators had long lost their combat and resistance capabilities.

Moreover, with True Monarch Jiuling and Ancestor Jinni both captured and killed by the opponent, what more could they do?

No matter what they did, it would be a dead end; it was better to surrender.

However, a grand formation of a sect like Beast God Mountain was extremely complex and vast, not something one or two people could control. It was constantly maintained and could not be stopped at will.

“Hurry and make a move!” Lu Changsheng urged, unwilling to see Beast God Mountain ruined.

Moreover, if this continued, not only would the cultivators of Beast God Mountain die, and buildings, spiritual fields, spiritual herbs, etc., be damaged, but even the spiritual veins and earth veins might be harmed.

Once the spiritual veins and earth veins were damaged, this spiritual land would be half-废 (half-廢, half-廢: half-废, half-ruined), requiring countless time to nourish.

“Boom, boom, boom—”

The three men and one roc attacked simultaneously, striking the main gate of Beast God Mountain, intending to break a crack in this forbidden grand formation.

This way, if the situation turned sour or there was danger, they wouldn’t become turtles in a jar.

Otherwise, if Moro returned, or if Liang Country had other means of support or aid, and trapped them through the grand formation, it would be extremely dangerous and passive.

Within Beast God Mountain, the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile’s massive, scaly tail, imbued with blood-red energy, slammed into a mountain peak of Beast God Mountain, causing it to collapse with a roar. It sensed the approaching Lu Changsheng and the other two.

However, its blood-red eyes immediately focused on the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc and the Golden Lion King.

Under the secret techniques of True Monarch Jiuling and Moro, it had completely lost its sentience, becoming a fierce beast with only the instinct for slaughter.

Its only desires were slaughter, destruction, and hunger for food!

Both the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc and the Golden Lion King were covered in wounds from the previous battle, and the Golden Lion King was even bleeding profusely.

This scent of blood was an instinctive temptation for the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile.

“Roar!!!”

The Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile’s breath was like a volcanic eruption, and a foul, dark-red aura constantly flowed from its throat, corroding the ground. Its jagged teeth made piercing, clanging sounds as it roared.

As it walked towards Lu Changsheng and the other two, its massive, scaly tail, imbued with blood-red energy, swung like a giant axe, continuously striking the surroundings, causing terrifying destruction.

“This should be a Fourth-rank early-stage beast king, but under Beast God Mountain’s secret technique, it has been forcibly boosted to Fourth-rank mid-stage!”

As the dragon-crocodile approached and the grand formation opened up a few gaps, True Monarch Xuanjian discerned the dragon-crocodile’s condition through the fluctuations of its aura.

He realized that this dragon-crocodile’s combat power was extraordinary, having already reached the Fourth-rank mid-stage.

Although such a beast king had no intelligence and its demonic power couldn’t compare to a true Fourth-rank mid-stage demon king,

its powerful physique and strength were not something an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could handle.

Fortunately,

True Monarch Xuanjian looked at Lu Changsheng next to him, asking him how to deal with it.

After all, his strength could at most contend with the dragon-crocodile in front of him, but he couldn’t resolve it; he could only rely on this True Monarch Yangming!

Lu Changsheng also saw that this dragon-crocodile’s combat power was extraordinary.

It was not comparable to the useless beast king he had slain with a single sword strike earlier.

Killing this dragon-crocodile would require a great deal of effort.

“If you want to live, hand over the Beast God Mountain formation plate.”

Lu Changsheng shouted at the few Core Formation cultivators who had escaped from Beast God Mountain, his terrifying aura permeating the air.

He intended to use Beast God Mountain’s formation to leverage some of its power and fully activate the [Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror].

Although the storage ring of True Monarch Jiuling, whom he had killed, would certainly contain the core formation artifact of Beast God Mountain,

the situation was urgent, and he didn’t have time to wear down the restrictions on the other party’s storage ring.

These few Core Formation cultivators were unable to move under Lu Changsheng’s aura and quickly begged for mercy, handing over the formation artifact to Lu Changsheng.

“You all hold back this dragon-crocodile for a moment.”

Lu Changsheng said to Xuanjian and Juejian.

Then, his eyes shone brightly, and he used the formation artifact in his hand to observe and examine the grand formation before him.

However, his attainments in the path of formations were only at the third-tier peak level.

It would be extremely difficult for him to understand and master such a fourth-tier forbidden grand formation in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Lu Changsheng possessed the Taiyi Divine Soul, his divine sense was comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul, and he was proficient in divination.

Through the Taiyi Divine Soul and the ethereal heavenly secrets, he quickly found a formation eye.

Using the formation artifact and that formation eye, he began to leverage the power of Beast God Mountain’s grand formation.

“Hmm!?”

True Monarch Xuanjian looked at Lu Changsheng with some surprise.

He hadn’t expected that besides divination, he was also proficient in the path of formations, finding the grand formation’s eye so quickly.

One must know that the hundred arts of cultivation each required a great deal of time and effort.

To be able to cultivate an additional art alongside one’s main cultivation, and reach the third-tier peak or fourth-tier, was already astonishing for ordinary people.

Especially divination and formations, both of which were relatively difficult arts.

“Awu!” Lu Changsheng, by leveraging the power of the grand formation, began to activate the Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror in his hand.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

The Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror, like a brilliant sun, gradually began to spiral upwards, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Beast God Mountain, forming a terrifying vortex of spiritual energy, like a giant tornado funnel.

This commotion caused True Monarch Xuanjian, True Monarch Juejian, and all the cultivators of Beast God Mountain to be startled and pay close attention.

However, the Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror was only beginning to display its power, shining like a rising sun. Core Formation cultivators looking at it felt a stinging pain in their eyes, making it difficult to see clearly.

Not to mention some Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators of Beast God Mountain.

And the demonic beasts raised in Beast God Mountain were also trembling and prostrating at this moment, daring not to move.

“Roar!!!” The Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile roared, feeling an inexplicable restlessness and unease.

However, it had no intelligence and was in a berserk state of slaughter and destruction. Seeing True Monarch Xuanjian, True Monarch Juejian, and the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc charging at it provocatively, it immediately ignored Lu Changsheng and roared as it attacked.

“As expected.” Lu Changsheng looked at this scene with a calm and indifferent expression.

If the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile had sensed the terrifying aura of the [Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror], he wouldn’t have waited and would have attacked directly.

But since the other party ignored him, he wanted to see if his Solar Profound Light could directly kill a mid-stage Fourth-rank Beast King with a single blow!

This way, when he activated the [Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror] again in the future, he would have a clearer understanding of the power of the Solar Profound Light.

The Golden-winged Heavenly Roc saw that the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile’s target was itself, and the Golden Lion King in its grasp.

But how could the Little Roc King hand over its prey?

It immediately used its 108,000 feathers to engage in a skirmish with the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile.

However, this Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile’s combat power was terrifying.

Aside from speed, its strength and defense already surpassed True Monarch Jiuling, who had previously used the fusion secret technique.

The Golden-winged Heavenly Roc’s 108,000 feathers only left slight scratches on its dark-red scales, causing almost no substantial damage.

True Monarch Xuanjian, True Monarch Juejian, and the Golden-winged Heavenly Roc formed a three-talent formation, engaging in a protracted battle with the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile, avoiding direct confrontation.

Through this battle, it could be seen that such a beast king, artificially boosted by secret techniques and without a master to control it, was truly clumsy and no match for cultivators of the same rank.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

During this process, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Beast God Mountain was continuously absorbed by the Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror wielded by Lu Changsheng.

This mirror became increasingly radiant, like a blazing sun, illuminating the heavens and earth.

Lu Changsheng, who was wielding and activating the mirror, was now enveloped in divine light, his figure only vaguely discernible, as if he were a deity controlling the great sun.

“Lure it over, then you all get out of the way!”

At this moment, Lu Changsheng’s eyes gleamed, looking at the Fourth-rank Dragon-Crocodile with some excitement and anticipation.

This was the first time he had activated the Sun and Moon Two-Yin Profound Light Mirror to such an extent.

He was extremely eager to witness the power of this Solar Profound Light.