HLnovel Chapter 124 Beast Tide 26
Chapter 124 Beast Tide 26
The Qingli Mountain Range covers an exceptionally vast area, but Immortal Lord Qingxu quickly identified his target.
If all the anomalies are caused by someone behind the scenes, then the place where the anomalies originated must be extremely rare in terms of monsters.
With this understanding, the search became quick; that place was very conspicuous in the eyes of the Immortal Lord Qingxu.
Although on the surface it looks no different from other parts of the Qingli Mountains, lush and green, and seems ordinary.
But beneath its lush exterior lies a deathly stillness.
Centered on that forest, the surrounding area was so vast that not even a single bird or beast could detect it.
The forest, though lush and vibrant, was eerily quiet.
As if struck by some natural disaster, all the monsters in the area were wiped out overnight.
It even continues to expand outwards from that area as the center.
More and more monsters are being bewitched, uniting and gathering together to form a new wave of beast tides.
At this rate, if this trend continues, the monsters of the Qingli Mountains will likely become extinct and turn the area into a death zone.
After confirming the location, Immortal Lord Qingxu did not delay and sped off with Xuanze and Cheng Jiuchao to their destination.
The big black bear stood there alone, staring blankly as the two people and the beast walked away.
They waited for a long time, but neither Immortal Lord Qingxu nor Cheng Jiu returned, nor did they give any orders.
Is it going to wait for them here?
Those two humans didn't seem to say anything!
During the months the black bear was bewitched, it hardly rested; every day was either fighting or fighting.
The more he thought about it, the sleepier he became, and the big black bear slowly began to yawn.
Realizing that this was not his territory, he slowly turned and walked towards his own territory.
Let's wait until it's rested before we come back to watch over it.
I convinced myself with reasons.
The black bear's speed increased, faster and faster.
He returned to his cave shortly afterward. He hadn't been back for nearly half a year, and it seemed that a new master had appeared in his cave.
The black bear narrowed its eyes. Who was this idiot who dared to occupy its cave? It made no attempt to conceal its presence and brazenly barged into the cave. In the middle of the cave, a figure with soft, glossy black fur lay lazily.
The big black bear strode with domineering steps and charged towards its opponent, its huge paws slamming down!
A cloud of dust filled the cave.
"Meow!" The mysterious cat-tiger that occupied the black bear's tree hole cried out the moment the slap landed.
He rolled away, narrowly avoiding the black bear's heavy blow.
It kept hissing at the black bear, seemingly warning or threatening it, and kept backing away.
How did that fierce mother bear get back?!
Didn't it enter the beast tide?
How come it didn't die outside?
The Xuanyou Cat-Tiger cursed inwardly, its green eyes filled with the wariness of a predator as it constantly sized up the black bear, seemingly contemplating where to attack.
This bear cave is dry and comfortable, with abundant spiritual energy, making it a very rare cave on the inner edge of the forest.
In the past, the monsters on the inner perimeter even fought a great battle for this dwelling.
Then this black bear appeared out of nowhere; its species was unknown, but it was incredibly strong.
With its powerful bear paws, it forcefully seized and occupied the cave dwelling, slapping it again and again.
They even arrogantly designated a large territory centered around this cave.
This place is rich in resources, so there are many monsters that have occupied it, and they are all quite powerful.
These monsters often clashed over territorial disputes.
Then a wild bear appeared out of nowhere and very domineeringly tried to carve out a large area from their territory.
The beasts couldn't stand it and fought back, but in the end, they reluctantly accepted reality under the big black bear's slaps, watching helplessly as a piece of their territory was taken away.
Moreover, this mother bear was quite domineering. She took a liking to the male Savage Flame Lava Bear, whose strength was second only to hers, and forcibly dragged him into her cave that very day.
Once the mother bear became pregnant, the poor bear, who had been tortured beyond recognition, was kicked out without any pity.
Because of his male bear nature, this Fiery Lava Bear later tried to take care of the black bear and its cubs.
As a result, he was chased by a black bear and fled the forest, never to return.
Monsters believe in natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Pregnant females without males around are like easy targets in the eyes of the beastmen, and anyone can take a bite out of them.
After becoming pregnant, the fighting ability of female animals generally decreases significantly.
Its neighbors were practically counting down the days until the black bear got older, realizing that its strength had diminished.
They immediately took action and launched a joint attack on the pregnant black bear.
As a result, none of these wicked monsters fared well.
The pregnant black bear was not weak at all; in fact, it became even more ferocious than before.
These monsters were either dead or crippled; not a single one survived.
As mentioned before, monsters are subject to natural selection, and only the fittest survive.
These lucky escaped monsters were also considered easy prey by another group of monsters.
In their severely injured state, these monsters had no chance of survival.
That month, the black bear's neighbors changed.
Although the lessons learned from the past were too tragic, some monsters still harbored treacherous intentions.
But the pregnant black bear had already proven to be a force to be reckoned with, so they could only suppress their thoughts and continue to silently count down the days.
They wait until the black bear is at its weakest after giving birth before attacking again.
But to everyone's surprise, the black bear gave birth much faster than any of the monsters had imagined.
Normally, it would be more difficult for a demon beast in the Tribulation Transcending stage to give birth.
But the black bear gave birth in an instant; by the time the group of monsters stormed in, the bear had already given birth.
The black bear had expended a great deal of energy to give birth and was already starving.
These monsters became a free buffet.
After all, the child is too young, and there is a long period of time after childbirth.
Black bears do not go out hunting. The mother bear's instinct will make her protect her cubs during this time until the cubs have passed the most vulnerable period of infancy.
In this situation, the black bear didn't miss a single one of these buffets that were delivered to its door.
Thanks to these creatures that came to its door, the black bear happily got through the most difficult period of raising its cubs.
Once it resumed hunting, it enthusiastically visited all the surrounding neighbors.
The neighbors were all excitedly welcoming the big black bear.
The big black bear also left a wonderful impression on these new neighbors.
The black bear in the back even adopted a cub from another species.
The monsters who had heard of this black bear's formidable reputation found it unbelievable.
After all, this black bear is a ferocious creature that even drove away its own males.
Two bears cannot share one mountain; since the arrival of the black bear, there have been no bear-like monsters around.
How could the beasts not be surprised that it would adopt a cub from its own kind?
Under the black bear's frenzied attack, the Xuanyou Cat Tiger was only focused on escaping, with no other thoughts in its mind.
The fact that the Mysterious Nether Cat Tiger was able to occupy this cave after the black bear left shows that it must have its own abilities.
It is a mutated monster, possessing not only innate wind attributes but also spatial attributes due to its mutation.
He is usually elusive and can be considered a tyrant in this forest.
However, it was no match for the black bear's attacks. Its attacks were nothing more than tickles to the black bear, and it could not break through the bear's defenses at all.
But once the black bear's attack lands on it, it will either die or be severely injured.
It can only carefully dodge using spatial and wind attributes.
Although black bears are extremely strong, they are also quite fast and agile.
The Xuanyou Cat Tiger didn't even think about resisting; it only wanted to escape.
It took the opportunity to hide in the space, hoping to escape from the clutches of this terrifying mother bear.
The black bear, inside the Xuan You Cat Tiger Space, looked at the empty cave. It swung its huge, thick paw fiercely at a certain spot, and a faint cracking sound was heard.
The Mysterious Nether Cat Tiger was actually summoned!
It's out!
The Xuanyou Cat Tiger looked completely bewildered as it once again fled in a sorry state from the black bear's grasp. Is this reasonable?
It actually shattered the space itself!
The Mysterious Cat-Tiger raised the danger level of the black bear to the highest level. It had a premonition that if it didn't escape from this cave, it might have to die here today.
As this thought crossed its mind, it emitted a purple glow, the air seemed to freeze for a moment, and the big black bear growled at it, its aura constantly rising.
"Meow!" The Xuan You Cat-Tiger pounced on the big black bear with a doomed intent.
Hundreds upon hundreds of clones, densely packed together, possessed an unstoppable aura, their voices extremely sharp and piercing. "Meow! Meow! Meow!"
The black bear had grown to its largest size, and its massive paws slammed down on its opponent!
Part of its body scrambled away from the black bear's paws and quickly fled into the forest.
As that part of the clone escaped, the clone in the cave quickly dissipated.
The black bear quickly dispersed the remaining clones before they could dissipate, roared at the cave entrance, and chased after the fleeing Xuan You Cat Tiger!
That damned cat not only dared to occupy its den, but it even dared to play tricks on it.
In the forest, the Mysterious Nether Cat Tiger unleashed its full potential, frantically leaping left and right to dodge attacks from behind.
The great black bear was unstoppable, daring to kill even gods and Buddhas. It snapped the trees that blocked its path, wielding them with ferocious power as it hurled them at the mysterious cat-tiger. Unfortunately, none of them harmed its opponent, leaving behind only upside-down, stake-like trees.
In an instant, the entire forest was in chaos, with the screams of cats and the roars of bears.
And the roars of the disturbed monsters, the howls of the bear's paws striking.
And the screams of blind, monstrous beasts.
After a long time, the forest returned to silence, and the once smooth, glossy black fur of the Mysterious Nether Cat-Tiger was no more.
The tender pink flesh was extremely unsightly, with pieces of flesh scattered all over its body. It limped away and disappeared into another vast forest.
After causing a ruckus, the black bear returned to its den, satisfied.
It first carefully sensed that the terrifying man had not returned yet, but was nestled in his cave, resting with his eyes closed.
Its neighbors grumbled and cursed, but dared not provoke it, and all returned to their dens, afraid of disturbing the mad bear again.
Meanwhile, Immortal Lord Qingxu also brought Cheng Jiu to that forest, and Xuanze's aura was not concealed.
Cheng Jiu had experienced this before, and her deepest impression was that there were a lot of insects and ants in the forest.
But this forest was different; it felt deathly still, and you couldn't even see a single insect.
Aside from the deathly stillness, there is vitality; the wood elemental energy is quite lively, full of vibrant life.
Because his master was there, Cheng Jiu was able to barely maintain his composure; an overly quiet environment could easily create a sense of oppressive terror.
As Xuanze and Immortal Lord Qingxu moved about, the dense forest seemed to be draped in silver gauze, covered in silver and frozen in place.
This is the origin of all the anomalies. Immortal Lord Qingxu was not careless and froze this place first, so that if he really encountered someone causing trouble, he could prevent any from escaping.
The further Cheng Jiu went, the more lifeless the originally vibrant wood elemental energy became in his perception.
The scene was so vibrant, yet it inexplicably felt lifeless.
It should arrive soon.
After taking two steps, Immortal Lord Qingxu stopped: "It's right here!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiu looked over and wondered why it seemed no different from the forest he had passed through before.
Although he had doubts, Cheng Jiu had great faith in his master's judgment.
As Immortal Lord Qingxu made a hand seal, the surrounding environment began to blur and distort.
Cheng Jiu felt a sudden dizziness and knelt down on the ground. Fortunately, Xuan Ze had been watching Cheng Jiu and used his spiritual energy to help it up.
Immortal Lord Qingxu took out a bottle of pills from his robes and fed one to Cheng Jiu: "Breaking a high-level formation will cause spatial tremors, so it's normal that you can't adapt to it for a while."
With the strange pill in his mouth, Cheng Jiu felt incredibly refreshed. Not only did it taste bizarre, but it also emitted a refreshing aura. The torment of his taste buds and the solace of his spirit made Cheng Jiu feel invigorated.
Any discomfort or pain became insignificant.
Seeing that Cheng Jiu was about to swallow, Qingxu Immortal Lord said, "Keep it in your mouth! The person who set up this formation is quite powerful. Besides the outer illusion formation, there are several other layers of formations. I'm afraid you'll be affected again later. If you feel uncomfortable, swallow it and I'll hold another one in your mouth."
Cheng Jiu took the pill bottle from Qingxu Immortal Lord and barely managed to swallow the pill in her mouth. Holding the pill in her mouth was indeed very uncomfortable, but the moment she held it in her mouth was a different kind of discomfort.
It's better to just hold the pill in your mouth; you'll get used to it after a while.
Cheng Jiu thought with a blank face, trying her best not to touch the pill with her tongue. She thought she had gotten used to it, but it seems she still has a lot of practice to do!
As Immortal Lord Qingxu moved, the surrounding temperature gradually decreased, not the kind of coldness his master felt when using ice-based techniques, but rather...
As Qingxu Immortal Lord moved, one ghost after another emerged from it. They seemed to have suffered great torment in their previous lives, and now, devoid of reason, they began to attack Qingxu Immortal Lord.
Upon seeing this, Immortal Lord Qingxu stopped the hand seals for breaking the formation, took out a jade flute from his ring, and placed it to his lips.
As the gentle music began, the ghosts slowly ceased their attack and drifted aimlessly around.
Immortal Lord Qingxu explained to Cheng Jiu's puzzled gaze, "This is a soothing melody, which has the effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the soul."
Cheng Jiu looked at the ghosts around him and said, "Master, you know so much!"
As Immortal Lord Qingxu began forming hand seals to break the formation again, he replied to Cheng Jiu, "If you wish to learn, I can teach you!"
Cheng Jiu was well aware of his own limitations in music, and shook his head, saying, "No need, Master. I'll just be a listener."