Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 185 The Twelve Calamities
Without hesitation, Chen Beiwu immediately took action to probe the enemy's defenses.

"Rat - Shadowless!"

As the gray arrow was fired, hundreds of arrow phantoms swept towards the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile, blocking all its escape routes.

"Buzz!"

Qi Wei transformed his finger into a sword and swung it forward, unleashing an invisible sword aura about seven zhang long that tore apart countless arrows.

The next instant, everything went black before Chen Beiwu's eyes. A huge black shadow appeared in front of him like lightning, its fangs gleaming coldly. It was none other than the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile, which had attacked first despite being behind.

'I can't move!'

Faced with this imposing lock-on, Chen Beiwu froze on the spot, unable to move at all, and could only watch helplessly as the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile's giant mouth snapped at his neck.

At the critical moment, the golden egg soared into the air and its head slammed into the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile.

Boom!

The moment the golden egg collided with the body of the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile, the lapis lazuli ground collapsed, and a violent shockwave erupted from the center of the collision.

Using the shockwave, Chen Beiwu retreated and drew his bow, aiming it at Qi Wei.

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

With a contracted cultivator casting spells nearby, the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile's combat power will increase exponentially.

"Buzz!"

Looking at the surrounding white mist, Qi Wei's expression was indifferent. He stretched out a slender, fair hand and shook hands with Chen Beiwu from afar.

Rumble!
As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, Chen Beiwu's pupils contracted slightly.

His divine sense was so powerful that he could vaguely "see" the majestic being overlooking the world from the void.

The mere presence emanating from that being sent a faint, indescribable aura through Chen Beiwu's heart, filling him with a sense of utter despair and helplessness.

'As expected of True Lord Qi, he can wield the Taiqing Great Handprint to this extent at such a young age!' Pei Heng exclaimed in amazement.

The Great Handprint of Taiqing is a secret technique not passed down by the Taiqing Immortal Sect.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator can cultivate it to the perfect state, a single palm strike can isolate magical power, shake heaven and earth, and unleash power comparable to a third-tier treasure technique.

Unfortunately, Qi Zhenjun's projection cultivation was limited, preventing the visualized Taiqing Venerable God from extending his giant palm further, breaking the boundary between reality and illusion, and unleashing a world-shaking strike.

Even so, the aura emanating from the Supreme God of Taiqing was enough to suppress ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Roar!"

Seizing this crucial opportunity, Taiqing Bao'e activated his innate spiritual technique, transforming his body into a wisp of smoke and instantly closing the distance by dozens of feet.

The incredibly sharp crocodile claws, imbued with a hint of the ethereal realm, suddenly slashed down towards Chen Beiwu's head.

Upon seeing this, Jin Dan exhaled white mist and used his magic to condense a mist flower mirror that had just begun to glimpse the boundary between reality and illusion, blocking Chen Beiwu's path.

"boom!"

As the misty mirror shattered, the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile let out a miserable howl, its body transforming into a cannonball and crashing to the ground at an even faster speed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The suppression of the Contending Realm limited the cultivation of the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile to forty-nine years.

Otherwise, as a third-tier treasure beast, the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile wouldn't have been unable to withstand even two attacks from the Golden Egg.

"Gulu!"

After defeating the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile, the golden egg soared into the air and stood in front of Chen Beiwu, exuding a chilling dragon-like aura.

Sensing the fighting spirit surging within the golden egg, Chen Beiwu took a step back and no longer held back.

'Please buy me some time.'

Chen Beiwu originally wanted to keep some of his trump cards hidden so that he could face the fourth level of the Contender Realm in the best possible condition.

However, the methods Qi Wei used in the battle made him decisively abandon this idea.

The opponent was no ordinary Qi Refining cultivator beyond the limit; his combat strength was comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators. If he continued to hold back, he would easily be defeated. It would be better to defeat him as quickly as possible. Thinking of this, the ten drops of liquid mana in Chen Beiwu's dantian suddenly dissipated, transforming into a continuous stream of pure mana that surged wildly into the Twelve Yuan Chen Fiend Bow.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the Twelve Yuan Chen Fiend Bow trembled slightly, radiating an unprecedented brilliance, as if an ancient behemoth was awakening.

Sensing the threat, Qi Wei clasped his hands together and let out a low shout.

"Unity transforms into weaponry, the power of the Taiqing sword!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scales on the body of the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile began to wriggle as if it were alive, shimmering with a silvery-white light, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a three-foot-seven-inch-long third-tier sword.

The sword's blade appears to be carved from black ice, with faintly visible silver vertical pupil patterns. The hilt is shaped like a miniature crocodile head, emanating an extremely terrifying aura.

With a flash, the golden egg secretly used the technique of "Which is Real and Which is Illusory" while its body rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In a battle between cultivators, victory or defeat can be decided in just one second.

Golden Egg wouldn't just stand by and watch its opponent gather strength for a deadly attack.

"rise!"

Qi Wei raised his right hand, and the third-tier sword in front of him soared into the sky, drawing upon the Taiqing Sword Force to repel the rapidly approaching golden egg.

"Clang clang clang clang...!"

The next second, the clear sound of a jade chime suddenly rang out throughout the world.

Countless illusory sword images hung high in the air, each sword's shape exactly the same as the third-tier sword transformed from the Taiqing Treasure Crocodile.

The overwhelming sword light engulfed the void, forming a sword domain that enveloped the entire arena and locked onto Chen Beiwu and the golden egg.

Chen Beiwu's eyes showed solemnity, and the Twelve Yuan Chen Fiend Bow in his hand was not to be outdone, awakening the dormant spirits of the Twelve Yuan Chen Spirit Beasts.

The twelve earthly branches are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

With the blessing of the twelve Yuan Chen spirit beast essences, the remaining twelve drops of liquid mana in Chen Beiwu's dantian were instantly consumed.

There was no other way; the second-tier supreme spiritual technique [Twelve Calamities] contained within the Twelve Yuan Chen Fiend Bow was incredibly powerful, a terrifying killing move that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could unleash.

If an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator were to use this move, they would likely die from the backlash of the spell while summoning the essence of the Twelve Yuan Chen Spirit Beasts.

"fall!"

Qi Wei waved his right hand downwards, and the world fell silent; not a sound was heard.

The countless Taiqing swords that filled the sky seemed like stars falling from the heavens and earth, rapidly magnifying in Chen Beiwu's pupils with overwhelming force.

Without a doubt, this was a blow capable of annihilating a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But Chen Beiwu closed his eyes and slowly pulled the Twelve Yuan Chen Fiend Bow. The twelve Yuan Chen spirit beast essences that appeared behind him instantly transformed into streaks of spiritual light and condensed into an incomparably black arrow, radiating an indescribable destructive power.

The golden egg excels at defense but not offense.

With the golden egg protecting him, he can unleash the Twelve Calamities without any scruples.

As expected, the golden egg coiled up, enveloping Chen Beiwu with its own flesh, leaving no gaps, and released the third-tier treasure technique, the Golden Body, for defense.

Immediately it raised its head, opened its mouth, and urged the ocean to flow.

Only the weak sit idly by and wait to die, only defending and not attacking; it will suffer the consequences of these sword strikes.

boom!
boom!
boom!
As the myriad swords fell, the golden egg's open mouth resembled a bottomless black hole, swallowing up all the sword energy that was enough to annihilate a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"it's over!"

Chen Beiwu suddenly opened his eyes, and the Twelve Calamity Arrows transformed into a deadly line that shot out, splitting the heavens and earth in two.

This naturally includes Qi Wei's body and the crocodile-headed sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)