Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 122 Don't be too arrogant in your next life [Please subscribe]

In the mountains and forests, a hunchbacked old man suddenly appeared, forcing Zhou Chun to go through another fierce battle.

A hunchbacked person, being physically disabled, would theoretically find it difficult to survive even in the world of cultivation.

Naturally, someone who can cultivate to the twelfth level of Qi Refining despite being disabled must possess abilities that ordinary people cannot match.

The hunchbacked old man that Zhou Chun was facing at this moment was undoubtedly just like that.

The reason he dared to speak so arrogantly and boastfully was because his strength was indeed very great.

At that moment, he flicked his brass cane, which then emitted a burst of light and struck Zhou Chun like a venomous snake.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun wanted to use the same trick again, so he immediately waved his hand and summoned the double-pronged flying fork magic weapon to meet the attack.

Just as he activated his magic weapon to release the cold air and freeze the brass-colored cane, a powerful shock suddenly erupted from the cane, instantly shattering and peeling away the ice that had sealed it.

The silver-white lightning orbs spewed out by the Silver Lightning Python were easily absorbed by a green bronze cauldron summoned by the hunchbacked old man, failing to achieve any offensive effect.

After easily deflecting the attack from Zhou Chun's servant, the hunchbacked old man raised his hand and patted his storage bag, once again summoning a crimson copper ball magic artifact.

With a surge of his magical power, the crimson copper sphere, originally the size of a fist, transformed into a massive fireball the size of a wheel with a "boom".

It crashed down on Zhou Chun like a meteor from the heavens.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly activated the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel] again and slashed at the fireball.

However, the silver-black circular magic weapon was sent flying backwards after only a slight collision with the fireball, its blade even curling up.

Zhou Chun's face turned pale instantly as his divine sense, which was attached to the magical artifact, was struck hard, and he had already suffered some minor internal injuries.

But he had no time to worry about this minor injury, because after knocking away the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel], the fireball came crashing down on him again.

There was no time to think about it.

Zhou Chun hurriedly took out the small, earthen-yellow flag, poured his magic power into it, and shook it vigorously. A thick light screen of rich earthen-yellow spiritual light formed in front of him.

At the same time, he still felt it was not safe, so he used some of his magic power to create the Golden Scale Shield to block the front.

Boom!

It rose up with a loud bang.

The raging fireball crashed directly onto the light barrier in front of Zhou Chun, then the flames exploded and spread, engulfing Zhou Chun in a sea of ​​fire.

Seeing this, the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai was also extremely angry. It immediately spat out a silver-white forked lightning bolt and blasted it towards the old man, and then pounced on him.

As a result, the green bronze cauldron floating above the old man's head surged with light again, once more absorbing the lightning spewed out by the silver lightning python.

Just as the silver lightning python was halfway close, the hunchbacked old man suddenly reached out and patted his storage bag at his waist, took out several spirit talismans, activated them, and they turned into more than a dozen fireballs that floated in front of him.

Then he quickly formed hand seals, and the fireballs merged into one, transforming into a raging fire dragon that lunged at the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai.

hiss~

Perhaps sensing the power of the Flaming Dragon, Bai Bai let out a long hiss, and a ball of silver-white lightning suddenly shot up from its body, quickly transforming into a shield crackling with lightning and blocking the dragon's path.

However, with a loud "boom", the white lightning shield was instantly shattered, and the dragon itself was also blown several feet away by the aftershock of the flames, with many pieces of its dragon scales broken off.

This is the first time it has suffered such a trauma since its debut.

Fortunately, its injury was not in vain.

While it distracted the hunchbacked old man, Zhou Chun finally caught his breath.

At this moment, Zhou Chun was both shocked and furious.

All this shock and anger stemmed from the blow delivered by the hunchbacked old man.

Just because of that one strike, he directly destroyed a first-grade high-level magic weapon, ruined another first-grade high-level magic weapon, and almost got injured himself!

The power of that copper ball magic weapon was in no way inferior to the [Small Thousand Mountain Seal] after it had been fully charged, but it did not have the disadvantage of needing to be charged!

If Zhou Chun hadn't always prioritized his own defense, and had taken that attack head-on, he would have been crippled if not killed!

Having suffered such a great loss, and seeing the hunchbacked old man's skillful fire control technique against the Silver Lightning Python, Zhou Chun became highly vigilant, realizing that he had truly encountered a powerful opponent this time.

Therefore, he dared not hold back any longer and immediately released the rock tortoise.

"Another top-tier first-order demonic beast!"

Upon seeing the enormous tortoise that had suddenly appeared, the hunchbacked old man's eyelids twitched, and he was extremely surprised.

But it was just surprise.

He was very confident in his own strength and still didn't think there would be any surprises in this battle.

He waved his sleeve and produced a greenish-blue magical artifact shaped like a banana leaf fan. He stepped onto it and was quickly carried to a height of twenty or thirty feet in the air.

This height is quite low, but it somehow rendered many of the Rock Turtle's spells ineffective.

This shows how rich the hunchbacked old man's combat experience was and how deep his understanding of demonic beasts was.

Even so, the defensive buff that the Rock Tortoise provided to Zhou Chun was enough to give him a headache!

Zhou Chun stood behind the rock tortoise, wielding his double-pronged flying fork magic weapon and brass-colored cane in a battle, while also summoning his pale gold treasure bottle magic weapon, which condensed into golden light swords that slashed at the hunchbacked old man in the air.

The silver lightning python on the side calmed down and focused on gathering its strength to prepare for the "lightning strike" spell.

That's why it's said that this hunchbacked old man is the most powerful Qi Refining stage cultivator Zhou Chun has ever encountered.

Just as the Silver Lightning Serpent was preparing to cast the "Lightning Strike" spell, and dark clouds flashing with lightning gathered in the sky, he immediately realized the power of the spell.

With a solemn expression, he reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, pulling out another stack of the lowest-grade, first-tier, low-level magic talismans, "Fireball Talismans," and activated them.

Then, by forming hand seals and unleashing the fire manipulation technique, he instantly merged more than a dozen fireballs into one, transforming it into a giant fireball that hurtled towards the dark cloud in the sky.

Rumble!

As a huge explosion and flames rose, the newly formed dark clouds in the sky were instantly blasted apart.

Bai Bai, the spellcaster, also suffered a backlash because his spell was forcibly interrupted, causing his aura to weaken instantly.

This scene made Zhou Chun's eyelids twitch, and he felt a great sense of unease.

Despite the difficulty, Zhou Chun didn't think he would lose.

"Hmph, I'll see how much magic you have to wear me down!"

He snorted inwardly and quickly ordered the Silver Lightning Python to attack the hunchbacked old man with other lightning-based spells, while he himself began to use talismans to assist and strengthen the attack.

The battle between the two caused quite a stir, not only severely damaging the forests below but also quickly attracting the attention of some surviving trial participants.

Both of them were aware of this.

Therefore, after a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, seeing that he had used all his methods but had not been able to do anything to Zhou Chun, and that his own mana was being consumed much more than Zhou Chun's, the hunchbacked old man became anxious.

The fragrance produced by the musk deer is extremely important to him. If he hadn't encountered it, it would have been fine, but now that he has, he is unwilling to let it go.

But he had also witnessed Zhou Chun's strength; he was indeed not someone he could easily defeat.

If the two continue to wear each other down, even if he eventually wins, it will likely be a Pyrrhic victory, which might benefit those who come after hearing the news.

This was an outcome he was naturally unwilling to accept.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, he looked at Zhou Chun and said in a deep voice, "Young man, how about we each take a step back? I only want the spirit incense you just obtained; the spirit musk will still belong to you!"

He was very unwilling to back down, believing that he had made a huge concession.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chun, upon hearing his words, refused without hesitation, saying, "Don't even think about it!"

The musk deer was discovered and hunted by himself, so how could Zhou Chun possibly accept the hunchbacked old man's so-called "taking a step back" explanation? He clearly took two steps back!

"You're asking for death, kid!"

The hunchbacked old man was furious and roared angrily.

He felt he had already made a great concession, but Zhou Chun was so shameless that he couldn't save face.

After roaring, he immediately reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a talisman glowing with crimson light.

"Second-tier spell!"

When Zhou Chunyi saw the talisman in the hunchbacked old man's hand, he was immediately startled and recognized its origin.

Then he hurriedly patted the storage bag at his waist and took out a second-tier magic talisman that the clan leader Zhou Daoyi had rewarded him with.

Just then, the hunchbacked old man poured a large amount of mana into the second-tier talisman in his hand, activating it.

A fiery dragon suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the sky, shaking its head and tail, and transformed into a streak of fire as it pounced down at Zhou Chun.

At this moment, Zhou Chun below also activated the magic talisman in his hand, instantly condensing a thick layer of emerald green light around his body.

Rumble!

With a deafening explosion, the intense flames and emerald glow collided and rubbed against each other before quickly dissipating, each perishing in the process.

puff!

Zhou Chun swayed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

It turned out that although the emerald green light helped him block more than 90% of the explosive power, because of his low cultivation level, the remaining 10% of the aftershock damage still caused his internal organs to tremble and he suffered some internal injuries.

However, this injury is still considered minor for him and will not affect his performance.

Meanwhile, the hunchbacked old man in the sky looked extremely unwell.

I never expected that even after using my incredibly precious second-tier magic talisman, I still wouldn't be able to defeat this junior who looks to be under forty.

He stared at Zhou Chun with a grim expression, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly glared and roared, "Damn it! You forced me into this!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly took out several gold needles from his sleeve and inserted them into several acupoints on his body. Then he made hand seals and chanted incantations, as if preparing to perform some kind of self-harming secret technique.

When Zhou Chun saw this scene, his heart sank, and then his eyes hardened as he made a decision!

With a thought, the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai spat out a silver-white lightning ball towards the hunchbacked old man.

As expected, the lightning orb was absorbed into the green bronze cauldron above the old man's head.

The interior of this green bronze cauldron, which appears to be only a few feet long, seems to contain another world; no matter how much magic it absorbs, it can never be filled.

However, after the previous battle, Zhou Chun had also figured out some of the details of this thing, knowing that it could only absorb one spell at a time.

So after the lightning orb was absorbed, Zhou Chun immediately raised his hand and waved it, activating the "Xin Metal Sword Qi" sealed within the Taiyin Lung Meridian of his right hand.

The sharp, white-gold sword energy pierced the air with a piercing shriek, startling the hunchbacked old man in the sky.

He hurriedly diverted his attention to activate a life-saving magical artifact on his body, releasing a white energy shield to protect himself.

But to his utter surprise, the white energy shield that could block attacks from first-tier high-grade spells was shattered in a single blow!

puff!

A burst of blood suddenly bloomed from the hunchbacked old man's chest, and then the excruciating pain of the golden energy tearing at his body caused him to let out a bloodcurdling scream.

At the same time, affected by the chaotic metal energy within his body, the secret technique he was about to use immediately failed and caused a backlash.

With this combination of internal and external factors, his body suffered a severe blow.

Because he had to devote most of his magical power and mental energy to suppressing the metal energy in his body, he could no longer control the bronze-yellow cane and the fiery red copper ball magic artifacts as effectively as before.

This allowed Zhou Chun to quickly use his double-pronged flying fork magic weapon to knock down the bronze-yellow cane magic weapon, and then turn his target to pounce on the hunchbacked old man.

Then he activated the golden bottle artifact, unleashing several golden swords that slashed at the powerful enemy.

At the same time, the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai once again unleashed "Chain Lightning" on the hunchbacked old man.

Faced with the opportunistic attack from Zhou Chun and his servant, the hunchbacked old man was terrified.

He could only muster his remaining strength to activate the green bronze cauldron to defend himself, and gritted his teeth to cast another first-grade high-level defensive spell talisman to protect himself.

However, while the green bronze cauldron could absorb magical attacks, it was helpless against the physical form of a magical artifact like the double-pronged flying fork.

The green bronze cauldron barely absorbed the initial serpentine forked lightning bolt before the hunchbacked old man was struck by the subsequent double-pronged flying fork and golden sword.

what--

A piercing scream rang out as the combined attack of two top-grade first-tier magic artifacts easily shattered the protective spell on the hunchbacked old man, leaving a gruesome gash on his body.

"Get down here!"

With a loud shout, Zhou Chun's double-pronged flying fork, which had already landed a successful blow, swept across the hunchbacked old man again, knocking him off the sky.

Before his body even touched the ground, sharp rock spikes burst through the soil and pierced him right through the heart as he landed!

"I, I won't..."

The hunchbacked old man, his body pierced and hanging from the sharp rock spikes, stared wide-eyed at Zhou Chun walking towards him, his eyes filled with resentment. Then, his head lolled to the side, and he died on the spot.

"What can I do even if I'm unwilling to accept it?"

Zhou Chun looked at the corpses hanging from the stone spikes, showing no pity whatsoever. He simply said coldly, "Remember this: don't be too arrogant in your next life!"

Instead of rushing to collect the hunchbacked old man's belongings, he instead fixed his sharp gaze on a certain spot in the mountains.

(End of this chapter)