Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 620 Berserker Body [Please Subscribe]

Qinglian Mountain Range.

Originally one of the most sacred and blessed places in Jingguo, the Qinglian Mountains, under the management of the Qinglian Temple for hundreds and thousands of years, have long been like a fairyland on earth, with beautiful scenery everywhere.

However, with the destruction of the Qinglian Temple's gate, this place became a demon realm inhabited by monsters. The original paradise on earth was long gone, and a foul stench permeated the air.

Most of the palaces and pavilions that were built at great expense of manpower and resources were destroyed and collapsed. The various medicinal herbs and fruit trees in the mountains were either eaten or occupied, becoming spoils of war for the monsters.

Now, a large number of beasts have retreated back to this sacred mountain, making the place a mess and unbearable to look at!

When Zhou Chun and the allied army reached a hundred miles away from the Qinglian Mountains, he looked out at the Qinglian Mountains from high in the sky and frowned deeply upon seeing this scene.

He now regards the Qinglian Mountains as the future gate of the Zhou family, and is naturally very dissatisfied with this situation.

"Forget it, as long as the spiritual vein doesn't break down, it's just a matter of spending more time and manpower."

He shook his head inwardly and stopped dwelling on the matter.

As their army arrived, various roars and cries of beasts echoed throughout the Azure Lotus Mountains, and then one by one, fifth-order demon kings and fourth-order demon beasts revealed their enormous bodies in the mountains.

Judging from this, it seems that the demon beasts do not intend to leave the Azure Lotus Mountains to fight, but rather want to wait for the Heavenly Spirit Alliance's allied forces to enter the mountains and launch an attack.

This is not a good thing!

Although the demon beasts were not familiar with formations and could not set up a large formation to block the allied forces.

However, fighting in the complex terrain of the Azure Lotus Mountains is definitely not a good thing for low- to mid-level cultivators.

Moreover, if the battle takes place within the Qinglian Mountains, this sacred mountain and blessed land could very well be destroyed in the war!

Therefore, after witnessing this situation, the allied forces did not rush to attack, but instead held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter.

Zhou Chun was also qualified to participate in the discussion and actively offered his own suggestions.

He quickly stepped forward, bowed deeply to the Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and said, "Seniors, fellow Daoists, I believe we absolutely cannot fall into the trap of those demonic beasts and engage them in a fierce battle within the Azure Lotus Mountains!"

"The Azure Lotus Mountains have complex terrain and stretch for thousands of miles, making them ideal for demonic beasts to leverage their racial advantages, allowing them to cut through the battlefield and target and annihilate our allied forces!"

"Furthermore, the Azure Lotus Mountains are among the top three spiritual mountains and blessed lands in our Jing Kingdom. If a great battle were to take place there, shattering and destroying these spiritual mountains and blessed lands, it would be a severe blow to the cultivation world of our Jing Kingdom, and would be extremely detrimental to the future recovery of our cultivation world!"

At this point, Zhou Chun said firmly, "Therefore, I believe that we absolutely cannot let those demonic beasts get their way. We should instead clear out the areas surrounding the Azure Lotus Mountains and destroy their food source!"

"Without a sufficient food source, the hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts in the Azure Lotus Mountains will start to fall into internal strife within two or three months!"

While listening to Zhou Chun's first few sentences, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Person Tianjing, did not show any unusual expression and remained somewhat indifferent.

After hearing his subsequent views, several Nascent Soul cultivators had a glint in their eyes and showed thoughtful expressions.

"Interesting. Using a hunger strike to thwart those beasts' schemes is quite an interesting idea!"

A faint smile appeared on the face of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and his gaze toward Zhou Chun carried a hint of appreciation.

Master Qianmu, who had once protected Zhou Chun, nodded slightly and said, "Young friend Zhou's plan is simple, but upon closer examination, it is indeed feasible. Most importantly, it won't waste too much time and will allow us to take the initiative!"

"I also agree with young friend Zhou's suggestion. If such a blessed land as the Azure Lotus Mountains were destroyed in our hands, it would be against the will of Heaven. Using this strategy to force those demonic beasts out of the mountains to fight is indeed an excellent plan!"

As a native cultivator of Jingguo, Master Tianjing also spoke up in support of Zhou Chun's suggestion.

Having gained the appreciation and support of three Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Zhou Chun's suggestion made others think deeply.

After discussion and voting, his suggestion was successfully adopted and implemented, and the process went more smoothly than he had expected.

In the following period, following Zhou Chun's advice, the allied forces divided into several elite small units and began to carry out a scorched-earth policy around the Qinglian Mountains. They used the potent poison prepared by Zhou Yuanlian to kill all the monsters, fish and shrimp in several rivers and lakes.

Meanwhile, the ordinary beasts on the ground were either poisoned, killed, burned, or driven away from the Qinglian Mountains.

The demonic beasts in the Azure Lotus Mountains did not initially realize the purpose of the allied forces' actions. By the time the fifth-tier demon kings understood the intentions and prepared to stop them, it was already too late.

So the pressure quickly fell on the monsters.

It should be understood that demonic beasts are not like human cultivators. Human cultivators only need to successfully establish their foundation to abstain from grains for a hundred or even several hundred days!

Even third-tier demonic beasts, except for some special species, are mostly unable to go without food for hundreds of days.

It's not that they will starve to death if they don't eat for hundreds of days, but that not eating for such a long time will cause their blood and energy to decline and their strength to be greatly reduced.

Although there are many herbivorous monsters in the Qinglian Mountains that can eat the mountain plants to fill their stomachs, these herbivorous monsters only account for about 50% to 60% of the total number of monsters in the mountains, and they are still within the diet of those carnivorous monsters!

So, just as Zhou Chun said, if the carnivorous monsters are not provided with enough food, they will attack the herbivorous monsters without hesitation when they are hungry.

Less than a month later, the beast horde was forced to break out of the Azure Lotus Mountains and launch an attack on the human alliance!

On the battlefield, which stretched for hundreds of miles, tens of thousands of demonic beasts and tens of thousands of human cultivators fought each other in groups. The spiritual light of various spells and divine powers shone brightly on the earth and sky, creating an incredibly spectacular scene.

In terms of numbers, the human cultivator alliance was undoubtedly at a significant disadvantage, outnumbered by beast hordes several times their size.

However, in terms of morale, the human cultivator alliance was not at all inferior.

The battles fought by cultivators are quite different from the battles fought by mortal armies.

Faced with a horde of beasts charging in droves, ordinary people could only form a defensive formation, relying on shield walls and spear walls to withstand their impact.

However, cultivators do not need to do this.

They only need to create a quicksand trap in front of them to neutralize the impact of the beast horde, or they can rise a hundred feet into the air to render the physical strength of many first-tier demon beasts useless.

In fact, if the beast horde is too densely distributed, it will make it easier for them to use spells to focus their fire.

Therefore, although both sides had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, they did not choose to engage in large-scale battles. Instead, they formed small combat squads.

Human cultivators mostly form groups based on their sects or families, while demon beasts form groups based on their race.

Then both sides launched attacks on the opponent closest to them.

Of course, this only refers to Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators and first- and second-tier demonic beasts.

The cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage and the Golden Core stage, along with the third- and fourth-tier demonic beasts, were all locked in a fierce battle and restraint with each other in the air.

Their primary task is to defeat these opponents of the same level, and then they can go and eliminate the lower-level opponents.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivators and the fifth-order demon kings, however, did not rush to make a move. They stood facing each other from afar in the Azure Heaven, waiting for the right moment to strike.

This is Zhou Chun's chance to shine.

He identified his target and went straight for a mid-grade fourth-tier lightning-attribute monster, the Three-Legged Thunder Gull.

This is a unique and extremely ferocious monster native to Longyuanze.

This demonic bird's lightning powers are in no way inferior to those of the Thunder Dragon, and its flight speed is even greater.

Even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to deal with this demon, and would most likely end up in a sorry state.

When Zhou Chun, along with Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Jin Chi Hu, confronted this demon, they were initially unable to defeat it, as all their attacks were dodged and blocked by the demon.

It wasn't until he allowed Lei Jiao to use his old trick again, unleashing the [Thunder Dragon Roar] divine power to attack it on a wide area, that the demon was temporarily immobilized.

He seized the opportunity and directly used the Golden Dragon Ring to lasso the demon's neck!

Once its neck was bound, the demon's ability to use lightning escape techniques and its unparalleled flying speed were inevitably affected.

Zhou Chun and his servants wouldn't give it a chance to break free of its restraints; they launched a barrage of attacks, overwhelming it with a saturation attack.

This is the advantage of Zhou Chun having many spirit pets; each spirit pet possesses unique abilities and special skills.

When encountering enemies with special abilities, ordinary methods are often ineffective, and these spirit pets' special skills are needed to save the day.

After achieving a great start by slaying a three-legged thunder gull, Zhou Chun quickly shifted his target and set his sights on another low-grade fourth-tier thunder-attribute demon beast, the Thunder Giant Rhinoceros.

This Thunder Rhinoceros was originally the prey of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, but the cultivator was too weak to subdue the beast.

After Zhou Chun led Lei Jiao Bai Bai to kill them, he immediately promised that he would only take the demon core and could keep the corpse.

Faced with such generous terms, the man simply couldn't refuse.

The Thunder Giant Rhinoceros, with only a fourth-order low-grade cultivation level, didn't even have the chance to self-destruct its demon core in front of Master Zhou Chun!

When it realized it was no match for the enemy and tried to self-destruct its demon core, Zhou Chun had already activated the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] to sever its head.

However, not everyone possesses such sharp skills as Zhou Chun.

Therefore, not long after he and the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator divided up their spoils, a demon beast self-destructed its demon core due to being trapped in a desperate situation!

Furthermore, it's not just fourth-tier demonic beasts that self-destruct their demonic cores; many third-tier demonic beasts also choose to self-destruct their demonic cores when facing dire situations.

Huge explosions and flashes of light would appear in the sky above the battlefield from time to time.

Many cultivators were unlucky enough to be dragged down by demonic beasts that exploded their demon cores, resulting in mutual destruction, and quite a few were injured as well.

In this war, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator might not be able to avoid injury!

Even someone as powerful as Zhou Chun, after killing two fourth-tier demonic beasts, was about to kill a third mid-grade fourth-tier fire-attribute demonic beast when the opponent directly chose to self-destruct its demonic core.

As a result, the Golden-Winged Tiger and the Fiery Phoenix, which were too close, were both injured by the explosion, and their injuries were all quite severe.

This incident made him realize that this war was completely different from previous wars.

Many fifth-tier demon kings were overseeing the battle. Under the influence of the demon kings' power, even if the fourth-tier demon beasts were no match for them, they dared not easily flee.

In this way, once they realize that they cannot escape, most of these demonic beasts will choose to detonate their demon cores to fight to the death!

Unlike previous local wars, where even if they were outmatched, fourth-tier demonic beasts would still harbor a glimmer of hope and try to escape the battlefield.

After realizing this, Zhou Chun no longer dared to rely on his strength to indiscriminately attack other fourth-tier demonic beasts, and became much more cautious in choosing his targets.

Sometimes they simply go and harvest some nearby third-tier demonic beasts, rather than rashly interfering in the battles between other Golden Core cultivators and fourth-tier demonic beasts.

With his strength, reaping third-tier demonic beasts was as easy as eating and drinking; he didn't even give them time to self-destruct their demonic cores.

However, the fifth-tier demon kings watching the battle would not allow such a powerful fighter to remain unguarded.

Soon after, a high-grade fourth-tier earth-attribute demon beast, a six-legged stone elephant, crossed the battlefield and arrived in front of him.

This six-legged stone elephant is also a unique type of demonic beast, with strength no less than that of a dragon of the same level, and it is especially adept at dealing with group attacks.

It was over fifty feet long and nearly twenty feet tall, with six thick, mountain-like elephant legs, making it look like a flying mountain of flesh.

Its gray-black skin was as rough, thick, and unbreakable as rock.

When it unleashed its defensive power, a grayish-yellow defensive aura spread across its body, even the golden dragon and silver tiger transformed from the superior-grade magic weapon, the [Dragon and Tiger Golden Ring], could not harm it in the slightest!

The white lightning strikes from the Thunder Dragon seem to land on the ground, having little effect whatsoever.

In Zhou Chun's opinion, he might be able to break through the demon's defenses, but to kill it, he would have to use all his trump cards, otherwise it would be very difficult.

The only weakness of this demon is that its offensive abilities are not very sharp; its earth-attribute abilities are basically not enough to pose a threat to it or its spirit pets.

In this way, it becomes easy to understand what those demon kings were planning: they wanted this six-legged stone elephant to hold Zhou Chun back and prevent him from hunting other fourth-tier demon beasts.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun's mind raced, and he suppressed his murderous intent, engaging in a fierce battle with the six-legged stone elephant in a seemingly serious manner.

Even though Zhou Chun was restrained by the six-legged stone elephant, the demon beasts could not hide their defeat in the high-level battle.

The human alliance came prepared this time, and the number of Golden Core cultivators they sent was slightly more than the number of fourth-order demon beasts. Among them were many veteran Golden Core cultivators with considerable combat strength.

Therefore, on the overall battlefield, the odds of victory or defeat for both sides are roughly 60/40, with the human race clearly having the advantage.

It was only because many demonic beasts took some enemies with them by self-destructing their demon cores that some high-level human cultivators were unable to fully unleash their power, thus preventing the situation from becoming one-sided.

If the battle above them is difficult to determine a winner in a short time, then the battle below is even more uncertain.

Even if one side has a slight advantage, it is impossible for them to quickly gain an overwhelming advantage!

After the great battle lasted for half a day, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators and fifth-order demon kings above the Azure Heaven also joined the fray.

With these top-tier beings joining the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield became increasingly complex.

Because the aftershocks of these top-level beings' battles would leak down from time to time, and if a Golden Core cultivator was caught in these aftershocks, he could very well die on the spot!

As a result, both the fourth-tier and third-tier beings on both sides had to shift their battlefields away from those of the fifth-tier beings to avoid dying without knowing why.

Zhou Chun saw an opportunity during this battlefield relocation!

Taking advantage of the opportunity to shift the battlefield, he suddenly abandoned the six-legged stone elephant and headed straight for the [Azure-eyed Golden Ape] that he had been eyeing for a long time.

The cultivator this demonic beast was fighting was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. The two had been evenly matched and it was difficult to determine a winner.

Zhou Chun used the Golden Escape Technique to quickly force his way into the battlefield where both sides were located, and then swiftly joined forces with the late-stage Golden Core cultivator to besiege the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape].

Meanwhile, the six-legged stone elephant was held back by the Fiery Phoenix, Golden-Winged Tiger, and Thunder Dragon during its pursuit, and was unable to catch up for the time being.

The Azure-Eyed Golden Ape and Zhou Chun are old rivals; its right eye was even blinded by Zhou Chun's sword in a previous battle.

Seeing Zhou Chun join the battle, it was both surprised and furious, and almost immediately tried to flee.

It knew Zhou Chun's strength well; if Zhou Chun and that late-stage Golden Core cultivator joined forces, it would be no match for him.

Right now, those fifth-tier demon kings are all engaged in fierce battles with Nascent Soul stage cultivators, so they probably have no time to spare for it.

However, it felt relieved when it discovered that Zhou Chun was alone and had not brought any of his spirit pets.

Even without a spirit pet, Zhou Chun was still quite strong, but he believed he could stall for time, at least until the six-legged stone elephant arrived.

So it mustered its courage and fought two human cultivators against one.

This misjudgment led to a heavy price to be paid!

At that moment, the late-stage Golden Core cultivator suddenly raised his sleeve and waved it. A cyan talisman was suddenly thrown out by him, transforming into a cyan forest that encompassed the area of ​​the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape] for more than ten miles.

This is a rare, fourth-tier superior-grade magic talisman called "Myriad Wood Trapping Immortal Talisman," a very rare wood-attribute spell for trapping enemies.

Once trapped by this talisman, even a fourth-tier high-grade demonic beast like the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape] would find it difficult to escape in an instant.

Just as it was trapped in this small jungle, the golden-winged tiger that was still blocking the six-legged stone elephant immediately rushed over.

Zhou Chun also took the opportunity to put away the [Dragon and Tiger Golden Ring] and summoned the [Two Dragons Overturning the Sea Bottle].

He then exchanged a glance and a smile with the late-stage Golden Core cultivator. Immediately, they activated their magic weapons together and launched a fatal attack on the trapped [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape]!

Roar--

A roar filled with pain and rage rang out from the jungle. The [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape], covered in blood, unleashed extraordinary strength in its desperate situation. It forcefully shattered the jungle ahead with its fists and escaped ahead of time.

This scene startled both Zhou Chun and the late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Their plan was naturally to kill the enemy while they were trapped.

This way, even if the opponent detonates their demon core in a desperate situation, it will be difficult to harm them.

However, once they break free, it becomes very difficult to decide whether to escape or fight them to the death.

At this point, the two made different choices.

Without a second thought, the late-stage Golden Core cultivator immediately transformed into a streak of azure light and retreated, not wanting to give the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape] a chance to fight him to the death.

Zhou Chun gritted his teeth, made a hand seal, and suddenly spat out a beam of golden light.

A flash of golden light struck the chest of the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape in an instant, blasting a bloody hole in its chest. Furthermore, streams of golden malevolent energy spread from the wound into its internal organs.

This was precisely a secret technique that Zhou Chun had previously cultivated called the "Fiendish Essence Drill".

However, the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape seemed to be acting strangely at the moment. It didn't even look at its injuries and seemed unaffected as it roared and pounced on Zhou Chun.

"Not good! It's the Berserker Physique! This fiend actually possesses such a talent!!"

Zhou Chun looked at the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape], who was covered in blood but seemed completely unaffected by his injuries, and his expression suddenly changed as he quickly discovered the truth.

The so-called "Berserk Body" is a special innate ability of demonic beasts, and only a very small number of demonic beasts can awaken this innate ability.

Once this innate divine power is unleashed and the beast enters a berserk state, not only does its strength increase dramatically, but it also becomes immune to injuries, pain, and paralysis. As long as its head isn't cut off, its strength remains unaffected.

Of course, this state has a duration. After a while, the damage caused by those injuries to the body will erupt all at once, which may directly lead to the death of the monster!

Therefore, under normal circumstances, unless in a desperate situation, a demon beast that possesses this innate supernatural power will not easily use it.

Now that the [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape] has entered a berserk state, it is immune to pain and has its injuries locked. Unless Zhou Chun can immediately sever its head, he will be facing a powerful enemy in a state of berserk mode!

"Let's avoid their sharp edge first!"

As Zhou Chun's thoughts raced, he immediately activated the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor with all his might to strengthen his own defenses.

At that moment, the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape closed in on him with incredible speed, and with a swing of its fists, it slammed into the five-colored light shield with tremendous force, instantly causing countless cracks to appear on the shield!

This scene shocked Zhou Chun, who hurriedly activated the [Two Dragons Overturning the Sea Bottle] to release the two true water dragons.

However, these two true water dragons were blasted apart by the ferocious giant ape less than ten breaths after they emerged!

This was the first time Zhou Chun had faced such a dangerous situation since returning from the cultivation world in the far west.

His mind raced, and he suppressed the idea of ​​using the Moon Toad Pearl and releasing the Golden Armor Mountain Tortoise Stone. Instead, he activated the Dragon Tiger Golden Ring, which transformed into a golden dragon and a silver tiger to guard him on either side.

However, under the giant ape's fists, the golden dragon and silver tiger were forced back to their original forms after only a short time, and even some minor cracks appeared on the magic weapon itself.

Fortunately, the Golden-Winged Tiger arrived at this time, and Zhou Chun hurriedly activated the [Heavenly Gang Thunder Slash Sword] to unleash a Heavenly Gang Divine Thunder Sword Qi of full power, temporarily blasting the giant ape dozens of feet away.

Then he quickly leaped onto the back of the golden-winged tiger that had appeared in the blink of an eye, and with a flip, he hid in its spatial pouch.

Although it was somewhat embarrassing and awkward, it was indeed the best solution at the moment.

The Golden-Winged Tiger was fast enough to keep up with the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape for a while, waiting for its "Berserk Body" to pass by.

(End of this chapter)