Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 697 A Pyrrhic Victory [Please Subscribe]

In the secret realm of void.

When the blond youth commanded the rock giant to remotely destroy the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator who was fleeing towards them, right in front of the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators, the four were also taken aback by the powerful strength displayed by the rock giant.

"As expected, they are a fifth-tier existence! I just wonder how someone of this level was brought into the Void Realm, and how they weren't rejected out!"

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator's eyes flickered slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise and bewilderment.

This natural void realm has incomplete internal laws of heaven and earth, and its maximum power that it can withstand is limited. Therefore, due to its own protection mechanism, it will prevent fifth-order beings from entering it through the entrance.

At the same time, if someone unleashes fifth-tier power in the Void Realm, they will be rejected and banished by the Void Realm because their power is too strong, and even fifth-tier puppets are no exception.

Generally speaking, only a Nascent Soul stage cultivator with profound knowledge of spatial laws, or a very small number of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, can break this limitation.

However, no matter how much the rock giant displays its powerful strength, it will not be rejected or banished by the Void Realm, which is undoubtedly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

But now is clearly not the time to marvel at these things.

Upon discovering that these people had gathered together, the blond youth immediately commanded the rock giant to come to their side.

"Oh, another one coming in to die? It seems the Nascent Soul cultivators of these major powers in Wuyang Kingdom are even more foolish than I expected!"

The blond youth glanced at the four newly arrived late-stage Golden Core cultivators, then scoffed with disdain.

The four men weren't angered by his mockery. Instead, they looked at him and questioned, "Why did you deliberately open this void realm to lure us cultivators from various sects in and kill us? Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by our sect elders after you leave?"

This is precisely the most puzzling aspect.

Logically speaking, since the blond youth was a descendant of the Jin Yue Sect, after opening the Void Realm and obtaining its benefits, he should have deliberately concealed his identity and kept a low profile.

Why are they so bold as to attempt to kill all the cultivators from the major forces within the Void Secret Realm?

The blond youth sneered and said, "How ridiculous! It was you who coveted the treasures within our sect's secret realm and voluntarily entered this place. What does it have to do with me?"

"As for the pursuit by you Nascent Soul stage cultivators from various sects, that's only if they can find me!"

Having said that, he stopped arguing with the crowd and immediately commanded the rock giant to attack them.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately transmitted his voice to the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators, saying, "You all hold off this rock giant for now, I'll deal with the other one!"

Upon hearing this, the four of them exchanged glances and quickly nodded in agreement.

Blonde youths are not weak; if they were alone, they might not be a match for their opponents.

It would be better for the four of them to work together to hold off the rock giant, and let Zhou Chun, the Nascent Soul cultivator, use his avatar to test the blond youth's abilities.

The four of them unleashed their magical powers and treasures, bombarding the rock giant in an attempt to separate it from the blond youth.

Since they were able to be sent into the Void Secret Realm for rescue by Nascent Soul stage cultivators from their respective sects, their own strength must be extremely remarkable.

Both of them possess top-grade magic weapons, and their regular combat strength is not much lower than that of Pang Zhenyue, who was previously killed by Zhou Chun!

These top-grade magical treasures were not obtained by chance, but were inherited treasures passed down through generations of their sects.

They were all people who had the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and their status within their respective sects was second only to Nascent Soul stage cultivators. They were already qualified to refine these inherited treasures.

If they ever manage to reach the Nascent Soul stage, their top-grade magic treasures will be their greatest reliance in overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation!

Even with a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of their cultivation level, wielding a top-grade magic weapon, while still far from being a match for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was not a problem to barely withstand the rock giant's regular attacks.

They also possessed supernatural talismans bestowed by Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and perhaps more than one.

At this moment, unleash your full potential without hesitation to protect yourself, ensuring that you won't be instantly killed by the Rock Giant's sudden ultimate attack!

In this way, without having to devote their energy to defense, they can unleash their full power to attack the rock giant.

Various magical artifacts and supernatural powers flew through the sky, quickly shattering the rock giant's attack and even striking its massive body.

However, these attacks, which were enough to kill ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivators, only managed to scrape off a layer of stone or leave small dents when they landed on it.

Compared to its enormous size, this damage was truly insignificant and negligible.

Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to expect these four late-stage Golden Core cultivators to surround and kill a fifth-tier rock giant.

However, their offensive successfully held back the rock giant, preventing it from diverting its strength to deal with Zhou Chun, which could be considered as meeting Zhou Chun's minimum requirements for them.

Zhou Chun, of course, would not waste this hard-won opportunity, and immediately launched an attack on the blond youth together with his two spirit pets.

He went all out, immediately unleashing the [Moon Toad Pearl], a magical treasure, and using his full strength right from the start.

But the blond youth's response surprised him.

Suddenly, the golden armor on the blond youth shone brightly, and golden runes flew around him, forming a golden rune shield that protected him.

The white ice light released by the [Moon Toad Pearl] landed on the golden rune shield, but failed to shatter it directly!

Even when the attacks from the Golden-Winged Tiger and Mu Sang followed, they only caused the golden rune shield to shake for a moment, but still failed to break through it.

This scene not only surprised Zhou Chun, but also surprised the other Golden Core cultivators who were distracted by observing the situation.

Prior to this, the blond youth had never personally taken action.

Therefore, no one expected that he would have such a powerful defensive method.

No wonder he's been so arrogant and conceited since he appeared.

"It's at least a top-grade magic weapon specializing in defense, and might even be a spiritual treasure!"

Zhou Chun looked at the blond youth with a deep and solemn expression, or rather, at the blond youth's golden armor, and instantly made his own judgment.

This treasure seemed to have concealed its true nature, not revealing any extraordinary features, so much so that Zhou Chun did not see its true nature and only thought it was at most a decent high-grade defensive magic weapon.

Now it seems he completely misjudged the situation.

But that makes things complicated.

The Moon Toad Pearl was already the strongest technique of this avatar, but now even his strongest technique couldn't break through the blond youth's defenses in one go, so the plan to quickly kill the opponent had basically failed.

However, there's no turning back now that the arrow has been released. Since he's already made his move, Zhou Chun has no choice but to continue down this path to the bitter end.

He quickly instructed the Wood Spirit Musang, who was not good at attacking, to change targets and help the Wuyang Kingdom cultivators hold off the rock giant.

He then patted his storage bag at his waist and took out more than a dozen fourth-tier magic talismans.

Zhou Chun's main body no longer needs these things, so this time he arranged for his avatar to enter the Void Secret Realm to rescue people, and specifically entrusted these magic talismans to the avatar to carry.

At this moment, his avatar had no intention of holding back at all and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the blond youth.

Flames, lightning, and golden swords appeared in the sky, all rushing towards the blond youth.

The blond youth didn't seem to be in a hurry to retaliate; he simply focused on activating his golden armor to maintain the golden rune shield.

At this moment, the blond youth, who was inside the golden rune light shield, seemed to be in a state of being untouched by any magic.

Despite the numerous attacks formed by fourth-order magic runes striking the protective shield around him, he did not budge an inch.

It wasn't until the Golden-Winged Tiger unleashed the [Space Blade] divine power again that he finally used a new move.

Suddenly, a silver compass magic weapon appeared in his hand. He then activated the weapon with his magic power, and after the compass needle spun for a while, a silver beam of light and a pale silver blade of light shot out and collided in mid-air.

Then something else shocked Zhou Chun.

The previously invincible [Spatial Blade] was suddenly shattered by the seemingly unremarkable silver beam of light!

"A spatial attribute magic weapon! That thing is a spatial attribute magic weapon!"

As the person involved and a spatial attribute user, the Golden-Winged Tiger sensed things much faster and more accurately than Zhou Chun, and soon exclaimed in surprise about the origin of the silver compass magic weapon.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's pupils contracted.

Just as monsters with spatial attributes are extremely rare, magical artifacts with spatial attributes are equally rare.

Because spiritual materials that truly possess spatial attributes are extremely rare in the cultivation world.

Moreover, many of these spiritual materials are not suitable for refining artifacts, and few artifact refiners have the skill to use them for refining artifacts.

Therefore, the number of space-attribute magic treasures in the cultivation world is extremely rare!

The silver compass in the blond youth's hand didn't seem like a top-grade magic weapon to Zhou Chun; it was at most a high-grade one.

Even so, due to its spatial properties, its value surpasses that of a top-grade magic weapon!

Considering the golden armor he wore and the rock giant, the number of trump cards and techniques this blond youth possessed when he was at the Golden Core stage was no less than, and perhaps even greater than, Zhou Chun's original form!

Perhaps only when Zhou Zhiying reaches the Golden Core Perfection realm in the future will he be able to compete with this blond youth in terms of treasures and trump cards.

"Your Excellency possesses extraordinary strength and a bright future. Why must you make things difficult for us? Why not let us leave and form a friendly relationship?"

Zhou Chun temporarily stopped his attack and looked at the blond youth with a solemn expression, speaking his mind.

He had to admit that, under the current circumstances, the chances of him killing the blond youth were extremely slim.

Since they couldn't kill the enemy, and there was still a fifth-tier rock giant on the other side that they couldn't deal with, negotiating peace was clearly the best solution.

However, this optimal solution is clearly only applicable to him.

The blond youth was clearly unwilling to accept his suggestion.

A cold smile appeared on his face as he said, "If you're willing to give me the treasure, I might consider letting you leave alone. Otherwise, I'll kill you and take the treasure for myself!"

"How dare you, junior!"

Zhou Chun's face darkened, and he was also aroused by the blond youth's words.

He just didn't want to expend too much effort in this pointless fight; he wasn't really afraid of the blond youth!

"Looks like if I don't teach you a lesson, you'll really think I'm a paper tiger!"

He let out a cold snort, then opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of his life essence onto the [Moon Toad Treasure Pearl] spiritual treasure.

It should be noted that Zhou Chun's avatar is based on a fourth-tier high-grade Snow Demon. Its demon core essence is far more effective for the [Moon Toad Pearl], an ice-attribute spiritual treasure, than the life essence of a cultivator.

At this moment, empowered by his life essence, the [Moon Toad Pearl] immediately emitted a white icy light that was much stronger than before.

This time, when the icy light landed on the golden rune shield, its powerful force finally shattered many of the golden runes, causing cracks to instantly appear on the shield.

At that moment, nine invisible ice needles also landed on the golden rune light shield, instantly piercing through the shield and shooting towards the blond youth's body.

Unfortunately, the blond youth had already seen him use this move to injure Pang Zhenyue, and was already on guard.

As the invisible ice needle pierced the light barrier, his golden armor suddenly transformed into a full-body heavy armor, completely encasing his face, hands, and feet within its thick layers.

The nine ice needles pierced the armor, but not only did they fail to penetrate the heavy armor, they also sent the piercing needles flying.

But Zhou Chun has already achieved half of his goal.

Behind the nine ice needles, the Golden-Winged Tiger had already spat out its demon core, which bombarded the runic golden light shield, completely shattering the shield that was already close to its limit!

Just like his Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor, which couldn't be reconstituted for a short time after its protective shield was broken, the blond youth's armor also had this problem.

In fact, this is a flaw that can't be considered a flaw in armor-type defensive magical artifacts.

The difference is that the more powerful the armor, the shorter the time it takes for the shield to reassemble.

So when Zhou Chun saw that the golden-haired youth's protective shield was broken, he immediately spat out even more of his life essence onto the [Moon Toad Pearl], causing the spiritual treasure to quickly emit a white icy light that shot towards the opponent.

Since his avatar was limited by the progress of the "Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique" and had no chance of breaking through the realm in the short term, he didn't care about losing his life essence.

The blond youth clearly hadn't expected that he would so decisively choose a mutually destructive fighting style and risk his life.

At this point, he could only follow suit and spat out a mouthful of his life essence blood, which landed on his armor. He forcibly activated the power of this treasure and barely managed to condense a layer of protective golden light to protect himself.

It wasn't that he lacked other supernatural powers and magical treasures, but rather that he knew in his heart that when facing attacks from spiritual treasures, no supernatural power or magical treasure was as effective as the armor he wore.

However, the armor he wore was not a spiritual treasure, unlike spiritual treasures which stored a large amount of primordial power that could be unleashed at crucial moments.

At this moment, the protective golden light condensed by the stimulation of his life essence only slightly resisted for a moment before disappearing in an instant, and then the person and his armor were turned into an ice sculpture.

Of course, with the armor protecting him, he certainly wouldn't be directly killed by this icy light like those cultivators who died under the "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" in the past. He would only be temporarily frozen by the extreme power of ice.

Zhou Chun was fully aware of this, so after freezing the blond youth, he transformed into a one-horned white snake without hesitation and flew directly towards the blond youth.

In the blink of an eye, the white unicorn that Zhou Chun had transformed into flew to the side of the ice sculpture that the blond youth had transformed into, and then coiled up and strangled the ice sculpture that the blond youth had transformed into.

He wasn't trying to kill the blond youth, but rather using his own cultivation as a sacrifice, combined with the power of the [Moon Toad Pearl], to forcibly freeze him.

As far as Zhou Chun was concerned, as long as the divided soul that had taken over the avatar remained intact, the avatar itself was not irreplaceable.

The worst-case scenario is that the Snow Demon's core collapses, and then it has to find a suitable vessel to house its split soul!

With Zhou Chun sacrificing his own life force, the blond youth was frozen in mid-air, unable to move an inch.

This scene greatly boosted the morale of the Wuyang Kingdom cultivators, giving them hope for victory.

He immediately fought even harder against the rock giant, trying to buy Zhou Chun more time to kill the blond youth.

But at that moment, the rock giant, which had been relatively calm, suddenly went berserk!

A powerful roar filled with oppressive force erupted from the giant rock, and a powerful shockwave suddenly burst forth from its body, instantly scattering the magical artifacts and supernatural powers that were attacking it.

Then, a yellow light flashed on its body, and its massive form instantly merged into the ground below and disappeared without a trace.

When it reappeared, it burst forth from the ground beneath Zhou Chun, the frozen blond youth, and soared into the air, throwing a punch at the white snake that Zhou Chun had transformed into.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun had no choice but to withdraw, quickly releasing the blond youth and transforming into a white streak of light to escape.

The rock giant's fist then swiftly opened, scooping up the blond youth trapped in the solid ice.

Then, a yellow light surged from its palm, and with its powerful strength, it forcefully shattered the solid ice, rescuing the blond youth inside.

However, the blond youth was in very bad shape at this moment.

Zhou Chun sacrificed his own cultivation to seal him. Even though most of the extreme icy power was blocked and isolated by his armor, the remaining part still caused serious frostbite to his body and even his soul after it seeped into his body.

If the rock giant hadn't rescued him in time, even with the protective armor, he would have definitely frozen to death inside the armor by Zhou Chun!

Therefore, after escaping danger, he couldn't care less about anything else and immediately had the rock giant carry him rapidly towards the exit of the void secret realm, preparing to return to the array shield to rest and heal his injuries.

As long as he guards the exit of that void secret realm, Zhou Chun and the others will have no chance to leave this place. Once he recovers from his injuries, he will naturally have plenty of opportunities to take revenge!

"Stop him! We can't let him go back into the formation to heal his wounds!!"

Zhou Chun immediately saw through the blond youth's plan and hurriedly warned the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators who were chasing after him.

Upon hearing his words, the four knew that this was a rare opportunity, and immediately gave chase at full speed without saying another word.

Although the rock giant is a fifth-order being, its flight speed is not fast, which is its weakness.

Given that it can freely appear in various parts of the Void Realm, the possibility that it is a mountain spirit can be basically ruled out.

Therefore, it clearly does not possess the ability to move freely within its territory, which is common to mountain spirits.

He didn't even seem to be particularly proficient in earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique).

Because it had to protect the blond youth, it could only passively endure the attacks along the way, relying on its thick-skinned body to withstand various assaults.

Although Zhou Chun participated in the pursuit, he did not make a move.

His previous actions, which risked damaging his cultivation, have caused his cultivation level to regress to the threshold of the upper-level fourth rank. If he doesn't stabilize it, he might fall back to the middle-level fourth rank.

If that's the case, then we'll have little chance of even protecting ourselves when we encounter certain situations in the future.

Now, his safety is not only concerned with his own, but also with the safety of Zhou Mingde, Golden-Winged Tiger, Wood Spirit Musang, and the spiritual treasure, the Moon Toad Pearl.

So unless he's forced to, or is certain that everyone can escape safely, he definitely won't dare to make a move again.

After a chase, by the time the rock giant escorted the blond youth back to the exit of the Void Realm, its massive body was covered with cracks and pits, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

But everyone knows that these injuries are nothing serious to it.

If it can be allowed to return to the ground and rest, it will most likely recover from most of its injuries.

At this moment, the rock giant was about to escort the blond youth into the location of the Bagua altar.

Zhou Chun has finally made his move!

He directly activated the [Moon Toad Pearl], unleashing a beam of white ice light that struck the rock giant, instantly causing its body to solidify into a layer of ice.

Although the rock giant quickly broke free from the icy confinement with its exertion, it also created a good opportunity for others to attack.

So the late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Earth Mother Sect and another late-stage Golden Core cultivator with a top-grade magic weapon each took out a secret divine power talisman and activated it.

First, an intensely bright golden-red ray of light pierced the sky and struck the rock giant, cutting a terrifying wound more than ten feet deep on its back.

Immediately afterwards, another phantom image of a giant, earthen-yellow hammer slammed into the rock giant's shoulder, instantly shattering one of its shoulders and its right arm, sending it crashing to the ground!

The powerful shockwave from this attack even affected the blond youth who was being protected by the rock giant, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

But the rock giant was indeed extraordinary. Even under these circumstances, it did not lose its ability to move and forcibly carried him headfirst into the array shield where the Bagua altar was located.

Still not working?

Zhou Chun frowned deeply as he looked at the array shield that offered no resistance to the rock giant and the blond youth.

(End of this chapter)