Chapter 966: 948 Tower Defense Magical Beast_1
"It's a Magical Beast, the Magma Whale, capable of freely roaming through volcanoes and deep seas, speed being the greatest among Marine Beasts!" Dongfang Qinxin explained.
As Dongfang Qinxin spoke, the Magma Whale leapt up, its massive body, akin to a mountain, plunging down towards the people.
One could see that the Magma Whale was coursing with extremely terrifying energy fluctuations, even more powerful than the Fire Demon Beast, at least a Third Heaven of Divine Venerate!
Fortunately, the levels of the women had already increased, otherwise, they would have felt that damned oppressive feeling again.
"The fastest in the ocean, then what are we waiting for?" Chu Qin smiled lightly and immediately teleported to the head of the Marine Beast, and the next moment, Chu Qin's foot stomped down, causing the beast to let out a mournful cry. This Marine Beast of the Third Heaven of Divine Venerate cultivation was now obediently lying flat on the spot!
"Alright, everyone come on up," Chu Qin said with a smile, "It's now our mount!"
Upon hearing this, the women were all thrilled and teleported onto the back of the Magma Whale!
Chu Qin and the women sailed for a long time in the vast ocean. Although Chu Qin's Divine Sense could reach a radius of tens of thousands of miles, it was still insignificant compared to the boundless grand world.
"That's not right, Jiu Yin, you said that each level of the Seven Hells Demon Tower has a switch, so where is the switch?" Chu Qin asked.
"How would I know that, the Seven Hells Demon Tower changes in the blink of an eye," Jiu Yin chuckled, "The location of the switch also changes unpredictably. With good luck, you might come across it, with bad luck, you might encounter the legendary powerful Demon Suppression Beasts; it's not certain!"
"Demon Suppression Beasts?"
"Yes, I just remembered, the Seven Hells Demon Tower does have Demon Suppression Beasts. Only by defeating the Demon Suppression Beasts can one unlock the next level. And each level's beast is stronger than the previous one, the Demon Suppression Beasts on the higher levels should all be Divine Masters, in the Divine Venerable Realm, while the fifth, sixth, seventh levels are Saintly Sovereign beasts!" Jiu Yin explained.
"Could that be the Demon Suppression Beast?"
At that moment, Meng Ying pointed towards the sky above an island in the distance.
Following her direction, a huge blue dragon was seen hovering in mid-air.
This dragon, similar to the Azure Dragon in size, was tens of thousands of feet long, its body covered with blue dragon scales, and between its two dragon horns, there was a single horn emitting flashes of blue light.
At this time, the Trihorn Blue Dragon was engaged in battle with someone wrapped in golden light whose true appearance was indiscernible, but whose power seemed not at all inferior to the Trihorn Blue Dragon.
"It's a Demon Royal, the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor!" Jiu Yin said, slightly startled, "Indeed, this should be the Demon Suppression Beast, at least at the Saintly Sovereign level."
"Then, who is that person battling it? Also a Saintly Sovereign?" You Yin asked, slightly surprised.
"It's Zhuge Lingtian," Chu Qin spoke.
"Zhuge Lingtian?"
"Sky-Holding Palace's Sanctified Lord Lingtian!"
Everyone couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
"Mhm, it's Zhuge Lingtian," Chu Qin nodded, "I got it. Breaking through the previous levels' mechanisms and defeating the Demon Suppression Beasts ahead of us must have been Zhuge Lingtian."
"That's likely. Among those who entered, only he should have the strength to defeat these Demon Suppression Beasts," Jiu Yin said, "It looks like Zhuge Lingtian was able to reach the fifth level of the Seven Hells Demon Tower within just ten days because he must have a map."
"Chu Qin, what should we do then? Should we help him?" Dugu Zixi asked.
"Why help him?" Chu Qin said with a smile, "No kinship, no friendship."
"Hmm, that's true," Dugu Zixi nodded. Why would someone as hypocritically sinister as Zhuge Lingtian want to help?
"However, Chu Qin, even if you don't help him, this Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor is probably not his match," Jiu Yin said.
"Why is that?" asked Chu Qin, raising an eyebrow.
"Do you see what he is holding in his hand?" Jiu Yin said with a slight smile.
Upon hearing this, Chu Qin's Divine Sense immediately focused on Zhuge Lingtian's hand, and sure enough, he was holding a staff.
The staff contained an extremely profound and pure Ancient Buddha Force, which even caused Chu Qin's Ancient Buddha Overlord Body to resonate slightly.
"Great Thousand Buddha Nation, Demon Suppression Divine Artifact!" Chu Qin recognized the item at a glance.
"Hmm." Jiu Yin nodded, "It seems that Zhuge Lingtian's identity is beyond my expectations. The staff in his hand, named the Ancient Buddha Staff, is not as powerful as your Heavenly Inferno Demonic Staff, but it is also a Saintly Sovereign Artifact of the Great Thousand Buddha Nation. It has a lethal suppressive effect on the Demon Race and magical beasts. If I'm not wrong, he must have some connection with the Great Thousand Buddha Nation, otherwise, he wouldn't possess the Ancient Buddha Staff. As for the reason, it remains unknown to me."
While Jiu Yin and Chu Qin were conversing, the battle between Zhuge Lingtian and the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor seemed to be nearing its conclusion.
Zhuge Lingtian, relying on his own methods and the Ancient Buddha Staff in his hand, managed to beat back the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor repeatedly!
"Chu Qin, this Zhuge Lingtian is treacherously venomous. I noticed it back at the Seven Prison Demon Mountain. Do you want to launch a surprise attack now? He's as good as dead!"
"No need, let them fight," Chu Qin smiled and said, "I, Chu Qin, am not the kind of person who stoops to despicable acts. Besides, as a man of principle, he poses no threat to me. Rest assured, Jiu Yin, he can't defeat me."
"I almost forgot, you absorbed the Ice Demon Beast Emperor Orb, and your strength has improved drastically," Jiu Yin said with a smile.
"Ancient Buddha Mantra!" At that moment, accompanied by a low roar from Zhuge Lingtian, the staff in his hand suddenly grew thousands of feet tall.
Blinding Buddha light surged out from the staff, and its holy radiance oppressed the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor, causing it to emit a painful wail.
Immediately after, Zhuge Lingtian punched out, and in an instant, the fist pierced through the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor's chest.
"Jiu Yin, you are the Demon Race Supreme. The Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor is dying, don't you feel anything?" Chu Qin said with a smile.
"No!" Jiu Yin shook his head, "Magical beasts don't belong to the Demon Race, and moreover, as a tower-suppressing magical beast, the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor is immortal. Now that it has been killed, the person who comes to the next level will have to challenge it again. Chu Qin, get ready, we're about to enter the sixth floor!"
As expected, no sooner had Jiu Yin finished speaking than the scenery around them changed instantly.
The Magma Whale that Chu Qin and the others had been standing on vanished in a blink, and the sea around them disappeared completely, only to be replaced by countless trees.
Chu Qin and the others instinctively soared into the air.
Looking down, the entire world had completely transformed from an ocean to a vast forest realm, an endless expanse of green grass and primordial forests—there was no doubt that this was the sixth level of the Seven Hells Demon Tower, the World of Wood.
"Senior Chu Qin!" And at that moment, as Chu Qin and the others ascended, they caught the attention of Zhuge Lingtian and the rest. Zhuge Lingtian flew towards them while excitedly calling out to Chu Qin.
Chu Qin originally didn't want to pay attention to Zhuge Lingtian, but since the latter had called his name, out of courtesy, he replied, "Lingtian, what a coincidence to see you here too."
And Chen Mu, Saint Lu, Dongfang Qinxin, and the others were all slightly surprised. Chu Qin was only in his twenties; how could Zhuge Lingtian, this living fossil, address Chu Qin as a senior?
"Senior Chu Qin, I've been looking everywhere for you, but alas, to no avail. It seems you also came to kill the tower-suppressing magical beast, I apologize for my presumption in taking the initiative," Zhuge Lingtian said unabashedly. In truth, he had long known that Chu Qin must have witnessed him killing the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor. At this point, there was no need for further secrecy.