NOVEL NEXT Chapter 205: Power Shakes the Beasts
In the curtain-like projection.
Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng's actions had darkened the faces of Clan Leader Fu Yangzi and others with anger and anxiety.
"How could these two commit such a basic mistake? Are they overconfident or simply lacking common sense?"
Uncle Lin's face was etched with worry as he let out a long sigh.
The members of the Prince Manor, Chu Family, and Wu Family in the nearby three pavilions couldn't help but exchange glances.
Obviously.
The behavior of Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng was overly reckless, and it might very well bring a catastrophic crisis to the Fu Family hunting team.
There were also those in the crowd who reveled in schadenfreude.
After all.
The Fu Family hunting team had been performing well before, demonstrating strong comprehensive strength and was a vigorous competitor for the title of Hunting King.
"Perhaps my Prince Manor could have one fewer competitor."
In the pavilion of the Prince Manor, a green-robed elder stroked his beard with a chuckle.
"That is not necessarily the case."
The previously silent Marquis Yunlai suddenly spoke:
"The Fu Family team chose a very special location: situated on a high cliff with a large river to their back. Beasts can only attack from the lower side of the cliff, giving them a tremendous strategic defensive advantage."
"This is something everyone can see. However, against an overwhelming number, such defensive advantages count for little."
The green-robed elder remained unimpressed.
This is like.
Ten people occupying a high and sturdy castle, but if faced with thousands of attackers, what good is a geographical advantage?
The same goes for Evil Demon Ridge.
There, Demon Beasts and Fierce Beasts are numerous and extremely fierce.
If unlucky enough to attract an ancient beast of the Innate stage, it would be enough to annihilate the Fu Family team.
"Unless, within the Fu Family team, there is someone who can 'hold the pass alone against thousands.' But the highest-ranking Ye Luofeng, being a sword cultivator, is not well-versed in defense and not suited for prolonged combat."
The green-robed elder shook his head.
"Indeed. Yet these two young Guest Elders of the Fu Family give me, the Marquis, the intuition that they are not ordinary fellows."
Marquis Yunlai's gaze flickered briefly.
Rationally speaking, even Marquis Yunlai believed that it was a death-seeking move for the Fu Family team, more likely to end in misfortune than fortune.
However.
A sense of intuition, born of experience and instinct, made Marquis Yunlai feel that things might not be so simple.
In the half-time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The actions of the Fu Family team on the projection caught the attention of the Prince Manor and many other families.
Most were waiting for the self-destruction of this hunting team.
Uhm! Roar! Roar!
At the cliff top, the light from ten torches attracted some scattered Fierce Beasts.
However.
Before these Fierce Beasts even approached the cliff top, they were slain by members of the Fu Family team.
In the night wind.
Chen Yu stood with his arms crossed, even having yet to make a move. Beside him, Ye Luofeng rarely acted.
"Indeed extraordinary. The composure of this young man is exceptional. His position in the team, in terms of status, is not inferior to that Postnatal Peak Ye Luofeng."
Marquis Yunlai's eyes briefly captured a sharp glint.
If.
This young man possessed strength that did not pale in comparison to Ye Luofeng, then this time the Fu Family hunting team might truly pose a threat to the Prince Manor.
Hu! Roar! Roar!
More and more Fierce Beasts charged toward the top of the cliff.
Soon after.
Two Postnatal Stage Demon Beasts, mixed among many others, appeared.
At that moment.
Inside the Fu Family team, Fu Hong, Fu Jing, and others each felt the pressure building.
Luckily.
Ye Luofeng and Chen Yu, who stood at the front, bore the greater brunt of the assault.
Among them.
With every swing, Ye Luofeng's treasured sword could easily slay two or three Demon Beasts.
As for Chen Yu, he was even more peculiar.
He still stood with his arms crossed, his figure shifting now and then, blocking the area dense with Demon Beasts.
"Boom! Boom! Bang…"
Those Fierce Beasts, upon getting close, were sent flying by the invisible "Copper Statue Power," either killed on the spot or left half-dead, bleeding profusely.
Roll! Roll!
One Fierce Beast after another turned into "Blood and Flesh Beast Balls," rolling down from the top of the cliff.
Swish! Swish!
Chen Yu's figure was a blur of motion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Without so much as lifting a finger, more and more Fierce Beasts fell from the cliff to smash and bleed below.
In fact.
More Fierce Beasts were hit by those rolling down as they attempted to climb halfway up the slope, becoming collateral damage, joining the ranks of the "rolling army."
In front of the projection.
The elders of various families had expressions of astonishment.
"This lad, completely beyond human."
"He is practically a humanoid tyrannosaur, those Fierce Beasts are like eggs against a rock, shattered all over the place."
What occurred in the scene astonished everyone.
"Hmph! This is just the beginning. Wait until stronger Demon Beasts come at them…"
In the Wu Family Pavilion, the bald middle-aged Wu Tianxiao wore a cold smirk.
Just at that moment.
Two Postnatal Qi Transformation Demon Beasts barely made it to the mountain top.
One of the Postnatal Middle Stage Demon Beasts was pierced through the heart by a sword thrust from Ye Luofeng.
The other of the Postnatal Early Stage, was struck close by Chen Yu, who caved in its head with a fist.
Two Acquired Demon Cores in hand.
However, Ye Luofeng, who had chosen the Postnatal Middle Stage Demon Beast, obtained a higher grade of Demon Core.
Chen Yu didn't mind, not contesting the momentary victory.
Just as the two of them retrieved the Demon Cores.
"Here they come! More Demon Beasts, and a Fierce Beast army…"
All of a sudden, Chen Yu's expression tightened slightly.
In the next moment.
Densely packed tiny black shadows leaped toward the cliff top, revealing eerie red eyes.
"That's... Fierce Rats!"
"So many Fierce Rats... There must be thousands!"
In the darkness, numerous Fierce Rats, the size of gourds, charged toward the summit.
"Within the Fierce Rat army, there are four Demon Beasts. One of those Demon Beasts, a Demon Beast King, is at the Postnatal Peak stage."
Chen Yu called out loudly.
"One of the Postnatal Middle Stage ones has been entangled by my insect, the other three Demon Rats are coming up."
Chen Yu's voice shifted again.
Originally.
His insect had always played the role of a scout beneath the mountain cliff.
"There are too many fierce rats. Are you really up to this?"
Ye Luofeng's eyes narrowed sharply.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Dozens upon hundreds of fierce rats had already reached the summit, clashing with the additional hunting team.
Ye Luofeng, Fu Hong, Fu Jing, and others fought fiercely against the fierce rats.
But.
The number of fierce rats kept on rising.
A couple of breaths later.
Before their eyes, hundreds of fierce rats, led by two rat demons, pounced toward them.
Crisis emerged suddenly!
Each fierce rat possessed the strength of the Meridian Passage Stage or Organ Refining Stage. With their numbers, they could overwhelm an elephant.
"Hmph!"
Within the pavilion, the elders of the Wu and Chu Families couldn't help but sneer.
However.
The smiles on their faces quickly solidified as the content of the scene changed.
In the image.
The youth in beast-hide armor suddenly advanced toward the region where the rat hoard was converging, directly facing the two rat demons.
Woo hoo!
With a single breath, the youth unleashed a massive soundwave torrent, like a hurricane at sea, creating waves of shock that enveloped hundreds of fierce rats.
In a moment.
In front of the youth, within a few dozen yards, hundreds of fierce rats burst apart and died.
Some at a farther distance, those closer to the center, bled from their ears and noses, fainting on the spot or spinning around dazedly.
Just one roar.
A vacuum fault appeared near the top of the cliff.
The two nearby Postnatal Stage rat demons were so shaken by the "Copper Lion Roar" that they bled from the ears and nose, their bodies reeling unsteadily.
Swipe!
Chen Yu's figure flashed, moving close to one of the rat demons, and smashed its head with a punch.
The other.
Just recovering, was decapitated by Ye Luofeng's remote sword light.
Thus.
Out of the large army of fierce rats, two of the four demon beasts had already been killed.
At the same time.
Whoosh!
Beneath the cliff, an Iron Moon Strange Insect sprang from the body of a Postnatal Middle Stage rat demon, splashing blood.
Three out of the four rat demons died.
Only the last one remained, the "Rat King" at the Postnatal Peak.
The "Rat King" had an even larger body, roughly the size of a water tank, slightly lagging behind.
The death of many of its kin enraged the "Rat King," displaying anger and hatred, as one of them was its "official mate."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The Rat King led nearly a thousand fierce rats toward the top of the cliff.
"Can we withstand it?"
Ye Luofeng felt an inexplicable void in her heart.
This was a hoard of over a thousand fierce rats, attacking desperately enough to tear a Postnatal Peak expert into shreds in an instant.
Moreover, among them was the Postnatal Peak Rat King.
"No problem."
Chen Yu bore a cold smile, his gaze sweeping over the thousand or so demon beasts.
Thump!
His figure turned into a faint black afterimage, aggressively charging toward the rat army.
Woo! Roar! Roar! Roar!
Thunderous roaring sounds, accompanied by hurricane-like sonic cyclones carrying deadly intimidation, covered the group of fierce rats.
Three consecutive roars!
Every breath, he launched a roar.
Each one killing two to three hundred fierce rats.
After three breaths.
The thousand-rat army led by the "Rat King" was left with only a few scattered survivors, and most of them were overwhelmed by the residual force of the "Copper Statue Technique" and the evil Qi, rendered powerless.
That is to say.
As the Rat King turned around, it became a commander with no soldiers.
The "Copper Statue Technique" unleashed by Chen Yu had an expanded range but only slightly affected the Rat King without causing it real harm.
Squeak!
The Rat King let out a sharp squeal, turned into a fleeting shadow, and pounced toward Chen Yu.
"Clang!"
Chen Yu drew the Xuan Heavy Sword, slashing out a cold black arc, a wall of force that repelled the Rat King.
Sparks scattered across the Rat King's body, leaving only a faint scratch.
"This creature has a very hard body, and its strength is not lacking either," Chen Yu steadied himself with a slight sway, revealing surprise.
This Rat King had reached the Postnatal Peak, its strength very close to that of the Iron Abyss Rhinoceros.
Suddenly.
A sharp shout rang by his ear, Ye Luofeng slashed out an icy sword light intertwined with a faint green luminescence, striking the Rat King's body.
Feeling threatened, the Rat King bizarrely dodged the vital points.
As a result, the sword left a deep, bone-deep gash on its back.
The Rat King showed a look of fear and scampered away.
Woo hoo!
A deadly intimidating sonic boom descended suddenly, shaking the Rat King's spirit, causing intense pain in its organs, as if its blood vessels were about to burst.
This time's "Copper Lion Roar," Chen Yu had concentrated the power using his heart, with more focused strength.
Even the strong Rat King was stunned for a moment or two, its internal qi and blood in disarray.
Slide!
Before the Rat King could recover, its neck was tightly gripped by a pair of copper-like hands and twisted forcefully.
Crack!
The Rat King's neck was violently twisted and broken by Chen Yu.
After all, the Rat King's defensive power was too strong, similar to Lu Zhuo before.
Using swords or fists to kill would be difficult to achieve an effective one-hit kill; such primitive brutality was more effective.
Ye Luofeng, not far away, looked on with a hint of regret as Chen Yu extracted a high-quality Acquired Demon Core from the Rat King's body.
At this time.
With the Rat King and several rat demons eliminated, the remaining fierce rats quickly dispersed.
This battle.
Four rat demons, among them, three were solved by Chen Yu and the Iron Moon Strange Insect, yielding three demon cores.
Especially the Rat King's demon core was of higher quality.
With such a rich harvest, the Fu Family hunting team's score instantly topped everyone in the field.
Chen Yu's personal hunting score was also the highest in the field.
He temporarily held the position of the Hunting King.