Chapter 475 - 283: Golden Armored Thunder Ape, The Marvel of the Escape Technique
Chapter 475: Chapter 283: Golden Armored Thunder Ape, The Marvel of the Escape Technique
"ROAR!"
Though the roar came from a distance, it was as if the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder had just exploded overhead, jolting the members of the Purple Extreme Sect who had just boarded their Spiritual Ship to make a quick getaway.
Even Master Linghu, a Fake Core Cultivator, felt his expression darken. However, his composure and disciplined Heart Nature held firm, preventing him from panicking. He acted decisively, halting the Spiritual Ship’s ascent and instead sending it plummeting like a meteorite toward the forest floor below.
Just before it hit the ground, he recalled the Flying Ship. It transformed into a streak of light and shot into his sleeve, leaving the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to drift gently to the ground.
The cultivators’ faces were visibly pale. They exchanged glances, and each could see the flicker of terror in the others’ eyes.
’That level of power and presence... it has to be a Clear Core Demon Beast, at the very least!’
A Muddy Core is equivalent to a Human Race Cultivator’s Fake Core!
A Clear Core is equivalent to a Human Race Cultivator’s True Core!
And a Celestial Core is equivalent to a Golden Core!
If a Clear Core Demon Beast set its sights on them, even Master Linghu would likely end up as nothing more than a meal for the creature.
Even without wings, a Tier Two Demon Beast could overcome its terrestrial limitations and use its Demonic Power to fly, though not necessarily at great speed.
In this regard, they were inferior to Human Race Cultivators.
A Tier Three Demon Beast, however, was a different story. They could even be called Demon Cultivators and were capable of Void Escape. Thanks to their powerful physiques and violent Demonic Power, they were even faster than an ordinary Core Formation Cultivator who hadn’t specialized in Escape Techniques.
If one happened to lock onto a target and was determined to hunt them down, even a Core Formation Cultivator would be in for a world of trouble.
This was because a Demon Cultivator’s entire power resided within their own body, ready to be unleashed at will. A Human Race Cultivator’s strength in Magical Combat, on the other hand, relied on external items like Magical Treasures, Talismans, and Arrays.
Arrays, in particular, required time to set up to reliably slay a demon beast.
Most importantly, Human Race Cultivators generally wouldn’t risk their lives for a fruitless endeavor. Demon Cultivators, however, were a different matter; their actions were often dictated by their volatile whims and tempers, making them highly unpredictable.
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「In the dense forest.」
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH..."
All seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators present turned as one to look at Master Linghu.
At this moment, the Fake Core Master was their pillar of strength, their anchor in the storm.
Master Linghu ignored their questioning gazes. He slapped a Tier Three Invisibility Talisman, pulsing with spiritual energy, onto his chest. After a flash of light from the talisman, his aura faded until it was barely perceptible, allowing him to almost meld into his surroundings.
His body then lifted slightly, and like a phantom, he drifted forward in utter silence to cautiously observe the situation ahead.
Seeing this, the other cultivators dared not delay, and each used their own methods. Some used treasured Invisibility Talismans, while others activated unique Concealing Breath Techniques, all doing their utmost to hide their auras.
For a moment, faint flickers of Spiritual Light flashed through the forest before it fell silent once more. Everyone held their breath.
Mo Zhaoli activated a Qi Concealing Technique. Lin Changheng also employed the Concealing Breath Demon Technique he’d obtained from the Jade Horned Snake, but he didn’t use it to its full effect. He suppressed most of his aura, ensuring he didn’t stand out and remained average among the group.
At the same time, he took a few steps forward, positioning himself with his back to the others. His eyes narrowed, and a three-colored light swirled within them as he focused his vision on the distance.
Almost ten li away, atop a relatively high hill, a Demon Beast the size of a small mountain was rearing up on its hind legs, letting out a deafening roar to the heavens!
The beast resembled a giant ape, but its body was covered in dark golden scale armor. A single horn grew from its head, and arcs of golden lightning crackled around its body, radiating a terrifyingly ferocious might and a violent aura of thunder!
This ape was undoubtedly the source of the roar from before.
A Golden Armored Thunder Ape!
Having made a conscious effort to study them for a long time, Lin Changheng had accumulated a wealth of knowledge about Demon Beasts. He could quickly identify a famous creature like this one.
’A Tier Three Early Stage Demon Beast! Judging by its dense Demonic Power, it must have a Clear Core. No doubt about it!’
The Divine Light in Lin Changheng’s eyes swept across the scene, powerful yet utterly traceless and imperceptible.
He had no fear of his gaze being detected by the Demon Beast.
But a moment later, Lin Changheng frowned. ’Logically, a Demon Beast like this shouldn’t be here. It belongs deeper in the Wilderness, where conditions are more suitable for its Cultivation. After all, the best spot in this entire region is just that Quasi-Tier Three Spiritual Land the Purple Extreme Sect stumbled upon, and who knows when it will even finish its evolution.’
The answer, however, appeared in the very next moment.
A crimson shadow shot out violently from a nearby valley like a meteor, carrying a scorching heat that felt capable of incinerating the world as it charged straight toward the Golden Armored Thunder Ape on the hill!
It was a giant elephant, over ten zhang long, with a pair of wings sprouting from its back and its entire body wreathed in terrifying flames!
A Red-Winged Fire Elephant!
Lin Changheng’s pupils contracted.
Then, the two beasts crashed violently into each other.
The impact was no less than two meteorites colliding!
"BOOM!!!"
The Thunder Ape roared, swinging its giant fists wreathed in golden lightning and ruthlessly smashing them toward the charging fire elephant! Not to be outdone, the fire elephant flapped its wings, whipping up a towering wave of fire as it opened its mouth to spew a torrent of highly concentrated, white-hot lava!
Lightning and flames clashed violently in the air!
"ROAR!"
"BRAAAW!"
A blinding light instantly illuminated half the sky. A tangible shockwave from the explosion rolled outward, snapping countless ancient trees in its path and causing the very earth to tremble violently!
The furious torrent of Spiritual Qi, mixed with the destructive impact of the energy, made the skin of Lin Changheng and the others sting and their Qi and Blood churn, even from nearly ten li away!