Chapter 798 - 792: Surprise Attack and Ambush to Seize the Treasure
Eight metal divine beings of various forms stood apart, each invoking spells with the power of different laws.
Then, eight different spells descended upon the steep peaks that they had previously occupied.
Boom, boom, boom…
A muffled sound resounded as the eight mountains slowly retracted into the ground as if triggering some mechanism. The ground below trembled, and, centered around the position of the mountains, the ground cracked open in an octagonal shape, revealing a deep cavern that led straight to the depths of the Earth’s core!
At the moment when the cave mouth completely split open, a powerful surge of golden qi burst towards the sky as if an unparalleled divine sword had erupted with dazzling brilliance, piercing deep into the void and disrupting the Nine Heavens Gang Wind.
As the golden qi dissipated, the gold element spiritual energy around was so dense it was frightening. If one were to cultivate here, surely any metal creature would progress at an astonishing speed.
However, the eight divine beings were not delighted by the rich gold element spiritual energy that hit their faces; instead, they seemed somewhat anxious.
“Quick, join hands to suppress the escaping golden qi, otherwise, if we cause too much commotion and draw the attention of invaders, that won’t be good!” the Metal Long Snake called out, coiling itself first and unleashing a massive force to suppress the golden qi.
The rest of the metal divine beings, who had not anticipated this situation upon opening the seal, heeded the call of the Metal Long Snake without dallying and hastened to cast their spells to suppress the golden qi.
Finally managing to suppress the golden qi after a full quarter-hour, the divine beings exhaled in relief and watched quietly. Seeing no powerful entities approach from afar, they finally relaxed.
“Let’s go in,” the Metal Long Snake said. “The noise from breaking the seal was loud; hesitation may lead to unforeseen changes. It’s best we take the Metal Heart away quickly!”
“Alright!”
The other metal divine beings did not linger, descending into the cavern below.
However, just as they neared the edge of the cavern, about to enter,
suddenly, a piercing golden light abruptly emerged from the surface beside the entrance.
The golden light was sharply intense, and with the speed of lightning, it split the unsuspecting and unguarded Metal Long Snake, which had not foreseen danger beneath, into two!
This action shocked all the divine beings; the rest of the divine beings swiftly flashed backward, increasing the distance from the cavern, their eyes filled with uncertainty and suspicion towards below.
After all, this place had been sealed by the top tribes for tens of thousands of years. No one had expected danger here.
But because of this carelessness, the Metal Long Snake’s body was slashed in two, which was cause for alarm indeed!
However, their retreat only doomed the Metal Long Snake further.
Although this snake was not a creature of flesh and blood, its life force was as strong as other snake Demon Clan creatures.
Ordinary snakes and worms would not die on the spot even if their heads were chopped or bodies severed, let alone an existence that had reached the Divine Realm.
Thus, although the Metal Long Snake was shocked by the ambush and stunned by the power of the attacker to sever it with a single blow, rendering its formidable defenses and solid scales useless,
its bisected body soon emitted a soft glow, preparing to reattach its two halves.
Unfortunately, the other divine beings instinctively chose to retreat upon the sudden ambush, leaving a severely injured divine being alone near the cave entrance—and Qin Feng would not miss this opportunity.
The Metal Long Snake, seeing the other divine beings quickly withdraw, was infuriated. It was about to call them back to protect it, allowing time to regenerate its body, but it was already too late.
Suddenly, a figure burst forth from the ground below.
This figure was tiny indeed when compared to its three-hundred-zhang-long form, almost inconsequential.
But upon seeing the stranger, the Metal Long Snake’s eyes narrowed.
For although the figure was small, their presence was majestic like a mountain, vast like the ocean, with astonishing strength.
And even more unsettling for it was the appearance of a small lotus in front of this person.
The lotus was red with tendrils of tiny flames rising from it.
However, this seemingly insignificant flame caused its spirit to tremble, as if facing the most dreadful natural enemy.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…
Before the Metal Long Snake could react, Qin Feng pointed a finger at the Karma Fire Red Lotus hovering before him.
The Karma Fire Red Lotus trembled lightly, and suddenly three hundred and sixty petals spun and flew toward the Metal Long Snake’s head to slash it.
A series of clinking and clattering sounds rang out. Though its head was not completely severed by the petal swords, the Metal Long Snake’s neck was covered in numerous wounds.
Whoosh!
Unnoticed, the Lotus Platform had silently appeared in front of it and had grown to twenty or thirty zhang in size just as it neared, perfectly enveloping the enormous snakehead.
The three hundred and sixty petals combined with the Lotus Platform in an instant, growing larger as they spun around the snake’s head. From afar, it looked as though the Metal Long Snake had stuck its head into a fiercely red, beautiful lotus.
Only this lotus was not just engulfed in raging flames, but its petals were also razor-sharp, whirling around its head, keen to sever it!
Zzzzz…
Metal friction sounds were incessant, countless sparks flying everywhere, and even the raging Red Lotus Karma Fire couldn’t conceal the constant burst of sparks. The area near the cave seemed to light up with fireworks, as the metallic odor that came with the high-speed friction spread, causing Qin Feng, the only one nearby with a sense of smell—and an exceptionally sensitive one at that—to frown.
Far off, the other Divine Beings who had flown up high into the sky heard the tragic screams of the Metal Long Snake, whose head was wrapped in the Red Lotus Karma Fire, and immediately snapped to attention.
Upon seeing that there was only one attacker, they felt a mix of surprise, anger, and a touch of shame. They each let out a shout and rushed downwards, intending to kill the intruder Qin Feng and rescue the Metal Long Snake.
“Kill this intruder!”
“Hmph, so a mere individual dares to sneak attack us, as if we are easy to provoke?”
The three Bronze Giant Dragons and the Beetle, impatient, rushed down.
However, some who saw Qin Feng narrowed their eyes and didn’t swoop down immediately.
They heard the Golden Winged Great Peng, with its wings spanning over a hundred zhang, shriek sharply, “Be careful, this man is fierce, I was injured by him before!”
The Golden Divine Spirit was even more alarmed in its heart: “It was he who killed our tribe’s great leader; this person must be a top-level invader!”
The three Bronze Giant Dragons hadn’t completely approached yet but were startled upon hearing these words.
However, seeing that there were no others nearby and that it was only Qin Feng alone, they felt a surge of courage in their hearts: “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s just one guy. Are we Divine Beings not enough to deal with him?”
What was even more critical was that the cries of the Metal Long Snake were becoming faint. If they did not go down for the rescue, this fellow probably had no chance of survival.
In the Flowing Gold World, there hadn’t been many invaders to begin with, and each Divine Being was a mighty force. It was good to lose as few as possible, for there were only dozens of Divine Beings in total. After several battles, combined with being swept away by the invaders, nearly half of the Divine Beings had already perished in combat. Now, they could not afford to take significant losses anymore.
Alas, they advanced too quickly, so that the warning from the Golden Divine Spirit about Qin Feng being able to summon an army of monsters didn’t reach their ears before they had already arrived within a thousand zhang of Qin Feng.
The three Bronze Giant Dragons, flapping their four golden-iron wings behind them, were just about to cast a powerful Spell to attack Qin Feng in a prompt rescue attempt when they suddenly heard a pleasant chirping sound in front of them.
Then they saw a magnificent and noble Divine Bird wrapped in flames, soaring up from the sky and heading straight towards them!
“Whoosh…”
The majestic Divine Bird had not even arrived, but it had already sprayed scorching flames, instantly engulfing the area in a sea of fire.
“Aooo… Aowu…”
A vicious roar echoed in their ears. Before the three Bronze Giant Dragons could fend off the flames spat by the Undying Qingluan, which were hot enough to melt gold and iron, they saw a three-headed dog-headed Monster leap up.
All three dog heads opened their mouths filled with sharp fangs and fiercely bit down on its leg. With several loud snaps, the metallic toughness of its great leg was almost broken by the massive dog, and its sturdy scaled skin and bones were chewed like a bone, nearly rendering it a cripple.
Elsewhere, the Beetle, witnessing all of this, was shocked and alarmed. It had not expected that another two Monsters would suddenly emerge.
It was about to go over to help when a huge Divine Turtle suddenly appeared out of thin air above the ground below.
The Divine Turtle was massive like a mountain, and its turtle shell was exceptionally sturdy.
It was so sure because when the Divine Turtle’s four legs hit the ground and it suddenly charged toward it with force, the Beetle, self-assured in its hard metallic shell, collided with the Divine Turtle fiercely. The result was that it got struck by Boundless Strength and sent flying.
Moreover, its hard metallic shell was dented from the collision, but the Divine Turtle’s shell was undamaged.
Not far away, a metallic Divine Being with a body shaped like a Pangolin, armored with hard scales and four sharp claws, swung its knife-like claws at the Divine Turtle’s head. However, with a croak like a frog’s call, the space in front of it distorted, and its claws hit the wrong direction, missing the Divine Turtle’s head by mere inches, striking the empty air.
“You dare to strike my head?”
The Divine Turtle was furious!
As a Divine Turtle, it held immense pride in its heart.
Although its Innate Divine Ability made it accustomed to deceitful strategies, resulting in a somewhat cunning nature, its spirit was incomparably proud. It considered itself wise, utterly different from the foolish Demon Beasts that charged head-on into battles to the death without thinking.
Especially after several bloodline fusions, it began to consider itself a Divine Beast, further intensifying its proud disposition.
In its life, besides its master Qin Feng who had caressed its head, no other creature had dared to touch it.
And now, there was this nonsensical Metal Pangolin trying to grab its head, enraging the Divine Turtle immensely. It turned and bit fiercely with its fang-filled mouth onto the relatively delicate and short forelimb of the Metal Pangolin, dragging it toward the ground.
Below, the half-human, half-spider Ghost-Faced Spider wore a pleasant smile, appearing extremely charming; unbeknownst to anyone, it had somehow woven a sturdy spider web and now waited with a grin for the Divine Turtle to drag the Pangolin onto it.
The Golden Divine Spirit and the Golden Winged Great Peng in the sky, although fearful of Qin Feng, had no choice but to join the battle at this moment.
Otherwise, if they hesitated any longer, the three Bronze Giant Dragons and the Pangolin might end up dead.
Unfortunately for them, before they could fully join the fray, all of Qin Feng’s Demon Immortal Gods had already appeared. The more powerful ones engaged in one-on-one fights while the weaker ones teamed up in pairs to face the seven Metal Divine Beings above.
Yes, only seven.
Because the Metal Long Snake had already had its head completely severed by Qin Feng during the turmoil, and the formidable Red Lotus Karma Fire completely incinerated the soul of the Metal Long Snake, leaving it with no chance of revival!
After slaying the Metal Long Snake, Qin Feng did not directly enter the depths of the cave to seize the so-called Metal Heart. Instead, he soared into the sky, heading for the remaining Metal Divine Beings to kill.
He did not want to be disturbed by enemies while attempting to seize treasures in the cave.
Especially these Metal Divine Beings, they knew the details of this place. Who knew if there were any traps set below? It would be a pity to fall victim to their tricks.
Therefore, Qin Feng decided to deal with these Metal Divine Beings before delving deeper into the underground cavern to search for treasures!