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CHAPTER 73 Bloody Battles The Qiongqi Heavenly Beasts
A bright light suddenly filled the catacombs, cutting through the pitch-black environment. Qiong Qi's bloody mouth had been continuously spitting out huge fireballs, which illuminated the catacombs with their light.
Just now, Yun Jiu Tang's loud shout had attracted the attention of Qiong Qi. He slowly turned his head, his eyes emitting a dark green light. It was terrifying and ghastly, causing people to shudder. Yun Jiu Tang gripped his black blade tightly, his hands trembling as if he could hear his own heartbeat. His Qiong Qi green eyes stared straight at him, as if he wanted to nail him to the cliff.
He couldn't help but float back to thirteen years ago, and also here, where the eerie eyes of the Qiong Qi beast seemed to pierce through his bones, destroying the last remnants of his confidence in his first expedition to the Great Sea. It shattered him into pieces and made him sink into the bottomless pool of water.
”Young master Yun, be careful, what are you thinking about?” In the distance, Murong Yu stuck his head out and shouted loudly, disregarding the danger. His heart was already in his throat, this was the first time in his life that he had seen such a vast and majestic battle scene.
Yun Jiuchang suddenly turned his head to take a closer look, and when the Qiong Qi Beast opened its gaping maw, a brilliant, venomous flame shot out, forming a huge red fireball in its mouth. Before anyone could react, the burning fireball shot towards them like an arrow that had left the bowstring.
Yun Jiuchang's eyes reflected the fiery light as it neared, filling his entire eyeball.
Ahead, a mass of flames of death drowned out every exit.
Death was slowly approaching.
Fear swept through his entire body.
Facing the sudden mass of flames, Yun Jiu Tang felt nothing but fear from the bottom of his heart. His hands were ice-cold as they gripped the black xuan iron sword tightly, his teeth chattering. Abruptly, he gathered all the strength in his arms and raised the sword with both hands. As he did so, he ferociously slashed out a sword's edge and simultaneously leapt into the air.
Murong Ming looked around and saw Yun Jiu Tang's sword violently slam into the giant fireball. In an instant, there was a loud 'boom' and although the sword's edge cleaved through the fireball, the flames from the exploded fireball quickly engulfed the sword's edge. The dazzling flames were like a shower of fire that illuminated every corner of the catacombs. Everyone's faces were distorted with fear, as if they were about to be devoured by the endless dark blood.
In the middle of the rain of fire, Yun Jiu Tang was in the middle of the air, and the moment he passed by Qiong Qi's head, he slashed his sword, and the thick black darksteel sword slashed out a sharp sword ray in the air, piercing through the falling rain of flames and striking the head of the Qiong Qi Beast.
Yun Jiu Tang's sword beam struck the hard scales on Qiong Qi's head with all his strength. The scales were harder than even the armor that came from the Extreme Deep Water Qilin had on its body. With a ”bang” sound, sparks flew out from the scales, and Qiong Qi's head seemed to have suffered a heavy blow as his upper body slightly trembled. Yun Jiuchang took advantage of the momentum to fly over and land on the cliff next to Shen Jingyang.
”Young Master Yun, good job!” A Qiong Ji is only this much! ” Hiding behind the rock, Murong Dawn gave a loud cheer for Yun Jiuchang's brilliant performance.
Li Zongyin, who was on the path, was wounded by the falling stones. He recovered a little bit of his inner strength, and together with Gu Xueluo and Wang Qingchuan, he waited for the opportunity to attack.
The Qiong Qi was furious after being hit on the head by Yun Jiuchang. He let out a series of low roars, slowly twisting his huge body, his dark green eyes once again shot out a furious beam. Shen Jingyang stared at Qiong Qi and said to Yun Jiu Tang, ”This Qiong Qi is much stronger than my first fight thirteen years ago, and its might is also even more astonishing …”
The Qiong Qi slowly turned his head and looked around. His gaze once again focused on Yun Jiu Tang and Shen Ying Yang, as if he didn't place any importance on Gu Xue Luo, Wang Qing Chuan, or Li Zongyin.
Both sides looked at each other. This short period of silence made the atmosphere even more eerie and terrifying. Suddenly, just as everyone relaxed a little, Qiong Qi once again launched a monstrous attack. His huge tail, which was hidden deep within the lake, swung out of the water, wrapping around Gu Xue Luo and the other two and attacking them from all directions. The ripples created by his attack formed a huge wall of water that was impervious to the wind.
Seeing this dangerous situation, Yun Jiu Tang shouted, ”Be careful, run!” Before he could finish his sentence, an even more dangerous and deadly attack had already reached the two of them.
The Qiong Qi Beast once again opened its bloody mouth. ”…” A few thunderous cries shook the gravel off the cliff. The next moment, dozens of cold lights flew out from his mouth. It seemed like they were even more powerful and faster than the flame.
In the gloomy catacombs, a cold glow was revealed, like the eyes of a wolf in the dark, staring at its prey that was waiting to be slaughtered. The vision before both of them went black. They were still in a state of shock as they faced the murderous cold light of the needle. The black sword in Yun Jiuchang's hand interweaved with the cold light from the sword. The needles were not ordinary hidden weapons. After Qiong Qi shot them out, they became extremely powerful. Yun Jiuchang used the black steel sword to block them and actually forced the sword to swing backwards.
After several ”dang dang” sounds, Yun Jiuchang hurriedly used his palms to protect the trembling blade.
At the same time, a dozen or so needles of cold light shot out. Shen Jingyang leaped up and somersaulted several times in the air. With a ”peng peng” sound, the needles of cold light nailed the cliff.
The two of them looked at each other with lingering fear. Before the two of them could catch their breath, Qiong Qi's two huge claws had already come crashing down from the sky. What awaited them was a decisive battle with infinite power.
Yun Jiu Tang's eyes were already pitch black, they were as black as ink. This huge web of claws gave people a sense of deep and primal fear.
On the other hand, the water wall created by the Qiong Qi's tail charged majestically towards Gu Xueluo and the other two. The heavy whistling sound and the Qiong Qi's roar seemed to transform into an insurmountable wall of death, with Yin and Yang separated by the walls of death.
Just as the Wall of Death was about to close in, Gu Xueluo, Wang Qingchuan, and Li Zongyin released their full strength. Three pairs of palms struck outwards, and suddenly formed an invisible force. The moment the two forces collided, the world seemed to explode. The two forces that collided seemed to want to destroy everything, causing the entire catacombs to tremble. Even the rock where Murong Dawn and Yu Yin were hiding slightly shook.
Although the water wall was destroyed, the Qiong Qi's tail was like a huge steel whip, swinging over like a lightning bolt. Li Zongyin wasn't unfamiliar with this kind of scene. Back in the days when they were at the Deep Sea Slaughtering Beast Association, the Water Qilin's dragon whiskers were the same as well, flying like a thick steel whip.
Li Zongyin endured the pain in his chest and shouted at Gu Xueluo and Wang Qingchuan, ”Quick, quickly dodge Qiong Qi's tail …”
Sure enough, Li Zongyin's warning worked. The three of them flew up and dodged the Qiong Qi tail's attack. But the three of them were still shaken, and the thick ”steel whip” once again whirled over. Gu Xueluo spread open her hands, and with a ”weng” sound, profound light shot out. She held the conjured Heavenly Thunder Zither in her hands, and quickly struck the zither with one hand while playing the zither with the other.
Suddenly, a strange sound of a zither rang out from the Heavenly Thunder Zither. It emitted a sonic boom, as if it was a colorful rainbow. The zither music of the heavenly thunder resolutely struck out, as if it was emitting a soft light blue light, illuminating Gu Xueluo's quiet and beautiful face.
”So this is the Heavenly Thunder Zither's sound. Today is truly an eye-opener.” His eyes opened wide as he watched the intense battle. He completely forgot about the danger, as if he wasn't willing to let go of any of the exciting scenes.