novelzi Chapter 261 - 205: Wood Dragon Incarnation
Chapter 261 - 205: Wood Dragon Incarnation
Lurking in a corner, a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast commanded mindless Qi Refining Demon Beasts to attack the Beast Taming Sect’s position up ahead.
It was a Deer Demon with enormous antlers and a body ten feet tall. When pressed against a tree, it seemed to melt into the wood, rendering it invisible to any passing bird or beast.
The Deer Demon was a wood-elemental beast, an attribute that suited it perfectly in the Wilderness Forest. It was rather diligent, working harder than any of the other demon beasts, which was why Fang Qingyuan had chosen it as his first target.
After driving another batch of Qi Refining Little Demons to their deaths up ahead, the Deer Demon grew bored and wanted to rest. ’If I sneakily eat a little Qi Refining Demon,’ it thought, ’the great king probably won’t find out, will he?’
The next moment, several Magical Artifacts shimmering with multicolored Spiritual Light materialized out of thin air. By the time the Deer Demon noticed, it was too late.
’Where did these Magical Artifacts come from? It must be those humans from up front! They’ve snuck over here!’
The thought had barely flashed through the Deer Demon’s mind before its body was engulfed by the various Magical Artifacts.
"It’s not dead! It’s still alive! In front of the fifth tree on the left!"
Fang Qingyuan’s voice rang out instantly. Before the outcome of the attack was even clear, he had already pinpointed the enemy’s location.
He hadn’t sensed its demonic qi, nor had he scanned the area with his Divine Sense. Foundation Establishment Cultivators were well-prepared to counter such common methods, making them unreliable at critical moments.
But on the Bee Queen Fang Ruoxi’s Mind Map, a huge, glaringly red point of light was flashing incessantly, right at the position Fang Qingyuan had called out.
The "huge" was in comparison to the other Qi Refining Little Demons, while the "deep red" represented the Deer Demon’s current emotion. Having been ambushed, it was filled with rage.
But its rage was misplaced. Soon, fear would be the only emotion it should feel.
At Fang Qingyuan’s words, the Magical Artifacts of the other five Foundation Establishment Cultivators whistled through the air in pursuit.
In addition to the Magical Artifacts, several Foundation Establishment Companion Beasts, like hunting dogs, unleashed their own abilities, coordinating with their masters to tear into the prey.
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A few minutes later, Fang Qingyuan stood over the dead Deer Demon and addressed the group:
"Six left. My Array concealed the signs of our attack, so nothing has leaked out. But those Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts aren’t fools; they’ll soon realize something is wrong. We need to act swiftly and decisively.
Our current combat strength is enough to target three Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts at once. But to be safe, I suggest we split into two teams. One team, led by Senior Brother Tan, will take two of our brothers and their Companion Beasts—a total of six Foundation Establishment combatants to deal with one target.
I’ll lead the other team, five Foundation Establishment combatants in total, to handle a second target. If things go smoothly, we’ll take out our respective targets and immediately move on to the next. If you run into trouble, don’t get bogged down in a fight—retreat directly back to the Array."
After saying his piece, Fang Qingyuan discussed the finer details with the others. Then, as they were about to split up, he made a sweeping gesture with his Magical Power, enveloping the massive Deer Demon corpse on the ground and drawing it into his Immortal Mansion.
The corpse of a Foundation Establishment Deer Demon was a treasure trove. Its hide, meat, antlers, and pizzle were all highly sought-after items. However, since it was a collective prize, Fang Qingyuan would hold onto it for now and distribute the spoils after the battle.
Senior Brother Tan’s group was assigned to a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Toad Demon, while Fang Qingyuan himself chose the target he had singled out earlier: a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Hedgehog Demon.
This Hedgehog Demon was one of the ringleaders of the attack. According to the intelligence from Fen Shui Yi, it was a great favorite of the demons’ king.
The Hedgehog Demon also frequently bullied Fen Shui Yi, which was why Fen Shui Yi had sold Fang Qingyuan every last one of its secrets.
The Cultivators accompanying Fang Qingyuan were both at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and their two Companion Beasts were at the same level.
So it came to this: a team of five combatants, most at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, daring to ambush a late-stage demon beast. Even with a significant advantage in numbers, the gap in their cultivation realms was vast.
But Fang Qingyuan wasn’t the least bit worried about the mission. He knew every one of the Hedgehog Demon’s abilities and Divine Techniques, whereas the Hedgehog Demon knew nothing about him or his team.
Besides, as a sect founded on the principle of commanding demon beasts, the Beast Taming Sect naturally had numerous methods for countering them.
Fang Qingyuan led the two Cultivators and two beasts to a hidden spot several miles from the Hedgehog Demon’s location. Then, one of the Foundation Establishment Disciples found an upwind position, took out several kinds of Elixir Pills from his storage bag, and began concocting a drug on the spot.
This drug was a secret Beast Taming Sect formula for dealing with demon beasts. The ingredients were expensive. It wasn’t a poison, but an aphrodisiac, and a highly specific one at that, targeting particular species of demon beasts.
The one being mixed now was specifically for the Hedgehog Demon. This drug would make it agitated and aroused, incapable of thinking calmly.
The minds of Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts were already no match for those of human Cultivators. With the addition of the drug, the Hedgehog Demon’s mind would likely be split fifty-fifty between instinct and reason.
After the drug had drifted on the wind to the Hedgehog Demon’s location, Fang Qingyuan and his team waited a while longer before cautiously approaching.
As it turned out, Fang Qingyuan had been overly cautious. The aphrodisiac worked exceptionally well.
They saw a giant white hedgehog mounting a red fox. The scene was rather explicit.
Demon beasts lacked any human sense of shame or morality. When desire struck, they acted on it immediately. It seemed Fang Qingyuan had overestimated the demon beasts of this forest.
Seeing the two locked in their passionate embrace, Fang Qingyuan didn’t stand on ceremony. With a wave of the long banner in his hand, thousands of Scorpion-tailed Poison Bees dove down.
The two Foundation Establishment Cultivators beside him also unleashed their signature techniques, sending attacks whistling toward the still-thrusting Hedgehog Demon.
What a beast, that Hedgehog Demon! Even at such a critical moment, it remained fearless. It released a thick, dense Protective Spiritual Light that shielded both itself and the red fox beneath it. Then, it violently shook its back, sending a volley of quills shooting toward Fang Qingyuan and his men.
Fang Qingyuan knew the power of the Hedgehog Demon’s quills and didn’t dare underestimate them. He immediately commanded his swarm of poison bees to form a shield in front of him.
These poison bees had spent a long time in the Immortal Mansion, and their bodies were as hard as metal. Under Fang Qingyuan’s command, the Scorpion-tailed Bees slammed themselves one by one into the incoming quills.
As a result, the Hedgehog Demon’s quills lost their power after piercing through just a few of the bees.
Only then did the Hedgehog Demon manage to separate itself from the fox.
In its haste to defend itself, the Hedgehog Demon had unleashed a storm of quills that had consumed a great deal of its Spiritual Power.
Previously, it would take the Hedgehog Demon ages to fire a single quill, but in that one instant, it had launched dozens. Its back was now visibly sparser.
Furious at having its pleasure interrupted by Fang Qingyuan, and further spurred on by the drug coursing through its veins, the Hedgehog Demon’s bestial nature took over completely, pushing all reason aside.
Its eyes glowing crimson, the Hedgehog Demon charged at Fang Qingyuan, hell-bent on tearing him apart and eating him alive.
Facing the enraged Hedgehog Demon, Fang Qingyuan remained calm. He continued to wave his long banner, and thousands of Scorpion-tailed Bees, each empowered with various spells, swarmed and surrounded the demon.
The Hedgehog Demon was filled with disdain at the sight of the poison bees. ’Just Scorpion-tailed Bees,’ it thought. ’I’ve seen plenty of these.’
But the Hedgehog Demon quickly realized it was mistaken. It had truly never seen Scorpion-tailed Bees like these before.
With ordinary Scorpion-tailed Bees, all it had to do was release a hint of its spiritual pressure, and they would stiffen, unable to even flap their wings.
But these Scorpion-tailed Bees not only weren’t afraid of its spiritual pressure, they were frantically stinging its weak points. Its own Protective Spirit Shield was actually showing signs of being pierced.
Still, the Hedgehog Demon wasn’t overly concerned. Its entire body was covered in quills; it wouldn’t be easy for these poison bees to hurt it.
So, the Hedgehog Demon ignored the swarm and charged straight for Fang Qingyuan. What little intellect it had told it that Fang Qingyuan was the leader; kill him, and the others were no threat.
Seeing the Hedgehog Demon, covered in Scorpion-tailed Bees, rushing toward him, Fang Qingyuan took a deep breath and pointed at several large trees up ahead.
A small Fish Dragon flickered into existence beside Fang Qingyuan for a brief moment before vanishing. The next instant, the trees he had pointed to exploded. Pieces of wood converged in mid-air, and with a draconic roar, a seventy-foot-long Wooden Dragon revealed its form.
It then whipped its tail, striking at the incoming Hedgehog Demon!