Chapter 370: Chapter 183: Desolate Warriors’ First Battle
Zhao Rui was speechless. This was the clear disadvantage of not being on his home turf.
He hurriedly dodged, streaking across the sky in another direction.
The Manghuang people immediately steered their giant birds to give chase at full speed.
The chase lasted for an entire day. Zhao Rui was becoming disoriented from all the running; after all, he hadn’t seen the sun once since his arrival.
To get his bearings, he had to rely completely on a bird’s-eye view from high above. If he saw the ocean, he would head in the opposite direction.
After running in a wide arc, Zhao Rui estimated he had distanced himself from the main group. Only then did he steady himself and suddenly manifest his Purple Mansion Primordial Venerable Body.
A massive palm swung toward the pursuing giant birds.
The Manghuang people, not expecting Zhao Rui to be so formidable, failed to dodge in time and were swatted to the ground.
The giant birds cried out in pain.
"HOO!"
The fallen Manghuang people suddenly let out a collective cry. In the blink of an eye, their bodies swelled into gigantic forms over fifty meters tall.
Their transformation was not a True Dharma Body manifested from illusion. It was a tangible, physical change.
The sight left Zhao Rui dumbfounded.
’Could the concept of a True Dharma Body have been inspired by this kind of transformation? Thinking about it, that wasn’t impossible.’
Zhao Rui didn’t dare to be careless. He decided to strike first to gain the upper hand. Before they could finish transforming, he unleashed a massive version of the Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms.
A dozen massive dragon heads shot toward the group.
"ROAR!"
The Desolate Warriors roared furiously, blocking the dragon heads made of True Qi with their bare hands.
After a brief stalemate, the warriors crushed the dragon heads in their hands, which dissipated into motes of Spiritual Qi that scattered into the air.
’Such powerful bodies. They can practically nullify attacks made of True Qi.’
Seeing this, Zhao Rui flickered forward. He pressed his advantage, closing in for melee combat and unleashing his Dragon Subduing Palm, attacking with pure physical force.
Although they were much smaller than him, each one was as hard as a ball of solid muscle. Zhao Rui struck them repeatedly but barely inflicted any damage.
However, his opponents weren’t faring well either. Their faces were bruised and swollen; they were clearly just toughing it out.
Worried that more pursuers were on their way, Zhao Rui had no desire to prolong the fight. Just as he prepared to flee, he suddenly saw the silhouette of a phoenix speeding toward them.
The phoenix silhouette was so fast that in the blink of an eye, it pierced through the chest of one of the Manghuang people.
"ROAR!"
The other Manghuang people were startled and immediately struck out at the phoenix silhouette.
The phoenix silhouette dodged left and right before quickly landing beside Zhao Rui.
Looking at Mo Ling’Er, with her delicate features and a complexion like a peach blossom, Zhao Rui felt an inexplicable sense of clarity.
After all, having seen nothing but Exotic Beasts and the strange Manghuang for so long, the sense of relief at finally seeing a familiar, human face was intense. And it didn’t hurt that she was easy on the eyes.
"Phoenix Dance Celestial Feather!"
Mo Ling’Er called out in a low voice.
Zhao Rui understood instantly and formed a hand seal.
Instantly, two Phoenix Hairpins transformed into two ink-black Phoenixes that dove toward the remaining Manghuang people.
Now on their guard, the Manghuang people quickly dodged aside.
The phoenix silhouettes circled once before swooping down to attack again.
At that moment, the giant birds took flight, clawing at the Phoenixes.
It was like a scene of a hundred birds warring against a phoenix.
Unfortunately, these were not true Phoenixes. After just a few clashes, the phoenix silhouettes were pecked apart by the giant birds and vanished into thin air.
Just as the Manghuang people were about to engage the duo in battle, they took a closer look—but Zhao Rui and Mo Ling’Er were nowhere to be seen.
