Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Beast King vs. Extraordinary
"Ninth-Grade Marvels?"
"The Transforming Mist Divine Flower?"
The group was surprised. They hadn’t expected a Ninth-Grade Spiritual Material, a Ninth-Grade Marvel, to have grown here in Ku Mountain. Such a thing was valuable enough to be worth half a kingdom’s treasury.
Qin Ya smiled faintly and said, "Indeed, it is a Ninth-Grade Marvel. But this marvel is of little use to us. In fact, it’s more likely to be harmful."
"How so?" Su Chang asked, puzzled.
"This Transforming Mist Divine Flower can be considered a great treasure of heaven and earth, but its most important effect is on beasts.
Its function is to purify the bloodline of a Fierce Beast, causing it to revert to its ancestral form. This effect is enough to drive most beasts in the world into a frenzy."
The Fierce Beasts of today more or less possess some Ancient Bloodline. If they consume the Transforming Mist Divine Flower, there’s a chance their bloodline will be purified, awakening their ancient power.
Qin Ya thought for a moment, then added, "Take the white snake outside, for example. It has a single horn on its head, so it must have some True Dragon Bloodline within it. If it were to consume this flower, it could skip hundreds of years of cultivation, shed its serpentine body, and undergo the tribulation to transform into a dragon.
But if a member of the Human Race were to consume it, they would be unable to withstand the immense Medicinal Power and would simply explode and die. And while this flower can be used in Refining pills, it requires other supporting Spiritual Materials, each of which must be Seventh Grade or higher and are incredibly hard to find."
Hearing this, everyone was inwardly amazed by the effects of the Transforming Mist Divine Flower, but they couldn’t hide the disappointment on their faces. After all the trouble of getting here and finding a Ninth-Grade Marvel, it turned out to be useless to them.
It was tasteless to keep, yet a pity to discard.
"Forget it. It’s still a Ninth-Grade Marvel, after all. Let’s just figure out how to divide it," Xiao Yunchen said. Though disappointed, he couldn’t leave empty-handed.
Qin Ya said, "The most important parts of the Transforming Mist Divine Flower are the Lotus Seeds, followed by the stem and petals. I only want one Lotus Seed. The rest is for you to divide."
After speaking, Qin Ya’s figure flickered, and he truly took only a single Lotus Seed.
The others were a bit surprised to see this but didn’t say much. They quickly carved up the rest of the Transforming Mist Divine Flower. With the treasure secured, they prepared to leave.
At that moment, a shocking roar echoed from outside the cave.
Mixed within the roar was a faint, desperate agony.
The group knew the battle between the Beast Kings outside had likely been decided.
They saw the white snake, now covered in blood, its broken scales scattered across Ku Mountain. A huge, mangled gash had been torn into its belly by the Giant Ape, and blood was gushing out like a small river...
The white snake’s body twitched, the light fading from its golden eyes.
The great battle had left all of Ku Mountain in shambles...
The Giant Ape sat atop a peak, breathing heavily. Yet, an unmistakable joy shone through its savage eyes. It stood up and walked toward another peak—the very one where the cave housing the Transforming Mist Divine Flower was located...
"Not good! That ape is coming! Let’s go!"
Everyone’s pupils contracted. They fled the cave, bursting forth with the greatest speed they had ever mustered. Just as they left, the Giant Ape let out a sky-shattering roar...
"ROAR..."
A furious aura erupted from the Giant Ape’s body, sweeping across all of Ku Mountain.
Suddenly, several streaks of Flowing Light flew in from the distant horizon.
The leader was a red-haired old man in a grey robe. Lu Chen’s face lit up with joy at the sight. He leaped onto a high peak and shouted, "Fourth Elder, I’m over here!"
The red-haired old man was actually a Lu Family Elder.
The Giant Ape sniffed the air. A terrifying glint exploded in its eyes as it suddenly threw a punch toward Lu Yin. Before the massive fist even arrived, the whistling Fist Wind alone caused Lu Yin’s face to pale. He was frozen to the spot, instantly enveloped by the feeling of mortal danger.
The might of a Beast King was truly something to behold!
"Damn it! It smelled the aura of the Transforming Mist Divine Flower on Lu Yin! Everyone, get out of here!" Su Chang’s pupils shrank, and he quickly retreated.
’As for Lu Yin... heh, he can fend for himself!’
"Vile beast, you dare!"
Seeing this, the red-haired elder’s pupils shrank. He roared and unleashed his maximum speed, crossing a hundred zhang in the blink of an eye to appear before Lu Yin.
Facing a punch powerful enough to shatter mountains and part rivers, the red-haired elder didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless. His entire body surged with True Essence, and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi instantly began to boil.
"Flame Ring, open!" the red-haired elder roared. The world’s Flame Stream converged as he thrust out a palm, and a dark-red, magma-like pillar of fire shot toward the sky.
BOOM...
The Flame Stream splattered everywhere, flowing into Ku Mountain and starting fires across the slopes.
The Giant Ape was knocked back several steps. It stared at its scorched, stinking arm and roared at the sky, its cry followed by an even more ferocious War Intent.
It clenched its fist and, with another roar, suddenly threw dozens more punches!
"Fall back!"
The red-haired elder was suddenly alarmed. Though he had just repelled the Giant Ape, he himself had been injured. It had taken all his strength to block that single punch. This Giant Ape’s combat power was definitely greater than that of an ordinary Extraordinary Strong Person.
Grabbing Lu Yin with one hand, the red-haired elder’s figure flickered. In the instant before the shadows of the fists arrived, he turned into a streak of Flowing Light and shot into the sky. With a series of deafening explosions, the mountain peak they had just been on was instantly obliterated.
"What a terrifying Giant Ape! Everyone, be careful!"
After setting Lu Yin down safely, the red-haired Elder stared at the Giant Ape with a grave expression.
The group of Extraordinary cultivators behind him wore the same expression. They were all Extraordinary Martial Artists, and they understood the power of this Beast King far better than Qin Ya and the others did.
"ROAR!!"
The Giant Ape roared, its eyes fixed on the red-haired elder and the others in the sky, filled with savage fury. Then, its two giant hands suddenly grabbed hold of a mountain peak. With another roar, it actually uprooted the peak, which was dozens of zhang high.
Strength to move mountains and rivers! Ferocious might that overshadowed the world!
This scene stunned the Extraordinary Martial Artists in the air.
Ku Mountain trembled. Roaring, the giant beast suddenly hurled the mountain peak at the Extraordinary cultivators in the sky. Even though they were Extraordinary Strong Persons, there was no chance of survival if they were crushed by a mountain. Instantly, their True Essence surged as they each unleashed their Secret Techniques!
"Flame Ring!"
"Mountain-Opening Fury Slash!"
"Hmph, One Sword Breaks the River!"
The Extraordinary Martial Artists dared not hesitate. In an instant, the Primordial Qi between heaven and earth erupted. Colossal Palm Qi, a sky-piercing Flame Stream, dazzling Sword Light...
Several different streams of energy collided with the flying mountain peak in mid-air. Amidst the deafening explosion, dust and smoke filled the sky, churning the clouds for ten thousand zhang.
"This ape is fierce."
"Such power. It truly lives up to its name as a Beast King Level Fierce Beast."
"Stay sharp, everyone. It’s not over yet."
As soon as the words were spoken, countless massive boulders were hurled at the group like cannonballs.
Though these boulders were not as lethal as the entire mountain peak, they were faster and more numerous. Still, the Extraordinary cultivators could handle them.
"Luckily, this ape doesn’t have any Sky-Controlling techniques."
One of the Extraordinary cultivators commented while turning around. A key difference between Extraordinary Strong Persons and other Martial Artists was their ability to fly, giving them an aerial advantage.
And with this aerial advantage, they were practically invincible.
"Watch out!"
The red-haired elder seemed to have seen something horrifying.
The Extraordinary Martial Artist who had just said the Giant Ape couldn’t use Sky-Controlling techniques suddenly felt a tremor in his soul. His pupils contracted violently. He whipped his head around, only to see a sight that filled him with terror.
