Volume 1 Chapter 14 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter Two – Qin Family, Lan Family
“Oh, Heavens, seven-star sacred beast Giant Agate Python!”
“Quick! Flee!”
The terrified shouts caused people’s faces to pal. “Boom!” “Boom!” came in bursts from the gates of the camp. The wooden stakes more than three meters high collapsed when struck by the tail of the enormous python. The ground over by Aofeng and Lei Yufeng trembled from the impact.
The blue-green python that was dozens of meters long shot into the air, its green eyes were like two b.a.l.l.s of ghost fire that released terrifying light. A b.l.o.o.d.y-red tongue flickered. The python blocked all light from the base, and the people in the adventurer base had paled in terror.
“Your Excellency Lei Yufeng!” Milin’s face turned ashen as she looked pleadingly at Lei Yufeng. The Leysin Caravan’s many a.s.sets were in this base. If the base was destroyed, they would suffer great losses!
An ordinary spirit magister could not face a seven-star sacred beast. Only celestial magisters could match them.”
“I hadn’t expected to find a chance to pay back the favor so soon. Aofeng, wait for me for a bit.” Lei Yufeng smiled at Milin, his sharp eyes focusing on the enormous python. He gently floated off into the air. Blue magic spread out of his body as he moved. The silver light was blinding as the two-sword celestial magister’s five celestial star pattern appeared under his feet. The enormous Gold Winged Roc appeared!
The gold roc with a wingspan of dozens of meters caused the people in the base to cheer when it appeared.
“Great! It’s His Excellence Lei Yufeng is taking action, we are saved!”
“ We are fortunate His Excellency Lei Yufeng is here today. I praise his bravery.”
While his opponent was a seven-star sacred beast, Lei Yufeng did not use magus beast armorization. The gold roc, like the eagle and the hawk, were a natural bane of serpents. When the Giant Agate Python Saw the divine beast level gold roc, its malicious att.i.tude vanished and it became terrified like a mouse seeing a cat. It panickedly turned and tried to flee.
However, no matter how fast the giant python was, how could it compare to the Gold Winged Roc which could fly for thousands of miles in a day?
Tun Xiao’s eyes showed a tinge of disdain. He shouted coldly, “Little Snake, where are you going!”
His enormous wings moved. The gold roc chased ferociously, its hard beak pecking at the reptile’s head. The burst of blood sprayed meters in to the air!
The enormous python’s body twisted furiously in pain as it fought back. However, that nimble tail could not touch even one of Tun Xiao’s feathers no matter how it thrashed about. Tun Xiao pecked it dozens of times in the meantime. The serpent’s green body was covered in blood. The mixture of red and green was extremely eerie to see.
Tun Xiao waited for an opportunity and then viciously delivered the fatal blow. The latter was unable to keep afloat when its weakness was struck. The snake wailed and landed on the ground with a “boom!”
“Yufeng, do not kill him, leave him alive!” Aofeng saw Tun Xiao dive down as though it was about to give the Giant Agate Python a final attack and shouted towards Lei Yufeng in the air. Lei Yufeng stilled and didn’t understand. However, he mentally gave Tun Xiao the order.
Tun Xiao changed the charge into a grab when he received the order. His enormous claws grabbed the beaten snake and flew back up. The crowd hurriedly parted to make a large empty spot next to Lei Yufeng. Tun Xiao threw the weakly breathing Giant Agate Python on the ground with a “bam!”. Then Tun Xiao turned into a hand-sized gold skylark to land on Lei Yufeng’s shoulder. He didn’t want to return to the boring magus beast s.p.a.ce.
Maybe it was because of their large bodies that these divine beast mimicry states were each cuter than the last.
“Your Excellency Lei Yufeng, thank you for your help.” The surrounding people bowed and thanked Lei Yufeng. No matter how chaotic the place was, as long as it was in the world of Luska, the respect towards the strong was an unchanging rule.
Lei Yufeng was numb towards this kind of praise and ignored it. Just as he was about to ask Aofeng the reason the sacred beast was kept live, a burst of even louder sound came from the gates of the camp. Then, a large group of people around twenty years old or so slowly walked over through the path made from the separating crowd.
At the front was a middle-aged man with a harmonious smile. He looked scholarly and weak, but he had a focused and pressuring presence. He told people that he was not as fragile as his appearance implied. The young men and women behind him were mostly high star-level second-rank professionals, and there were a few rare third-rank professionals mixed among them.
A group of less than fifty people but they were all magisters. These young men and women were dressed in similar robes, giving off an aura of n.o.bility and pride, a completely different presence than the adventurers around them who lived on the edge of a blade.
The surroundings were silent because everyone could guess their ident.i.ty. On Radiance Continent, other than the top four great magister families, no one else could have a training squad with so many magisters.
The training squads the four great magister familie sent out this year finally arrived! The teacher leading at the front, the middle-aged man, was definitely a powerful celestial magister.
A youth following the middle-aged man closely observed the enormous python on the ground and said in shock, “Hm, Teacher Qin Jian, we tried to hurry here, but why is this sacred beast done for? Us spirit magisters were preparing to fight him together to train ourselves!”
Another spirit magister with short hair snorted and said, “Yes, which b.a.s.t.a.r.d meddled and dared to steal our Qin Family’s thunder, they don’t want to live!”
So this was the second ranked of the four great magister families, the Qin Family! No wonder their tone was so arrogant!
When Aofeng heard the surname “Qin”, her heart moved slightly. She searched among the crowd and after confirming there was no sign of her big brother, she was slightly disappointed, though it was expected.
“Alright, Qin Yang, Qin Liu, didn’t I tell you to not underestimate any sacred beast deep in the Forest of Neversetting Sun? You should thank that friend. If not for him, you might have been serious injured by this seven-star sacred beast now. Near Death Ridge, you cannot underestimate your enemy. High star-level sacred beasts can appear at any moment, did you forget?” Qin Jian reproached the two and glared at them in displeasure.
“Seven-star sacred beast?” The two hissed when they heard this, their necks shrinking back. Even though they were not weak, they were frightened hearing this. They might be able to fight ordinary sacred beasts together, but high star-level sacred beasts were not something they could match.
“Yes, remember the appearance of this giant python. Seven-star sacred beast Giant Agate Python. They are not rare in the bogs of mountains, their skin is completely green, and their fangs poisonous. A spirit magister will die in the span of a few breaths if bitten. The python is full of strength, if the python catches its prey, even high star-level sacred beast can be strangled to death. The skin of the giant python is extremely soft, but ordinary weapons cannot break through the defenses. If you want to kill it, you can only attack its vulnerable spots.” As the teacher, Qin Jian’s knowledge of magus beasts was vast. He spoke to the family members behind him of the attributes of the Giant Agate Python. The surrounding people listened intently with admiring expressions.
What systematic training did ordinary magisters receive? Most of them didn’t know about the great majority of magus beasts. They wouldn’t ever have a chance to be taught by an expert like this. With such teachers, no wonder those that came out of the four great magister families were all elite magisters.
Aofeng rubbed her chin and thought, did Big Brother receive this kind of teaching in the past. It appeared good. Since Big Brother could be called a super genius even in the talented Qin Family, he must be stronger than she was at present.
“Teacher Qin Jian, where is the best part of this giant python? Why don’t I see a magic core?” the only female among the spirit magisters asked.
“Haha, the magic crystals of python type magus beasts sacred beast level and above are special. They are not in the head, but in their snake gall. Or rather, the snake gall is the magic crystal.” Qin Jian was pleased with the young woman’s desire to learn. He smiled warmly and said, “Magic crystals like this are extremely valuable. Crafters can forge them into magic mediums which can repel poisons. Of course, if it is a divine beast poison, it will not be effective.”
“Ah, repel poisons … … isn’t something like that extremely rare?” the young woman covered her mouth and exclaimed. Her gaze heated up when she looked at the giant python. “Also, isn’t the Chief Elder a crafter?”
Qin Jian nodded when he heard this and said with a smile, “Yes, so we will buy this giant python. The fangs and the skin are good materials for forging. My old friend will be pleased with such a great gift. Oh … … he hasn’t pa.s.sed away yet.”
Qin Jian had thought that the magister who had acted wasn’t strong enough to kill the magus beast. He shook his head, blue shamanic power gathering on his hand as he was about to wave at the giant python.
“Wait a moment!”
Aofeng was about to speak and stop Qin Jian when an urgent cold shout came from the distance. The one who shouted was a cold and proud youth who looked about twenty seven or so. He flew rapidly as the magister badge at his chest shone with silver light. His badge and his ability at flying astounded the crowd. Five celestial star pattern! Another young celestial magister!
“We want this Giant Agate Python. Your Excellency Qin Jian, please generous!” The youth flew rapidly in front and said to the Qin Family group. His att.i.tude proud and so unyielding that people were discomforted looking at him, and his tone even more unreasonable. The people of the Qin Family frowned in anger.
“What att.i.tude is this, why should we let you have this!”
“You must be the Lan Family’s Lan Cheng? I hadn’t thought that you are the one leading the squad this time. Weren’t you jealous that our family’s genius Qin Aotian is younger and stronger than you, you are jealous but do not use public station to avenge private wrongs!”
The lively discussion revealed the male’s ident.i.ty. Aofeng thought, so this person is like Big Brother, one of the geniuses in this generation of the four families, Lan Cheng. Big Brother is the genius of the Qin Family, this person was the genius of the Lan Family. The other two prestigious families, the Xiao and the Liang Families didn’t have such terrifying people in their younger generation.