Chapter 324 (2/2)

Hong!

One of the two beasts clashed head-on into Chen Jiu without hesitation.

The other beast had originally been charging at Xue Ying. Once he entered the Mirage, it looked ahead as if it could still see him, but it eventually turned and charged Chen Jiu!

It was well aware that its combat power would be affected after entering the Mirage and considered it better worth its while to team up with the other beast to get rid of Chen Jiu first!

This was one of the most dangerous aspects about Xue Ying moving together with Chen Jiu—the patrolling mountain beasts could choose either of them and team up against him.

Peng. After a single exchange with the first beast, Chen Jiu was immediately sent flying backward, turning into a stream of light before finally crashing into the cliff upon which the volcano was carved with a boom. An unseen shroud had been covering the cliff, which caused Chen Jiu to feel such an impact after crashing into it that he spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

“Xue Ying, help me! Quick!” Chen Jiu immediately shouted.

He has a Deity armor, and his fleshy body was cultivated according to the True Meaning of Only Me. Nonetheless, he was still forced into coughing blood after an exchange with the beasts? Xue Ying was startled. He no longer hesitated, flying directly over to obstruct one of the patrolling mountain beasts.

The second vine leaf world only contained a single danger—the patrolling mountain beasts!

If one decided to stay no more than ten days inside, they would only have to suffer from the attack of a single patrolling mountain beast. As long as they won this fight, they technically passed the second vine leaf world successfully. That might seem easy, but it was precisely the patrolling mountain beasts that made this task so dangerous. The mountain beasts were, after all, exceptionally terrifying. Even Chen Jiu only dared to fight one of them head-on because he had a Deity armor.

Xue Ying, for example, had received some intelligence reports on the beasts, and he was so frightened by their description that he immediately went into hiding inside the Mirage. To face against one directly with his pitiful fleshy body would only spell his doom, even with the True Meaning of Star and the green-armored protector defending him.

After all, the green-armored protector could not match up to the might of that Deity armor! It was actually quite far from it. Meanwhile, the protection conferred by the True Meaning of Star was formidable but could similarly not match up to that provided by the True Meaning of Only Me, which fully concentrated on refining one’s body. If even Chen Jiu had spit blood from the clash, how could Xue Ying hope to survive?

“Chen Jiu, your fleshy body is quite powerful, so you should try using it against them,” Xue Ying shouted back. From his point of view, Chen Jiu had not yet reached a state where his body would soon be destroyed.

This guy…! Chen Jiu had his back against the cliff. His eight arms were moving about as he stared at the two patrolling mountain beasts. “Come, come.”

Hou! Hou!

The two patrolling mountain beasts roared. Once again, they started charging forward like the wind.

Chen Jiu did not dare face them head-on again. Instead, he began displaying his exquisite combat techniques, doing his utmost to shave off the incoming force, and trying to hold on for as long as possible. At the same time, he transmitted, “Dong Bo, I’ll keep these two occupied. I’m leaving the offense to you.”

“Alright.”

Hua.

Without warning, a spear strike pierced out from the Mirage; it was the Star Meteor Annihilation, imbued with its specific destructive aura. The patrolling mountain beast was able to see through the Mirage, however, so it lashed out using its tail to deflect Xue Ying’s incoming attack.

This patrolling mountain beast truly is as strong as a Deity mountain. Xue Ying had seen how easily it had dissipated the force of Xue Ying’s spear using its tail. The Star Meteor Annihilation was so powerful, yet the beast could still so easily dissipate its force? And that was merely a tail whip. In a head-on fight, its power should be on a whole different level.

Hou~ Despite having parried the attack, the patrolling mountain beast could still feel a tinge of pain from the clash. It turned toward Xue Ying, who was still in the Mirage, while growling lowly.

The other patrolling mountain beast also stopped attacking Chen Jiu, and the two beasts exchanged a glance.

Hu, hu.

They began flying at the same time…and immediately entered the Mirage together. Inside, their movements were being suppressed, but ultimately, the might of their bodies was simply too tyrannical.

They’ve actually forced their way into the Mirage. Xue Ying immediately released his Gravity Domain and tried his best to obstruct them. He could not help but be on full alert.

“Dong Bo, can you take them? If not, just enter the real world, and I’ll help you out,” Chen Jiu sent.

“I’ll give it a try. It’s still only two mountain patrolling beasts. In ten days, there’ll be four of them, and it’ll even go up to ten of them at the very end. It’s only after defeating ten of them that we’ll really get a chance to cultivate for a long period of time over here.” Xue Ying held onto the spear, carefully watching the movements of those two patrolling mountain beasts.

The two beasts were staring back at Xue Ying. They had immediately discovered that this Transcendent hiding in the Mirage was too big of a threat to them, which was why they decided to deal with him first.

“You’re still dreaming of deal with four—even ten of them? Are you mad? I won’t follow you in your madness!” Chen Jiu shouted back.