Chapter 257 Illusory Moon Beas (1/2)

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The shadow moved so swiftly that no one could keep track of it at all. Mu Shaoai reacted instinctively and unsheathed his Immortal's Sword to block his attacker. The shadow slammed into his sword, producing a loud clanging sound. To everyone's surprise, the crash sent Mu Shaoai staggering backward. Before he could react, the shadow reappeared behind him and slammed into his back.

”Watch out, Junior Brother!”

The moment Yu Yifeng yelled, he moved his fingers to cast a spell. An Immortal's Sword turned into a drawn-out radiance and lunged at the shadow behind Mu Shaoai. It was the Divine Weapon of the Archean Eon: the Startling Rainbow Sword.

After the Startling Rainbow Sword cleaved the shadow, it emitted a high-pitched screech. Even now, the others couldn't make out what creature it was.

Yu Yifeng dashed to Mu Shaoai's side. The creature continued to wail in a hair-raising manner. Suddenly, it split into two, and then four, and began attacking the two of them.

A male disciple named Zhou Li put himself in front of his Junior Sisters. Worried as they were, they dared not advance rashly and fight that strange creature. Xiao Chen frowned and yelled, ”Senior Brother Yifeng! Come back now! Leave that place!”

Putting up no protest, Yu Yifeng flew back to them with Mu Shaoai on his shoulders. The shadows gave chase at first, but when all of them retreated more than a mile away, the shadows regathered to form one entity with a screech and fled to where they came from.

”What… the heck was that?!”

Mu Shaoai's voice was full of resentment as he held onto the bite mark on his arm.

Yu Yifeng noticed that Mu Shaoai's wound wasn't turning black, so it meant that the creature's bite wasn't venomous. He handed Mu Shaoai a jade bottle. ”Stop the bleeding first.”

The rest finally relaxed. Even though the monster's attack was inferior to that of a Core Forming Realm cultivator, its speed was terrifying. Xiao Chen glanced at the woods. ”You must have entered its domain and brought on the attack.”

Yu Yifeng nodded. He looked at Zhou Li. ”Junior Brother Zhou, go and investigate the monster.”

”Sure,” Zhou Li said. He took out a jade plate and tossed it into the sky. Following his spell, the jade plate began to enlarge. Various information appeared.

Shadow Monster: Rank 3.

Whether it goes on the offense: Takes the initiative to attack.

Scope of attack: Twenty feet.

Special traits: High speed, division.

Mu Shaoai punched the trunk of a large tree. ”Bastard! How can a Rank 3 monster show up in a Grade 1 district?!”

Yu Yifeng shook his head. ”This is a Grade 3 district, not Grade 1. Our cultivation was weak last time, so we were sent to a Grade 1 district. Since there's a sharp increase in the participants' cultivation this time, they're also sending us to high grades districts.”

Xiao Chen chuckled. ”The Forest of Illusory Moon is quite interesting.”

Yu Yifeng nodded. ”The forest is divided into ten grades. Most high-ranking monsters wouldn't appear in places of lower grades. We'll be fine as long as we're careful not to intrude into places of high grades, we'll be fine. We're quite fortunate to have met just a Shadow Monster earlier. Some monsters bear deep grudges. Once they latch onto us, they won't give up unless we kill them.”

”If we encounter monsters of Grade 7 and above, our only choice is to crush our jade note. Not even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator can defeat a Grade 7 monster. I can't even imagine just how powerful a Grade 10 monster will be. So, don't run to high-grade places out of greed for Illusory Moon Beasts,” Zhou Li chimed in to explain.

Xiao Chen more or less understood what was going on. He took out the dozen or so seal talismans that he made last night and distributed it to everyone.

”The red one is a Fire Manipulation Talisman, the purple one is a Lightning Blockade Talisman, and the blue one is a Freezing Talisman.”

Holding a few of the talismans in hand, Qingyu smiled and said, ”Wow! I didn't think you'd know how to make talismans, Junior Brother Xiao!” The rest were astonished as well. In this era, only those with exceptionally strong Divine Sense were able to produce seal talismans with ease.