Chapter 293: Family Feud (2/2)
Xue Wei sensed that the soul power in the surrounding air was becoming more and more dense as more people started to die; their souls were being ripped apart by the grand elder.
He frowned. He knew that he was no match for the grand elder, but perhaps he could still fight him. If the grand elder was interested in his secrets, he would not kill him, but if he had lost all hope in Xue Wei, stepping up would be the same as asking to be killed.
Still, Xue Wei was willing to gamble. He was the kind of person who would not step back from any challenge, not to mention that these people had come to save him. Even though he had been uninvolved in the fight so far, watching them die one after another was in no way something he enjoyed.
The Gu and Yuan families were also enraged by how their members were being picked off, and they too fought with increased ferocity against the normal members, slaying them without holding back.
Xue Wei sighed and started cracking his neck. He was going to intervene.
He felt the energy within his body being released, his body rapidly undergoing some changes as the body itself started transforming into that of a dragon, and azure scales protruded from his skin. Another set of his clothes were ripped apart, and horns grew from his forehead.
The body was massive, a full fifty meters long, and he coiled up in the square. A few warriors of the Baili family were squashed beneath his enormous body, causing anguished wails to resound throughout the area.
Those who had been fighting were stumped when they saw the sheer size of this beast that suddenly appeared, their eyes widened in shock, and everyone retreated in fear. No one knew where this beast came from nor who it was fighting for, so they were all hesitant and alert.
Seeing the huge beast, Xue Wei’s friends grinned. Hei Gou suddenly growled, and his body also enlarged as he appeared in his mutated Celestial Dog shape.
Lin Xiao was averse to killing humans, but he had hardened his heart and was flashing his staff here and there, bashing anyone who came close to him. Even now, while the other people were stunned, he ran through their most clustered area and simply slammed the staff on their heads, knocking them unconscious with a single hit.
Bai Tianyi was grinning when he saw the massive beast, summoning spiritual energy around himself and coalescing it into the shape of swords which shot outwards and pierced the souls of all the people close to him.
Xue Wei knew they had expected this sight, so he was not too shocked, but when he saw a bundle stuck on Lin Xiao’s back, a gleam of anger appeared in his eyes. Who allowed this dumb monk to bring his cute little sister to such a dangerous place?!
Since Luoluo was here, Xue Wei was even more eager to end the battle as soon as possible. He had to stop or at least delay the grand elder for long enough that they could wipe out the other guards and members, and then they could overwhelm him with sheer numbers.
From the attacks he had seen earlier, Xue Wei could determine that the grand elder specialized in precise but deadly attacks, that pierced through only one person at a time. If he had attacks that could deal with multiple people at once, he would have used it long ago.
Xue Wei’s body moved like waves, roiling towards the grand elder, who was also shocked by the sudden appearance of a beast he had never seen before.
Primordial Beasts were not that rare in Yan Dalu, but for one to have such an overwhelming aura, that was rare—even rarer was it to see one with such strength and momentum.
The grand elder looked at Xue Wei with a shrewd expression in his eyes, before his gaze moved towards Lin Xiao, who was running around knocking out person after person with a smile on his face and constantly blurting out words of apology, and that the victims would praise him later.
The grand elder’s greed was getting the better of him, and he raised his voice, “Capture the staff-wielding monk fast!” he yelled out, and all the Baili members returned to their senses. They did not understand the reason for the order given by their grand elder, but an order from him was unquestionable, so they rushed towards Lin Xiao as he was engaged within a horde of experts.
“Oh no!” Lin Xiao, who had been deep behind enemy lines, felt that something was wrong, and he quickly turned tail and ran. While he had previously moved unfettered and effortlessly through the enemies, he was now being chased by a group of maddened men.
“I am doing it for your own good!” Lin Xiao called out while running. “I will only knock you out; the others want to kill you! Show some love towards a poor monk!”
Bai Tianyi couldn’t help but burst into laughter seeing Lin Xiao and his desperate pleas, he was even laughing so much that he forgot that he should fight, but Hei Gou quickly jumped next to Lin Xiao to assist him in his escape.
“Thank you! I knew you were a good brother!” Lin Xiao said as he looked at Hei Gou with gratitude.
“Wei will kill you if something happens to Luoluo,” the big dog snorted, as if the only reason he had jumped in was for the sake of the child.
Xue Wei had instantly guessed the thoughts of the grand elder when he heard that they were to capture Lin Xiao and his draconic eyebrows knitted together. He was especially concerned when he saw the sleeping girl on his back, bouncing up and down with every hastened step he took.
“I better help them,” he muttered to himself and raised his head high into the sky.
Azure Dragon Roar!
A roar tore through the skies, the ground trembled, space almost collapsed, and everyone fell to the ground in shock as their minds went buzzing, their eyes blackened. Anyone who heard the roar was filled with reverence, and any beasts present could not help but kneel by instinct.