Chapter 164: Facing the Yao King (1/2)

“My Cooling Mantra can only alleviate the heat for a while. Only by reaching the Sky Human stage would I be capable of completely blocking off this heat wave,” Xiao Yin said.

“Anyone has any ideas?” the old cultivator asked.

“If we did, we wouldn’t end up getting chased by the fire foxes everywhere,” Chen Feng scoffed.

“Fellows, just come in quietly and I will not kill you all for now,” one of the fire foxes suddenly said.

“Come in quietly? Do you take us for fools? If it comes down to it, we will just suffer together. You want to kill us? Before we die, we will take down these few clones of yours!” Chen Feng retorted coldly.

“Ha ha ha ha!” The three big fire foxes laughed out. Immediately after that, the three fire foxes leapt against each other to fuse together once again. In the blink of an eye, a 10-zhang long, six-tailed fire fox appeared before them.

The immense aura emanating from it was like a hurricane sweeping towards them.

Deng! Deng! Deng!

The atmosphere that the fire fox was exuding alone was enough to force Chen Feng and the others back.

“The three yao beasts merged together, increasing its power by tens of times. It has easily entered the Great Yao stage. It seems we are all going to die here,” the old cultivator said with a bitter smile.

“This is a clone created by the sealed Yao King. The Yao King can send over its power at any time. Fighting against this fire fox is the equivalent of fighting against the Yao King,” said Chen Feng grimly.

“Yao King.”

The others mulled over those words. It was very simple, consisting only of two words. However, the existence that the two words represented was something that could destroy even their souls.

“Tower, what level is this fire fox at?” Chen Feng secretly asked.

“Great Yao, the equivalent of a Sky Human stage cultivator with three Lightning Tribulations under its belt. Even if the four of you put your lives on the line, it will be useless,” Tower said slowly.

“What do I do then? When you put it that way, even if I bring out Purplebolt, it will still be useless?” Chen Feng was shocked.

“Yes, that Purplebolt Silverlight Wyrm will only get beaten to death if he comes out,” said Tower.

“Can the Longevity Tower suppress it?” Chen Feng asked anxiously.

“A little difficult. If this six-tailed fox’s power does not increase again, I can deal with it. However, do not forget. This is the Yao King’s clone. The Yao King can transmit its power over to it at any moment. I have to be cautious about this,” Tower said solemnly.

“Aren’t you trying to figure out the power of this Yao King? Any results yet?”

“My power is insufficient. As of now, I have yet to fully analyse it.”

“You… sigh! Whatever, just slowly figure it out after I am dead, won’t you?” Chen Feng replied with a bitter smile.

“Since you fellows aren’t willing to come over quietly, I will just have to capture you all.” The six-tailed fire fox roared. The winds rose as air currents surged forth. The immense pressure pressing down on them grew stronger and large paws enveloped all four of them.

Immediately, Chen Feng felt an invisible shackle restricting every part of his body. He felt like a little kid falling into the river and nearly getting entangled to death by aquatic plants.

So strong! So, this is the power of a Great Yao. Chen Feng was shocked. Both his Overwhelming Astral Sword and the blood-coloured lance vibrated in an attempt to help Chen Feng extricate himself from the predicament.

“Explode!”

The Ardent Sun Needle radiated flaming red light, becoming like a dazzling sun as it brought the old cultivator out of the binding paw.

“Sky Toppling Seal!”

“Warsoul Song!”

Everyone was forced to push out every last drop of power they possessed.

…

“Atop this mountain is a talisman and a Sacred artefact. They are the reason why I am suppressed here to the point where I cannot escape. However, it has been a long time since then and the two treasures have lost much of their energies. Now, head up and pull them out so I can escape earlier,” the Six-tailed Fox said.

“Yes, ancestor,” Mo Ji said with an excited air. However, she had only just flown three metres up when her figure fell heavily against the mountain surface. She cut quite the miserable sight.

“The restrictions here are such that even Sky Human stage cultivators would be incapable of flight. In order to go up, you will have to climb up with your own power,” the Six-tailed Fox said solemnly. Next, one of its tails wrapped around Mo Ji and hurled her up through a distance of 100 zhang (1 zhang = 3.333 m).

“Oomph!”

Mo Ji grunted. It felt as though a great mountain was pressing down upon her. She was on the verge of suffocating.

This is only 100 zhang up whereas there is a total of 1,000 zhang. How can I go up? Mo Ji revealed a wry smile. She circulated every drop of power within her body and began to crawl upwards. The surface of the mountain was smooth and spiritual energy flowed across its surface every now and then. There were simply no holding points available for her. Every step forward Mo Ji took made her feel as though she was pushing a great mountain.

“You go up as well.”

The Six-tailed Fox sent its tail forward and hurled the elder up as well. The elder was a Sky Human stage cultivator with a much stronger level of power compared to Mo Ji. However, after going up a distance of 200 zhang, the difficulty level began to take its toll on him. Under the mountain-like pressure, bones from every part of his body released creaking sounds.

Meanwhile, Mo Xigui was watching the images displayed through the circle of fire. He secretly sighed as he figured that Chen Feng’s group of four was assuredly dead.

Boom!

Pieces of gravel scattered all over and the area within a radius of 100 metres was turned upside down. Four wretched-looking figures tumbled out. Each of them coughed out blood even as they were tumbling.

Amongst the four, Chen Feng’s cultivation base was the weakest. Thus, his wounds were the heaviest. Although he possessed Prized artefacts as means of protection, he was still incapable of blocking off the peerless might behind the attacks he received.

“Kid, just hold on a little longer. I will think of a method to suck this fire fox in,” Tower said grimly.

“I don’t think I can hold on much longer.” After getting up, Chen Feng said nothing else. Riding his Overwhelming Astral Sword, he flew into the distance.

At the same time, the other three too, fled in three different directions. All four of them shared the same thought process. None of them were willing to stay behind and put their lives on the line.

“You want to flee? Can you?” The six-tailed fox sneered. Its thick tails rapidly unfurled, encompassing the sky and they shot forward to bind the four of them.

Chen Feng felt his body becoming constricted as a fiery aura kept burning his body’s vitality. He could not even cover a distance of 100 zhang before getting captured.

Xiao Yin and the other two were also captured simultaneously.

“Sky Toppling Seal!”

“Warsoul Song!”

“Ardent Sun Needle!”