Purple Mist Dao Master

Chapter 688 - 424: 9 Beasts!_2

Wang Zhengyi carried Yan Chuan and Chen Ze from the water surface to the center of Nanyue Lake, ’Crescent Island,’ "From Crescent Island, you can see Moth Island straight ahead!"The two men and one beast traveling together.

They were not the only ones.

There was also a group of birds and beasts accompanying them—

"Let me introduce—"

"The Golden Vulture, Innate Nine Layers, its combat power rivals the Third Rank."

"The Double-headed Duck, Innate Third Level."

"The Green Water Crocodile, Innate Third Level."

"The Silver Armored Horned Python, Innate Third Level."

"The three of them together are roughly able to contend with the Second Rank."

"The Grey Golden Kite, one male and one female, Innate Second and Third Level, somewhat lacking."

"The Earth Armor Dragon, Innate Fourth Layer."

"The Sword Tiger, Innate Fifth Layer."

"The True Branch Horned Deer, Innate Second Layer."

...

On Crescent Island, the Beast Kings gathered.

The Golden Vulture stood alone on a distant boulder, savoring its solitude.

The Green Water Crocodile was half-submerged in water, with the Double-headed Duck standing on its back, next to the coiling Silver Armored Horned Python.

The two Grey Golden Kites were nestled affectionately by the shore.

The Earth Armor Dragon was half-buried in the ground, only a clumsy, pointed head exposed.

The Sword Tiger exuded a regal aura, avoiding the area where the Golden Vulture stood.

The True Branch Horned Deer’s antlers, resembling tree branches, glimmered with a verdant luster, giving it a gentle demeanor.

Altogether, nine Beast Kings.

All looked towards Yan Chuan.

When Yan Chuan spoke, these Beast Kings might not fully understand, but they could grasp the general idea, each glancing at one another, realizing they were all ’on the same side’!

"Old Yan!"

"Impressive!"

Wang Zhengyi, lying on the shore, half-submerged in water, watched these Beast Kings in awe.

He knew Yan Chuan and Chen Ze were a formidable duo, capable of contending with a Third-Rank Divine General, but who could have thought Yan Chuan, plundering various miracle treasure medicines from these Beast Kings, would have them obey so willingly?

Not understood!

Shocking!

"Old Yan!"

"You’re this [thumbs up]!"

Wang Zhengyi genuinely admired but remained puzzled: "Humans and beasts follow different paths, what if they turn against us once we go down?"

Who could guarantee that these Beast Kings would still listen if faced with the primal, soul-deep yearning when seeing ’Fire Bud Crystal’?

Better not complicate things, what if they end up being chased by both water and land beasts, trapped between a rock and a hard place.

That would be disastrous!

Yan Chuan laughed: "Beast Kings are like humans, there are good and bad, smart and dumb, their personalities and characters differ. The one difference is, they lack a coherent ’civilization,’ a matured ’cultivation system,’ relying solely on instincts to grow, which is far too slow!"

Humans!

Beasts!

Grandmasters!

Beast Kings!

That’s where the difference lies.

Therefore—

"Once I taught them ’Xingyi Boxing,’ showing them how to tap and utilize their potential, regardless of wealth or status, good or bad, smart or dumb, gentle or fierce, they understood a simple truth—"

"I am teaching them!"

"My teachings and techniques benefit them."

"Thus, these Beast Kings were willing to listen to me. Ultimately, it’s driven by self-interest."

Additionally, Yan Chuan’s fists were even bigger.

Including the Golden Vulture, none of the Beast Kings present could defeat Yan Chuan and Chen Ze. With one hand wielding a great staff and the other offering sweet incentives, would the nine Beast Kings dare disobey?

"Don’t worry!"

"If they are sensible, it’s good, but dare they act presumptuously, I’ll ensure they die without an intact corpse!"

With "mutual teaching and learning," Yan Chuan thoroughly understood the details of each Beast King. Even in battle, knowing both the enemy and self, with his current strength, even if the nine Beast Kings joined forces, Yan Chuan could survive and might even counter-kill.

"It’s good that you are cautious."

Wang Zhengyi no longer reminded him.

Though the Beast Kings showed up, Yan Chuan didn’t plan to bring all nine below: "A fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, Golden Vulture, Grey Golden Kite, Earth Armor Dragon, you four stay here for support on Crescent Island."

Yan Chuan gestured as he spoke, supplemented with "mutual teaching and learning" and his ’absolute focus’ experience, ensuring the Golden Vulture and the other four Beast Kings understood his arrangements.

These four beasts—

The Golden Vulture and Grey Golden Kite were birds.

The Earth Armor Dragon played in the earth.

Not suited for underwater.

This journey, Yan Chuan brought the Green Water Crocodile, Double-headed Duck, Silver Armored Horned Python, True Branch Horned Deer, and Sword Tiger, five Beast Kings.

...

"Go!"

With everything in place, two men and six beasts moved together.

Wang Zhengyi led the charge, diving headfirst down.

Yan Chuan and Chen Ze, each donning their mythical weapons, followed closely.

Then came the Green Water Crocodile, Silver Armored Horned Python, Double-headed Duck, True Branch Horned Deer, and Sword Tiger in sequence.

Splashing!

Wang Zhengyi led the way ahead.

The twelve-meter long crocodile was fierce and terrifying, a true monster in the water. In pure physical combat, barehanded, Yan Chuan and Chen Ze combined might not even be a match for Wang Zhengyi’s ’Alligator Beast Avatar’ here.

You don’t know until you go down.

Once down, it was shocking.

Despite all prior plans, only by facing the Water Beast King underwater did one realize the strong sense of oppression.

"Be extremely careful."

Yan Chuan reminded Chen Ze, also remaining alert.

Fortunately, the descent was surprisingly smooth, one hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters, soon they saw, at the clear lake bottom, a never-ending darkness resembling copper walls and iron bastions from afar. Upon closer inspection, it was various aquatic plants growing densely, with numerous aquatic creatures attached.

Yet this still wasn’t the true form—

"The entwined vines of the ’Moth Vine’ form a canopy covering ’Moth Island’!"

"This is the ’sky’ of Moth Island!"

Wang Zhengyi’s voice was heard. He clawed and revealed vines as thick as arms, legs, even as wide as water barrels, green but with a dark hue, tightly intertwined, impermeable.

"This ’Moth Vine’ is nearly sentient, its life level at least comparable to a War God, perhaps even higher. Most of its energy is focused underground, countering the Earth Fire Magma, as for the branches here, even as Innate beings, to the ’Moth Vine,’ we are akin to these parasites."

The life level of the Moth Vine was extremely high, the Innate Divine General posed no threat to it.

As for ’Fire Bud Crystal’—

In eyes of Yan Chuan, Wang Zhengyi, and others, it was extremely precious, but to the Moth Vine, it was merely a byproduct of its life-level honing, waste material even, and it wouldn’t mind someone taking it away.

"Let’s go in!"

Wang Zhengyi shook his head and wagged his tail, tearing open a gap in the Moth Vine with force, slipping into the water flow with a splash. As soon as he passed, the vine writhed swiftly, closing back to its original state.

"In!"

Yan Chuan commanded, letting Chen Ze enter second, followed by the Double-headed Duck, Sword Tiger, True Branch Horned Deer, Silver Armored Horned Python, Green Water Crocodile, and lastly himself.

Forcibly tearing apart the vine, they entered one by one.

The next moment.

Boom!

It opened up suddenly, the sound of battles and explosions echoing!

...

"Twelve years."

"Finally comes the result."

On Moth Island, amidst half-mountain and half-water, a young man sat with a sword clasped, opening his eyes to gaze at an ancient towering tree in the distance. The tree’s lush branches occasionally flashed crimson, and a smile appeared on his face.

Since twelve years ago, when he encountered this place while pursuing the golden python underwater, he has been guarding here, cultivating simultaneously as if in closed-door training.

He loved calmness, never felt lonely, rather saw this as an ideal place for seclusion cultivation—

First, it’s secluded, free from worldly disturbances.

Second, the Primordial Qi here was abundant, the Moth Vine’s life level extremely high, absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Though 99% was consumed by the Moth Vine, even the slightest bit escaping was sufficient for the Innate Realm to benefit immensely.

The young man embracing the sword progressed nearly a level each year here; twelve years later, he was far different from before.

The treasure sword in his arms was sharp, and his eyes were even sharper, after seeing the ’Fire Bud Crystal Tree,’ he swept his gaze around—

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