Chapter 670: Surrounded by Demon Beasts [Third Release]
Five meters tall, shaped like a wild boar, this is a Spirit Cultivation Realm Demon Beast known as the Fiery Wild Boar.
Li Xiaoyao had already experienced such a situation ten days ago.
At that time, the demon beast was merely at the Spirit Condensation Realm; Li Xiaoyao had exhausted the strength of nine bulls and two tigers and had only managed to kill those demon beasts at the cost of severe injuries.
And at that time, his Martial Body finally reached the Second Rank.
If he were to slay these demon beasts today, his Martial Body should be able to reach the Fourth Rank.
Li Xiaoyao suddenly realized that the cultivation of the Martial Body wasn't particularly difficult for him.
"Roar!"
The Fiery Wild Boar roared, its front hooves stamping the ground; its massive body charged forward in an instant.
Their tusks, on both sides of their mouths, long and sharp, slightly curved, seemed as if they could pierce the sky at this velocity.
Li Xiaoyao did not use his agility to evade; since it was body refining, he naturally had to use his physical strength to take the hit head-on, otherwise what would be the point of cultivating a Martial Body.
Grabbing onto the tusk of the demon beast charging at the front with his left hand, Li Xiaoyao's feet, planted on the ground, were forced backwards by the beast's charging power, leaving two traces behind.
"This strength, compared to mine, still lacking!" Li Xiaoyao's eyes shone with determination; his right fist clenched and pulled back to his waist, feeling the strength from his left hand, he scoffed coldly and violently swung out his right fist.
"Bang!"
This punch, akin to lightning, carried a strength of Dark Energy and struck the Fiery Wild Boar's chin. The fist, hard as iron, and the frightening power directly penetrated the boar's chin, blood reddening Li Xiaoyao's arm.
Without pausing, he gripped the demon beast's tusks with both hands, and with a slight exertion of force, he tore the beast in half.
Having dealt with one, Li Xiaoyao didn't relax his focus; he moved his feet slightly, narrowly avoiding a thrust from another beast that followed. Twisting his waist, he spun half a circle in mid-air, landing a foot on the neck of a demon beast.
The beast let out a mournful cry, unable to withstand the stomp's force, and with trembling limbs, it collapsed onto the ground.
...
Outside the secret chamber, Ling Tian suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from the ground.
"It has already been twenty days."
"Could it be that he is trapped inside?"
Ling Tian frowned; if Li Xiaoyao were indeed trapped within the Secret Realm or had encountered any danger and had perished inside, those treasures would never be retrievable.
"I'll leave first; this place is only known to me. Once my cultivation level is strong enough, I'll come back to break open this secret chamber. By then, all those treasures will be mine." Ling Tian smirked smugly, took one last look at the stone wall, and then turned to leave.
...
Li Yunchen and others came out from the Secret Realm's maritime area on the third day.
The outer disasters had dissipated, and the sea was calm.
The powerhouses who had ventured into the seabed never sent back any messages, and not even a single silhouette appeared.
What exactly happened down there remained unknown, and whether they were alive or not, nobody knew.
All of this bore a shocking resemblance to the mysterious disappearance of Li Chengfeng and others from before.
On the island, Li Yunchen and Li Tinghai would stand on the shore every day, gazing in the direction of the Secret Realm, hoping to see Li Xiaoyao's figure.
"Dad, let's go back," Li Chaotian walked over and said.
It had been twenty days; if they were able to come back, they would have done so already. Why would they wait until now?
"Xiaoyao hasn't returned; I'm not going back," Li Yunchen said firmly, firmly believing that the Li Family's genius would not perish here.
"Just waiting like this is pointless," Li Chaotian tried to console further, but Li Yunchen suddenly turned around, glared at him, and said, "If you want to leave, then leave. Don't bother me here."
Li Chaotian opened his mouth but said no more.
Secret Realm Sea Area.
Ling Tian stepped out from the passage and saw the elders from the Ancient Sect and the leaders of Yunhui, all gathered together at this moment.
An elder noticed Ling Tian and said in surprise, "You're still alive?"
Ling Tian couldn't help but frown, as he had thought these old guys had left before him, only to find they were actually still here.
"A mere secret realm can't trap me."
The elder laughed, neither affirming nor denying, and asked, "Do you find it strange that we're still here?"
Ling Tian nodded and asked, "What happened?"
The elder gave a wry smile, pointed outside the cave, and said, "Outside is full of demon beasts; we've been trapped."
"Demon beasts?" Ling Tian said. "Just kill them!"
"Kill them? Hmph, a group of demon beasts at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm, do you think you can finish them off? Besides, who can guarantee there aren't any Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts outside?"
Ling Tian exclaimed in surprise, "Demon beasts at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm?"
"Otherwise, why do you think we wouldn't go out?"
"A group of demon beasts at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm, no matter who, would be doomed once surrounded."
"How could this happen?" Ling Tian became somewhat agitated; this secret realm had attracted so many powerful demon beasts.
"I'll go out and have a look." No matter what, Ling Tian had to observe for himself. If he were trapped here unable to escape, he would go insane.
Reaching the entrance, Ling Tian cautiously peered out with half his body, and everywhere he looked, he saw enormous bodies.
On these massive bodies, there was an aura that was terrifying.
Ling Tian's brows furrowed deeply as he retreated back.
"With my speed, I only need three seconds to get to the surface from twenty thousand meters underwater, and once I'm back in the sky, even the Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts can't do anything to me." Ling Tian quickly calculated, turned around, and walked back to the elders, saying, "I've seen it. There are only Spirit Condensation Realm demon beasts, no Nascent Soul Realm ones. If it's just about escaping, there won't be any problem."
The elders said, "There are too many of them; even if we were to flee, there's still a certain chance we'd be killed."
Ling Tian scoffed, "If they attack, can't you also fight back? A group of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators are scared to go out by a bunch of Spirit Condensation Realm demon beasts, how ridiculous."
After hearing what Ling Tian said, the group reddened with embarrassment and felt ashamed.
"There's some truth to what Ling Tian is saying," someone agreed.
"We're fast, and those demon beasts' cultivation levels are lower than ours, so their speed is surely nothing compared to ours. We can give it a try."
Soon, everyone came to a unanimous decision.
Ling Tian said, "You all take your time discussing, I'm leaving first."
Having said that, Ling Tian stepped forward and walked out without the slightest delay.
Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated and followed suit.
As Ling Tian heard the footsteps behind him, the corner of his mouth curved into a slight, triumphant smile. He stomped heavily on the ground, turned into a streak of light, flew out of the cave, weaving through the demon beasts, and quickly soared upwards.
"Roar!"
The demon beasts immediately spotted the figure, turned their heads, and roared angrily at Ling Tian.
These demon beasts included sea creatures, flying, and land creatures.
When cultivation reached this level, demon beasts could transform into human shape and were no longer restrained by their environment.
The next moment, suddenly, a dozen shadows flew out from the cave entrance.