Chapter 275: Chapter 190: Class A Heaven and Earth Secret Realm! Overcome Obstacles! Slaying the Sixth-Order Ferocious Thunder Roc!_2
This was inevitable. As Jiang Shu muffled his breath, about to retreat, a violent screech tore through the sky above.
In an instant, the Fourth Rank Mutant Beasts still fleeing suddenly collapsed to the ground. A primal fear erupted within them, causing uncontrollable trembling; they dared not move in the slightest.
On the mountain peak, the two Fifth Rank Mutant Beasts engaged in battle also began to roar continuously.
Fifth Rank Mutant Beasts, the Mountain Shaking Giant Ape, the Great Sun Flame Tiger. And this unknown Sixth Rank Mutant Beast!
Jiang Shu hastily executed the Break Limit Concealing Steps to hide his form, his eyes narrowed, unwaveringly gazing at the flying creature in the sky.
With each opening of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, Martial Artists would upload data on previously unseen Mutant Beasts, to be named by the Xia Country’s Research Institute. Up to now, a comprehensive manual existed for Mutant Beasts below the Fifth Rank, recording their various dietary preferences, strengths, and weaknesses. However, data on Sixth Rank Mutant Beasts remained a blank.
If this Sixth Rank beast has thunder attributes, it would be truly perfect, directly meeting the cultivation requirements for the Thunder Peng Netherworld Wings.
Fight, the more intense, the better!
Jiang Shu gathered his focus and looked toward the mountain peak. By now, the Mountain Shaking Giant Ape and the Great Sun Flame Tiger had completely ceased their hostilities, their ferocious gazes fixed on the giant Roc in the sky. Their growls conveyed extreme unwillingness and resistance.
Although the Sixth Rank Mutant Beast was powerful, both of them clearly noticed that this creature seemed to be severely wounded. The injuries on its abdomen had not healed, and blood dripped from the sky into the mountains below. Their growls, however, proved ineffective.
In the sky, the thunderous screech of the giant Roc grew louder and louder. Gales surged from all directions, kicking up dust and stones, darkening the entire landscape as though a sudden downpour was imminent. A mass of dark clouds gathered, obscuring the sunlight, as if brewing some terrifying force.
ROAR!
The Mountain Shaking Giant Ape let out a primordial roar, snapping a hundred-meter-tall tree with a single palm strike. With a thunderous stomp, its body shot out from the mountaintop like a cannonball, the massive tree becoming a hundred-meter-long club as it swung towards the giant Roc in the sky!
The Great Sun Flame Tiger was not to be outdone. Its bones and muscles resonated, and each strand of its fur flared like a tiny flame. In an instant, its already lustrous fur ignited into a blazing inferno. It opened its mouth, and between its long fangs, a ball of fire danced furiously.
BOOM!
Finally, the ball of fire gathered enough strength, erupting as if from an artillery cannon, shaking the mountains and splitting the earth!
The ape and tiger, transitioning from their initial clash, now joined forces. Such an alliance was terrifyingly formidable. Even a Gang Energy Martial Saint, facing any one of these attacks, would require their full strength just to have a sliver of a chance at survival.
But the giant Roc in the sky seemed unfazed, even though its abdomen was injured. Its violent screeches echoed throughout the land as Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within the dark clouds continuously coalesced into thunderbolts as massive as giant pythons.
BOOM!
Before Jiang Shu’s eyes, a bolt of lightning struck the massive tree. The tree, just several tens of meters away from the giant Roc, was instantly turned to charred remains. The enormous Thunder Power then blasted the Mountain Shaking Giant Ape, scorching countless strands of its fur black. A mournful roar sounded as its limbs went stiff; its strength drained in an instant, the beast’s body plummeted from hundreds of meters high.
BANG!
The Mountain Shaking Giant Ape’s over twenty-meter-tall body crashed into the edge of the mountain, gouging out a vast crater and sending endless rocks bursting outward.
Simultaneously, another bolt of lightning cleaved the sky. The flames spewed from the Great Sun Flame Tiger’s mouth were no match for the lightning and were utterly shattered. This bolt of lightning descended like a spear from the heavens. Even though the Great Sun Flame Tiger dodged quickly, its prideful tail was split in two by the thunder. Its agonized howling couldn’t be stopped.
Too strong, Jiang Shu, who had witnessed all of this, thought, feeling his hair stand on end. Two peak-level Fifth Rank Mutant Beasts stood no chance against a true Sixth Rank Mutant Beast, not lasting even two rounds. And this Sixth Rank Mutant Beast is still wounded! How terrifying! My body can’t help but tremble. It isn’t fear, but excitement!
I possess the Break Limit level Concealing Steps, which can temporarily elude the detection of this giant Roc. I wield the ultimate Formation activated by the Small Five Elements Saber Formation’s Treasure Patterns. I also have an S-rank rocket launcher! The explosive power of its armor-piercing missile is absolutely comparable to that thunder strike! Even if I can’t kill the giant Roc, as long as I can bring it down from the sky and steal a single drop of its Essence Blood from its body, this trip will be a huge profit! Wait... just wait a bit longer!
Amidst the mountain peaks, the Mountain Shaking Giant Ape struggled to rise, its eyes burning red. Glancing at the Great Sun Flame Tiger already fleeing from the summit, it hesitated for a moment before smashing its palm onto a boulder and leaping down the mountainside, intending to escape as well.
The giant Roc was too strong. A single strike had instilled bone-chilling fear in them, deterring them from further battle. But fleeing was never an easy task.
From among the dark clouds, another thunderbolt blasted forth. With every beat of the giant Roc’s wings, Gang Winds whipped up, howling through the forest, and countless hundred-meter-tall trees were torn asunder. The Fourth Rank Mutant Beasts crouching on the ground were shredded without any resistance amidst these windstorms.
Even Jiang Shu, moving at his fastest speed, used his five precious sabers to dig a deep hole underground and jumped into it. The Primordial Power within his three hundred acupoints instantly formed a protective shield around him.
ROAR!
Only after the Gang Winds had dissipated did Jiang Shu slowly poke his head up. At this moment, the previously supreme and dominating Great Sun Flame Tiger was captured in the giant Roc’s claws, hundreds of meters in the air, being devoured alive.
I can’t wait any longer! The Mountain Shaking Giant Ape lay nearby, clearly incapacitated. Jiang Shu leaped out without hesitation, squeezing out a drop of Essence Blood and letting it fall onto the Array Plate. If the giant Roc finishes devouring the ape and the tiger, its injuries will likely heal considerably. By then, my chances of victory will undoubtedly diminish further.
The Treasure Patterns on the Array Plate shone as the Essence Blood traced them, energy brewing within. Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi furiously converged. This fluctuation of power naturally drew the gaze of the giant Roc. It let out a fierce screech, possibly because it hadn’t expected to overlook such a tiny ant.
Within the dark clouds, another thunderbolt began to form. However, compared to the previous ones, this thunderbolt clearly showed signs of fatigue; both its thickness and the speed at which it coalesced were less impressive.
Jiang Shu, of course, noticed this. The Array Plate trembled as five precious sabers flew out, spinning in mid-air. Yuan Qi congealed around them, forming five massive saber shadows!
"Go!" Jiang Shu shouted urgently.
The Small Five Elements Saber Formation, once a world-shaker in Fusang, was activated once more.
At this moment, however, a hint of scorn flashed in the eyes of the giant Roc in the sky. It casually spat out the tiger’s bones, and the thunderbolt within the clouds descended slowly. This bolt, though not as powerful as the previous ones, still directly broke through the five giant sabers of Yuan Qi from the Small Five Elements Saber Formation, striking down once more.
But Jiang Shu was well-prepared. He recalled his five precious sabers at once as the Primordial Power from the three hundred acupoints in his body burst forth. Standing atop the Array Plate, he soared into the air. The rocket launcher, hidden at his feet until now, appeared in his hands. The armor-piercing missile was already loaded.
The Small Five Elements Saber Formation, no matter how strong, only wields a third of the power of a true Treasure. Furthermore, having already been used once in Fusang, its power has diminished even more. Therefore, I never held any false hopes. My real trump card is here... for this moment...
"Rocket launcher, fire!"