A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 204 The Phoenix Egg

Before the male cultivator could recover from his shock, a sense of deadly crisis, several times more intense than before, suddenly surged from the side.

A pale blue phantom, taking advantage of the wind, silently approached.

The male cultivator was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. Almost instinctively, he roared and used his divine sense to control the cyan flying knife to slash fiercely!

"puff!"

The green shadow was cleaved in two, then scattered into a vortex of wind and shadow, without even a drop of blood. It was merely a phantom clone formed from wind spiritual energy!

"not good!"

The male cultivator's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to turn and fly away, a golden rainbow pierced the air and struck his other arm like lightning!

puff-

The sound of the blade piercing flesh was clear and piercing. The second arm was severed in response, and scalding blood shot into the sky, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

"What...what the hell is that?!"

The scarred man's face was contorted, his eyes filled with despair. At this moment, he no longer dared to covet any spirit beast egg; only one thought remained in his mind—escape, escape immediately!

In a moment of crisis, he bit his tongue hard, and his life essence gushed out, as he was about to unleash his ultimate blood escape technique.

This technique had helped him escape death from a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, and it was his only chance of survival at this moment.

But just as the secret technique began, before its brilliance could even shine—

puff!

A sharp claw, tinged with golden light, had silently reached in front of his dantian without him even noticing.

The protective aura around him was as thin as paper in front of this claw, and was easily torn apart in an instant!

The male cultivator stiffly lowered his head, staring at the cold golden light emanating from his abdomen, his face filled with disbelief and utter horror.

Before he could utter a single wail, the claws suddenly shone with golden light, unleashing countless beams of light and shadow, dense as a torrential rain and sharp as a mountain of knives. With a twist and a twitch, his entire body instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist.

A phantom of a divine soul tried to sneak away under the cover of the blood mist, but before it could finish casting its spell, a roar that reached straight to the soul came, causing its divine soul power to suddenly stop, as if it had been frozen in the void.

"What... what kind of monster is this?"

The scarred male cultivator's primordial spirit watched helplessly as he was swallowed by a giant mouth, and until his death, he never discovered who the enemy was.

In the blink of an eye, a Core Formation stage cultivator, notorious in the outer seas, perished without a trace.

The blood mist slowly dissipated.

A nimble and agile black figure slowly revealed itself as it rode the howling wind; it was none other than the Wind Fox Beast that Luo Ming had tamed for many years.

Seeing his disciple being chased, Luo Ming naturally wouldn't stand idly by. He immediately dispatched the Wind Fox Beast, which was most skilled in concealment and had unparalleled speed, to take action.

With its current strength, this beast is already comparable to a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator. Even if it encounters a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, as long as the opponent doesn't have a magic weapon or secret technique to suppress its speed, they won't be able to hold it back. Luo Ming was extremely confident in dealing with two early-stage Core Formation cultivators.

The Wind Fox Beast hovered in the void, its outstretched tongue gently licking the bloodstains remaining on its sharp claws.

His amber vertical pupils were as cold as knives, firmly locking onto the female cultivator in the distance, his murderous aura almost solidified.

Not far away, the female cultivator witnessed her companion being instantly killed, and her blood seemed to freeze instantly.

The way she looked at the Wind Fox Beast was as if she were looking at a ferocious beast that had emerged from ancient times, devoid of any greed.

"ah--!"

She screamed and hurriedly summoned a round magical bead that shimmered with blue light. The bead enveloped her and carried her away in a desperate flight.

Whether it was excessive fear or panic, she fled against the wind. Her already suppressed speed became even slower, barely faster than that of an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Mingyue had already given up hope and was planning to use every last means to drag someone down with her, but the situation suddenly changed so drastically that she was caught off guard.

Why does this ferocious wind-attribute beast seem somewhat familiar?

Is this... the wind fox that was by Master's side?

Recognizing that familiar aura, Mingyue was greatly shocked. Looking at the ferocity of the Wind Fox Beast, which was far greater than before, she couldn't help but wonder: Just how terrifying has the cultivation level of her cheap master who casually took her in back then reached?

The Wind Fox Beast glanced indifferently at the fleeing female cultivator, its golden tail tip swaying gently.

The next moment, its body disappeared into the wind and reappeared, spanning dozens of feet, blocking the female cultivator's escape light like a ghost, as if it had been waiting there all along. It was its innate divine ability - Wind Escape Technique.

Wind Escape Technique was already one of the fastest escape techniques in the cultivation world. With the addition of the rich wind-attribute spiritual energy in the heavenly wind, the Wind Fox Beast was even more powerful, making it even faster.

The female cultivator was terrified, knowing there was no hope of escape. A fierce glint flashed across her face. She made hand seals, and a burst of azure light erupted around her. The magic bead hummed as it shot out, aiming straight for the wind fox's face in a final desperate attempt.

Upon seeing this, the Wind Fox Beast roared angrily, opened its mouth and spat out an inconspicuous cyan wind shadow, which swept towards the round bead. The magical bead, which was originally shining brightly, was directly frozen in mid-air.

At the same time, the illusory tail of the Wind Fox, like an incomparably sharp whip, silently swept past the female cultivator's protective spiritual light.

The spiritual light shattered like a bubble. Before the female cultivator could react, her body was directly cut in two. As the golden light attached to it shone brightly, the female cultivator, like the male cultivator, turned into a cloud of blood mist. Even her primordial spirit did not escape, leaving only a golden core and a storage bag.

With a flick of its small paws, the Wind Fox Beast swept up two magical treasures, two storage bags, and two fresh golden pills radiating spiritual light, swallowing them all into its unique storage space.

After doing all this, it turned to look at the bright moon, its tail tip swaying slightly, and the fierceness in its cold eyes faded, replaced by a touch of liveliness.

It recognized the woman's aura, let out a low growl as a greeting, and then flew away slowly into the distance, deliberately slowing down, clearly waiting for her to catch up.

Watching the Wind Fox Beast leisurely fly away in the gale, Mingyue instantly recalled the scene of getting lost in the formation outside Luoming Cave.

"So Master is here too?" Mingyue exclaimed excitedly.

Over the years, she relied on the resources in the storage bag left by Luo Ming to successfully cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, the several beast soul talismans inside helped her overcome life-or-death crises several times.

She knew why Luo Ming left Lingbang Island back then, and she had come to understand it deeply over the years. In order to escape the demonic forces, he had no choice but to come to this dangerous outer sea with the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Looking at the Wind Fox Beast leading the way, Mingyue felt an immense sense of peace, a feeling she hadn't experienced since her parents passed away.

Without further thought, Mingyue quickly put away the nearly exhausted Green Winged Scorpion, summoned a small green boat, and hurriedly followed.

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