A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 236 The Rending Wind Beast and the Ink Feather Dove

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Over the years, whenever the wind regularly blows from the outer sea to the inner sea on this day, Mingyue would end her secluded cultivation as instructed by Luo Ming.

Firstly, it serves to patrol the area around the island, preventing sea monsters or other cultivators from intruding and ensuring the spirit stone mines here don't leak out. Secondly, the wind-attribute spiritual energy contained in this heavenly wind, though violent, is pure. Cultivating wind-type spells and tempering one's own Dao foundation and spirit beast cultivation here often yields twice the results with half the effort, far surpassing ordinary solitary cultivation in a quiet room.

However, the formation of a spiritual treasure like the Wind Spirit Essence is extremely demanding. It requires the convergence of violent wind veins and the nourishment of spiritual energy under strong pressure to condense. This is the first time she has seen it in all these years she has been here!

After the initial surprise, Mingyue quickly composed herself, her expression returning to its usual calm. She focused her divine sense into fine strands, carefully scanning the tense battlefield of struggle, her delicate brows furrowing slightly—the perilous situation on the field far exceeded her expectations.

There were four demonic birds vying for the essence of the wind spirit, vaguely divided into two sides, facing each other with a murderous aura.

On one side were three large birds with feathers as black as ink, except for their sharp beaks and claw tips which gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light. Mingyue had seen these birds recorded in ancient books; they were none other than the infamous Black Feathered Doves of the outer seas!

These black-feathered doves are gregarious, usually led by several high-level demonic birds. They are ferocious and bloodthirsty, and their claws and beaks contain strange poisons that can corrode a cultivator's magic power and physical body. They also fly as fast as lightning and are best at coordinated attacks, making them one of the most feared demonic beasts among cultivators in the outer seas.

Judging from the demonic energy fluctuations surrounding these three black-feathered doves, they have all reached the level of sixth-level demonic beasts, comparable to a human cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation. Their strength should not be underestimated.

Confronting these three level-six Ink Feather Doves was only one demonic bird. But this single bird made Mingyue's heart leap into her throat, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes, mixed with an uncontrollable burning desire.

The demonic bird was slightly smaller than the black-feathered dove, but it had a streamlined body, with a bird's body and a fish's tail. Every line of it exuded an explosive sense of power, making it far superior to ordinary birds.

It has a pair of broad and powerful blue wings, which spread out like sharp battle blades, cutting through the gale silently, leaving only invisible traces of air. However, its main body is not covered with feathers, but is covered with a layer of fine and tight blue scales with a cold metallic luster. When the sunlight shines down, the scales shimmer with a faint spiritual light, revealing its defensive power.

Its head resembled neither an eagle nor a beast, and its vertical pupils shot out cold lightning. A fierce and majestic aura emanated from the depths of its bloodline, and it subtly suppressed the three level-six Ink Feather Doves opposite it with its own strength!

"A level seven Gale Beast!" Mingyue exclaimed inwardly, her breathing becoming slightly rapid.

She had long coveted this beast. The Rending Wind Beast was the undisputed royalty among the sea monsters. It was extremely rare, but every adult Rending Wind Beast was incredibly powerful, especially renowned for its terrifying speed and unparalleled physical defense. It was almost impossible to find an opponent of the same level.

The reason it has "beast" in its name is because its physical structure is closer to that of a scaled beast than a traditional bird. This allows it to gain extreme speed with its wings and defend against attacks with its scales when fighting in close combat in the air, giving it a natural advantage. Ordinary magic weapons and supernatural powers simply cannot break through its defenses.

What excites Mingyue even more is that if she could obtain a Riftwind Beast egg or cub, and feed it with spiritual materials from a young age and form a contract with it using secret techniques, she would almost certainly obtain a top-tier spiritual bird with unlimited potential. Once it grows up, it will be a great help in her journey through the world of cultivation.

However, the Riftwind Beasts are extremely intelligent. The mother beast usually needs to cultivate to the eighth level of the demon beast before she can lay eggs and reproduce. She will take great care of her offspring and protect them until they grow to the fifth level of the demon beast. Only when they have enough self-defense ability will she let them leave and venture into the outer sea alone.

Wind-Splitters of level five and above possess intelligence, are wild and untamed, and their inherent arrogance makes them utterly unwilling to submit to human cultivators, making them virtually impossible to subdue as spirit beasts. Furthermore, their speed is extremely fast, and adult Wind-Splitters are incredibly powerful, making obtaining Wind-Splitter eggs or cubs in the cultivation world an almost impossible task.

The seventh-level Gale Beast before them possessed a solid, abyssal demonic power and an incomparably fierce aura. Its cold, vertical pupils were locked onto the ball of wind spirit essence, while it warily stared at the three menacing Ink Feather Doves opposite it. A low, thunderous threatening roar emanated from its throat, and azure gales swirled around its body, its scales gleaming with spiritual light. It was poised to strike at any moment.

Although the three black-feathered doves outnumbered the beast and were inherently ferocious, they were still intimidated by the royal bloodline and formidable strength of the Riftwind Beast, and dared not launch a rash attack. They spread out in a fan shape, partially surrounding the Riftwind Beast and the Wind Spirit Essence, emitting piercing "quack quack" cries, with thick, eerie blue poisonous mist swirling around their beaks. The poisonous mist strangely did not dissipate in the wind, clearly indicating that they were coordinating to entangle and exhaust the Riftwind Beast, and then seize the Wind Spirit Essence at the opportune moment.

"A level seven Gale Beast, three level six Ink Feather Doves... With my current cultivation level, it's absolutely impossible for me to snatch them by force. If I'm not careful, I'll get burned." Mingyue instantly assessed the situation on the field, her eyes gleaming as a plan quietly took shape in her mind.

A sly yet confident smile curved her lips. With a light wave of her jade hand, a ball of azure light suddenly shone from the spirit beast pouch at her waist, instantly drawing two figures into it—the Azure Winged Scorpion on guard in the distance, and the Wind Phoenix frolicking in the gale.

Immediately afterwards, a bright blue light shone from her body, and the spiritual light of the Wind Control Ring became even more intense. Her whole being seemed to lose its substance in an instant, turning into a wisp of blue mist so faint that it was almost invisible. She silently merged into the surrounding violent and raging wind and air currents, without even revealing a trace of her aura!

It was none other than Mingyue relying on her natal magic weapon, the Wind-Controlling Ring, combined with her understanding of wind-attribute magic over the years, to unleash an extremely sophisticated wind escape technique—"Flowing Wind Concealment."

As a person born with the body of Xunfeng (wind), Mingyue's perception and control of wind-attribute spiritual energy had already reached an unbelievable level. In the past sixteen years of hard training, her cultivation has greatly improved, her control of the Wind Control Ring has become more and more exquisite, and she has also spent a lot of effort to comprehend and learn several high-level wind-type spells and escape techniques, among which "Flowing Wind Concealment" is the best.

This escape technique is not simply about high-speed escape, but a true assimilation with the wind, using the force of the wind to conceal one's form and aura, leaving no trace when escaping. Its exquisite and profound nature is probably no less than the Wind Fox Beast's innate wind escape technique! Especially in this environment of howling winds and chaotic spiritual energy, it is even more effective, making it difficult for even late-stage Core Formation cultivators to detect its presence.

The wisp of pale blue mist, carried by the wind, drifted silently toward the tense battlefield dozens of miles away. The bright moon concealed all its presence, minimizing its own importance, becoming like an insignificant speck of dust in the wind. Only its clear eyes, peering through the mist, calmly observed the opposing sides, patiently awaiting the fleeting opportune moment.

Ahead, the standoff between the Wind-Splitting Beast and the Ink-Feathered Dove had reached a critical point. The Wind Spirit Essence contained too much of the essence of wind. Ultimately, their mutual fears overcame their initial apprehension, and a major battle was imminent.

"Caw—!" A black-feathered dove couldn't contain itself any longer and let out a piercing screech, spewing out a large cloud of thick, ghostly blue poisonous mist. This poisonous mist was extremely strange; it could remain condensed and undispersed even in the raging winds, like a living thing, carrying a pungent, fishy odor as it enveloped the Wind-Splittering Beast. At the same time, it flapped its wings violently, sending out dozens of sharp wind blades, as black as ink with edges gleaming with a ghostly blue light, whistling out and precisely striking the Wind-Splittering Beast's wing joints—the relatively weak points of its scales, and also the most vulnerable spots!

The other two Black Feather Doves coordinated perfectly, launching their attacks almost simultaneously the instant the first one attacked! One of them swayed strangely, transforming into several indistinguishable black afterimages, and under the cover of the wind, it silently pounced on the Wind Spirit Essence from the other side. Its sharp claws gleamed with a poisonous cold light, clearly intending to seize the treasure. The last one flapped its wings and soared into the sky, emitting a series of sharp and piercing screeches. These screeches contained strange mental fluctuations that could disturb the mind and weaken perception, tightly enveloping the Wind Rift Beast and attempting to interfere with its judgment and counterattack.

Faced with a three-pronged attack, a cold glint flashed in the Wind Rift Beast's eyes, showing no intention of dodging! It inhaled sharply, its chest slightly bulging, and then exhaled two incredibly condensed azure whirlwinds from its nostrils. The whirlwinds spun extremely fast, generating a powerful suction force that drew in most of the enveloping dark blue poisonous mist, instantly tearing and dispersing it. The poisonous mist, upon touching the whirlwinds, turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated into the wind.

As for the incoming jet-black wind blades, its wings, covered in cyan scales, flapped and retracted seemingly casually, producing a series of crisp, metallic clanging sounds. Those sharp wind blades, capable of severely injuring early-stage Core Formation cultivators, merely left shallow white marks on its scales before being deflected and scattered, utterly unable to penetrate its defenses!

As for the Ink Feather Dove that tried to steal the Wind Spirit Essence, the Rending Wind Beast unleashed its true killing move! Its figure blurred slightly, and it appeared out of nowhere, moving faster than the Ink Feather Dove, appearing in its path of attack with incredible speed, almost like teleportation!

Its claws, covered in cyan scales, whistled as they tore through the gale, containing the immense demonic power of a level seven demon beast, as it viciously clawed at the head of the Ink Feather Dove, determined to kill it with a single blow. At the same time, an inconspicuous horn on its forehead suddenly burst forth with a dazzling cyan light, and a condensed cyan wind arrow shot out silently, as fast as lightning, heading straight for the other Ink Feather Dove in the sky that was releasing mental interference!

The great battle erupted instantly! The turbulent winds and currents became even more violent, and the demonic energy and the light of various innate divine abilities shone wildly, drawing the azure wind spirit essence into the center of the chaotic spiritual energy vortex.