A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 91 Hunting the Thunder Eel

The lightning force raged within his body, severely injuring the Golden Gu Elder. He froze, his reactions slowing. Seeing the three demonic beasts still charging forward with bloodshot eyes, he knew there was no longer any chance to linger and he had to break through immediately.

"Fine, you brat! I will repay this humiliation a hundredfold in the future!" The old man with the Golden Gu gritted his teeth and glared at Luo Ming in the formation. His voice was hoarse from serious injuries and resentment. He then spat out a mouthful of blood essence and quickly made hand seals. Countless blood-red mosquitoes the size of fingernails poured out from his sleeves—his trump card, the Bloodthirsty Mosquito.

These bloodthirsty mosquitoes are extremely poisonous, specializing in sucking the spiritual power and essence of cultivators and demonic beasts. With a flick of the old man's fingertip, the swarm of blood-red mosquitoes rushed towards the thunder eel like a torrent.

He prioritized dealing with the lightning eel for two reasons: firstly, the lightning eel posed the greatest threat to him, and secondly, its defenses were relatively weak, which allowed him to maximize the effectiveness of the bloodthirsty mosquito.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

The blood-red mosquitoes resembled a cloud of blood, emitting a buzzing sound that made one dizzy. Luo Ming quickly shut off his hearing to feel a little better.

Sensing the danger, the lightning eel hurriedly unleashed a dense barrage of lightning to block it. However, the number of bloodthirsty mosquitoes was simply too great, and their bodies were covered by a layer of blood-red protective shield, which provided them with considerable resistance to the power of lightning. In an instant, the mosquitoes broke through the lightning arcs and burrowed into the lightning eel's body.

"roar--!"

The thunder eel let out a piercing roar, and arcs of lightning surged wildly around its body. Although it had killed most of the bloodthirsty mosquitoes, the remaining insects continued to ravage and devour its body. It writhed violently on the ground in pain, its fighting strength instantly diminished.

A golden opportunity! A glint flashed in the Golden Gu Old Man's eyes. He spat out another mouthful of blood essence, his entire body enveloped in crimson light. Taking advantage of the opening created by the rolling thunder eel, he swiftly fled towards the edge of the mist. Behind him, Luo Ming's voice came calmly, carrying undisguised mockery: "Old ghost, have a safe journey, lest you die halfway!"

Whether the old man with the golden gu in mid-air heard Luo Ming's voice or not, he disappeared into the mist in the blink of an eye.

"This thunder eel is severely injured; it presents an excellent opportunity."

Luo Ming stared at the thunder eel rolling at the edge of the formation, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He wouldn't dare provoke a level 5 Thunder Eel in its prime, but now that its combat power has plummeted, it's a good opportunity to try and take it down, and also to test the offensive power of the Xuanbo Trapping Spirit Array.

The essence, soul, and core of the Thunder Eel are all top-tier materials for cultivation, weapon crafting, and alchemy. In particular, the core can greatly accelerate the cultivation speed of spirit beasts. Such a golden opportunity must not be missed.

Luo Ming's fingertips changed rapidly, and he let out a low shout. The Xuanbo Trapping Spirit Array, which was originally only for defense, suddenly surged with spiritual light. The light blue array patterns surged like living things, and one side of the array wall quietly extended, encircling the struggling thunder eel in the array like an iron wall. Then the array domain tightened inward, firmly locking the heavily injured level 5 demon beast.

The imprisoned thunder eel roared in defiance, spitting out several arcs of lightning with all its might. Although it made the array's protective barrier unstable, it ultimately failed to break through and could only watch helplessly as it was dragged into the array.

Luo Ming dared not be careless. This was a powerful fifth-level demon beast. Although it was seriously injured, if it were to launch a counterattack before it died, Luo Ming would have nowhere to cry.

"You guys hurry up and deplete that thunder eel's demonic power." While manipulating the formation to compress its movement space as much as possible, he released several spirit beasts and ordered them to attack.

The Wind Fox Beast moved nimbly around the perimeter, unleashing invisible wind blades that slashed at the Thunder Eel's wounds at extremely tricky angles. Meanwhile, the Fat Sun Bird spewed out scorching flames, continuously baking the opponent's body and depleting its spiritual energy defenses.

The Xuan Turtle and the Azure Dragon also used their own methods. Although their power was somewhat insufficient for a level 5 demon beast, many ants can kill an elephant, and the Thunder Eel's defense was actually not strong among level 5 demon beasts.

"Aww!"

At this moment, the Thunder Eel was being drained of spiritual energy by bloodthirsty mosquitoes inside, attacked by a group of level three or four demonic beasts outside, and constrained by the formation, so its struggling movements became smaller and smaller.

Meanwhile, outside the mist, the brother and sister cultivators who had managed to escape were in disarray, their legs were weak, their backs were soaked with cold sweat, and their faces were full of shock.

"Brother, we're finally out," the female cultivator said with a sigh of relief.

"Yes, we must stay away from such unfamiliar places as soon as possible in the future. We can't be curious anymore." Man Xiu's calm voice rang out, but from his tone, one could still sense that he was not so calm.

The two encountered several level two or three demonic beasts in the mist, and barely managed to escape with all their might. They decided that they would never be curious or fantasize about any opportunities again.

But just as they breathed a sigh of relief, a heavy, imposing pressure suddenly descended, binding them tightly and making it difficult for them to even breathe.

The brother and sister looked up and saw a cultivator in a green robe standing with his hands behind his back on an open space not far away. His face was cold and stern, and his spiritual energy was so condensed that it seemed to be a tangible substance. He was clearly a Core Formation cultivator. The two of them turned pale instantly, feeling as if they had just escaped one tiger's mouth and entered another wolf's den.

"Young friends, have you discovered anything in this mist?" the green-robed cultivator asked, his voice calm and gentle, yet carrying a strange magic that gradually relaxed the two men's tense minds, making them subconsciously feel that this senior was trustworthy.

The elder brother replied in a trembling voice, "Senior, there are three level-five or higher demonic beasts in the mist, as well as a large number of level-three and four demonic beasts, fighting over the spirit mist insects. There is also a Core Formation senior fighting with them. The mist is extremely dangerous, and we really couldn't stand there, so we risked our lives to escape."

He dared not conceal anything and recounted everything he had seen and heard in the fog.

"Spirit Mist Insects? These insects are quite rare." The cultivator in the green robe frowned slightly, weighing his options.

Spirit Mist Insects are of little use to cultivators, but they are merely a delicacy to some high-level demonic beasts. Using them to hunt high-level demonic beasts is not a bad idea, since this is the Inner Star Sea, and demonic beasts above level five are not common.

However, three level-five demonic beasts working together were no easy opponents, and with a Core Formation cultivator of unknown allegiance added to the mix, venturing in rashly was extremely risky. Just as he hesitated, his gaze suddenly caught sight of a streak of blood-red light rushing out of the mist at lightning speed—it was none other than the Golden Gu Elder fleeing in panic.

The old man with the golden worm had been fleeing at the risk of serious injury, intending to capture the brother and sister and turn them into puppets by following the worm's senses. However, when he broke through the mist and saw the cultivator in green robes, his face turned deathly pale.

He recognized the man; it was none other than Master Yunfeng, with whom he had a centuries-old feud. In his prime, he could have held his own against Yunfeng, but now, severely injured, he was no match for him.

"Yunfeng!" The old man with the golden gu gritted his teeth and shouted. He dared not linger any longer and immediately activated his secret technique. His blood-red escape light surged several times as he fled into the distance without a second thought for his brother and sister.

Upon seeing this, Master Yunfeng's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, and the struggle on his face vanished.

He and the Golden Gu Elder reached the Core Formation stage at the same time, and their enmity had accumulated for over a hundred years. Normally, neither of them could do anything to the other, but now that the other was seriously injured, it was the perfect opportunity to eliminate any future troubles.

"Why did the Golden Gu run away without a word when it saw its old friend?" Yun Feng chuckled, his body radiating a burst of azure light, transforming into a streak of azure rainbow, chasing after the blood-red escape light.