nownovels Chapter 60 Harvesting Lotus Seeds, Fierce Battle Against Hungry Monsters
Chapter 60 Harvesting Lotus Seeds, Fierce Battle Against Hungry Monsters
The cave was filled with a faint scent of hunger, but it had no effect on Jiang Jun, like scratching an itch through a boot.
He did not rush to take the lotus seeds, but first used "Deceptive Sorrow" to create countless purple light needles, which shot towards the dark shadow underwater.
The light needles silently sank into the water, precisely piercing the clusters of dark shadows. Before those creatures could even scream, they vanished into wisps of black smoke.
The remaining shadowy figures sensed the danger but couldn't find the enemy, so they could only swim around aimlessly underwater, passively taking hits.
In a short while, the shadowy figure was completely cleared away.
Jiang Jun withdrew "The Deceptive Sorrow," but his brows furrowed slightly: "Something's not right!"
These shadowy figures were merely skirmishers; though numerous, they were insufficient to threaten a divine artifact.
He looked up at the red lotus seeds atop the stone wall: "Why are you entangled by them, your light dimmed?"
Jiang Jun scanned the cave with his divine sense but found nothing. After a moment's thought, he finally raised his hand and took it down.
The next instant, the entire cave shook violently, rubble fell from above, and huge bubbles rose in the water, as if something was awakening beneath the island.
"not good!"
Jiang Jun put the lotus seed into his sleeve, turned around and rushed towards the cave entrance. Behind him came a rumbling sound, the stone walls cracked, water poured in, and the entire cave began to collapse.
As he rushed out of the cave, the island outside was also shaking violently.
Cai Liang, holding the Yellow Essence Boy, stood at the edge of the Dharma Realm, his face ashen and at a loss.
Upon seeing Jiang Jun emerge, he shouted, "Teacher! This island is going to sink!"
"Walk!"
Jiang Jun grabbed Cai Liang by the back of his collar, his true energy surging, and lifted the two of them into the air.
Huangjing Tongzi was held tightly in Cai Liang's arms. Although he was also startled, he still held on to the lotus seed tightly and kept chanting "Ah Bei Ah Bei".
Just as the three left the island, the entire island collapsed with a roar, and most of it sank into the water.
Amidst the surging waves, a suffocatingly terrifying aura rose into the sky.
The lake surface seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, raising turbid waves several meters high, which then lapped out in all directions.
A gaunt figure slowly rose from the bottom of the water.
The thing was skin and bones, grayish-black all over, with ribs protruding as if they were about to pierce the skin at any moment.
Its eyes were sunken, with eerie green flames flickering in its pupils, and its mouth was split to the roots of its ears, revealing jagged, sharp teeth.
The most terrifying thing was its belly, which was as shriveled as a piece of paper, yet it would occasionally bulge out a strange bulge, as if something was wriggling inside.
Judging from its appearance, we can tentatively call it the "starving ghost".
A Lord-level monster! Equivalent to a Transcendent Monster Master!
Jiang Jun's heart sank.
Although this thing had been suppressed by the lotus seed for an unknown period of time and was extremely weak, its cultivation level was still intact, and the oppressive feeling still sent chills down his spine.
"However, this lotus seed is only at the luminous level, so how can it suppress a lord-level monster? What secret lies behind this?"
On the lake, the few remaining vampire bats screamed and scattered in all directions.
Several birds that were flying too slowly were struck by the aura emanating from the monster and fell stiffly into the water, never to resurface.
"Cai Liang, take Huang Jing Tong Zi and retreat to a safe distance. Find the right time to disengage from the battle and return to the real world!" Jiang Jun found a high place, put the two down, and went forward to meet them.
Cai Liang, carrying the Huangjing boy, scrambled and crawled away into the distance.
Huangjing Tongzi was in his arms when, with a "pop," golden ripples spread out, creating a thin layer of light shield for the two of them.
The strange creature ignored the two who had fled, its gaze fixed on Jiang Jun, or rather, on another lotus seed hidden in Jiang Jun's sleeve.
Even though Jiang Jun possessed the power of "Unfettered Deception" to suppress objects and eliminate their presence, and the power of "Universe in the Sleeve" to isolate the aura of the lotus seed, he still could not sever the connection between their auras.
It opened its mouth and let out a piercing roar. The sound was neither human nor that of any wild beast, but rather like the simultaneous writhing and groaning of countless hungry stomachs.
A thick, pervasive pollution of hunger spread. The withered trees by the lake trembled in the pollution, and the few remaining clumps of reeds withered and died instantly.
Cai Liang, who was some distance away, groaned, clutched his stomach, and squatted down, his face deathly pale.
Huangjing Tongzi also frowned, although he was better off than Cai Liang, he was clearly affected as well.
Jiang Jun remained completely still.
With a thought, the "Five-Colored Stone" in his sea of consciousness slowly rotated, and the purifying waves spread out, enveloping Cai Liang and Huang Jing Tong Zi.
Their expressions improved slightly.
"So the mutation of those vampire bats was caused by you?" Jiang Jun suddenly realized.
The monster didn't answer, but pounced straight at you.
Its speed was astonishing; its thin, dry claws whistled through the air as it aimed straight for Jiang Jun's head. Where the claws sliced, the air was torn apart, producing a sharp, explosive sound.
Jiang Jun dodged to the side, his body flashing with a clear light. The monster's claw missed its target, instead snapping a large tree behind it in half. The broken pieces flew everywhere, crashing into the lake and creating a huge splash.
It turned its head somewhat blankly: it couldn't find Jiang Jun's exact location.
Taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Jun used "Ghostly Sorrow" to instantly transform the purple light needles into six light swords, which formed a sword array in the air, surrounding the starving ghost in the middle.
As the sword formation took shape, a brilliant purple light shone forth, illuminating the entire lake surface as if it were shrouded in a purple glow.
"cut!"
Six lightsabers pierced down simultaneously, slashing six deep gashes into the Starving Ghost's body.
Black blood splattered out and fell into the lake, turning a section of the water black. The remaining aquatic monsters in the water died instantly, floating to the surface belly up.
The monster, in pain, roared and swung its arms, extinguishing two lightsabers.
Although the wound inflicted by the lightsaber was deep, it did not damage the body's core. Its physical body was too strong; the lightsaber could only break through its defenses.
Jiang Jun dared not be careless. With a thought, several more light swords flew out, forming an even more complex sword formation.
A fire pattern lit up on the "Divine Rooster Talisman," and streams of fire flew out from the talisman and attached themselves to the lightsaber.
The flames were a deep reddish-gold color, shining brightly and illuminating an area of several dozen feet in the distance as if it were daytime.
The lightsaber, wreathed in crimson flames, slashed at the starving monster once more.
This time, the flames sizzled as they burned the wound, filling the air with a burnt smell.
The starving monster screamed in agony, its body tainted with an even stronger hunger pollution that even polluted the lake beneath its feet, causing a layer of grayish-white foam to rise to the surface.
Jiang Jun had to spare some of his attention to maintain the "Five-Colored Stone" in order to protect Cai Liang and Huang Jing Tong Zi in the distance.
Meanwhile, the aftershocks of the fierce battle began to tear apart the wreckage of the entire island.
The ground cracked open with spiderweb-like fissures, and lake water poured in through the cracks. The few remaining dead trees were uprooted by the shockwave and smashed into the lake.
A large section of the island collapsed in the center, and rubble and soil fell into the hollow cave below, creating a dull echo.
Although the strange creature couldn't sense Jiang Jun's exact location, Cai Liang's presence was far too obvious.
It attacked Jiang Jun several times without success, then turned and charged towards Cai Liang.
Jiang Jun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly commanded his light sword to intercept it. The crimson light swords crisscrossed and danced, weaving a net of fire in front of it and forcing it back.
The monster roared in resentment, its claws creating a powerful gust of wind that carved several deep trenches into the ground.
Jiang Jun secretly regretted it.
"That's incredibly presumptuous!"
If I had known that what was being suppressed below was a lord-level monster, I shouldn't have let Cai Liang and Huang Jing Tongzi travel together.
Now, affected by hunger and pollution, they are bogged down in the war and unable to return to the real world.
He was constrained, neither daring to exert his full strength nor fearing that the monster might harm the two of them.
The lightsaber left more and more wounds on the monster, splattering black blood all over the ground and corroding it into pits that emitted white smoke.
But that thing grew stronger with each battle, seemingly unaware of fatigue.
Its physical body was too strong; although the lightsaber's strikes could break through its skin and sever its muscles, they could never cause fatal damage.
Each time it is injured, it becomes even more ferocious and its attacks become even more aggressive.
However, Jiang Jun's true energy was constantly being consumed, and the purification fluctuations of the five-colored stone also required true energy to maintain.
If this continues, we're afraid we'll suffer losses.
Jiang Jun's mind raced, his gaze settling on the bright red lotus seed: "Perhaps... we could try using it?"