Chapter 113: Slaying the Monsters

Mu Yuan understood immediately why the two women were being pursued by the Flying Eagle King. Controlling the spirit snake against the Flying Eagle King was a disadvantage, and on top of that, the Flying Eagle King’s magical power was higher than the two women’s. It was only natural they were defeated!

The Flying Eagle King saw the power of Mu Yuan’s Immortal Sword, its starlight dazzling and brilliant. The surrounding space was sealed off by Sword Qi. Before his eyes, only a ball of shimmering light flickered back and forth, never straying from his vital points. He was secretly shocked. He flicked his sleeve, and a golden dragon’s roar came from within it. A Flying Sword shot out from his hand. The sound of clinking and clattering was incessant. In an instant, their Flying Swords collided countless times, and Mu Yuan’s Immortal Sword was actually knocked away!

The two women’s copper rings were pinned mid-air by the Flying Eagle King’s Li Huo Heavy Pupil Sword. They roared in vain. Mu Yuan held the Minghe Immortal Sword, feeling quite surprised. He didn’t know that the Flying Eagle King’s face was dark and cold, and the exquisite, crystal-clear sleeve sword in his hand now had its brilliance retracted, dimmed considerably. The Flying Sword had also been chipped in many places by Minghe. This Flying Sword was considered scrapped!

“What a supreme weapon! You will leave it with me today!” The Flying Eagle King suddenly let out a long, sharp whistle that pierced the clouds, stirring the mist. A huge pair of black wings suddenly sprouted from his back, blotting out the sky and stretching far and wide. Thousands of sharp black feathers burst forth like crossbow bolts, their force splitting the air, creating a loud whooshing sound!

“Truly powerful!” Mu Yuan praised silently. His whole body’s Zhenqi surged, and the Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light spread out and appeared. The Minghe Immortal Sword erupted with countless specks of starlight. The two forces collided violently. Even the black feathers that broke through the sword light were crushed into powder by the Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light!

While Mu Yuan was executing his sword technique, the Flying Eagle King had already pounced forward. He crossed his hands, and ten sharp fingernails gleaming with a dark light clawed directly at him!

After a Demon Beast cultivated a human form, it still retained the powerful innate talents of its original body. The eagle’s sharp claws could tear apart wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards. After successful cultivation, they were no less sharp than ordinary Flying Swords, capable of piercing metal and rock!

Mu Yuan, however, was unafraid. He swung his hands, driving the colored light around him. The two clashed fiercely upon meeting, fingers and palms intersecting, sparks bursting repeatedly. Mu Yuan did not fall behind at all, which greatly surprised the Flying Eagle King!

“My eagle claws were tempered by underground fire to achieve this perfect state. This kid is merely at the Qi Refinement level, how can he have such a sturdy body to resist me!” He didn’t know that Mu Yuan’s hands were protected by both the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force and the Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light. The sharpness of his fingers and palms was in no way inferior to his own!

During the fierce battle, the Flying Eagle King’s eyes focused and shifted. Two streaks of sword light suddenly shot through the air. The Li Huo Heavy Pupil Sword was activated by his gaze, formless and traceless, leaving only a faint red mark. If not for Spiritual Sense, one wouldn’t detect it at all. Even though Mu Yuan was prepared, he was almost hit by these two sword lights. Fortunately, the four great curses still circled around him, their light flowing and extinguishing the sword lights!

Mu Yuan felt the strands of hair cut off by the sword light and broke out in a cold sweat. He no longer wanted to tangle with this Flying Eagle King. It was unwise to rely on martial arts when he had a whole body of spells unused. With a thought, the Earth Guardian Kirin Curse surged up violently. Crystalline sands, each as large as a sparrow’s egg, dense as sleet, rubbed and agitated against each other, giving birth to the Innate Earth Guardian Divine Thunder, precisely the Thunder Method Divine Ability from the Forge Furnace Art!

The Flying Eagle King did not dare to face it head-on. He pulled back. The other three great curses also flew up. The Jia Wood Divine Thunder, the Kui Water Divine Thunder, the Earth Guardian Divine Thunder, and the Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder all poured down together. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, creating an immense spectacle!

Although the Five Elements Path also had Thunder Methods, their power was considerably weaker compared to the Heavenly Rectitude Thunder of the Celestial Stem from the Shenxiao Sect, the Supreme Clarity Purple Mansion Immortal Thunder from Kunlun, and the Great Purity Qian Flame Divine Thunder from Mount Shu. Among the four great curses, the Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder from the Purple Lightning Dragon Curse was the most powerful. Purple rainbow electric snakes crackled incessantly, sparks surged, a dazzling and wondrous sight!

The bird flock that originally followed the Flying Eagle King formed a black semi-circle. After the Flying Eagle King was bombarded by this wave of thunder and fire, he immediately urged his subordinates to charge forward all at once!

Among these birds, many had opened their spiritual intelligence and begun refining Primordial Qi, but their cultivation was truly not high. Their advantage lay in their endless succession, swarming forward. Mu Yuan released the colored light to protect himself, feeling wave after wave of impacts like raging tides. The force from the front hadn’t subsided before the next wave arrived, growing larger and larger. Maintaining this circle of light shield was very strenuous for Mu Yuan. Anger rose in his heart. He took the Six Harmonies Sword Pills in hand and casually released them. Driven by the Tide True Qi, he employed the means of the Ice Soul Divine Light. Six white lines immediately shot out. Many crows, eagles, and vultures were frozen into ice blocks. Then, blown by the wind from the wings of other birds, they shattered into piles of ice shards!

The Flying Eagle King watched intently, his eyes blazing. Seeing countless subordinates dead or injured, he was also furious. This little thief’s cultivation was clearly inferior to his, yet he possessed an endless stream of Daoist methods, making him difficult to deal with. He also saw that the two female cultivators had gone to assist the White Wolf and the Monkey Monster. Anger surged even more fiercely in his heart, and killing intent flashed in his eyes. Several sword lights scattered out, aiming directly at the Mountain Elf and the others!

The Li Huo Heavy Pupil Sword came and went without a trace. Mu Yuan was also slaughtering fiercely amidst the bird flock. The four sword lights hit their targets respectively. The Mountain Elf and the Golden Corpse had thick skin and rough flesh; their innate defense was first-class. The Golden Corpse need not be mentioned; the Mountain Elf had previously blocked the edge of Mu Yuan’s Longevity Sword, let alone mere sword lights. They were just scorched by the fire energy on the sword lights, making them hopping mad. The two female cultivators were protected by fire snakes on their copper rings; one snake on each was destroyed. They were each terrified and became extra cautious in battle!

The White Wolf Monster and the Monkey Monster were originally at a disadvantage. Now, with the Flying Eagle King’s assistance, there were signs of gradually turning the situation around. Mu Yuan was surrounded by a large flock of birds, black like a dark sphere, within which were many monsters at the first or second level of Qi Refinement. By the end of the killing, his hands grew weary, but he still couldn’t kill them all. Seeing the Flying Eagle King watching covetously, he let out a long whistle. The Six Harmonies Sword Pills merged into a thick, brilliant rainbow pillar of light, and he directly charged out!

While ineffective against powerful monsters like the Monkey Monster, the Iron Corpses and Gu Insects from Feilong Village were very adept at dealing with these birds. Zha Yun’er saw the situation was bad and called out. Several Iron Corpses flew into the air, mixed with swarms of Gu Insects like yellow jackets. Zha Yun’er herself brandished her twin hooks to confront the bird flock!

Mu Yuan broke free from the encirclement. With a flick of his hand, he released the Gourd. Inside, the thunder evil fire pellets all erupted violently, shooting out from the Gourd like cannonballs, instantly covering the sky. Thunder Evil was derived from Earthly Evil Qi. Now, high in the sky, it collided with the scattered Gang Qi from the Nine Heavens. The essence of the Yin-Yang Dual Energy rubbed together, generating millions of thunder fires. The fire pellets multiplied from one into thousands, Raging Flames blazing, thunder roaring. Mu Yuan even placed the four great curses into the midst of it all, absorbing essence back and forth. He himself lunged, charging to attack the Flying Eagle King!

The Flying Eagle King had originally intended to trap Mu Yuan first, then assist the White Wolf King and the Monkey Monster in killing their opponents. Unexpectedly, the people from Feilong Village had many techniques up their sleeves, and Mu Yuan could release endless thunder fires to block the bird flock. The rolling Thunder Evil flames formed a large circle, dividing the sky in half. From within, the chirping sounds of Gu Insects could be heard, along with the soaring light of the four great curses. His subordinates in the bird flock screamed incessantly. Some were smashed into pulp by the Iron Corpses, some were chewed up and swallowed by the Gu Insects, some had their essence drained by the great curses, and those rushing out were exterminated by the thunder fires. Furious beyond measure, he roared, “How dare you, you brat!”

The Flying Eagle King was enraged but could do nothing. The sleeve Flying Sword he obtained earlier was destroyed by Mu Yuan’s Immortal Sword, and the Li Huo Heavy Pupil Sword was also ineffective against his opponent. He was truly at his wit’s end. He didn’t know the method of Elixir Formation to condense Qi into weapons. His heart was burning with anxiety. “Forget it! There’s no benefit to be gained today. The Monster Saint is about to impart several secret technique heavenly texts. After I learn a few skills and follow the lord to conquer a few caves to find a magic treasure, I will definitely make this little thief pay!”

With this thought, a pair of wings, ten feet long, suddenly extended from the Flying Eagle King’s back, parting the clouds. His palms emitted vast demonic power, breaking a gap in the layer of Thunder Evil fire circle Mu Yuan had set up. The trapped bird flock inside immediately rushed out in a dark, dense surge. Mu Yuan snorted coldly. He channeled Gang Evil Zhenqi into the Minghe Immortal Sword and slashed furiously against the wind, dragging out a rainbow radiance over thirty feet long!

The Longevity Patriarch sat steadily inside the Gourd. Just now, when the Flying Eagle King broke the fire circle with his powerful magic, the little child mischievously directed the Thunder Evil fire energy towards him. With the Flying Eagle King’s ability, such Thunder Evil naturally couldn’t harm him, but then a long rainbow sword light came at him from behind. He hurriedly shifted his position, but unexpectedly, another rainbow light charged up from below. Caught off guard, he was struck on the arm by a sword and chopped into two pieces!

Amidst his cries of pain, the Flying Eagle King’s eyes flashed repeatedly, sword lights gleaming fiercely. Even Mu Yuan found these formless, traceless sword lights quite a headache. He could only transform the Six Harmonies Sword Pills into a curtain of sword light encircling his body. But the Flying Eagle King had already transformed into a mighty eagle, spread its wings, and flew away, surrounded by a flock of birds, fleeing in disarray!

Mu Yuan gathered the fire circle again. A large portion of the bird flock was still trapped inside. Dealing with these creatures, Mu Yuan showed no mercy. He casually condensed a ball of fire curse using his Great Sun Zhenqi and threw it into the fire circle, letting it freely absorb Primordial Qi!

By now, the Monkey Monster had been hit by countless sword lights. The iron rod it held was almost frozen into an ice block, and it was entangled by several fire snakes, looking utterly wretched. Mu Yuan didn’t waste words. Where the Minghe sword light flashed, he immediately beheaded this Monkey Monster!

The Lizard Monster was already nowhere to be seen. It must have run away earlier when it saw the Flying Eagle King gaining no advantage. With only the White Wolf King left, who was no longer a threat, Mu Yuan still struck and killed him. The two fine corpses weren’t wasted either; they were thrown into the fire circle for the Gu Insects and great curses to devour.

After driving away and eliminating these Demon Beasts, Mu Yuan and the others finally landed on the ground. They asked the two female cultivators about their origins. The older one said, “We are both disciples of the Clear Water Palace in these Southern Barbarian Mountains. A few days ago, a man in a black robe led a Demon Beast army and attacked our sect. The elders were almost all killed, leaving only a few of us junior sisters, who scattered and fled. Later, we encountered this flock of birds along the way. If not for your help, we would not have escaped the tiger’s mouth either!”

Speaking of their sect’s destruction, the two female cultivators looked on the verge of tears. Mu Yuan was quite shocked to hear this. He asked for details and learned that in the Clear Water Palace, only the sect leader Clear Water Zhenren had reached the Primordial Spirit level. The other elders were all at the Qi Refinement stage. But they heard that the man in the black robe fought in a very strange way. They didn’t know his methods. He held a black banner. Clear Water Zhenren was killed after just a few rounds of battle. His Primordial Spirit didn’t escape and was bound to the banner. Although Mu Yuan knew that Primordial Spirits also had varying levels of power, he was still astounded that a master at the Primordial Spirit level could be killed so easily!