Chapter 139: Dragon Vein
Chapter 139: Dragon Vein
Mu Yuan also practiced Great Sun True Fire, but he didn’t know Yuan Kong well. Unlike Xing Yuzhu, who in an instant could tell the special traces of the aura and saw that Yuan Kong was fiercely fighting some unknown wild beast!
Without holding back, she unleashed “Falling Light Breaker” from the Eternal Art. Sword light surged like pouring rain, blinding white flashes, thunder roared wildly, lightning sparked intensely. A hit landed on a claw in the pit, raising a burnt smell!
The beast’s claw, sticking out of the pit, got hit by the sword rain and bled dark green blood. The front part with three sharp claws twitched violently, as if hit by lightning, shaking the whole body!
Under Mu Yuan’s terrified gaze, the desert below that stretched for miles suddenly shook wildly. The top sand layer scattered like water, flowing crazily. A giant head, ten yards wide with tiny, dull scales and scaly skin, rose from the sand!
Its slim neck resembled a huge dragon-snake-worm, half buried and half exposed. Under the sun, it looked strong and agile, yet also silky smooth!
“Roar!”
The monster howled towards the sky, its sound waves rolling, air currents flowing like waves. Dust and gray mist shot straight into the clouds!
As the beast stood up, a fierce red light suddenly burst out from its belly!
The red light moved around and took shape mid-air—it was monk Yuan Kong!
Xing Yuzhu, who had been angry, first showed happiness at seeing Yuan Kong, but then turned cold-faced. She just said lightly, “Bai Zhaoyuan, why are you here?”
Mu Yuan found it funny that this deeply caring woman pretended to be cold. But he listened closely too, really curious how Yuan Kong had provoked this huge freak!
“So it’s Miss Xing,” Yuan Kong replied flatly. “I happened to sense two spirit veins about to become sentient below this ground. One was a fire Earth Vein guarding Spiritual Vein power in the northwest, linked to underground fire and magma. It had been tempered for countless years, making it super pure. I wanted it to refine my arts. Even if my power didn’t grow, I’d make a magic tool. Then when I meet my enemy, I can get revenge!”
Yuan Kong was a monk but still called himself “I” and talked a lot about enemies, more like a worldly man than many without vows!
“Underground Spiritual Vein—and two!”
Mu Yuan’s heart stirred with some ideas. But seeing the huge monster below, he thought of backing off!
The Spiritual Vein was underground Primordial Qi that gathered the world’s spirit over tens or hundreds of thousands of years. It swallowed up heaven, earth, sun, moon, Stars, forming a super pure flow of Primordial Qi!
This flow matched the Xing Xiu constellations above and lit up mountains below. It could be called the spirit of Qiankun, gathering the best of nature—with the added Luck!
That’s why places where kings and generals came from often hid such Spiritual Veins, just big or small ones. Seizing or disrupting the vein changed the Luck similarly!
Near a Spiritual Vein land, people were wise and strong in body. For beasts, awakening intelligence was easier. Cultivating became much simpler than for others!
Such a treasure couldn’t help but tempt Mu Yuan!
The Demon Beast below was huge. All three standing before it seemed like tiny specks!
Although Magical Power level can’t be judged by size alone, for Demon Beasts, bigger means more power. Breaking limits was hard, but once done, it beat others at the same level!
An ancient tale spoke of a Kunpeng Demon Beast stretching for miles in the Northern Sea. It breathed and shook heaven and earth. When it learned Sky Demon Arts, it roamed undefeated, a regular truth!
“Bai Zhaoyuan, with your skills, how dare you provoke such a giant? Want to die? Even training hard shouldn’t risk your life!”
Xing Yuzhu didn’t care much about the Spiritual Vein. To her, nothing in the world matched Yuan Kong’s life. She spoke with fiery anger!
Yuan Kong stayed calm instead. “Without revenge, why be happy? My enemy is so strong that normal ways won’t work. If I don’t take risks, where’s the hope?”
Seeing Yuan Kong act carefree like life and death didn’t matter, Mu Yuan felt annoyed. That guy with his good looks—couldn’t he tell good intentions? He got saved, so he should say thanks!
Xing Yuzhu found his ease infuriating and laughed coldly. “Fine then, since you insist, I’ll help you!”
Her Stone Sword back in hand surged with fierce white light, bright as sunrise. The sword grew to over ten yards long, huge like a falling star. It ripped through the air, slashing wildly!
Anger filled her heart as she launched the “Falling Light Breaker” like lightning or twisting dragons—dancing and stabbing. In a flash, she struck over ten times, filling the sky with swirling Sword Qi!
“The Eternal Art is amazing! Miss Xing herself isn’t a great sword user, but her speed let her almost use Sword Qi Division!”
Mu Yuan chose not to meddle in their feud, but he still blamed Yuan Kong for being ungrateful!
The falling sword strikes landed like rain on the Demon Beast’s giant body. Scales flew off, flesh spattered everywhere. Pain made it howl to the sky. A sharp claw burst from the sand, swinging like a mountain moving. Air currents burst and roared against the Stone Sword in mid-air!
“Look out!”
Yuan Kong suddenly reached out. A huge fire snake rapidly grew from his fingertip, hot flames filling the Void instantly. It screeched, twisted wildly, and plunged toward the monster’s thick leg!
“What furious power—no wonder it’s a Spiritual Vein’s guardian!”
Mu Yuan raised his eyebrows as the beast swung its claw. Waves struck like a wall, making breath stop. He knew the danger and wrapped himself with Earth Guardian Kirin Curse. Thirteen Yellow Sand Crystal Pillars shook in the Shadow, holding against the storm, solid like earth!
With himself shielded, Mu Yuan took action. Northern Dark Water Curse attached to Water Restriction Escape Sword, creating hissing sounds like sobs. Endless true water formed water bolts, accelerated by the Talisman Sword. In the blink of an eye, it hit the monster’s claw—beating even Yuan Kong’s fire snake!
The water bolts exploded, instantly shaking the sky. Then Yuan Kong’s fire snake slammed in. Water and fire didn’t cancel out but turned more violent—fire snakes and water bolts rolled together!
Xing Yuzhu attacked; the Demon Beast struck back; Mu Yuan and Yuan Kong reacted—all in moments!
Stone Sword, fire snakes, water bolts—three forces crashed into the beast’s claw. A muffled thunderous sound followed as air exploded, turning into a vacuum from the clash of the group!
The three jerked back. The beast’s claw cracked off countless shattered scales, hurtling toward them. All three blocked them!
“Trouble! This beast’s too strong—our group can’t handle it!”
One clash told Mu Yuan the foe’s power—it was staggering!
Yuan Kong sighed, then said loudly, “Miss Xing, let’s go now!”
Xing Yuzhu’s face paled. Hearing Yuan Kong, she turned her head. “Bai Zhaoyuan, you won’t take the Spiritual Vein?”
Yuan Kong shook his head without another word!
Xing Yuzhu then gave up. Seeing the beast go wild, mostly out of the sand, she dared not stay longer. With a nod to Mu Yuan, all three “whooshed!” through the sky, landing among the clouds!