Chapter 130: Monster Beast’s Rhythm

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Chapter 130: Monster Beast’s Rhythm

While Lu Hangzhi single-handedly changed the defense structure of the three war zones in the southern core area of Two Realms Mountain, in the Two Realms Mountain’s rear support headquarters, the inquiry into the southern monster beast offensive, led by the Seven Great Sects, revolved around Honglian.

Some people from the Seven Great Sects clearly wanted to use the southern area’s attack incident to take control of the Southern Inspector Envoy position. Four Inspector Envoys were present, and dozens of Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Venerable Ones gathered, focusing on Honglian with an aggressive and imposing manner.

“Lady Honglian!”

“You have been acting as the Southern Inspector Envoy for five days now. Currently, we all see that the southern defense is very poor. The monster beasts’ fierce assault on the south is a rare occurrence in a hundred years, which shows how empty the southern defenses are! It’s extremely dangerous!”

The speaker was a mean and sarcastic middle-aged Venerable One, who spoke in a haughty and sensational tone!

Honglian raised her hand at the right moment to interrupt his following speech and chuckled lightly.

“Esteemed Venerable One, if by ‘poor’ you mean that our southern side, relying solely on the core area forces and the Special Operations Team, nipped this Beast Tide in the bud, successfully destroyed over ten thousand monster beasts, including hundreds of Spirit Condensation Stage monster beasts, dozens of Late Concentration Stage and Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage monster beasts, and recaptured the fallen areas in a short time… I must here request honors for the many warriors guarding the southern area, and for Lu Hangzhi, a member of this Special Operations Team.”

Knowing laughter broke out around them.

“Lady Honglian, how can you distort the truth…”

The middle-aged Venerable One did not want the situation to be derailed by Honglian so quickly and blurted out, blushing, “You know very well what the situation in the south is now…”

“Of course I do!”

Honglian stopped smiling and solemnly warned, “And I ask you to open your eyes. Since the Mystic Light Stage monster beast broke through the Two Realms Mountain defense line and severely damaged the four great Marketplaces, not only has the southern area been short-handed with a weak defense line, but now all four areas face the same difficulty of extreme manpower shortage. At such a time, instead of joining the front-line combat forces, you engage in scheming behind the scenes to replace the acting commander… Hmph, first it’s Honglian, next, are you going to target the other three area lords? I can’t help but ask, what are your true intentions?”

Her words struck a nerve!

The middle-aged Venerable One’s face drastically changed, because he noticed that the other three Inspector Envoys, who had originally stayed out of it, were all moved by Honglian’s words and were now looking at him unfavorably. He became extremely angry and agitated.

“Nonsense!”

“It’s clearly your poor command and mismanagement that left the southern defense line weak, giving the monster beasts an opportunity. And now you turn the tables and try to drive a wedge between the three Inspector Envoys! You… you are the one with malicious intent!”

The middle-aged Venerable One’s companions all fell silent upon hearing this…

They hadn’t expected Honglian to be not only strong in power but also so sharp-tongued. With just a few casual words during their offensive, she had pulled all three Inspector Envoys in to share the blame.

With things having reached this point, their plan had failed.

Indeed!

As the middle-aged Venerable One lost his composure and shouted, Honglian glanced at him disdainfully. “Do people who only know how to scheme behind the scenes understand how to command Two Realms Mountain? At least when the incident happened, I personally went to the core battle zone of Two Realms Mountain. Where were you at that time? Or, where was the person you want to recommend? Watching from the other side? Waiting to clean up the mess?”

“You…”

Without waiting for the other party to rebut or counterattack, Honglian turned on her own to the three present Inspector Envoys and the various Venerable Ones.

“Our manpower is extremely short; being targeted by monster beasts is unavoidable. What we need to do now is ask the various great sects to quickly dispatch personnel to fill the needed positions.”

“Additionally, in this battle, the combat strength of the Special Operations Team was clear for all to see. Under my command, Zhao Qian used his Clone to kill dozens of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts and over a thousand Epiphany Stage monster beasts. That goes without saying…”

“Lu Hangzhi, originally a cultivator at the Epiphany Stage whom everyone had doubts about, now assisted Elder Lu in defending Combat Zone 619, and also helped them kill over a hundred Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts, more than twenty Late Concentration Stage and Peak Stage monster beasts, achieving glorious military merits! Not only did he help boost the southern area’s battle record by a significant margin, raising it to second place among the four areas, but he also firmly defended the last war zone in the core battle area, protecting the Fifth Zone behind it!”

Having said this, Honglian’s tone shifted, and she declared firmly and resolutely.

“Everyone! If Honglian has still not done enough, or if there is a more capable person who can do better than Honglian, I am willing to step down and yield my position to the worthy.”

Yield to the worthy, my foot…

Stating facts and discussing achievements—where was there any intention of yielding to the worthy?

Everyone secretly complained.

Second in battle record at Two Realms Mountain;

And just having achieved great merits.

If such a person were really replaced, not only would they fail to convince the public, but it would also be like slapping the other three Inspector Envoys in the face.

This woman…

So scheming!

After a group of Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Venerable Ones pretended to consider, they expressed their support for Honglian to continue in charge of the southern area and act as the Inspector Envoy.

Although there was still no intention of officially confirming Honglian as the Southern Inspector Envoy, she managed to obtain a large batch of resources from the headquarters—as rewards for Lu Hangzhi, Zhao Qian, and other Special Operations Team members, as well as Elder Lu and other Venerable Ones.

After leaving the Reinforcement Department headquarters, Honglian said to the person beside her,

“These are the rewards for Lu Hangzhi and the others. Deliver them now, so they don’t have to wait anxiously.”

“Yes!”

Watching her trusted subordinate leave, Honglian murmured to herself,

“Twenty-four Supreme Grade Spirit Stones…”

“This is the most I could get for you. There’s still one day of weak defense ahead. If we hold out, the Two Realms Mountain defense line will become strong and solid again… I hope nothing unexpected happens.”

“Thank you for your hard work! And bothering you to make this trip personally, I sincerely thank you! This bottle of Spirit Honey is a small token of my appreciation.”

“Oh, how can I accept this, haha, Fellow Daoist Hangzhi, you are too polite.” The Venerable One who came to deliver the rewards said this, but he very satisfiedly took the bottle of Spirit Honey, grinning from ear to ear, and praised repeatedly, “No wonder Lady Honglian values you so much and even specially requested merits for you at the headquarters inquiry meeting. A young hero indeed; her ladyship truly has a sharp eye.”

“Haha, you flatter me.”

“I won’t disturb you further; I still have rewards to deliver to other Venerable Ones. Farewell.”

“Take care, I won’t see you out.”

After seeing off the person from Lady Honglian’s side, Lu Hangzhi, in front of everyone, glanced at the rewards inside the Qiankun Pouch and frowned slightly.

“What’s wrong?”

Luo Sen, being sharp, noticed Lu Hangzhi’s slight frown. “Are Lady Honglian’s rewards not generous enough?”

Kong Xing and Wang Luqiong also looked over.

“On the contrary, they’re too generous!”

Lu Hangzhi shook his head and said gravely,

“It’s twenty-four Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.”

“Wow! Oh my! Supreme Grade Spirit Stones are rare strategic resources at Two Realms Mountain. Each one is worth one million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but it’s said that on the black market, some are even willing to pay five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones to buy one, and even then, they are seldom available! Usually, only those who perform extraordinary feats at Two Realms Mountain receive such rewards! I never thought they’d give twenty-four at once today… how much could these sell for?”

“Tsk tsk!”

The three of them went crazy upon hearing this.

Ordinary Mind Convergence Canons at auctions only sell for a few hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and common Magical Artifacts can be bought as one pleases for around a million Low-Grade Spirit Stones…

Twenty-four Supreme Grade Spirit Stones are almost equivalent to the entire wealth of a medium-sized sect!

Luo Sen, Wang Luqiong, and Kong Xing were envious and excited!

Only Lu Hangzhi, holding this astonishing wealth, wore a grave expression that didn’t match, his cautious look puzzling.

“Is there a problem?”

None of the three were slow-witted; they quickly sensed something unusual about Lu Hangzhi’s expression and pressed for answers.

Lu Hangzhi continued shaking his head.

“I’m not sure either. I just feel that there’s a deeper meaning behind the Supreme Grade Spirit Stones Lady Honglian gave me.”

“What deeper meaning?”

The three looked at each other in confusion.

Just as Lu Hangzhi was extremely puzzled, Elder Lu suddenly sent a message, his voice also unprecedentedly grave and serious.

“Hangzhi, there’s a situation!”

“…”

Lu Hangzhi immediately snapped to attention, pricked up his ears, and stared towards the neighboring war zone.

He saw Elder Lu gazing in the direction of Two Realms Mountain’s peak, with the White Tiger and Spirit Ape beside him growling low, looking as if facing a great enemy.

“What happened?”

Lu Hangzhi was startled.

Elder Lu hesitated.

“I don’t know why, but just now the White Tiger and Spirit Ape seemed to detect a strange rhythm from within the mountain peak…”

“What does that mean?”

“Oh, you know, the more powerful the monster beast, the stronger its territorial Domain.”

“I know that.” Lu Hangzhi nodded, still confused, and said, “But that shouldn’t happen on Two Realms Mountain.”

“That’s because there aren’t any powerful enough monster beasts!”

Elder Lu’s voice grew even graver, and he sighed.

“Just now, the White Tiger and Spirit Ape seemed to sense the presence of a very powerful monster beast… it felt like breathing, or maybe the pulse of a heartbeat. In short, it’s definitely something very strong and very terrifying, and it’s inside Two Realms Mountain.”

“…Are you saying there’s still a Mystic Light Stage monster beast inside Two Realms Mountain?”

“More precisely, it should be that a Mystic Light Stage monster beast is gradually awakening, rousing from a deep sleep.”

Elder Lu said, “Based on my understanding of monster beasts, such powerful beings need a process to wake up. But during that awakening process, all monster beasts within the surrounding area will sense it. They will feel an innate submission and fear, and will desperately flee this region.”

“Are you saying that your two Late Concentration Stage Spirit Beasts just had an impulse to flee Two Realms Mountain?” Lu Hangzhi finally understood what Elder Lu was trying to convey. Putting it all together, his face instantly turned pale.

Only a trace of aura leaked out could make Late Concentration Stage monster beasts feel an irresistible urge to flee. Besides a Mystic Light Stage monster beast, there was no other possibility!

Heavens!

If it really was a Mystic Light Stage monster beast…

“I’m afraid so.”

Elder Lu said with a bitter smile.

“Although I am very reluctant to admit it, this time… we might really be in big trouble!”

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