258: Chapter 258 Tracking the Cultivator

Ye Jing's heart jolted. He immediately used his spiritual power, swinging the meteor hammer that was emitting blue flames toward the spot where the vegetation had collapsed but not yet risen.

"Bang!"

A loud noise, like metal clashing, rang out, causing the invisible creature to let out a long hiss.

This sound... is it a snake's hiss?!

Faint ripples like water appeared in the air, and a few wisps of cold mist scattered uncontrollably, causing white frost to instantly form on the dry grass on the ground.

Ye Jing's gaze turned sharp as he locked onto the area of the ripples. Spreading his Divine Sense to its full extent, he finally captured a faint, cold aura.

This Black Water Giant Python had actually cultivated the Water Stealth Divine Ability, allowing it to merge its body into the mountain mists and earthly aura. No wonder there was no trace of it during the sudden attack earlier; even Hei Feng had almost failed to give a warning in advance!

It clearly seemed to be only at the Early Stage of the Second-Order, yet it possessed such a Divine Ability.

Ye Jing's heart sank, and his hand tightened around the hammer. Spiritual power instantly surged through the meteor hammer as he ordered Hei Feng to use his sense of smell to determine the Black Water Giant Python's location.

He would be the one to attack.

Hei Feng charged toward that direction, carrying Ye Jing with him. Ye Jing swung the ten-meter-wide meteor hammer and smashed it down again.

This time, the meteor hammer continuously struck the invisible Black Water Giant Python.

With the continuous strikes and the incredible power of the meteor hammer's blue flames—which ignited anything they touched—the python was in extreme pain and had nowhere to hide.

"Hiss—"

Seizing this gap, Ye Jing flicked his wrist, and the meteor hammer whistled through the air, accurately smashing into the place where the water ripples were most intense.

This time, he poured in all his spiritual power, and the blue flames forcefully tore through the python's Water Stealth barrier.

"Puchi—" The stealth completely collapsed, revealing the true form of the barrel-thick Black Water Giant Python. Its ink-black scales shimmered with a cold, hard luster, and a shallow bloodstain on its belly was exactly where the meteor hammer had just struck.

Its vertical pupils were blood-red and violent as it stared fixedly at Ye Jing, spitting out cold mist while a fishy wind blew toward his face.

The giant python's body coiled among the collapsed rocks, its tail continuously lashing the ground. Every strike sent shattered stones flying, showing that it was completely enraged.

Instead of relaxing, Ye Jing's heart grew even more tense.

The Black Water Giant Python is here, but where is the Blazing Flame Wild Lion?

Both Demon Kings were clearly heading for Ye Xuan. Why was only the giant python appearing to intercept him now? Could it be that something had already happened to Ye Xuan?

At this thought, the murderous aura around him surged. He intended to control Hei Feng to take down this Yao Beast, which was only at the Early Stage of the Second-Order, aiming for a quick resolution.

Suddenly, a lion's roar that shook the mountain forest echoed from afar. Raging flames swept in, and the black fire of the burning sky almost dyed half the horizon red.

A giant lion covered in flames galloped from the depths of the forest with burning steps. Its target was also Ye Jing!

"A pincer attack by two Demon Kings?" Ye Jing's pupils constricted, and a chill instantly ran down his back.

Although his cultivation was not weak, he had no chance of winning a direct confrontation against two Second-Order Demon Kings that had gone wild. Moreover, Ye Xuan's fate in the depths of the desperate situation was still unknown; he couldn't afford to waste time!

Thinking of this, Ye Jing immediately turned around, looked toward the forest over there, and then let out a cold sneer.

"You've been watching the show for so long; it's time you were of some use."

With that thought, Ye Jing immediately feigned a weakness and rode Hei Feng back into the forest.

The Black Water Giant Python and the Blazing Flame Wild Lion were already blinded by rage. Seeing Ye Jing retreat, they pursued him relentlessly.

Roars and hisses echoed one after another as fire and cold mist ravaged the forest, destroying the surrounding trees beyond recognition.

The Cultivators hiding in the shadows were about to flee upon seeing this, but they encountered a purple-red Bee Queen on their escape route.

The Bee Queen caught them off guard by spitting out a poisonous mist, causing the group to instantly feel numb. Their Meridians felt as if they were being pierced by countless fine needles, causing intense pain and immediate dizziness.

"Brother! What do we do! Where did that bee come from? What's going on!"

"Don't talk, quickly circulate your spiritual power for defense!"

The two hiding Cultivators suddenly lost their composure and cried out in panic.

One of them was relatively calm and reacted immediately; they stopped using their concealment Magical Artifacts.

They revealed themselves before Ye Jing. They were two young men who appeared to be only in their twenties. The slightly older one looked at Ye Jing with an embarrassed expression.

These two kids—the older one was only at Qi Refining Level 8, and the younger one was at Qi Refining Level 6. Forget about blocking these two Yao Beasts; they weren't even enough to be a side dish.

Ye Jing sighed. "Forget it, I should do a good deed. I'm here to save my son; I shouldn't cause someone else's son to die."

With a thought, the Bee Queen withdrew her poison. He approached the two and said, "Follow me!"

The two young men looked at each other and hurriedly followed the old man.

This old man was clearly stronger than them. Previously, they had followed him, hoping to use their Family's concealment Magical Artifact to go deep into the interior to find the red copper spirit mine.

Riding Hei Feng, Ye Jing saw the two Yao Beasts roaring toward the sky, and the ground let out a deafening vibration.

In an instant, the ground cracked, and countless Yao Beasts of various shapes crawled out from underground. They were mostly First-Order and above, and they densely surrounded everyone.

"Senior! What should we do!" the older youth asked in a panic. Now, anyone could see they couldn't escape.

Ye Jing fell silent. He thought, "Could it be that I have to summon all the Yao Beasts in my body for a grand battle?"

But four Second-Order Demonic Beasts and several other First-Order Demonic Beasts fighting each other would easily attract the attention of nearby Sects. This Red Copper Mountain seemed to be on the outskirts of the Ganglei Sect.

When Ye Jing came, he had taken a rough look at the map. Red Copper Mountain was near the Ganglei Sect and happened to be sandwiched in the middle of the Lingxiao Sect, serving as something of a border.

Now that Ye Jing had submitted to the Qingyun Sect, making such a huge commotion on another Sect's territory...

At best, it would be seen as a provocation or trespassing; at worst, he would be accused of secretly raising Yao Beasts and harboring ill intentions.

When that time came, forget about saving Ye Xuan; he himself would be stuck in the quagmire of Sect disputes, which wasn't worth it.

Furthermore, if the Qingyun Sect knew he had so many Yao Beasts, there might be many variables. There was no guarantee they wouldn't covet his Beast-taming methods, and his Family's secret techniques might also be at risk.

The roars of the Yao Beasts grew closer. The Black Water Giant Python's cold mist had already spread to his feet, freezing Hei Feng's limbs.

The Blazing Flame Wild Lion's flames scorched the surrounding vegetation black. As the encirclement tightened, the two youths turned pale with fright, and even their spiritual power began to fluctuate erratically.

Thinking of this, Ye Jing immediately summoned the Shadow Blade Mantis he had subdued from the Minghai Realm. This mantis could also turn invisible, just like the Black Water Python.

He immediately thought of having Hei Feng use Soul-Locking Deterrence. A strong white light suddenly appeared from its single horn. All the First-Order Demonic Beasts present, along with the two Demon King beasts, felt a surge of palpitations and were temporarily unable to move.

Ye Jing immediately released the Shadow Blade Mantis and the Second-Order Golden Erosion Insect to attack.

In the instant his thoughts raced, two figures hidden in the Void Realm suddenly erupted with killing intent!

The Shadow Blade Mantis was already skilled in stealthy assassination. Taking advantage of the gap created by Hei Feng's Soul-Locking Deterrence, its entire body turned into a faint black stream of light, silently gliding to the side of the Black Water Giant Python.

Those sickle-blades, shimmering with cold light and carrying the frigid aura of the Minghai Realm, slashed directly at the old wound on the giant python's belly.

The scales here had already been loosened by the meteor hammer; it was a fatal weakness!

The moment the sickle-blades passed, there was no sound of breaking air, yet they carried the momentum of a killing strike.

On the other side, although the Golden Erosion Insect was only the size of a thumb, its ferocity was not inferior in the least.

This insect-type Yao Beast was gilded all over, its mouthparts shimmering with the eerie light of something that could corrode all things. Its Divine Ability, Armor-Piercing Corrosive Bite, specialized in gnawing through the scales and defensive secret techniques of Yao Beasts. Ye Jing deliberately controlled it to pounce all over the Blazing Flame Wild Lion.

Although the wild lion's surrounding flames were intense, they couldn't withstand the Golden Erosion Insect's gold-corroding power. In an instant, it was surrounded by those golden insects, which began to gnaw at it frantically.