388: Chapter 388 Thick Earth Dragon Lizard

Turning a corner, a larger underground cavern appeared ahead.

Inside the cavern, Dongfang Xinghe was locked in a fierce battle with a massive creature!

It was a Yao Beast with yellow scales, resembling a pangolin, but several times larger!

Its body was over three zhang long, with thick limbs, hook-like claws, and a spiral horn growing on its forehead.

Its aura had reached the Peak of the Third Order, equivalent to the strength of a human at the Sea Transformation Third Stage to Fourth Stage!

Moreover, judging by its defense and the fluctuations of its earth-attribute Yao power, it was extremely troublesome.

Dongfang Xinghe was in a sorry state. His specialty, wind-attribute sword techniques, relied on speed and agility, but this "Thick Earth Dragon Lizard" had thick skin and dense flesh, along with abundant Yao power, making his wind-attribute Sword Qi extremely ineffective against it.

Its attacks were heavy and powerful; every pounce and tail swipe caused the ground to shake, forcing Dongfang Xinghe to constantly dodge. Occasionally, when he managed to strike its scales with his sword, he could only leave faint white marks, completely unable to break through its defense.

Instead, he was forced into precarious situations by the earth-yellow light waves emitted from the Dragon Lizard's horn and its sweeping steel-like tail. He already had multiple abrasions on his body, and his Qi was in disarray.

Not far from the battlefield, two people stood watching with their arms crossed, wearing mocking smiles on their faces.

One of them was the cold-faced youth from Cold Silence Valley who had produced the "Wood" Talisman Seal in the main hall earlier.

The other was a young man dressed in a colorful robe, holding a feather fan, and styled like a scholar; his cultivation was at the Sea Transformation Second Layer.

He was currently waving his feather fan, watching Dongfang Xinghe fight the Dragon Lizard with leisurely composure, his eyes filled with amusement.

"Hehe, Brother Han, your 'Beast Attracting Incense' is quite effective, bringing even this Peak Third Order Thick Earth Dragon Lizard here. It seems the brat from the Liuli Xuan Sect is about to reach his limit," the colorful-robed scholar laughed.

The "Wood" Talisman Seal was with Dongfang Xinghe; the youth from Cold Silence Valley was clearly trying to use someone else's hand to commit murder.

Once Dongfang Xinghe was severely injured or killed by the Dragon Lizard, he would then step in to seize the Wood Talisman Seal, and even happily accept everything else on Dongfang Xinghe's person.

The colorful-robed scholar appeared to be his companion or collaborator.

"Despicable!" Seeing this scene, Shui Qingdie was so angry that her pretty face turned pale.

Pei Tieshan also had his eyes wide with rage, wishing he could charge forward, but his injuries were not light, and going up there would just be seeking death.

As for Ye Tian, his eyes had turned completely cold.

His fellow sect member was being besieged by a Yao Beast and calculated against by others; how could he not be angry?

"Wait here, do not get close." Ye Tian instructed Shui Qingdie and Pei Tieshan, then his figure flickered and vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, he inserted himself directly into the battle between Dongfang Xinghe and the Thick Earth Dragon Lizard!

"Senior Brother Dongfang, retreat and heal; leave this beast to me." Ye Tian's voice rang in Dongfang Xinghe's ear.

Dongfang Xinghe was being forced to retreat repeatedly by a powerful pounce from the Dragon Lizard. Upon hearing this, he was both surprised and delighted: "Junior Brother Ye, be careful! This beast has extremely strong defense and infinite strength!"

Before his words had faded, the Thick Earth Dragon Lizard saw another person intrude. It roared, and its thick tail swept towards Ye Tian's waist!

A sharp glint flashed in Ye Tian's eyes. He clenched his right fist, and Chaos True Essence surged. His entire arm was instantly covered in a layer of chaotic-colored light. He threw a punch directly at the sweeping giant tail of the Dragon Lizard!

He wanted to test just how tough this Peak Third Order Yao Beast, known for its defense and strength, truly was!

His fist collided with the Dragon Lizard's tail, a muffled sound that made one's chest feel congested.

The stone under Ye Tian's feet cracked, but he didn't budge an inch.

Instead, the beast roared in pain, a few scales on its tail burst open, and it shook its head and retreated half a step.

"Got some strength." Ye Tian shook his wrist; the Dragon Lizard's force was even greater than expected, making his arm slightly numb.

He hadn't used any clever techniques just now; it was a solid, head-on collision, as he wanted to test how tough his current physique was.

The Dragon Lizard had suffered a loss; its earth-yellow eyes stared fixedly at him, and the horn on its forehead began to glow.

The surrounding air suddenly became much heavier, as if an invisible stone were pressing down on his shoulders.

It was gravity.

If it were anyone else, their movements would certainly be restricted under this gravity field.

But Ye Tian only felt his footsteps were slightly heavier; it had no impact on him.

The Dragon Elephant Art he Cultivated followed a fierce and mighty path, and combined with his Body Tempering using Chaos True Essence, this bit of gravity was just a piece of cake.

The beast opened its maw, and an earth-yellow beam of light blasted over, skimming the ground and blasting a deep trench into the stone.

Ye Tian didn't foolishly try to block it head-on.

His body flickered like a shadow, and the beam of light grazed his hem, exploding against the stone wall behind him.

Taking advantage of this moment, Ye Tian had already reached the side of the Dragon Lizard. He gathered a point of gray light at his right fingertip and tapped it towards that thick neck.

This strike was not fast, and there was no sound.

But the scales on the Dragon Lizard's neck began to make "crack, crack" sounds on their own, as if they were about to split.

The beast was also alert; it jerked its head, and the earth-yellow light on its neck flared, wrapping a thick layer around it as if it had donned stone armor.

"Pfft."

His finger tapped onto it, the sound as light as popping a water bubble.

That stone armor didn't even hold for half a breath before it was pierced through.

His finger poked beneath the scales, sinking in halfway.

"Roar!"

The Dragon Lizard's scream almost blew off the roof of the cavern. Its massive body twisted crazily, its tail pounding the ground into pits and hollows.

Not much blood flowed from the spot where it was tapped, but the color of the flesh around it rapidly turned gray, as if all vitality had been drained away, and it continued to spread outwards.

Ye Tian withdrew his finger and took a look.

With the Chaos True Essence inside, this beast wouldn't live much longer.

Sure enough, the Dragon Lizard's struggling strength visibly weakened, and its movements slowed down.

It still wanted to retaliate by bursting out rock spikes from its body, but Ye Tian's figure flickered, and suddenly split into four!

Thunder Gang Dream Walk, conjuring three thunder shadows, plus his own true body.

The four shadows circled the Dragon Lizard.

Most of the rock spikes shot out missed, and occasionally when they did hit two of them, they were fake.

Of the other two, one flashed beneath the Dragon Lizard's belly and poked it with a finger.

The Dragon Lizard's body stiffened, and it spat out a large mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound.

Almost simultaneously, the last shadow drew its sword from its sheath.

The sword light split into three, and Sword Qi struck the Dragon Lizard's neck wound, the connection of its spine, and the joint of one of its hind legs, respectively.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft."

Three muffled sounds.

The neck wound deepened, and blood gushed out even more fiercely. Its spine was severed, losing bodily coordination. Its hind leg joint was crippled, and it couldn't even stand steadily.

"Boom!"

The mountain-like Dragon Lizard finally collapsed onto the ground, shaking the floor three times. It twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

The cavern suddenly went quiet.

Dongfang Xinghe's mouth was hanging open, and he forgot to close it.

This was a genuine Peak Third Order Yao Beast!

It had thick skin and dense flesh, and its strength was frighteningly huge. He had just tried his best and only left a few white marks on its scales.

Junior Brother Ye just... slaughtered it?

Shui Qingdie slowly lowered her hand covering her shoulder, looking at Ye Tian's back, her eyes a bit unfocused.

She remembered back in the Seventh Layer, he had also appeared suddenly just like this, and resolved the siege with a light touch.

Every time, he made people feel he was unfathomably deep.

Pei Tieshan panted heavily and chuckled, not caring about the grimacing pain from pulling his wounds: "Satisfying! Junior Brother Ye, awesome!"

Opposite them, the cold-faced youth from Cold Silence Valley (Han Song) and the feather-fan-waving colorful-robed scholar (Hua Wuying) didn't look very good.

The relaxed, spectator-like mood they had just moments ago was completely gone.

"This..." Hua Wuying forgot to wave the fan in his hand, his small eyes widened into circles. "Brother Han, we misjudged. This kid is not an easy target."

Han Song's face turned even colder. He stared at Ye Tian, then looked at the corpse of the Dragon Lizard on the ground, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

He had gone to such lengths to lure this beast, and was just about to exhaust Dongfang Xinghe to death and take the Wood Talisman Seal...

Now it was all ruined.

"What he used just now wasn't just lightning techniques," Han Song lowered his voice. "That finger technique, that sword light... there's something strange. And his aura is too stable; it seems like he didn't expend much effort killing the Dragon Lizard."

"So what?" Hua Wuying's eyes rolled, greed overcoming his suspicion. "No matter how strong he is, he's only at the Sea Transformation First Layer. He's killed strong enemies in a row and fought the Dragon Lizard head-on; how much True Essence can he have left? If we join forces and launch a sneak attack..."

Han Song hesitated for a moment.

He was determined to get the Wood Talisman Seal. Plus, Ye Tian might have other Talisman Seals on him, and the Materials from the entire Dragon Lizard... the temptation was too great.

"Use the old method. You disturb his mind, and I'll deliver the killing blow. If the strike doesn't land, retreat immediately." Han Song made up his mind.

Hua Wuying nodded, a fake smile piling back onto his face. He stepped forward two paces and cupped his hands: "This Fellow Daoist from the Liuli Xuan Sect has great skills! Admirable, admirable! I am Hua Wuying from Hundred Flower Valley, and this is Fellow Daoist Han Song from Cold Silence Valley."