333: Bamboo Monster

As soon as Mu Feng escaped the bamboo leaf cage, countless purple bamboos rapidly lashed out at him.

Seeing this, Mu Feng could only evade while taking out the Medium Grade defensive Magic Treasure he had just acquired, the Earth River Shield, for defense.

As he poured his Spell into it, the Earth River Shield in his hand transformed into an enormous earthy yellow light barrier, enveloping Mu Feng and the two others.

“Pa pa pa!”

The purple bamboos struck the yellow light barrier, producing violent crashing sounds.

Just by listening to the sound, Mu Feng knew the bamboo forest was extraordinary.

“Such powerful bamboos.”

“The power feels even more formidable than the bamboo leaves from before.”

“Not good!”

As Mu Feng was speaking, the earthy yellow light barrier was immediately shattered into pieces by the purple bamboos, which then fiercely attacked him.

“Little Lizard, protect Silver Moon Fox!”

The bamboo forest’s attack was indiscriminate.

Mu Feng and Little Lizard, with their tough Physical Bodies, were fine.

However, Silver Moon Fox was only a Mid Stage Foundation Establishment Spirit Beast.

Any bamboo touching her would take her life.

The incident happened so suddenly that Mu Feng couldn’t even recall her into his spirit beast bag.

He could only let the nearby Little Lizard protect her, while he himself rapidly dodged.

The Shaped Essence Spirit’s target was clearly him; ninety percent of the attacking bamboos were directed at him.

He couldn't afford to be distracted by anything else.

Activating his Blood Magic Robe, Mu Feng transformed into a streak of blood-red light, weaving through the countless lashing bamboos.

After his Physical Body reached Core Formation, his Qi and blood strength was extremely high.

The side effects of the Blood Magic Robe were practically negligible.

Well, not entirely negligible, but at least there were no side effects within half an hour.

If the battle couldn’t be resolved within half an hour, then it would be somewhat dangerous.

“Break!”

After dodging a barrage of attacks, Mu Feng immediately seized the opportunity to counterattack.

With a flick of his palm, countless dark green sword auras met the purple bamboos.

With the enhancement of the tuoyuan pill, Mu Feng could unleash hundreds of dark green sword auras at once.

Although their power was weaker than his Lifebound Treasure, they were perfect for dealing with these bamboos, which weren't particularly strong but were numerous.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh.”

The two sides collided, then exploded.

For a moment, Mu Feng’s front was a blur of green and purple special effects.

With the assistance of the sword auras, Mu Feng’s pressure was greatly reduced.

However, Mu Feng dared not relax his vigilance in the slightest.

Because up until now, he hadn’t even seen a shadow of the Shaped Yao Beast.

What kind of creature it was, what abilities it possessed, and where its true body was—he knew nothing.

However, Mu Feng guessed that its true form might be related to these bamboos.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to control so many purple bamboos to attack him.

“Boom!”

“Not good!”

As Mu Feng was pondering how to force the opponent to reveal itself, a violent explosion suddenly came from behind him.

Immediately after, Mu Feng felt a tremendous force strike his body.

Before he could even clearly see what had attacked him, Mu Feng was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

Upon landing, the powerful impact ploughed a deep gouge into the ground.

“Pfft!”

As soon as he landed, Mu Feng felt a surge of Qi and blood within him.

Immediately after, a sweetness filled his mouth, and a large amount of fresh blood gushed out.

It had been a long time since he had been in such a sorry state.

However, Mu Feng had no time to think about that now.

Compared to the chaotic Qi and blood within him, the burning pain in his back concerned him more.

He lowered his head to look.

The Jiao Transformation scales on his back had all been ripped off, and the wound was a bloody mess.

A large amount of purple energy flowed over it.

Just moving slightly brought intense pain.

That purple energy also seemed to have a function of hindering Physical Body repair.

Mu Feng’s powerful self-healing ability was completely ineffective against it.

“Boom!”

Before Mu Feng could deal with his wound, a muffled thud came from the ground beneath his feet again.

Immediately after, a purple shadow lashed out at him once more.

However, this time, because Mu Feng had learned his lesson, his Divine Sense was fully released, observing every movement around him.

So, the moment the purple shadow emerged, Mu Feng transformed into a streak of blood-red light and dodged first.

The attack missed, and the purple figure retracted back into the ground.

“Hmph! Not so easy!”

Mu Feng let out a cold snort.

With a flick of his finger, the True Devil Slash, which had been compressed within him for a long time, shot out instantly!

Mu Feng had been compressing this True Devil Slash for some time now.

Its power was already comparable to a Nascent Soul attack.

However, Mu Feng used it to attack the purple shadow not because of its power, but because the True Devil Slash's speed was faster than any other attack method he currently possessed.

As the slash shot out, the fleeing purple shadow instantly paused.

Immediately after, Mu Feng heard a “crack” sound, and then a section of purple object fell to the ground.

Mu Feng’s gaze swept over it, and the appearance of the purple object entered his eyes.

It was a section of purple bamboo shoot, smooth and lustrous like jade.

A faint purple energy flowed over it, very similar to the wound on his back.

Needless to say, this was the thing that had just ambushed him.

Having succeeded in one strike, and before the opponent’s next attack could come, Mu Feng reached out and grabbed the healing Medicinal Pills he had obtained earlier, stuffing them all into his mouth.

As the Medicinal Pills entered his mouth, they immediately transformed into pure energy to repair the wound on his back.

This brought some relief to Mu Feng’s burning back.

“Go!”

After briefly treating his wound, a thought stirred in Mu Feng’s mind.

All seventy-two Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords immediately flew out of his body.

They launched an indiscriminate attack on the purple bamboo forest.

Since he couldn't find the opponent's main body, he would first clear out its branches and leaves.

He wasn't afraid that it wouldn't reveal itself.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Sword shadows flashed, and countless purple bamboos fell to the ground as if swept by a strong wind.

At the same time, Mu Feng patted his spirit beast bag, retrieving Silver Moon Fox, who was behind the Puppet Lizard, into it.

The enemy was too powerful.

Leaving the Little Fox here would not only be unhelpful but would also distract him and Little Lizard.

“Swish swish!”

Without the Little Fox, Little Lizard immediately flashed to Mu Feng’s front, shielding him tightly behind him.

Then, without Mu Feng’s command, Little Lizard opened its mouth, and a large expanse of Golden Flame swept towards the purple bamboo forest.

Under the dual assault of the Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword and the Golden Flame, a large number of purple bamboos turned to ashes.

Such a large-scale attack made it impossible for the Nascent Soul Essence Spirit lurking nearby to remain hidden any longer.

“Human, how dare you injure my body! Die!”

As a resentful voice emerged from underground, the purple bamboos on the ground frantically converged.

In just an instant, countless purple energies surged skyward, and then a purple Ugly Woman appeared before Mu Feng’s eyes.

She was a full three to four meters tall, her body covered in intertwined bamboo.

As soon as the purple Ugly Woman appeared, she immediately reached out and lashed at Mu Feng without a word.

Facing her attack, Mu Feng dared not be careless.

He immediately dodged.

While dodging, he also unleashed his Spiritual Eye Divine Power, hoping to gather information about the opponent to formulate a countermeasure.

However, before his eyes could lock onto the opponent, the Ugly Woman suddenly vanished before his very eyes.

This caused an ominous feeling to suddenly rise in Mu Feng’s heart.

Without thinking, he immediately changed his dodging direction and turned to meet the attack head-on.

“Boom!”

As soon as Mu Feng turned around, a sharp bamboo leaf blade appeared in the direction he had just dodged from.

That bamboo leaf blade seemed to be the Ugly Woman’s Lifebound Treasure; with just a light slash, the ground was cut open like tofu, leaving a deep gash.

“Hiss!”

This made Mu Feng involuntarily suck in a cold breath.

Fortunately, his combat experience was rich, and he managed to twist his body in mid-air.

Otherwise, even with his strong Physical Body defense, he would not have been able to withstand that sharp bamboo leaf blade.

Having missed her strike, the old woman also paused for a moment.

She hadn’t expected Mu Feng, a Dan Formation human Cultivator, to be able to dodge her fatal blow.

Just as she was about to strike again, a silver figure suddenly darted out from behind her.

It was Little Lizard, who had made its move.

“Boom!”

After activating Super Berserk, Little Lizard’s speed was incredibly fast; the old woman didn’t even have time to react before her body was violently sent flying by Little Lizard.

“Swish!”

The attack was effective.

Little Lizard’s body flashed, and it immediately launched another fierce attack at the old woman.

“Pa pa pa!”

Little Lizard, in its berserk state, was like it had eaten too much candy; its fists were so fast that Mu Feng couldn’t even see them clearly.

The old woman also hadn’t expected the Puppet Lizard to be so powerful.

Before she could even steady herself, she was relentlessly attacked by Little Lizard as if she were a sandbag.

A flurry of combination punches left her disoriented.

However, her Physical Body defense was very strong.

Little Lizard seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, it hadn't actually injured her body.

But this was enough.

“Go!”

While Little Lizard held the opponent, Mu Feng flicked his hand.

The Yin Yang Trapping Formation was immediately set up around the Ugly Woman.

At the same time, with a wave of his hand, all seventy-two Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords, which had been out clearing the purple bamboo forest, immediately circled above her head and arrayed themselves in an orderly fashion!

This was the first time Mu Feng had used the complete version of the Qing Luo Sword Formation since his Divine Origin Skill cultivated to the fourth layer.

Mu Feng wasn't sure of its power, but judging by how the previous small Formation could kill a Nascent Soul Late Stage Peak Cultivator beyond its level, the complete version shouldn't be bad.

“Hmph!”

While Mu Feng was setting up the Formation, the old woman had already recovered from her dazed state.

A purple light flashed on her body, and Little Lizard, dressed in a silver battle suit, was sent flying.

“Boom!”

The powerful impact made the entire ground tremble.

It was clear that the old woman had intended to kill.

However, Mu Feng no longer had the energy to check on Little Lizard’s condition.

This complete version of the Qing Luo Sword Formation consumed even more magic power and Divine Sense than he had imagined.

At this moment, he had already taken out the ten thousand year spirit liquid on his body to replenish the true essence within him.

At the same time, he used his vast Divine Sense to operate all the Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords in an orderly manner.

“Hmm?”

The old woman, having succeeded in one strike, wanted to continue attacking Little Lizard, but then realized that she had somehow fallen into a Formation.

“Petty tricks, you think you can trap this old woman?!”

“Break!”

The Ugly Woman stepped forward, a purple light flashing from her body, and the incredibly tough Yin-Yang Entrapment Formation Flag immediately shattered.

Seeing the opponent break the Yin Yang Trapping Formation with such ease, Mu Feng was inwardly horrified.

The strength of a Shaped Yao Beast was indeed far greater than that of a seventh-tier Yao Beast.

Fortunately, his sword Formation had already been set up.

Otherwise, Mu Feng truly wouldn’t know how to respond.

“Human, give me…”

“Another Formation?!”

Having successfully broken the Formation, the old woman was about to attack Mu Feng, but then found herself in another sword Formation without realizing it.

Before she could react, countless sword lights and shadows flew together, shooting towards her.

“Hmph, petty tricks.”

The Ugly Woman snorted coldly, not putting the Qing Luo Sword Formation in her eyes.

She flicked her hand, a purple light flashing, intending to break the sword Formation as she had broken the Yin Yang Trapping Formation earlier.

However, this time, she was disappointed.

Before the purple light could even reach, it was torn into shreds by countless sword threads, scattering all over the ground.

Only then did Mu Feng clearly see that the purple light released by the old woman was a small purple bamboo shoot.

This small bamboo shoot was very similar to the jade shoot she had released earlier, but it was more condensed and its power was stronger.

Just now, the opponent had used this to instantly break open the Yin Yang Trapping Formation.

“Hmm?”

The Ugly Woman hadn’t expected the sword Formation’s power to be so immense.

It had actually directly broken her jade shoot Magical Artifact, which she had nurtured for many years.

She couldn't help but discard her contempt.

However, she still didn't believe this sword Formation would pose a threat to her.

After all, the disparity in their strength was so vast, and she had always had the upper hand.

She immediately waved her arm, and countless purple bamboo leaves met the incoming sword lights and shadows, attempting to exhaust their power.

However, she only heard a “whoosh!” sound, and all the purple bamboo leaves she had released were destroyed in mid-air.

Two consecutive failures made the Ugly Woman’s heart skip a beat.

The power of this sword Formation was somewhat beyond her imagination.

After understanding the power of the sword Formation, the Ugly Woman gritted her teeth.

Her hands rapidly moved, seemingly about to release some powerful Divine Ability.

Seeing this, Mu Feng naturally wouldn't let her unleash it easily.

With a gentle flick of his finger, countless sword threads within the sword Formation immediately cut towards her.

Looking at the dense sword threads before her, the Ugly Woman was horrified.

She never expected to feel a sense of oppression from a Dan Formation human Cultivator.

“Scatter!”

Facing the encirclement of the sword threads, the Ugly Woman dared not be careless.

She had no choice but to interrupt her previous spellcasting.

With a flick of her arm, a bamboo emitting a faint golden light appeared in her hand.

Purple lightning crackled faintly on the bamboo.

The old woman flicked it, and countless purple lightning bolts crackled out from the bamboo, meeting the sweeping sword threads.

As they collided, it was as if a high-voltage wire had short-circuited.

They crackled with sparks, accompanied by crackling sounds.

“This is… Tianlei Bamboo?!”

Mu Feng looked at the purple lightning, which was evenly matched with the sword threads, a hint of surprise on his face.

Tianlei Bamboo has three forms.

Below two thousand years, it is White Thunder Bamboo, emitting white lightning.

From two thousand to ten thousand years, it is Purple Thunder Bamboo, emitting purple lightning.

Only those over ten thousand years emit golden lightning.

The bamboo in the old woman’s hand was emitting purple lightning, clearly indicating it was a Purple Thunder Bamboo less than ten thousand years old.

“I didn’t expect a Dan Formation human like you to have such good insight. Since you’ve recognized it, you can die now!”

The Ugly Woman said, then flicked the thunder bamboo in her hand, and countless purple lightning bolts swept towards Mu Feng’s direction.