147: Chapter 147 The First Appearance of a Transformed Monster

The tunnel ahead was occupied by dense crowds of Yao Beasts, while the Ancient Salamander behind was drawing closer and closer.

"Master, let me out. I will help you clear the path."

At this critical moment, the voice of Divine Beast Bai Ze suddenly echoed in Yun Chenfei's mind.

Upon hearing the voice in his mind, Yun Chenfei hurriedly summoned Divine Beast Bai Ze.

A flash of white light passed, and the massive body of Divine Beast Bai Ze instantly appeared before Yun Chenfei.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a low roar, the aura of Divine Beast Bai Ze instantly surged along the tunnel.

Upon sensing the aura of Divine Beast Bai Ze, the unknown Yao Beasts in the tunnel scrambled into the stone walls, and even the pursuing Ancient Salamander froze in its tracks.

In the blink of an eye, the dense crowd of Yao Beasts in the tunnel had completely vanished.

"Master, hurry, let's go!"

"I am not a combat-type Divine Beast, and I am currently still in my infancy, so my deterrent effect on these Yao Beasts is limited. They will reappear in the tunnel very soon."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chenfei hurriedly mounted the back of Divine Beast Bai Ze, and then transformed into a streak of light, fleeing into the distance.

Just as the figures of Yun Chenfei and Divine Beast Bai Ze disappeared, the Ancient Salamander reacted.

"Awoo!"

After a roar of anger, a large group of Yao Beasts reappeared in the tunnel, and then they quickly chased in the direction where Yun Chenfei had fled.

"Damn it, this Dragon Pearl is truly a hot potato. I originally thought that sneaking underground to obtain the Dragon Pearl would be an easy task."

"Who would have thought that while I got the Dragon Pearl, the key issue is that I can't get back."

Sitting on the back of Divine Beast Bai Ze, while fleeing at lightning speed, Yun Chenfei thought to himself.

Divine Beast Bai Ze's speed is indeed very fast in open areas, but in these craggy underground karst caves, its speed was greatly restricted.

As for those Yao Beasts that have lived underground for years, their speed was not only unrestricted but instead kept increasing.

Soon, a few Yao Beasts that excelled in speed caught up behind Divine Beast Bai Ze.

Seeing this, Yun Chenfei turned his body around, sitting backwards on Divine Beast Bai Ze, and then quickly struck out with two palms towards the Yao Beasts behind him.

A moment later, Divine Beast Bai Ze carried Yun Chenfei to the end of the underground karst cave.

Saying it was the end, it was actually because the underground karst cave had turned into an underground subterranean river here.

Seeing that the Yao Beasts behind were about to catch up, Yun Chenfei decisively put away Divine Beast Bai Ze and dived straight into the water.

Following the swift underground subterranean river, Yun Chenfei's figure was instantly swept away and vanished. Having jumped into the river, Yun Chenfei wisely suppressed his aura completely.

As for those Yao Beasts that had tracked him here by relying on the scent on Yun Chenfei's body, they immediately lost their target once he jumped into the river.

After the Ancient Salamander caught up, it also jumped directly into the underground subterranean river. After it had pursued for a while, the underground subterranean river split into three branches not far ahead.

Relying on its super sense of smell, the Ancient Salamander could still temporarily distinguish which branch Yun Chenfei had chosen when he fled.

But the underground subterranean river had so many branches; a few minutes later, several more branches appeared before the Ancient Salamander.

As the distance between it and Yun Chenfei grew further and further, the Ancient Salamander gradually could no longer smell the scent on Yun Chenfei.

Not even half a quarter of an hour after jumping into the underground subterranean river, the Ancient Salamander had completely lost track of Yun Chenfei.

The angry Ancient Salamander could only let out a few roars of unwillingness, then turned and left.

"Hoo!"

"Finally managed to shake off that Sixth-Ranked Demonic Beast of the Late Stage. It seems I will have to pay attention to some Cultivation Technique like the Five Elements Evasion Technique in the future."

Sensing that the Ancient Salamander had left, Yun Chenfei thought to himself.

Then he cast the Earth Evasion Technique, fleeing directly from there towards the surface.

Meanwhile, the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python on the surface had also discovered the reason for the disappearance of the Spiritual Qi in the spring water.

However, it did not know whether the disappearance of the Dragon Pearl was caused by a human or if it had been snatched away by some powerful Yao Beast.

Just as the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python was preparing to dive underground itself to check on the Dragon Pearl, the Ancient Salamander arrived at the surface.

Although the Ancient Salamander was a Sixth-Ranked Demonic Beast of the Late Stage, in front of the Seventh Tier Monster Beast Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python, it humbly lay on the ground, not even daring to raise its head.

Through communication via Divine Thought, the Ancient Salamander informed the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python of what had happened underground.

Upon learning that its Dragon Pearl had actually been stolen by a human Cultivator who was only at the First Grade Condensing Spirit Realm.

The Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python curled its tail directly and fiercely lashed it against the Ancient Salamander.

"Boom!"

After a loud noise, the massive body of the Ancient Salamander was instantly knocked flying several hundred meters away.

"Trash!"

"Get back underground and continue the search. That brat is definitely still underground."

At this moment, the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python directly transformed into a middle-aged Man in Black, and then spoke.

Upon hearing this, the Ancient Salamander hurriedly fled underground, continuing to summon its underlings to search for Yun Chenfei's trail.

Seventh Tier Monster Beasts can already transform. Yao Beasts below the Seventh Tier need the help of Transformation Grass to assume human form.

As for Ox Two, he is a half-beast, a hybrid of a human Cultivator and a transformed Yao Beast.

"Hmph!"

"Dare to steal my Dragon Pearl? I will not let you leave this forest alive!"

Watching the Ancient Salamander's gradually disappearing figure, the Man in Black, transformed from the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python, muttered in a cold tone.

"Ang!"

Immediately after, the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python looked up to the sky and let out a long howl that resounded through the clouds.

A moment later, the Sixth-Ranked Demonic Beasts within a radius of nearly a thousand miles seemed to have received a summons, scrambling out of their caves one after another and rushing rapidly towards the direction of the Misty Heaven-Swallowing Python.

Massive Sixth-Ranked Demonic Beasts were sprinting through the forest. The commotion they created was as if an earthquake had arrived; the forest was shaking and trembling everywhere.

"Why have these Yao Beasts suddenly all run out of their own territories?"

After sensing the commotion coming from all directions, Jiang Geyao asked with confusion.

"Could it be that an earthquake is coming, or is some other disaster about to happen?"

Glancing at Jiang Geyao, Little Monk Jiujie also asked with confusion.

"This is a Beast Tide. It should be that a high-tier Yao Beast is summoning them."

Curling his lips, Ox Two, who was on the side, explained.

"Those two Yao Beasts that just ran past were both Sixth-Ranked Demonic Beasts of the Late Stage."

"To be able to summon them, one can imagine that the Yao Beast deep in the forest must be at least a Seventh Tier Monster Beast."

Looking at the distant forest, Chen Zihan said with a grave expression.

"To initiate a Beast Tide, one must be at least a Seventh Tier, or a transformed Yao Beast of the Seventh Tier or higher."

"Something big must be about to happen, otherwise Yao Beasts above the Seventh Tier rarely initiate Beast Tides."

"Safety first, let's leave here as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, in a while, once the Beast Tide has completely formed, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."

Glancing at the three people beside him, Ox Two said with a gloomy expression.