105: Chapter 105 I wonder what Master is doing now

Outside Qingxiao Mountain, on the banks of the Qing River.

The murky waters of the Qing River surged mightily, rushing eastward.

West of the riverbank, the land had been completely covered by a writhing darkness.

Densely packed low-level Erosion Beasts and Erosion Demons resembled a rolling black tide, emitting a nauseating stench and bursts of low growls.

Above this beast tide, over thirty massive third-tier Erosion Beasts had erosion qi steaming around them like pillars, emanating a suffocating sense of oppression.

They took on various forms; some were like giant bears covered in bone armor, some like vultures with rotting wings, and others like hideous, fanged mountain demons...

At the very center, a giant tiger Erosion Beast—the largest of them all, with a pitch-black horn on its forehead and blood-red eyes—was exuding the most ferocious Aura!

"Aooo-roar—!"

The tiger Erosion Beast let out a roar that tore through the sky! As if signaling the start of the attack, the silent Erosion Tide instantly boiled over like a burst black flood, surging toward the Qing River!

"Moonshadow Sect Disciples, heed my command!"

Chi Wanhe's cold voice resonated through the sky,

"The river is the boundary, the line is the limit! Do not allow a single one of these wretched beasts to step across the Qing River and lay a finger on our Moonshadow Sect's Hedong Region!"

"Yes! Senior Sister!"

Behind her, fifteen hundred elite inner Disciples of the Moonshadow Sect responded in unison. Their voices roared like thunder, and their immense Battle Intent and spiritual power converged, shooting into the sky and scattering the erosion qi lingering along the riverbank.

This uniform Aura left the other Sect Cultivators assisting in the defense pale with shock.

"My god... are these the Moonshadow Sect Disciples? This Aura... it's as if heavenly soldiers have descended!"

"To have such power at merely the Foundation Establishment Stage... After our hundred years of bitter cultivation, we truly seem like mere rabble before them..."

"Shameful! How shameful! I fear our cultivation has all gone to the dogs!"

Liu Sisi watched the scene before her with a complicated expression. After sending Xia Yingying to Jiangyang City and giving her a life-saving Talisman, she had returned to this place.

With the Erosion Tide invading east of the Qing River, as a Liuyun Temple Disciple, she had to fulfill her duty!

Liu Sisi gazed at the three figures hovering at the very front; the Moonshadow Sect was indeed much more formidable than Liuyun Temple, but she would not give up easily!

Battles erupted instantly all along the riverbank!

The Sect Masters of the third-grade Sects west of the Qing River roared as they unleashed their Magic Treasures, fighting with all their might to barely hold back seven or eight third-tier Erosion Beasts.

Liuyun Temple Revered Master Jing Hong, Sect Master Yongyue, the Yunlai Sect Revered Master, and other Cultivators also unleashed the brilliant light of their Magic Treasures, each gritting their teeth to entangle one third-tier Erosion Beast.

For a moment, lights flashed chaotically, thunderous roars continued incessantly, and the battle was exceptionally fierce and fraught with danger!

The remaining eighteen third-tier Erosion Beasts, with their monstrous ferocity and billowing erosion qi, roared as they lunged toward the three figures standing at the very front of the riverbank—Chi Wanhe, Qin Zhaoxue, and Du Yuqing!

Chi Wanhe, Qin Zhaoxue, and Du Yuqing looked at each other and smiled. With their hearts in sync, their Qi instantly connected, forming an impeccable triangular formation!

"Heavenly Star Constellation · Suppress!"

Chi Wanhe gave a clear shout. The Myriad Phenomena Compass in her hand hummed and vibrated, spewing forth vast starlight. Countless brilliant star runes instantly wove together into a giant star net that blotted out the sky, descending over the heads of the several Erosion Beasts charging at the front!

The Erosion Beasts' violent momentum was like running into an invisible quagmire; their speed plummeted, and they let out roars of angry frustration.

Chi Wanhe's star-like eyes flashed.

"Second Junior Sister! Go!"

Qin Zhaoxue rolled her eyes at her Senior Sister. This sounded so strange, exactly like what she used to say when she was little: "Dahuang! Go!"

With these thoughts flashing through her mind, Qin Zhaoxue's hands did not slow down.

"Three Hearts Control · Swift!"

A three-colored light mark flickered between her brows, and her powerful Divine Thought instantly split into three.

The li huo cauldron, the ice soul mysterious mirror, and the Seven-Star Mountain-Suppressing Pagoda all hummed as they were summoned, circling her body!

"Li Huo Burning Heaven! Lock!"

With a point of her slender finger, the li huo cauldron spewed flames capable of burning the river, transforming into three hideous fire dragons. They roared and entangled three rhino Erosion Beasts trapped by the star net, the raging flames scorching their erosion qi until it hissed!

"Mysterious Mirror · Ice Soul Condensing Frost!"

Her Divine Thought guided the ice soul mysterious mirror, and a ghostly light erupted from its surface. A beam of extreme cold shot through the air, accurately striking a swift, leopard-shaped Erosion Beast that was attempting to ambush Chi Wanhe from the side, instantly freezing it into a giant ice sculpture.

"Mountain-Suppressing · Thousand-Jun Drop!"

Almost simultaneously, the Seven-Star Mountain-Suppressing Pagoda expanded in the wind, shaking mountains and mountains. With the force of ten thousand jun, it crashed down onto a giant crocodile-turtle Erosion Beast that was struggling frantically, smashing it hard against the ground and shattering its shell!

Three Magic Treasures, three different attributes—under her exquisite control of splitting her focus three ways, they erupted with completely different powers in the exact same instant!

On the other side, Du Yuqing's eyes burned with Battle Intent!

"Dragon Battles the Eight Wildernesses! Break!"

With a tap of her toes, her figure turned into a stream of golden-red light. The Azure Dragon Array-Breaking Spear in her hand let out a dragon roar that shook the heavens as she thrust it straight at the giant ape Erosion Beast at the core of the formation, whose Aura was the most violent.

"Roar!"

Sensing a fatal threat, the giant ape Erosion Beast beat its chest with both fists, causing erosion qi to surge wildly as it slammed down with its giant claws.

"Myriad Dharmas Return to Purity!"

The twelve-grade Chaos lotus patterns on Du Yuqing's body instantly shimmered with light. Facing the giant claws capable of breaking mountains, she did not dodge or evade!

The lotus patterns rippled like water. The terrifying erosion power and physical impact contained in the giant claws were like a clay ox entering the sea; they were quietly dissolved and reversed, with strands of pure Bloodline feeding back into her own body.

"Die!"

Du Yuqing's Aura grew even stronger, and her spear's momentum did not diminish!

"Purifying World Red Lotus · Azure Dragon Pierces the Sun!"

The Bloodline Power of the Holy Lotus was instantly ignited (with minimal consumption). The red-gold Dragon patterns coiled around the spear shaft seemed to come alive, and the entire spear transformed into a roaring Purifying World Fire Dragon!

A point of Red Lotus Karma Fire bloomed at the spear tip, its sharpness peerless, easily piercing through the heart of the giant ape Erosion Beast, which was covered in thick bone armor.

Chi Wanhe continued her actions.

"Four Symbols Spirit Binding · Wring!"

The Pointing Azure Spirit Pen danced rapidly in the air, and four giant Talismans—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—merged into the star net.

The star net tightened instantly, digging into the bodies of the trapped Erosion Beasts and emitting a teeth-gritting creaking sound, severely restricting their movements!

"Chaos Evolution · Thousand Peaks Drop!" Operating her Chaos Dao Body, her vast Earth-element spiritual power condensed into dozens of mountain phantoms. Like falling meteors, they smashed fiercely down onto the Erosion Beasts beneath the star net.

For a time, the explosive sounds of bones breaking and tendons snapping intertwined with the dying wails of the Erosion Beasts.

Qin Zhaoxue also seized the gap while the star net tightened.

"Ice Soul Ten Thousand Blades!"

The frozen leopard-shaped Erosion Beast ice sculpture suddenly exploded, and together with its body, it transformed into countless sharp ice awls that shot toward several nearby Erosion Beasts.

"Li Huo Prairie Fire!"

The fire dragons entangling the rhino Erosion Beasts exploded violently, turning into a sea of prairie fire that burned away all filth!

"Roaming Dragon Startling Swan!"

Du Yuqing moved through the formation as if in an empty land, her spear techniques open and sweeping. Her figure flickered and wove like a ghost among the massive bodies of the Erosion Beasts; with every flash, the Azure Dragon spear accurately pierced the fatal spot of an Erosion Beast.

The lotus patterns on her body flowed ceaselessly, dissolving and absorbing any attacks that occasionally slipped through, making her fight with increasing vigor!

The three of them cooperated with seamless tacit understanding. Chi Wanhe used the vast star map to control the field and settle the situation, her Talisman formation changing in myriad ways. Qin Zhaoxue split her Divine Thought into three, unleashing all her Magic Treasures, using ice and fire to suppress and kill while restraining from all sides. Du Yuqing acted as the spearhead of the battlefield, relying on her peerless physique and the Purifying World Dragon Spear to deliver fatal blows to the Erosion Beasts, seizing the excellent opportunities created by her Senior Sisters.

Looking at the other battle lines, Liuyun Temple Revered Master Jing Hong faced a third-tier scorpion-tailed lion Erosion Beast; his Daoist robe was stained with blood, the light of his Magic Treasure was dim, and he could barely hold on. Sect Master Yongyue faced a giant crocodile Erosion Beast; her movement techniques were agile, but she found it difficult to break its defense, and she was in constant danger.

There were even other Sect Elders working together to resist one Erosion Beast, yet they were still being beaten back steadily, blood overflowing from their mouths.

Even though they were all third-tier Erosion Beasts, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered before Chi Wanhe and the other two, but were life-claiming Yama Kings before the other Cultivators!

This strong contrast caused all the Cultivators who witnessed this scene to be deeply shaken, and their awe for these three Prodigies of the Moonshadow Sect reached its peak.

In less than half an incense stick of time! On the west side of the riverbank, those eighteen third-tier Erosion Beasts with monstrous ferocity had all been slain by the hands of Chi Wanhe and the other two.

Their remains piled up like a mountain, and with a wave of Chi Wanhe's sleeve, scattered spiritual fire burned them all to ashes!

The three of them, their robes fluttering, stepped over the monster remains, their cold gazes sweeping toward the Erosion Tide, which had begun to stir and collapse due to the fall of their leader, as well as... that giant horned tiger in the back, roaring in shock and rage!

...

The setting sun melted into gold, and the bright moon gradually rose.

The brutal battle finally came to an end.

The murky waters of the Qing River had been stained a shocking dark red, rushing eastward while carrying severed limbs and remains.

The land west of the riverbank was soaked in blood, a mix of charred black and scarlet. The massive corpses of the third-tier Erosion Beasts were torn to pieces, with severed limbs and remains scattered everywhere, emitting a thick stench and the decay of erosion qi.

On the peak of Qingxiao Mountain.

Chi Wanhe lay on her back on a relatively clean large rock with no regard for her image, her chest heaving as she panted heavily, her pink dress stained with specks of blood and dust.

Beside her, Qin Zhaoxue elegantly wiped the ice soul mysterious mirror with a silk handkerchief. Seeing this, she couldn't help but smile, shaking her head as she said softly:

"Senior Sister, if the newly admitted Junior Sisters were to see you in this state, I fear it would damage your dignified image as the Moonshadow Senior Sister."

"Dignity? Image?" Chi Wanhe waved her hand listlessly, too lazy to even lift her eyelids.

"Those Erosion Beasts were so weak, yet there were so many of them... It's exhausting..."

She complained, her tone carrying the fatigue after a great battle and a maiden's innocent charm.

"Senior Sister is right."

Beside her, Du Yuqing, who was holding the Azure Dragon Array-Breaking Spear and closing her eyes to regulate her breath, agreed concisely.

She was also a bit numb.

Qin Zhaoxue looked at the two of them helplessly—one lying flat and complaining, the other silently agreeing. Where was the heroic posture they had displayed on the battlefield just moments ago?

She turned her gaze to the other side of the river, which was still filled with an ominous Aura, her tone carrying a hint of gravity:

"I just received a message; on the other side of the river... it seems new third-tier Erosion Beast Auras are breeding and gathering again."

"What?!"

Chi Wanhe sat up abruptly, her pretty face full of disbelief.

"Again? Under the lair of the Earth Flame Sect, are they hiding an Erosion Beast nest or something?! No matter how many we kill, they never end!"

Her delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she scratched her hair in annoyance.

"Sigh... it seems the day we return to the Sect will have to be postponed again... I wonder what Revered Master is doing right now? Has he been missing us..."

At this moment, on Tianyuan Floating Island, at Yixiang Residence.

Ling Hao, in a snow-white robe, landed gracefully in the tranquil courtyard.

"Hmm... Little Changning said there was something 'delicious' she had just made that I must try..."

A look of anticipation played on the corners of his lips as his gaze swept across the kitchen, which was filled with the sweet aroma of food.

"What could it be?"