Chapter 390
Translator: Novel Saga Editor: Novel Saga
Chu Yang’s robe was as black as ink . The flames rolled with a flapping sound as he dashed out from the middle of the soaring fire with the whistling sound of the wind .
He appeared like an overwhelming wild dragon rolling about in the sea of fire . Surprisingly, the flames around him started to whirl and disperse . It seemed as if the fire had the intelligence to avoid making contact with his body .
Jing Meng Hun would’ve been extremely surprised to see this .
Chu Yang was radiating a strong cold energy since he had consumed the Seven Shades of cold energy derived from the Mysterious Ice Jade Paste . In fact, Chu Yang had even consumed the source of the Mysterious Ice Jade Paste .
It was so cold that it could freeze a stone… and frost-break it into tiny fragments . Then, how could a little fire affect it?
Chu Yang pranced and leapt towards the place where Jing Meng Hun’s voice had come from . He rushed ahead like a hurricane .
The flames had turned blazing white; they were issuing hissing sounds .
Something unusual was happening — the color of the smoke arising from ahead was different .
The smoke soaring-up from the mountain was black and dense-yellow in color . However, the smoke ahead was greenish-blue; it was pale in color .
Chu Yang raised his eyebrows; his eyes revealed a grim look . Then, he advanced forward without any hesitation .
Suddenly, a burst of smoke assailed his nose . This smoke had a mysterious ability to captivate one’s soul . However, Chu Yang kept strutting forward without holding his breath .
The enchanting smoke didn’t have any effect on him even though it had entered his nostrils .
In fact, Chu Yang had no fear of this mysterious smoke . It had entered his body, and had become a tonic for the Nine Tribulations Sword Point .
Chu Yang rushed down the main peak within a second . He burst into the sea of fire, and rushed to the Purple Bamboo Garden . Then, he started to advance towards the north . He jumped across the three canyons, which had been left to blaze like three seas of fire . After that, he leapt onto the road to the Iron Cloud – like a meteor .
There were mountains on either side of the road . The flames from these mountains were soaring high into the sky . Intense crackling sounds could be heard originating from the jungle .
Chu Yang came across a canyon as he advanced forward . It seemed to be an extremely dangerous place . However, its terrain had made it a strategic location . So, Chu Yang had no choice… except to dash across this place with all his might .
[Jing Meng Hun must be waiting for me there . ]
[I don’t know how many people I’m going to face… Is it a thousand? Two-thousand? Three-thousand? Or even more?]
Chu Yang’s eyes were cold as ice . He didn’t seem even faintly shaken . He tried and harmonized his breathing . Then, the Nine Tribulations Sword moved to-and-fro inside his arm, and released a cold murderous aura . It was waiting for the right moment to break out .
The closer he got… the calmer he became . Over a dozen scenarios of how the enemy would try to besiege him came-up in his mind . He pondered and chose an escape route for every scenario .
[Even if ten million people are standing in my way… then I must rush against them . ]
Jing Meng Hun was in a terrible shape .
He didn’t feel any pressure in his mind since he had set fire to the mountain with Diwu Qing Rou’s permission . He was going with the flow, and lighting the fire repeatedly . The mountain-forest that spread over the distance of twelve-hundred-and-fifty kilometres had been burnt down . The clear sky appeared to be leaning on the tip of a burning candle .
[King of Hell Chu, let’s see where you hide now…]
Jing Meng Hun had arrived at a safe spot . He felt proud of himself as he waited for King of Hell Chu to appear . A cruel smile was spread across his face . An unbearable anger rose up in his heart as he looked at his severed right arm…
[There are thousands of overhanging steep cliffs on both the sides . King of Hell Chu, if you want pass… you’ll have to pass over my dead body… that is… if you’ve the ability to pull that off . ]
However, it was almost dawn and King of Hell Chu hadn’t made the slightest sound . Moreover, the fire was spreading . It was gradually advancing towards the place of ambush .
Jing Meng Hun commanded his three-thousand experts to push-back the fire . They did that with great difficulty . Then, they moved several hundred feet away from their original spot . It didn’t make any difference whether they advanced several hundred feet or went back as long they kept guard there . So, Jing Meng Hun didn’t care much about that .
However, an accident occurred since he got reckless .
The mountain-forest located to the side was precipitous . It appeared red because it was burning . Suddenly, a sharp and shrill roar was heard from that direction . It was followed by an intense rumbling sound . Hundreds of house-sized rocks collapsed from the steep cliff, and smashed onto the ground; they were bathed in sporadic flames .
Suddenly, there was an explosion in the middle of the cliff . The cliff crumbled from the middle, and the broken pieces started to rain down like a meteorite shower . Then, they started to pound towards Jing Meng Hun and the others .
"This is King of Hell Chu’s doing for sure . Everyone be very careful . We mustn’t let him escape . Withdraw for now . . . " the people retreated as Jing Meng Hun yelled out .
Bang! Bang! Bang! The rocks dropped with loud crashing sounds, and raised a hill of rocks .
Jing Meng Hun heaved a sigh of relief, [This was a narrow escape . It wasn’t a landslide . The cliff collapsed from the middle . This hasn’t happened on any other spot . But, this spot is a natural stronghold . And, a natural stronghold is a natural stronghold . …It looks like King of Hell Chu isn’t skilled to fly past here…]
[But… how did the cliff collapse from the middle? Isn’t that unreasonable?]
Suddenly, Jing Meng Hun’s face turned pale with fear as he heard a heart-curdling scream . [What was that?] A fishy stench proliferated with the wind . Jing Meng Hun started to feel dizzy as he inhaled this stench . He felt as if his stomach was on fire…
He opened his eyes to look closely . Suddenly, he was frightened to death . He felt a tingling sensation in his scalp; his back was covered in cold sweat .
[My mother… what in the world is that?]
He saw that around four to five experts of the Golden Horse Riders Department were suspended mid-air near his position .
However, they hadn’t leapt-up on their own .
Jing Meng Hun saw two huge monsters opposite to them . They were gigantic snakes; they were as thick as a small house, and were around three-hundred feet long . There was a shiny horn on their heads . Their eyes were the size of watermelons, and were reflecting the flames in the dark night . They gave a spooky feeling as they flashed from time-to-time .
Suddenly, one of them uncoiled its body . Its blood-red tongue extended from ten-to-twenty feet; it was issuing bizarre hissing sounds from its mouth .
The body of the other snake was coiled-up . It was rolled-up in four coils; one person was trapped in each one of them . The trapped people screamed and struggled to break free as the snake directed them towards its mouth .
The people trapped within the coils tried everything to break free . But, nothing worked . They used their swords to stab and cut the huge serpent’s body . But, sparks flew as their weapon collided with its solid body . It was like a collision between metals . The snake’s skin wasn’t damaged; not even a little .
Everyone cried out in alarm as they saw this .
[Where have these two monsters dug their way out from?] Everyone stared blankly . They shivered from head-to-toe as they looked at the two huge monsters . They trembled and turned deathly pale as they saw one of their companions being swallowed by the snake . No one even dared to move .
Then, the huge snake started to swallow the second person . It rolled-up the person, and brought him towards its mouth . This person was holding a sharp sword . But, he got swallowed along with his weapon . A slight bulge became visible in the raised neck of the snake as the man went down its throat with a gulping sound . One could see the bulge travelling all the way down as the man slid down for more than a hundred feet… until he finally went into its stomach . Then, the bulge disappeared…
The same happened to the third and the fourth man…
Everyone looked with lifeless eyes . They were scared out of their wits .
These people were experts of the Jiang Hu, but they had never seen such a frightening phenomenon . Where could they find such frightening monsters?
[Is this… really a mother*king snake?]
"Attention everyone… these are spirit beasts!" Jing Meng Hun realized that it was too late for regrets . He understood that these two monster-snakes had come out because he had set the mountain on fire .
[It seems that their home was in the middle of the steep cliff . They don’t come out often . But as their bodies gets bigger… they need bigger space for their caves . This large fire not only killed countless birds and animals… but it also made these two huge creatures suffer a lot of pain and discomfort in their caves . ]
He realized that their cave must’ve had passages for ventilation . So, a large amount of the rising smoke must’ve gone into them . These two snakes had been living in comfort for several thousand years . So, how could they tolerate something like this?
[How did it catch fire?]
These ancient snakes had started to choke because their caves had been filled with smoke . Their skins had started to burn as the walls of the cave became hotter . They would’ve been burnt alive if they hadn’t gone out; in fact, they would’ve been scorched to death by now .
So, the two snakes had dashed out in desperation . They couldn’t rush to the side of the fire since they would’ve broken into the raging inferno . So, they came from the side of the steep cliff .
They had rushed out, and landed onto the ground with a loud rumbling sound . Their scales were extremely sturdy . However, they felt dizzy as they fell down . After all, the cliff was extremely high . They had fallen down from several thousand feet with a great force . But, they hadn’t turned into a ball of mud . It was a ‘feat’ to survive such a fall .
One of the snakes had unconsciously coiled itself around four people . [This food will work as a good supplement… ah . ] It hadn’t been willing to let go even though it was feeling a little dizzy . Then, it started to gorge the men once it had composed itself .
Jing Meng Hun felt like crying out loud, [How can this be?]
"Spirit beasts? What’s the level of these spirit beasts?" someone asked anxiously, "This one’s too big . Look at its appetite… it can eat all three-thousand people… and still won’t feel half-full…"
"We have to take care of it before it eats us all . I can’t let it eat me," someone else spoke-up while holding a steel saber in his hand; he was sweating profusely .
"At least the sixth level . . . " Jing Meng Hun conjectured as he stepped back . He appeared calm on the surface . But, he wanted to turn around and run away . [One won’t come across such terrible beasts in the Middle Three Heavens… or even in the Upper Three Heavens . ]
[These beasts exist at the top of the food chain . How did I run into them in the Lower Three Heavens?] Jing Meng Hun didn’t know that the Middle Three Heavens and the Upper Three Heavens were in chaos because such beasts had become a common occurrence over there these days…
Everyone was shocked and scared to see one of the snakes straightening-up its body — it rose-up to more than a hundred feet . Then, it lowered its body to the ground with a squishing sound, and advanced towards them . Meanwhile, the other snake spread out on the ground . It then used its strength to slither towards them… with his head raised .
The snakes looked at Jing Meng Hun and the others with a desire to devour them .
Then, they began to move their seemingly clumsy bodies . However, it turned out that they were ‘gliding’ forward rapidly . Jing Meng Hun and the others were scared out of their wits . They hastily began to retreat .
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