Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 124: Chapter 122: A Curtain of Dreams VS Star Sky
 

The elder’s face darkened.

He was originally just an old farmer from a remote mountain village, never having left the village more than a few times in his life. It was not long ago that he had become a follower of the Demon God, unaware of the renown of the Beast Taming Sect.

Moreover, ever since he had started worshipping the Demon God, he had suddenly gained tremendous power through brutal means, along with many subordinates at his beck and call, which inflated his confidence to the utmost.

Although he inferred from Ma Xingkong’s words that these young men and women were likely from a Cultivator Sect, he considered himself to have many followers and overwhelming personal strength, so he didn’t take these few individuals seriously.

At this moment, hearing Ma Xingkong still daring to speak insolently in front of him, he suddenly bellowed, “I don’t care who you are, come on, take them down for me. Leave that girl for my obedient grandson to marry, the rest, to be sacrificed to the Demon God.”

“Yes.”

At the elder’s command, a large group of people inside and outside the hall burst forth with Demonic Qi, rushing towards them with fierce expressions.

A few men, bearing sleazy and cruel smiles, directly lunged at An Ruyi and the other Female Cultivators.

“Truly courting death.”

With a collective sigh, they each released their Spiritual Beasts.

In an instant, tiger roars and wolf howls, the cries of all sorts of birds and beasts filled the air.

The hall, which was originally quite spacious, became overcrowded due to the sudden appearance of a dozen or so Spiritual Beasts.

Among them were the forms of a massive tiger, giant crocodile, and ferocious bear, as well as relatively smaller creatures like the Green Fox, Ghost-Faced Spider, Lightning Mink, and Fiery Flame Beast.

Additionally, there were two Flower Demons.

These were released by the two young girls, Qin Xi and Wen Qing’er.

One was “Yumei,” and the other, “Star Sky.”

These Flower Demons had been subdued by them during their last trip with the Creation Peak Master to visit Baihua Palace, followed by an excursion into the Baihua Secret Realm.

Under Qin Xi’s direction, “Yumei” swiftly hung down thousands of vines from the ceiling beams of the great hall; countless flowers emitting a rich fragrance that caused drowsiness. The Demon God Believers, possessing strength but ignorant in any Cultivation methods, were instantly affected, with many of them barely able to keep their eyes open, almost falling into a deep slumber.

Wen Qing’er giggled lightly, and with a flick of her hand, “Star Sky” sprinkled countless tiny petals.

There wasn’t much Killing Power in these petals, but they contained an intense density, enough to disorient the Believers in the hall and confuse their sense of direction.

“Ah…”

“Help…”

In a moment, screams of agony rose and fell ceaselessly.

These Believers were either common folk or came from the streets. Though they had been granted power above that of normal humans by the sacrifices to the Demon God, they had no knowledge of how to wield it, much less understand the ways of Divine Sense Cultivation.

Now, first confounded by the fragrance of “Yumei,” then blinded by the obscured vision from “Star Sky,” they could only lash out blindly, not only failing to harm the Spiritual Beasts but many also died by the spells of their own allies.

And the Spiritual Beasts, unaffected by all this, made the battle swiftly turn into a one-sided slaughter.

In just a short time, the Believers in the hall were mostly slain by the dozen Spiritual Beasts.

“Worthless!”

The elder, enraged, abruptly stood up, no longer showing his previously frail old appearance, standing tall with his aura surging.

He did not know how these individuals managed to summon so many fearsome Spiritual Beasts, but seeing his subordinates being slaughtered in mere moments filled him with rage he could no longer contain.

The old man shrouded in a black aura waved his hand, and blazing Flame Magic erupted, sweeping across a large portion of the hall toward Qin Feng and the others.

The spell of Flame Magic he issued carried an incredibly violent aura that incinerated everything in its path, whether it be “Star Sky’s” petals or “Yumei’s” vines.

Even the Tiger Demon released by Ma Xingkong was struck by the flames, howling as it leapt back several yards. Its body surged with Demon Energy as it struggled to extinguish the flames.

Seeing this, An Ruhui quickly formed a spell with her hands, her powerful True Yuan generating a Defensive Magic barrier that blocked the fiery onslaught.

Qin Xi and Wen Qing’er hurriedly retracted their respective Flower Demons.

Wen Qing’er’s “Star Sky” fared better and was just drained of its demon Power, but Qin Xi’s “Yumei” had several of its vines burned, needing time to rest and recover to its original state.

Although the two Flower Demons were not of the attacking type, their role in this battle was far from negligible.

Without these two Flower Demons, the others’ Spiritual Beasts would not have achieved such significant results so easily.

The Believers might not have cultivated Divine Sense, but the Demonic Qi within them was strong, and each of their spells posed a considerable threat.

“Heh heh, the little maiden has some skill to block my attack.”

The elder squinted at the corpses of his subordinates in the hall, not the least bit concerned.

In his view, as long as the world witnessed the might of the Demon God, there would be plenty willing to become devotees, and he was not worried about running out of minions.

He believed that by overpowering these young men and women with sheer force, Qingyang City would still be his domain.

The black aura around the elder grew denser; with a thunderous roar, he transformed into a blazing fire man. With a sweep of his arms, furious flames like a Fire Dragon enveloped themselves towards An Ruhui.

However, his determined strike did not have the desired effect; instead, it blasted a large hole in the hall.

Looking at An Ruhui again, she had already risen a dozen feet into the air, with slender threads of cool breeze appearing around her. The Creation Peak Disciples preferred elemental Lifeborn Spiritual Beasts, and Ruhui’s Lifebound was an elf born from the wind, thus she specialized in the Wind Element Dao Technique.

Now her form floated with the wind, untouchable by the elder’s efforts to control the flames. Instead, she was busily carving wounds on him with her Wind Blades.

Had it not been for the old man’s body brimming with Demonic Qi, which mitigated most of the Wind Blade’s might, he would’ve been sliced into several parts long ago.

“Damn it, why can’t I hit you?”

The old man was furious as the flames on his body intensified alarmingly, causing Qin Feng and the others to be apprehensive.

They were unwilling to directly confront these flames and, along with their Spiritual Beasts, retreated from the dilapidated hall; otherwise, even if the old man’s flames couldn’t hurt them, they could harm their Spiritual Beasts.

Moreover, there were still many Demon God Believers in the manor that needed to be dealt with. Once outside, they immediately directed their Spiritual Beasts to attack the rest of the people.

Inside the hall, the old man was struggling to hold his own against An Ruhui.

He clearly felt that his strength was superior to that of the woman’s, but he couldn’t injure her at all.

“Old wife, Doggy, come help me, let’s kill her together.”

At the old man’s cry for help, the old woman and the child responded, each of them manifesting flames similar to the old man’s. The trio joined forces to besiege An Ruhui.

Outside, Ma Xingkong sneered, “Do you think you have the numbers?”

He folded up his fan, and with a flicker of his form, he merged with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, transforming into a centaur with wings on his back.

Then, he galloped through the air, swift as a white colt passing by, and in an instant, he was in front of the child, kicking him to the ground with one forceful hoof.

“Ah… how dare you harm my dear grandson?”

The old woman roared furiously, immediately ignoring An Ruhui and lunging towards Ma Xingkong with bared teeth and claws.

However, her movements lacked any technique, resembling a common woman scrapping and fighting, attempting to claw at Ma Xingkong’s face with both hands.

Ironically, this was fortuitous, as Young Master Ma cared about nothing else as much as he did his handsome face.

Therefore, seeing the old woman furiously trying to ruin his peerless beauty, he got a fright, quickly dodging far away and no longer daring to approach the old woman.

Outside, Ma Jiu was preparing to merge with his Sky Wolf and transform into a werewolf, but then he saw a flash of golden light from Qin Feng’s body. A pair of Golden Wings suddenly sprouted from his back, and with a whoosh, he dashed into the hall, heading straight for the old woman.

Ma Jiu’s eyes widened; he hadn’t expected Qin Feng to have not only found his Lifebound Spiritual Beast but had also managed to merge with it within such a short period.

Such talent filled his heart with envy.

It seemed that another genius was about to be recognized in the Sect.

Qin Feng moved with the swiftness of lightning, almost as fast as Ma Xingkong. Unfurling his golden wings, sharp as blades, with a swoosh, he cleanly severed one of the old woman’s arms.

The woman, possessing great magic power but not knowing how to use it, couldn’t react in time. Before she could even scream from the pain, Qin Feng had already circled around her, and the sharp golden wings decapitated her.

“Amazing!”

Ma Xingkong cried out with a strange yell. A flap of the snowy white wings on his back and he stomped down with his hoof, crushing the child enveloped in rising Demon Flames, snapping his bones and leaving him to a tragic fate.

“Ah…”

The old man was filled with agony, “You killed my old wife and dear grandson; I want your lives in exchange.”

However, despite his vociferous threats and the indeed strong power of his flames, he couldn’t hit any of them; he couldn’t even follow Qin Feng and the others with his eyes.

This was the disadvantage of having sheer brute force but not cultivating Divine Sense.

“Don’t kill him.”

Qin Feng sent a telepathic message to An Ruhui and Ma Xingkong, saying, “This place can’t be their nest. Let this old man find a chance to flee and then we’ll chase him, forcing him to lead us to their lair.”

“Okay.”

They both nodded in agreement.

If the rest of the Demon God Believers were like the ones here, possessing plenty of magic power but not knowing how to wield it, even if they faced ten times their number, they were confident of victory.

The old man went berserk for a while, then suddenly turned and knelt in front of the Demon God statue, praying loudly, “Great Lord, Your believers are being slaughtered. I implore you to descend Divine Power, vanquish the strong enemies; I will offer a thousand lives in sacrifice for my Lord afterward.”

As the old man’s words spread, the Demon God statue seemed to come alive, flames flickering in its eyes, together with an immense pressure.

“Bang!”

Before the flames in the eyes of the Demon God statue could fully materialize, suddenly, a hoof as large as a bowl swept down from the sky, crashing directly onto the head of the statue. The immense force shattered the statue into debris.

“My Lord…”

The old man was dumbfounded.

The mighty, omnipotent Demon God had been stomped to smithereens with a single hoof?

No, this was wrong. The Demon God statue here only had a trace of will imparted by the Demon God and had not fully awakened, allowing the surprise attack to succeed.

If it were the statue in the main temple, it probably could have subdued these Cultivators with a single glance.

Furthermore, there were Holy Envoys at the headquarters; if he could lead them there, wouldn’t he be able to use the Holy Envoys’ power to avenge his wife and grandson?

The old man’s thoughts at this moment aligned with Qin Feng’s, although he was not aware of Qin Feng’s intentions.

PS: These few chapters are not filler; rooting out the Demon God Believers will tie into other matters and serve as an important transitional phase, which I can’t simply skip over.

Moreover, I hadn’t anticipated going live today, so I got stuck at this stage, rather than at another climax of the plot.