Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 617: Chapter 617: Demon’s Advent
 

Fuck!

Wang Chen’s heart raced with the thundering of a thousand horses.

But the commotion from the ground was even greater than the thundering of a thousand horses!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The rolling tremors sounded as if a volley of heavy artillery was exploding, and even hidden a hundred feet underground, Wang Chen could still clearly perceive this terrifying force.

Time rewound to a moment before.

Wang Chen had just returned from Flying Catkins Valley.

Today was bright and sunny with a clear sky, and he went to Flying Catkins Valley early in the morning. First, he purchased some daily necessities and food ingredients at the market, then he visited Zhang Mushan’s home.

After having lunch at the Zhang family’s home and returning, Wang Chen had just entered his front door when the ground suddenly shook.

At first, the tremor was rather mild, but it followed one after another with a certain rhythm.

As time passed, these tremors became more frequent and intense, swiftly approaching the area where Wang Chen was.

Wang Chen realized something was wrong and immediately soared into the sky to look towards the direction of the tremors.

This one look, however, startled him immensely.

He saw five giant elephants trampling over the hills, advancing towards Flying Catkins Valley!

Each elephant stood over a dozen feet tall, draped in long brown fur, with two white tusks curving upwards towards the sky, resembling the prehistoric mammoths from Wang Chen’s previous life.

But even the largest mammoths paled in comparison to these giant elephants, which were like moving fortresses with their firm and heavy paces, maintaining a consistent direction of advance.

Although Wang Chen was still at a considerable distance from these giant elephants, he could still feel the oppressive aura emanating from them.

The aura of a Great Monster!

All five of these giant elephants were equivalent to Golden Core tier Great Monsters!

Woo~

If Wang Chen had discovered these Great Monster Giant Elephants, the Flying Catkins Valley surely couldn’t be without any reaction.

The warning horns blared throughout the valley.

The cultivators of Flying Catkins Camp, upon seeing the herd of elephants, were all dumbstruck; some realized that a disaster was imminent and hurriedly fled from the valley before the City-Protecting Array could be activated, escaping in all directions with their Flying Swords or Flying Artifacts.

If it were only one or two Great Monsters, then Flying Catkins Camp could defend its grounds with the Array, and even possibly counterattack and kill the invaders.

After all, Flying Catkins Valley was home to thousands of Cultivators, with Purple Mansion Superiors everywhere.

Strength in numbers.

But the situation was completely different with the number of Great Monsters reaching five, and especially such huge beasts at that!

These fleeing cultivators were mostly solitary figures without the burden of family, so naturally, they could run if they wanted, with no sense of dying loyalty for Flying Catkins Camp.

In fact, this was the case for most Loose Cultivators.

However, it was different for those with families; unless they were cold by nature, there was no reason to abandon their loved ones.

“Roar~”

At that moment, the five Great Monster Giant Elephants raised their trunks and let out an earth-shattering bellow towards Flying Catkins Valley.

The invisible sound waves instantly enveloped heaven and earth, and the aura of the Great Monsters surged to its peak in unison.

The cultivators who were flying with Sword Control, regardless of which direction they fled, all crashed into an invisible iron wall and screamed as they fell towards the ground!

Forbidden Air!

Without a doubt, this was a combined display of some kind of Innate Divine Ability by the Great Monster Giant Elephants.

Wang Chen had also intended to fly away to avoid the disaster but, seeing such a scene, could only be grateful that he hadn’t acted rashly and quickly took refuge in an underground chamber.

And just after Wang Chen sealed the tunnel, the herd passed through the area he was in.

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The thunderous footsteps sounded like sledgehammers smashing down on Wang Chen’s head; if not for the secret chamber he was in having been reinforced by a perfect-tier Mudstone Technique, he would have worried about it collapsing right on top of him.

Wang Chen gave himself a nod of approval for his foresight.

When he dug the tunnel initially, he thought about the possibility of encountering powerful enemies, so he made the shelter especially deep.

The extra effort he put in earlier gave him an increased sense of security now!

The elephant herd came thundering, and left just as thunderously.

Clearly, they hadn’t discovered him, or they simply didn’t care about Wang Chen, the tiny ant.

In the eyes of the Golden Core Great Monster Giant Elephant, Wang Chen might as well have been just another insect in the soil!

Not worth the effort to deal with at all.

After the temporary crisis was averted, Wang Chen didn’t stay uneasily hidden in the underground chamber to endure the wait.

He snuck along a secret passage he had dug to a small hill ten miles away.

To observe the battle.@@novelbin@@

These Great Monster Giant Elephants had such a definite purpose, and they even used their divine abilities to seal off the sky.

There was no way they were just out for a stroll or to enjoy the spring!

Wang Chen didn’t know how Flying Catkins Camp had provoked these terrifying behemoths, but this was undoubtedly the best opportunity to observe the combat power of Golden Core-level Great Monsters in the Haotian Realm.

Moreover, Zhang Mushan and his family were all in the Flying Catkins Valley; Wang Chen was powerless to help and could only pray for their safe passage through this perilous ordeal.

By this time, the battle between the two sides had already erupted.

The City-Protecting Great Array of the Flying Catkins Valley had been activated, and a semi-transparent mana barrier sealed the entrance of the valley, enveloping the cultivators’ homes within.

The cultivators from Flying Catkins Camp relied on the array, casting all manner of spells at the Great Monster Giant Elephants as they approached relentlessly.

For a moment, the sky was awash with luminescence, fireballs, Wind Blades, thunderbolts, ice knives, Flying Swords…

Engulfing the five giant elephants!

However, these attacks, which appeared to be powerful, were all blocked by the thick fur on the Great Monster Giant Elephants, without making any impact whatsoever.

The defensive strength of the Great Monster Giant Elephants was too strong; even the fire aspect spells, which should theoretically counter them, inflicted no damage, probably due to the low level of the spellcasters.

The spells didn’t injure the elephants, but instead enraged them.

“Roar～”

The foremost Great Monster Giant Elephant suddenly sped up, swung its long trunk, and struck heavily against the mana barrier at the entrance of the valley.

Bang!

A muffled sound was heard, and the barrier of the array showed severe fluctuations.

It was like a stone being thrown into a calm pond, creating ripples and spray!

Then, other elephants surged forward one after another, swinging their long trunks and repeatedly striking and battering the City-Protecting Great Array of Flying Catkins Valley.

Their method of attack was simple and brute, but the effects they created were very real.

Although the City-Protecting Array of Flying Catkins Valley was at the third tier, capable of withstanding the prowess of Golden Core cultivators, it was clearly overwhelmed by the brute force of the five Great Monsters.

Seeing this scene, every cultivator defending the valley turned pale!

Once the City-Protecting Array was breached, and the five Great Monsters broke into the valley, it would only take a moment for their homes to be leveled to the ground.

Although everyone could hide underground, who could ensure that these Great Monsters didn’t have targeted methods?

By then, their lives and those of their families would all be at stake!

All they could do was to attack desperately or frantically channel mana into the nodes of the array.

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The second update is delivered.