Chapter 20 - A Shocking Turn of Events

This was the golden leg of a beast. It was splendid and dazzling, thick and strong like that of a mythological beast. Even after death, it still had a dreadful aura around it. There were gold rays of light flowing out that made the hearts of others develop a type of reverence. 

At this moment, forget about the hundreds of vicious beasts, even the hundreds of vicious birds, the silver alligator, blood sable, and violet snake couldn’t help but take a step back, as if affected by that terrifying aura.

In the end, it was the Green Scaled Eagle that advanced first. The other beasts then followed. There was a strong-looking fire unicorn as well as something similar to a Hou. They were all overlords of the outer mountains. However, apart from the Green Scaled Eagle, the others were not from this area.

With a rumbling sound, the Green Scaled Eagle extended its wings, shaking many mountain rocks as well as sending rocks and sand flying. This exposed a large chunk of the Suan Ni’s precious body.

The few other vicious beasts acted similarly as well. They grouped together, immediately causing rubble to fly into the air, shocking the other vicious beasts into retreating.

A piece of brilliant and godly golden splendor trickled out. What appeared was a huge monster that had the appearance of a godly lion. On its head was a huge golden dragon horn, and golden scales covered its forehead. Its whole body was lustrous, shining brightly with golden silky fur.

This was a Suan Ni, a genuine archaic descendant. Despite the fact that its noble blood wasn’t the purest and not as heaven defying as that of its archaic ancestors, it was still the most respected existence within the depths of the mountains.

Its remaining carcass was not considered the largest, and was only six meters wide. However, the strength of a beast wasn’t determined by the size of its body. The Suan Ni in front of their eyes was the proof of this.

Its entire body seemed to be cast in gold. Despite being dead, its might was still present. A dense and vicious aura filled the air. A golden brilliance illuminated the skies and brightened the entire region of the mountain.

This was the old Suan Ni, a strong and terrifying creature.

Hou…

The Green Scaled Eagle, Leopard Hou, Fire Cloud Unicorn and several other birds and beasts of the same level immediately took action. Since the precious body of the Suan Ni was now visible, everyone began to fight over it with all their strength.

Qiang

That Leopard Hou let out a long hiss, and from its back shot out a streak of lightning-like silvery light; its body unexpected held ancestral symbols.

Pu

A huge beast let out a scream. That light was incomparably sharp as it penetrated through its chest. The front and the back were shining, exposing that broken, bleeding heart.

The Green Scaled Eagle had taken flight a long time ago and began to dive down to execute its crazed attacks. Azure moonlight shot out like beams of light as they swept across the mountain forest. A huge beast was hacked in half on the spot.

It attacked without any mercy, targeting the strongest enemies with its attacks. The other hundred beasts and birds weren’t that big of an issue, because not even their huge numbers were a threat. 

The area immediately reeked of blood. Some huge beasts already began to recklessly charge forward to tear at that Suan Ni. They wanted to devour its precious flesh and blood.

Several huge beast overlords violently roared, including the Green Scaled Eagle. They executed their attacks to inhibit others, creating a huge array of chaos everywhere they went.

Zhi…

Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded, making people’s souls feel sore. A Purple Rat that was as large as a youth from the Stone Village leapt onto the back of the Green Scaled Eagle.

“Aunt Green Scaled Eagle, be careful!” The little guy cried out in alarm.

To the eyes of the Purple Rat, the Green Scaled Eagle posed the biggest threat, so it wanted to eliminate it first.

Its body was extremely small when compared to the Green Scaled Eagle, but its offensive power was quite strong. With just a strike of its claw, it directly tore off over a dozen jin of flesh from the Green Scaled Eagle‘s body. It was actually able to tear off the scales!

The little guy released a light shout, and then he attacked with all his might. The silver moon rotated before slicing towards the purple rat.

Even though the Green Scaled Eagle was angry, it did not lose reason. It knew that in a far away part of the mountain, there lived a creature who was feared by hundreds of beasts, a mouse king. It consumed metal for food and had unstoppable teeth and claws.

The Green Scaled Eagle’s entire body shone. Symbols interweaved, extending over its body like streaks of lightning. It confined the rat for a short duration with the goal of using ancestral symbols to wring it to pieces.

Shi Hao acted as well, and used the silver moon to attack the immobile mouse king. With a loud clunk, it was unable to break through. The little guy shockingly widened his eyes and shouted “Yiya, again!”

Qiang, qiang…

Sparks splashed in every direction, and that silver moon hacked down continuously, causing that mouse king’s fur to finally split open. Blood splashed out, but those bones were as hard as precious artifacts and extremely hard to chop apart.

The little guy did not stop there. After the first silver moon dissipated, a second one came to hack down again. Finally, a kacha sounded, and the mouse king’s bones were broken apart, causing serious damage.

Hong!

At the same time, the Green Scaled Eagle used the might of its interweaving symbols to inflict dreadful bloody scars all over the mouse king’s body. It dropped towards the mountain rocks below while suffering from grave injuries.

At the same time, a vicious bird overlord was also killed. Now, there were no more threats to the Green Scaled Eagle. It rapidly ascended, waiting for the mess below to clear up a bit before taking action again.

In reality, the Green Scaled Eagle wasn’t the only one who chose to withdraw. After fighting a bit, the other overlords all backed up as well. They didn’t wish to be taken advantage of by others during this chaos, which resulted in a standoff situation. 

Suddenly, every scale on the Green Scaled Eagle’s body spread out. They then quickly tightened, as if it felt a great fear. It then ferociously swooped down, flying close to the forest as it sped away. 

At this moment, the little guy felt a chill on his back, also feeling as if he fell into an ice cellar. Only after experiencing the Green Scaled Eagle’s rapid flight for a short while did that feeling slowly disappear.

“What is that?” The little guy’s heart had never beaten as quickly as it did today before. It was as if he had stopped breathing completely. His little face was quite pale. 

The Green Scaled Eagle flew far away, and then it rapidly ascended above the clouds. It hid its body and gazed intensely into that mountain region. 

The little guy used the strength of the bone text, and both of his eyes glowed brightly. He also gazed towards that direction while lying on the back of the Green Scaled Eagle.

Hou…

A world-shaking roar rang through the air, making groups of tens of thousands of mountain and ravines tremble. Leaves flew about chaotically and rustled through the air. The entire world immediately became cold as a terrifying aura poured outwards, wreaking havoc. 

The chaotic clamoring of the mountain forest immediately died down. The vicious birds and ferocious beasts immediately became silent. They all trembled with fear, and their bodies all trembled from head to toe, not daring to make a single sound. Even the Blood Sable, Purple Golden Snake, and Fire Cloud Unicorn did not dare to move. 

A black silhouette emerged. It was an if an unparalleled devil king was descending. It emitted a terrifying power throughout the heavens and placed all of the mountains and ravines under a deathly stillness.

This was a vicious ape. It wasn’t too huge, and was only two meters tall. Its body was covered in half a foot of long black fur, shiny yet terrifying. What was even more shocking was that it actually had a pair of black wings. Not only could it walk, but it could also fly. Just like that, it descended from the sky.

“Ya, don’t tell me that’s a demonic ape! It’s noble blood has an extremely high density as well. Otherwise, it would not have grown demonic wings that were capable of flight!” The little guy cried out in shock.

The  Demonic Ape was too powerful. Tens of thousands of beasts were shaken as soon as it appeared, and not a single one dared to fight back. In addition, black mists curled up around its body. A bitter aura was being exuded, as if it belonged to a creature that had killed an endless amount of other creatures. 

“This is a king from within the depths of the mountains. It’s not too far off from the Suan Ni.”

Sou. The demonic ape trampled on the ground as it advanced with two feet. It then leapt over a hundred meters high before diving down and landing on the skull of a massive Bear Bird.

The Bear Bird was over ten meters long and was an absolutely rare and vicious beast. With a manlike body and a pair of bird wings, it was able to rush into sky, making it quite formidable. However, right now, it was trembling with fear and did not dare to make any movements, prostrating in place.

The Demonic Ape calmly sat on top of its skull. It extended a claw, and with a pa sound, it tore open that skull. With a smack of its lips, it began to feast on its prey as if no one was there. 

The Bear Bird left out a whimper, but even if it were to die, it did not move. It was suppressed by that terrifying heaven-like overwhelming aura into completely immobility.

All the vicious birds and ferocious beasts trembled. This was an Ape King that was not much weaker than the Suan Ni. It emerged from within the depths of the mountains, so how could it not instill fear into others?!

Peng

The Demonic Ape only ate a few mouthfuls before pushing off with its feet and soaring into the sky. He landed in front of the Suan Ni, and behind it, that ten meter long vicious beast — Bear Bird collapsed.

The black Ape King wasn’t particularly large. It suddenly stomped its feet, causing rubble to fly into the sky and  making that rock mountain collapse. The ground split in all directions, and the rocks in the vicinity of the Suan Ni were cleared up instantly.

Moo…

Suddenly, the roar of a bull was heard, and a blazing figured rushed in from the mountains far away. This was a huge, scarlet-colored bull. With a height of over ten meters and a length of over thirty meters, it charged over with hooves covered in raging flames.

Its entire body was doused in a fiery light. Its fur was silky, and it flickered with scarlet rays of light.

“Could this be the Mythical Flaming Devil Bull that Grandpa Chief mentioned?!” The little guy stared with his large eyes in disbelief.

Now, Chief Shi Yunfeng was already growing older, but when he was younger, he once heard the elders say that within the depths of the mountains lived a flaming bull. Its godly power startled the desolate lands. It was unexpectedly still alive!

With a cry, the Demonic Ape spread out its wings and rushed towards the sky to confront the Flaming Devil Bull. An overwhelming heavenly aura exploded from between these two like a hurricane, flattening an entire mountain.

Ao…

Moo…

Following the two great roars, they immediately charged into each other, directly fighting with their lives on the line. In an instant, earthquakes shook the mountains, ancient trees collapsed, and boulders flew about.

Suddenly, golden light flourished and light spread, illuminating the entire mountain. The forest and mountain rocks were all doused in a dim gold color. No one could have thought that the Suan Ni would suddenly jump with such overflowing vicious power!

Hou….

It was as if thunder hacked down from the ninth heaven. It threw the mountains into chaos. It was as fast as a golden streak of electricity as it pounced towards the two beast kings. 

Pu

It was too fast and sudden, making it impossible to guard against. A flash of gold light rushed through, and despite the Demonic Ape’s lightning fast reflexes, one of its arms was still torn off. Blood spouted over a dozen feet high.

Kacha!

At the same time, the Mythical Flaming Devil Bull whose flames soared into the heavens had its horn as well as some flesh torn straight off. It then dropped onto the floor from a strike of the Suan Ni’s claws.

This scene stupefied all of the vicious beasts and birds of prey. Their trembling bodies all fell weakly onto the ground.