Chapter 19
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Chapter 19: Powerful Monsters
The monster tide had been raging for over an hour, and the battlefield had reached the front line.
During this time, Yang Lingrui had slain three monsters, while Linghu and Lingqing on the cliff had also defeated the two wolf monsters at the second level.
But soon, they all sensed a powerful aura.
A monster at the third level of Gathering Qi!
A yak with red horns charged down the mountain, heading straight for the Yang Family.
Yang Lingrui realized he could not allow it to approach the front line, so he leaped into the air to confront it, stopping the yak monster twenty yards from the line of defense.
However, lacking a full level of power, even with Yang Lingrui’s impressive gale technique, he could only hold his ground against it.
The gale could only inflict surface wounds and was not enough to be fatal.
“Fall back!”
Seeing this, Yang Lingrui decisively ordered the family soldiers to retreat, and Yang Tieli immediately organized his men to pull back.
To defeat this powerful monster, he needed enough space to maneuver.
Swish—
Yang Lingrui gathered his spiritual power to envelop his body in a gale.
This was a technique suggested by Yang Lingqing after observing his gale technique.
The gale surrounding him could provide some defense while also increasing his mobility.
With this, he would not be much slower than the yak monster.
Then, using the long-range advantage of the technique, Yang Lingrui began to lead the yak around the battlefield, darting back and forth.
While continuously exhausting its strength, he also utilized its chaotic charge to block the monster tide.
On the other side, a large creature arrived at the cliff as well.
A ten-meter-long snake monster, also at the third level of Gathering Qi.
Fortunately, the Yang Family had a numerical advantage to restrain both creatures.
Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu worked together smoothly, barely managing to hold back the snake monster, but defeating it would still be challenging.
Yang Lingqing held the Mysterious Stone in her arms tightly, then released it.
“No, it’s not the right time yet!”
She was tempted to use her spiritual impact to slay the snake monster, but given her mid-stage gathering energy, it would be unwise to spend it on this snake.
Hmm—
A sound of slicing through the air came.
The snake monster twisted its body and swung its tail at Yang Linghu. Being two whole levels below, if this strike connected, he would be heavily injured, if not killed.
But due to being stuck in the mud, the snake monster’s tail swing was slowed down.
Yang Linghu, being bold, advanced to absorb the force with his shoulder, then used the momentum to lean back, flipping twice in the air before landing safely.
“Hiss…”
Though he managed to deflect the attack, pain tore through his shoulder, and he gritted his teeth to endure it.
The snake monster continued to twist its body and advance toward him, but the muddy ground clung to it like an unshakeable snail.
It realized that if it didn’t exert all its power, today it would likely meet its end in this muddy trench.
So it unleashed its strength, swelling its body to leap out of the mud’s grasp.
“Be careful, Tiger!”
Yang Lingqing cried urgently.
Yang Linghu reacted quickly, rolling to the side and launching himself in a leap.
“Ah!!”
Yang Linghu avoided a fatal blow, but his right leg twisted under the collision with the snake monster.
The snake monster landed and fixed its furious gaze on Yang Lingqing.
Just moments ago, this vile human had thrown dirt on the ground, blocking its view; otherwise, Yang Linghu would have certainly perished.
Without hesitation, Yang Lingqing took out the Mysterious Stone and held it in front of her.
The situation was dire; if the snake monster dared to continue attacking Yang Linghu, she would not hesitate to use her spiritual impact.
But just then, Yang Lingqing’s mind suddenly became clear.
From the start of the monster tide until now, she had been continuously casting the Mud Dragon Technique without interruption.
In such intense spellcasting, she now felt a flicker of enlightenment in her heart.
Seeing her dazed expression, the snake monster lunged at her, ready to swallow Yang Lingqing whole.
Boom!
In an instant, the ground in front of Yang Lingqing surged, and a thick wall of mud appeared in a flash!
The snake monster crashed into the mud wall; it broke through, but the powerful recoil made it reel back in pain.
Seizing the opportunity, Yang Lingqing quickly approached Yang Linghu and helped him up.
“Tiger, take this elixir!”
She produced the Healing Elixir given to him by Yang Guanfeng, one of the few healing elixirs in the Yang Family.
This was a genuine Gathering Qi elixir, and after Yang Linghu consumed it, he soon found that he could move his right leg, and the pain in his shoulder diminished.
Frustrated by the failures of its attacks, the snake monster fell into a complete rage, crazily charging at the two individuals.
“Retreat to the forbidden ground!”
“Okay!”
Yang Lingqing once again raised three mud walls; this was a new ability she gained after breaking through to the second level in her technique.
The snake monster smashed through the three mud walls in succession, and when it looked up, it saw the two individuals disappearing into the mist.
In its enraged state, it didn’t think much and dove straight into the Cloud Mountain Mist Formation.
However, once inside the formation, the snake monster quickly sensed something was wrong.
In here, its vision completely vanished, and its aura was cut off; it was utterly unable to find any trace of Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu!
Sensing danger, the snake monster turned around, trying to escape the mist.
Just then, Yang Linghu, who had silently approached, suddenly sprang up and kicked its head.
Both he and Yang Lingqing possessed the sensing tokens for the formation, so their vision remained unaffected.
The snake monster instinctively retaliated, swinging its tail but missing Yang Linghu, instead getting impaled by the spikes formed from the mud on the ground.
It let out a loud cry and attempted to move, only to realize that the area was filled with such ground spikes!
In this situation, Yang Linghu moved like a ghost, landing punches and kicks intermittently.
After several rounds of attacks, the snake monster finally had bleeding wounds appear on its body.
This made the snake monster reconsider its decision; disregarding the attacks from the Yang Family duo, it pushed through the pain and charged out of the mist formation, plunging deep into the mountains.
Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu pursued it for a short distance, confirming its escape before turning back.
They exchanged a glance, joy evident in their eyes.
Without relying on spiritual impact, they successfully drove away the third-level Gathering Qi monster together, a commendable and remarkable achievement!
However, the battle had indeed been perilous, and the spiritual power within both of them had been nearly depleted.
Just as they prepared to take a short rest, the Mysterious Stone in Yang Lingqing’s hand suddenly began to vibrate violently.
“There’s a monster!”
They looked in the direction Chen Yang pointed and witnessed a bloody scene.
A gray-white furred monkey monster was gnawing on the remains of the snake monster as it walked toward them.
Simply sensing this monster’s aura sent chills down their spines.
It was a mid-stage Gathering Qi monster!
The monkey monster, seeing the two, showed a disdainful look in its eyes.
It had encountered a strong human before, but that one had wisely escaped.
These two, however, were insignificant and could be considered as appetizers before its main meal.
The monkey monster completely disregarded them; Yang Lingqing’s Mud Dragon Technique had no effect on it, and Yang Linghu was easily grabbed by it, unable to resist at all.
The monkey monster opened its mouth wide, a foul stench emanating from it.
After eating these two little ones, it would then go on a rampage below, consuming this family entirely, and that would allow it to break through to the Fifth Level of Gathering Qi!
The monkey monster delightedly thought.
But suddenly, it felt an unsettling chill in its heart.
This inexplicable anxiety made it stop its actions.
Then it heard a “whoosh” sound near its ear.
In that instant, its head felt hot, and it suddenly found itself devoid of strength.
Dropping Yang Linghu, it collapsed to the ground, its pupils widening.
Turning its head, it looked at the sitting Yang Lingqing, its gaze eventually landing on the stone in her hand.
“It’s… it…”
Boom.
The massive body of the monkey monster, nearly ten feet tall, crashed to the ground.
Before dying, it saw Chen Yang, finally gaining understanding in its last moments.
