vstars Chapter 47 The Ferocious Beast King
Chapter 47 The Ferocious Beast King
Jin Chanzi ultimately could not resist the temptation of the Qilin Fruit. He decisively made a bet with Mo Yuan and vowed that if Mo Yuan could tame the ferocious beast, he would reveal everything about himself.
Mo Yuan smiled without saying a word and continued walking forward.
The land of Youdu Mountain is dark black, and the mountain is composed of obsidian and pale bone rock. The steep parts are as if they were cleaved by a ghost axe, while the flat parts are as smooth as a mirror.
The water flowing through the mountains is not ordinary water, but the Styx River, which glows with a faint blue light. The true main stream of the Styx River is located in the core area at the top of Youdu Mountain.
Looking out, the malevolent energy and gloomy miasma between heaven and earth condensed into a cold mist, from which a dim light occasionally peeked through.
The lingering resentment of the Chaos Demon God seemed to be all-pervasive, attempting to invade Mo Yuan's primordial spirit, but it was suppressed by the rules and order of the Qilin Seal in the next instant, and finally absorbed into the Primordial Mirror, where it was obliterated by the will of Pangu.
Jin Chanzi should also have a way to resist the lingering resentment of the Chaos Demon God, but there was no sense of ease on his face. Clearly, he was not as relaxed and carefree as Mo Yuan.
"Ghost Hand Cedar, Blood-Weeping Orchid... These are rare even in the Northern Sea, yet they seem to be everywhere in Youdu Mountain. It seems the environment here is indeed suitable for their growth."
Mo Yuan looked around with curiosity, as if he were there for a visit.
The bark of the ghost hand cedar is like dried blood scabs, its branches twisted like struggling ghost hands, and the fruits at the tips are like lanterns that light up and dim, exuding an aura of terror.
The Blood-Weeping Orchid grows in the crevices of rocks. Its petals, transparent like cicada wings, have vein-like patterns. As it sways in the wind, it emits bursts of cries. When the dew on the tips of its leaves falls to the ground, it immediately turns into blood mist and spreads in all directions.
"Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, I am becoming increasingly interested in you."
Jin Chanzi pursed his lips and said speechlessly.
Those powerful and strong individuals who come to Youdu Mountain seeking opportunities are all cautious and unwilling to touch the flowers, plants, and trees of Youdu Mountain.
But Mo Yuan was an anomaly.
Upon arriving at Youdu Mountain, Mo Yuan felt as if he were a fish entering the sea or a bird soaring into the blue sky, experiencing no discomfort whatsoever.
Even he himself had to circulate his magic power and use his supernatural abilities to resist the lingering thoughts of those undetectable chaotic demon gods.
"Fellow Daoist Jin Chanzi, you're interested in my flesh and blood, aren't you? Don't worry, we can't become close friends or confidants; at most, we're just passersby who meet by chance."
"We'll go upstream along this stream so we don't get lost..."
Mo Yuan spoke softly to Jin Chanzi, his tone tinged with amusement.
Stepping along the stream, Mo Yuan's speed increased even more. He did not absorb the essence of the Earth element or the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Youdu Mountain. Instead, he would occasionally throw a Rejuvenation Pill or a Dragon Elephant Pill into his mouth to maintain his peak condition.
Jin Chanzi watched this scene with bated breath. Seeing that Mo Yuan did not offer any elixirs, he could only ask for a few.
Only after the elixir entered his stomach did the smile on his face become radiant.
In the past, when he encountered rare and precious materials, he would simply swallow them and refine them. As for rare things like elixirs, he had never eaten them before.
"Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, do you need a follower?"
"I am not after that Qilin Fruit, but only wish to have elixirs to eat every day. If you are willing, I will tell you all my secrets now."
The art of alchemy is extremely difficult to comprehend, yet Mo Yuan can readily retrieve precious elixirs, which speaks volumes about his comprehension. Being by his side would be a good thing.
"Shut up!"
Upon hearing Jin Chanzi's words, Mo Yuan refused without any hesitation.
Jin Chanzi carried a heavy burden of karma, and he had no intention of courting death.
"This poor, lonely Taoist priest is all alone, with only his shadow for company. My life is truly miserable!"
Jin Chanzi beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking like a miserable person.
A powerful beast in the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm, he wanted to lower himself to act as Mo Yuan's subordinate, but was ruthlessly rejected. If he weren't thick-skinned, he probably would have broken off all ties with Mo Yuan.
Seeing Jin Chanzi's amazing acting skills, Mo Yuan was speechless. He simply couldn't connect this somewhat abstract six-winged cicada with the future holy monk Tang Sanzang.
"Stop howling."
"If we attract the ferocious beast, I will not hesitate to push you out. As the saying goes, 'Better to sacrifice a friend than myself.' How about you help me hold off the beast?"
Mo Yuan was unwilling to give Jin Chanzi any more chances to act recklessly. His tone was icy, and he accelerated his pace toward the summit of Youdu Mountain.
Jin Chanzi's voice abruptly stopped. He stared at Mo Yuan in disbelief, finally managing to utter three words: "What a disaster!"
Going upstream, the malevolent energy of heaven and earth, as well as the obscure rules, become increasingly intense.
The two finally saw the River Styx, which coiled around Mount Youdu like a long, winding serpent, with its tail marking their current location.
This is the limit that Jin Chanzi once reached, the edge of the core area of Youdu Mountain, and the towering mountain range stretching for millions of miles in front of us is Youdu Mountain.
Mo Yuan could faintly hear the roars of ferocious beasts coming from Youdu Mountain. The various mottled and chaotic auras carried a breathtaking Daoist charm, which even made his bloodline tremble and sense great danger.
"The core area of Youdu Mountain is the territory of the ferocious beast clan. Even Yu Jingdu, the lord of the North Sea, did not gain any advantage there before. It would probably be difficult and dangerous for us to go deep into it."
"Why don't you take out that Qilin fruit and let me taste it?"
Jin Chanzi rubbed his hands together, a hint of cunning on his handsome face.
The prerequisite for taming the ferocious beasts is to first reach the heart of Youdu Mountain. Now, the two must not only cross the River Styx, but also be wary of the ferocious beasts that may appear at any time. If they encounter a calamity, it will be a bloody battle.
"Fellow Daoist Jin Chanzi, are you perhaps afraid?"
Mo Yuan spoke in a flippant tone, using a provocation tactic against Jin Chanzi.
Jin Chanzi was furious but helpless. He could only follow behind Mo Yuan. The two of them began to climb Youdu Mountain along the Styx River. Their movements seemed somewhat concealed, but they did not completely hide their presence.
In just a few hours, Mo Yuan and Jin Chanzi arrived at the mountainside of Youdu Mountain, and through the dense forest of Ghost Hand Cedars, they saw their first ferocious beast.
The ferocious beast was as big as a giant ox and larger than a mountain. Its fur was not made of flesh and blood, but was formed by the interweaving of cold iron ore veins and ice marrow deposited in Youdu Mountain. Its fur was bluish-black.
Its fierce horns are prominent, with the first two horns protruding from its forehead like an upside-down bronze mace, and the last two horns growing backward from behind its ears, curved like broken crescent hooks, and transparent like ice.
The male concubine had an unusual appearance, with three pairs of eyes.
The first pair was crimson like a raging fire, exuding a captivating light; the middle pair was azure like the sky, possessing the ability to probe water veins; the last pair was pitch black with no pupils, seemingly emanating the aura of death.
"Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, we're finished."
"That ferocious beast is called Aohun. It is the king of the remaining members of the ferocious beast clan. It must have come to inspect the territory of the ferocious beast clan, which is why we ran into it."
"A cultivator at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm—even if you use your killing move, it will be difficult to eliminate him. You've really caused me a great deal of trouble this time!"
Jin Chanzi swallowed hard and said in a deep voice.
The fierce beast's body was over a thousand feet long; if he and Mo Yuan were placed in front of it, they wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth.
He once came to Youdu Mountain alone to seek opportunities. When he reached the edge of the core area of Youdu Mountain, he had particularly bad luck and encountered a Yayu in the late stage of Golden Immortal. He could only use the Golden Cicada Stealing the Sky Technique to escape.
Now, having followed Mo Yuan to the mountainside of Youdu Mountain, their luck has worsened, and they have directly encountered Aohun, a peak Golden Immortal.
Looking at the fierce and menacing appearance of the Yayu, Jin Chanzi trembled with fear, for it was ten thousand times stronger than the Yayu, and those three pairs of eyes gave him a feeling of his soul being shaken.
"The peak of the Golden Immortal realm is the Beast King among the ferocious beasts of Youdu Mountain, which shows that the ferocious beast race has indeed declined."
"I saw that the fierce beast had an exceptionally strong body and possessed the power to seize souls; it has a connection with me!"
Mo Yuan stared at Aohun, his eyes gleaming with intense light.
In a battle between a peak True Immortal and a peak Golden Immortal, the advantage naturally lies with him.
If Aohun is suppressed, and the remnants of the Chaos Demon God within him are erased by the will of Pangu in the Primordial Mirror, and then a way is found to restore some of his will, can Aohun be used by him?
Jin Chanzi once said that only when a beast attains the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm can it develop a will. However, Mo Yuan saw that Aohun was different from others. Perhaps it had already developed a trace of intelligence when it reached the Golden Immortal realm, but it was erased by the lingering will of the Chaos Demon God.
The ferocious beasts of Youdu Mountain are either survivors of the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, or evolved from the evil energy of heaven and earth and the remnants of the chaotic demon gods here before the war between the Dao and the Demons.
Because the will of Heaven had already awakened during the war between the Dao and the Demon, the ferocious beast race was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao and naturally lost the possibility of evolving and being born.
Since the war between the Dao and the Demon, the remnant spirit of the Chaos Demon God of Youdu Mountain could no longer transform into ferocious beasts. Therefore, it set its sights on the remnants of those ferocious beast clans, constantly eroding their will in order to completely control them.
In other words, there are now two factions of ferocious beasts in Youdu Mountain: one is the ancient faction that survived the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, and the other is the new faction that emerged after the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts.
The ferocious beast Aohun before us carries an ancient and vast aura, undoubtedly an ancient being that has survived the great calamity of ferocious beasts.
As for why Mo Yuan could perceive it so clearly, it was because, with the help of the will of the Great God Pangu and the fragmented contents of the Origin Chapter of Chaos, he already knew which Chaos God the remnant spirit of the Chaos God in the world of Youdu Mountain came from.
Its name is Reincarnation!
Ancient ferocious beasts like the Aohun were born from the lingering resentment of the three thousand chaotic demon gods after their fusion, and from the evil energy of heaven and earth. However, the lingering resentment of the chaotic demon gods in the newer factions only originated from the reincarnation of the chaotic demon gods.
They may appear to be of the same race, but in reality, they are worlds apart.
"Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, don't drag me to my death in vain."
"How about we bypass that fierce beast and continue climbing Mount Youdu?"
I'll never rest until I say something shocking!
Jin Chanzi was so shocked by Mo Yuan that his mind became somewhat confused.
Even if Mo Yuan were incredibly capable, and could use the methods he had previously used to intimidate him to eliminate that fierce beast, he could never suppress it and subdue it single-handedly.
Destined?
All Jin Chanzi could say was, "Isn't this just courting death?"
"Foolish!"
"Once we suppress and subdue the fierce beast, we will be able to ride it to the top of Youdu Mountain, and the journey will be smooth and unobstructed."
It wasn't that Mo Yuan was arrogant or complacent, but rather that he was genuinely confident.
Although the fierce and terrifying beast appears ferocious, it exudes a sense of gravitas and composure. If it can be recruited, it will greatly benefit him in securing his position as the Emperor of Fengdu and taking control of the Netherworld.
Furthermore, subduing the fierce beast was the first step in his plan to educate the ferocious beasts and make them accept the grace of the Heavenly Sage, and he was determined to do it perfectly.
Only then will the Heavenly Lord be satisfied, right?
Jin Chanzi hung his head listlessly, as if all his strength had been drained away.
Even as Mo Yuan transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Aohun, he didn't react at all; only one thought occupied his mind.
What a waste of Mo Yuan's Qilin flesh and blood...
What a waste of good stuff!
It's better to let this primordial beast swallow you whole than to willingly perish in its belly, where it can be neutralized by its boundless power.
But the next moment, Jin Chanzi suddenly raised his head.
A loud shout echoed in my ears.
"The Azure Jade Barriers the Eight Desolations!"
Mo Yuan unleashed his divine power!