Chapter 714: He is Where?

Chapter 708: Where Is He?

Many people present saw a Lord-level Donau Beast for the first time. It was over sixteen meters long, shaped like a giant rhino, and its body was as imposing as a mountain. When it ran, it resembled a locomotive, shaking the ground and mountains.

It even had a shield-shaped bone plate on its forehead, capable of shattering trees or rocks with a single ram.

The Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast's body might not have been larger than the Donau Beasts behind it, but its entire body was covered in fiery lightning, with countless electric orbs exploding every second. It was truly astonishing.

Its skin was also dotted with crystals of various sizes and colors, as if they had grown out of its body.

This group of monsters ran in a swarm, colliding with each other and raising dust and mud behind them. Their momentum was truly unstoppable. Even experienced defenders were merely chased away, daring not to stand in their way.

Two unfortunate short-legged individuals demonstrated for everyone on the spot:

Whoever was slow died!

The legion behind the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast was not limited to its own kind.

A "Lord," so-called, could typically command other Donau Beasts within its territory.

The previous time, the leader of the Beast-less horde gathered a beast tide to attack the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast's nest, taking advantage of a unique situation. After laying its eggs, the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast did not allow any Donau Beast, including its own subjects, to approach the nest. Therefore, its subjects did not respond when the nest was attacked.

Now it was different; all the eggs were lost, and the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast had no offspring to protect.

State Master Qingyang also noticed that the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast's eyes were bloodshot, foam frothed at its mouth, and its snorts shook the heavens.

This creature was in a state of extreme rage.

Who could easily enrage it and lure it into the Eye of the Storm?

Her first thought was of the Void Mountain invaders. Those reckless fellows seemed truly capable of such a feat.

But the Donau Beast horde led by the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast was very fast, and in a few breaths at most, it would crash into the crowd.

Several soldiers unfortunately died, either trampled into mud or tossed into the water. The rest scattered like birds and beasts.

State Master Qingyang and Baizhantian had no time to think and could only retreat.

Lingxu City had dealt with Donau Beasts for hundreds of years and knew that these behemoths were most terrifying when in groups. However, if lured away from the pack and attacked individually, their danger would significantly decrease.

Although Baizhantian was impatient with these uninvited guests, where could he chase the invaders when everyone was in a panic?

Furthermore, this skin suit had begun to deteriorate, and he did not want to exert extra effort.

State Master Qingyang suddenly said, "Get into the water."

Donau Beasts could not float, and deep water would only slow their progress. Furthermore, water was scarce in the Fure Realm, and they naturally disliked it, so they would not venture into the depths of the Sea of Grass.

Baizhantian nodded, just as he was about to dart into the deep water. But then, with a splash, the Water Spirit emerged:

"Found him."

There were many people in the water, but there was only one giant spider, so it was quite easy to find.

Before the giant eel could finish speaking, another figure leaped out of the water and slammed hard onto it.

Zhu Erniang!

It was indeed hiding in the lake.

The giant eel instantly revealed its whereabouts, and Zhu Erniang immediately retaliated. The sharp spines on its claws blinded the giant eel's eyes, and its proboscis pierced the fish skin, injecting venom!

This happened suddenly, and to onlookers, the giant spider merely jumped onto the eel demon's head, retracted its eight legs, then used the momentum to leap again and reach the shore.

With a splash, water sprayed all over everyone's heads and faces, accompanied by the eel demon's hissing.

The Spider Immortal's dissolving toxin was not something any ordinary Water Spirit could withstand.

At this moment, the giant spider spread its eight legs and dashed towards the shore without looking back, faster than a swift horse.

Baizhantian pursued without hesitation.

He almost grazed the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast's huge hooves as he rushed past.

"Don't..." State Master Qingyang frowned. With this sudden turn of events in the Sea of Grass, the giant spider and the invader could have escaped; why did they choose to appear now?

It smelled like a conspiracy.

But could she tell Baizhantian not to pursue? This Heavenly God only had eyes for the invaders, not even sparing a glance for the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast.

She also saw clearly from the water that the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast had attracted more than just two or three hundred followers; hundreds more Donau Beasts were continuously leaping out of the Eye of the Storm and chasing towards them.

The leading effect of this overlord was very significant.

"You stay!" Baizhantian's voice came, but he was already far away. "That kid is still in the water!"

Although the giant spider's movements were fast just now, Baizhantian's eyesight was astonishing, and he had already seen that He Lingchuan was not on the giant spider.

The invader was still in the water?

At this moment, the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast also stopped, sniffing left and right as if searching for something. Other Donau Beasts also slowed down, but they were extremely irritable, ramming anyone they saw.

The air in the human world made them very uncomfortable.

Seeing this, State Master Qingyang was even more certain it had been lured here.

She looked around; there were seven or eight soldiers splashing in the water. These were the quick-witted ones who knew that the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast disliked deep water.

But only one of them was swimming with his back to her, and he was very far away, at least a hundred and thirty to forty zhang away.

He was just a small speck in the water; it was still dark and gloomy all around. If not for her excellent eyesight, she would have almost missed him.

This person was actually swimming against the Donau Beast horde, towards the Eye of the Storm.

The more State Master Qingyang looked at this person's back of the head, the more suspicious she felt.

It was intuition; no logical proof was needed.

She focused her gaze, and the person's details rapidly magnified in her vision. The arm plate on his left arm was missing, and his sleeve had a large tear. That's right, a soldier was tossed into the water by a Donau Beast just now, and his arm plate fell off. Could it be this guy?

In other words, this person had been mingling among the soldiers all along, luring the Thunder-Wielding Giant Beast here?

She silently stepped onto the waves to pursue. A hazy blue light emanated from beneath her feet, preventing her from sinking into the lake.

The person seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. As soon as she started, he dove headfirst into the water, as if he had just finished breathing.

By the time State Master Qingyang arrived, only rippling blue waves remained.

The Sea of Grass defenders, previously scattered by the Donau Beast horde, regrouped in front of the Eye of the Storm. Many soldiers climbed out of the water and, soaking wet, went to rejoin their units.

The invader should not have mingled with the army; that would be walking into a trap. During troop reorganization, new faces would be very conspicuous.

Moreover, State Master Qingyang did not see any soldier who had come ashore missing their left arm plate.

She suddenly heard a strange sound from afar and immediately turned to look:

A few sandbanks lay ten zhang offshore, also covered in sparse long grass and dense low trees. The Donau Beasts' activities were all on the shore, not disturbing the sandbanks. But at this moment, several birds in the woods were startled, fluttering up, and what State Master Qingyang heard were their disgruntled cries.

What startled them?

State Master Qingyang immediately turned and ran towards the sandbanks.

She had a strong premonition that the target was probably here.

Indeed, after leaping over a fir tree, she saw a person standing abruptly ahead, their light leather armor soaking wet, and wearing that mask.

The person stood upright, half-hidden in the tree's shadow, and calmly said, "State Master Qingyang!"

Finally caught him, State Master Qingyang secretly exhaled and lunged forward to seize him!

No matter what the other party said, she would secure him first.

This fellow's offenses were simply too great, and he had to be apprehended immediately.

When she struck, she anticipated the opponent's counterattack, and thus, this move also concealed several follow-up tactics, any of which could overwhelm the opponent.

This person daring to stop was the biggest mistake of his life.

To her surprise, the person did not dodge or evade, but suddenly raised both hands high and shouted, "I surrender!"

—And then he was struck in the chest with her staff, stumbling directly backward and sitting down.

Fortunately, State Master Qingyang held back her strength at the last moment; otherwise, he would have died instantly or been severely crippled.

State Master Qingyang's gaze swept over him. She propped her long staff on the ground and drew a circle around him, saying, "This restriction is called 'Drawing a Prison on the Ground.' If you try to step out of the circle, you'll be battered and bruised."

Within the marks on the ground, a faint blue light indeed flowed.

The person raised his hands, "I said I surrendered; I won't struggle."

State Master Qingyang ignored him, employed her movement technique, and in an instant, circled the sandbank.

This sandbank was not large, only three to four thousand square meters, overgrown with branches and vines. State Master Qingyang was persistent, leaving no nook or cranny unchecked, startling countless gulls and egrets, but she saw no other human presence.

This sandbank had only that one captured prisoner.

So close, just a little bit more!

She was unwilling!

State Master Qingyang punched a tree. With a crack, the small tree had no chance to break in half, but instead disintegrated into dust.

She walked back, and the captive was still obediently inside the circle, not having moved at all.

State Master Qingyang, suppressing her anger, said, "Take off the mask!"

The person raised his hand halfway, but lowered it before touching the mask, and suddenly said, "State Master Qingyang, I have something to ask you."

State Master Qingyang struck a large rock nearby with her staff. Without seemingly exerting much force, the rock suddenly collapsed into a pile of rock fragments:

"Take off the mask."

Judging by her expression and voice, she was on the verge of exploding. The person then reached out and removed his mask, revealing a young face.

State Master Qingyang's gaze seemed to burn a hole in his face: "You are not him."

"He" was the invader, the mastermind behind the chaos in Void Mountain, and the key to her atoning for her past mistakes.

The captive asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

State Master Qingyang naturally did not answer. This captive's arm plate was intact, and although he wore the lava mask, he was not the true target she sought.

Confirming this, her heart sank to the bottom.

Damn it, that guy actually got away!

"Are you his accomplice? Where is he?" Was this a feint?

At least she caught a living person, hoping to extract some useful clues.

The captive smiled again. His smile was somewhat strange due to stiff facial muscles: "He's gone, already gone, you can't catch him now."

His tone was dry: "I want to ask, do you have a flute made from Sky Centipede bone?"

A bone flute? State Master Qingyang's gaze narrowed slightly: "How do you know?"

Did this person see her wear it and play it with his own eyes, or did he learn about it from Xi Yunhe's painting? If the latter, he at least saw the portrait Xi Yunhe painted of her.

This was one of the pieces of evidence in the Elixir of Immortality case. Many rumors circulated outside, but in reality, how many people had actually seen it?

The captive stared fixedly at her, a hint of nervousness hidden beneath his voice: "I want to ask, where did this bone flute come from?"