Chapter 1425: Revealing True Colors

It really was a lecherous wild boar!

Seeing the insane way Fengxi stared at Yun Jianyue atop the tree, Yan Xuehen and Yu Yanluo cursed under their breath.

In comparison, Zu'an's performance was much, much better.

At this moment, Fengxi circled beneath the tree, gazing blankly up at Yun Jianyue in the sky. Seeing the beauty in the moonlight, it became extremely agitated, seemingly recalling some past events.

After a moment, it was no longer content just watching. With a push off the ground from its four short legs, it actually squealed and flew upwards into the sky.

Its posture was extremely comical, but combined with its massive body, it looked like a giant cannonball. If it hit something solid, not only Yun Jianyue's slender body but even this large mulberry tree might not be able to withstand it.

At this moment, Zu'an also snapped back to reality and immediately launched a mental attack, Hundred Chirps, at Fengxi.

In that instant, Fengxi's body trembled, and its movements visibly froze.

Zu'an also felt a sharp pain in his mind. Hundred Chirps, a mental attack, often came with a significant cost when used against powerful beings with established souls, frequently harming the user almost as much as the target.

However, relying on his strong recovery ability, Zu'an used it without hesitation.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes because, in the instant of the mental attack, he seemed to see not a large wild boar but a burly man shrouded in black mist.

But the very next second, it was still the wild boar that met his gaze.

Had the mental backlash caused him to hallucinate?

At that moment, taking advantage of Fengxi's dazed state in the air, a thick rope suddenly stretched taut from the dense branches, like an iron chain barring a river, directly blocking Fengxi's path.

Fengxi finally snapped out of its daze, a hint of disdain flashing in its eyes. It possessed immense strength; previous humans had also fantasized about tripping it with ropes, only for it to snap them with a casual struggle.

It allowed the rope to coil around itself, intending to snap it with the momentum of its charge.

However, its pupils suddenly contracted sharply. It realized that the rope, despite being stretched to its limit by its momentum, had elongated several times over, becoming impossibly thin, as if it could snap at any moment.

Yet, it didn't break. Furthermore, because its movements had been momentarily interrupted by the sudden mental attack, its momentum had significantly weakened, and it was too late to change course.

The taut rope, like a fully drawn bow, suddenly sprang it back towards the ground the moment its forward momentum was exhausted, even faster than when it ascended.

This was naturally no ordinary rope, but the tendon of a Heavenly Moon and Jade Dragon.

When helping the crown prince complete his assessment in the Western Dog Mound Secret Realm, this tendon was given to him by Crown Princess Bi Linglong as spoils of war.

He hadn't expected it to prove useful at this moment.

Of course, merely the Heavenly Moon and Jade Dragon tendon might not have withstood the immense strength of Fengxi. Fortunately, Yan Xuehen had augmented it with some runes, which ultimately helped trip Fengxi successfully.

At this point, Fengxi lost its balance and crashed to the ground with a thud, and the earth beneath it instantly collapsed.

This was the pit trap that Yan Xuehen and the others had prepared.

From the pit came Fengxi's continuous enraged roars. It had come for beauty, yet gained no pleasure whatsoever; instead, it was covered in dust and dirt. The disparity was simply too great.

Looking at the wooden spikes and sharp stones at the bottom of the pit, crushed into splinters beneath it, it thought, "They actually dared to try and injure my invincible defense with these?"

Roaring, it was about to emerge and teach those ignorant fellows outside a lesson when suddenly, blue lines illuminated all around it, densely interwoven into a heart-stopping pattern.

Faintly, some shimmering flags could also be seen fluttering among the trees.

As an ancient great demon, it immediately realized: "A formation!"

Then, a scroll unfurled above its head, blotting out the sky and sun. It felt the scenery before its eyes change; it was no longer the mulberry grove but an unfamiliar world.

That scroll was naturally Yu Yanluo's "Thousand Li Mountains and Rivers Map", but its current grade was not enough to trap an ancient great demon like Fengxi.

Fortunately, Yan Xuehen was also there. She had already set up a grand formation around them and then borrowed the "Thousand Li Mountains and Rivers Map" to serve as its core. With the grand formation and the map working together, their power instantly doubled.

Zu'an and the others also seized the opportunity to enter the formation. He immediately enveloped Fengxi with the White Lotus Sacred Flame.

Fengxi screamed repeatedly, trying to shoot out the steel-like bristles on its body, intending to use its old trick to ignite the surrounding forest.

However, inside this grand formation, it was a world unto itself; where could there be any mulberry grove?

As the controller of the grand formation, Yan Xuehen effortlessly helped everyone avoid the steel-like bristles, which had the power of siege crossbows.

At the same time, she unleashed the Snowflake Divine Sword, and a sky full of chilling aura enveloped Fengxi.

With the power of the formation, the might of her Snowflake Divine Sword greatly increased. When the chilling aura was scorched by the White Lotus Sacred Flame, it turned into steam clinging to Fengxi's body, causing it to scream in agony.

Zu'an's heart stirred. He hadn't expected the combination of ice and fire to be so incredibly powerful.

Hmm, no wonder so many men in his previous life enjoyed "ice and fire double heaven"…

He no longer delayed, directly summoning the Universe Ring and continuously smashing it onto Fengxi's head.

While it was disoriented from the blows, he took out a long spear with a flaming tip.

This was also one of the Heaven-tier weapons from the Dragon Palace that Shang Liuyu had given him previously—the Fiery Spear.

Fengxi's defense was too strong, and its counterattacks were fierce. Such a long-handled weapon was easier to deal with it; he remembered hunters in his previous life also used spears against wild boars.

Although Fengxi's defense was strong, it had already been significantly weakened by the alternating damage from the White Lotus Sacred Flame and the Snowflake Divine Sword. Moreover, it only had high physical resistance; how could it withstand an enchanted Fiery Spear?

Almost every thrust left a burning bloody hole.

Even with Fengxi's thick hide and tough flesh, it couldn't endure such relentless attacks.

Knowing it was in danger if this continued, it suddenly let out a loud cry, then its entire being transformed into a cloud of black mist. Immediately after, the black mist dissolved into countless tiny wild boars, scattering in all directions.

"Be careful! If even one small pig escapes, it can get away completely, and it won't be easy to make it appear next time," Yun Jianyue, being well-informed, immediately recognized this as an extremely clever life-saving technique.

Zu'an, however, remained unhurried. If Fengxi maintained its large wild boar form, it would be somewhat troublesome to deal with. Breaking itself into many smaller parts might be tricky for others, but he never lacked AoE (Area of Effect) group attack skills.

He directly activated the Lion's Roar, which he had snatched from the Lion tribe, and a terrifying roar filled the entire space.

This type of group attack skill had limited effect on high-cultivation targets, but Fengxi had transformed into countless small wild boars, each with significantly reduced strength. They were immediately dazed and disoriented by the Lion's Roar.

While the small wild boars were stiffened, Zu'an activated the Azure Luan Sword Array, and countless sword energies descended from the sky, pinning all the small wild boars across the area to the ground.

Finally, the small wild boars dissolved into clouds of black mist, which then reformed into Fengxi's enormous body.

However, it was now riddled with holes and on its last breath.

Zu'an, holding the Fiery Spear, was about to finish it off when Fengxi's massive body suddenly transformed into a human figure: "Mercy, brave warrior, mercy!"

The others were greatly startled, never expecting Fengxi to actually be a human.

Before this, even Yayu still had a human face and a snake body, possessing many non-human characteristics.

But this creature before them, from head to toe, was a typical human.

Zu'an was even more astonished because this person looked exactly like the figure that had appeared in his mind when he launched the Hundred Chirps mental attack. Could this be Fengxi's true form?

"Who are you?" Yun Jianyue demanded.

The burly man glanced at Yun Jianyue, clearly recognizing her as the woman dancing in the moonlight earlier. A complex look of infatuation and resentment appeared in his eyes.

He quickly lowered his head and replied, "My name is Feng Meng. I was a hunter before. I originally came to deal with Fengxi to eliminate a menace to the people. Although I successfully killed it, I was infected by the black mist on its body and unknowingly transformed into its likeness. Thanks to you all for saving me from this suffering."

Zu'an and the others exchanged glances, their expressions extremely strange. "How is this so similar to Yayu? Could it be another unfortunate soul?"