Chapter 1025: East Wilderness Decisive Battle

Upon returning to their residence, Wang Qingling, Wang Qiuming, and Wang Mengbin sat in the stone pavilion, drinking tea and discussing the recent events.

Wang Qingling, being more perceptive, had already sensed Huangfu Rong's intentions. However, she couldn't understand why Huangfu Rong would be interested in the Icewind Flood Dragon, given the profound heritage of the Huangfu family. From Huangfu Rong's words, the Heavenly Mulberry Divine Water was clearly not an ordinary item, yet he was willing to exchange it for the Icewind Flood Dragon.

Could he be valuing the Icewind Flood Dragon's potential? That seemed unlikely! It was illogical for Huangfu Rong to propose buying the Icewind Flood Dragon, especially after Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had achieved such significant gains, unless the Icewind Flood Dragon possessed some special ability that Wang Qingling was unaware of.

She released the Icewind Flood Dragon, which obediently lay down in front of her, looking very docile.

Wang Qingling affectionately stroked the Icewind Flood Dragon's head and asked, "Qiuming, Mengbin, what do you think? Why would Huangfu Rong want Little White?"

"Could Huangfu Rong want a third-tier flood dragon as a spirit beast?" Wang Qiuming offered his opinion. "As far as I know, fewer than ten high-tier cultivators in the entire South Sea possess a third-tier flood dragon as a spirit beast."

He elaborated that subduing a third-tier flood dragon as a spirit beast required both great fortune and sufficient power. While the South Sea was rich in demonic beast resources, third-tier flood dragons were rare and mostly found in areas under demonic clan control. Even if one was occasionally encountered in human-controlled territory, it was difficult to subdue.

Flood dragons were famously resilient and possessed considerable mystical abilities. Owning a third-tier flood dragon as a spirit beast was a matter of great prestige.

As a member of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Rong would certainly gain face if he traveled with a third-tier flood dragon.

If the Icewind Flood Dragon had any other special abilities, Wang Qingling couldn't possibly be unaware. After all, she had treated it exceptionally well, even delaying her own Foundation Establishment because she had poured vast amounts of cultivation resources into the Icewind Python.

Wang Qingling had eaten and slept with the Icewind Python, and they were inseparable. She even brought it with her to school. While others raised spirit bees or butterflies, she directly raised a python, which led to her peers not wanting to play with her, as seven or eight-year-olds were quite afraid of pythons.

"Grand-aunt, could the Icewind Python have some other abilities?" Wang Mengbin asked curiously, his gaze fixed on the python.

Wang Qingling shook her head. "That's impossible! If Little White had other abilities, I would know. I even know when it's angry or upset."

"Could it be that the Icewind Flood Dragon's mystical abilities are more powerful? It evolved from a python into a flood dragon, which is an evolution rather than a direct descendant of a flood dragon, so its potential might be higher than an ordinary flood dragon."

"But he doesn't know that Little White evolved from a python. Even if he did, potential doesn't mean everything. Given the significant gains Uncle Nine and Aunt Nine made, his proposal to buy Little White must be suspicious. If it's just for prestige, then he must have lost his mind."

The potential of spirit beasts is generally linked to their bloodline; the stronger the ancestral bloodline, the easier it is to advance in the early stages, but it becomes more difficult later on. For instance, comparing the Earth Dragon Earthworm with the two Corrupt Bone Crocodiles, the Earth Dragon Earthworm would more easily advance to the third tier, but once it reaches the third tier, further advancement becomes much harder.

Wang Qingling had released the restrictions on the Golden-spotted Flame Worm, the Corrupt Bone Crocodiles, and the Azure Wind Eagle, entrusting them to her descendants for rearing. She currently only raised the Icewind Flood Dragon, the Earth Dragon Earthworm, and the Black Sparrow. The Icewind Flood Dragon had a very large appetite and wasn't picky, but it especially liked devouring ice-attribute demonic beasts. Consuming a large amount of ice-attribute demonic beasts was beneficial for its advancement.

Because of this, Wang Qingling often sent people to purchase ice-attribute demonic beasts, and sometimes she would take the Icewind Flood Dragon to hunt them herself.

She believed Huangfu Rong was not a fool; if he lacked intelligence, he wouldn't be a key cultivation target for the Huangfu family.

"To be safe, we should still mention this to Grandfather and Grandmother," Wang Qiuming suggested. "If Huangfu Rong harbors ill intentions, we'll be prepared."

Wang Qingling nodded, then affectionately stroked the Icewind Flood Dragon's horn. "Little White, I won't sell you. You are priceless."

The Icewind Flood Dragon let out a roar, opened its massive mouth, and flicked its tongue, appearing hungry.

"Little White is hungry. I need to feed it now. You two can go about your business! Qiuming, instruct the clan members to acquire more ice-attribute fish demons."

Wang Qiuming agreed and left with Wang Mengbin.

***

East Barren Land, a vast plain.

Thousands of low-tier cultivators were locked in fierce combat with tens of thousands of demonic beasts on the ground. Roaring sounds echoed continuously, and various spiritual lights from spells illuminated the area one after another.

The ground was riddled with hundreds of massive craters, transforming the once grassy plain into scorched earth. The corpses of cultivators and demonic beasts lay scattered across the ground.

Nine disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect huddled together, their faces pale. Numerous demonic beast corpses lay around them. A yellowish-brown light barrier enveloped them, and dozens of flying swords whirled above their heads. Opposite them stood a group of yellow-skinned rhinoceroses, their bodies covered by a thick layer of earthy armor, as if they were clad in heavy plate armor.

Over a dozen yellow rhinoceroses charged forward, their sharp horns aimed at the yellowish-brown light barrier.

"Nine Palaces Demon Slaying Sword Formation, activate!"

Dozens of flying swords, each of a different color, flared brightly, encircling the dozen-plus yellow rhinoceroses. After a clear sword hum resonated, multicolored sword energies shot out, striking the yellow rhinoceroses, but only leaving shallow white marks on their hides.

Boom!

The nearby ground suddenly bulged with over a dozen mounds. Over a dozen demonic insects burst from underground: eighteen-legged spiders, yellow centipedes over ten zhang long, and black giant scorpions three to four zhang in size. As soon as they emerged, they immediately attacked the yellowish-brown light barrier.

They either cast spells or sprayed venom. When the venom hit the yellowish-brown light barrier, it immediately produced a plume of green smoke.

At the same time, a flock of demonic birds swooped down from high altitude. Before they even reached the ground, a large volley of gray wind blades crashed down.

Human cultivators excelled at using formations, with multiple individuals cooperating to form battle formations to resist demonic beast attacks. Over years of conflict, the demonic race had also developed their own battle formations.

Core Formation stage half-demons commanded low-tier demonic beasts, deploying them according to their attributes. Fire-attribute beasts gathered to cast spells from a distance, thick-skinned beasts charged at the forefront, faster flying demonic birds harassed from the sky, and earth-attribute demonic insects burrowed underground to ambush cultivators.

Boom!

A massive roar resounded as the yellowish-brown light barrier shattered instantly. Over a dozen demonic birds descended from the sky, their sharp claws reaching for the Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples. Over a dozen demonic insects and yellow rhinoceroses also joined the attack. Just as it seemed this group of Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples would perish under the onslaught of dozens of demonic beasts, a vast wave of yellow sword energy descended from the sky, slicing through the demonic beasts as easily as cutting vegetables, eliminating all of them.