Chapter 2794: Orc Tribe

Wang Changsheng put away the azure gourd, then flew down next to the Wind-Fire Lion's corpse. From its body, he dug out a crimson demonic core.

The Wind-Fire Lion's physical body was much stronger than that of the Azurewind Owl. Despite taking a blow from the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand, its body remained relatively intact, and its demonic core was undamaged. However, many bones in its body were fractured, indicating severe injuries.

This Wind-Fire Lion likely consumed the Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma, which enabled it to speak human language.

The Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand truly lived up to its reputation as a secret technique recorded in the Heavenly Void Jade Tome. Its drawback was the immense amount of magic power it consumed, which explained why only cultivators at the Integration stage could cultivate this divine ability. As Wang Changsheng's cultivation improved, the power of this divine ability would become even greater.

Wang Changsheng put away the Wind-Fire Lion's corpse and flew towards the giant pit. Not long after, he appeared inside the underground cave and carefully excavated the Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma. The Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma was over 30,000 years old. He wondered if the Double-Pupiled Rat could transform after consuming it.

As Wang Changsheng flew out of the cave, ripples spread across the void above him. A giant, hazy red hoof materialized and slammed down towards Wang Changsheng. Before the red hoof even landed, an astonishing wave of high temperature washed over him.

Wang Changsheng reacted quickly. Countless blue lights emerged from his right hand, and a massive water tornado surged upwards, shattering the red hoof. Hundreds of thick azure lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Changsheng as if to reduce him to ashes.

Wang Changsheng dared not confront them directly. Just as he was about to evade, a somewhat grating beast roar echoed, spreading for tens of thousands of miles around. Wang Changsheng frowned, feeling a bit dizzy. Although he wore the Golden Roc Pendant, it only weakened spiritual attacks; it didn't render them completely ineffective.

A rumbling thunderous sound erupted, and thousands of thick azure lightning bolts descended from the sky, aggressively striking towards Wang Changsheng, as if to blast him into oblivion. Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and countless blue seawater surged forth, submerging an area of a hundred miles. The seawater churned violently, forming a massive water tornado that met the descending azure lightning. The water tornado was unstoppable, easily shattering the falling azure lightning. Simultaneously, the seawater churned intensely and surged away into the distance, destroying mountains in its path.

A graceful young woman in a red dress stood alongside a burly man with a tiger's head and a human body. The woman in red had crimson eyes and a pair of red fleshy wings on her back, while the burly man had some azure spiritual markings on his body, his muscles bulging. The young woman in red was a transformed Mid-tier Rank 7 Wind-Fire Lion. Earlier in her life, she had a fortunate encounter, consuming the demonic core of a Rank 7 Golden Flame Lion, which strengthened her bloodline. After taking a 50,000-year-old Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma, she successfully transformed into human form. The other Wind-Fire Lion did not have this opportunity; it only consumed a 40,000-year-old Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma and failed to transform.

She had gone in search of other rare treasures, hoping to help her companion transform. She encountered a Beastman of the late Integration stage and, convinced by his powerful strength, agreed to join the Beastman tribe on the condition that they help her companion transform. Upon returning to her lair, she discovered her companion had been killed, and naturally, she would not let the matter rest.

The young woman in red opened her lips and spewed a red light, which transformed into a crimson sea of flames, meeting the incoming attack. The crimson sea of flames collided with the vast blue sea, unleashing a powerful shockwave and a massive amount of white mist that obscured the area for hundreds of miles around.

The void rippled, and a hazy blue fist materialized, accompanied by a piercing tearing sound, smashing towards the young woman in red and the Beastman. Countless azure electrical arcs surged from the Beastman's palm. With a movement of his right fist, he met the attack. After a deafening roar, the blue fist shadow was shattered by the Beastman. The powerful shockwave caused the void to crack, forming spiderweb-like fissures, but these cracks quickly vanished. Countless crimson firelights appeared in the void, transforming into house-sized fireballs.

Just then, a man's thunderous roar echoed through the sky, spreading across tens of thousands of miles. The young woman in red's expression turned somewhat grim, and her body trembled slightly. The Beastman's brow furrowed.

A golden light flashed, and a small, shimmering golden brick appeared out of thin air, radiating astonishing spiritual energy. It was clearly a low-grade spirit treasure. The small golden brick emitted a dazzling golden light, its size rapidly increasing as it smashed downwards. A crackling sound of bones came from the Beastman's body. He conjured a small, azure-glowing hammer, which instantly enlarged, its surface enveloped by countless azure electrical arcs, emitting terrifying magical power fluctuations.

The azure small hammer rapidly expanded in size, meeting the descending golden giant brick. With a muffled "thud," the azure giant hammer collided with the golden giant brick, distorting and deforming the void. A black light unexpectedly flew out from within the golden giant brick, heading directly towards the Beastman. It was precisely a thread of spiritual soul!

This thread of spiritual soul could naturally not severely injure a late Integration stage Beastman. After all, it had only been nurtured for a few thousand years using the Seven-Star Soul Nurturing Lamp; it was impossible to severely injure a late Integration stage cultivator. The Beastman, being a late Integration stage cultivator, reacted quickly, opening his mouth and spewing a thick azure lightning bolt that struck the black light.

Countless azure electrical arcs engulfed the golden giant brick. A colossal lion phantom spewed a stream of crimson flames, striking the golden giant brick. The golden giant brick's spiritual light dimmed, and cracks appeared on its surface. A thick azure lightning bolt surged upwards, shattering the golden giant brick. Seizing this opportune moment, Wang Changsheng had already executed the "Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell" escape technique and departed.

"He absolutely cannot be allowed to escape! My companion died by his hand." The young woman in red's face was filled with killing intent.

"As long as the green mountains remain, there will be wood to burn," the Beastman explained, a hint of surprise in his eyes. "This person's escape technique is quite remarkable, not much inferior to the Fiery Spirit Tribe's Nine Flame Split Soul Grand Law. He must be an elite human. Daring to search for treasures in the barbaric lands at the early Integration stage, he might even be a disciple or an avatar of a Grand Ascension stage old monster."

The Fiery Spirit Tribe's Nine Flame Split Soul Grand Law was widely known; only core members of the Fiery Spirit Tribe could cultivate it. If a Fiery Spirit Tribe member was determined to escape, cultivators of the same rank would find it very difficult to stop them.

"With your help, keeping him here shouldn't be a problem, right?" The young woman in red's face showed unwillingness.

"If he's determined to escape, I can't stop him," the Beastman continued to persuade her. "There are many powerful beings here, and it would be troublesome if we encountered an ancient giant. It's better to avoid unnecessary trouble." He certainly didn't want to encounter an ancient giant. Encountering an ancient giant of average strength would be manageable, but facing a powerful one would mean losing a layer of skin, even if they survived.

The young woman in red took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright, I'll remember this debt for now. I'll return to the Beastman tribe with you. What a pity about that Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma."

The Beastman and the young woman in red left the area, leaving behind only a messy ground.

Five days later, three streaks of light flew in from afar; it was Su Yuntao and his two companions. They had been chased by millions of Human-Faced Scorpions and barely escaped, then encountered a Rank 7 High-grade ferocious beast. After escaping from the latter, they rushed to this location at their fastest speed.

"The Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma has been picked! Could it have been Fellow Daoist Liu and his group?" Lin Qingyu said with a frown.

Su Yuntao sighed, "Probably. Well, we can only say our luck is bad. Since the Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma has already been picked, let's go back! This trip wasn't entirely in vain."

The deed was done; it was too late to change anything. The three of them returned the way they came, leaving the area.