Chapter 3830: Mutated Chaos Beast

A dazzling spiritual light emerged from the void tens of thousands of miles away, and Lu Yao appeared.

"Thinking of running away? Not so easy!"

A cold male voice rang out. No sooner had his voice faded than several dark figures flew in from afar.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Yao's beautiful eyes. With a flip of her right hand, a Heaven Thunder Immortal Exterminating Bead appeared in her grasp—it was one of her trump cards.

Lu Yao flicked her wrist, and the Heaven Thunder Immortal Exterminating Bead flew out of her hand, soaring towards the dark figures. By this time, she had clearly seen the true forms of the dark figures: three five-colored Chaos Beasts with wings on their backs.

She chanted an incantation, and the Heaven Thunder Immortal Exterminating Bead immediately lit up with countless mysterious runes.

A thunderous roar erupted as a massive golden lightning orb flared, engulfing the three five-colored Chaos Beasts. The ground shook, and dust billowed. Seizing this opportunity, Lu Yao transformed into a streak of light and swiftly vanished through the void, moving exceptionally fast.

After flying just over a hundred thousand miles, she spotted a five-colored Chaos Beast with a deer's head, a tiger's body, and ox horns, crouching on an earthen slope. Its aura was powerful, indicating it possessed the strength of a True Immortal at the Grand Completion stage.

Just as she was about to make a move, the five-colored Chaos Beast opened its massive maw and spewed a thick stream of crimson flames directly at Lu Yao. The void could not withstand the intense heat and began to tear open. Lu Yao swiftly conjured a shimmering silver shield and placed it in front of her.

The crimson flames struck the silver shield, causing it to tremble slightly and its spiritual glow to dim.

"A mutated Chaos Beast!" Lu Yao exclaimed in surprise.

A phantom afterimage lunged back, its massive body colliding with Lu Yao. With a dull thud, Lu Yao rapidly plummeted towards the ground. A loud crash echoed, shaking the earth. Lu Yao slammed into the ground again, creating a massive crater and sending dust billowing everywhere.

Soon after, a miniature Nascent Soul resembling Lu Yao flew out from the dust.

At this moment, the golden lightning dissipated, revealing the three Chaos Beasts lying in a giant pit, their bodies covered in blood, but still alive. The Heaven Thunder Immortal Exterminating Bead was indeed powerful; even a True Spirit at the late True Immortal stage would have been severely wounded. However, Chaos Beasts could weaken the power of most spells and divine abilities, making them more resilient.

Over a dozen True Immortal-stage five-colored Chaos Beasts, in various forms, surrounded them.

"Mutated Chaos Beast? That's what you call me. I am a High Priest." The five-colored Chaos Beast spoke in human tongue. It opened its massive bloody maw, and a thick, long red tongue shot out, accurately coiling around the miniature Nascent Soul, pulling it back into its mouth, and swallowing it.

The silver shield fell from the sky. Upon closer inspection, one could see signs of melting on its surface.

"The corpses of the others are yours. Collect their storage bracelets and immortal artifacts to lure other immortals here," the five-colored Chaos Beast commanded.

Cultivators entering the Cloud Vortex Grotto-Heaven to seek treasures carried items that could sense locations, allowing them to detect the presence of their companions within a certain range for easy rendezvous. This also provided an opportunity for the Chaos Beasts to lure and kill immortals.

"Yes, High Priest Lu," the other five-colored Chaos Beasts replied in unison.

Chaos Beasts also possessed their own civilization. Most Chaos Beasts could not master the power of laws, but those at or above the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage could. Additionally, mutated Chaos Beasts could also master the power of laws.

Among the dozen or so five-colored Chaos Beasts, only one was mutated. They devoured the immortals' corpses, collected the storage bracelets and immortal artifacts from them, and then departed.

In a certain undulating crimson mountain range, the air was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur. From deep within the mountains, a deafening roar reverberated, and a massive crimson fire glowed conspicuously in the high sky. A completely red peacock flew out from it, distorting and deforming the void wherever it passed.

It hadn't flown far when the sound of surging waves erupted. A towering tidal wave swept forth, crashing towards the red peacock. With a loud bang, the red peacock's body exploded into a vast expanse of crimson flames, which then slowly converged, reforming into less than half of its original body.

A rapid zither melody rang out, and a blue sound wave swept over its body, causing it to dissipate again into a vast expanse of crimson flames, which then slowly began to converge once more. A gigantic, shimmering blue-green cauldron appeared, casting down a swath of blue-green radiant light that enveloped the crimson flames and drew them into the cauldron.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew over, their faces alight with joy. This immortal flame was quite powerful; its lair was right next to that of a late True Immortal-stage four-colored Chaos Beast. No wonder the disciple from Hundred Forgings Island couldn't acquire it. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, working together, easily defeated the late True Immortal-stage four-colored Chaos Beast. The immortal flame was even less of a match for them.

With a single-handed gesture from Wang Changsheng, the blue-green cauldron rapidly shrank and disappeared into his sleeve. "Wife, if you refine this immortal flame, your success rate for crafting talismans will be even higher," Wang Changsheng said with a smile.

Wang Ruyan nodded, just about to speak, when a deafening crash echoed, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Wang Changsheng frowned and extended his divine sense. He clearly sensed five True Immortal cultivators flying towards them, one of whom had a somewhat weak aura.

"Fellow Daoist Qi!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed in surprise, as the aura of one of the True Immortal cultivators felt very familiar.

He released Wang Tun Tian, who, understanding his intent, immediately activated his eyes and gazed into the distance. "Master, Qi Hongfeng is being pursued by cultivators from the Sky Star Sect. He is severely wounded," Wang Tun Tian reported.

"Qi Hongfeng! Since we've encountered them, let's help rescue them! It's good to form a positive connection," Wang Changsheng explained. "The Qi family has three Golden Immortals and is very powerful. This time, they were also allocated three 'Yellow' cities, so the Wang family might need their help in the future."

A gigantic golden mushroom cloud shot skyward, its powerful shockwave leveling dozens of mountain peaks. A battered figure shot out from the golden mushroom cloud, crashing heavily onto the ground with a dull thud, sending dust billowing.

Before the dust could clear, a colossal hand, wreathed in countless golden flames, materialized out of thin air and slammed towards the figure. A shimmering blue-green trident flew out, shattering the colossal hand to pieces. A vast expanse of golden flames then engulfed the figure.

A white halo swept out, causing the flames to rapidly dissipate. Qi Hongfeng stood in a giant pit, clad in Chaos Armor, his pale face clearly visible. His right leg was gone, leaving him to stand on one foot.

A golden light flew over. Not long after, the golden streak of light stopped, revealing a shimmering golden flying boat. It was equipped with three low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons, and three men and one woman stood upon it. The leader was a tall, golden-robed youth, possessing the cultivation of a True Immortal at the Grand Completion stage, while the remaining three were all at the late True Immortal stage.

"Are you truly going to annihilate us all!" Qi Hongfeng said with a grim expression.

"What a joke! We are sworn enemies. Did you think we'd let you go? Blame your bad luck for encountering us." A short, stout man in yellow robes sneered.

"Enough talk with him. Let's finish him off quickly; we have other important matters to attend to!"