Chapter 293: Meeting Up

There was a minor issue with the spatial bottle in the previous chapter, which was corrected immediately, though a few fast readers might have noticed it.

The two sea race experts were indeed terrified. That person was too formidable; he struck down the Sea Eagle King with a single airborne blow, displaying unparalleled bravery, as if a god had descended to the mortal realm. They fled instantly, without a backward glance. It’s worth noting that these were two experts who had broken free from six shackles, yet they were so panicked. This shows how deeply that recent battle had affected them!

In the valley, collapsed mountain walls and rolling boulders buried large areas. The Donkey King cursed and grumbled; it was bruised and battered, with some older wounds having reopened and bleeding. Fortunately, it had dodged all the energy beams unleashed by the Sea Eagle King. The Golden Eagle King was dejected, having been severely struck earlier. One of its wings was already fractured, and now it was completely unable to fly. Fortunately, neither of them was in mortal danger. Earlier, the Donkey King had done its utmost, even while dodging, to keep the spatial bottle steady and prevent it from shaking, fearing it might affect Yellow Ox inside.

In the distance, the Sea Eagle King's corpse fell, causing the forest to shake violently once more, and the ground in that area was stained red. With a whoosh, Chu Feng appeared in the ruined valley, feeling slightly nervous and worried about Yellow Ox. The Donkey King immediately sought credit, showing Chu Feng its bruised face and explaining that despite being repeatedly struck by tens of thousands of pounds of boulders, its hands remained steady, and Yellow Ox was unharmed.

Chu Feng took the jade pure bottle and carefully released Yellow Ox. Seeing Yellow Ox's pores exuding vital energy and his eyes tightly closed, Chu Feng felt a chill. Chu Feng had experienced it himself: relying solely on one's own power to break internal shackles was extremely difficult. Yellow Ox's current state worried him; after all, he was too young, and this approach was too risky. Undoubtedly, Yellow Ox was performing a special breathing technique, fully absorbed and almost completely cut off from the outside world, his mental will nearly self-sealed. Chu Feng cautiously sent a telepathic message, trying to awaken him and tell him not to push himself so hard. However, Yellow Ox seemed unaware.

Chu Feng thought it over and then also began to use that mysterious breathing technique; both techniques were from the same lineage, and their energy pulsations were identical! Finally, Yellow Ox reacted, slowly opening his eyes. He understood what had happened. His vital energy gradually receded, and the turbulent energy calmed down. He sighed softly, "That was close!" He had been too eager for success and too deeply immersed, almost causing a major disaster. Ultimately, he was too young for such an aggressive breakthrough attempt. Moreover, he had almost lost himself just now.

"Pfft!" Yellow Ox coughed up a mouthful of blood; he was still injured, his body swayed, and he fell backward. This startled Chu Feng, who quickly helped him up, wondering if he had damaged his foundation. That would be bad. Even the Donkey King was very nervous, worried that Yellow Ox might be in serious trouble. "I'm fine, just need some rest. Luckily, I woke up, otherwise I might have pushed too far and something terrible could have happened," Yellow Ox said, feeling a wave of lingering fear.

Just then, the Black Ox's bellowing sound came, startling Chu Feng, who thought a powerful enemy had returned. "Quick, go save him!" The Black Ox could finally move. It ran into the collapsed valley, extremely anxious, shouting at Chu Feng to quickly go rescue the Northeast Tiger. At this moment, the White Crane from Shu Mountain Sword Palace also caught its breath and entered the valley. In addition, the White Snake also arrived; their injuries were severe, and they all needed rest.

Chu Feng had many questions for them and wanted to understand the situation, but seeing the Black Ox's anxious state, he quickly had it lead the way to the rescue. "Over there. I heard it roar a while ago, but now there's no sound." "Wait here, and be careful!" After Chu Feng finished speaking, he leaped up with a boom, carrying his gleaming long blade, and rushed tens of miles away, pushing his speed to the absolute limit.

The forest was lush, but in some areas, large swathes of trees had fallen, and many places were barren, as if struck by meteorites, with the high temperature causing the cratered ground to melt and then crystallize. This was the result of a battle between king-level creatures. Chu Feng's heart sank. He ran nearly a hundred miles in one breath, seeing a few tufts of the Northeast Tiger's fur along the way, indicating it was injured. This time, the Northeast Tiger surprisingly showed backbone, not defecting, but fiercely fighting the sea race to draw away powerful enemies for Yellow Ox and the others. This greatly surprised Chu Feng. Now knowing it was seriously injured, he felt a little anxious.

Finally, after tracking for nearly two hundred miles, Chu Feng heard a tiger's roar. Chu Feng traversed the mountain ridges, leaping over a peak with every bound. He was getting closer and finally felt a little relieved; at least the Northeast Tiger wasn't dead. "It's quite something. It actually has its tough moments, fighting against people until now," Chu Feng thought, changing his opinion of it. He used to always think it lacked the fierce temper of the king of beasts and had no integrity.

In the distance, the tiger's roar was very loud. However, Chu Feng was soon astonished, his expression frozen. Because he heard the Northeast Tiger's voice, roaring and shouting at the same time: "Stop fighting, I surrender!" "I'm convinced, I've decided to abandon the dark and embrace the light! Stop fighting!" "This King is ready to defect and conspire with the sea race on important matters, so stop at once!" "I have connections with your sea race; I met several kings in Jiangxi!" "Damn you two, did you hear me? Your old man wants to surrender!"

Chu Feng was completely speechless. This tiger truly couldn't change its nature; it didn't care about its dignity at all, shamelessly begging to surrender. However, the two sea race experts clearly didn't want to bother with it and were intent on finishing it off. "Can't you see I look similar to the Sea God Tiger? I have a blood relation with it! You two idiots are offending the dignity of our race!" "Damn it, I've run into two fools who can't even say a word, impossible to communicate with! Are you trying to kill me? Help! Someone save this King!" The Northeast Tiger wailed.

Chu Feng couldn't stand it anymore. He walked out of the forest and headed toward the barren, ravaged area. "Ceasefire! I'll take you to Chu Feng, I know where he is, I'll sell him to you!" the Northeast Tiger yelled. "You son of a gun!" Chu Feng's face was expressionless as he appeared directly at the edge of the battlefield.

"Awoo... What the hell!" the Northeast Tiger shrieked upon seeing him, barely believing its eyes. It rubbed them hard, making sure it wasn't mistaken. "Awoo..." It howled like a wolf, jumping and dashing. "Brother, you're finally here! Quickly come kill the enemies! These two bastards are almost beaten to death by me, they're weak and can't take a hit. I'll leave them to you!" the Northeast Tiger bolted and ran towards Chu Feng.

"Weren't you going to sell me?" Chu Feng said with a dark expression. The Northeast Tiger was almost in tears that this had been discovered. It hastily explained, "Am I that kind of person? I don't do such things! I was just stalling for time, messing with those two sea race bastards!" In fact, Chu Feng's impression of it wasn't bad this time. If the Northeast Tiger had truly defected, it would have simply led the two sea race experts to capture Yellow Ox. This time, to protect Yellow Ox and the others, it had actively lured away two sea race experts.

Across from them, both opponents had green hair, and their skin was also greenish with a metallic sheen. "Let me tell you, these two bastards' bodies are too sturdy, they're practically un-killable!" the Northeast Tiger warned. The long blade in Chu Feng's hand gleamed coldly. He dragged the sharp, shining weapon and walked forward, completely fearless. "The White Shark King's weapon!" At this moment, the two experts finally showed emotion, revealing a look of apprehension. But they attacked, not backing down.

"Boom!" One of them charged directly, radiating green light all over, and collided head-on with Chu Feng. With a clang, Chu Feng's blade struck one of them, sending sparks flying, but it surprisingly didn't cut through, which greatly startled him. The other also moved, transforming into a green light, and clashed fiercely with Chu Feng. "They really are bastards!" Chu Feng was speechless. So the Northeast Tiger wasn't just swearing; these two monsters were sea turtles. Indeed, ordinary people would find it hard to penetrate the defense of two sea turtles; their shells were astonishingly hard. The Northeast Tiger shouted from behind, "I was chased earlier and severely depleted my energy, which is why my combat strength is reduced. Otherwise, I would have already taken care of these two bastards!"

Chu Feng activated his breathing technique, giving his all. He refused to believe he couldn't cut through a turtle shell. White mist emanated from his mouth and nose, and the pores all over his body glowed. "Kill!" Chu Feng roared, and the long blade in his hand grew even more dazzling. "Run!" The two sea turtles sensed trouble and turned to flee. "Where do you think you're going!" Chu Feng shouted.

It must be said, the two sea turtles were extraordinary, their speed surprisingly impressive. However, encountering Chu Feng, they couldn't escape. After being caught, another round of fierce fighting and clashes ensued. "Splat!" Finally, the gleaming long blade in Chu Feng's hand unleashed a terrifying beam of light, splitting one of them in half. It was bloody, revealing its sea turtle true form. "I'll fight you to the death!" the other one yelled. This time, Chu Feng was even more resolute, cold and merciless, hacking out over a dozen blows with all his might, finally slaying the remaining sea turtle as well.

The Northeast Tiger was quite astonished. In just a few days, Chu Feng's strength had advanced significantly, slaughtering two king-level sea turtles that were supposedly impervious to blades and spears. It was truly terrifying. "Can you really get so much stronger by becoming a monk for a few days? Next time, I'll go to Dalin Temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures too!" the Northeast Tiger mumbled. However, having escaped the danger, it was quite happy and asked Chu Feng how he arrived and what powerful individuals he had encountered. "Let me tell you, I have a relative who's really powerful, called the Sea God Tiger. You must be careful; it's very dangerous," the Northeast Tiger warned. "One from the sea, one from the land. What kind of relative are you randomly claiming?" Chu Feng eyed it sideways.

The two quickly made their way back to the valley to regroup with Yellow Ox and the others. Chu Feng had too many questions he wanted to ask them. "This time, experts from the East Sea, South Sea, and North Sea, all three sea regions, have joined forces against us. There are truly many masters!" the White Crane sighed. Earlier, Black Dragon, the three-eyed sea race expert Qian Yue, and others were all from the South Sea. This time, the three sea regions have formed an alliance and acted together! Now, the alliance of experts from the three sea regions, appearing together, is incredibly powerful.

"Some people on our land have defected to the sea race and betrayed us!" the White Crane from Shu Mountain Sword Palace said with great certainty. When the sea race and terrestrial beings first arrived at Dragon Tiger Mountain, they had cooperated, but conflicts also occurred frequently, and there was strong animosity between them. Originally, after deliberation, the land's peerless experts planned an ambush, having discovered a natural energy field they intended to lure the sea race into. As a result, someone among the terrestrial beings tipped off the sea race, and everything turned disastrous. The sea race possesses powerful weapons!

"Are the old grandmaster from Wudang, the Mastiff King, and others... still alive?" Chu Feng asked. "Perhaps they are still alive!" the White Crane replied. "I'll go save them!" Chu Feng declared.