Chapter 145

Mixed in with the crowd, Guo Shier's heart was in turmoil. He had seen Li Ran and Lao Mo's might before. At that time, he couldn't understand it. After obtaining and digesting the inheritance of the Ancient Soul Altar, he finally understood how terrifying those people were. Their strength was unimaginable.

Hu Da and the other two attacked one after another, which angered the mutated big golden armor. It angrily roared and moved faster.

The golden-shelled insects quickly retreated. Hu Da laughed and said, "Even these little insects know fear, haha."

Tian Hua said, "They aren't afraid, it's that mutated big golden armor that ordered them to retreat … Interesting, that mutated big golden armor should have very high intelligence. Teacher will definitely like it."

Yao Ji asked, "When will Elder Ancestor come?"

A figure gradually appeared. That person said, "I've been watching for a while, Little Yao."

Yao Ji was shocked. She hurriedly bowed and said, "Yao Ji greets Elder Ancestor."

That person looked like a middle-aged man. He had a kind face and short hair. His gaze was like lightning. As soon as he appeared, there was an invisible pressure that made all the professionals tremble. He was wearing a long gray robe, and his whole body was clean and neat. He didn't have any accessories. If it weren't for this terrifying soul pressure, he would look like an uncle next door, kind and amiable.

Hu Da and Tian Hua bowed and said, "Teacher."

Elder Ancestor nodded and said, "You guys came back late. If you had come back earlier … the sect wouldn't have suffered so much." There was a hint of reproach in his tone.

Hu Da smiled bitterly and said, "We went to the Thunder Continent …"

Elder Ancestor was startled and said, "Why did you go there? For you guys … it's a bit dangerous. "

Tian Hua said, "The altar needs to be tempered by thunder and lightning. Hehe, Teacher, we only wandered around the periphery and didn't dare to go in … Even so, we gained a lot."

Elder Ancestor looked at the two of them and said, "Yes, our strength has indeed increased a bit."

The professionals in the defense array on the ground were silent. They all looked at the sky with admiration. Even Guo Shier was no exception. This was a true professional expert, someone who stood at the peak of the high-level continents.

Guo Shier asked quietly, "What's Elder Ancestor's name?"

Han Yan said, "No one knows. Everyone calls him Elder Ancestor …"

Xu Yan said, "I've been in the fire school for so long but this is the first time I've seen Elder Ancestor."

The Patriarch was not in a hurry to make a move. Instead, he floated steadily in the air. Regardless of whether it was Hu Da or Tian Hua, or the foreign guest, the Demoness, they all stopped respectfully at the side. Elder Ancestor Ancestor asked, "Is Pei Zhong's trouble this time?"

Hu Da said, "After I came back, I found out that Pei Zhong was the one who provoked the Mutated Big Golden Armor. However, he didn't send a message back and just left the Earthly Fire Continent!

The Great Ancestor's expression did not change in the slightest as he said, "Didn't we also send people there … Why didn't they send a message back?"

Beads of sweat appeared on Hu Da's face. He bowed and said, "Two Great Saint Masters went, and I heard that they are both dead … and not even their corpses were left. One of them was swallowed by the Great Golden Armor, and the other escaped with heavy injuries. However, there has been no news from them. The sect has sent many professionals to search for them, but to no avail.

A trace of displeasure flashed across the Ancestor's eyes as he said indifferently, "If that's the case … Hmm, I'll handle this matter. The sect doesn't need to worry about it."

Hu Da bowed and said, "Yes, I will tell the sect master."

The Patriarch raised his head with his hands behind his back. Looking at the Mutated Big Gold Armor that was crawling slowly, he said, "No wonder Pei Zhong couldn't stop it. So it's a Level 13 Mutated Big Gold Armor. Haha, I really didn't expect … that our Earthly Fire Continent could also produce such a high-grade Mutated Talisman Insect. With my strength … I can only kill it and not subdue it. What a pity …"

Guo Shier whispered, "I knew that the Alienated Talisman Beasts and Alienated Talisman Insects were very powerful, but I didn't know that they were this powerful …"

Han Yan said, "Of course. Mutated Talisman Beasts and Mutated Talisman Insects are much more powerful than Mutated Talisman Beasts and Mutated Talisman Insects of the same level. The difference is at least three levels. This Mutated Talisman Insect is equivalent to a Level 16 Mutated Talisman Insect … However, even in the most extreme secret realms, it is extremely rare to encounter such a high-level Mutated Talisman Insect."

Guo Shier couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Equivalent to a Level 16 Mutated Talisman Insect. What kind of concept was that? The strength of this huge Mutated Big Gold Armor was enough to defeat the red-robed man, Pei Zhong. Even if he had ten Great Saint Masters helping him, he still wouldn't be able to defeat this Mutated Talisman Insect. Guo Shier secretly rejoiced. If they had continued to watch, they might have lost their lives.

Falconer suddenly said, "Luckily we left at that time!"

Luo Zhan also rejoiced in his heart. With their strength, they wouldn't have been able to leave alive.

The Patriarch said, "Let the others come up."

Hu Da sent out a message talisman, and immediately more than three hundred Great Saint Masters flew up to it. The Patriarch said, "Hu Da, you'll split them up. Remember, don't kill them all. Leave a portion of the high-level Mutated Big Gold Armor. As for this Mutated Big Gold Armor … we can't let it live. It's too big of a threat to the sect."

The Patriarch said, "When the Golden Beetle wave disperses, let the sect's disciples come out to kill it. Remember … don't chase it too far. We can't kill all the Golden Beetles. This thing is still very useful."

Hu Da said, "Yes, Patriarch."

All the Professionals below could hear the Patriarch's words. Many people didn't understand, but Guo Shier understood. He praised the Patriarch for his great knowledge. Killing all the Golden Beetles wasn't a good thing. It would break the ecological balance of living things. Keeping this species alive was better than killing them all.

Hu Da finished distributing the tasks. The Patriarch said, "Alright, let's go. Hu Da, Little Flower, Little Devil, the three of you are in charge of chasing away the high-level Mutated Big Gold Armors. If you can't chase them away, kill them. If you can, try to chase them away. As for the Professionals below, if you have the ability, you can also go out and fight. "

After the order was given, Guo Shier and the others rushed out of the second defense array. However, they didn't dare to go too far. The furthest they went was only about a hundred meters away from the array. Then, they stopped and waited for the Patriarch to make his move. Once the Golden Beetle wave was defeated, there would definitely be a lot of Golden Beetles flying over.

Guo Shier didn't go too far before he stopped. Falconer and Luo Zhan followed him. He said, "We will stand here and see how the Patriarch will kill the Mutated Big Gold Armors." He had seen the red-robed man Pei Zhong's battle, so he didn't want to get too close to the battlefield. He followed the others to not attract attention. He knew that a Mutated Big Gold Armor was not easy to kill.

The Patriarch slowly spat out his Soul Altar.

As soon as the Soul Altar appeared, a huge soul pressure suppressed the swarm of golden-shelled insects on the ground. They couldn't move at all. They let out a series of squeaking noises. Those Level Eleven to Shier level Mutated Big Gold Armors couldn't stand it either. They desperately retreated. The Fire School disciples on the ground, including Guo Shier and the other foreign professionals, couldn't stand it either. Guo Shier kept retreating. Some Master and Mad Master level disciples sat on the ground. Their faces were pale.

It was a three-layered Soul Altar. Under the Patriarch's full power, it emitted a dazzling light.

Guo Shier suddenly realized how terrifying Li Ran was. His Soul Altar had six layers, but he wasn't as arrogant as the Patriarch. Li Ran's power was restrained, while the Patriarch's power was released. Their strengths couldn't be compared.

A three-layered Soul Altar was much stronger than Yue Mo. Yue Mo only had a one-layered Soul Altar. At the top of the three-layered Soul Altar, there were seven palm-sized red flags. There was also a red bead the size of an egg. It was slowly rotating in the middle of the seven flags.

Every professional who had a Soul Altar was a super expert who stood at the peak of the spell profession. Everyone's Soul Altar was different. Li Ran's Soul Altar had a canopy, Yama's Soul Altar had a bell, and the Patriarch's Soul Altar had seven flags. These were their most powerful items.

Guo Shier really wanted to know how to use the seven flags on the Patriarch's Soul Altar. If it wasn't for the Mutated Big Gold Armor, the Patriarch wouldn't have spat out his own Soul Altar.

The moment the Patriarch spat out the Soul Altar, the Mutated Big Gold Armor suddenly raised its head. It also knew that something was wrong. It had six extremely thick legs, and when it raised its head, it lifted two of its front legs. With a sharp cry, the two front legs suddenly fell down.

There was a loud bang.

Magma gushed out from under its body. It lowered its head and stuck out an extremely long thorn from its mouth. The thorn stabbed into the ground. The entire ground shook. The ground cracked under its body, forming a network of cracks that extended outwards.

Magma gushed out, and a series of banging sounds could be heard. The Mutated Big Gold Armor suddenly raised its sharp thorn. With a loud bang, a dozen meters thick flow of lava shot out. It flew over a distance of a few thousand meters and headed straight for the Patriarch.

The Patriarch snorted. He didn't even use the talisman weapon on the Soul Altar. He opened his mouth and spat out a white air current. There were countless talisman characters in the air current. Once the air current was released, the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly.

Guo Shier could see clearly that the talisman characters in the air current only had three words. They were — Water, Ice, and Cold. It was unknown what method the Patriarch had used to combine the three talisman characters to form a terrifying cold air current.

Boom! Chi …

The airflow directly wrapped around the incoming magma flow, and a large amount of water vapor rose. In an instant, a curved rock bridge formed by magma fell from the sky, crashing onto the ground.

Guo Shier said hurriedly, "Let's retreat to the Defense Glyph Array. It's not safe here!"

Falconer also saw that something was wrong. The Mutated Big Gold Armor had only attacked casually, and the Patriarch had only retaliated casually. Yet, they had caused such a huge commotion. If they were to fight seriously, these professionals might not even have a chance to defend themselves. They could only retreat to the Defense Glyph Array and rely on the power of the Glyph Array to avoid the impact of the battle.

The Mutated Big Gold Armor's six huge legs stomped on the lava. The ground shook violently again, and the cracks on the ground grew larger. Large amounts of lava gushed out. The Mutated Big Gold Armor suddenly flapped its wings, and countless talisman characters fell into the lava. With a boom, a shockwave spread out, and a huge wave of lava surged forward.

The Patriarch shouted, "All disciples, retreat to the Defense Glyph Array!"

Luo Zhan smiled bitterly. "Shier, why do I feel that something is wrong? This talisman insect is too powerful!"