"Quick, catch it …"
Unable to hold himself back any longer, the zhenqi in Wu Changping's body surged madly. The fire net around him grew hotter and hotter as it shrank rapidly.
As a grand elder of the Beast Tamer Guild, he had a deep understanding of saint beasts. Judging from the sharp and forceful cry of the other party, it was obvious that it was calling out to its companions. Just one Saint Beast was already enough to push them to their limits. If another one came, they would surely die!
Knowing that they were in danger, everyone looked anxious. Without any hesitation, they began to circulate their zhenqi faster.
"Haha, the dignified Yun Hu, one of the five kings of the jungle, was actually captured by a group of people like this. It would be embarrassing if word got out!"
A mocking voice rang out. Following which, a slender figure flew out from the cave and floated in the air.
It was similar to Zhang Xuan's Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast, but it was larger, and its bloodline was purer. Just like the Goldspirit Cloudtiger, it was a Great Sage Sempiternal realm consummation expert!
"Heavenwood Greenserpent!"
Wu Changping's face turned pale, and he made a prompt decision: "Retreat!"
After he finished speaking, he abandoned the flame treasure that enveloped Yun Hu. He tapped his feet on the ground and hurriedly dashed into the distance.
As expected of a veteran. The moment he saw that something was amiss, no matter how precious the item was, he did not care anymore.
A single Heavenwood Greenserpent had already forced them to use their full strength. Now that another Heavenwood Greenserpent had appeared, there was no way they could stand against it.
"Ah?"
He escaped quickly, but the others didn't react as quickly. They were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly followed.
From their reactions, it could be seen that other than Wu Changping, there were no other true beast tamers!
Beast tamers wielded incredible fighting prowess when paired with their tamed beasts, but taming beasts was no easy feat. The slightest carelessness could result in the other party's retaliation. As such, it was extremely important for beast tamers to know how to escape once danger struck them.
There was a saying in the Beast Tamer Guild, 'Before learning how to tame a beast, learn how to escape first!'
If they did not even know how to escape, how were they supposed to engage in guerilla warfare with the Sacred Beast and wear down its patience?
"You drugged us in an attempt to capture us, but to leave just like that … I don't think it's appropriate!"
Huala!
Before the crowd could get far, the ground suddenly began to churn. Following which, a massive Saint Beast burst out of the ground and floated in the air. It had the head of a lion, the antlers of a deer, the eyes of a tiger, the body of a moose, the scales of a dragon, the tail of an ox …
It was a Qilin beast!
However, this one was different from the one Zhang Xuan had. It was of the earth element. With a slight lift of its paw, an earthy yellow cage appeared around them, trapping everyone within it.
They had not expected another Holy Beast to appear. Only now did they understand why Wu Changping had run so quickly, and their faces turned unsightly.
"Break!"
The Sempiternal realm intermediate stage old man swung his sword down forcefully.
Huala!
The earthen yellow wall was broken by the sword. However, even though he broke it quickly, the earthen wall regenerated even faster. In a short period of time, the few of them were trapped, unable to escape.
"If only I had known, I wouldn't have listened to Wu Changping and insisted on capturing that saint beast …"
Everyone's heart sank.
Like the others, they belonged to a temporary team.
Wu Changping gathered them together and told them that this was the only way they could find the Temple of Confucius. Furthermore, he had a Great Sage artifact in his possession, so there was a high chance that they would be able to capture the Temple of Confucius. Thus, the crowd agreed to it.
Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that three of them would appear at the same time. Even more so, he didn't expect that this fellow named Wu Changping would escape faster than anyone else!
"He won't be able to escape either …"
Looking in the direction that Wu Changping had fled in, Zhang Xuan could not help but shake his head.
That fellow had fled as soon as he sensed danger. He was indeed decisive and swift, but there was no way he could get away!
As expected, before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, the call of a bird echoed from the cavern once more.
Huala!
Following which, an aerial saint beast shrouded in flames charged out of the cavern. As if it had transcended the limits of space, it arrived before Wu Changping in the blink of an eye and clawed at him.
Xiong xiong!
Before the claw arrived, the flames had already formed a wall of flames in the air, blocking Zhang Xuan's path of escape.
"Celestialfire Phoenix?" Wu Changping's face paled as his body trembled uncontrollably.
He had thought that there was only one Goldspirit Cloudtiger in the cavern, and he would be able to capture it as long as he made sufficient preparations. Who could have thought that there would be a Goldspirit Cloudtiger, a Heavenwood Greenserpent, a Terra Qilin, and a Celestialfire Phoenix? In the blink of an eye, four legendary saint beasts had appeared!
Every single one of them was stronger than him.
How was he supposed to fight them?
Hula!
Wu Changping threw his weapon furiously, but the Celestialfire Phoenix was too fast, and its flames were too powerful. On top of that, it had many means up its sleeves. It did not take long for him to be pinned to the ground by a bundle of flames, unable to move at all.
While Wu Changping had been captured, the Terra Qilin had also managed to trap the remaining seven Goldspirit Cloudtiger.
Seeing that even its captors had been trapped, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger glared at the Heavenwood Greenserpent, which was still laughing heartily not too far away. Gritting its teeth, it bellowed, "If you want to mock me, do it later. Hurry up and help me break free!"
"Alright, I'll help you break free!"
The Heavenwood Greenserpent turned to Zhang Xuan and said, "Brother Mingyou, it's all up to you now!"
"Un. Wait a moment, I'll be right out!"
Another voice sounded from the cavern. Everyone quickly turned their gazes over, and they saw a massive figure slowly walking out of the cavern.
It was moving at an extremely slow pace. From the moment they saw the figure to the moment it appeared, it took an entire eight minutes.
It was a massive tortoise.
"Goldspirit Cloudtiger, Heavenwood Greenserpent, Netherworld Blacktortoise, Celestialfire Phoenix, and Terra Qilin … Those are the Five Elements Saint Beasts?"
Wu Changping's face paled in astonishment. "I should have thought of this earlier …"
Legend had it that when Kong Shi left behind the Temple of Confucius, fearing that the ancient domain would become unstable, he had captured the Five Elements Saint Beasts to suppress the Five Elements Saint Beasts. In other words, they were known as the Five Monarchs.
Zhang Xuan had thought that the Five Elements Saint Beasts were scattered all over the Temple of Confucius, but who could have known that they would all end up in this cavern?
The Netherworld Blacktortoise slowly walked up to the Goldspirit Cloudtiger and opened its mouth wide.
Huala!
A burst of water vapor gushed out from its mouth and fell onto the net of flames. The flames were extinguished, and the Goldspirit Cloudtiger's body abruptly expanded in size. Innumerable strands of sword qi immediately burst forth from its acupoints.
Under the assault of these sharp strands of sword qi, the thin thread immediately shattered and fell to the ground.
As powerful as the Goldspirit Cloudtiger was, its foundation had already been damaged after being scorched by the flames and assaulted by the water vapor. As such, it was no longer able to withstand the sharp sword qi emanating from the Goldspirit Cloudtiger's body.
"These people are here to kill you. How should we deal with them?"
The Heavenwood Greenserpent asked.
"These people have to be dealt with, but … there's one more hiding in the area. Let's capture him first!"
The Goldspirit Cloudtiger lowered its massive head and sniffed the ground. "Friend, your spatial sealing technique isn't too shabby. However, you're still a little too naive to think that you can fool me!"
After saying those words, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger turned its gaze toward the location where Zhang Xuan was hiding with killing intent in its eyes.
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