The aerial spirit beast was quite some distance away from the Earth Vein Spirit Essence. Riding on the back of the Black Spirit Panther, Zhang Xuan finally arrived at the location five minutes later.
It was a huge valley with a diameter of two to three miles.
Above the valley, Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight and scanned the area.
Just as the Golden Beartiger Beast had said, there were indeed three thousand of them, and their cultivation realm had reached Transcendent Mortal 7-dan.
If such a powerful group of flying spirit beasts were to charge toward Hongyuan City, it would be difficult to stop them.
Even if they could kill all of them in the future, it would definitely cause great losses.
"With so many spirit beasts gathered together, we have to set up a formation to prevent them from escaping!"
His eyebrows furrowed.
There were simply too many Spirit Beasts. They needed to set up a very powerful formation to trap them all. Otherwise, if any of them escaped and notified the Golden Beartiger Beast, Elder Mi might be in danger.
"This terrain is very suitable for the level six Zhi Yang Illusory Formation! Let's set this up … "
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan began examining the surrounding terrain. After a moment of contemplation, a formation appeared in his mind.
Even though he hadn't taken the formation master examination yet, his comprehension of formations had already reached 6-star pinnacle. Thus, it wasn't too difficult for him to deduce a formation based on the terrain.
Flicking his wrist, a pile of formation flags appeared in his palm.
With a leap, Zhang Xuan arrived above the flying spirit beasts.
"Roar!"
Many of the spirit beasts were horrified to see that someone was approaching. Just as they were about to leap into the air to attack, two Black Spirit Leopards darted out and roared, "That's Zhang Shi who's here to negotiate with the monarch. He wants to see our aerial spirit beasts and set up a spell formation. Don't panic, everyone!"
He spoke in the language of beasts, so all the spirit beasts could understand him.
Seeing that the Monarch's servant had spoken up, the spirit beasts no longer had any objections, and they all lay down once more.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan quickly drove the zhenqi in his body. The formation flags in his hand rose into the air and shot out in all directions.
Hu!
The Zhiyang Illusory Formation took shape, and a cloud of mist immediately enveloped the flying spirit beasts.
Knowing that he was going to set up the formation, the spirit beasts did not panic. Instead, they lay quietly on the ground.
"Begin!"
With a light chuckle, Zhang Xuan summoned his clone.
The two of them charged straight down into the mist.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The roars of spirit beasts immediately rang out from below.
Even the strongest of these spirit beasts was only at Chrysalis realm pinnacle. They weren't a match for Zhang Xuan and his clone at all. Zhang Xuan didn't even have to summon the Byzantium Helios Beast and Jin Yuan Ding.
With every few steps he took, a spirit beast would be tamed.
While he was training the beast, Elder Mi was sweating profusely inside the cave.
It had been two hours since Zhang Xuan left, and the Holy Beasts on the other side were already starting to suspect something.
"Why aren't they back yet? What is this student of yours doing? "
The Golden Beartiger Beast in the middle had a gloomy expression.
Under normal circumstances, the student of the Elder Mi should have been able to make a round trip to and fro within ten minutes. Yet, he had been gone for so long. No matter how foolish he was, he would definitely feel that something was amiss.
"My student is only at Chrysalis realm, what is there to worry about?"
Despite his anxiety, Elder Mi did not let it show on his face. Instead, he chuckled softly and said, "This student is rather meticulous. I reckon that he is carefully observing the strength and numbers of the spirit beasts. Since I am here, are you all still worried that he will run away?"
"Run away? With an elder like you here, a student like him won't be able to do anything even if he were to run away … "
The Golden Beartiger Beast harrumphed coldly. "Scarlet Blaze Lion, go and take a look. What is that fellow up to? Humans have always been cunning, so don't fall for their tricks! "
"Yes!"
Nodding, the Scarlet Blaze Lion prepared to head out.
"Wait a moment …"
Elder Mi hurriedly stood up and said, "He's just a student. Why would a king of the Cloudmist Ridge be so cowardly?"
"Cowardly? Ignore him. Scarlet Blaze Lion, go and take a look! "
Paying no heed to Zhang Xuan's words, the Golden Beartiger Beast waved its massive paw.
Seeing that the Scarlet Blaze Lion was about to leave, Elder Mi chuckled softly and stood up. "I have long heard of the strength of the Golden Beartiger King. Do you dare to have a duel with me? Let me have a taste of the might of the beasts! "
"You want to have a duel with me?" Not expecting the other party to raise such a request, the Golden Beartiger Beast frowned.
"Why? Are you afraid?" Elder Mi asked.
Harrumphing coldly, the Golden Beartiger Beast stood up.
"That's good. Scarlet Blaze King, why don't you stay behind and watch the duel? Since I have defeated the Golden Beartiger King, why don't I challenge you to a duel as well?"
Elder Mi said haughtily.
The reason why he challenged the Golden Beartiger Beast was to stall for time. Even though he didn't know what Zhang Xuan's motive was, since he had already been assigned a mission, he couldn't drag him down.
"Alright!"
The Scarlet Blaze Lion nodded.
A man and a beast were both top-notch existences in Hongyuan Empire. A duel between the two of them would be much more interesting than a mere Chrysalis realm lad.
"Bring it on then!"
Fearing that the Golden Beartiger Beast would realize what was going on and that his method of stalling for time would fail, Elder Mi roared furiously and charged toward the saint beast before him.
Exerting the full might of a Saint 1-dan pinnacle expert, the entire cavern was filled with zhenqi. With just a light push of his palm, the rocks on the floor seemed to be on the verge of shattering.
"Hahaha, if this is all you've got, you really aren't worthy of your title as one of the Ten Great Master Teachers!"
Despite feeling the pressure from above, the Golden Beartiger Beast didn't show any fear. Instead, it raised its massive claws and slashed forward.
Si la!
The air seemed to have been torn apart, and a powerful gale blew across. In an instant, Elder Mi's attack was nullified.
In the next instant, the Golden Beartiger Beast's tail swept over like a steel whip. Even a Saint 1-dan pinnacle cultivator would be severely wounded if struck by it!
Hu!
Not daring to face the attack head-on, Elder Mi swiftly dodged the attack.
Sou!
At this moment, the Golden Beartiger Beast sent another swipe at him. Being in midair, Elder Mi was unable to dodge, so he could only take the attack head-on.
As fist and claw collided, Zhang Xuan felt a stifling sensation in his chest, and he was sent flying. His back crashed heavily into the wall, creating a huge depression.
Spirit beasts and saint beasts possessed superior physical constitution and strength compared to humans of the same cultivation realm. On top of that, the Golden Beartiger Beast was the strongest saint beast of the Cloudmist Ridge. Even though Elder Mi wasn't weak, he was still unable to withstand its attack head-on.
"Hahaha, to think that the strength of one of the Ten Great Master Teachers is only so-so!"
After the Golden Beartiger Beast succeeded in its attack, it let out a dragon roar, deafening everyone's ears. Then, its huge body charged forward.
Dragons came from the clouds, and tigers came from the wind.
Even though the Golden Beartiger Beast wasn't a tiger, it was still a saint beast of the Tiger Tribe. Before it could even get close to Elder Mi, he already felt a powerful gale sweeping past him. Subconsciously, Elder Mi retreated backward. Flicking his wrist, he whipped out a sword and thrust it forward.
It was impossible for him to deal with the Golden Beartiger Beast with brute force alone, so he could only resort to his weapon.
Sou sou sou!
His sword danced in the air, and countless rays of sword qi shot forward.
Seemingly knowing what Zhang Xuan was up to, the Golden Beartiger Beast didn't bother dodging. Instead, it took in a deep breath, and its fur immediately turned black, forming a layer of unique scales.
Ding ding ding!
The ray of sword qi fell on the Golden Beartiger Beast's fur, but it was actually repelled, unable to pierce any deeper.
"What?"
Elder Mi's face darkened.
He knew that the Golden Beartiger Beast was powerful, but he didn't think that it would be this powerful!
To think that his sword would be unable to even pierce through the Golden Beartiger Beast's fur! Wasn't its defense a little too formidable?
It was no wonder the Ten Great Master Teachers of the Cloudmist Ridge, despite having reached Saint 1-dan pinnacle, would obey its commands. Just this defense alone was enough to deter countless saint beasts and even cultivators.
"Thirteen Swords of the Crimson Leaf!"
Knowing that the slightest carelessness could result in severe injuries, Elder Mi didn't dare to stop at all. Seeing that his sword was blocked, his eyebrows shot up. With a flick of his wrist, he drove his zhenqi according to a unique trajectory.
A sharp buzz echoed from the sword, and it seemed as if it would pierce through the air at any moment.
Thirteen Swords of the Crimson Leaf, his strongest battle technique!
Back then, the Inferno Dragon Saint Beast had been defeated by this move, and it had willingly become his tamed beast.
Tzzzzz!
His sword qi morphed into a scarlet leaf in the air, and it whistled forward with a might that seemed capable of tearing through anything.
"Interesting! However, you must be dreaming if you think that you can defeat me with this level of strength! "
Seeing Zhang Xuan execute such a sword technique, the Golden Beartiger Beast was astonished. However, with a light chuckle, it turned its front hooves around, revealing its sharp black claws, and swung them down once more.
Ding ding ding!
The claws collided with the scarlet leaf, and the Golden Beartiger Beast was forced to retreat a step. On the other hand, Elder Mi spurted a mouthful of blood, and he was sent flying once more. When he landed on the ground, his face was ghastly pale.
He had used all of his strength in that attack, so he had sustained severe injuries.
He hurriedly sat up and swallowed a recovery pill. Only then did he feel slightly better.
"How is it? Is my strength not too bad? "
Seeing that Elder Mi had been defeated, the Golden Beartiger Beast chuckled heartily. Even though it had sustained some injuries, it was still far from matching up to the other party.
In other words, the latter wasn't a match for it at all.
Standing up, Elder Mi had no choice but to admit, "Formidable!"
He was indeed not a match for the Golden Beartiger Beast.
There was still a huge gap between humans and beasts of the same cultivation realm.
Otherwise, the Byzantium Helios Beast wouldn't have been known as the strongest expert in the Master Teacher Academy.
"Alright, the duel is over. Scarlet Blaze Lion, hurry over and see what that lad is up to. If he dares to do anything to harm the Cloudmist Ridge, kill him on the spot!"
The Golden Beartiger Beast returned to his seat and issued another command.
"Yes!"
The Scarlet Blaze Lion nodded before turning around to leave.
"This … Wait a moment …"
Elder Mi's face warped once more. Just as he was about to stop the Scarlet Blaze Lion, the Golden Beartiger Beast suddenly turned to look at him coldly and said, "Why? Does Elder Mi still wish to have a duel with me?"
"I …"
Elder Mi's body trembled.
Given his current condition, there was no way he could compete with the Scarlet Blaze Lion Beast anymore. If he were to fight with the Scarlet Blaze Lion Beast, he would surely die here.
Even though he had no idea what Zhang Xuan was up to, he couldn't afford to waste any more time. What else could he do?
"Hurry up and go!"
Seeing through Zhang Xuan's intentions, the Golden Beartiger Beast waved its paw.
"Yes!" The Scarlet Blaze Lion didn't stay any longer. With a sway of its body, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Zhang Xuan …"
Seeing the Scarlet Blaze Lion disappear, Elder Mi's face paled, and his body crumbled as if a pile of mud. "I have tried my best …"
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