I Tame Beasts by Feeding

’Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji are fighting Tang He, and the Cyan Luo Beast is on its last breath. This is my chance.’

In the wilderness, Yu Changsheng’s figure sped along like a flash of lightning, leaving afterimages in his wake. As he flew toward Tang He’s position, he was also pondering:

’Tang He is already at the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, just as I thought. And the other two are at the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer. I can’t let my guard down around them. If all three of them teamed up against me... I really couldn’t handle it.’

’But that’s not very likely. Still, the allure of the Cyan Luo Beast is deadly. Once I kill Tang He, the other two, Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji, will probably get ideas about me. Things will get tricky then.’

Yu Changsheng pondered, and after a moment, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

’Unless I can use thunderous tactics to end the fight quickly and decisively, to awe them so they don’t dare make a reckless move... Otherwise...’

With this thought, Yu Changsheng made his decision.

On the other side, the battle between Huo Wei Yi, Lin Kaiji, and Tang He had grown white-hot. It was a fierce back-and-forth, a flurry of flashing blades and sword shadows.

However, it was clear that neither side was truly using their killing moves. They were holding back, mostly just probing each other.

Huo Wei Yi and his partner were wary of Tang He’s Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer Cultivation and feared his full power, so they didn’t dare to risk their lives. And although Tang He had the advantage in cultivation, Lin Kaiji and his partner were no pushovers. If they were truly pushed to the brink, Tang He couldn’t guarantee he would be able to escape unscathed.

And so, by the time Yu Changsheng arrived in secret, the two sides had been fighting for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, yet neither had suffered any significant injuries.

’This won’t do. Probing like this, they’ll never kill anyone.’

Yu Changsheng frowned in secret, somewhat dissatisfied.

’Why do Cultivators have to worry so much when they fight? Seriously.’

Muttering to himself, Yu Changsheng used his Divine Sense to lock onto their every move, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

Just then, Tang He sent Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji flying with a single strike. After his figure shot backward, he raised his long sword and swiped it across his palm. The tip of his sword pointed to the sky, a vicious look flashed in his eyes, and he shouted sternly:

"If you have the guts to challenge me, then be prepared to die here!"

With that, he drew a circle in front of his chest with the tip of his sword. Endless Sword Gang formed an impenetrable barrier as layer upon layer of Sword Dao phantoms circled before him, the tip of his sword aimed directly at the two men.

"Sword Dao... Dust Cutting!"

Tang He let out a clear shout. With a wave of his long sword, it flashed with brilliant light. At the same time, the circling Sword Dao phantoms began to move, continuously combining until a giant sword, ten zhang in size, materialized in the sky.

Then, carrying an otherworldly aura, it descended from the heavens. Myriad streams of Sword Qi erupted from it, causing countless trees and rocks to crumble. The expressions of Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji changed in unison, and their figures shot backward, trying to evade its lethal edge.

After unleashing this strike, Tang He’s face could be seen turning pale for an instant, but the change was fleeting and well-concealed.

"With this strike, you will either die or be crippled! You can’t escape it!"

Tang He sneered. At the same time, he regulated his breathing and took an inconspicuous step back. The hand holding the sword trembled faintly, almost imperceptibly.

Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji gritted their teeth, not daring to be careless. As they both performed finger techniques, water mist rose and rocks gathered, continuously coalescing before them. In a mere instant, a ten-zhang-high mountain of earth, rock, and water formed, blocking the path of the Celestial Sword.

"Flooded Golden Mountain!"

RUMBLE!!

The Celestial Sword crashed into the golden mountain without hesitation. In the next second, the mountain trembled, and streams of water scattered from its surface. The tip of the sword pierced deep into the mountain’s body and continued to push forward.

The golden mountain crumbled, and while the Celestial Sword also showed signs of dissipating, it still retained some of its might, continuing its charge toward Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji.

"Not good!"

Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji’s faces paled. The breaking of their magic had already caused them to suffer some backlash. They exchanged a look, a ruthless glint flashing in their eyes, and then unreservedly blasted each other with a palm strike.

"Ugh!"

Huo Wei Yi let out a muffled groan. A sweet taste filled his mouth as a trickle of blood spilled from the corner. His body was sent flying backward by the terrifying impact, moving so fast that he left an afterimage. Lin Kaiji was in the same situation.

WHOOSH!!

In the next instant, the Celestial Sword scraped past between them. The terrifying Sword Gang erupted, cleaving violently into the ground. It was as if the heavens were falling and the earth splitting asunder. A terrifying shockwave carrying earth and rock erupted, and in an earth-shattering moment, a giant crater tens of zhang deep and wide was left in its place.

"Hiss..."

Huo Wei Yi and Lin Kaiji sucked in a sharp breath. They looked at each other, their gazes hardening, their hearts still pounding with lingering fear.

If that strike had truly landed, they would have been either dead or crippled.

"Dammit!"

Seeing his attack fail, Tang He’s expression turned utterly grim and ugly. Gritting his teeth, he was about to launch a second sword strike at the two.

But just as he raised his arm halfway, his expression suddenly changed. Without a moment’s hesitation, he blasted a sword strike to his side.

Surging Sword Qi erupted, but where it struck, the once calm and empty void suddenly rippled. A fluctuation appeared, and the Beast Shadows of a Red Refining Snake, a Golden-Winged Eagle, and a Colorful Star Deer slammed violently toward Tang He!

"Yu Changsheng! You’re not dead?!"

Tang He shrieked. At first, he hadn’t realized they were magical Beast Shadows, but their appearance... he was all too familiar with it. Weren’t these Yu Changsheng’s three tamed beasts?!

BAM!

The Sword Qi crumbled, and the Red Refining Snake’s Beast Shadow dissipated along with it. However, the Beast Shadows of the Golden-Winged Eagle and the Colorful Star Deer were completely unharmed and continued to charge toward Tang He.