Chapter 1369: Beast Tide
Whoosh—
Smoke rose, and a dense green smoke emerged from the bottle, rapidly spreading outward.
Nearby, some Exotic Beasts let out shrill cries before their entire bodies slumped down, but their breaths became extremely frenetic.
Once their breaths calmed, their eyes turned scarlet, emitting a bloodthirsty glow.
As time passed, a large number of Exotic Beasts continuously gathered towards the center of the smoke, their eyes full of bloodlust.
When the number gathered was sufficient, Fu Xingyun waved his hand, and the originally stationary Exotic Beasts suddenly converged into a torrent, madly rushing towards the depths of the dense forest.
Seeing the beast tide formed, Fu Xingyun took out another bottle and crushed it with a bang, releasing red mist that burst forth. An invisible force enveloped him, wrapping him tightly before following the beast tide.
The beasts that had lost their reason seemed not to see this person, or simply treated him as one of their kind, without any abnormality.
Fu Xingyun drove the beast tide for a while, glanced around, smirked coldly, and vanished into a stream of light deep within the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.
Yang Yan and Jian Mingyin were searching for Spiritual Medicine when they suddenly felt the ground shake, making Yang Yan frown immediately.
He hurriedly ascended into the air, looking towards the direction the sound came from.
Seeing this, a look of horror flashed in Yang Yan’s eyes.
Beast tide...
Such a situation had only been heard of, never seen.
Actually, this was nothing new. Yang Yan had felt something amiss in the aura of those Exotic Beasts from the beginning, clearly stimulated by some drug.
This was mainly because he inherited Zhao Heng’s medical skills and had a considerable sensitivity to various toxins.
He clearly felt that a soul-befuddling toxin was brewing in the air, which was likely causing these Exotic Beasts to go mad.
Yang Yan quickly landed on the ground, used Instant Teleportation to take Jian Mingyin away, and flew off in the fastest direction.
There were too many Exotic Beasts, including Nascent Soul-level ones.
Even at this moment, Yang Yan could battle Divinity Transformation with his physical might and Magical Treasure, but when quantity changes lead to qualitative change, he wasn’t confident he could fight them.
To form a beast tide, the number of beasts must be countless.
Even if those Exotic Beasts stood still, Yang Yan could not possibly eliminate them all.
The only solution was to flee from this place quickly and never get caught in the beast tide.
Jian Mingyin looked at the beast tide, turning pale with fright, and trembled: "How could there be such a large-scale beast tide in the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Yan sneered: "It’s a shame you come from a medical family. Haven’t you noticed that all these Exotic Beasts have lost their reason?"
"You mean they were driven by someone?" Jian Mingyin asked tremblingly.
Yang Yan lightly nodded, acknowledging her guess.
Jian Mingyin furrowed her brow and said: "The Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs is a part of the Secret Realm found by the Feather Spirit Sect’s Sect Leader. Without the sect’s permission, ordinary people can’t enter."
"I think it’s unlikely to be the Feather Spirit Sect’s intention. I’m afraid someone is up to mischief!" Yang Yan said while suddenly grabbing in thin air, causing an ordinary Exotic Beast to scream and fly into his hand.
Upon closer examination, Jian Mingyin suddenly exclaimed: "Mind-Bending Smoke! These Exotic Beasts are all affected by Mind-Bending Smoke. Seems like you’re right; someone is indeed up to mischief!"
Yang Yan crushed the Exotic Beast’s neck and tossed it harshly into the beast tide.
Instantly, it was divided and devoured.
Yang Yan stood on a treetop, gazing afar into the depths of the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.
The Exotic Beasts were constantly running out from the depths. To discover the answer, a thorough investigation was necessary.
Yang Yan said solemnly: "Can you hide your aura completely?"
Jian Mingyin quickly nodded, calming her mind and hiding her aura.
Then she took out a small bottle, applied some potion on herself, and instantly her faint body fragrance vanished.
Yang Yan nodded in satisfaction, activated the Wish Power to completely conceal his aura, and led Jian Mingyin into the depths of the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.
Deep within the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs, Fu Xingyun watched the beast tide he created rampage, sweeping over everything. A smile appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself:
"The years of preparation by the Hidden Sect proved correct. The Nine Netherworld Firebird egg indeed exists. Such Divine Birds of the heavens and earth should belong to me."
Not far from Fu Xingyun, on a cliff, was a gigantic bird’s nest.
It was filled with numerous Spiritual Medicines, randomly piled together, constantly releasing Spiritual Power forming a mist.
In the center was a giant egg taller than a person, emitting dark green flames, with Spirit Patterns flickering on the surface, continuously absorbing the surrounding mist.
The Nine Netherworld Firebird, with rich Phoenix Bloodline, was relying on the surrounding Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to continually refine itself.
Once hatched, it could rival a strong beginner Divinity Transformation.
When fully grown, if it could purify its bloodline, it might revert to its Phoenix ancestor and become an Immortal Bird!
At this moment, Yang Yan arrived following this powerful aura.
With an Instant Teleportation, he appeared before Fu Xingyun out of thin air.
"I wondered who it was; it turns out to be you. Did you also cause the beast tide?"
Fu Xingyun’s eyes flickered upon Yang Yan’s arrival.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected someone with apparent Foundation Establishment Spiritual Power to break through a beast tide and directly arrive here, truly incredible.
Composing himself, he cautiously said: "The Nine Netherworld Firebird isn’t something a weakling like you can covet. But since you’re here, prepare to die!"
Bang—
As Fu Xingyun finished speaking, he suddenly unleashed his Spiritual Power.
Instantly, his cultivation reached Half-step Divinity Transformation.
Yang Yan’s expression turned solemn.
In just a moment, Fu Xingyun’s attack enveloped Yang Yan.
Yang Yan roared, charged his body with Blood Qi, causing heaven and earth to rumble, the entire space violently shook.
Instantly, copious amounts of Blood Qi like a Giant Dragon tore through the air, obliterating Fu Xingyun’s attacks, causing the space to collapse.
Yang Yan gave no respite to his opponent, and with a swift turn, launched a punch.
The punch concentrated Yang Yan’s entire Blood Qi, shattering the Void at the moment of impact, drawing nearby mountains and flora into the black holes of space.
Fu Xingyun’s face changed drastically, gathering his full Spiritual Power to unveil a sky-covering giant palm against the Blood Qi Giant Dragon.
Spiritual Power surged wave after wave, constantly sweeping and consuming everything.
Boom—
A nearby mountain, overwhelmed by the aftermath, was forcibly split into two.
The two attacks stalemated, the combatants simultaneously locked eyes with each other.
Bang!
The explosion occurred simultaneously, each charging at the opposition in lightning speed, consistently clashing in the Void.
Every punch collision, every impact, shattered the Void, akin to World Destruction.