Chapter 548: Seven Golden Lotuses
With the massive number of locusts assaulting them, Xiang Shaoyun's group couldn't avoid the battle either. Tang Longfei, punching repeatedly, took the lead and opened a path of blood for the group. As for Lady Shura and Ning Wenhuang, they took care of the flanks, helping the group advance. Xiang Shaoyun stayed with the Han Clan sisters and Money as they took care of the rear.
"Both of you, focus on defense. Money, focus on offense. I will open a path with Big Brother Tang," said Xiang Shaoyun after a while. He felt like he couldn't allow this to continue on. Thus, he flew forward and helped Tang Longfei to fight the locusts.
With the heavy armor on him, he could only move as fast as a regular peak King. However, that much speed was enough to deal with his current situation. He slammed out his palms everywhere, sending out numerous tongues of flame to burn all the locusts around them.
He attacked using the power of Yun Flame, which was a high level flame. Each locust was immediately ignited the moment the flame touched it. The large number of the locusts provided them both advantages and disadvantages. One of the disadvantages was that the moment they were burned, they started fleeing in disarray, spreading the flame to the other locusts. In a way, they would harm their own companions, allowing flame attacks to be even more destructive.
With Xiang Shaoyun's help, the pressure on the group reduced as they quickly carved a way through the locusts around them. At this moment, a Demon Emperor locust appeared before them and attacked. It spewed a massive clump of green venom that enveloped the group. It was a terrifying attack an ordinary person would not be able to resist.
"Big Brother Tang, bring them away first. I'll deal with it," said Xiang Shaoyun as he erupted with the power of flame, surrounding himself in a clump of raging fire.
At the same time, he clawed with both his hands and ripped the curtain of venom apart. Yun Flame was worthy of being a high-level unique flame, as its destructiveness had reached an exceedingly dreadful level. Instantly, the curtain of venom evaporated. Even the Demon Emperor locust did not dare to approach them.
A flame at that level was enough to threaten any Emperor. At that moment, Tang Longfei and the others quickly flew away. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he protected the rear before quickly leaving, not willing to waste too much time fighting the locust. As for the locust, it could sense that Xiang Shaoyun was a difficult opponent, so it did not give chase. Instead, it moved on to the other young geniuses in the area.
After about half a day of continuous battle, Xiang Shaoyun and company were finally free of the locusts. They were about to continue traveling when they noticed that the young geniuses ahead of them were suffering the attacks of other groups of demonic beasts, causing them to halt.
"Sure enough, this is not an easy test," Tang Longfei sighed.
"We shouldn't waste any time. Let's charge through, or we won't make it in time," said Ning Wenhuang anxiously.
"There's no rush. You guys should take a small break to recover your energy. I will scout ahead and see what we should do next," said Xiang Shaoyun.
"Yes, listen to Shaoyun," Tang Longfei said.
And thus, the group landed on the mountain range below them and took the chance to rest. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he extended the senses granted to him by his Nether Soul Domain and started scouting ahead, trying his very best to figure out the situations ahead of him so he could pick the most suitable path for their travel.
Soon, he discovered the direction with the lowest number of demonic beasts. Furthermore, the demonic beasts there were also the weakest compared to the other directions. Thus, he led the group in the direction he had discovered.
This time, they opted to travel on foot so as to prevent being discovered by more demonic beasts. Although their speed dropped as a result, it was much better than being constantly under the assault of demonic beasts.
With the senses of Nether Soul Domain, Xiang Shaoyun was able to clarify the situations ahead of them in advance. That granted him an advantage over many of the test participants. In this manner, the group traveled for three days straight.
Over the three days, they had suffered numerous demonic beast attacks as well, but they had encountered a relatively smaller number of demonic beasts. Moreover, they had not encountered a single Demon Emperor. Thus, they were able to take the lead among all the test participants. To be precise, they were among the fastest, even if they weren't the fastest.
That day, they had arrived at a certain lake. They had not discovered anything around them, but the silence had caused them to be extremely tense.
After all, this was a mountain range filled with beasts. For this place to be in such tranquility, it could only mean that a powerful fellow was hidden. And that was actually a powerful fellow Xiang Shaoyun couldn't even detect. It gave him a bad feeling.
"Look, there are seven golden lotuses here," exclaimed Ning Wenhuang as she pointed at the middle of the lake.
The seven golden lotuses flickered with gold radiance, looking incredibly conspicuous. They also emanated a certain fragrance that filled the lake's periphery.
"Emperor medicine! These are definitely emperor medicines! They are treasures!" Tang Longfei exclaimed joyfully.
Although he had seen a fair share of treasures at the Bloodsin City he came from, personally discovering these treasures in the wild still brought him more excitement. More importantly, these golden lotuses were a match for the power he cultivated. They would greatly help him enter the Dragon Ascension Realm. In his excitement, he impatiently charged toward the lake. It was at that moment that the surface of the lake started rippling, and a massive head rose from it.
"Roar!"
A dreadful roar sounded and reverberated throughout the area. The demonic beasts in the vicinity quickly fled in panic. Tang Longfei suffered the direct impact of the roar and was jolted back. He coughed blood, and Xiang Shaoyun quickly rushed ahead and caught Tang Longfei before rapidly retreating.
"Leave immediately!" Xiang Shaoyun shouted at the women behind him.
The massive head that had come out of the lake was actually the head of a turtle. A pair of sinister eyes could be seen on its head, eyes that could strike fear in anyone's heart. It was most definitely a late-stage Demon Emperor turtle. Otherwise, its head wouldn't be that big, and it wouldn't be so dreadfully powerful.
Lady Shura, Ning Wenhuang, and the others quickly flew away. Unfortunately, the turtle emperor had been angered. It opened its mouth and attacked, spitting water at them. The water bullet was akin to a massive waterfall crashing down from the heavens, bringing with it a destructive might that these War Emperors would have no way of resisting.
With zero hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun tossed Tang Longfei to the side and released his Nether Soul Domain, enveloping everything in the area. The instant the Nether Soul Domain was released, its chains destroyed the water bullet.
At the same time, several chains whipped at the turtle emperor. Feeling threatened, the turtle quickly tried withdrawing into the lake. Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to grab the seven lotuses before quickly fleeing with his companions.