LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Who is Leading Whose Snake Out of the Hole?
“Roar!”
A second-level ground rhinoceros let out a fierce roar, warning those who dared to invade its territory to leave, while its legs sounded the charge like a battle horn.
“Come on!”
Qin Bei flashed a smile as he eyed the ground rhinoceros.
“Bang bang bang!”
How could the offended ground rhinoceros just endure this provocation? It charged angrily towards Qin Bei, kicking up a cloud of dust around it.
“Bang!”
However, just when the ground rhinoceros’s horn was about to collide with Qin Bei, a pair of hands—much smaller than the rhinoceros’s horn—stably pressed against the ground rhinoceros’s lone horn.
“You’re already a peak second-level beast, but only at five hundred thousand jin of strength? For a power-type beast, this is all you’ve got?”
The ground rhinoceros seemed to sense Qin Bei’s mockery and went wild.
But no matter how it slammed into him, it couldn’t budge Qin Bei even half a step.
“Not enough. Next!”
After saying this, Qin Bei exerted his strength, lifting the ground rhinoceros effortlessly into the air.
This move terrified the surrounding monsters, causing them to scatter in all directions.
If they could talk, they would definitely ask Qin Bei, “Are we the monsters or are you?”
“Don’t run! I’m not done yet!”
The ground-armored rhinoceros, seeing it was no match, turned tail and fled, leaving its anger behind.
Qin Bei chased after it.
“Roar!”
Suddenly, an unknown dragon roar echoed from somewhere, and Qin Bei froze in place.
In that moment, he realized the beast cry he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
However, the first thing he saw was a massive dragon swirling through a rift in space, its sharp claws aimed right at him.
Master Lion knew there was a shadow guard by Qin Bei’s side, yet he still wanted to spring a surprise attack. If he could take care of Qin Bei in one go, that would be fantastic.
So the moment he appeared, he sealed off the space around Qin Bei, rendering him completely immobile.
But while imagination is beautiful, reality can be cruel.
The shadow guard, sensing danger long before, materialized in front of Qin Bei before any attack could land.
The shadow guard stood with his hands clasped behind his back and turned to Qin Bei.
“Get out of here.”
The shadow guard didn’t know that the one who struck was from the Beast Control Sect; he just assumed it was a beast that had come out from the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
Though the Void Dragon was somewhat rare, it wasn’t surprising for strange creatures to emerge from the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
Qin Bei didn’t hesitate and turned to leave.
He understood well that this level of fight was beyond any assistance he could provide.
Once Qin Bei departed, the Void Dragon drew the shadow guard into its domain.
This was a scheme by Master Lion to prevent the shadow guard from sensing the outside and discovering that Beast Ming was targeting Qin Bei, as well as to prevent him from calling for help.
It would take at least half an hour to escape this domain, which also gave Beast Ming the time needed to eliminate Qin Bei.
…
“Prince Bei, why the rush?”
Qin Bei hadn’t moved far when a figure appeared ahead of him; it was Beast Ming.
Qin Bei halted his steps. He realized that the show was just beginning.
“Oh, by the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m the young master of the Beast Control Sect, Beast Ming.”
“Do all your villains like to start with a monologue?”
“What do you mean?”
“What do you mean?”
Qin Bei chuckled and then flipped his palm, revealing a spot of black in his hand.
“You!”
Beast Ming stared, astonished, at what was in Qin Bei’s hand.
For it was a Shadow Gu—specifically, one that had already perished.
“How did you detect the Shadow Gu? Has your cultivation reached the immortal level? Impossible! You’re only twenty; there’s no way!”
“Of course not! It’s just that your tricks are so low-grade that it’s really not hard to uncover the truth.”
“Alright, alright, since you’ve figured it out, I won’t keep pretending.”
“To be honest, I was the one who crippled your cultivation last time. You probably didn’t think I had the guts to go after a prince, did you?”
Beast Ming grinned, treating his ability to attack the Great Xia royal family as something to boast about; crippling Qin Bei was his proudest accomplishment.
Qin Bei regarded Beast Ming as if he were looking at a fool.
“And what do you think—just because you schmoozed with the Holy Demon Dynasty? Do you really think the royal family doesn’t know about your little schemes?”
Beast Ming’s pupils constricted. Qin Bei had guessed the involvement of the Holy Demon Dynasty, something he hadn’t anticipated.
Moreover, what did the latter part of his statement mean? Did the Great Xia royal family already know about the Beast Control Sect’s rebellion?
“Impossible! If Emperor Xia knew there was a problem with the Beast Control Sect, he would have ordered the extermination of our clan long ago. How could he leave us be for so long? You’re just trying to scare me!”
“Idiot!”
Qin Bei was impressed by this kid’s imagination.
“Let’s get to it! I’m here specifically for you to make your move. You’re just perfect as my sharpening stone for a breakthrough!”
“I just fear that your blade isn’t tough enough!”
Beast Ming also dropped the charade. Now that Qin Bei knew everything, letting him go was out of the question.
This matter concerned the entire sect.
“I’ve told you before, don’t use such lowly tactics against me again; I feel embarrassed for you.”
Just as they were about to clash, Qin Bei tightened his grip with his right hand, and a stream of white liquid dripped between his fingers.
On the opposite side, Beast Ming’s expression darkened.
Because Qin Bei had crushed his Soul Devouring Gu, which he had stealthily released during their earlier conversation.
He was no brainless villain; everything he said was aimed at attracting Qin Bei’s attention before launching a sneak attack. He never expected that the one who would end up killed would be his own Soul Devouring Gu.
“You can also use Gu?”
Beast Ming couldn’t think of any other possibility. Qin Bei, merely a Tempering Realm cultivator, had not only detected his sneak attack but also identified the Shadow Gu. It was simply too incredible.
As for Qin Bei, he certainly wasn’t skilled in curses, but with his twin pupils, he could see through all these dark schemes clearly.
Attempting to ambush him was utterly impossible.
Qin Bei was not one to entertain nonsense. Though he was still untested when he was abandoned, he had long since set his sights on the mastermind behind it all.
Rather than saying that the Beast Control Sect was looking for trouble with him today, it was more accurate to state that he had laid a trap for the Beast Control Sect.
All to kill Beast Ming under the sun.
“It’s futile. No matter how strong you are, you can’t possibly match the fourth-level Silver Moon Wolf King. You’re destined to die today!”
As he spoke, a colossal, silver-bodied wolf measuring three meters in length emerged from Beast Ming’s beast control space.
A fourth-level demon beast corresponded to the Golden Core realm of cultivators. Even if it was only early-stage fourth-level, it was not something a Tempering Realm warrior could contend with.
In the sky, two figures observed the unfolding scene below.
Watching the Silver Moon Wolf King charge toward Qin Bei, the old man in a black robe couldn’t help but ask, “Your Majesty, are you really not going to intervene? Although Prince Bei has a history of defeating Foundation Establishment Realm opponents, this is a fourth-level monster. He may not last a few rounds.”
The old man wanted to say that Qin Bei’s victory over Hun Tian was largely due to luck; he had never heard of anyone on the Cangzhou continent defeating a Golden Core opponent with merely Tempering Realm strength.
That was a qualitative leap, completely in a different league.
“I just want to see how far this kid can go. I feel like he’s hiding something.”
“Your Majesty doesn’t really think Prince Bei possesses a cultivation holy body, does he?”
“That possibility can’t be ruled out.”
“But things like that didn’t exist before; how could they possibly emerge now?”
“What’s impossible in the cultivation world? If he really has a cultivation holy body, he would have to fight for the crown prince position whether he wants to or not!”
Emperor Xia murmured to himself.