Volume 1: Heavenly Machine Pavilion Turbulence Chapter 16: Ambushed (Middle)

  As Ling Feng pulled Chu Hei towards the forest in front of them, he suddenly discovered a shadowy area on the ground around them. When he looked up, he saw that the giant lizard had transformed and was rapidly falling from mid-air, hurtling towards them like a meteorite.

  In his heart, he secretly cried out "not good", Ling Feng exerted force underfoot and pulled Chu Hei to dodge to the side.

  If I were hit on the head by this giant lizard's massive body, would I still be alive?

  Just then, several figures flashed by beside them, picking up Ling Feng and the other four children at the waist and quickly dodging to one side.

  "Boom——"

  A low but extremely penetrating loud noise was followed by a strong shockwave that seemed to have hit the ground nearby, causing intense tremors. Ling Feng, who had just escaped danger, felt the powerful force transmitted from his feet, making his whole body shake uncontrollably and unable to stand firmly.

  The field was filled with dust at this moment, and the scene was blurred. After the gentle mountain wind blew away the dust, Ling Feng looked up and saw that on the ground where he had been standing, a deep pit of over ten feet in diameter appeared, and the transformed giant lizard lay at the bottom of the pit, emitting a mournful roar.

  As a dual-soul warrior, the strongest transformation of Qiong Meng's Red Fire Demon Lizard belongs to the second-level top-tier demon beast. Its strength is stronger than that of Bai Shanhai, the leader of the Chushan tribe, in his strongest transformation as Iron Arm Ape by three points!

  He alone entangled with the enemy in mid-air, and during the fight, he had already roughly figured out the strength of the incoming enemy.

  All seven enemies were foundation-building cultivators, equivalent to the dual-soul warriors of the Savage Tribe. In terms of strength, none of these foundation-building cultivators were a match for Meng Hao. However, facing a siege by seven people, even if Meng Hao was incredibly powerful, it would be difficult for him to fight back!

  Originally, even if Meng was no match for the enemy, he wouldn't have been knocked down from mid-air so quickly. Just as he was fighting with all his might, another cultivator appeared on the enemy's side, this person's strength was extremely powerful, and with a wave of his hand, he took out a jade ruler artifact, instantly blasting Meng to the ground.

  The beast soul warrior who has transformed into a demon beast, with extremely strong defensive power. The crimson fire lizard that has undergone a violent transformation is the most powerful among them. He suffered this heavy blow, but the giant lizard's body only suffered some minor injuries, which did not hinder its ability to continue fighting.

  With a loud thud, the giant lizard leapt out of the pit, and at the same time, Chu Yunxiang and others standing around heard a fierce and scorching voice in their hearts.

  "Sa Pu, Sa Ding, you two quickly give me and Shan Hai brother a boost of soul power. The enemy has one Golden Elixir cultivator and seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, their strength is extremely powerful, everyone must hold on, wait for reinforcements to arrive, absolutely cannot let the children suffer any harm!"

  His voice fell, but a giant turtle looked up at the sky and let out a shocking roar. The roar spread like ripples on water, echoing in all directions.

  "Do you want to ask for help? I'm afraid it's too late!"

  Streaks of light fell from the sky, and eight people with different attire appeared on the ground. They all exuded a unique aura, somewhat ethereal and otherworldly, each holding a shimmering artifact in their hands, gazing at Meng Lie and others with an air of disdain.

  Among them, the first person was a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe. His eyes shone with a hint of divine light, and his mouth curled up slightly as he glanced at Meng Lie and the others. He chuckled lightly and said, "Two Soul Tribe Upper Masters, four Double-Soul Warriors from the Savage Beast Tribe... it should take about the time it takes to burn an incense stick to settle this!"

  "We are the people of Heishi City Wudian, you wait here to ambush and plot against us, do you want to tear up the ceasefire agreement between our Nanhuang Alien Alliance and your Xiu Xian?" The giant lizard's eyes stared at the opponent, its mouth emitting a fierce and angry voice.

  "It was those immortal sects that reached a ceasefire agreement with you barbarians, but for us loose cultivators, there is no binding force!" The middle-aged man smiled lightly and took a step forward with his right foot. At the same time, as he moved, the giant lizard's body slightly lowered, its eyes fixed intently on the opponent, ready to attack.

  "This man is a Golden Elixir cultivator! Once they make their move, Brother Shanhai will immediately help me bind him!"

  The sound of Meng's voice echoed in the hearts of Chu Yunxiang and others once again.

  In the Shengmang tribe, as long as one has the strength of a Dusou warrior, after their own 'soul aperture' is opened, they can communicate with their companions through the power of their soul without worrying about being discovered by the enemy.

  As his voice fell, the companions beside him were already prepared for battle. But seeing Chu Yunxiao let out a low growl, his entire skeletal system crackled with a 'crackling' sound, and scales appeared on the surface of his skin, instantly transforming into a demon beast resembling an armadillo.

  At the same time, Bai Shanhai also unleashed his strongest transformation, a giant iron-armed ape with a body over ten feet tall and extraordinary ferocity appeared on the scene, its fists continuously pounding its chest, eyes revealing a fierce and untamed glint as it stared at the enemy, letting out a deafening roar!

  "Feng, hurry and take Heizi and the others to the woods over there to hide for a while!" Bai Ping's eyes looked at Ling Feng standing beside her, instructing in a low voice.

  It was she who had previously saved Ling Feng and Chu Hei from danger. Now, judging from the situation on the field, their side was at a disadvantage. Whether it was the fierce battle or the Soul Clan's upper master, or Bai Shan Hai and Chu Yun Xiang couple, they all had to face the enemy with all their might, and no longer had any spare energy to take care of others.

  This nephew has been exceptionally clever since he was a child, so at critical moments, Bai Ping entrusted Ling Feng with important tasks.

  "Hmm!" Ling Feng nodded heavily and then beckoned Chu Hei and two other companions to run towards the woods.

  Bai Ping's gaze shifted from the children to the eight monks standing in front, where a black spirit cat the size of a leopard appeared, standing shoulder to shoulder with Chu Yunxiao's transformed iron armor beast, ready to pounce!

  As for the two Soul Clan masters, they had already pulled open a distance of dozens of feet from their opponents when they fell to the ground. The two held a white bone staff in their hands, reciting long and complicated incantations, the black thorns at the tip of the staff flashing constantly, as if brewing an extremely powerful witchcraft technique.

  "With just a few of you, do you think you can still stop Zhao from taking action? You're simply courting death!" The middle-aged man on the other side, also the only Golden Elixir cultivator, hummed softly and instructed his companions: "You two go take care of those barbarian brats. Remember, don't let a single one escape, especially that kid with the blood mark between his eyebrows!"

  "Yes!" The two monks leaning on his right side nodded slightly and immediately flew diagonally in the direction where Ling Feng and others escaped.

  "Not good, their target is Hei Er!" In an instant, Chu Yun Xiang and his wife transformed into the Iron Armor Beast and Black Stripe Spirit Cat, and they pounced towards the two cultivators.

  From the mouth of that Golden Elixir Cultivator with the surname Zhao, Chuyun Xiang and his wife had already clearly understood the intentions behind these cultivators' ambush. It turned out that their target was the four children, among whom their own son, Chuhuai, was actually the primary target of these cultivators!

  As parents, Chu Yunxiang and his wife would rather sacrifice their own lives than let anyone harm their son in the slightest.

  At the moment when the couple was about to take action, the secret techniques of Sabi and Sading, the two Soul Tribe masters, were already complete. They saw the two raise their bone rods, slightly lift them up, and two black light columns shot out from the top of the bone rods, shooting forward rapidly.

  It was strange that the black light pillar they sacrificed did not shoot towards the enemy, but instead separately penetrated into the body of Chi Huo Mo and Tie Bi Cang Yuan standing in front.

  "Roar! Roar......"

  As the black light column penetrated, the two demon beasts' bodies suddenly underwent a strange transformation, violently swelling by threefold, their entire body overflowing with ferocious energy, their eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty cruelty as they glared at their enemy, letting out a deafening roar as they pounced towards that Zhao surname's Golden Elixir cultivator.

  Four Beast Soul Warriors transform into four powerful demon beasts, launching a fierce attack on the enemy from front and back. In an instant, the scene changes color, filled with a chilling killing intent.

  "Hmph!" The Jin Dan cultivator surnamed Zhao let out a light snort, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain. Facing the overwhelming attacks that came at him like a mountain landslide, his body remained as stable as a boulder, not moving in the slightest. He merely waved his hand and sent out a white jade ruler.

  The white jade ruler was taken out and split into one, two, four in mid-air, transforming into hundreds of ruler shadows in an instant, forming a white light screen that seemed to be the Milky Way hanging upside down, sweeping forward.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Several muffled sounds were heard in succession, and four huge black shadows flew back, heavily crashing to the ground.

  Under the Jade Ruler's strike, the fierce momentum of the four attackers was immediately dissipated. Among them, Feng Meng and Bai Shan Hai fell to the ground, but the demon beast's body seemed to be unscathed, paused for a moment, and continued to attack its opponent.

  As for Chu Yunxiao and his wife, the two were obviously much weaker in terms of strength. After withstanding a single strike from the opponent's Jade Ruler, they had already suffered heavy injuries. Chu Yunxiao was slightly better off; his strongest transformation, Iron Armor Beast, originally emphasized powerful defense, so after suffering a severe blow, only seven or eight places on his body's scales were cracked, and he had sustained some superficial wounds.

  As for Bai Ping, her strongest transformation was the Black-striped Spirit Cat, which excelled at agile attacks. However, its defensive capabilities were weak, so it suffered heavy damage. Under Yu Chi's attack, its body was covered in wounds and it fell to the ground, unable to get up for half a day.

  The battle between the two sides had just begun, and four Beast Soul Warriors already had one seriously injured. It could be seen that the enemy's Golden Dan cultivator was extremely powerful!

  But things have come to this, and they can't retreat even half a step. Moreover, under the soul power bestowed by the Soul Clan's Upper Master, the strength of Qiong Meng and Bai Shanhai has increased greatly, and when they join forces, their attacking power is almost as strong as that of Zhao's Golden Dan cultivator!

  "Roar......"

  A deafening roar erupted, and the Red Fire Demon Ape was the first to make a move. It opened its mouth and shot out a column of red flames towards the illusory shadow in mid-air. At the same time, Bai Shanhai transformed into the Iron-Armed Ape, stomping his feet and suddenly lifting his massive body into the air. With his right arm swinging, he punched towards the shadow's light screen.

  The two joined forces in one strike, with a power that was unmatched. In an instant, only a deafening roar echoed through the air, and the surrounding airflow violently fluctuated. Immediately after, those hundreds of shadowy silhouettes instantly dispersed and vanished, transforming back into a single white jade ruler suspended in mid-air.

  "These barbarian warriors are indeed formidable, with only a foundation-building cultivation, they can actually unleash an attack power close to that of a Golden Elixir initial-stage cultivator!" The Golden Elixir cultivator surnamed Zhao's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to be giving orders to his companion beside him. Immediately after, two figures shot towards the forest in front, while the remaining cultivators, along with the Golden Elixir cultivator surnamed Zhao, launched a fierce attack on Quan Meng and the others.