Chapter 266: The Early Arrival of the Lunar Eclipse_2
By the time he realized it, the threads had already ensnared his legs.
"What is this!?"
Bang!
There was an itch between his eyebrows, then a sharp pain.
A black thread had pierced his brow at an unknown time.
Splash~
The corpse fell into the water.
The last Beast Tamer hiding in the manor was thoroughly dealt with.
"The defensive forces in the manor seem to be weaker than I had imagined," mused Chen Xing, seated atop Xiao Xu in the sky.
But that was also normal.
The Dou Family was the local hegemon, and typical troublemakers wouldn't dare to cross them.
Those who did cause trouble were sure to be confident, and even with bolstered defenses, the manor would be of little use.
This Transcendent Beast Tamer stationed here was probably meant to deal with small-time thieves.
However, Liu Guangquan, of whom the intel had spoken, seemed not to be here, which was somewhat regrettable.
But if their own defensive forces had weakened, then the defenses at the other two locations...
Chen Xing looked back in the direction of Blue Shadow City.
He saw several Beast Taming creatures with powerful auras soar into the sky.
It seemed they didn't want the repercussions of the battle to affect the city below, after all, this was their main base.
Following Sìxiàng to the valley behind the manor, Chen Xing gazed at the Titan's Heart, as large as a skyscraper, and attempted to store it in his Storage Ornament.
As expected, he failed.
The Titan's Heart was alive, and living things couldn't be put into Storage Ornaments.
Just the heart capable of nurturing Mahā Titans had such a size; if it were allowed to hatch successfully, the adult's stature would probably be comparable to mountains.
Otherwise, the Dou Family wouldn't leave it out in the wild.
"Get it out."
Shadow quietly extended countless tendrils, these densely packed black threads nimble and eerie, interweaving in the air, ensnaring, gradually forming a vast and intricate black net.
This net seemed alive, slowly descending, enveloping the Titan's Heart hidden among the rocks.
As the black net tightened, the webbing at the bottom gradually exerted force, and the Titan's Heart infused with formidable power was slowly squeezed out from its hiding place.
Large swathes of mountain trembled, like a Giant Dragon's roar, accompanied by a rumbling sound.
As the Titan's Heart was gradually extricated, the trees around it seemed to lose their support, collapsing one after another with loud snapping sounds.
"Such a large thing... how do I take it back?"
Chen Xing pondered, having overlooked this point.
Even the underground cavern meant for the Teleportation Array might not accommodate the Titan's Heart.
Chen Xing suddenly realized this, and his heart skipped a beat.
This was going to be troublesome.
But the immediate priority was still to move the object first.
Sìxiàng flew into the sky, dragging the Titan's Heart beneath.
Chen Xing did not meet up with the people in the city, but instead circled around the outside.
Suddenly, an unusual whistling of the wind, sharp and swift, came from below.
Xiao Xu, alert, sensed this anomaly and instantly utilized its spatial ability.
A flying object approached rapidly, but as it came under the influence of Xiao Xu's heavy space, its speed slowed down as if pulled by an invisible force.
Chen Xing focused and saw that the flying object was actually a ball of dragon-shaped flame.
Xiao Xu activated its ability again, and with a flash, easily dodged the scorching flame using Void Wandering technique.
The flame passed by, bringing with it a burst of heat, but it did not harm Xiao Xu in the slightest.
Even though Xiao Xu had not yet achieved Transcendence, for a Beast Taming creature with a spatial attribute, the ability to save itself was almost a natural talent.
Meanwhile, Chen Xing quickly turned towards the direction from which the sneak attack had originated.
He saw a figure riding a Beast Taming creature, rapidly retreating, leaving only a blurry silhouette.
"It's him!" A trace of surprise flickered in Chen Xing's eyes. Although he had only seen the person's back, judging from the color of the hair, it seemed to be a person of Great Xia.
For a stranger from Great Xia to appear in Bibo Territory, which was quite remote relative to Great Xia, especially in a small city like this...
Chen Xing instantly identified the man's identity; the likelihood was that it was Liu Guangquan who had fled here.
He must have recognized Chen Xing's identity and sought to launch a sneak attack.
Watching his retreating figure, Chen Xing sneered.
Liu Guangquan, for some reason not present in the manor, had instead been hiding somewhere outside the city.
He not only did not run but also sought an opportunity to ambush him.
He himself had squandered his only chance to escape.
"Sìxiàng, take care of him."
The shadow first placed the Titan's Heart it was dragging onto the ground, then Sìxiàng looked in Liu Guangquan's direction and immediately disappeared from the spot.
In the distance, Liu Guangquan, along with the beast he was riding on, stumbled to the ground.
Then, countless black hands, the origin of which was unknown, ensnared them completely.
His Transcendence Fifth Level Purgold Fireflame Magical Deer was tightly bound by the shadow, unable to break free for a while.
Sìxiàng bowed its head, confronting him directly.
"Look at me!"
Its wings suddenly opened, a harsh clanking of chains echoed out, and thick, crimson chains shot out, locking onto the nearby Purgold Fireflame Magical Deer, violently extracting its soul and swallowing it into the portal.
"Impossible." Liu Guangquan's expression was fierce; he couldn't believe his beast had been killed in a second?!
The intelligence hadn't mentioned that this was just a recently Transcended First Level beast.
How could it be so fast? His Purgold Fireflame Magical Deer was always known for its speed. Even if it couldn't win a fight, it should have been able to outrun them!
Sìxiàng offered no explanation and simply caught Liu Guangquan, then headed back in the direction they came from.
In just a moment, Liu Guangquan was thrown to the ground.
Having had his back towards Chen Xing earlier, he had not seen Sìxiàng's speed; now he realized how eerily fast Sìxiàng was.
Deep down, Liu Guangquan still held a glimmer of hope. The fact that the other party had captured him indicated he still had some value. Although one of his beasts had died, he had others, and with the right opportunity, he might have a chance.
"I—"
"Bang!"
Chen Xing crushed Liu Guangquan's throat with a stomp.
"Next time, don't bother leaving any trash alive."
Sìxiàng nodded thoughtfully.
"Understood!"
Liu Qing had tricked him into coming to this place, and the backer was likely not without ties to Liu Guangquan. Chen Xing couldn't be bothered to waste words on him, considering the people behind the scenes belonged to just a few powers; it would be just as well to clean them all up later.
Chen Xing lifted his right foot and wiped the blood off on Liu Guangquan's clothes.
Then his gaze landed on the ring on Liu Guangquan's finger.
After examining the ring he removed, he found a small badge-like storage ornament on his waist. Your journey continues on empire
After thinking for a moment, he made a rope out of grass and strung it through Liu Guangquan's head. The Liu Family was wanted, and his head was probably worth something.
Once he had dealt with the matter, Chen Xing met back up with Qin Xuan and the others.
The Blue Shadow City below had somehow become a pile of ruins.
Traces of fire were everywhere.
"Let's go," Qin Xuan said.
He knew Chen Xing's goal, so he was not surprised by the Titan's Heart being dragged beneath Chen Xing's beast.
But the expressions of the other two were somewhat peculiar.
They looked at the Titan's Heart, then back at Chen Xing.
Tian Yi curiously asked, "What are you going to do with a rock?"
Qiu Shangqing, however, seemed to discern something. This was not an ordinary rock.
It appeared to be some kind of organ left behind by a creature.
"This isn't a stone, it's the Titan's Heart," Chen Xing said.
Qiu Shangqing seemed to have heard of the Titan's Heart. Hearing what Chen Xing said, he took another look at the Titan's Heart beneath them.
Smiling, Qiu Shangqing said, "Then you're in for a long wait."
The incubation period of the Titan's Heart is calculated in centuries.
No one knows whether the Titan's Heart would hatch first or if one would meet their end first.
Tian Yi asked, "Qin Chief, do we return the way we came?"
Qin Xuan shook his head, "No, whatever happened here is probably already known to Bibo Great City. If we go there now, we may run into people dispatched by Bibo Great City. We'll change direction."
Leaving the area, the group of four flew off in the opposite direction.
After a few hours of flight, the air temperature around them began to rise significantly.
On the horizon in the distance stretched a river thousands of feet wide, dividing the plains into two. The grass on the eastern side was dry and the earth eroded, while the western plains were rich with water and vegetation.
"We're at the border, the other side is Fentian Domain," Qin Xuan said.
Tian Yi laughed, "Qin Bro, the celestial phenomena tonight are extraordinary, it seems even the heavens are on our side."
The moon in the sky had been covered by thick clouds unknowingly, and the magic power around them exhibited a curious fluctuation, like a surging tide, disrupting everything.
In such conditions, the traces of magic power left by flying beasts would be erased to the greatest extent possible.