Chapter 257 Three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
A giant tiger suddenly charged into the air.
This tiger had wings growing from its ribs, its entire body covered in dark fur, and it was extremely ferocious—a ten-thousand-year-old scorpion tiger soul beast.
The moment it took to the air, the scorpion tiger immediately broke free of the beast horde and pounced towards the direction of the Ancient Panlong.
"What's going on!? Wasn't this supposed to be a small beast tide? Why are there ten-thousand-year soul beasts here, and even twenty-thousand-year ones!" A beast tide without ten-thousand-year soul beasts is called a small beast tide. But once a ten-thousand-year soul beast appears, and top-tier combat power emerges, then the beast tide will be called a medium-sized beast tide. And thus, its nature is completely different.
Seeing this, the Ancient Panlong had no time to think.
Accompanied by the scorpion tiger's murderous intent, the "First Soul Skill" of the Panlong Staff lit up, sweeping across fiercely, causing the scorpion tiger to stagger. Then, another dragon shadow attacked, sending it flying backward about ten meters in mid-air.
"Old Xu, cover me!"
After knocking the Scorpion Tiger away, Qian Gu Panlong immediately shouted at Xu Lei, wielding his Panlong Staff with a fierce swing. The coiled dragon on the staff seemed to come alive, carrying immense force as it smashed down towards the Scorpion Tiger's head.
Qian Gu Panlong, Xu Lei, and Xuan Mo all knew that if the Scorpion Tiger, this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, survived the beast tide and was subsequently restrained, it would be a devastating blow to the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group.
Therefore, Qian Gu Panlong was determined to kill it with this strike.
However, just as the Panlong Staff was about to strike the Scorpion Tiger's head, two massive rocks crashed down towards Qian Gu Panlong's head and the staff aimed at the Scorpion Tiger, respectively.
The moment the staff made contact with the falling rocks, Qian Gu Panlong immediately sensed danger; an even stronger force surged from the rocks.
The crashing rock not only disrupted the trajectory of the Panlong Staff, saving the Scorpion Tiger's life, but also caused the Ancient Panlong's hands, which were gripping the staff, to go numb, resulting in a hidden loss.
As for the boulder that was about to smash into the Ancient Panlong's head, he didn't even pay it any attention, because Xu Lei had already blocked it with the Xuanming Shield.
Just then, the Ancient Panlong and his companions felt a powerful aura slowly rising. Looking up slightly, they saw a massive figure leaping high off the cliff of the nearby valley, kicking up clouds of dust in front of the valley.
When the dust settled, a colossal body stood before the beast tide, on the ground. In terms of both aura and size, it was far more powerful than the Scorpion Tiger.
Its massive body was over three meters tall, covered with a thick, dense coat of fur, with steel fists hanging at its sides, extremely thick and powerful. Most striking were its shoulders, with muscles bulging like small hills.
This is a powerful baboon, over 30,000 years old, and top-tier in strength, sharing the same lineage as the powerful gorilla.
Seeing this, Qian Gu Panlong tightened his grip on his Panlong Staff, knowing the situation was becoming increasingly difficult.
This 30,000-year-old baboon was approaching the level of a Soul Emperor. Moreover, it had rescued a 20,000-year-old scorpion tiger from Qian Gu Panlong, gaining an ally.
"Roar!"
With a deafening roar, the baboon's fists slammed down towards Qian Gu Panlong, but Xu Lei blocked them.
"Let me deal with this soul beast; I can handle it. You quickly deal with that scorpion tiger, then come help me. Otherwise, there are too many soul beasts, and the other brothers can't hold them off."
As an old friend of several years, Qian Gu Panlong naturally understood what Xu Lei meant: he needed to finish the battle quickly and then go support the other brothers of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group.
After exchanging a glance, Qian Gu Panlong and Xu Lei moved instantly without a word, each activating their first or fifth spirit ring and attacking the Scorpion Tiger and the Mighty Baboon.
The two spirit beasts were not afraid and met the attack head-on.
However, while the Mighty Baboon couldn't break through Xu Lei's defense and was in a stalemate, the Scorpion Tiger fared much worse. It was completely overwhelmed by Qian Gu Panlong from the very first exchange.
While suppressing the Scorpion Tiger, Qian Gu Panlong also took the opportunity to survey the battlefield. Seeing that his brothers were still managing to stabilize the beast tide, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But before Qian Gu Panlong could fully relax, another change occurred from behind the beast tide.
A large bird suddenly swooped out from behind the beast tide, its sharp claws outstretched, aiming to grab the members of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group.
"Not good!"
"It's a 20,000-year-old Wind Eagle Soul Beast!"
At this moment, Qian Gu Panlong and Xu Lei were immediately filled with anxiety when they saw the Wind Eagle directly sweep past them and grab the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group.
Although the Wind Eagle was a very common species, unlike the Scorpion Tiger or the Mighty Baboon, it was a catastrophic disaster for the rest of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group, because no one could stop it.
If no one stopped it, the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group would suffer heavy casualties, and in the worst case, all members of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group except for the two of them would be wiped out.
"What do we do! The two leaders can't get away!"
"Oh no! Are we going to die like this?!" "..."
Just at this critical moment.
"Don't worry, I'm still here!"
With a roar, Xuan Mo, who had been observing, completed his Martial Soul Possession and leaped high into the air.
Facing the Wind Eagle that was attacking the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group, Xuan Mo activated his third soul ring. "The Intent of Heavy Rock" enveloped his right fist, which he slammed into the Wind Eagle's head, sending it flying backward and slamming into the air, completely disoriented.
"You two focus on those two soul beasts. As for it, I'll handle it. But be careful, all of these soul beasts are strange. Look at their eyes."
Hearing Xuan Mo's words, Qian Gu Panlong and Xu Lei breathed a sigh of relief, but when they heard the second half of his sentence, they tensed up again. Looking into the eyes of all the soul beasts, they found their pupils were abnormal, a blood-red color.
"Damn it! This beast tide was definitely man-made!"
Qian Gu Panlong cursed after sending the Scorpion Tiger flying again.
"We must deal with these three ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts as soon as possible, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble will arise later."
"Annihilation Devouring Light!"
A purplish-black beam of light struck the Wind Eagle's chest, accompanied by a mournful cry. A plume of black smoke rose from its chest.
When the smoke dissipated, a gaping bloody hole appeared in the Wind Eagle's chest, the wound so deep that bone was visible.
"Screech!"
But unexpectedly, after being severely injured, the Wind Eagle showed no intention of fleeing. Instead, after a flash of red light in its eyes, it continued its attack, as if it didn't care about its life.
Clearly, it intended to fight to the death!
And this scene wasn't just happening on Xuan Mo's side…
"Boom!"
"Roar!"
The Thousand-Year Coiled Dragon's Coiled Dragon Staff slammed fiercely into the Scorpion Tiger's tail.
But only three breaths later, the Scorpion Tiger's tail was smashed into a bloody pulp by the Thousand-Year Coiled Dragon, mixing with the sand on the ground.
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