Chapter 12

"Dao Ye is here!" The Daoist who had been slapped away returned, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a look of complete determination, shouted. Flames surged from his body, turning the sky a deep red, making the area feel intensely hot!

The flames that burst from the Daoist's body made his face pale. Then, with a wave of his hand, the flames transformed into a vast expanse of fire clouds, trapping the savage beast within. In the fire clouds, flames took the shapes of dragons, snakes, tigers, and leopards, each appearing as divine beings, roaring or leaping through the air, rushing towards the savage beast.

The savage beast, trapped in the fire clouds, saw its blood-red fur burn to ashes in an instant, its skin turning black.

The savage beast roared, its vital energy surging, forming a blood cloud to protect itself, trying to struggle free from the fire clouds. However, it was entangled by the flames that had transformed into various beasts, unable to break free for a moment!

Seizing this opportunity, Ding Yue swung the Mountain Whip, unleashing a secret technique. Instantly, the Mountain Whip rose into the air, transforming into a towering mountain peak, which thundered down, pinning the savage beast beneath it!

"Phew!" Seeing this, the Daoist quickly retracted the fire clouds, panting heavily, his face pale and weak.

"Although it is suppressed by the spiritual treasure, it won't last long. We need to finish it quickly!" Looking at the savage beast still struggling, causing the ground to shake, Ding Yue said hurriedly. However, he couldn't help much and could only continuously channel his magical power to suppress the beast!

Taking this opportunity, Ding Yue finally got a clear look at the Daoist. He was dressed in a large red Daoist robe, wearing a flame crown, and stepping on fire cloud shoes, holding a treasure sword, truly looking like a celestial being!

"I will eliminate it!" The Daoist, seeing the savage beast struggle, his face full of joy, raised his sword and stabbed, blinding the beast's other eye.

"Woof!" The big black dog barked, shaking his treasure gourd, and a black light shot out, making the savage beast momentarily dazed!

"I will attack!!!" The little donkey screamed, unable to use his cover punch, and could only unleash various magical techniques, beating the savage beast until it was a bloody mess, looking extremely miserable!

"I will do it!" Yan Zhan also stepped forward, his Spirit-Extinguishing Sword capable of stripping away part of the savage beast's vitality, causing its blood energy to dissipate. In terms of damage, Yan Zhan was the most effective at this moment!

In a short while, after several rounds of attacks, the savage beast was severely injured, its vital energy fluctuating, as if it were about to fall from its realm!

"Roar!" The savage beast roared, its vital energy suddenly becoming violent. With a straight charge, it instantly lifted the mountain peak, breaking free from the suppression!

"Pfft!" Affected by this, Ding Yue couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and quickly retreated with the Mountain Whip!

At this moment, the little donkey suddenly called out, "His realm has fallen, he's only at the Immortal stage now!"

Hearing this, Ding Yue couldn't help but look. He saw that the savage beast's vital energy had greatly diminished, fluctuating, and no longer had the suffocating pressure of a Golden Immortal!

"Go!" Ding Yue was overjoyed, suppressing the boiling magical power within him, and raised the Mountain Whip, striking the savage beast, making it flip over twice!

"Roar!" The savage beast, now blind in both eyes, roared and quickly got up, riding a blood cloud, fleeing in the direction it came from without looking back!

The big black dog was stunned, "It actually ran away!"

"Chase!" The Daoist was the first to react, leading the way with his flying light, chasing after the savage beast!

Seeing this, Ding Yue and the others quickly followed, with the little donkey serving as a mount. However, due to his severe injuries, his speed was greatly reduced, only slightly faster than the savage beast!

This chase lasted for hundreds of miles before the savage beast was finally stopped. The big black dog also refined three magical talismans from the savage beast's essence, giving one to the Daoist and keeping the other two for himself and the little donkey.

"I am Daoist Luo Xuan, I greet you, fellow Daoists, and thank you for saving my life!" The Daoist, with a ruddy complexion, a square face, holding a treasure sword, and wearing a fiery red Daoist robe, exuded a sense of authority!

Ding Yue and the others quickly responded, introducing themselves. The big black dog called himself the Sky-Tearing Demon King, and the little donkey called himself the Heaven-Stepping Demon King, though they were far from being demon kings, they still boasted confidently!

Yan Zhan, taking this opportunity, named himself the Hundred-Battles Demon Immortal, regardless of how many battles he had fought. As for Ding Yue, he directly used the name of the Daoist of Mountains and Waters.

"Luo Xuan?" Ding Yue muttered to himself, feeling a sense of familiarity. After some thought, he realized that this was Luo Xuan, the second-generation disciple of the截教 (Jie Jiao) and the Flame Dragon Island Flame Immortal.

Although Luo Xuan was not very prominent in the封神榜 (Fengshen Bang), he was sent to the list by a minor Heavenly King, he was still not to be underestimated. This was because his treasures were taken by Princess Longji, greatly reducing his combat power, and he was ambushed and killed while severely injured.

But as a named second-generation disciple of the截教 (Jie Jiao), Luo Xuan was far from ordinary!

Not to mention the several innate spiritual treasures he possessed, just the fact that he could leave a name among the ten thousand immortals of the截教 (Jie Jiao) showed his extraordinary nature!

After all, in the later generations, the通天教主 (Tongtian Jiaozhu) of the截教 (Jie Jiao) accepted all kinds of disciples, and the number of those who achieved immortality was countless, but how many were actually famous?

Thinking about this, Ding Yue also made an effort to befriend Luo Xuan. After a series of interactions, their relationship significantly improved, almost to the point of becoming sworn brothers.

"Right, Daoist Brother, didn't you say the savage beast had a primordial spirit root?" Ding Yue asked.

Luo Xuan, reminded of this, quickly led the group to a distant location.

This flight covered several thousand miles, and Ding Yue silently sighed at the tragic situation Luo Xuan had faced, being pursued for such a distance. It was not easy.

They arrived at a desolate canyon, where the landscape was barren, with strange rocks standing tall, and no sunlight ever reaching it!

A hundred-meter-tall tree stood there, with deep roots and lush leaves. Each leaf was like a fan, with intricate patterns, exuding a mysterious aura. A gentle breeze blew, and the leaves swayed, occasionally revealing golden fruits hidden among them.

The fruits were as large as bowls, with a golden hue!

Ding Yue used his divine sense to examine the tree and immediately recognized it.

The Golden Jade Juice Pear, a lower-grade spirit root, blooms every three hundred years, bears fruit every three hundred years, and ripens every thousand years, producing hundreds or even thousands of fruits, with a delicious taste!

For mortals, consuming it would cleanse their bones and change their constitution, extending their lifespan by three hundred years, and allowing them to advance rapidly in cultivation, achieving immortality. For immortals, it would increase their magical power by a hundred years and help them consolidate their power!

"It will ripen in a few decades. We don't need to rush. Let's stay here for a while and rest and recover!" Ding Yue suggested.

The others quickly nodded, as spirit roots were rare, and who wouldn't want to taste one?

Moreover, they were all Heavenly Immortals, and this was the perfect time to increase their magical power, and the spirit root was just what they needed!

Several decades passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone's injuries had healed. Ding Yue and Luo Xuan discussed Daoist principles and exchanged insights, benefiting greatly.

Ding Yue also learned about Luo Xuan's background, discovering that he was a flame essence that had cultivated for thousands of years to achieve human form, with all his skills centered around fire. No wonder he was so vulnerable to the princess!

When the Golden Pears ripened, there were over a thousand of them. After dividing them, each person received several hundred, which was quite a lot. At this point, Luo Xuan bid farewell and left!

As for the pear tree, Ding Yue directly took it and placed it in the third level of the Spirit Source Tower!

The first level of the Spirit Source Tower was no longer a plain. Ding Yue had moved several mountain ranges and extracted several innate spirit veins from the Earth Bell. Now, the first level of the Spirit Source Tower was like a paradise, with dense spiritual energy forming mist and rain, allowing the rare flowers and plants he had moved to grow even better than in the primordial world!

"What do we do next?" the big black dog asked.

Ding Yue thought for a moment and said, "We continue to hunt savage beasts. The Jade Treasure Fruit will be ready in a hundred years. We can spend this hundred years hunting savage beasts!"

Although several decades had passed, the savage beasts were still wreaking havoc in the primordial world. It was said that a few years ago, ten powerful savage beasts at the Great Luo stage had attacked the Ancestor Temple of the Witch Clan, almost breaking through. Although they didn't succeed, they managed to retreat, causing heavy casualties among the Witch Clan!

The Heavenly Court in the Nine Heavens also suffered attacks, with the vast heavenly palace complex being destroyed, and the ten demon gods all injured. It was only when the Demon Emperor Taiyi used the supreme treasure, the Donghuang Bell, that the savage beasts were driven back!

If the Witch and Demon Clans suffered such losses, the human tribes scattered across the land were even worse off, with countless bodies strewn about, and the savage beasts treating humans as food. Only the larger tribes managed to survive, while smaller, remote tribes moved towards the larger ones for protection.

But the journey was filled with tragedy, with countless bodies littering the way!

"Ah!!!" Ding Yue roared, his voice echoing through the sky. Just a moment ago, he had arrived too late, and a small tribe of several hundred people had been devoured by the savage beasts, a sight that pierced his heart!

"Die, die, die, die, die, die, die!!!" Ding Yue unleashed the Mountain Whip, the Spirit Source Tower, and the Jade Bowl, turning the savage beasts into blood mist, creating a scene of carnage!

Ding Yue was enraged, driven mad by the apocalyptic scenes along the way, the desperate eyes, the broken bodies, the humans treated as food, and the overwhelming resentment that refused to dissipate!

All of this drove Ding Yue to madness!

Unconsciously, a dark red shadow appeared around Ding Yue, floating and indistinct. As his resentment grew stronger and the number of savage beasts he killed increased, the shadow became clearer.

Each time Ding Yue killed a savage beast, the shadow would become more condensed, and the soul of the killed beast would be absorbed into the shadow!

"Die, die, die, die, die, die, die!!!" Ding Yue and the big black dog, among others, separated, each rushing to kill the savage beasts they encountered, regardless of whether they were Heavenly Immortals or Immortals!

Ding Yue was in a frenzy, driven by unbridled anger!

A hundred years passed, and Ding Yue continued to kill without tiring. When his magical power was exhausted, he subconsciously took out the Golden Pears to replenish himself, and after consuming hundreds of them, he turned to other spirit fruits for sustenance!

The big black dog and the others were now worried, as Ding Yue's state was clearly problematic. The dark red shadow behind him had now taken shape, floating behind him, resembling Ding Yue's face.

But this Ding Yue had a face full of anger and killing intent, wearing a dark red battle robe, with disheveled hair, and a blood-red spear in his hand, the red tassel of which seemed to be made of blood, floating in the air!

Now, every time Ding Yue killed a savage beast, the beast's essence and spirit would be absorbed by the shadow, its flesh by the spear, and its soul by the shadow itself!

(Happy New Year! I was out shopping with my girlfriend, so I couldn't post this earlier. Sorry everyone! I wish you all a happy New Year, and may you have a great 2014! Please recommend and follow! Thank you...)

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