Chapter 665: Qilin I

The Qilin is bound by several chains and is tied to the mountain itself. It could move in an area I front of it by a couple of meters, but it only has a limited area of maneuverability. The enemies that it is facing outside of its range is struck down by either flames or lightning that its body generates.

The chains are also giving its body extra weight, so it is not as fast as it originally is. The soldiers of the House of the Azure Dragon are using this as a way to slowly chip the health of the Qilin. It would have been effective as a strategy, but the Qilin is using the lightning that the clouds above generate to heal itself from all the damage.

The Qilin is not even evading the attacks of the soldiers and just absorbing them using its tough scales. The ordinary soldiers could not carelessly approach the creature because of the flames that it is surrounding its body with.

"It seems they are having trouble with incapacitating the beast." Adrian commented as he could see that the Qilins health is slowly regenerating back to almost full health.

"I would not say that as a conclusion. That sly bastard, Zhong Donghai does not partake in matches that he deems that he will lose. That has always been his way when it comes to tournaments and such which is why he will not fight unless he is certain of victory." Peridot stated as she knows the real attitude of Zhong Donghai.

"Master! We are not gaining any momentum as the beast is healing itself once again. We should rest up our forces and call everyone to attack it." One of the closes aides of Zhong Donghai stated as he could see that they are losing more troops.

"Do not order me around. I can tame this beast even if I need to pummel it to the ground." Zhong Donghai stated as he took out a box that has a dark purple orb inside.

"Young Master! That is the Azure Dragon Orb. Have you gotten permission when you took it out of the armory?" The closest aide asked as this item is a treasure and can only be taken out with the permission of three elders.

"The elders happily gave this to me when I verified the news of the Qilin. They wanted to charge to Mt. Thunder immediately, but they cannot enter here which is why they entrusted everything to me." Zhong Donghai stated as he looked at the orb that he took out of the armory sneakily.

"I see. They would certainly favor you now since you will bring home a Qilin." One of the aides stated in order to flatter Zhong Donghai even further.

The elders will definitely not give Zhong Donghai such a precious treasure as the Azure Dragon Orb contains limited powers of the Azure Dragon. It has the ability to control storms and lightning as long as it has enough power. It needs to recharge after every use as controlling natural phenomenon is not easy.

"The elders would not scold me for taking this treasure since I will bring home a Qilin. If I bring it back with me as my mount, then the world will know that a great leader which is me has finally arrived." Zhong Donghai thought as he activated the Azure Dragon Orb.

The Azure Dragon Orb fired a beam of light towards the sky and a lightning net is suddenly deployed in the area where the Qilin is fighting. The lightning net is cleverly placed so that the lightning that intended to heal the Qilin will not hit the beast in order to regenerate it.

"Everyone attack while it is unable to heal itself." Zhong Donghai commanded as every soldier became fierce and surrounded the Qilin with slashes and magic spells.

The Qilin could no longer regenerate in a regular interval due to the lightning strikes no longer hitting its body. It had to face the enemy head-on without relying on the help of others. The Qilin became enraged and the fire surrounding its body suddenly expanded into a circle with a ten-meter radius from it.

The Qilin is now forced to use more of its stored power to kill the ones that dared attack it. The Qilin knows what the purpose of this attacks is, but he did not care to explain why it is unable to leave Mt. Thunder. The Qilin is bound to Mt. Thunder with an array which means that only those that can decipher the array could free it from its prison.

Adrian kept observing the fight and saw that the Qilin is now being backed into a corner. It is releasing a stronger version of the spells that it currently has means that it is deeply in trouble. The Qilin's state could only be called as pitiful by Peridot as she could see that the beast is not happy being bound to this place.

"Should we make our move?" Peridot asked as she could not wait to take down Zhong Donghai.

"We do not need to dirty our hands by killing them. We can make the Qilin do that for us." Adrian stated as he started casting a spell instantly.

"Quantum Cascade!" Adrian stated as he creates the magic circle that is currently brewing on the top of the heads of the members of the House of the Azure Dragon.

"It would only be trouble some to fight them even if they are preoccupied from the battle with the Qilin. You have to think about your standing and clashing with another rival house is not something that should be easily considered." Adrian pointed out as Saru looked at him with pleading eyes to stop Peridot from becoming reckless.

One minute has passed and the Quantum Cascade finally took effect. Adrian did not select all of the soldiers from the House of the Azure Dragon. Instead, he only chose one target for the spell and the epicenter of that spell would be none other than the Qilin.

The members of the House of the Azure Dragon did not react quickly to their young master being suddenly pulled towards the Qilin. Some soldiers tried to intercept but Adrian did not want that to happen, so he used Quantum Dispersion to send delay their response.

The guards did not even think that someone is pulling the string from behind and wanted to kill their young master as they are busy trying to stop him from reaching the Qilin. They are rather unsuccessful though as Adrian used Chrono Lag every single time that one guard is able to reach for Zhong Donghai.

The Qilin noticed a bug is suddenly flying its way and it is none other than the one who is calling the shots. It does not know why the impudent bug is flying towards it, but it will definitely kill the pesky thing with one hit. Zhong Donghai tried to use his abilities to stop his flight, but he is more of a tactician type person.

"If no one saves me then all of you will have their heads cut off." Zhong Donghai shouted as he could see that the Qilin is waiting for him to come close to the area it can reach.

"Idiot. He should have just kept his mouth shut rather than threaten all of his underlings. They suddenly paused due to the shocking revelation that they heard." Peridot stated as she noticed that the response of the guards suddenly slowed down despite Adrian not casting any spells.

Adrian did cast a spell though and that was Chrono Shift as he wanted Zhong Donghai to reach the Qilin faster. He did not want the guards to stop his clash with the Qilin as he is expecting a great show from the Qilin's attack.

The Qilin that is riddled with wounds looked like a hungry beast ready to devour its prey as it could see the end of this farce as long as it kills the bug flying towards it. The Qilin coated its front paw with intense lightning fire energy to the point that small explosions are now forming around it.

Zhong Donghai immediatelt started panicking when it saw what the Qilin is preparing. It has never even used that ability towards the soldiers attacking it. Tears and mucus could be seen streamlining the face of the young master of the House of the Azure Dragon.

"Young master!" One of the aides stated as it brought out paper charms and threw it towards Zhong Donghai.

Three layers of barrier suddenly formed around Zhong Donghai as the fist of the Qilin met with the young master's body. The sound of breaking barriers could be heard by everyone and Zhong Donghai is sent flying back towards them due to the attack.

It is not only the barriers that broke but also the necklace that Zhong Donghai wore became ash. It seemed to be a lifesaving trinket that will be consumed if the holder is faced with mortal danger.