C391 massacre

The Horned Dragon, Golden Scaled Crocodile, Poison Flame Python, and Giant Plipped Crab, these were all rare spirit beasts in the Immortal Yuan Continent, and those that were strong enough to be comparable to Dan Yuan Stage experts were even more unheard-of. No one expected that in the Dark Forest, not only were there these abnormally strong spirit beasts, but four of them actually appeared at the same time.

They were all regretting that they should not have acted rashly just now, and had abruptly entered the lake. Now, the entire space above the lake had been locked down by the pressure released by the four spirit beasts, and it was as if they were stuck in a quagmire. They could not move forward, they could not retreat, they could only wait to die.

"Help!"

"Help us!"

"If anyone saves me, I will repay them with everything I have!"

"I'm willing to be a servant for the rest of my life!"

… ….

A martial artist shouted for help, and tens of thousands of martial artists immediately followed suit. For a time, miserable and sharp cries for help rose and fell above the great lake, shaking up the entire Dark Forest, making one's hair stand on end.

However, at this moment, who would dare to go and save him? Who would be willing to save him? Even the superior cultivators who were standing by the lake remained indifferent.

Ye Daoxuan silently sighed. Although he could not bear it, he did not make a move because the four experts in the lake were just too strong. They were strong to the point that even if he wanted to fight any one of them, he would have to go all out.

Moreover, he needed to split his concentration to guard against the other four who were on the same level as him.

The four spirit beasts, which had half of their bodies exposed, looked at the tens of thousands of human martial practitioners struggling to save them above the water's surface. Their human-like eyes were as cold as ice.

Whoosh!

As the horned dragon spat out a cloud of fire-attribute true essence, the other three spirit beasts launched their fierce attacks on the nearly ten thousand human warriors standing above the lake at almost the same time.

Moreover, the difference in strength between a martial artist and a spirit beast was like heaven and earth. In addition, all of the martial artists had already been locked down by the powerful aura of the spirit beast ahead of time, so their movements were restricted. They were basically waiting to be killed, and as a result, the situation above the lake was completely one-sided.

The four spirit beasts actually had true essence of four different attributes and were able to attack with different true essence.

The single-horned dragon spat out fire-attribute true essence. A mass of flames spouted out, turning the surrounding several miles into a sea of fire. Hundreds of martial artists had perished within this sea of fire.

The scales on the Golden-Scaled Alligator combined with its earth-attribute true essence was abnormally powerful. It had no fear of the surrounding martial artists slashing their spirit artifacts or killing them. As its giant tail swept out, many martial artists died.

The water attribute true essence that the Poisonous Flame Python spewed out contained a highly corrosive poison, it would die the moment it came in contact with it. Moreover, its body was flexible and adept at wrapping itself around others.

The giant pincer crab's pair of pincers were as sharp as knives and as they opened and closed, they carried the unique sharp aura of metal attribute true essence with them, simply invincible. No matter how strong or durable the martial artist's spirit artifact was in front of it, no matter how strong its defensive power was, it would still be able to break through it with just one pincer. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of martial artists had their bodies torn apart under its pair of sharp pincers.

Spirit beasts weren't like human martial practitioners. They knew how to conceal their strength, and once they launched an attack, they would go all out without concealing anything.

Gold, water, fire, and earth attribute true essence crisscrossed above the great lake, engulfing everything in its path. The lake, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, created massive waves that reached the heavens, swallowing the corpses of human martial artists. The originally clear blue lake was also dyed crimson, making it look like a giant pool of blood.

However, what was amazing was that no matter how powerful the true essence attack was, no matter how powerful the waves were, they still wouldn't be able to reach the small island at the center of the lake. It was as if there was an invisible giant barrier separating the small island from its surroundings.

Ye Daoxuan knew that this must have something to do with the Bodhi Spirit Tree on the island. This legendary tree that had existed since the beginning of the world must have had some sort of unknown mystery.

Yang Wu, Zhou Peng, Liu Hui Lian, and Ruan Zhilan, who were standing behind Ye Daoxuan, were dumbstruck as they looked at the miserable scene in the lake. The color of their faces changed, and their hearts were overwhelmed with shock, especially Yang Wu, who had a lingering fear in his heart at this moment. If he had not listened to Ye Daoxuan's persuasion and insisted on following the other warriors into the lake, then he would probably have died horribly under the fierce attacks of the four spirit beasts, just like the warriors in the lake.

"Brother Ye, I'm afraid we will have to leave empty-handed this time … …" Yang Wu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and with unwillingness in his eyes, he sighed and said, "Those four spirit beasts are too strong, we have no chance at all."

In fact, it was not only Yang Wu, even all the warriors standing by the lake felt the urge to retreat after seeing the strong strength of the four spirit beasts.

Those who had a narrow escape and dared to barge in were hot-blooded and fearless. Those who knew that they would die without a doubt were idiots.

The warriors by the lake were at least at the late Greater Celestial level. None of them were fools.

"Since we're already here, it would be a pity to retreat. Let's wait and see! " Seeing Yang Wu's intention to retreat, Ye Daoxuan said with a smile.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

… ….

After experiencing the initial fear, many martial artists began to desperately resist. Some martial artists knew that death was inevitable, so they chose to self-destruct in an extreme way, trying to pull the spirit beasts down with them. However, due to the difference in their cultivation, their self-detonation wasn't powerful enough to cause any harm to the four spirit beasts.

In less than two hours, more than half of the ten thousand martial artists that rushed into the lake perished under the attacks of the four spirit beasts. A small portion of the martial artists struggled with all their might and finally returned to the lake to live.

The four spirit beasts either massacred or drove tens of thousands of warriors away, or scanned the warriors by the lake for a while, as if warning them to demonstrate their strength, and then sank back into the lake. The lake's surface quickly returned to its previous calm, and the lake that was dyed red by the blood of warriors, magically changed back to its original crystal clear blue color in the blink of an eye.

The area around the great lake was still as picturesque as before, as if it were the Peach Blossom Immortal Realm. As a result, some of the martial artists that arrived later didn't know that a bloody massacre had occurred here not long ago.

"My three friends, I believe you all understand in your hearts that in order to get close to the Bodhi Spirit Tree, you must break through the four spirit beasts' obstructions." My three friends, I believe all of you know in your hearts that in order to get close to the Bodhi Spirit Tree, you must break through the four spirit beasts' obstructions. I wonder what the three of you think? "

All of a sudden, three powerful warriors, including Ye Daoxuan, who were at the Danyuan stage, received a message from the middle-aged purple robed female warrior who was at the east side of the lake.

Although the laws of the world were suppressing this place, the divine sense of a Dan Yuan Stage practitioner could spread out to a radius of a hundred miles. The purple-robed middle-aged woman had already sensed the presence of Ye Daoxuan and the others, so she sent a sound transmission to them. After sending the message, she didn't withdraw her divine sense, as if she was waiting for Ye Daoxuan and the other two's reply.

"Alright!"

"I agree!"

"It's a deal!"

Ye Daoxuan and the other two hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.