Chapter 219: Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast, seven-leaf soul restoration grass

The Yao Beast was entirely golden, with eyes as green as emeralds and a vertical eye on its forehead that radiated a heart-palpitating pressure.

With every breath, it caused the surrounding Spiritual Qi to fluctuate; clearly, it had reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

"A Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast… this won't be simple." Zhou Chen's gaze grew solemn.

Zhou Chen had been observing it for a whole day now. This Yao Beast almost never left the side of the seven-leaf soul restoration grass, leaving him no opening to act.

Moreover, this kind of Yao Beast was naturally ferocious and possessed incredible defense; its golden scales were comparable to a Quasi-Emperor rank defensive Magic Treasure.

Even more terrifying was the vertical eye on its forehead, which specifically countered various Divine Abilities and secret arts. It was said that the golden light emitted from its vertical eye could even instantly melt a Saint-grade Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

"Kid, this Yao Beast is not easy to deal with."

Elder Xuan's voice rang out in the Sea of Consciousness, sounding a bit more energetic than before: "The Law-Breaking Power contained in that vertical eye was something even I had to be wary of back in the day."

"I know."

Zhou Chen's face was solemn as he whispered, "That's why I have to wait for an opportunity. I'll fish in troubled waters once the fighting starts."

Just as he finished speaking, two majestic auras suddenly approached from the horizon.

Everyone looked up to see two teams appearing in the sky.

One team was uniformly dressed in fiery red battle armor—the experts of the Jiang Family. The other team possessed a very sharp aura—the team from the Ying Family.

Each clan had three Quasi-Emperors and eight Half-Emperors; it seemed they were dead set on killing Zhou Chen.

"According to the Heavenly Secret Compass, Azure Lotus Sword Venerable is nearby. Search carefully!"

The leading Quasi-Emperor Elder of the Jiang Family, Jiang Shui, scanned the surroundings with eyes like lightning and spoke coldly.

"We must kill him today without fail!" the Ying Family's Quasi-Emperor Elder, Ying Yu, said solemnly.

"Yes!"

The Half-Emperors of both clans responded in unison.

As soon as the experts from the two clans appeared, they began searching for Zhou Chen's traces. Seeing this, the other forces went on high alert.

"Jiang Family, Ying Family, may I ask what you mean by this?"

A Half-Emperor expert who was a Loose Cultivator stood forward. "The seven-leaf soul restoration grass is about to mature. This place is unclaimed; it is not your private battlefield for personal grudges. Please show us some respect!"

"Exactly! We all came for the Spiritual Plant. Why should we cooperate with you?"

"Fight for the Spiritual Plant first, and talk about other grudges later!"

The various forces spoke up one after another. Although they each had their own hidden agendas, they didn't want the Jiang and Ying Families to dominate the situation right now.

If the two clans were allowed to join forces and kill Zhou Chen, their strength would surge, making it even harder to seize the Spiritual Plant later.

The Jiang Family Quasi-Emperor's face turned gloomy, but facing the public's anger, he didn't dare to act rashly.

"Humph! In that case, we will take the Spiritual Plant first."

"But if that little thief Zhou Chen gets his hands on it, don't expect any of you to have an easy time!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense and volatile.

Right at that moment, a heaven-shaking beast roar echoed from the depths of the valley.

Roar—!

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast had awakened.

It stood up, its golden scales shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight, and the vertical eye on its forehead slowly opened, emitting a soul-stirring light.

The Yao Beast's gaze swept over everyone present, a hint of disdain flashing in its eyes. Then, it lowered its head and continued to guard the seven-leaf soul restoration grass.

Clearly, these human Cultivators were not enough of a threat in its eyes.

"Look! The seven-leaf soul restoration grass is about to fully mature!"

A sharp-eyed Cultivator cried out in surprise.

Sure enough, the seven leaves of that Spiritual Plant began to bloom with an even more dazzling light. A thick aura of life spread out, even causing the surrounding withered trees to begin sprouting anew.

"Move!"

Someone shouted, and the experts from all forces struck at the same time.

In an instant, various Divine Abilities and secret arts exploded in the air, the light of Magic Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts weaving into a net.

Hundreds of Cultivators attacking simultaneously was a truly spectacular scene.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast was fly into a rage, and the vertical eye on its forehead shot out a beam of golden light.

Wherever the golden light passed, all Divine Abilities and secret arts were dispelled. Over a dozen Saint Realm Cultivators were hit by the golden light and instantly turned to ash.

The Yao Beast then leaped up and swatted down with its massive claws, crushing several more people into meat paste.

"So strong!"

"A Quasi-Emperor Realm Yao Beast is indeed terrifying!"

No one dared to fight it head-on and they all scattered, and the scene began to fall into chaos.

However, some bold experts took advantage of the chaos to rush toward the seven-leaf soul restoration grass.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast roared repeatedly, its golden tail sweeping across and sending those charging Cultivators flying one by one.

For a time, the entire valley was plunged into mayhem.

Zhou Chen's eyes narrowed; the opportunity had come!

He silently activated the Divine Concealment Art, and his entire being seemed to merge into the Void Realm.

While everyone's attention was focused on the Yao Beast and the Spiritual Plant, Zhou Chen turned into an imperceptible stream of light, sneaking toward the heart of the valley close to the ground.

The Divine Concealment Art could completely hide one's aura, making it difficult even for Divine Sense to detect.

Combined with Zhou Chen's exquisite control over Chaos Spiritual Energy, not a single trace of his aura leaked out. At this moment, his movements were noticed by almost no one.

A hundred feet, fifty feet, thirty feet…

Seeing that he was about to reach the seven-leaf soul restoration grass, Zhou Chen felt a surge of joy.

But just then, the Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast suddenly turned its head, its forehead's vertical eye staring straight at Zhou Chen's position!

"Not good! I've been discovered!"

Zhou Chen's heart jolted. He instantly abandoned his stealth, his figure bursting forth as he charged directly toward the seven-leaf soul restoration grass.

"Look over there, is someone there?!"

"Who… who is that??!"

"What? Stop him, quick!"

Naturally, someone in the chaotic battle had noticed him as well.

Roar—!

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast let out an angry roar, its massive body shifting instantly as it swatted a claw down at Zhou Chen.

This claw carried a terrifying pressure, causing the Void Realm to distort and tearing open several cracks.

"First Bloom of the Azure Lotus!"

Zhou Chen drew his sword, and countless strands of azure Sword Qi condensed into an azure lotus, rotating around him.

When the Yao Beast's massive claw struck, his sword domain operated frantically, forcefully blocking the blow.

Clang!

The sound of clashing metal echoed through the valley. Zhou Chen was knocked back over ten feet by the immense force, but several shallow sword marks also appeared on the Yao Beast's sharp claws.

"I didn't even break its defense!"

A flash of caution crossed Zhou Chen's eyes.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast was enraged. It could ignore most of the attacks from these human Cultivators, but this young man's Sword Qi had actually managed to wound it.

Although it only left marks and hadn't even broken the skin, it was intolerable to the beast.

In the next instant.

The vertical eye on the Yao Beast's forehead suddenly widened, and a beam of golden light several times thicker than before shot out, aimed directly at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen didn't dare to take it head-on. His figure flickered as he performed the Taichu Holy Land's movement technique, the Profound Void Step, dodging and weaving under the golden light's assault.

But that golden light was like a maggot on a bone, pursuing him relentlessly.

"Azure Lotus Cleaving the Heavens!"

Zhou Chen swung his sword, and the azure sword light collided with the golden light in the air. With a thunderous boom, both attacks dissipated simultaneously, and the surging energy aftershocks shattered the surrounding rocks into powder.

Zhou Chen used this energy aftershock to dive into the crowd and disappear.

"That's the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable's Cultivation Technique!"

"What? It's actually him?"

"He can actually fight the Blue-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast to a draw?"

“Hiss! The Azure Lotus Sword Venerable's strength is probably much more than just a Half-Emperor!"

Everyone watched this scene in shock.

One had to know that it was a Quasi-Emperor Realm Yao Beast; its defense and attack were both terrifying, and even an ordinary Quasi-Emperor would be wary of it.

Two of the Quasi-Emperors from the Jiang and Ying Families looked at each other—they were the same two who had led the team to hunt Zhou Chen last time—and both saw the fear in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, they had escaped quickly that day, otherwise they might have truly met their end there.

"Look! The seven-leaf soul restoration grass is about to fully mature!"