Chapter 71: Attack

"I am still too weak right now." Junior Brother Bai Ming's eyes revealed a sense of powerlessness as he clenched his right fist tightly.

Noticing that Senior Sister Tao Yu had not left, Senior Brother Wei Yu hesitated, wanting to say something, but ultimately changed his phrasing: "Senior Sister, please be careful."

Senior Sister Tao Yu's eyes were filled with focus, and she gave a light nod.

Pressure at the Golden Core Stage emanated from the depths of the cave. Senior Brother Wei Yu had just condensed a layer of golden armor on his body when the giant beast arrived before them.

Sharp claws shattered the rocks above and attacked the pair.

Senior Brother Wei Yu's expression was serious; he transformed into a streak of golden light, carrying Senior Sister Tao Yu to dodge the attack.

At the same time, he condensed a golden spear in his hand and thrust it toward the giant beast's eyes.

The moment the translucent spear struck, it erupted with dazzling golden light, enveloping the entire cave in a blank whiteness.

Countless beams of golden light turned into sharp blades and pierced toward the giant beast's eyes.

Taking advantage of the fact that the golden light had not yet dissipated, Senior Sister Tao Yu reached out and formed a hand seal, sending a ball of green light into Senior Brother Wei Yu's body to provide him with a continuous stream of spiritual energy.

Several vines emitting a pale green glow burst from the ground, winding toward the giant beast's body.

Supported by the spiritual energy, Senior Brother Wei Yu simultaneously maintained the dazzling golden light to obscure its vision and used the golden blades to harass the giant beast, interfering with its perception.

One must know that spiritual sense is sealed here, and even a Golden Core Stage spirit beast is no exception.

Holding Senior Sister Tao Yu with one arm, Senior Brother Wei Yu maneuvered through the somewhat narrow space, dodging the giant beast's attacks.

The worry on his face faded slightly. "If it continues like this, it will work."

Numerous golden blades pierced toward the giant beast's head, while dozens of giant vines on the ground lashed at its body.

Attacks struck from all directions.

Coupled with the golden light obscuring its vision, the giant beast could not locate the pair for the moment.

These attacks were painless and itchy to it, at most causing slight discomfort to its eyelids.

But with its vision blocked, it could not catch the two of them for the time being.

"Roar—" The giant beast raised its head.

The enormous sound echoed once more, but the golden light, as bright as day, did not dissipate.

Hearing the roar at close range, Senior Sister Tao Yu felt intense discomfort in her eardrums, with traces of blood faintly leaking out. She gritted her teeth and covered her hands with a layer of spiritual energy, wrapping them around Senior Brother Wei Yu's ears.

Withstanding the roar, Senior Brother Wei Yu's expression was grim as he struggled to maintain the dazzling golden light.

The roaring finally stopped, but before the two could catch their breath, a tail covered in scales lashed out directly at them.

Senior Brother Wei Yu carried Senior Sister Tao Yu and barely dodged, nearly being hit by the shockwave.

With the golden light still not dissipated, the giant beast simply lashed its tail indiscriminately, stirring up large boulders and leaving the entire cave floor in ruins.

"Damn it, this beast actually still has intelligence." Senior Brother Wei Yu secretly thought things were bad.

As massive boulders splashed toward him, Senior Brother Wei Yu had to stop his harassment and divert his attention to shatter the giant rocks.

Who would have thought that without the interference of the golden blades, the giant beast would brace its four limbs on the ground, leap up, and fly toward the outside of the cave.

Shock appeared on Senior Brother Wei Yu's face. "What!"

A trace of confusion appeared on Senior Sister Tao Yu's pretty face. "That direction—it's charging toward Junior Brother."

"Damn it." Senior Brother Wei Yu dared not hesitate and flew out while carrying Senior Sister Tao Yu.

The giant beast's massive body smashed through the rocks along the way, crashing straight out a passageway.

The rocks collapsed, emitting a rumbling sound.

Wrapped in golden light, Junior Brother Bai Ming looked toward the valley that had collapsed in several places, his brows furrowed tightly and the corners of his mouth pulled taut.

A blue figure rushed out suddenly, carrying a powerful momentum.

Junior Brother Bai Ming's heart thumped and dropped into an icy lake.

Golden vertical pupils stared straight at him; his expression was unbearable. "It seems Senior Brother and the others have already…"

The giant beast opened its bloody maw, revealing the sharp fangs inside.

Its massive body soared into the sky, startling all the surrounding spirit beasts into fleeing in all directions.

Above the sky, the huge blue figure quickly caught up with the golden light.

The giant beast was right before his eyes; Junior Brother Bai Ming could no longer escape.

"I never thought I would die in the jaws of a spirit beast." Junior Brother Bai Ming smiled bitterly in resignation.

He raised his right arm, enduring the backlash of his damaged spiritual meridians, and unleashed his final blow. "Dragon Whirlwind Break!"

The cylindrical air vortex struck the giant beast but was deflected by the scales on its body.

"It was useless, as expected." Junior Brother Bai Ming's right arm shattered and hung down powerlessly.

The pain of the backlash swept through his entire body, and Junior Brother Bai Ming no longer had any strength to resist.

The giant beast struck with one claw, grabbing him along with the golden light in its palm, then flicked its tail and flew toward the cave.

The massive figure flew rapidly toward the cave, unexpectedly coming face-to-face with Senior Brother Wei Yu and the other.

Held in the palm, Junior Brother Bai Ming passed by Senior Brother Wei Yu, the look of astonishment in his eyes turning into a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

Before the two could react, he had already disappeared from their sight.

Watching the beast-shaped figure flying toward the depths of the cave, Senior Brother Wei Yu's eyes were filled with rage. "Damn beast!"

Senior Sister Tao Yu's expression was worried, and she pulled on Senior Brother Wei Yu's sleeve.

The blue spirit beast, covered in scales, brought Junior Brother Bai Ming to the center of the lake, dove headfirst into the water, and swam toward the depths.

The lake water slapped against his cheeks from all directions, and Junior Brother Bai Ming felt somewhat suffocated as the spiritual lake water surged into his body through his mouth and nose.

His throat was filled with the cold lake water, and gradually, his consciousness became blurred, and his eyes went pitch black.

The originally undulating lake surface returned to calm, showing no signs of change.

A streak of golden light shone onto the lake surface, causing the surface of the water to shimmer with a golden luster.

Senior Brother Wei Yu clenched his fists. "Damn it, I was still too late."

Looking at the calm lake surface, Senior Sister Tao Yu's expression was unreadable, with a few traces of blood-red still remaining by her ears.

She touched Senior Brother Wei Yu's back with both hands, the contact area glowing with a faint green light.

"Senior Brother, let us recover our spiritual energy first." Senior Sister Tao Yu said softly.

Senior Brother Wei Yu turned his head to look at Senior Sister Tao Yu, his eyes filled with unbearable pain, flashing with conflict. "I… sigh."

…

Light struck the azure lake water, but before it could penetrate more than a few meters, it disappeared into the water.

The deeper one went, the fainter the light became, until finally, only the pale blue of the lake water itself remained.

An endless blue enveloped the entire middle layer of the lake, that azure color like an abyss, as if it could never be seen to the bottom.

In some cave of unknown depth.

The air here was excessively humid, as if filled with moisture that would never dissipate.

The top of the cave emitted an azure light, providing a certain amount of brightness to the place so that it was not pitch black.

A damp, smooth sensation came from his face, stimulating Junior Brother Bai Ming to open his eyes and wake from his coma.

"What… is this!" Just as Junior Brother Bai Ming opened his eyes, he discovered that his face was wrapped by a tongue.

The tip of the tongue was continuously poking his cheek, and the mucus on it covered his entire face, making it sticky.

Seeing Junior Brother Bai Ming wake up, the azure Giant Lizard slowly retracted its tongue, staring at him with a pair of golden vertical pupils, its sharp white teeth looming in its mouth.

Looking at the Giant Lizard before him, Junior Brother Bai Ming understood everything. "So I have been treated as its dinner, waiting for mealtime to arrive so it can be enjoyed immediately."

"It really pays attention to etiquette." Junior Brother Bai Ming mocked himself.

"However, Senior Brother and the others are fine." Junior Brother Bai Ming felt some relief in his heart.

Sensing the Giant Lizard's gaze, Junior Brother Bai Ming lowered his head, only using his peripheral vision to size it up; he was afraid that rashly looking directly at it would provoke this Golden Core Stage spirit beast.

Although he had entered the tiger's den, he would not give up even if there was only a sliver of a chance of survival.