I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 84: The Break of Defense, Buried in the Jaws of a Tiger

"It's you?"

He Ling never expected that the one who had preemptively killed the leader of the Demonic Beasts and had the ability to rescue him was not one of the two fellow cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but rather Zhong Cang, who was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

This scene, which went against common sense, made him feel like he was in a dream.

However, while he had complex emotions, Zhong Cang didn't pay him any attention.

After killing the Wood Spirit, Zhong Cang immediately shifted his attention to another Demonic Beast.

Concentrating and observing, after one minute, a bolt of lightning once again tore through the sky, nailing that Demonic Beast to the ground.

Then came the fourth one.

Unfortunately, this Demonic Beast was not captured by Zhong Cang.

The other cultivators were not just there to accompany Zhong Cang.

While he killed the other three Demonic Beasts, the last cultivator unleashed an incredibly powerful strength and killed the leader of the Demonic Beasts with brute force.

Seeing this, Zhong Cang glanced at him with a hint of regret and then shifted his attention back to his own defense line.

Then, in less than three minutes, Zhong Cang's pupils slightly contracted.

Without giving them time to catch their breath, after the death of the leader of the Demonic Beasts at the seventh level of Qi Refining, four even more terrifying fluctuations came from a distance, followed by four even more powerful Demonic Beasts appearing before Zhong Cang and the others.

"Eighth level of Qi Refining!"

"The defense line won't hold."

Seeing those four Demonic Beasts, Zhong Cang immediately made this judgment.

And the following scene confirmed Zhong Cang's speculation.

"Boom..."

The four Demonic Beasts charged together, and Zhong Cang and the others' defense line was almost instantly destroyed.

Cultivators at the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Refining couldn't even withstand the shockwaves of their attacks, let alone defend against them.

At this point, Zhong Cang was helpless as well.

With their cultivation levels raised again, the Demonic Beasts' spiritual energy and blood were like an ocean to Zhong Cang, completely unfathomable.

It could only be said that in this world dominated by spiritual energy, the gap in cultivation level couldn't be compensated for by skill alone.

However, even though the defense line was breached, Zhong Cang didn't die immediately.

"Disperse, escape. How long you can survive depends on your luck."

With the command given, Zhong Cang, wielding both wind and thunder, rushed towards the weakest point of the Demonic Beasts with the support of the power of the wind.

Before this, the other three cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining had already made the same choice.

"Swish..."

While fleeing, Zhong Cang's strategic goal had also changed. This time, he didn't seek to kill the enemy, only to evade.

This approach was indeed effective.

The acceleration from the power of the wind made Zhong Cang extremely fast, and the others' scattered escape bought Zhong Cang more time.

For a full five minutes, Zhong Cang didn't encounter any major troubles, and he had distanced himself from the four Demonic Beasts at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

However, as the other cultivators died tragically, Zhong Cang's pressure became greater and greater.

And when one of the Demonic Beasts at the eighth level of Qi Refining chased after Zhong Cang, his situation became even more dangerous.

"Roar..."

It was a demonic tiger, with the dragon in the clouds and the wind in the tiger. It easily caught up to Zhong Cang, who was running on the ground.

"Roar..."

After spotting Zhong Cang, it let out a roar, and a high-speed rotating gust of wind was spewed out.

"!!!"

Seeing the high-speed rotating gust of wind, a chill ran through Zhong Cang's body. This special change made Zhong Cang have no doubt that if he was hit by the gust of wind, he would be torn to pieces.

However, the more dangerous his situation became, the more focused Zhong Cang's spiritual consciousness became, and his emotions became even calmer.

"I see it!"

With a whisper, the flying sword Maple Flower turned into a stream of light and shot into the sky in an instant.

Ignoring the demonic tiger, Maple Flower's target was the exploding roar bomb.

Following the sensed trajectory, Maple Flower swiftly dodged.

With a "swish," one point of the explosive roar shot by the demon tiger was cut off by Maple Flower.

The explosive roar is an extremely powerful innate spell. Not only does it have a high killing effect upon impact, but it also explodes violently like a heavy artillery shell.

After the explosion, the chaotic gusts and impact can shatter everything within a radius of ten meters.

However, both success and failure lie in the explosion.

Due to its explosive nature, the gusts of wind generated by the explosive roar are inherently unstable. Maple Flower, who was shooting rapidly, happened to detonate the explosive roar in mid-air.

"Boom..."

The exploding roar emitted a tremendous roar, and the chaotic gusts cut through everything at the center of the explosion.

Unfortunately, due to Zhong Cang's preemptive reaction, the explosion occurred in mid-air and did not harm Zhong Cang in the slightest.

Even Maple Flower, after cutting through the explosive roar, was thrown outside the range of the explosion by the impact and did not suffer much damage.

"Roar..."

Zhong Cang was unharmed, but the demon tiger was furious. Without descending, it launched another explosive roar, no, more than one.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

With three loud roars, three explosive roars came crashing towards Zhong Cang in succession.

But it was futile.

If it were any other spell, Zhong Cang might not have been able to find the rhythm and cut it off in the shortest time.

However, the explosive roar itself has the characteristic of exploding and is extremely unstable. Therefore, Zhong Cang quickly sensed the weaknesses of these three spells and used Maple Flower to detonate them in advance.

"Boom..."

After three loud noises, the enraged demon tiger immediately pounced towards Zhong Cang.

This time, it was very difficult for Zhong Cang to defend.

The difference between the fifth layer of Qi Refining and the eighth layer of Qi Refining, three small realms, is unimaginable.

In addition, the leader of the Demonic Beasts is stronger than ordinary Demonic Beasts. All of this combined means that the speed and strength of the demon tiger far surpass Zhong Cang.

Zhong Cang couldn't dodge due to the speed and could only block.

And the immense strength made it impossible for Zhong Cang to withstand.

Even if he used all his skills to dissipate the force, it was all in vain.

In just three strikes, Zhong Cang was heavily injured and died in the tiger's mouth.

...

"Hoo..."

As the person died in the illusion, Zhong Cang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground outside, opened his eyes.

Ignoring the complex gazes of those around him, he had no feelings of regret.

As he woke up, the first thing he did was look up at the Tai Xu Mirror in the sky.

Although unwilling, as he had expected, he died, but the battle in the illusion had not stopped.

Moreover, in the projection of the Tai Xu Mirror in the sky, more than ten people were still alive.

Among them, some transformed into fire spirits, burning everything.

Some transformed into lightning, shuttling back and forth on the battlefield.

There were also cultivators who fought against the Demonic Beasts underground, hidden in the soil.

All these scenes made Zhong Cang understand that he was not the strongest.

And among the many projections, three stood out the most.

One was a cultivator who transformed into lightning, controlling thunder. He had the cultivation of the seventh layer of Qi Refining and not only was he fleeing, but with his strong power, he even killed a Demonic Beast of the eighth layer of Qi Refining with thunder.

The second one was a cultivator who, like Zhong Cang, used a flying sword.

She was a beautiful young girl, but her sword light was even sharper than Zhong Cang's. Like the lightning cultivator, she also killed a Demonic Beast of the eighth layer of Qi Refining.

The third one was the most eye-catching.

It was a sturdy young... man?

"Is this appearance between sixteen and eighteen?"

(End of this chapter)