Chapter 379 Is Being Fifth Rank That Impressive?
o Ren asked."At least Rank Geng. With your previous cultivation level, you could only go for appearances; now it looks like there's a bit of a chance," Su Han continued to speak calmly.In reality, whe...Chapter 379: So What If You're a Fifth Stage
Hao Ren didn't have a strong impression of the girl, but he remembered this golden lion. Recalling it carefully, Hao Ren recalled that when he followed Lu Jie and Lu Mei to the fifth layer sky for the trading conference, he had met this so-called "Snow Lion" as well as this girl.
"Who are you" Hearing the girl's tone, Zhao Ranzi felt extremely uncomfortable.
"And who are you" The girl stared at Zhao Ranzi and asked back.
Zhao Ranzi grinned. "I asked first."
She was the princess of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace with a stubborn personality that she usually kept hidden. Normally, her father, Zhao Guang, disciplined her strictly so she didn't act too wildly, but since this person had such an attitude towards her, it immediately made her very unhappy.
"Luoga, hit them," the girl in green robes did not continue to argue and instead patted her steed's head.
The fifth-stage Snow Lion immediately spewed out a ball of flames.
This fifth-stage Snow Lion was equivalent to an Essence Formation Realm cultivator. Even using only 50% of its power, it could make Hao Ren and Zhao Ranzi very anxious.
"Array of Swords," Hao Ren quickly set up the Sword Array.
320 sword lights instantly appeared, forming a three-layer barrier to block the flames.
Even so, as the heat wave approached, it still singed a patch of white fur near Xiao Bai's nose.
The girl in green robes didn't expect Hao Ren to be able to resist and was slightly surprised. Hao Ren’s sword light formation technique also immediately piqued her interest.
Sitting behind Hao Ren, Zhao Ranzi had her nostrils flaring with anger.
She might have been spoiled and capricious, but she never resorted to violence without a reason. This time was especially frustrating because it happened in the fifth layer sky where her identity as the princess of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace couldn't be used. In her fury, Zhao Ranzi gritted her teeth and wished that she could rush forward to pull this girl's hair.
Zhao Ranzi didn't know that this green-robed girl was actually Duan Yao, the daughter of the leader of the Sky Mountain Sect from the sixth layer sky.
Military factions in the sixth layer sky were already high above all other military factions in the fifth layer, let alone Duan Yao who was the only child and heir to an extremely powerful faction like the Sky Mountain Sect.
Aside from a few special places where senior Essence Formation Realm cultivators retired for meditation in the fifth layer sky, there were no places where Duan Yao couldn't act freely. With her fifth-stage Snow Lion "Luoga," she could easily deal with any cultivator below Essence Formation Realm.
Thus, encountering Hao Ren and Zhao Ranzi in the fifth layer sky, Duan Yao didn't even give them a second glance.
The previous night, White Sand Sect had encountered a major enemy who robbed their magical medicines and destroyed their main hall. While Duan Yao was still lingering around for fun in the fifth layer sky without returning to the sixth layer sky, she received news and volunteered to investigate the matter with her father's permission.
It was during this patrol that Luoga sensed another Snow Lion nearby through its connection, prompting it to chase after them and run into Hao Ren and Zhao Ranzi.
"Where did you steal this Snow Lion from" Duan Yao looked down at Hao Ren and Zhao Ranzi with an arrogant attitude as she asked.
The Tian Shan Sect is skilled in raising snow lions. When Duan Yao saw the little white one that Hao Ren was riding, she noticed that this snow lion had already reached the second stage. Yet, Hao Ren wasn’t a disciple of the Tian Shan Sect, which immediately raised suspicions from Duan Yao.
She stared at Hao Ren and vaguely felt that he seemed familiar, but couldn’t recall where she had seen him before. If it weren’t for this faint impression, making her wonder if Hao Ren was an outer sect disciple of some elder in the Fifth Layer Sky, she would have already hit Luo Jia’s head and spat out another more powerful fireball.
"Uncle, don't argue with her. Beat her up!" Zhao Yanzi puffed hotly at Hao Ren.
She had never endured such humiliation in all her life. If she hadn’t known that her strength was insufficient, she would have definitely rushed over to personally teach this arrogant little woman a lesson.
"Dare you hit me Luo Jia, beat that girl," Duan Yao pointed at Zhao Yanzi.
A fifth-stage spirit beast could already communicate with the mind and understand Duan Yao’s command. It spat out a flame arrow about half a meter long, piercing towards Zhao Yanzi.
This fire-based attack was sharper than the previous fireball. Hao Ren hastily channeled his spiritual energy: "One-stroke long snake formation."
Three hundred and twenty sword beams connected front to back, forming a long serpent that pounced at the flame arrow.
Pu pu pu pu...
The flame arrows spat out by the fifth-stage snow lion pierced through Hao Ren’s three hundred and twenty sword beams consecutively.
Aren’t you too optimistic, reaching only late-stage Core Formation realm at Geng-level Even with his formation array technique, how could he withstand the attack of a middle-stage Nascent Soul level fifth-stage spirit beast
In an emergency moment, Little White teleported instantly, releasing colorful light from its paws and moving to a distance of one hundred meters.
"You…" Zhao Yanzi glared at Duan Yao, wanting to curse but didn’t know where to start.
Seeing that Hao Ren’s sword beams could be freely combined while the second-stage spirit beast was able to move so fast, Duan Yao tugged on Luo Jia’s mane and puffed out her chest. "You still have a few tricks up your sleeve. I remember now; those who disrupted Bashi Sect at first were also you two, one with sword beams and another a female cultivator…”
At this point, she suddenly understood something as she looked at Little White. She recalled how recently Luo Jia had sensed the aura of snow lions in the Fifth Layer Sky but they couldn’t catch up to them no matter what.
Seeing Little White’s speed now, she came to a realization and shouted, "A second-stage snow lion actually has such mobility, it must be an exotic breed. Hand over this snow lion, and I’ll spare your lives."
"Dare you snatch my Little White" Zhao Yanzi glared fiercely, “Little White, attack them.”
Little White raised its head; a fireball flew towards Duan Yao.
"You dare hit me!" Duan Yao’s anger flared up as well. She drew out a jade longsword and, while dodging Luo Jia's movements, approached Zhao Yanzi, slashing down with her sword at Zhao Yanzi.
Zhao Yanzi had just reached Foundation Establishment realm; how could she be an opponent for Duan Yao in Core Formation Furthermore, not even having mastered any formal techniques, in a panic, she could only hide behind Hao Ren.
Hao Ren wouldn’t watch idly as Zhao Yanzi was beaten up. He unleashed his sword beams with the five elements united and used the Chaos Divine Thunder to fend off her attack.
Palmscale Lightning
It seemed as if Hao Ren had caught Duan Yao’s long sword with his palm.
Sizzle...
A fierce force of lightning power passed through Duan Yao's green jade sword, reaching her palms that were holding the sword.
The Chaos Divine Thunder breaks all five elements
Duan Yao couldn't withstand such a thunder strike; her arm went numb and the long sword slipped from her hand.
Hao Ren smoothly caught her green jade sword, his nimble fingers rotating it so that the tip of the sword pointed towards Duan Yao’s neck.
"Great-uncle is awesome!" Zhao Yanzi shouted crazily.
Hao Ren's counterattack was flawless and swift, leaving no time for opponents to react. This left Zhao Yanzi in awe.
Great-uncle... great-uncle... Hao Ren turned his head helplessly at Zhao Yanzi and couldn't say anything more.
Duan Yao didn't expect that her long sword would be taken away from her, and she was even threatened with it. She was furious and anxious; she bit down on her lips tightly before suddenly shouting, "Luoga."
The fifth-stage spirit beast released its power all at once.
Little White, carrying Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi, was instantly pushed back hundreds of meters.
Almost simultaneously, an invisible wave surged over; the pressure from a fifth-stage spirit beast immobilized Second-Stage Little White immediately.
Right at that moment, another stronger pressure abruptly enveloped everything.
Tenth-stage demon beasts
Zhen Cming, who was riding on a black disc, galloped towards them from several kilometers away.
The mighty fifth-stage snow lion Luoga immediately stopped dead in its tracks and shivered with fear before such a fierce pressure.
If the pressure of a fifth-stage spirit beast was all-encompassing, deeply shocking even Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi, then Zhen Cming’s power was targeted specifically at that fifth-stage snow lion. The snow lion was terrified, wanting to run away but unable to mobilize any spiritual energy.
If a fifth-stage spirit beast bullying a second-stage one was like an 180-centimeter giant bullying a three-year-old child, then a tenth-stage demon beast bullying a fifth-stage one would be akin to an eight-meter-tall monster intimidating an ordinary adult.
Little White wasn't someone to be messed with either. Unable to fight back, he could at least call for reinforcements; upon sending out a signal, Zhen Cming immediately rushed over.
"Luoga, why aren’t you moving" Duan Yao shook the golden lion's head in puzzlement.
Wo... wo...
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The Luojia of the fifth stage let out a low growl, filled with fear.
Duan Yao looked up at the snow lion across from her and noticed that this second-stage spiritual beast was wagging its tail proudly.
Zhen Caiming used his magical treasure to hide himself while hovering beside Little White. With Duan Yao's strength, how could she possibly detect Zhen Caiming’s隱形？
The oppressive aura of the tenth-stage demon beast slowly spread out.
Howl—
Little White raised its head and let out a long roar before spitting out a fireball at Luojia.
In Zhen Caiming's震懾之下, the fifth-stage Luojia was unable to move and could only take the full brunt of the fireball on its belly.
"Luojia, Luojia, what’s wrong with you" Duan Yao, sitting on Luojia's back, grew anxious.
Whoosh—
Three more fireballs flew toward Luojia and Duan Yao.
Duan Yao hurriedly blocked the incoming attacks but her clothes were burned with holes. She had gone from being overly arrogant to looking pitiful in an instant.
Little White strutted around the unmoving Luojia, puffing out three more fireballs.
The golden fur of Luojia was scorched in patches. It went from majestic to a sorry sight.
"Y—your snow lion… is it sixth-stage" Duan Yao’s face blackened by smoke gasped at Hao Ren, shouting loudly.
In her impression, the strongest snow lion was the one called "Jitian" of her great-uncle's - a sixth-stage snow lion. As snow lions were only Class C demon beasts, reaching the sixth stage would be their peak.
Of course, even if it were a sixth-stage beast, its realm would still be equivalent to mid-core formation stage cultivators, and with a demon beast’s combat instincts, its fighting power could rival that of late core formation stage cultivators.
No matter how much Duan Yao racked her brains, she never imagined there was also a tenth-stage form-changing demon beast hiding beside Hao Ren.
Even if Zhen Caiming transformed into his true form, their realm would be equivalent to the Spirit Transformation stage in human cultivators. With the attributes of divine beasts, their destructive power could even surpass that of Spirit Transformation stage cultivators.
The fifth-stage Luojia sensed the presence of the tenth-stage demon beast and dared not move a single step.
"Are you from the Heavenly Mountain Sect" Hao Ren controlled Little White to approach Duan Yao and asked her.
"If you’re going to kill me, do it now. If you want to torture me, go ahead—**traitor," Duan Yao glared at Hao Ren with wide eyes.
Her Luojia was completely immobilized and her long sword had been confiscated by Hao Ren, leaving her unable to ride her beast or control her sword. In this high altitude, there was no chance for her to escape.ether, startling old man Zeng from his deep thoughts and causing him to break out in a cold sweat.The Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation!Standing high up in the sky, Hao Ren split his 320 sword...