Lord of the Magical Beasts

Just as Yang Ling felt that his head would burst into pieces because of the pain, the Soul Ring on his finger released bolts of refreshing energy. After the energy circulated around his brain, his brain quickly started to calm down.

Also, a large amount of Chaotic Energy started rushing out of the pagoda-shaped mark in the middle of his brows, circulating quickly around his Wizard Core whose energy was about to be depleted. It not only provided the core with a large amount of pure Wizard Power, it also supplied him with a continuous source of mental energy.

With the Soul Ring and Wizard’s Pagoda as his source of backup, Yang Ling quickly calmed down. He not only remained steady in the face of the Heavenly Fox’s massive mental energy, he instead sent back wave after wave of attacks. His massive mental energy sometimes turned into millions of threads, attacking from all directions, and at other times, it became concentrated, forming the shape of a slender snake as it focused its attacks on a singular point.

Faintly, he knew that as long as he broke past the fox’s defense and directly destroyed the red orb that seemed like a Magical Beast Essence Crystal, he could perhaps directly dispel this massive Magical Illusory Spell Formation.

Against Yang Ling’s powerful mental attacks, the Heavenly Fox suffered greatly, having no choice but to defend with all its might. Slowly, thin cracks appeared on the petrified bodies of the Twin-headed Horse Spiders in the desert, their color becoming duller and duller.

Just like that, Yang Ling attacked with all his might, while the Heavenly Fox defended with its utmost effort. For the time being, Yang Ling was unable to break through the defenses, while the Heavenly Fox was unable to cause any fatal harm to Yang Ling. The two parties slowly reached a stalemate.

When the Heavenly Fox had the upper hand, the sky would slowly turn clear and the Twin-headed Horse Spiders would sometimes move their eyes, some even taking half a step forward. When Yang Ling had the advantage, the sky would turn dark, sometimes so dark that one could not see their fingers in front of them. The cracks on the bodies of the Twin-headed Horse Spider would also become bigger.

Seeing the sky alternate between light and dark, looking at the strange Twin-headed Horse Spiders, the Beastmen became more and more uneasy. They could not understand what was going on no matter how hard they tried.

“Elder, let’s leave this place as soon as possible!”

“That’s right! Even though we might not be able to escape this strange desert in a short span of time, it is still better than continually facing these mutated spiders!”

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Swallowing with difficulty, the Beastmen engaged in discussion. The Beastmen would not be this afraid if the Twin-headed Horse Spiders remained motionless, or were even charging manically toward them. But they felt that the situation was eerier, seeing that the mutated spiders were sometimes moving their eyes. They could not help but think about the various terrifying legends that they had heard.

It was rumored that there was a tunnel in the Tailun Continent that was linked directly to the Demonic Plane, where the ground was covered in flames. There was a terrifying Demon God of Hell there. He could easily tear a giant dragon in two with his bare hands, and his magic could turn an entire sea into ice or burn all living things into ashes. His curses would even cause the angels residing in the City Amongst the Clouds to tremble!

Legend had it that after being inflicted with the curse of the Demon God of Hell, all creatures, be it intelligent beings or Magical Beasts, would become puppets that had lost rational thought. They could be reborn time and time again at the Altar of the Demon God. Against such mutated beings, it was rumored that other than using the Ultimate Purification of Saint Light from the Church, even Sage level experts would be unable to directly destroy them.

“No, staying by the side of the leader is the only hope we have of escaping this place alive!”

The group was in a heated discussion, all hoping that they could leave this strange place as soon as possible. Even the ox chief and Medusa leader wanted to flee. Only the fox elder, who seemed to be thinking about something, expressed his disagreement loudly.

Feeling a strange ripple in the air, then looking at the Twin-headed Horse Spiders that had strangely stopped all of a sudden, he knew that Yang Ling was using a magic that he was not familiar with in an attempt to dispel the Magical Illusory Spell Formation. Until they found a real opportunity, leaving would not be a wise decision. Staying behind and observing the situation was the best course of action!

There was fear in their hearts, but with the insistence of the respected fox elder, the Beastmen staid where they were, protecting Yang Ling heavily along with the Ogres, barbarians, and elf archers. Even though they did not understand what was going on, they knew that Yang Ling was their greatest hope when it came to dispelling this illusion.

Is this prolonged battle the only way?

Yang Ling could not help but crease his brows, seeing that he was unable to break through even after an hour had passed. Even though his Wizard’s Pagoda had supplied him with a massive amount of energy, expending it indefinitely was not a good plan!

According to the explanations on the stele, there were a variety of Wizard Techniques that could dispel the various Wizard Formations, but unfortunately, they were all high level Wizard Techniques, and there was no way Yang Ling could use them at this point in time. Advancing to the level of Earth Wizard, he should be able to cultivate a few mid level Wizard Techniques with his Wizard Core, but there was no way he could start cultivating those techniques now. Other than the Wizard Amulets he had created in the past, he had no way to attack!

Oh wait. Wizard Amulets.

Thinking about the Wizard Amulets in his Space Ring, Yang Ling realized something. He recalled the Dolphin Sonar Wizard Amulet that could be used to attack the mind of an enemy. This Wizard Amulet was made using the Blood Essence of the Bugu Bird could directly attack the soul of a person with a powerful soundwave. He had almost turned the barbarians passing by into idiots when he was creating the Wizard Amulets. Perhaps it might have an unexpected effect when it came to dealing with this detestable Heavenly Fox!

“Quick, all of you dig down into the desert and block your ears tightly!” After coming to a decision, Yang Ling quickly took out the twenty-some Dolphin Sonar Wizard Amulets he had left and instructed the group to block their ears.

Dig down into the desert and block our ears tightly?

The Orges, barbarians, and elf archers quickly followed the instructions, but the Beastmen hesitated for a moment. After a moment’s discussion, they followed Yang Ling’s instructions under the orders of the fox elder, tearing off their clothes to cover their ears, then clenching their teeth as they dug under the sand.

The group had just dived into the sand when Yang Ling rushed to activate the first Dolphin Sonar Wizard Amulet. It released a loud, powerful, extremely high-pitched screech, spreading far and wide.

In that instant, everyone felt their eardrums shake, as if a ball of heavy mercury had entered their ears. Waves of piercing pain attacked their brains, as if they had been hit by a hammer.

The people felt waves of discomfort, while the Heavenly Fox that was the target of the attack was caught off guard. As it let out a scream, the sky turned pitch dark, while the unmoving Twin-headed Horse Spiders flickered strangely, their colors quickly turning dull. Weblike cracks appeared on their bodies.

“Hmph, die!”

Feeling the reduction in pressure and how his mental energy had gained a significant distance, Yang Ling was elated. He had found another method of attacking his opponent. Letting out a cold grunt, Yang Ling quickly activated one Dolphin Sonar Wizard Amulet after another, while using his mental energy to focus his attacks on a single point, clenching his teeth as he went all out.

Under the full brunt of Yang Ling’s attacks, the Heavenly Fox had to retreat. Waves of fearful screams came from the sky as the cracks on the bodies of the Twin-headed Horse Spiders became increasingly larger. In fact, their entire unmoving bodies started to shake. Faintly, Yang Ling could once again see the Essence Crystal-like flame orb.

Success or failure depends on this attack!

Letting out a low grunt, Yang Ling instantly activated the remainder of his Dolphin Sonar Wizard Amulets. In that instant, the Beastmen who were covering their ears and hiding under the sand let out a unified grunt, while the Heavenly Fox who took the brunt of the attack let out a pathetic cry.

Suffering from the heavy trauma, the mental energy of the Heavenly Fox decreased dramatically. This way, Yang Ling’s massive mental energy seemed to have entered uncharted land, slamming heavily into the Essence Crystal-like ball of fire.

A pathetic wail came from the sky, its pitch shrill and piercing, as if it were feeling pain straight from the bones. It seemed as though it was a pathetic wail originating straight from the soul. After a manic wind blew past, the Twin-headed Horse Spiders that were covered in cracks flickered as they disappeared into thin air. Following that, a crisp sound rang out as the vast desert scattered.

After rubbing their eyes, the group instantly noticed that they had returned to the cave. Nothing had changed from before other than the few corpses of the Bullmen and Ogres not far away. It was as if whatever had happened just now was only a nightmare!

“Hmph, where else are you going to run off to?”

The group felt as though they had just been in a nightmare, not noticing anything different, but Yang Ling had quickly located the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox. It had squirmed into a dark corner and was preparing to sneak away quietly. He took out a sharp dagger from within his Space Ring and formed the hand gestures for the Earth Evasion technique, instantly appearing before it!

“Sir, please wait!”

Seeing that the heavily injured Heavenly Fox was unable to dodge and was about to die in Yang Ling’s hands, the fox elder shouted out in worry. Over the past thousand years, there had been no traces of a Heavenly Fox in the Tailun Continent. Even though this Heavenly Fox had subjected the group to much pain, the fox elder was unable to accept that a Heavenly Fox would die before his eyes.

Wait?

With the request of the fox elder, Yang Ling noticed that the Heavenly Fox was bleeding from the mouth and having difficulty walking. Then Yang Ling remembered its strange ability. He moved his dagger gently across his index finger, then pressed it tightly to the fox’s forehead.

In that instant, mysterious symbols appeared on the body of the puppy-sized Heavenly Fox. But unlike the past, it took more than ten times longer than it usually did, and the mysterious symbols sometimes formed a packed forest, sometimes a vast galaxy, and at others an ancient temple…

Just as Yang Ling was feeling exhausted, his energy almost depleted, the Heavenly Fox was enveloped by a ball of silver light and finally disappeared without a trace, automatically getting recalled to the mysterious space containing the Wizard’s Pagoda.

“Sir, ah, what exactly happened?” The fox elder was incredibly worried, seeing the legendary Heavenly Fox disappear into thin air.

It was rumored that a few thousand years ago, the last Heavenly Fox had said that they had found a new continent overseas before it vanished. It said that there were no wars, no disease, no greedy and cruel humans, and that they would bring their entire clan over. They would then return and bring all of the Beastmen over when the time was right.

Unfortunately, thousands of years had passed in the blink of an eye, and there was no longer any news or traces of the Heavenly Foxes!

Some said that they had moved to a faraway plane and were unable to return; others said that they suffered surprise attacks from powerful fighters from the Church before they left and were exterminated. There were also some that said that they were carefree and had no trouble in the world overseas, and they had long forgotten the suffering Beastmen on the Tailun Continent!

The Heavenly Foxes were not at Sage level, but they were powerful fighters that were rare within the Beastmen. If there was a tribe of Heavenly Foxes on the Tailun Continent, the Beastmen might not have landed in such a plight today.

No matter what, the fox elder could not accept that the Heavenly Fox would disappear before his eyes in an instant when it had just appeared!

Originally, Yang Ling was prepared to summon the Heavenly Fox he had tamed, but seeing the worried fox elder, he had a thought and changed his mind at the last minute. He put on a mysterious air and said, “Elder, could the Heavenly Fox have been taken away by the so called Demon God of Hell?”

The most important thing now was to deal with the monster in the cave. He did not wish to cause trouble over the Heavenly Fox and affect the relationship between himself and the Beastmen. Furthermore, he did not understand how a small Heavenly Fox like that would be able to take out Sage level fighters and force the powerful Church to sign a ceasefire agreement with them.

Even though the abilities of the Heavenly Fox were unique, almost managing to kill the group by trapping them within the Magical Illusory Spell Formation, he did not feel that the Heavenly Fox was powerful enough to be described as unparalleled. He could not understand why the Beastmen would place such high hopes on a puppy-like creature.

Taken away by the Demon God of Hell?

After his shock, the face of the fox elder turned pale. But seeing Yang Ling sitting cross-legged on the ground, recalling how he had dripped a drop of his blood on the body of the Heavenly Fox, then thinking about his identity as a Summoner, he felt as though something was off!