Chapter 90 - 88: Mountain Demon Seeks Aid, Wind and Thunder Power

Chapter 90: Chapter 88: Mountain Demon Seeks Aid, Wind and Thunder Power

"I beg the three kings to seek justice for my Mountain Demon Tribe! Our Mountain Demon Tribe has offered tribute year after year, yet we were suddenly ambushed by an outside faction. Our entire tribe fought desperately, but we were nearly wiped out entirely..."

The Mountain Demon’s mournful voice echoed across the temple plaza.

Amidst its tearful complaints, it recounted the bloody battle between the Mountain Demons and the Insect Swarm. As it spoke, it cast sidelong glances at the three figures standing at the center of the gathering of Demon Fiends.

At the very center of these three figures stood a Jade-Horned Monster. It resembled a red leopard, sporting a white, jade-like single horn on its head. Its body was covered in dark red Scale Armor, and it possessed five tails that whipped like steel flails. This towering behemoth stood a full fifty feet tall. It was none other than the Mountain-Splitting Demon King—the strongest entity within the Three Immortals Mountain.

To its left rested a Seven-Colored Spirit Deer, its entire body snow-white and its antlers gleaming with iridescent, seven-colored hues. Even while simply lying there, it exuded an aura of elegant holiness. However, just one glance at it made the Mountain Demon’s heart tremble. This Seven-Colored Spirit Deer might appear holy, but it was actually the most insidious and vicious creature in the Three Immortals Mountain. Countless Demon Fiends had been devoured and perished at its hands, leaving a permanent bloody tinge in its eyes.

To the right of the Mountain-Splitting Demon King was a demonic bird with a wingspan of fully a hundred and fifty feet. Its feathers resembled burning dark red Crystal Stones, shimmering with radiant Flowing Light. Most strikingly, it actually possessed three sharp claws! This was impressively a Three-legged Fire Crow. Rumor had it that it possessed a trace of the ancient Divine Demon Golden Crow Bloodline. Calling itself the Red Feather Demon King, its temperament was the most tyrannical among the three Demon Kings.

When the Mountain Demon King finished speaking, the Red Feather Demon King snorted coldly, spitting Flame from its beak. "An outsider? An outsider capable of easily wiping out the Mountain Demon Tribe? Where did this faction come from to be so ignorant of the rules? This is a provocation against our Three Immortals Mountain!"

The world of Demon Fiends was incredibly chaotic, with factions constantly slaughtering each other on sight. However, High Tier Demon Fiends maintained an unspoken understanding. They had their own respective territories and would not lightly invade the domains of other Demon Races. Doing so was a blatant provocation.

"To be able to command different Demon Races and have them cooperate with one another, there must be a powerful existence behind them. It should also be a Qi Sea Realm expert," the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer said in a gentle voice.

"Hmph, I did notice the mountains have been somewhat chaotic lately!" the Mountain-Splitting Demon King spoke, its voice clanging loudly like clashing metal.

These three had entrenched themselves in this Wilderness Mountain Range for nearly a century. Supported by the tributes of numerous Demon Fiends in the mountains, their strength had only grown greater. Aside from that Flood Dragon, whose existence they tacitly permitted due to its background and status, any other entity of the same tier that dared to invade would be jointly repelled by them.

"Third Brother, you are fast. Go and test their background. If their strength is weak, crush them while you’re at it. If they are strong, come back, and we will join forces to slay them!"

"Alright!" The Red Feather Demon King glanced at the elderly Mountain Demon groveling on the ground and agreed without hesitation.

It wasn’t genuinely trying to seek justice for the Mountain Demon Tribe. Rather, it was about the provocation! That was something they absolutely could not tolerate.

WHOOSH—

Flapping its wings, the Red Feather Demon King shot into the sky and flew toward the gathering place of the Mountain Demon Tribe. Fierce Flame blazed brightly, leaving a fiery red arc trailing across the sky.

Watching the Red Feather Demon King take off, the elderly Mountain Demon’s eyes filled with madness and vindictive glee. Among the three Demon Kings, the Red Feather Demon King was the most tyrannical. Once it struck, it showed absolutely no mercy. When its heaven-incinerating flames descended, all the invaders would surely die!

Shegu Mountain Range.

Gravel shattered beneath Qin Yu’s feet as his figure pulled a blur of afterimages through the jagged, bizarre rocks of the Shegu Mountain Range. With every step he took, his joints popped and muscles thrummed, his Qi Blood surging like a rushing stream with a loud SPLASH. His speed was so immense that he seemed to be riding the Wind, accompanied by the rumble of Thunder.

Suddenly, as he leaped and maneuvered, his figure trembled, his footwork clearly faltering. But in the next instant, his body naturally made microscopic adjustments. That trace of sluggishness vanished immediately, and his movements became incomparably fluid. The howling Wind abruptly grew piercing in his ears, and his speed surged by a significant margin.

Qin Yu suddenly came to a halt. Standing atop a massive boulder, he closed his eyes in deep thought, recalling the slight flaws and omissions in his Body Technique just now.

This was naturally the Thunder Shocking Wind-Stepping Technique that his father Qin Hu had exchanged for at the Treasure Pavilion. Cultivation Techniques like Body Techniques and Sword Skills were different from Body Refining. For a Body Refining Technique, he could practice it in the Cultivation Room formulated by the Insect Nest. Merely lying inside would allow his body to Enhance rapidly. However, that wasn’t possible for Sword Skills and Body Techniques.

He still needed to train bitterly to turn them into bodily instincts. Only then could he truly unleash their full power in actual combat. Of course, the Insect Nest could also assist his Cultivation. Functioning as a super biological computer, the Insect Nest provided real-time monitoring, analysis, and correction. It magnified and highlighted every single flaw in his body’s Qi Blood circulation, instantly providing the optimal solution.

Therefore, after the Insect Swarm deconstructed the Cultivation Technique, and with the Insect Nest simulating it, he achieved mastery of a Gamma-level Low Grade Body Technique the very moment he laid hands on it—a feat that would take even a genius Martial Artist weeks to grasp.

SWISH!

He backhandedly drew the Evil-breaking Long Saber from his waist. Infused with his surging Qi Blood, the Long Saber turned as black as ink. The Power Manipulation Skill of the Thunder Shocking Sky Splitting Saber surfaced in his mind.

"Slash!"

He exhaled and shouted as the Long Saber cleaved through the air. Wherever the blade passed, the air let out a soft HISS, leaving behind a crisp, white vapor trail.

Qin Yu’s gaze was calm as he carefully comprehended the mysteries of force generation and Qi Blood circulation within the Sword Skill. Then, he swung his blade again!

Once, twice, ten times, a hundred times... Every strike was slightly different from the last, constantly undergoing the most minute adjustments, infinitely approaching that theoretically perfect "Thunder Shock" trajectory. His movements grew faster and faster until the flashes of the blade gradually blurred into a continuous sheet of light. The sound of tearing through the air shifted from a soft HISS to a deep CRACKLE, as though real electricity was coiling and shattering around the blade.

He thought to himself, "My Core Technique is the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture. Although it can also drive these two Cultivation Techniques, the nature of my Qi Blood isn’t Wind and Thunder Attribute after all.

"In terms of raw power, it’s still slightly lacking."

As he slashed out strike after strike, Qin Yu silently calculated in his heart. With the Insect Nest’s assistance, his Cultivation progress was simply terrifying. For a Gamma-level Low Grade Technique that would take an ordinary Martial Artist months or even years to reach minor mastery, his progress was soaring at a visible rate.

Of course, this was only Cultivation! When it came to real combat, it certainly wouldn’t be enough yet.

He thought to himself, "There are still some issues regarding the fusion of the Wind and Thunder Body Tempering Technique and the Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture. Their core directions are different. Fortunately, there are top-tier units like the Thunder Roc in the Insect Swarm.

"They aren’t strangers to Wind and Thunder Force either, so spending a bit of time should eventually complete the fusion.

"However, it would be best to get my hands on the Wind and Thunder Treasure Mirror first. This Gamma-level Upper Grade Technique is not only of the Wind and Thunder Attribute, but it also comes with a Body Forging effect.

"The simulation results will definitely be much better."

Two jugs of Hundred Fruit Brew, along with a new batch of mountain Treasure Medicine, had already been delivered. His father was currently negotiating with the Treasure Pavilion, so it likely wouldn’t be long before he obtained it.

Just as he was thinking this, Qin Yu suddenly furrowed his brows and looked into the distance. Within the Insect Swarm’s Mind Network, a fiery red Flowing Light flashed rapidly across the mid-air, shooting straight toward the Mountain Demon Jungle at astonishing speed.