Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 410: Chapter 380: Wind and Thunder Winged Snake

Hearing the piercing sound of the alarm, Li Qian and his party rushed out without hesitation, quickly reaching the city walls.

Once on the walls, he gazed at the scene in the distance, then turned to Situ Jie and asked, ”Situ Guard Captain, has the enemy reappeared?”

”Our scouts have detected an enemy presence. About ten kilometers ahead, twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts are approaching,” Situ Jie replied gravely, pointing to a spot in the distance.

”Twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts...” Li Qian murmured the number to himself, lost in thought.

”If it’s only twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts, that shouldn’t pose much of a threat to this outpost, should it?” Lu Tianjiao, who had also arrived on the wall, spoke up and voiced the question on everyone’s mind.

”If it were only twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts, it would indeed be no problem for us. What I fear is... what comes after.” Situ Jie’s gaze was unwavering, his expression not relaxing in the slightest.

”You mean...” Li Qian stared at the distant horizon as something suddenly dawned on him, and he trailed off thoughtfully.

”So, what do we do now?” Dongning, who had also arrived on the wall, asked.

Situ Jie extended a hand, pointed forward, and said in a solemn tone, ”The only thing we can do now is... meet whatever they throw at us!”

The words had barely left his lips when he waved his arm forward. ”Attack!”

At his command, a large group of Flying Pet Beasts shot into the air. They were immediately followed by a stampede of various ground-based Pet Beasts, forming two distinct forces.

Clearly, Situ Jie intended to engage the enemy outside the city gates. Seeing this, Li Qian didn’t hesitate to issue his own command. ”Xiaoliu, you go help them.”

”ROAR!” Xiaoliu’s massive form materialized and immediately charged out, joining the ranks of the defenders.

Besides Xiaoliu, the others’ Pet Beasts also charged out. Although they weren’t in peak condition, they were more than capable of joining the main force in battle.

The battle erupted in an instant. The Dominator-level Wind and Thunder Winged Snake was the first to make contact, unleashing a ferocious assault.

Wind Blades and bolts of thunder raged relentlessly, clearing a huge area of enemies in the blink of an eye.

Watching the terrifying might of the Wind and Thunder Winged Snake, Li Qian felt his heart settle. On a battlefield of this caliber, Situ Jie’s Pet Beast was a completely overwhelming presence, a higher-dimensional being crushing its inferiors.

”Situ Guard Captain, go deal with that Skeleton Marshal!” Li Qian called out from a distance, having spotted an Overlord-level Pet Beast approaching.

In truth, Situ Jie had planned to do so even without the reminder. Dealing with twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts was not a major problem.

However, the Skeleton Marshal had to be eliminated as quickly as possible. It would be far more trouble if it were allowed to command the horde.

Situ Jie was a man of action. With a plan set, he didn’t hesitate, immediately ordering his two Pet Beasts—the Wind and Thunder Winged Snake and the Fire Cloud Leopard—to carve a path with their Skills, forging a direct route as they charged toward the Skeleton Marshal.

They moved with incredible speed, and the surrounding Skeleton Beasts could barely hinder them. Without a second thought, Li Qian directed Xiaoliu to provide cover, eliminating any Skeleton Beast that attempted to approach them.

He summoned Qizai to help as well. Many other Beast Masters, now understanding Situ Jie’s objective, also directed their Pet Beasts to assist.

”Cut off the head of the snake!” Lu Tianjiao cried, directing his Five-Colored Swan to join the fray. He knew full well that if they could just eliminate the Skeleton Marshal, the crisis would resolve itself.

The battle was intense. With twenty to thirty thousand Skeleton Beasts providing support, eliminating the Skeleton Marshal was no simple task.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

All sorts of Skills clashed relentlessly. The entire battlefield resembled an apocalypse, choked with smoke and dust as sand and stones flew through the air.

”Qizai, use Tornado!”

”Xiaoliu, Blazing Flame Burning!”

Li Qian issued commands to Qizai and Xiaoliu simultaneously through their Soul Contract. Blazing Flame Burning was a new Skill Xiaoliu had comprehended after reaching the Commander Level. When combined with Qizai’s Wind Skill, the effect was greater than the sum of its parts.

A terrifying, orange-red flame was swept up by the Tornado, forming a massive fire dragon that charged forward with unstoppable force, clearing a path for the Wind and Thunder Winged Snake and the Fire Cloud Leopard.

Seizing the opportunity, Situ Jie’s two Overlord-level Pet Beasts launched their Powerful Skills in a devastating assault.

With an earth-shattering BOOM, the Skeleton Marshal was blasted into a pile of fragments.

”It’s finally over.” Seeing this, Lu Tianjiao let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

Situ Jie also relaxed considerably, unable to stop himself from muttering, ”Let’s hope we can hold out for the next few days...”

Hearing this, Lu Tianjiao chuckled. ”Don’t worry. My luck has always been—”

Li Qian heard him and immediately rushed over to cut him off. ”Don’t you dare say it! You’re such a jinx, you’re starting to traumatize me.”

The battle was mostly over, leaving only the mop-up. But just as Li Qian was about to order Qizai and Xiaoliu to continue their all-out assault, a blazing ball of light descended from the sky.

BOOM!

The ball of light exploded among the remaining Skeleton Beasts, unleashing a powerful shockwave that instantly wiped out hundreds, if not thousands, of them.

”Huh, is that...?” Li Qian’s face lit up with joy as he watched the figure, backlit by the light, descend from the sky. ”A Cloud Immortal Beast!”

”Dean Congming Mountain!”

As expected, the figure sitting on the back of the Cloud Immortal Beast was indeed Dean Congming Mountain.

He leaped down gracefully and landed beside Li Qian, the delight on his face plain to see. ”I knew I’d find you here.”

Li Qian smiled and walked over, asking with concern, ”Dean Cong, how did things go for you after we left?”

Congming Mountain waved his hand dismissively. ”I found an opportunity and left the battlefield. With that many skeletons and Flame Corpses, I’m not foolish enough to fight them head-on.”

”Oh, right. I came to find you because there’s something I need your help with!”

Seeing Congming Mountain get straight to the point, Li Qian’s expression turned serious. ”What is it?”

”Come with me to Mo Yuan City. I’ll tell you on the way!” Congming Mountain didn’t explain further, instead pointing to the back of his Cloud Immortal Beast.

The implication was obvious.

Hearing this, Li Qian gestured toward Lu Tianjiao and the others. ”Then what about them?”

Congming Mountain smiled. ”Don’t worry. The Skeleton Beasts and Flame Corpses went in a different direction. The group you just eliminated was the largest enemy force in this area.”

”They shouldn’t run into much danger from here on out.”

He continued without pausing, ”Right now, staying here is their wisest choice. Following us would likely be even more dangerous!”