39. Guardian Spirit
Reflected in the pupils of Xu Cheng and the others was a black giant bear that stood up and was five meters tall.
There was a gap in the black bear's body, and there was no longer any fur growing at the edge, revealing a patch of red flesh, on which a tadpole-like golden light could be faintly seen.
Seeing this, how could Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang not know that this giant bear was simply a demon beast that was forcibly subdued!
It is true that guardian spirits belong to spirits, but this refers to those that have been created. This kind of guardian spirit is often born by a powerful aura and some other means in a secret realm, an illusion realm, or other caves and other places, so this kind of guardian spirit usually has another name: Earth Bound Spirit.
It's just that the Earthbound Spirit is a bad name, and the Guardian Spirit is a good name.
But not all guardian spirits are spirits.
The subdued demon beast can also be used as a guardian spirit. Even after killing demon beasts, stripping and restraining their souls can also be used as array spirits and machine spirits - this is also the way most array spirits and machine spirits are born.
But compared to this way of making spirits, although the subdued demon beasts are nominally guardian spirits, they are actually still divided into demon genera.
The size of this black bear is extraordinarily large, and when it first appeared, it had already startled everyone, but what really made Xu Cheng, Tian Qiang and others give up the fight and choose to flee was that this black bear pressed a bear paw on a gray and white tree, and directly pressed the gray and white tree that required almost twenty people to hug and was as hard as iron, and everyone realized the terrible strength of this black bear.
Even if it is Xu Cheng or Tian Qiang, if he is swept by this black bear, I am afraid that even if he does not die, he will be half disabled.
"Zhao Hu!" Xu Cheng looked at Ye Kong's back, and roared angrily, "This is the guardian spirit you are talking about!?" Weird!? ”
"When did I say it's a spirit." Ye Kongtou shouted without replying, "I just said, it's a spirit, it's a guardian spirit." And indeed it is, as you can see for yourselves. ”
"Fart!" Tian Qiang was already angry and scolded, "You said you can communicate with it, can the demon beast communicate?" This is clearly a subdued demon beast, forcibly used as a guardian spirit, if it is willing, it will be strange! ”
The biggest difference between monsters and demons is that demons can't communicate, while monsters can.
This is also the reason why at the beginning, Ye Kong said that he had communicated with the guardian spirit, and the others were not confused. Because most of the time, the Spirit is a neutral unit, and as long as you don't provoke it, it won't attack anyone at will. But if you encounter a demon, it will be completely different, especially when you encounter such a terrifying black bear demon beast, it is a miracle that Ye Kong can come back alive.
"This guy is hostile to you, and it's not me who is hostile to me." Ye Kong retorted, but at this time, his heart was also constantly cursing, how could this black bear guardian spirit run out at this time, they are still a long way away from the secret passage, and it stands to reason that this guardian spirit has not yet reached the point of madness at this point in time, "Otherwise, how do you think I would know where the secret passage is, it was that guy who told me." …… How do I know if any of you are ...... on the road?"
Speaking of this, Ye Kong suddenly stopped.
Because someone in Xu Cheng's team had provoked the Dreadclaw Demon Wolf because of greed, everyone was very cautious about the itinerary along the way. However, this cautious and oppressive atmosphere also makes everyone feel tired and irritable, so it is very possible that something happens in the middle of the process because they want to vent their feelings.
Not only did Ye Kong suddenly stop talking, but even Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang realized the problem.
"You ...... Who has ever encountered a golden yellow flower in these two days of formation? It smells good, and there's a clear dew-like liquid in it. Ye Kong suddenly shouted loudly.
Xu Cheng and the others didn't speak, they just looked at each other, but the corner of their eyes was still observing the nursing home behind them.
Sure enough, I saw that one of them's face changed drastically.
And Ye Kong, who also saw the other party's appearance, immediately scolded angrily: "That's Jin Lu!" It is one of the favorite foods of all the bears and monsters in the Gray and White Forest, and it is also the thing that attracts them the most! You drank the golden dew, and your body was contaminated with the breath of golden dew, so it's strange that this guardian spirit doesn't chase you! ”
"I ...... I ...... "This nurse's face also became very ugly, and he muttered that he didn't know how to answer.
And the other nursing homes around him are also far away from him at this moment, for fear of being treated as an accomplice by the giant bear.
"No!" This guardian let out a desperate and palpitating cry, but at this moment, in this situation where it was difficult to protect itself, the kind of indifference unique to the cultivation world was immediately reflected, and no one around him reached out to him at all, but they kept away from him as much as possible, even Xu Cheng, Tian Qiang and others.
Perhaps because of panic, the nurse didn't run long before he fell to the ground, and by the time he got up, the huge black bear had already come to his side. With a single pounce, the bear's paws clung him to the ground, and the nurse was already screaming even more in horror, and the monks could clearly hear the kicking and rubbing of his struggle.
It's just that in this case, no one dares to turn back to the rescue.
Although this black giant bear only has the strength of the Xuan Realm in terms of qi and blood induction, but in fact, only the first time he saw it, Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang knew that this black bear was the weakest and also had the strength of the peak of the Xuan Realm, maybe it was already the strength of the Yuan Realm. And judging from the concept that demon beasts and monsters are inherently stronger than human monks, I am afraid that this black bear should have the strength of human monks above the fourth level of the Circle Realm.
With the strength of Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang, they naturally didn't dare to go up to provoke, and they even had to try their best to escape.
After a while, the screams behind him stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of chewing, which made people feel a tingling of the scalp.
Xu Cheng's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water.
His gaze at Ye Kong was already full of hatred that was so strong that it couldn't be dissolved.
And Ye Kong, as if he was completely unaware, was still running ahead to lead the way. Because of the sudden attack of this guardian spirit demon beast this time, everyone had no interest in communicating, and just continued to bury their heads and run wildly.
In addition to Xu Cheng, Tian Qiang, and Xu Pocheng, there are a total of ten people in the Xu family's nursing home brought out. However, when they were attacked by the Dreadclaw Demon Wolf and the Guardian Spirit, they lost two of them, and two of them fell behind because they ran too slowly, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead at this time. However, considering the danger of the gray and white forest, everyone present knew very well what happened to the two fallen nurses.
In this way, it is equivalent to saying that in just two days, four of the ten nurses brought out by Xu Cheng died.
But they didn't even see the destination of their trip.
"How much longer?" Forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, Xu Cheng asked in a deep voice.
"Half a day at most." Ye Kong opened his mouth and said, his perception is sharper than Xu Cheng, but the range of perception is not as good as Xu Cheng.
Within Ye Kong's perceptual range, the guardian spirit had already caught up again.
However, for this guardian spirit, which had been sleeping for a long time and had not tasted a fresh taste for a long time, Xu Cheng and the others had become a delicacy in their eyes. It's just that because of the relationship of the golden compass, this guardian spirit has not immediately regarded Xu Cheng and the others as enemies, at most, the behavior just now is regarded as the master's feeding to it. However, with Ye Kong's understanding of this black bear, he was afraid that the current peaceful relationship between the two sides would end completely when he arrived at the gray ruins.
Xu Cheng and the others did not have the correct way to open the secret passage, although Ye Kong knew, but he would never tell Xu Cheng and the others, so when the black bear found out that something was wrong, then what followed was a one-sided slaughter. And the party that was slaughtered was naturally Xu Cheng and others.
The Black Bear Guardian Spirit did not approach rashly, but the distance between it and everyone was no longer a hundred meters, but was shortened to about fifty meters.
In the gray and white forest, because of the shade of the gray and white trees, everyone could not see the hungry appearance of this guardian spirit for the time being. But for Xu Cheng, Tian Qiang, and even Ye Kong, their observation did not rely on the naked eye to see, so they naturally "saw" very clearly. It's just that they can't say these words, otherwise it will inevitably cause chaos in the whole team.
But half a day is not a long time.
Soon, under the leadership of Ye Kong, everyone brought a gray and white tree that grew significantly thicker.
If the gray and white tree that Ye Kong and the others saw before was already a towering tree, as tall as an adult to them, then the gray and white tree in front of them was like a giant, and the gray and white trees they saw before were like children in front of this gray and white tree. The canopy of this giant tree alone can cover a radius of hundreds of miles, and if you want to hug it, you can't see it with your eye.
"It's ...... Secret passages? Xu Cheng asked in disbelief.
He had been to the Gray and White Forest several times, and had penetrated into the deep belly area several times, but he never knew that between this peripheral area and the deep belly area, there was such a thick gray and white tree, which was simply unheard of.
"This is it." Ye Kong nodded, he didn't have a good rest, and he didn't hesitate to urge Zhenyuan to hurry for most of the day, which made him tired, "This is one of the five mother trees of the Gray and White Forest. It can be said that all the gray trees in the entire gray and white forest were transplanted from the branches of these five mother trees. …… This is the Secret Passage, the only road that leads safely to the southern part of the Grey Forest. ”
"South?" Xu Cheng's face changed suddenly, "Life forbidden area? ”
"Yes." Ye Kong nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice, "That's the secret vault you want to find on this trip, it's almost impossible to pass through that forbidden area in a normal way, only through this secret passage can you reach the final vault safely." However, although this is a secret passage, it is actually an area equivalent to an underground palace, and I don't know what it is. As for the Golden Compass in your hands, also known as the Gray Compass, it is the key to unlocking the Last Vault. ”
"Why do you know this?" Xu Cheng finally became vigilant.
But when I got here, I became cautious, and it was already too late.
"I don't have time to explain! Come on! Ye Kong couldn't explain it in the first place, and at this time, he directly used the tense atmosphere of the guardian spirit chasing behind him and shouted in a deep voice, "Aim the gray and white compass at this mother tree, and then bombard it with the True Yuan according to the position indicated above!" ”
Although Xu Cheng still had great doubts, when he heard Ye Kong's voice at this time, he remembered that the guardian spirit was so close to them, and he immediately couldn't help but immediately obey Ye Kong's orders and start acting.
However, when Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang used the powerful True Yuan as a guide, condensed into the weapon, and bombarded a certain point of the gray and white mother tree in front of them, the angry roar of the black bear finally sounded in the forest. In this angry roar, even a fool could hear the undisguised killing intent and anger of this black bear, and at this moment, everyone knew that this black bear really regarded them as enemies.
"Zhao Hu!" Xu Cheng turned his head and glared at Ye Kong angrily, eager to kill him immediately now.
But what he saw was that Ye Kong turned around and rushed towards the gray and white mother tree without hesitation.
And the position where he rushed was exactly a point where he and Tian Qiang joined forces to bombard just now.
I saw that when Ye Kong was about to crash into the body of the gray and white mother tree, the entire space was rippled, and then Ye Kong completely disappeared in front of everyone.
At this time, the black bear guardian spirit finally pounced out of the forest behind everyone, and this time, its eyes were red, full of murderous anger. Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang just glanced at him, and they already felt the tremor coming from their souls. And the black bear that pounced out, without hesitation, waved its giant palm, and immediately swept a Xu family nursing home directly into two.
"Let's go!" Xu Cheng knew that he couldn't delay any longer, so he suddenly shouted, and then dragged Xu Pocheng and rushed towards the place where Ye Kong disappeared before, "When you see Zhao Hu in a while, don't show mercy, kill directly!" ”
Tian Qiang nodded with a gloomy face.
Seeing that Xu Cheng and Tian Qiang both wanted to avoid their edges, they began to run into the secret passage, and the other Xu family nurses dared to stay, and ran towards the gray and white mother tree. But this guardian spirit, which has been washed away by anger, how could it let itself let these foods escape, it swept away with a wave of its paws, and the strong wind that rolled up shook the three Xu family nurses to vomit blood again.
Bursts of terrible screams rang out in this forest.