Chapter Fifty-Eight: Encounter with the King Beast
The official road in the Luohan Forest is not too wide, about five or six zhang, paved with long strips of bluestone, because of the age, many places have been cracked and broken, looking old and vicissitudes.
There are no trees on both sides of the official road, but a barren grass, and occasionally you can see some dead branches and rotten trees that have fallen to the ground.
It is said that the reason why this situation is this is because there are often star beasts passing from the official road, some of the general beasts, the size is very large, the small is three or five zhang wide, the big one is thirty or forty zhang wide, and the occasional king beast, even as high as a hundred zhang wide, where they pass, the trees are all destroyed, and over time, it has become the scene today.
This section of the road in Luohanlin, with the foot strength of the star horse, can pass in about an hour, it is still early, Tang Chen and his party are not in a hurry, but at a stable speed, moving forward at a uniform speed, so that it is convenient to keep the formation not chaotic.
Tang Chen took the lead, and his soul consciousness radiated with all his might, enveloping the range of more than two thousand meters in radius, and any wind and grass in it was under his control.
Chen Jun, He Junwan and the others were not idle, and they all radiated their soul consciousness to the maximum extent, paying close attention to the movements around them.
However, with the soul power realm of the five of them, the farthest distance of their soul consciousness was only more than nine hundred meters, and it was all covered by Tang Chen's soul sense, but they didn't know it, and Tang Chen didn't tell them.
After running like this for about half an hour, he had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of Luohan Forest, and there was no thrill along the way, all the star beasts he encountered, including a few general beasts, were planted by Tang Chen with soul seeds from afar, and then they all took a detour.
The "frightened" Luo Hanlin was so calm that he hadn't even encountered a star beast, which made Chen Jun, He Junwan and the others secretly surprised, and at the same time remembered the scene when they first met Tang Chen, how similar it was to this time!
"Is it all because of him?"
When they looked at the figure of the young man in front of them, they couldn't help but guess in their hearts.
As for the others, because they have never been here and have not personally experienced the thrills, they don't have much feeling about this thrill-free journey, at most they are just a little curious, and wonder if the world's comments on Luo Hanlin are a bit exaggerated?
Just when everyone's spirit was relaxed, thinking that they could pass through Luo Hanlin safely, Tang Chen suddenly reined in his horse, and under the strong inertia, the star horse was like a human standing, with his front hooves kicking high and hissing loudly.
When the people behind saw it, they also reined in one after another, but fortunately, they kept a considerable distance from Tang Chen, and there was enough buffer time, so the scene was not chaotic.
"Senior Brother Tang Chen, what's wrong, why did you stop?" Chen Jun rode his horse and asked suspiciously.
Tang Chen's face was not very good-looking, and he replied eagerly: "There is a king beast coming! Quickly, take everyone to escape into the woods, these star horses, leave it alone for the time being!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Chen Jun knew that it was inconvenient to ask questions at this time, so he hurriedly beckoned everyone to dismount and go to the woods on the side.
The king beast is huge, and there are many restrictions on its movement in the dense forest, so it is the best choice to escape into the woods at this time, if you return along the official road, with their speed, it is impossible to escape from the hunt of the king beast.
While directing everyone to escape, Chen Jun observed the movements around him, and when he saw that Tang Chen was still staying in place, he couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Tang Chen, hurry up, what are you still doing there?"
When everyone in the Tang family heard this, they stopped and shouted at Tang Chen, persuading him to flee together.
"You go first, I'll get it away!"
Tang Chen replied, and after speaking, he galloped forward.
At this time, the king beast was still two miles away from here, and he took the initiative to intercept it, so that he could buy a little more time for the others, as long as they escaped two or three thousand meters away and went out of the soul consciousness radiation range of the king beast, they would be safe.
Tang Chen found the king beast, and the king beast also discovered Tang Chen and them, and it was moving quickly towards this side at this time.
Although everyone was worried about Tang Chen, they also knew that this was probably the only way to save everyone, so when Tang Chen rushed forward without hesitation, everyone did not hesitate and continued to rush towards the woods.
Tang Chen rode forward, but he was also very nervous in his heart, although he may have the combat power comparable to that of the Star King, but he is not the Star King after all, there are still many shortcomings, and when it comes to really fighting, I am afraid that he is far from being the opponent of the King Beast.
However, at this time, there was no choice, except for him, no one could resist the king beast for a round, and he would not be able to undertake the task of breaking the queen, and if no one broke the queen, he would not be able to escape the pursuit of the beast at all.
Soon, in front of the official road, a huge figure appeared in front of Tang Chen's eyes.
This is a giant beast that is more than twenty feet high, its whole body is covered with brown scales, its head is like a giant crocodile, its limbs are as thick as an ancient tree, and there is a series of spikes nearly a foot long on its back, each of which is at least the thickness of a bowl, and it looks like a sword with a handle from a distance, exuding a dangerous aura.
In particular, the spike on the door of the head is even more distinctive, half as short as the others, a little smaller, and the color is very different, not brown, but white.
"Could it be a sword bone beast?"
Tang Chen didn't recognize this beast, so he could only guess with the limited knowledge recorded in the book.
When the king beast saw Tang Chen, he probably felt that the soul power he exuded was fluctuating strongly, and he had some scruples, so he stopped from a distance, and a pair of brown eyes stared at Tang Chen deadly, as if they wanted to see him through.
Tang Chen knew that when the strength of the star beast reached the level of the general beast, it would open its spiritual wisdom and possess wisdom, and the wisdom of the beast was roughly equivalent to that of a human child, while the wisdom of the king beast was even higher, and it was already comparable to that of a human teenager.
Therefore, it is useless to use those little tricks to bully the beasts against the king beasts.
The king beast didn't move, Tang Chen was naturally happy to see this, just to buy more time for Chen Jun and the others to escape.
It's a pity that this situation didn't last long, and the king beast couldn't bear it anymore, or rather, it seemed to sense that Tang Chen's confidence was a little lacking.
"Quack, Quack, Quack......"
The king beast raised its head and howled, and the sound was like rubbing the bottom of the pot with a sharp object, sharp and harsh, and unbearable.
At the same time, a spike on its back began to glow with yellow starlight, a sign that it was about to activate the King Beast Divine Power.
Seeing this, Tang Chen couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, with his current strength, the "Star Devouring Soul Armor" couldn't resist the attack of the king beast at all, only the "Soul Tribulation Sword" might still have the strength to fight.
"No, you can't be passively defensive, you must take the initiative!"
Tang Chen's mind turned sharply, and he immediately understood that if he was a passive defense, he could only rely on the "Soul Tribulation Sword" to resist twice at most, and after two times, he would be dead, so he had to fight, betting that the "Soul Tribulation Sword" would be able to kill this king beast.
"Nine Tribulation Sword, Soul Tribulation Sword!"
Without any hesitation, he immediately unleashed his strongest attack, the "Soul Tribulation Sword", and flew towards the king beast.