Mammoth Carrying a Forest

� Chapter: Mammoth Carrying a Forest

"Brother, what happened?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu hurriedly descended beside Qian Gu Dong Feng and asked with concern. It was the first time she had seen her brother in such a bedraggled state.

"Xiao Yu, why are you here?"

Qian Gu Dong Feng clearly had not expected to run into Qian Gu Huang Yu at such a critical moment. He had meant to carry his little sister through this time, yet they met while he was in such a sorry state. He could hardly keep his face straight.

"Just passing by," Qian Gu Huang Yu said, looking toward the massive figure. "What is that thing? Even you can't beat it?"

Although Qian Gu Dong Feng was currently only �-rank, with the advantages of his Coiled Dragon Staff Martial Soul and his family's Battle Skills, he was nearly invincible within the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, where the strongest Soul Beasts were only Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

A trace of apprehension flashed through Qian Gu Dong Feng's eyes. "That's a Forest Mammoth, the guardian of the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform."

"Whether it's the beginner, intermediate, or advanced Spirit Ascension Platform, each has guardians. All Spirit Ascension Platforms are actually one whole, but once that whole is divided, it becomes these three levels, entered through different methods. To separate them and keep Soul Masters from easily entering higher-level Spirit Ascension Platforms from lower-level ones, something needs to monitor and guard them. Within the Spirit Ascension Platform, only Soul Beasts can serve as guardians. Extremely powerful Soul Beasts."

Qian Gu Dong Feng explained rapidly. He had never expected to encounter a Spirit Ascension Platform guardian just after entering the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform. His luck was truly absurd.

As Qian Gu Dong Feng and Qian Gu Huang Yu spoke, the Forest Mammoth finally appeared before them.

Its towering body exceeded thirty meters in height. Its granite-like tusks were a full five meters long, and its entire body was covered in green fur. Most peculiar of all, countless trees grew from its back, as though it carried an entire forest on its back.

Facing the Forest Mammoth, guardian of the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, both Qian Gu Huang Yu and Qian Gu Dong Feng felt immense pressure.

"Roar—"

The Forest Mammoth let out a deep roar, its red eyes brimming with bloodlust and fury.

"Wasn't the Forest Mammoth supposed to be a gentle Soul Beast? Why does it look so violent?" Recalling the Soul Beast knowledge Bei Gong Li had taught her, Qian Gu Huang Yu immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Grandma wouldn't deceive me about something like this, would she?

Qian Gu Dong Feng explained, "To ensure that the Spirit Ascension Platform's guardians can successfully carry out their task of blocking Soul Masters, we alter some of their settings. The simplest way is to increase their aggression."

Qian Gu Dong Feng continued, bringing Qian Gu Huang Yu up to speed. "The Forest Mammoth was once an overlord-class Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. At the same Years of Cultivation, it may not have matched the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, but it wasn't far behind. I heard that Hundred Thousand Year Forest Mammoths once existed. This one is only thirty meters tall, so it should have around four thousand years of cultivation—enough to rival an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

Just then, the Forest Mammoth raised its two forelegs before stomping down heavily. The ground shattered, and a powerful shockwave surged toward Qian Gu Huang Yu and Qian Gu Dong Feng.

The shockwave unleashed by the Forest Mammoth snapped the trees before them with thunderous force. Qian Gu Dong Feng immediately stepped in front of Qian Gu Huang Yu, gripping his Coiled Dragon Staff with both hands. The First Soul Ring beneath him shone purple as his aura rapidly rose. A crystalline white glow instantly enveloped his body and the Coiled Dragon Staff. He drew back, then swung forward with all his strength.

"Boom—"

Qian Gu Dong Feng's Coiled Dragon Staff collided fiercely with the Forest Mammoth's shockwave, erupting with a deafening crash. His hands trembled slightly around the staff, and a streak of crimson stained the corner of his mouth. Though disheveled, he had blocked the Forest Mammoth's first assault.

But this clearly enraged the Forest Mammoth. It raised its forelegs once more, preparing to attack again.

Yet Qian Gu Huang Yu obviously would not give it another chance. Her First Soul Ring lit up, and golden lightning shot from the mouths of Ghidorah's left and right dragon heads, targeting the Forest Mammoth's eyes.

No matter how powerful a Soul Beast was, its eyes were always a weakness.

The Forest Mammoth clearly had not expected Qian Gu Huang Yu to pull such a move. Two vines immediately extended from the forest on its back, attempting to block the lightning she had unleashed.

But how could Ghidorah's lightning be so easily stopped? The golden bolts effortlessly severed the Forest Mammoth's vines, forcing it to quickly twist its body and narrowly protect its eyes. Still, the lightning struck its head, making it howl in agony.

Qian Gu Huang Yu's Second Soul Ring lit up at the same time. As purple light bloomed from it, the sky immediately darkened. Within the hazy heavens, golden thunder dragons swam through the black clouds, each one carrying immense destructive power.

This was the Second Soul Skill bestowed upon Qian Gu Huang Yu by the Thunderclap Nether Vine: Golden Thunder Prison.

"Rumble—"

Red light bloomed in Qian Gu Huang Yu's eyes, and the golden thunder dragons coiled within the dark clouds immediately swooped toward the Forest Mammoth.

Terrifying thunder echoed throughout the forest, followed by the Forest Mammoth's agonized cries. As the thick smoke gradually dispersed, the Forest Mammoth's body still stood upon the ground, but it had long lost its former majesty. Its once-lush green fur had turned charred black, and half of its left tusk had broken off.

Even a small portion of the forest on the Forest Mammoth's back had collapsed. It cried out in pain, wanting to trample the culprit to death, but where was Qian Gu Huang Yu now?

The Forest Mammoth should not originally have looked so miserable. It possessed many defensive Soul Skills, but Qian Gu Huang Yu had used King Ghidorah's bloodline pressure to forcibly interrupt its Soul Skill activation. Though she had only gained a brief moment, it was enough for the Forest Mammoth to take the full force of Golden Thunder Prison.

Within the forest of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Qian Gu Huang Yu grabbed Qian Gu Dong Feng and beat the dragon wings behind her as she swiftly darted through the forest.

"Cough, cough." Qian Gu Dong Feng coughed up blood. His earlier outburst had drained him greatly, and he advised, "Xiao Yu, why don't we leave? The Forest Mammoth isn't something we can handle right now."

A four-thousand-year Forest Mammoth was enough to rival an ordinary Five-Ring Soul Master. It was far beyond what Qian Gu Huang Yu and Qian Gu Dong Feng could contend with at present.

Yet Qian Gu Huang Yu remained unmoved. "Brother, who said we had to rely on our own strength to deal with it?"

Although Golden Thunder Prison had inflicted heavy damage on the Forest Mammoth, it had also consumed an enormous amount of Qian Gu Huang Yu's Soul Power. Using it once had nearly depleted more than two-thirds of her Soul Power.

(End of Chapter)