Hunting Demonic Beasts

The Amethyst Flying Scorpion was a venomous creature by nature, and its poison sacs were a great tonic for it.

The Amethyst Flying Scorpion let out an excited hiss, as if asking Han Changming for more poison sacs.

Han Changming took out three more poison sacs and fed them to the Amethyst Flying Scorpion. Only after devouring four in a row was it finally satisfied.

After calming the Amethyst Flying Scorpion, Han Changming returned it to the Spirit Beast Bag and took out talisman paper to make talismans.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early one morning, Han Changming arrived at the Hundred Refinements Pavilion.

More than thirty Han Clan cultivators had gathered in the pavilion's rear courtyard, with Han Deling standing at the front.

"You've trained long enough. It's time to put that training to the test. First, I'll take you to hunt some low-tier demonic beasts so you can learn to work together. After that, we'll head to the border between the Red Algae Sea and the Green Carp Sea to hunt demonic beasts. Everyone must obey orders. Anyone who defies them will be severely punished. Is that clear?" Han Deling asked loudly.

"Clear!" Han Changming and the others answered in unison.

"Good. Let's go." Han Deling waved her hand and led the thirty Qi Refining cultivators away.

After leaving the marketplace, Han Deling released a yellow gourd. It rapidly grew in size, its mouth facing backward, and she leaped aboard first.

Han Changming and the other twenty-nine Qi Refining cultivators formed groups of four and climbed aboard one after another.

"Go!"

Han Deling struck the Yellow Gourd with a spell seal. A gale burst from its mouth, carrying them high into the sky. Before long, they had vanished beyond the horizon.

Half a month later, the Yellow Gourd descended onto an oval-shaped island.

The island was small, only a few miles across. Barely more than a dozen coconut trees stood there, and it had no spiritual vein.

The Han Clan had sent people to scout the area in advance. Tide Cloud Crabs and Green-Eyed Spirit Snakes were known to appear here. There weren't many of them, making the place ideal for practice.

As soon as they landed, everyone set to work.

The formation team was responsible for setting up the formations. Two groups prepared two first-tier, superior-grade formations, while the bait team laid traps to lure the beasts based on the habits of Tide Cloud Crabs and Green-Eyed Spirit Snakes.

Tide Cloud Crabs liked to eat a sea snail called the Black Cloud Snail. These demonic snails were large and had delicious meat. Green-Eyed Spirit Snakes liked to eat them, too, and also gnawed on the rotting corpses of demonic beasts.

Both Tide Cloud Crabs and Green-Eyed Spirit Snakes were water-attribute demonic beasts skilled in water-attribute spells.

The bait team tossed a large amount of Black Cloud Snail meat into the seawater and scattered some along the shore. Once the formations and traps were set, Han Changming and the others used the Invisibility Technique and hid far away.

Neither Tide Cloud Crabs nor Green-Eyed Spirit Snakes had a keen sense of smell, so the Invisibility Technique was enough to fool them.

Time passed slowly. Seawater washed repeatedly onto the shore, and a powerful sea breeze swept by, sending sand flying and burying some of the snail meat.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

At dawn, as the sky brightened, a red sun rose slowly in the east, bringing a hint of warmth to the land.

A blue crab half a zhang across surfaced, its eyes darting about.

At first there was only one, but soon a second appeared, then a third.

Dozens of blue crabs surfaced one after another and crawled toward the beach.

They moved quickly and soon reached the shore. Waving their large pincers, they picked up the pieces of snail meat scattered across the sand and shoved them into their mouths.

Before they knew it, they had entered the formation.

A sudden gale kicked up, whipping sand into the air. A pale-yellow barrier appeared out of nowhere, like a Yellow Giant Bowl turned upside down over the dozens of blue crabs.

Five Tide Cloud Crabs escaped the barrier. Sensing danger, they hurried to retreat the way they had come. Despite their bulky bodies, they were surprisingly fast.

Rumble!

A yellow earthen wall, more than ten zhang long and about one zhang thick, burst from the ground, blocking the five Tide Cloud Crabs' way back.

At that moment, Han Changming and the others revealed themselves.

The bait team and the hunting team attacked together, with eight Qi Refining cultivators concentrating their fire on the five Tide Cloud Crabs.

The crabs weren't trapped by the formation and could easily escape.

Han Debiao cast a protective barrier over himself, took out a Red Long Staff, and charged forward.

Han Changming and the other six either cast spells or controlled magical weapons, attacking the five Tide Cloud Crabs.

The Tide Cloud Crabs' weaknesses were their eyes and undersides. Han Changming threw out a Chain Fireball Talisman, which transformed into more than ten Crimson Fireballs and hurtled toward one crab's belly.

Rumble!

The explosion blasted a large crater into the ground. Several Crimson Fireballs struck the Tide Cloud Crab's belly and burst into blazing flames, swallowing it whole.

The Tide Cloud Crab let out a piercing shriek and scuttled wildly in every direction.

Seeing that the Chain Fireball Talisman had worked, Han Changming hurriedly threw two more, striking the same Tide Cloud Crab.

A series of explosions rang out, and a mass of crimson flames engulfed the crab.

He summoned five Blazing Flame Blades. Wrapped in red flames, they swept toward the Tide Cloud Crab's belly with fierce momentum.

The Tide Cloud Crab's shell was excellent material for refining weapons and its strongest defense, so he naturally didn't attack it there.

The eight Qi Refining cultivators worked together to take on the five Tide Cloud Crabs, targeting their weaknesses. The crabs stood no chance. They shrieked again and again as streams of bubbles began to pour from their mouths.

Han Debiao was the fiercest of them all. With a single swing, he sent a Tide Cloud Crab flying. It crashed heavily onto the beach, belly-up.

Before it could roll over, a staff wrapped in roaring flames came crashing down from above, smashing into its belly.

Sizzle!

A swath of crimson flames raced along the Red Long Staff, quickly spreading to engulf the Tide Cloud Crab.

A flash of ferocity crossed Han Debiao's eyes. The Red Long Staff in his hand blazed with light, and countless staff shadows shot forth, bearing scorching waves of heat as they slammed down.

Rumble!

The Tide Cloud Crab sank deep into the sand, motionless.

It was clear that Han Debiao was experienced and immensely strong. Even the Tide Cloud Crab couldn't withstand him.

Compared to Han Debiao, Han Changming and the other six had a much harder time. Still, they worked together, and the remaining four Tide Cloud Crabs were no match for them. They soon killed them all. Perhaps because this was their first time working together, one crab's shell was damaged, which was a pity.

Han Deling stood to the side without saying a word.

While Han Changming's group of eight killed the five Tide Cloud Crabs, the formation team was also using their formation to kill the crabs.

They had set up the first-tier, superior-grade Earth Trap Formation. Earth overcame water.

The four Qi Refining cultivators simultaneously sent several spell seals into the Formation Disk. Dozens of Yellow Giant Hands abruptly burst from the earth, seizing the crabs' claws with lightning speed.

With a series of muffled hisses, a field of sharp earthen spikes shot out of the ground and pierced their bellies. The crabs were dead beyond any doubt.

Dozens of Tide Cloud Crabs soon perished within the formation, their blue blood staining the yellow beach blue.

Sorry, I got carried away.