Chapter 37

Yun Ling's sword light was about to cleave into the Cloud Bat Beast's chest, but the beast firmly caught it just a few centimeters from its chest, making it impossible for the blade to advance any further. Yun Ling's strike had failed to harm the Cloud Bat Beast in the slightest.

Yun Ling was mildly startled. He had never expected the Cloud Bat Beast before him to evade his attack.

However, Yun Ling knew that this Cloud Bat Beast was certainly no ordinary magical beast, so he secretly raised his guard. He did not dare let down his vigilance in the slightest and instead raised his strength to its peak before walking toward the Cloud Bat Beast step by step.

"Awoo..."

Seeing Yun Ling approach, the Cloud Bat Beast could not help letting out a low growl. Its body wriggled, and plumes of black smoke emerged from it. Clearly, it was setting a trap.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sound of air tearing came from every direction. Several hundred small Cloud Bat Beasts appeared all around him, completely surrounding Yun Ling.

Yun Ling felt a hint of pressure. The auras these Cloud Bat Beasts gave off had all reached the level of Great Battle Masters, and there were so many of them. Yun Ling found the situation troublesome. It seemed he had to end this quickly, or the only outcome awaiting him would be being beaten to death by the swarm.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

At that moment, the Cloud Bat Beasts all charged at Yun Ling, pouncing on him together.

Watching rows upon rows of Cloud Bat Beasts pounce toward him, Yun Ling felt helpless. He could only raise the Azure Edge Sword again and slash out more than ten times in succession.

After more than ten slashes, the Cloud Bat Beasts were instantly felled in droves, leaving only a few lucky ones that managed to escape.

However, these Cloud Bat Beasts were not stupid. Seeing their companions killed by Yun Ling, they did not continue attacking him and instead fled into the distance.

"Cloud Bat Beast, you can't escape. Don't even think of leaving here alive today!" Yun Ling snorted coldly before swiftly giving chase.

Although these Cloud Bat Beasts were numerous, their intelligence was not particularly high. Yun Ling, meanwhile, was highly skilled at exploiting his own advantages. He knew that if he wanted to wipe out these Cloud Bat Beasts in one go, he had to deal with the original body first. As long as he destroyed that Cloud Bat Beast's true body, these Cloud Bat Beasts would collapse without a fight.

Yun Ling soon arrived beside the Cloud Bat Beast.

When the Cloud Bat Beast saw Yun Ling come close, it let out a deep, hissing roar. It was also preparing to use a secret technique against him.

But Yun Ling ignored the Cloud Bat Beast's threat. He directly raised the Azure Edge Sword in his hand, ready to strike at the Cloud Bat Beast's true body.

What he had not expected was that his sword-swinging motion suddenly halted. He felt a strange force appear around his wrist, leaving him unable to control the Azure Edge Sword.

"Ah!"

Yun Ling let out a frightened roar. Then he saw the Azure Edge Sword in his hand suddenly fly into the void and vanish.

"Not good! This Cloud Bat Beast actually knows how to use a spatial secret technique. This is far too bizarre!"

Yun Ling was utterly shocked. Spatial secret techniques were extremely difficult to cultivate, yet this Cloud Bat Beast could use one so easily. One could imagine how terrifying its talent was. If the Cloud Bat Beast managed to entangle him, then he would be in grave danger today.

Yun Ling knew full well that the Cloud Bat Beast's physical strength was comparable to that of a Battle King-level demonic beast. Even his current body could not compare to it. Yun Ling's own physical body was utterly incomparable to the Cloud Bat Beast's and could not withstand its bites at all. If its teeth tore into his skin, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Yun Ling felt a lingering fear. He immediately retreated, no longer daring to clash head-on with the Cloud Bat Beast.

Yun Ling was extremely fast and quickly retreated more than ten meters. Then he stomped fiercely on the ground, shattering the soil beneath his feet. Borrowing the force of the shattered earth, his figure flashed as he charged toward the Cloud Bat Beast.

Seeing Yun Ling rush toward it, the Cloud Bat Beast let out a strange cry, opened its mouth, and fired several fireballs.

Seeing this, Yun Ling immediately swung the Azure Edge Sword in his hand. Streams of azure sword light burst from the blade, forming a sword shadow in midair that slashed toward the Cloud Bat Beast. With one slash, huge cracks appeared.

"Rumble!"

A massive explosion rang out, and the entire valley trembled. Chunks of the cliff walls collapsed, while cracks spread in every direction, as though the entire valley were about to cave in.

Yet Yun Ling had completely gained the upper hand in this clash. Relying on the Azure Edge Sword's sharpness and his powerful sword intent, he forcibly shattered all the Cloud Bat Beasts' fireballs and overwhelmingly crushed the Cloud Bat Beast's attack.

Seeing their attack broken, the Cloud Bat Beasts were filled with fury.

However, Yun Ling did not lower his guard. He did not dare relax in the slightest, because he knew how formidable these Cloud Bat Beasts were. They were best at using poison.

The venom sprayed from the Cloud Bat Beast's mouth was incomparably toxic and exceptionally potent. Even a Dou Emperor-level expert would suffer severe injuries upon encountering its poisonous mist.

"Hiss, hiss..."

After this attack, the Cloud Bat Beast fired two more fireballs at Yun Ling, then shot rapidly in the direction Yun Ling had retreated.

The Cloud Bat Beast was incredibly fast, arriving beside Yun Ling almost instantly. At this moment, the Cloud Bat Beasts actually compressed the poisonous mist in their mouths into tiny flames that drifted through the air, appearing deeply mysterious.

Seeing this, Yun Ling understood what these Cloud Bat Beasts intended to do. He immediately activated the Azure Edge Sword's defensive secret technique. Azure sword light surged from the blade and enveloped him in protection.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

Muffled explosions rang out. The power of these flames was truly terrifying, yet in that instant, every flame before Yun Ling was shattered by the azure sword light.