A Clever Victory and a Golden-Horned Beast!
Seeing that the flying needles were rendered useless, Qin Mingzheng immediately changed his strategy...
The Lion-Ape Beast has a unique bloodline and is an extremely rare type of powerful Demon Beast. Judging from its physique, this one is probably not even an adult yet!
An adult Lion-Ape Beast must be a Second-Tier Demon Beast!
This one, however, is still in its growth stage, and its aura is only at the First-Tier Superior-Grade...
Even so, this terrifying beast, even if it is not yet fully developed, is still at the pinnacle among First-Tier Demon Beast!
With just one claw strike, a Law Artifact can be destroyed!
Such power is truly astonishing...
And now--
Qin Mingzheng had no time for lamentations. Seeing the Lion-Ape Beast charging towards him, he had no choice but to activate his Five Elements Beast Puppets to fight back...
The most powerful Earth Sha Tiger, standing at the forefront, was sent flying like a kitten by a single paw, landing as it did so.
The Lion-Ape Beast then leaped high and crashed down from mid-air!
This strike shook the earth, shattering rocks and splitting the ground!
In the center of the arena, a huge crater was left, and the [Earth Puppet Earth Sha Tiger] was instantly destroyed, its entire body deformed and dented!
"*!"
Qin Mingzheng cursed angrily, instantly sobering up. He quickly summoned the other four beast puppets to guard him, not daring to be careless in the slightest!
Then, the [Black Armor Ten Soldier Guards] were summoned, and ten humanoid puppets materialized, quickly forming a defensive formation!
Five humanoid puppets stood at the forefront, with five large shields lined up side by side, forming a complete shield wall. Behind them, four humanoid puppets drew their bows...
In a single breath, scorching arrows shot out!
The knife-wielding puppet rides the Kui Wood Wolf, transforming into a cavalryman ready to strike at any opportunity. The combination of the two provides both offense and defense, and is as swift as the wind!
at the same time--
The Six-Lock Viper and the Golden-Winged Eagle merged together, and the two puppet beasts seemed to transform into a strange bird with a snake's head and tail!
Its wings shot out brilliant golden feathers, and its serpent head spewed out bolts of fire from the sky!
The two combined puppets, both possessing auras of the First-Tier Superior-Grade and formidable combat power, launched a surprise attack from both sides, but even so...
To the Lion-Ape Beast, they were nothing more than two annoying bugs!
But as long as he could hold off the Lion-Ape Beast, he would have achieved Qin Mingzheng's goal. His real objective, however, was to eliminate Bai Pengzhan!
As long as the spirit beast's master is defeated, then no matter how strong the Lion-Ape Beast is...
It's nothing but a facade!
Qin Mingzheng made a hand Method Formula, and the last beast puppet beside him, [Water Puppet - Myriad-Armored Black Tortoise], began to disassemble and transform...
The thick tortoise shell split open, and even the limbs and feet turned into armor!
"Black Tortoise Armor, come!"
Qin Mingzheng activated his True Essence, and the entire Myriad-Armored Black Tortoise, like a suit of armor, attached itself to Qin Mingzheng's limbs and torso!
The armor was incredibly heavy, making Qin Mingzheng's entire body appear several sizes larger!
The tortoise shell, split in two, slides down from the shoulders, covering the arms, until it finally forms two arm shields...
Once the armor was fully applied, Qin Mingzheng's imposing presence was approaching the True Martial Nine Realms Completion!
With a flick of his wrist, a cyan halberd appeared in his hand—another First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact: the Dark Azure Ge!
No sooner said than done!
Qin Mingzheng, controlling the Black Armor Ten Soldier Guards, launched a surprise attack!
Five shield-bearing soldiers surrounded the Lion-Ape Beast, while wolf rider puppets lurked in wait, and strange bird puppets provided cover in the sky...
For a moment, they actually managed to block the fierce attack of the Lion-Ape Beast!
Meanwhile, Qin Mingzheng, accompanied by four puppets, launched an attack on Bai Pengzhan. The four puppets discarded their longbows and drew their swords...
Attacks are coming from all sides!
Bai Pengzhan, however, appeared remarkably calm. The fact that he could control the Lion-Ape Beast was enough to prove that his strength was extraordinary!
With a flick of his finger, he scattered talismans as if they were free.
In an instant--
Countless fireballs shot out, and a fire snake coiled out; in a single exchange, the four humanoid puppets were reduced to charred remains!
Qin Mingzheng was also blasted several meters away by the fire snake...
"Fu Xiu?!"
"No wonder their spirits are so resilient! Let's see who can fight to the end!"
Qin Mingzheng roared and then swung his halberd fiercely, splitting the fire snake in two before finally smashing it down on Bai Pengzhan's head!
Judging by their stance, they're determined to decide the outcome in one fell swoop!
"Tsk~"
"You brute!"
Bai Pengzhan frowned for the first time. He had planned to feign weakness and then destroy the enemy with the Fire Serpent Talisman, but he hadn't expected that the Xuanjia armor could ward off fire!
"With the Xuanjia armor enhancing it, this guy's combat power is comparable to a humanoid Demon Beast..."
"The Lion-Ape Beast is entangled again..."
"Damn it! We have no choice but to fight!"
"I refuse to believe he can control multiple puppets simultaneously for so long! Once his soul is exhausted and damaged, let's see what you do then!"
Bai Pengzhan hardened his heart!
He then unleashed a beast-shaped magic brush, using it as a weapon against his enemy!
However, after only a few rounds of fighting, Bai Pengzhan was forced into a retreat, despite constantly using magical talismans to fight back...
However, ordinary First-Tier talismans could hardly break through Qin Mingzheng's defenses!
Especially fire and water talismans are completely ineffective; they cannot be burned by fire or submerged by water!
The more they fought, the less Bai Pengzhan could unleash his full power. Though he had many talismans, they would eventually run out, until finally, he was completely out of supplies...
Bai Pengzhan had exhausted all his tricks, but now it was too late to turn the tide!
The Lion-Ape Beast was restrained, its talismans were exhausted, and it couldn't even break through Qin Mingzheng's defenses; the Xuan Armor's defense was simply too astonishing...
Ordinary talismans are completely useless!
Perhaps only the monstrous strength of the Lion-Ape Beast could break through its defenses!
Therefore, it's a dead end right now!
At this moment, Dark Azure Ge shattered Bai Pengzhan's last protective talisman, the long spear pointing directly at his forehead, pressed against Bai Pengzhan's neck...
You lost.
Upon hearing this—
Although Bai Pengzhan was unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to resist, he ultimately deflated like a punctured balloon and raised his hand to admit defeat...
Seeing its master surrender, the Lion-Ape Beast gave up its resistance and returned to its master's side. It was clear that the Lion-Ape Beast also had a temper!
But defeat is defeat, and all excuses and reasons seem pale and powerless...
The opening competition has now come to a close!
Although Qin Mingzheng won the championship, it was only a Pyrrhic victory. If he hadn't taken the initiative and defeated Bai Pengzhan first...
It seems his puppets are about to be completely destroyed by the Lion-Ape Beast!
At that point, with the Lion-Ape Beast and Bai Pengzhan attacking from both sides, Qin Mingzheng would undoubtedly be defeated. Unfortunately, there are no hypotheticals in this world...
This battle--
Apart from the Six-Lock Viper and the Golden-Winged Eagle remaining intact, the Kui Wood Wolf was destroyed, the Myriad-Armored Black Tortoise suffered multiple damages, and the six humanoid puppets were all badly damaged...
They were either missing limbs or torn to pieces!
Qin Mingzheng appears to have won this battle, but if it were a life-or-death struggle, the final victor would likely be Bai Pengzhan...
The fighting arena, after all, is a limited space.
If there were enough space, the outcome of this fight would be hard to predict...
But as the saying goes, what is lost is fate, what is gained is fortune. Now that he has won, it proves that God is still on his side!
The winner of the opening competition will also receive a spirit beast egg!
When Qin Mingzheng received the reward, he saw that the spirit beast egg was entirely white, with shimmering golden demonic patterns appearing on it, making it appear extremely luxurious...
With just one glance, Qin Mingzheng recognized the origin of the egg!
This is the embryo of the [Golden-Horned Beast], one of the exotic beasts of the Metal Dao. Its body resembles that of a lion or tiger, its claws that resemble those of an eagle, and it has a single golden horn on its head...
All his innate talents and supernatural Divine Ability are contained within that single horn!
The Lion-Ape Beast is a beast of the same level, becoming Second-Tier spirit beast upon reaching adulthood. It is a special individual within its clan...
It can also advance to the Golden-Horned Beast King, transforming into Third-Tier Demon Beast!
Legend has it that this happened more than two thousand years ago.
Within the territory of the Zhou Kingdom, a Third-Tier Golden-Horned Beast King once existed. At that time, several Dao Foundation cultivators were mobilized to subdue this demon...
In the end, at the cost of one death and two injuries, they finally managed to suppress this scoundrel!
And this Golden-Horned Beast egg might be a descendant of the Golden-Horned Beast King from back then, after all, only that one lineage of Golden-Horned Beast bloodline remains in the Da Zhou realm...
(The last few chapters felt a bit drawn out; the pace will pick up slightly later to finish the battle arc as soon as possible...)