Lanke Chess Edge

Chapter 370: A Bloody Battle Between Two Monsters

However, given the current situation, it was clear that Yan Fei was unable to answer — or rather, he hadn’t heard Niu Batian’s words at all; he was just staring blankly into the distance.Even though the monstrous aura that was invading a part of the sky was difficult to see with the naked eye, the impact of Lu Shan Jun’s true demonic form was still considerable.

His form had the body of a giant tiger and a broad head with terrifying fangs that still somehow resembled a majestic human face. His body, particularly the part above his four legs, was covered in long yellow and black fur that swayed like intense flames even without wind. His tail gently swished back and forth, creating wispy afterimages.

As the three-zhang-tall monstrous body gradually appeared, it created a terrifying visual impact, as if emanating a soul-stirring power that naturally evoked fear and awe.

Forget Niu Batian, even Yan Fei knew that this could not possibly be a tiger. Rather, in Yan Fei’s view, this could not possibly be a monster that existed in the human world.

Tigers were known as the king of beasts. As ordinary wild animals, they were nothing special, simply more ferocious and stronger than other beasts. But when they cultivated into monsters, their tiger-like might and power would grow stronger and stronger. A similar case could be found in humans. After all, the Heavens were never fair, nor did they have the concept of fairness; all things are born different.

The monster before them now possessed some characteristics of a tiger, but was far more powerful and terrifying.

The human face on this demonic body was not actually a human face, but rather a combination of subtle features and suggestions that created a divine resemblance, a similarity that was far more terrifying and majestic than a simple beast or human face.

“Brother Niu… what kind of monster is this?”

Yan Fei’s breath caught for a long time before he finally managed to utter this sentence.

“You’re asking me? Then who should I ask? What are you standing there for? Run! You can tell this thing is dangerous just by looking at it. Once this Old Bull makes a move, I won’t be able to look out for you!”

Niu Batian’s tone was rather exasperated. He felt that he might have to fight to the death today. He wouldn’t have felt this way even if he had been standing before a dragon, but now he was overwhelmed with anxiety.

The strong sense of intimidation prevented Niu Batian from making any rash moves.

The wind around them grew stronger and stronger, to the point that flying sand and stones obscured their vision, and Lu Shan Jun transformed into his true form in the blink of an eye.

Now, with his monstrous form revealed, Lu Shan Jun slowly propped himself up. He lowered his head, his facial muscles contorted in a ferocious display, and looked at Niu Batian and Yan Fei, who were standing a little further away, with long, narrow golden eyes.

“Yan Fei, you don’t need to run. Even if you did, I would soon catch you. I’ll kill this demon first, then I’ll devour you!”

Lu Shan Jun’s disdainful gaze and slightly hoarse voice insulted Niu Batian, who roared angrily.

“Go to hell! You call me a demon? Then what are you? I don’t care what kind of monster you are this Old Bull will destroy you today! Moo—“

The sound of a bull bellowing rang out, shaking the surrounding area. The monstrous aura emanating from Niu Batian’s body. A faint glow appeared surrounding him and grew stronger as his body began to swell.

However, he did not reveal his true form. Instead, he seemed to begin growing amidst the cracking of his bones. His face constantly radiated monstrous energy. Amidst the blur, only his crimson eyes could be seen glowing red, while two sharp bull horns that gleamed with a cold light sprouted from his head.

The old bull’s prized monstrous body was even more powerful than his true form.

“Moo—”

The loud bellow of the bull echoed across the land, clearly audible even in the distant capital of Luoqing Prefecture.

He spun the tree trunk in his hand a few times, making a series of whooshing sounds, before slamming it hard into the ground.

A sandstorm seemed to be forming to the east of Luoqing Prefecture’s capital city. The people within the city who were looking in that direction could only see the billowing dust cloud, and were unable to discern what was actually happening.

On the city walls of Luoqing’s capital, a soldier stared in shock at the endless sandstorm stretching to the east, his heart filled with utter horror.

Luoqing rarely experienced major natural disasters, especially since it was quite sunny in this region. The weather over in that direction was truly terrifying, with strange thunder rumbling constantly, making extremely eerie sounds.

Near the city gate, some locals stood frozen, gazing in disbelief at the changes in the distance.

“Hurry up, hurry! Stop daydreaming! If you want to get into the city, get in now, hurry up, the city gates are about to close!”

“Hurry! Don’t just stand there! The governor has ordered the city gates closed. A storm is coming soon. Are you going home or going into the city?”

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers at the city gate, the people outside seemed to snap out of their daze and quickened their pace to walk into the city.

“Into the city! I’m going to the city!”

“Me too! Me too…”

“Wait for me, wait for me too!”

This was not only taking place at the east gate, but also the other city gates as well began to close one after another. The city walls of Luoqing’s capital were quite tall; once the gates were closed, the storm that was raging over in the east would eventually subside.

Unlike the normal reactions of the common people and soldiers, at this moment, on a certain city wall of Luoqing’s capital city, the City God of Luoqing and several officials of the underworld stood atop a guard tower, staring intently at the sandstorm raging in the distance.

In the eyes of these ghosts and gods, the original color of the sandstorm outside the city was accompanied by other unsettling hues.

“Such a strong monstrous aura!”

“Is it that demon that lives outside the city?”

“Yes, one of them is, but I’m not sure about the other one.”

“Your Excellency, should I intervene?”

The City God of Luoqing Prefecture’s eyes flickered as he looked back into the city at the fear-filled faces of the people inside seeing the sandstorm.

“We must not act rashly. The other one is probably only targeting the demon outside the city. Let’s wait and see!”

The words had barely left his mouth before:

“Moo—”

The old bull’s bellow shook the heavens, followed by a deafening rumble and the feeling of the earth shaking.

The entire population of Luoqing City could feel a noticeable tremor. The rumbling vibrations caused the porcelain in many restaurants, teahouses, and homes to rattle violently.

Outside Luoqing’s capital, the two demons were now unleashing their full power. Their fierce clashes resembled thunderclaps, sending sand and stones flying and making Yan Fei feel as if the very earth were cracking.

Yan Fei crouched low, lying prone in a shallow depression in the ground, his hands gripping the stones beneath him with bulging veins.

Although Niu Batian told him to run as far as he could, whether or not he could do so was dependent on the actual situation. With the current strong gales and flying sand, not only could he not see the path, but he was also unable to walk steadily. It would be very painful if a few boulders hit his face.1 Staying put was the safest option.

“Roar…”

“Moo…”

The loud noises and vibrations made Yan Fei’s ears ring and his body go numb. He once again felt the insignificance of mortal power. If it weren’t for Niu Batian, he would probably already be a corpse, or perhaps there wouldn’t even be a corpse left.

‘Brother Niu, please get hurt!’

It wasn’t that Yan Fei was afraid that no one would protect him if the Old Bull got hurt, but rather he was genuinely worried that Niu Batian would be implicated and get into trouble because of him.

However, with Yan Fei’s eyesight, he could only see flashes of yellow light and demonic flames in the densest part of the distant sandstorm, and hear the endless, incessant roars and howls of the two great monsters.

A broken section of tree trunk crashed down just inches away, rolling past the crater where Yan Fei lay. It was the jujube tree that Niu Batian had been using as a cudgel.

Immediately afterwards, a series of clanging sounds rang out. Amidst the clash of metal, it seemed as if countless sparks were flying in the distance.

A dozen feet outside the pit where Yan Fei was hunkered down, the earth and rocks collapsed, and a large amount of gravel and mud shot into the sky, all of which was swept into the sandstorm. It was all debris kicked up by the Old Bull as he was knocked back.

Some of the sand and gravel were swept away by the wind, while some landed around the two combatants and on Yan Fei. Apart from being almost half-buried by the dirt, Yan Fei could feel waves of warm liquid falling like rain: the old ox’s blood.

“You son of a bitch…”

Before Niu Batian could finish his curse, a huge shadow with sharp claws and fangs swooped down.

The next moment, the light of several blinding claw strikes flashes across his chest, and the Old Bull’s massive body was sent flying backwards once again. The dark yellow glow on his body ground fiercely against the blinding light of the claw strikes, producing a tooth-grinding cutting sound.

“Uh cough…”

The bloody mist he coughed up in mid-air turned into a rain of blood once more.

The pain only fueled Niu Batian’s madness. Before his body even hit the ground, the Old Bull had already flipped himself upright, his feet pointing downwards, his eyes filled with blood-red light. He looked at Lu Shan Jun approaching once more and stomped heavily on the ground.

A faint yellow light illuminated the surrounding earth in a radius of several zhang. Even Yan Fei could feel the pull of the ground, and waves of earth energy surged underground.

Before Lu Shan Jun’s demonic body could even get close, he saw the Old Bull half-crouched and felt a strong sense of crisis. Alarms flashed wildly in his mind, and a massive amount of flames and monstrous mist, like black smoke, instantly spread from his demonic body.

“Don’t be so damn arrogant! Moo…”

The next instant, a white light shone from the top of the Old Bull’s head and body.

With a loud “bang,” his body vanished, blasting a large crater into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust and sand behind him.

‘Tyrant Bull’s Headbutt!’

The old ox roared inwardly, and with an invincible momentum, he approached Lu Shan Jun’s monstrous body in an instant, leaving Lu Shan Jun with no way to escape.

The sandstorm was ripped apart, the impact briefly clearing the visibility in the center.

One bull horn struck Lu Shan Jun’s raised left paw, while the other horn, with a “thud,” pierced through the skin of Lu Shan Jun’s left limb like a branding iron cutting through fat, embedding itself into his bone.

“Roar…”

With the storm of destruction raging and the earth itself being flattened, the Old Bull, carrying Lu Shan Jun’s enormous demonic body, charged northward, tearing through more than ten li in an instant. Trees, boulders, soil, and rivers along his path were all shattered by the impact. Lu Shan Jun, caught in the force, was also unable to escape. His sharp claws scratched at the Old Bull’s back, creating blinding flashes of light. Although he could break through the bull’s defenses, he could not immediately inflict a fatal wound.

“Let’s see if you die…!”

The Old Bull’s eyes were filled with intense madness. Ignoring the pain in his body, he was determined to gore this monster to death with a single charge.

Until he saw Luoqing’s capital coming into view, drawing ever closer…

“Moo…”

Forcibly suppressing his madness, the Old Bull roared and violently swung his head.

Lu Shan Jun’s sharp claws embedded themselves in the Old Bull’s body, creating a trail of mist of blood and flesh. He was then flung away, flying more than a hundred zhang before crashing to the ground with a loud “boom.”

At this moment, the Old Bull, nearly two zhang tall, couldn’t hold out any longer and knelt heavily on the ground. His back was almost numb, and a mixture of saliva and blood kept dripping from the corner of its mouth.

“Heh…heh…heh…eheh…”

Looking up to the side, the monster he had never seen before had once again risen to his feet with a powerful monstrous aura. Even though he knew he was also seriously injured, the oppressive feeling was still intense.

“What the hell kind of monster is he…?”

T/n: A supernatural d**k measuring contest, my favorite

T/n: understatement of the day, someone give this man an award