Sage of Humanity-Chapter 479 - 477: Why Didn’t You Say Sooner?

Within the insect hive, the fierce battle raged on. Zhou Hai, Pang Dahai, the Great Elder, and the Level 7 physique cultivator—they combined their strength and barely possessed the capital to contend with Niu Meng.

The rest of the people were scattered in all directions, each utilizing their weapon control and magic and spells to their full power, seizing opportunities to strike at Niu Meng. The tower-like body was continuously shaken by the blows, wounds appearing one after another. However, Niu Meng’s vitality was outrageously vigorous, no matter how many injuries he suffered, he could recover in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, the protection of his physical body was extremely shocking. Everyone present was already eroded by deadly poison, unable to exert half their strength, and the power of their techniques was significantly reduced. Many attacks landed on him, causing mostly superficial wounds. Even the weapon control used by Lu Ye, enhanced by the Double-Sharpness spirit runes, could only penetrate three inches into the flesh. Only Zhou Hai’s flying sword could inflict bone-deep slashes.

But this was of no avail. Zhou Hai repeatedly tried to behead Niu Meng with his flying sword but never succeeded. Niu Meng indeed couldn’t dodge the lightning-fast flying sword, yet when the sword struck him, it was as if it had struck steel, unable to decapitate him.

A sense of despair enveloped everyone. Before this, no one had ever encountered an enemy with such an unreasonable healing ability. In front of such an enemy, all manner of techniques seemed helpless and weak.

Furthermore, as the poison that had invaded their bodies affected them, the situation only became more and more dire for everyone over time.

In contrast, Niu Meng’s strong vitality and physical body could greatly weaken the poison’s effect on him.

There are Overlords in the Spirit Stream battlefield, beings who stand above all Spirit Stream Realm cultivators. If placed in the Cloud River battlefield, Niu Meng at this moment would undoubtedly be an Overlord as well.

The difference is, he is an Overlord of the Cloud River Realm! Such a being cannot be brought down by a siege alone, not without dozens of people, especially since he is now at the core of the insect hive, possessing abundant vitality.

Everyone felt bitter. Had they known they were going to face an Overlord of the Cloud River Realm, they would have never come here; at the very least, they would have sought more help before taking action.

A loud thud rang out as spirit force surged, and a spirit artifact big shield violently shattered—it was the big shield of the Level 7 physique cultivator.

Among the four gathered around Niu Meng, he was the weakest. Although Niu Meng was parasitized and controlled by the Insect Race, devoid of rationality and acting on instinct alone, he still knew to use him as a breakthrough point.

At the same time the big shield shattered, the Level 7 physique cultivator was sent flying like a tattered sack, his body curled up like a cooked shrimp, spewing a cloud of blood mist mid-air before heavily crashing to the ground, motionless, with life or death unknown.

Then it was Pang Dahai who was sent flying, screaming miserably as if he were subjected to an intolerable torture. The cries were so heartbreaking and tear-inducing that they shook the listener’s heart, after which he collided with a flesh wall on the side, and slowly slid down.

The line entangling Niu Meng was broken, and his tower-like figure turned into a blur. Calls of "Watch out!" resounded from all around.

Zhou Hai clenched his teeth, and his flying sword blocked the enemy. Yet, even though the sword drew fresh blood from Niu Meng, it couldn’t stop his charge.

In just an instant, Niu Meng charged next to Xia Qianqian. Various bursts of spirit light erupted behind her, a vast shadow descending, enveloping this tall female figure.

Spirit force surged wildly around Xia Qianqian, directly condensing a thick spirit force barrier in front of her, while her figure floated backwards.

Niu Meng launched a kick, the spirit force barrier shattering like foam. Xia Qianqian was sent tumbling through the air by the kick, heavily landing on the ground.

Then he reached out with a large hand, and without any visible movement, he appeared ghost-like next to Lu Ye, his clawed hand reaching for Lu Ye’s head.

In that instant, Lu Ye felt his hair stand on end; death’s breath, like a sea, overwhelmed him.

Almost instinctively, the Boulder Mountain Saber was slashed out, its sharp blade meeting the claws with a sound of metal clashing, sparks flying everywhere.

Niu Meng’s claw grasped tightly, catching the Boulder Mountain Saber and with a sudden tug, his other fist thundered forward. When this punch was thrown, it even erupted with a buzzing sound, showing the ferocity of its force.

Thick Defense Spirit Runes appeared in front of Lu Ye. Lu Ye didn’t know if his defense could block Niu Meng’s punch, but it was his best response.

However, at that moment, a figure flashed in front of Lu Ye. Spirit force exploded, and crossed arms were put up in defense.

With a bang, that figure was slammed into Lu Ye, and immediately the two of them rolled away like tumbling gourds.

Lu Ye clambered to his feet, eventually realizing that the one who had blocked in front of him was the Great Elder.

The Great Elder also hurriedly got up, but he had only just steadied himself when he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Both his arms trembled violently, clearly that strike was not easy to bear.

"Young Master, quickly figure out how to break his Beast Seal! He’s in a beast transformation state right now, only by breaking his Beast Seal and dispelling his beast transformation state do we stand a chance!" the Great Elder urged anxiously.

It was a moment of enlightenment.

Lu Ye had been puzzled before. Niu Meng, although the Sect Master of the Black Tortoise Sect, should not have become this powerful after being parasitized and controlled by the Insect Race.

He thought it was because he had become the core of the insect hive, and the great vitality brought on an enhancement, but now it seemed that was only one aspect of it.

The key lies in the fact that Niu Meng was in a beast transformation state.

He appeared to be a demon cultivator, but he was not; he belonged to the human race. The reason he displayed the state of a demon cultivator was that he had fused with his natal demon beast, executing the most powerful technique available to the beast-taming faction—a Beast Transformation!

Lu Ye had obtained the Life Origin Method and the Beast Seal Method from the Great Elder, so he naturally understood this most powerful technique. However, he and Amber had not yet reached this level, as displaying such a mighty technique required some time to build up, and moreover, the state could not be maintained for long. If it were, it would place an immense burden on both the cultivator and the demon beast.

Niu Meng somehow managed to maintain this state, but since it was a beast transformation state, breaking his Beast Seal should naturally dissolve it.

Lu Ye looked up to see Shen Xiaomao collapse to the ground, a pool of crimson blood beneath her. He saw Lan Ziyi with her spirit light shattered, leaning against the flesh wall, her swords drooping by her side, motionless.

The ground was littered with the injured, and only Niu Meng stood unharmed in the midst of the chaos, towering like a god, unchallenged and supreme.

"Such an important matter..." A somewhat weak voice arose from the darkness, full of helplessness and annoyance,

"Why didn’t you say it earlier!"

Following the voice, a hefty figure slowly emerged from the darkness, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, gasping heavily.

It was none other than Pang Dahai, previously sent flying by Niu Meng.

The fat man now looked so ragged that one couldn’t help but feel pity, with disheveled hair and his body smeared with large patches of blood, only his eyes still shone brightly.

He knew he couldn’t blame the Great Elder; from his standpoint, they, as cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, should all have an understanding of the Beast Seal.

But in reality, how would the people from the Nine Provinces know anything about Beast Seals?

Before this point, they had no idea that cultivators from the beast-taming faction could be so powerful. In the Nine Provinces, the beast-taming faction was never mainstream, and its reputation was not exactly stellar—many people thought they lacked ambition, relying solely on external forces, hardly material for great success.

Yet, today, an elite group from the Nine Provinces got a bitter lesson from Niu Meng, a member of the beast-taming faction.

As Pang Dahai stepped out, Niu Meng’s attention was immediately drawn toward him. He turned his head, his blood-red eyes fixing on Pang Dahai, seemingly puzzled that the man he had beaten down could still stand up.

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Pang Dahai turned his head, arrogantly spitting out a mouthful of Blood Water, and sneered with a twisted smile at Niu Meng: "What are you looking at? Come and hit me!"

Niu Meng’s body blurred into an afterimage, and in the next instant, he appeared in front of Pang Dahai, his iron hoof striking out fiercely.

Pang Dahai roared as his blood Qi surged around him, the fusion of spirit force and blood Qi bursting forth with dazzling light, making the plump figure grow several inches taller and suddenly appear formidable.

Thud...

The dull sound echoed as Pang Dahai’s body shook, the clothes on his back blew apart, and a fierce wave of air swept out, hitting the flesh wall behind him hard.

His belly retracted like a suction cup, latching onto Niu Meng’s hoof planted on his stomach.

"That’s all you’ve got..." Pang Dahai sneered, but before he could finish, a gush of fresh blood sprayed out.

Niu Meng seemed to want to withdraw his foot, but no matter what he did, he couldn’t. Without hesitation, his fist hammered toward Pang Dahai’s face.

Pang Dahai immediately raised his hand, catching Niu Meng’s fist, and somehow conjured a Spiritual Artifact, transforming it into a rope that bound their hands and fists together.

Another punch came thundering down. Pang Dahai tried to repeat his previous trick, but Niu Meng was noticeably faster, his punch heavily smashing into Pang Dahai’s chest, eliciting a bizarre cry from him.

Bam bam bam, Niu Meng kept punching, shaking Pang Dahai violently with every hit, who alternately screamed and bellowed, "Zhou Hai, are you dead or what? Help me! If you don’t do something now, I’m going to die!"

In the darkness, a sword light suddenly bloomed, like a flash of lightning, here and gone in an instant. The next moment, the sword light stabbed into Niu Meng’s back, and Zhou Hai finally revealed himself, clasping his Longsword and desperately pumping in spirit force. However, the sword only penetrated halfway before it could go no further.

Niu Meng concentrated his surging life force and blood Qi to his back, making the flesh there incredibly protective and rapidly squirming to reinforce it.

After a brief stalemate, the Longsword in Zhou Hai’s hand burst forth with blinding light, piercing another two inches deeper. But after that outburst, the light on the sword dimmed rapidly.

"Useless!" Pang Dahai roared in frustrated anger, "You’re going to get me killed for real!"

As he spoke, a figure had already rushed to Zhou Hai’s side—it was Lu Ye, leaving Pang Dahai stunned with amazement and bewilderment at seeing him there at such a moment.

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