Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 191: Chapter 188: Butterfly Transformation Divine Power, White Elephant Treasure Bead Chapter 191: Chapter 188: Butterfly Transformation Divine Power, White Elephant Treasure Bead “Looks like he’s going to lose,”

Below the arena, a Sky Scorpion Peak disciple named Xie Ding whispered to a fellow sect member at his side.

“Indeed.”

The disciple chuckled, “Cheng Dieyi’s Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly illusion technique is exquisite.

If she hadn’t had the opportunity to cast her spell and he had attacked directly, he might have stood a chance.

Unfortunately, Qin Feng hasn’t heard of Cheng Dieyi’s reputation, so it’s his bad luck to suffer such a disadvantage.”

“It’s already quite good,”

Xie Ding said, “I originally thought Qin Feng was nothing more than a falsely acclaimed adept, lucky to have caught Elder Ning’s eye.

But to have fought up to this point, he must have some skill.”

He recalled an exchange he’d had with Qin Feng at the Ten Thousand Treasures Building several months ago and now felt he may have underestimated him.

However, he still couldn’t bring himself to admit Qin Feng was better.

…

Xie Ding had grown up amidst flattery from others and was proud-hearted, never considering anyone his superior.

Many of the disciples surrounding the arena shared similar sentiments.

The vast majority believed Qin Feng was going to lose because Cheng Dieyi’s illusion technique was incredibly tricky; given time, she could weave an almost flawless Illusion Realm.

This was the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly’s strongest innate divine ability.

But the disciples that had been saying Qin Feng was going to lose soon shut their mouths, no longer speaking out.

Because, just as Cheng Dieyi’s true form approached within two meters of Qin Feng, she was suddenly wrapped by a golden snake as fast as lightning.

Qin Feng’s eyes were still fixated on the other illusion, but his spirit had pinpointed Cheng Dieyi’s location through his own Spiritual Beast.

It happened that Cheng Dieyi, being skilled in illusion techniques, was slightly weaker in her offense.

To not wake Qin Feng from the illusion, she did not summon her other Spiritual Beasts.

After all, the sudden presence of a Spiritual Beast could easily alert Qin Feng. Sёarch* The NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

So, she aimed to get closer to Qin Feng silently and capture him alive.

Then, she was the one captured by Qin Feng.

Looking at the huge snake mouth in front of her and the sharp, fine teeth within it, Cheng Dieyi couldn’t help but sigh lightly, realizing she had fallen into her opponent’s trap.

“How did you see through my illusion?”

She asked curiously, “I consider myself somewhat accomplished in the art of illusion, and with Junior Brother Qin’s cultivation, it shouldn’t have been possible to be completely unaffected.

How did you spot my true form?”

“Sister Cheng’s illusion technique is naturally exquisite,”

Qin Feng complimented before continuing, “But Sister’s illusion technique ultimately still operates externally.

It can only confuse others’ five senses through external conditions, and it hasn’t reached the point of confusing the enemy’s spirit.

As long as I maintain my inner self constant, I can detect some clues.

Moreover, Sister has focused most of her attention on me and forgot I had several other Spiritual Beasts present.

Through the eyes of those beasts, I could naturally locate Sister.”

“I see, I was careless.”

Cheng Dieyi said regretfully, “Earlier when you spoke, I thought you were unaware of my methods, so I didn’t target your Spiritual Beasts.

I didn’t expect to make a mistake here.”

“Sister, do you concede?”

Qin Feng asked.

Just moments ago, he had disengaged from the Merge State with the Ruyi Golden Snake, taking advantage of Cheng Dieyi’s unguarded state.

He had the Ruyi Golden Snake swiftly pounce to her side, transforming into a long body instantly wrapping Cheng Dieyi up.

“Hehehe…”

Cheng Dieyi laughed crisply, “Junior Brother Qin, your Spiritual Snake is not bad, but this isn’t enough to make me concede.”

Qin Feng nodded, unsurprised.

Beast Taming Sect disciples refined Lifebound Spiritual Beasts of all sorts, with all kinds of divine abilities.

Though the Ruyi Golden Snake was formidable, it wasn’t invincible and certainly couldn’t overpower all Spiritual Beasts.

“Do you have any other divine abilities, Sister?

Feel free to show them, so I too can broaden my experiences,” Qin Feng invited.

“As you wish,”

As soon as Cheng Dieyi finished speaking, her entire body transformed into countless butterflies, breaking free from the Ruyi Golden Snake’s grasp and scattering across the arena in an instant.

“Junior Brother Qin, surely you don’t think I can only perform illusion techniques.

If that were the case, I’d have died many times over already.

Hehe, let’s see how you find me this time.

You’d better be quick to locate me, or I won’t give you another chance to slip through the net.”

Qin Feng looked up at the thousands of butterflies dancing above the arena and couldn’t help but express his admiration, “Sister’s technique is remarkable.

This must be the Spiritual Butterfly Peak’s unique Butterfly Transformation Divine Power.

I didn’t expect Sister to have cultivated it to this extent; I’m impressed.”

“Admiration alone won’t help, Junior Brother Qin.

Be careful, I’m about to attack,”

With those words, two of the butterflies fluttering in the sky transformed into two Butterfly Knives, spinning and swooping down towards Qin Feng.

Qin Feng’s eyebrows raised slightly.

The Ruyi Golden Snake instantly flew back, its wings flapping, scattering the two Butterfly Knives.

“Sister Cheng, these illusions alone are not enough to trouble me.”

“Is that so?”

Cheng Dieyi laughed lightly, and then hundreds more butterflies in midair turned into Butterfly Knives, tracing various arcs in the Void as they all flew towards Qin Feng.

Qin Feng stood still, expecting the Ruyi Golden Snake to whirl and disperse these illusions as before.

Suddenly, a few chinks as if metal struck metal rang out, causing Qin Feng’s expression to change.

Not all the Butterfly Knives were illusions; some were actually real Spiritual Artifacts.

Indeed, any disciple who had made some name for themselves was no ordinary contender.

This sister from Spiritual Butterfly Peak truly had some moves, and her expertise with illusion was extreme, a superb mix of the false and real, true and untrue, making it difficult to discern.

Now, the figures of thousands of Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies danced throughout the arena, laying down an even larger Illusion Realm.

Even the Swallowing Sky Toad and Ghost-Faced Spider were affected, and at least these two Spiritual Beasts could no longer locate Cheng Dieyi’s true form.

And these Spiritual Butterflies were regenerating as fast as they were destroyed; no matter how many Qin Feng wiped out, more would appear in the blink of an eye, dense enough to nearly obscure the entire stage.

Seeing even more Spiritual Butterflies transform into knives, Qin Feng’s eyelids twitched.

He knew he couldn’t go on like this — Cheng Dieyi’s real-and-fake technique could last who knows how long, and he certainly didn’t want to remain passively on the receiving end.

“Swallowing Sky Toad, Star Sky Rain!”

As Qin Feng’s soft shout rang out, the Swallowing Sky Toad croaked, and countless Star Patterns on its back flickered, casting a vast expanse of Star Light that surged toward the myriad Spiritual Butterflies.

Star Light pierced through the bodies of the Spiritual Butterflies, bursting one illusory butterfly after another.

Even as new ones continued to appear, they lost their room to flutter as the Swallowing Sky Toad manipulated countless Star Lights to fill the platform, like a nebula in motion.

In a corner of the stage, Cheng Dieyi revealed her form, raising a Defensive Magic around her to ward off the Star Light.

With a helpless glance at Qin Feng, she said, “Junior Brother, your achievements in fostering Spiritual Beasts go far indeed, being able to fuse the bloodline of the Swallowing Star Toad into the Swallowing Sky Toad — I’m not your match.

Enough, withdraw your beast.

I concede.”

Qin Feng was puzzled, “I haven’t even breached Senior Sister’s defenses, and surely there are other Spiritual Beasts at your disposal.

Why concede so soon?”

Cheng Dieyi offered a wry smile, “I am proficient in Illusion Techniques but only average in other spells — I can’t withstand your attacks.

As for the other beasts, while they do have some ability, they aren’t a match for your two Foundation Establishment Spirit Beasts — I’d rather not embarrass them by bringing them out.”

Qin Feng nodded, signaling the Swallowing Sky Toad to retract the Star Light, and gave Cheng Dieyi a respectful bow, “Thank you for yielding, Senior Sister.”

“Junior Brother Qin, no need for modesty.

I indeed have no means to take you down,” she replied, nodding and then flying down from the stage.

She knew when to advance and retreat; since she was no match, it was better to step down early than to reveal all her techniques and still be defeated by Qin Feng — that would not only deplete her too much but might also result in injury, which would be disadvantageous for her subsequent fights.

“Is there any fellow disciple willing to challenge me on stage?”

Qin Feng once again cast his gaze toward the crowd below.

Since most of the battle had been carried out by his beasts, Qin Feng had won quite effortlessly.

This is why Beast Taming Sect disciples often considered themselves akin to a small team outside — having many beasts afforded them this advantage.

Of course, there were also downsides to having too many Spiritual Beasts; it would overstretch one’s Divine Sense, slowing down Cultivation progress, and required a lot of resources to nurture, leading many disciples to scramble everywhere for resources.

This resulted in even less time for Cultivation and a slower pace of advancing.

There were pros and cons, and the balance was an individual’s choice.

Therefore, many average disciples, realizing they could not afford to rear so many beasts, would at most keep one or two beyond their Lifebound Spiritual Beast.

Because the victory had been so effortless, not only had Qin Feng not expended much True Yuan, but he had also even managed to recover a great deal in the process.

He had also fed plenty of Pure Spiritual Qi to the Ruyi Golden Snake, restoring much of his Lifebound beast’s strength, boosting his confidence significantly.

The disciples below looked at one another, scanning left and right, waiting for someone else to step up to the challenge.

As Qin Feng displayed more and more of his capabilities, the other disciples grew less inclined to challenge him.

Most disciples present were only mid-level in strength, and compared to the likes of Lei Zhan, Yuan Powang, and Cheng Dieyi, they fell short.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many eager for easy pickings.

As for those truly powerful disciples, most were defending stages elsewhere.

Consequently, few were left to confront Qin Feng head-on.

“What’s there to fear?

He’s fought several matches in a row.

Even if he hasn’t exhausted his True Yuan, there’s not much left — didn’t you see him just now taking Spirit Pills to recover?”

“Good point.

Why don’t you give it a try?”

“I…”

After some low discussion among the crowd, still no one stepped up to the stage.

Qin Feng’s gaze turned to the Six-Toothed Sage not far away.

Seeing his look, the Six-Toothed Sage turned to the crowd and shouted, “If no one challenges within a quarter hour, this stage’s entry to the Inner Sect will belong to Qin Feng.”

At his words, there was a moment of silence below, followed by an even louder wave of discussion.

A hundred stages, with each representing an entry spot to the Inner Sect.

They had come to the Outer Sect competition for the very chance to enter the Inner Sect.

If they didn’t dare to challenge now, they would just have to watch as the opportunity belonged to someone else, missing their own chance.

“I will!”

Suddenly, the words of the Six-Toothed Elder inspired those of bolder temperament below.

Especially those disciples who had been at the Sect for a longer time — this year was their last chance to join the Outer Sect competition.

If they missed this year, they would have to cultivate in the Outer Sect until they advanced to the Golden Core and were eligible to enter the Inner Sect.

However, just as a few jostled to take the stage, someone shot up from the back of the crowd.

She was a tall, round woman carrying a Wolf Fang Club of about a zhang long.

Though hefty in appearance, her body was not flabby but instead exuded an endless sense of power.

“White Elephant Peak, Xue Baoshu.”

She reported her name succinctly.

Qin Feng looked up at Xue Baoshu, who was two heads taller and thrice his size.

He couldn’t help but swallow.

He knew this woman.

She was the most outstanding disciple of White Elephant Peak in recent years, a female who kept all male disciples on the peak in submission, dare not compete with her — undeniably strong.

Qin Feng sighed lightly, “With Senior Sister Baoshu’s talent, securing an Inner Sect spot would be trivial.

Why face off against me?

Aren’t you worried that a defeat might affect your Inner Sect induction?”

“No,” came Xue Baoshu’s somewhat thick voice.

“I fought a few rounds elsewhere before coming here to challenge you.

Even if I lose, I still have another chance to challenge.

Cheng Dieyi and the others are the same.

You don’t think they’re so foolish that they came here without a backup plan, do you?

They’d already secured their fallback before coming.”