Chapter 406 - 334: Breaking Through Jilei Ridge
In the early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, within a dense sea of green bamboo, thunderous energy surged and green lightning crackled.
The thick thunder element permeated the area, giving the entire bamboo sea a faint green tint.
On a hillside a few kilometers away from the sea of clouds, the space trembled slightly and a silver gate opened.
Su Yuan stepped out with Ruan Ruan, his eyes gleaming with a silvery light as he gazed at Jilei Ridge in the distance.
“As expected of the strongest third-rate force in Jilei Mountain, there is such a large array barrier in Jilei Ridge.”
A massive hemispherical array barrier was over the entire bamboo sea, with thunder light flowing over it. Occasionally, green lightning from the Jilei Bamboo burst forth.
This was a natural advantage of Jilei Ridge. With so many Jilei Bamboo, a large array that could resist enemies could be easily set up. It was not something that could be ignored.
“Gathering the power of the entire bamboo sea, with so many thunder elements gathered together, even a single attack could pose a threat to the Radiant Moon Level.”
Su Yuan’s expression grew more serious. Through the All-Knowing Vision, he could clearly see the astonishing energy contained within the Thunder Array!
It was not difficult to cross this barrier. Teleportation was still feasible.
However, once inside, the star beasts could mobilize the power of the thunder clouds, which had to be considered…
After a moment of thought, Su Yuan instructed, “Ruan Ruan, leave a clone behind.”
“Hmm!”
Ruan Ruan responded, water light shimmering on her body, then she split into two identical Ruan Ruans.
The Divide and Conquer clone technique was somewhat similar to the Spirit Light Split Tail Skill of the Fire Observation Fox in Burning Flame Mountain.
Both involved separating a part of the main body to form a clone, with no distinction between the main body and the clone.
As an epic skill, Divide and Conquer had fewer restrictions, higher strength, and lesser backlash from injuries.
The more clones made, the weaker each of them would be.
At this moment, after leaving one clone behind, the other Ruan Ruan transformed into a bracelet and wrapped around Su Yuan’s wrist.
Su Yuan nodded and looked towards the bamboo sea, quickly selecting a target.
A large area of silver light rose beneath his feet. In the next moment, Su Yuan had already disappeared from the spot.
In his place was a Silver Stage master star beast—a Thunder Spot Badger.
“Chirp? Chirp!”
The Thunder Spot Badger had been absorbing the green lightning in the bamboo sea. Suddenly shifted here by Su Yuan, it was greatly startled and tried to escape immediately.
But it was impossible for it to succeed.
The clone left behind by Ruan Ruan raised a hand, and a large amount of water light surged out, forming a water prison to trap the Thunder Spot Badger.
The reason for not killing it directly was that it served as a target for teleportation in case of an emergency retreat.
The teleportation with the “Strong Attack” trait was more effective when crossing the barrier compared to Instant Movement and Space Gate.
At this moment, the many lightning spots on the Thunder Spot Badger’s body lit up, releasing a large amount of yellow-brown energy. It squealed loudly, trying to break free from the water prison.
But as a mere Silver Stage beast, it had no chance of escaping from the water prison created by Ruan Ruan’s clone.
The thunderous noise made no impact. The numerous thunderbolts were like stones dropped into the ocean, unable to create even a ripple in the water prison…
Meanwhile.
Su Yuan appeared in a tranquil valley within the bamboo sea.
Green lightning sprouted intermittently from the surrounding Jilei Bamboo. Among the numerous Level One Jilei Bamboo, some had transformed into Second Stage Gathering Thunder Bamboo.
“This Thunder Spot Badger seems to be a rather outstanding star beast in Jilei Ridge. To have such a good place to cultivate even at the Silver Stage.”
Su Yuan scanned the surroundings, then used his far-sighted ability to look deeper into the bamboo sea’s mountains.
Scattered throughout Jilei Ridge were many cave abodes and over a dozen rough-hewn palaces.
Ordinary star beasts would not reside in palaces. Only transformed star beasts would live there.
Su Yuan continued to use far-sighted and X-ray vision to investigate these palaces. From the outside, there was no way to discern the true forms of these transformed star beasts.
But soon, Su Yuan located a palace that was noticeably larger and grander than the others!
Due to early interactions with humans, the star beasts of the Ancient Forbidden Zone not only learned the Array Path and Alchemy Dao but also learned to build palaces.
The task of building palaces was surprisingly popular among transformed star beasts.
In the view of most star beasts, the larger and grander the palace, the more it would showcase their strength and status.
So at this moment, Su Yuan was certain that the largest palace was likely the residence of Jilei Ridge’s leader, the Golden Winged Thunder Peng!
Su Yuan’s eyes gleamed brighter as he used his X-ray vision to see inside the palace.
Inside, a dignified golden-haired middle-aged man was talking to a burly man with purple pupils and a stern, profound expression.
These two were none other than the Golden Winged Thunder Peng and the Purple-eyed Thunder Horned Beast, two of the three epic beasts of Jilei Ridge.
At this moment, the dignified Golden Winged Thunder Peng suddenly sensed something and turned to look west.
“An outsider has breached the Thunder Cloud Barrier and intruded.”
The Golden Winged Thunder Peng’s voice was sharp, with golden lightning flashing in his eyes, piercingly sharp!
The Purple-eyed Thunder Horned Beast glanced outside and said, “I will handle it.”
The Golden Winged Thunder Peng was about to nod but then suddenly squinted his eyes.
“Coming directly? Truly not simple. Purple Eyes, prepare to welcome our ‘guest’!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the palace lit up with silver light. A Space Gate appeared, and a handsome young man stepped out.
“Greetings, Lord Roc,” Su Yuan said softly.
Purple-eyed Thunder Horned Beast’s body flashed with purple lightning, stepping forward to charge, only to be stopped by the Golden Winged Thunder Peng.
“You are indeed bold and skilled!” the Golden Winged Thunder Peng said coldly.
His severe, keen gaze and intensely pressing aura could almost crush an ordinary Shining Star Level individual.
Yet Su Yuan remained calm, shaking his head. “Lord Roc, your senses are sharp. Since I’ve been discovered, I had no choice but to come directly.”
Golden Winged Thunder Peng’s eyes narrowed slightly. Though the logic seemed reasonable, wasn’t the correct decision in this situation to flee immediately?
Instead, this person not only did not retreat but came boldly and arrived in an instant!
Golden Winged Thunder Peng, understanding that someone who could infiltrate silently and face them directly was no simple person.
After pondering briefly, he asked, “Why have you come to my Jilei Ridge?”
Purple-eyed Thunder Horned Beast also raised his head to look.
Su Yuan glanced at the two, saying calmly, “I want to borrow your body…”
Before he finished speaking, a layer of pitch-black space power suddenly expanded from beneath Su Yuan’s feet. In the blink of an eye, the three people in the hall disappeared, leaving only a blue bracelet behind.
It was the Qingming Realm!
The fluctuations within the Qingming Realm did not transmit to the main world, making it an excellent skill for ambushing targets.
The bracelet twitched and transformed back into Ruan Ruan’s true form.
Sensing the area where Su Yuan disappeared, Ruan Ruan then concealed herself within the hall…
At the same time, elsewhere in Jilei Ridge.
A young woman cultivating in a hall suddenly opened her eyes, looking in a certain direction.
“What’s going on? There seems to be some strange movement in the direction of Thunder Roc Hall.”
The woman seemed to have sensed something but soon shook her head.
“There wouldn’t be any trouble at Thunder Roc Point, especially since Purple Eyes is there.”
After a brief thought, the woman closed her eyes and continued her cultivation.