Chapter 1568
Chapter 1568 (Raw 1550):
With so many giant bats, Xiao Chen simply could not deal with them all. Furthermore, there seemed to be leaders among them, which made things even more difficult. Running was the only thing he could do.
However, he was much slower than these ferocious beasts, which had grown up in this Starry Heavens.
The bodies of these Astral Beasts were acclimatized to the Starry Heavens. As for Xiao Chen, he was a newcomer and had yet to get used to the complicated environment.
Soon, a group of giant bats surrounded him.
Now that Xiao Chen was near the bats, he discovered that their bodies were ten meters wide, their mouths were pointed, and they possessed huge wings.
The scariest things were their two claws, which were extremely sharp and glinted faintly, pulsating with a cold light.
"Chi! Chi!"
Suddenly, these giant bats gave off sharp cries in unison, which were piercing and harsh, attacking the mind.
"A sound-wave attack!"
Xiao Chen's face sank. The sound-wave attack of these giant bats was impressive. They blended their individual Mental Energies. The main thing was that the sound waves of these giant bats were all focused on his body as the center of this encirclement.
The thought of this would make one tremble in fear. If one was careless, one could end up an idiot with blood flowing out of all the facial orifices.
"Dragon Tone Art!"
Without much time to think, Xiao Chen decisively executed the Dragon Tone Art. A purple whirlpool accumulated at his chest.
The image of a huge coiled dragon appeared above Xiao Chen's head. At the critical moment, he roared.
"Roar! Roar!"
Xiao Chen's Mental Energy was extraordinary. As the roar spread out, the giant bats' sound waves could not harm him at all. Instead, the dragon roar severely injured the bats.
It was impossible for the bats to hurt him with the sound-wave attacks.
Revealing a smile, he swept his gaze through the encirclement, then locked on a giant bat with golden patterns at the rear of the group.
If Xiao Chen took down the leader, this group of giant bats probably would no longer dare to seek trouble for him.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, his figure flashed as he executed the Fish Dragon Art and suddenly charged forward.
He easily passed the giant bats that launched themselves at him, leaving only fading afterimages.
"Chi!"
Suddenly, a strong, sharp wind flashed by in front. The wind was like a knife as it cut Xiao Chen's face, leaving behind two bloody wounds.
"Retreat!"
Startled, Xiao Chen jerked back. Only then did he discover that the giant bat with golden patterns had flown over his head.
He thought to himself, How dangerous! If I had not dodged fast, my head would have shattered on the spot.
That giant bat flickered faintly. Its golden claws shone with a cold light that made one tremble in fear.
However, this firmed Xiao Chen's decision: kill the leader of these bats, the one with golden patterns, first.
After fighting a few rounds with this bat with golden patterns, Xiao Chen actually lost out narrowly. Pushed to a corner, he said, "Saber!"
The seven Divine Weapons merged. Then, he grasped the scabbard. Not wanting to fight to the death, he executed the Flawless Saber Technique's Heartbreaking Stance.
Xiao Chen's chest cracked, and he felt intense pain as he chopped down with the Divine Weapon.
"Ka ca!"
Who could have imagined that the bat with golden patterns would firmly grab the saber with its claws in the time it took for a spark to fly?
"What great strength!"
Xiao Chen could not free his saber, his expression changing slightly.
The golden-patterned bat flapped its wings and tried to bite him with its sharp teeth, forcing him to abandon his saber.
At this crucial moment, that golden-patterned bat suddenly lost all signs of life.
Xiao Chen's Heartbreaking Stance ignored all defense, directly attacking the target's heart. At this moment, the golden-patterned bat's heart shattered, and it died on the spot.
"Ka ca!"
A strand of saber light flashed as Xiao Chen pulled out the Divine Weapon, and he chopped off the golden-patterned bat's pair of golden claws.
Just by looking at the cold, golden sheen of the sharp claws, even a fool would know that this was good stuff.
After killing this golden-patterned bat, Xiao Chen did not dare to linger. This group of Astral Beasts was even harder to deal with than he had imagined.
There was no need to continue zealously fighting.
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"Look, someone's being chased by a group of Demon Tone Bats!"
"It turns out to be a Veritable Essence Stage rookie. No wonder he ended up offending that group of Demon Tone Bats. When this type of Astral Beast works together, even a peak Primal Core Realm expert has to retreat."
"Demon Tone Bats can be considered the overlords of this area. That person is dead for sure!"
"Should we save him?"
"Why should we save him? Firstly, he has no sect insignia. Secondly, he has no experience. With one look, we can tell that he is an unreliable loose cultivator."
As Xiao Chen was fleeing, a ship streaked in front of him. Some people aboard it watched as he was being chased.
When Xiao Chen saw it, he was somewhat startled by this ship's rapidness.
This should be an Astral Ship, which was forged specially for flying in the Starry Heavens, featuring formations for adjusting to the conditions of the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen had read about it in the Book of the Epochs.
While he was thinking, a strong aura swept over his body.
"A Primal Core Realm expert!"
Just as Xiao Chen was startled and uncertain, a cold snort rang out beside his ear. "Scram farther away. Don't bring the Demon Tone Bats in our direction. Otherwise, this old man will take your life!"
Xiao Chen looked at the top of the ship, where an old man in blue clothes was coldly eyeing him.
It turned out that the Profound Light Great Realm, the place Xiao Chen was fleeing to, happened to be in the same direction as this ship.
Xiao Chen was in no mood to pay attention to him or explain. However, he had to be wary of this person's strength.
Hence, he slowed down. After all, it was not that he could not deal with the group of Demon Tone Bats on his trail, just somewhat problematic.
A man and a woman stood behind the blue-clad old man on the ship.
The man looked handsome, but his lips were rather thin, looking somewhat unkind. The woman had a bit of a babyface. However, her facial features were exquisite. While she could not be said to be pretty, she was lovable.
"Master, I think that man does not look like a bad person. We can save him," the woman whispered as she looked at Xiao Chen, who was slowly vanishing from their sight.
The young man smiled and said, "Junior Sister, you are too young. With one look, I can tell that this person purposely lured the Demon Tone Bats over to our side. If we try to rescue him, we will fall into his trap. He will take the opportunity to leave. If he has nefarious thoughts, he might even take advantage and attack us."
"However…however, Master, you are a Primal Core Realm expert. Why would you be afraid of a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator?" The woman tried to argue with logic but was not very confident.
The blue-clad old man sighed and said, "Fer`er, your senior brother is right. At this moment, having one matter less is better than one matter more. With your character, I really worry about you. How are you going to fight others when you get to Profound Yin Island?"
"Master, don't worry. Luo Nan will definitely protect Junior Sister!" The young man immediately stepped up and expressed his stance.
The blue-clad old man shook his head and did not say anything more.
After you get to Profound Yin Island, you probably will not be able to protect yourself. Why boast so much? The old man did not think very highly of his two disciples. One was very strong but very soft-hearted. One aimed too high and was overly arrogant.
However, it would be good for them to experience some hardship. The competition within the sect was still too mild. It would be good for them to suffer a little and receive some tempering outside the sect.
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Three days later:
Shortly after the blue-clad old man stalled Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had decided to stop fleeing.
As Xiao Chen withdrew, he fought, tempering himself and gaining combat experience in the Starry Heavens, acclimatizing to this Starry Heavens and adjusting to the higher-level space of the Great Thousand Realms.
He relied on the Fish Dragon Art, showing many changes within a small space, moving like a fish in water with his Movement Technique.
He wore down and killed the three remaining leaders of the Demon Tone Bat group, one after another. However, the ordinary Demon Tone Bats pursuing him did not flee.
The vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness turned into Mental Energy, which he unleashed through the Dragon Tone Art. As a result, he did not fear the Demon Tone Bats' lethal sound-wave attacks.
As Xiao Chen rested on the Cycle Throne, he inspected his war trophies.
There were many pairs of Demon Tone Bat claws, including four pairs of golden claws, the claws of the Demon Tone Bat leaders.
These golden claws were harder and sharper like divine material. To be more accurate, they were even better than the divine materials of the Kunlun Realm.
"Based on the tone of that Primal Core Realm expert, he was afraid of these Demon Tone Bats. I can defeat even existences that Primal Core Realm experts fear."
Then, Xiao Chen thought of an idea. He took out a carving knife and a pair of Demon Tone Bat claws, then started carving.
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After another seven days, Xiao Chen regained his peak state. He was currently carving Demon Tone Bat claws when he frowned slightly and stopped what he was doing.
A light breeze came from the front, and the seven Divine Weapons protecting the throne buzzed and trembled.
"This aura…there is a Primal Core Realm cultivator fighting in the distance."
Xiao Chen stood up and tapped his forehead with a finger. The Heavenly Eye flew out and hovered above him, looking into the distance.
After a while, he revealed a smile after seeing the situation.
It was a small world, after all. The ship from ten days ago had met with space pirates.