Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 827 - 183: The Post-horse Hurries on Amidst Fiery Urgency_3

Of course, there was another primary reason: humans were not to be underestimated.

Wherever they went, humans’ understanding and learning abilities were the best. The weapons of this era had also become more sophisticated than those of earlier years. High-ranking warriors and mages among humans being more powerful than Divine Beasts was no longer a rarity—a feat that, in earlier years, only scholarly warriors had achieved.

These human heroes had also established various guilds and sects, more numerous and larger in scope than those of the Divine Beasts, with broader membership and greater influence.

What amazed Aegean was that Bai Suqing had told him that many humanoid Divine Beasts had joined human sects, which Aegean found utterly perplexing.

Although Aegean had long known that in their history, some ancestors had become noble human warriors’ mounts, which was rare but understandable, the idea of readily serving some mediocre people was absolutely unacceptable to him.

Bai Suqing felt the same way; their ideas often coincided without prior consultation.

"Lishan Gate" was also considered a major sect. Its leader, Old Mother Li Shan, was a five-thousand-year-old transcendent Divine Beast, a "Mo Jade Gold Thread Snake." The times had changed; when Aegean roamed the human world in the past, leaders of the Divine Beast sects were mostly just high-level Divine Beasts, but now they were almost all transcendent or near-transcendent; the whole of "Lishan Gate" was nearly made up of snake-type Divine Beasts, with almost five hundred members. A four-thousand-year-old near-transcendent Divine Beast, "Red Fire Poisonous Turtle," held the second-highest rank in the sect.

The arrival of Bolang Sha Fire Crane, a bane to all poisons, stirred murderous intents among all members of "Lishan Gate" upper and lower ranks. When Bai Suqing and Aegean stood closely together, all the snake-type Divine Beasts of "Lishan Gate" almost bled internally from sheer anger. Bai Suqing, young and beautiful, was the crush of many young people, especially Vice Leader Red Fire Poisonous Turtle, Fah Jiang, who was the most infatuated with Bai Suqing. Now, with his love snatched away right before his eyes, it was natural that he was the most enraged.

Humanoid Divine Beasts could be ugly or handsome, and from an aesthetic standpoint, all races were the same; no one would find a girl with chickpox scars and buck teeth beautiful. A beauty like Bai Suqing was extremely rare and exquisite, fitting the description of "enter with a white knife and leave with a bloody one."

Additionally, there was another main reason: snakes and cranes were mortal nemeses, sworn enemies!

Between natural enemies, there wasn’t so much deep-seated hatred to uncover. Could you ask a cat why it hated a completely unknown mouse so intensely?

A small mouse, upon encountering a cat, could only run or wait to die. However, if a mouse grew to the size of a rhinoceros, even a leoparding cat could swallow it. The snake-type Divine Beasts of "Lishan Gate" gathered together; although they were not as big as rhinoceros mice, they were at least as big as tigers. Compared to them, Bolang Sha Fire Crane was at most the size of a leopard or a wildcat.

Although they harbored murderous intentions, these snake-type Divine Beasts, who had mingled in the human world for a long time, masked their intentions very well and instead appeared extremely enthusiastic.

They weren’t foolish; after all, Bolang Sha Fire Crane was still Bolang Sha Fire Crane, and Aegean was still a humanoid fire crane.

The warm hospitality moved both Bai Suqing and Aegean, who had initially been troubled by their identity differences.

Happiness came too quickly, making Aegean feel that those detestable snake-type Divine Beasts suddenly didn’t seem so repulsive anymore.

The ambush began with a smile.

Divine Beast sects were quite wealthy. For humanoid Divine Beasts, making money was not difficult—looting a few ancient tombs or mining some ore veins was enough for them to live a carefree life in the human world. Unlike the Magical Beasts of the Aegean Continent, these wealthy Eastern Divine Beasts had also begun to learn from humans and use equipment.

Money was a wonderful thing; with it, one could buy loyalty anywhere in the world.

From a military perspective, "Lishan Gate’s" ambush on Aegean was very successful but also very unsuccessful.

Their success was due to the fact that these snake-type Divine Beasts of "Lishan Gate" used an incredibly expensive secret human palace medicine, "Return and Departure Dew," mixed into the wine and tricked Aegean into drinking it, effectively destroying Aegean’s "Mending Dew Technique" in one fell swoop.

"Return and Departure Dew" was a ferocious drug secretly crafted by the human palace to counter highly skilled individuals or Divine Beasts. Colorless and tasteless, it could silently dissipate the target’s elemental mana. The powerless Prime Minister of the Tang Zang Empire, using this secret drug, had once slain a transcendent Divine Beast, "Jing River Flood Dragon King," making a name for itself throughout the Divine Beast realm.

At the same time, snake-type Divine Beasts of "Lishan Gate" also manage to restrain Bai Suqing. After just a few days together, they clearly recognized Bai Suqing’s deep feelings for Aegean, realizing she would not side with them. Given that this girl was also one of the few young experts in the sect, they saw no better time to strike first.

Even though their poison resistance was extremely high, the potency of "Return and Departure Dew" was too overwhelming. If Aegean’s cultivation wasn’t high enough, he would have been completely deprived of his mana, not just a decrease in his cultivation level. When he lost his "Mending Dew Technique," the massive body of the fire crane soon appeared over the city, quickly attracting countless human armies. The military crossbows used by these soldiers of the Tang Zang Empire, even a transcendent Divine Beast would be fearful.

Overall, "Lishan Gate" planned meticulously and acted decisively, utilizing all available forces in a truly experienced manner that showed their habitual engagement in such activities.

They failed because even though they rallied such an immense convergence of advantageous forces—five hundred members from their sect, two major leaders, several hired human mages, coupled with the city defense forces—they still let Aegean sweep through their ranks, killing or injuring nearly a hundred members of "Lishan Gate" ........................ —Bolang Sha Fire Crane reverted to its original form but remained a transcendent Divine Beast that looked down upon the Silk Continent!

Although both sect leaders were transcendent or near-transcendent Divine Beasts, the involvement of the city defense forces made them wary of transforming into their physically powerful original forms, effectively binding their own hands and feet.

They had underestimated how prickly this fire crane was. With varying levels among transcendent Divine Beasts, merely comparing themselves as benchmarks couldn’t accurately measure the strength of the "Eternal Night’s Northern Lights."