Could it be that I am the cruel villain?-Chapter 781 - 446 Kui Ying

Boom——

In the distance, a colossal figure immediately rose from the center of the lake.

This creature was ten zhang long, with a fish head and snake body, a pair of catfish-like whiskers swaying in the fierce wind, while hundreds of fins on its belly vigorously paddled, flying through the air without wings.

Its scales were dense, its form resembling both a dragon and a snake; only its face seemed slightly out of place, with a pair of ferocious fish eyes. It opened its mouth, inhaling clouds and exhaling mist, and the spikes on its body absorbed the falling Thunder Light from the sky, making its scales even more dazzling under the thunder.

Judging from its terrifying presence, it was likely a Demon Beast at the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Kui Ying, this is Kui Ying!"

Qingluan's voice was somewhat sharp, Xiao Yu was completely on edge, the scales on her whole lower half were erect, vibrating, looking as though preparing for battle. Cen Yueyue cooperatively opened her mouth wide, nearly dropping her jaw to the ground in astonishment.

Such a sight had never been seen in the Southern Border.

In both the Southern Border and the Central Plains, such large Demon Beasts didn't exist; typically, three to five meters was more common, tens of meters was already considered a colossal creature. Ordinary people might not grasp the scale of ten meters, but it's akin to having a three-story building standing right before you; that's the comparison.

Previously, the largest Demon Beast Cen Yueyue had seen was three zhang, roughly ten meters… merely the Fire Phoenix residing within her body, which she had thought was the largest Demon Beast.

But Dongyue was indeed different.

On the Divine Land, such terrifying creatures only exist at the two extremities, one near the East Sea in Dongyue, and the other at the core of the Demon Domain; these are the only places capable of producing such Demon Beasts, with a body soaring to thirty meters, fittingly described as cloud-covering and sun-blocking.

"Goo!"

Emitting a deep growl.

Upon sensing someone stole the opportunity, it awoke from its slumber; the Blood Ganoderma was a treasure of the nature, requiring not only the essence of the sun and moon but also battles of great scale to form, centuries to possess such a treasure.

The lake that had appeared before Jiang Feng was not truly a lake; Qingluan's map drawn by an elder did not mark this lake, which was unsurprising, because it wasn't truly a lake at all.

It was a battlefield, precisely where two prominent families' dozens of masters fought.

The land had been overturned, the ground collapsed, countless Demon Beasts and Dongyue masters perished here, bones nearly filled the ravines, a battle where two top families almost entirely fell, bones stacked as mountains, winds, sun, rain eroded, and after decades, formed a Blood Pool, overflowing with resentment, foul and unbearable, no beast dared drink within hundreds of meters. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Decades later, the Blood Pool only gradually cleared under the washing of nature's spiritual energy and mighty force, yet the blood resentment didn't disperse but instead formed, climbing to the highest point over a hundred years, finally resulting in the Blood Ganoderma held in Jiang Feng's arms.

"Where did you pick such a large Blood Ganoderma? And what kind of monster have you provoked behind you? Did you steal its lifeblood?"

Mouth trembling a few times.

Not foolish, she instantly recognized that the monster behind, called Kui Ying, carried Blood Evil Qi, identical to the item held by Jiang Feng. But Jiang Feng merely performed "Emperor, please this way," while running madly, unable to throw it into the Qiankun Bag due to the heavy Blood Evil Qi; tossing it in recklessly would doom everything inside.

"The brave are fed while the timid starve; not just for me, if refined, it could be enough for all four of us! Run quickly!"

Yet still refusing to let go.

This is... greed!

Opening its mouth, a breath scattered almost the entire forest; Kui Ying, a magical weather-controlling creature capable of summoning rain and Heavenly Thunder, hadn't even finished speaking before the three simultaneously turned and ran, their movements seamlessly indicative this was no hastily formed group.

"Fiery Flame!"

"Sunflower Water."

"Sword Qi Uprising!"

The breath immediately extinguished into mist; though Kui Ying was offspring of Ancient Beasts, its cultivation realm was yet shallow, approximately above Nascent Soul below Divinity Transformation, naturally still immature among Ancient Beasts, its cultivation weak, yet the issue is.

Even as juveniles, they're far superior to Jiang Feng's companions, having refined the Blood Ganoderma for nearly a hundred years to reach this form.

The trio's cooperative effort extinguished the breath, Sunflower Water and Fiery Flame revealing mighty power, Jiang Feng reflexively wielding iron wire intending to use spell.

"Transform Lightning, Red Sun Infinite Heaven Thunder... Thunder, Technique?"

Utterly bewildered.

Scarlet lightning fell from the sky, striking Kui Ying's sturdy scales and sparking; the problem was not causing Kui Ying pain but heightening its shrieks, growing more intense.

Under Jiang Feng's dumbfounded gaze, the bone spikes on Kui Ying's back absorbed all the scarlet lightning like lightning rods, channeling it into the body, dyeing its scales crimson.

Then immediately shot it upward from its mouth!

"Ah?"

Unable to maintain composure.

The ever-successful Thunder Technique lost effectiveness before Kui Ying. Not only that, it was returned unaltered like a first cannonball landing, blasting all four off their feet!

Tumbled disorientingly.

In the Demon Beast Realm, a same-level Demon Beast's combat power always exceeds the Human Clan; it's common knowledge, given Demon Beasts' larger size, representing greater Spiritual Energy and stronger bodies and muscles in battles, even without continual Daoist Skill like humans, they're still products of nature.

Furthermore, with a century of cultivation, its realm was far ahead of the four present.

"This won't do..."

Rolling a few times on the ground, though stabilizing his stance, by this point his mind already pondered retreat, not from cowardice but considering whether his actions would implicate others.

The enormous fish tail swung, crashing down from above as if intending to obliterate the stars; with a furrowed brow, without hesitation, he prepared to throw the Blood Ganoderma in the opposite direction, after all, obtaining the treasure and ensuring a way to utilize it is essential; having tested their strength earlier, it seemed challenging to carry it forth.

Yet at this moment, Qingluan, the highest in realm, extended a jade hand and gently grasped him.

"Sir, do not fret, shifting blossoms."

Body leaning forward.

A sudden glow resembling an Array beneath their feet flashed, and under the bewildered gaze of the other three, the body began gradually dematerializing, the sensation of losing control of weight unsettling yet both Cen Yueyue and Jiang Feng displayed trust in Qingluan at this moment.

In the next instant, the four vanished on the spot, leaving only the deep pit from the tail's crash and the Demon Beast's furious roars.