Btth: The Rise of Qingshan

"Mhm!"

Yan Qingshan, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction. His ears twitched, detecting some movement.

After both feet bounced, he jumped and crossed nearly a hundred meters in a few steps, rushing in a certain direction at an extremely fast speed.

On the outskirts of this forest, near the sandy area where Yan Qingshan and Qing Ling had been before, two magical beast races were facing each other in battle.

Qing Ling was dressed in emerald green, protected by a group of snake-like magical beasts. The giant snake in the center was nearly eight meters long and as thick as a bucket. Between its eyes on its forehead, there were faintly small fleshy horns.

This group of snake magical beasts around Qing Ling was a group of Desert Rock Snakes that Yan Qingshan and she had discovered nearby in the past two months.

Desert Rock Snakes, a semi-social first-rank magical beast, have an adult size of about two meters. They are usually active in a certain area. Each group in the area has a second-rank or third-rank snake king.

After this group of Desert Rock Snakes was discovered by Yan Qingshan, he tried every means to ambush and attack them separately. After subduing the Rock Snakes one by one, he let Qing Ling control them with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Originally, Qing Ling would not fully awaken her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils until a few years later due to subduing the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent.

But now, Yan Qingshan has provided her with a good environment and conditions. Qing Ling's Dou Qi is progressing rapidly, and Yan Qingshan has used some gentle stimulation methods to make her experience some changes even before she fully awakens her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

At first, Qing Ling had extraordinary difficulty with one Desert Rock Snake, but as the number of controlled snake-like magical beasts increased, she became much more relaxed.

However, with her current state of not being fully awakened, she can only half-control a second-rank Rock Snake King.

That's right, it's half-control. Yan Qingshan did not over-stimulate her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, but let her use her snake eye talent as a medium to form a communication channel with these snake-like magical beasts, slowly influencing the thinking of these not-very-intelligent magical beasts and making them Qing Ling's guardians.

The number of snake-like magical beasts on Qing Ling's side, including the Desert Rock Snakes, is quite large, about twenty or thirty, but opposite her, a larger number of Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions surrounded her and the group of snake-like magical beasts.

Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions, a unique small magical beast in the desert, most Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions are only the size of a human head.

They hunt by waiting in the sandy ground and suddenly releasing venom to attack passing people or animals, thereby obtaining food.

This kind of small magical beast is not even considered a first-Rank magical beast, but the number on the opposite side is very large. At a glance, they look like a dense sea of scorpions, with at least several hundred.

Moreover, there are many first-Rank Magic Scorpions and a second-Rank Scorpion King mixed among them. The Magic Scorpion King is one meter tall, and its body length far exceeds that, approaching ten meters, which is even stronger than the Desert Rock Snake King on Qing Ling's side, and very close to a third-Rank magical beast.

Seeing Yan Qingshan flying over, Qing Ling quickly said, "Young Master, that desert turned out to be the gathering point of this group of Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions. We let Xiao Huang and the others go into the ground to explore and angered these magic scorpions. They came to warn us."

"Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions like hot sandy environments. The sand in this area is hot even on winter nights, and it is not surprising that so many sand scorpions gather, but... I can't give up."

Yan Qingshan frowned and thought, but the Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions on the opposite side couldn't wait any longer. Seeing that this group of foreign magical beasts had not retreated even after being warned, the Magic Scorpion King let out a sharp howl, and many Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions rushed over like a tide.

The tide of Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions surged, and the scene was very magnificent.

"A second-Rank Magic Scorpion King, nearly twenty first-Rank Magic Scorpions distributed in six directions, with each direction having about three to four that are very close, and more than three hundred Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions... Dawn, start combat analysis..."

Yan Qingshan quickly completed the intelligence gathering work, easily calculated the detailed data of the enemies currently facing, and even began to deduce their action trajectories and feasibility plans.

"Young Master, what should we do!"

The tide of Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions surged. After all, Qing Ling was just a little girl, and instinctively let the rock snakes retreat to Yan Qingshan's side.

Two people and more than twenty rock snakes were surrounded by hundreds of magic scorpions and more than twenty first-Rank magic scorpions.

"Dawn, determine a feasible combat plan... Qing Ling, let these rock snakes move together and head towards the Magic Scorpion King!"

Yan Qingshan calculated the strength comparison between the two sides. On his side were nearly thirty first-Rank rock snakes, and on the opposite side were only more than twenty magic scorpions.

Both sides have second-Rank magical beasts, and the opposite side has hundreds of ordinary Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions. It seems that the other side has the advantage, but as long as they don't let their numerical advantage play out, this tough battle is not impossible to win.

Yan Qingshan made a decision, and Qing Ling quickly communicated with the Rock Snake King. The characters of magical beasts are more impulsive than humans, and they basically directly counter provocation. After this group of rock snakes received the signal, they immediately moved.

Desert Rock Snakes, as the name suggests, are related to the Cliff snakes in the Magical Beast Mountains. Both have earth attribute mutated rock attributes, but Desert Rock Snakes are not as flat as their distant relatives. At full strength, they can also glide, but the distance is not that far.

Rock snakes with bodies like gold and stone coordinated with each other to connect in front and back. Some opened the way and some covered the rear, forcibly breaking through the tide of magic scorpions and heading straight for the Magic Scorpion King.

The Magic Scorpion King obviously did not expect that the other side would be so bold. It let out a sharp howl and greeted its subordinates. First-Rank magic scorpions quickly gathered towards the Magic Scorpion King.

"Do you think you have a chance!"

Yan Qingshan and Qing Ling were on the back of the Rock Snake King, protected among the group of snakes. When first-Rank magic scorpions appeared in front and tried to block the way, he decisively took action.

"Assistance activated, wind speed, distance, magic scorpion movement speed, and operation trajectory locked..."

Yan Qingshan spread a pair of purple wings between his jumps. With extreme speed, he was even faster than the rock snakes. Two beast roar air bombs qi with blue light hit the vulnerable armor gaps of the first-Rank magic scorpions in front.

The two first-Rank magic scorpions in front directly fell and shattered, and fresh red blood splattered on the ground.

Why are high-level cultivation techniques and Dou Qi skills so sought after? It is because after practicing high-level Dou Qi, not only is the cultivation speed faster and the quality of Dou Qi higher, but the combat power is also much stronger than their peers.

Yan Qingshan is currently practicing a Xuan high-grade technique. In terms of Dou qi quality, he is probably not inferior to mid-level magical beasts third Rank.

Facing first-Rank magical beasts that evolved from low-level magical beast races like Yellow Sand Magic Scorpions, he can basically crush them.

Boom~~~

The formation formed by nearly thirty rock snakes pierced the center of the magic scorpion formation like a sharp arrow.

The Rock Snake King, who was originally behind, quickly moved forward and became the leader, colliding with the Magic Scorpion King.

The duel of second-Rank magical beasts was extremely fierce. More than ten rock snakes formed a ring with their heads and tails connected, surrounded the battlefield in the center, and then quickly circulated, separating the center and both sides.

The impact of the rapidly moving rock snakes was amazing. Ordinary magic scorpions that approached were directly crushed into pieces. Many magic scorpions were blocked outside and could only watch their king being besieged by one person and one snake.

The Magic Scorpion King encountered the challenge of the Rock Snake King, and Yan Qingshan, who was spreading his purple cloud wings on top, frequently harassed it. The surrounding magic scorpions were besieged and killed by other rock snakes.

However, when it ordered the attack, it was too far behind, standing on a rock slope. Now that the rock slope was surrounded, it was not easy for the surging magic scorpions to turn around, and they could not come to the rescue for a while.

The combat power of the second-Rank Yellow Sand Magic Scorpion King was still very strong, suppressing the Rock Snake King head-on. The poisonous stinger behind its tail flashed with cold light. If the rock snake's defense was not amazing, other magical beasts would have been finished long ago.

Second-Rank magical beasts are not something first-Rank magical beasts can contend with, and this Scorpion King is close to the third Rank. Yan Qingshan told Qing Ling to take the first-Rank rock snakes to defend outside, not to get too close to the central area.

The other first-Rank magic scorpions were besieged and killed, leaving only the central battlefield with no result for a long time.

Meanwhile, the outer encirclement was constantly shrinking, and the magic scorpions surged again. This time, they were desperately forcing their way from all directions, and casualties began to appear among the rock snakes.

"Roar~~~"

The Scorpion King was stronger after all. With a sharp cry, its pincers moved, suddenly clamping the Rock Snake King and trapping it between its pincers.

The tail hook on its back slightly raised and then quickly swung towards the Rock Snake King's eyes.

This time, it learned its lesson. Knowing that it couldn't attack other places, it began to try to attack vulnerable points like the eyes and nose.

As for Yan Qingshan behind it, several harassment attacks only slightly broke its shell and could not break through its defense with one blow to cause serious injury.

It relaxed its vigilance against this agile "little bird," thinking that even if it was attacked, the injuries it suffered would not be too severe.

"Assistance activated, calculate the scorpion tail's trajectory, wind speed, distance... Lion's Roar!!!"

Unfortunately, this Scorpion King didn't know that humans also had Dou Qi skills. After testing, Yan Qingshan determined the opponent's defense strength.

He accumulated Dou Qi in mid-air and unleashed Lion's Roar as he quickly descended the moment the Scorpion King launched an attack and its defense slackened.

The power of the incompletely charged Lion's Roar was naturally not at its peak, but it was enough to break the Scorpion King's defense.

A purple light flashed, and the Scorpion King's tail was instantly severed. Blood gushed from the wound, and the intense pain and loss of balance caused it to lose strength, giving the Rock Snake King an opportunity.

The Rock Snake King spun its body, broke free from the restraint, and opened its snake mouth wide, biting the nearby scorpion head. Venom and monster core energy attacks quickly injected into the Scorpion King's wound from its venomous fangs.

"Roar~~~"

The Yellow Sand Magic Scorpion King let out a miserable scream, its body struggling frantically. Unfortunately, Yan Qingshan, who had landed, gave it the final blow.

Yan Qingshan retracted his wings and landed, slamming towards the Scorpion King's body and head from a height of ten meters in a thousand-pound drop. The Mysterious Blue Dou Qi broke through the armor like a hammer, causing the Scorpion King's shell to crack and blood to splatter.

This second-Rank magical beast ultimately couldn't withstand the powerful impact of this final blow. Its limbs slipped, and its heavy body slammed to the ground.

After being continuously attacked, the Scorpion King's broken armor flew, blood flowed, and it finally let out its last mournful cry and died in tremors."