They carefully dodged and weaved their way to the formation at the Entrance, finally arriving safely. By this time, there were already quite a few people gathered there, including Zhou Buzhi and Xiao Qingyu, who were facing a massive Stone Tiger.
The Stone Tiger resembled the stone tigers typically placed at the entrances of large estates, its color a grayish-white stone. However, it was shrouded in black mist and had some worn areas where the stone skin had peeled off, giving it a mottled appearance.
Xiao Qingyu and Zhou Buzhi were the main forces against the Stone Tiger, continuously casting spells at it. Others also contributed as best they could, but despite their efforts, the adventurers' side was still in a precarious situation, leaning towards defeat.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie and Shangguan Ying'er rushing over, Xiao Qingyu quickly shouted, "Come help us! We've been waiting for you. Once we deal with this Stone Tiger, Zhou Buzhi can open the formation for us to leave!"
Ling Mo Xie smirked sarcastically at Xiao Qingyu's words. Waiting for us? It seemed they were being held back by the Stone Tiger and couldn't open the formation to escape. Such nice words!
However, this was a special time, and it wasn't wise to dwell on such matters. To get out, they had to eliminate the Stone Tiger. As Ling Mo Xie ran over, many thoughts crossed her mind. She swiftly cast a detection spell on the Stone Tiger but received a result indicating failure instead. This inadvertently drew the Stone Tiger's attention, which turned to roar at her.
Ling Mo Xie was startled; could failing to cast a detection spell also attract its ire? Yet, Xiao Qingyu and Zhou Buzhi did not notice anything unusual and continued their magical assaults on the Stone Tiger. The creature then turned back to attack the group of treasure seekers, swinging its head and biting down on a young man who stood closest to it.
"It's a late-stage Heart Movement Stone Tiger! Xiao Qingyu and Zhou Buzhi are in late-stage Pill Avoidance. With so many disciples from other sects helping out, if I join in, taking it down shouldn't be an issue!" Shangguan Ying'er glanced at the Stone Tiger. Instead of heeding Xiao Qingyu's words and recklessly attacking, she first explained the situation to Ling Mo Xie.
"Yes! We need to kill it quickly if we want to get out; otherwise, we'll attract other spirit beasts!" Ling Mo Xie nodded in understanding.
As she ran, Shangguan Ying'er took out her weapon from her storage ring—a colorful ribbon. Infused with spiritual energy, the ribbon moved like a spirit snake, swiftly wrapping around the Stone Tiger's abdomen and back. With a strong pull, she was lifted gracefully into the air and soared over the Stone Tiger, landing lightly among Xiao Qingyu, Zhou Buzhi, and many other sect disciples.
Ling Mo Xie stopped not far behind the Stone Tiger and chuckled as she launched Fireballs at its rear. She wasn't worried; with Shangguan Ying'er, Zhou Buzhi, and Xiao Qingyu around, the death of this Stone Tiger was a foregone conclusion. So she decided to take it easy for now and save her more powerful skills for when they were truly needed.
With the addition of Shangguan Ying'er, the progress of "monster hunting" suddenly accelerated significantly. Before long, the Stone Tiger was on the verge of collapse. Ling Mo Xie quickly cast a Detection Skill on the Stone Tiger again.
Stone Tiger: Level: 75 Health Points: 63421??? Skills: Roar of the Tiger, ???
With its Health Points down to just over sixty thousand, Ling Mo Xie bombarded the Stone Tiger with Fireballs while continuously using the detection skill. Perhaps due to the low Health Points of the Stone Tiger, he was fortunate enough to succeed.
Seeing that the Stone Tiger's Health Points were down to just over ten thousand, Ling Mo Xie dared not delay any longer. To be safe, he quickly cast a Life Drain followed by a Glimpse of the Phoenix skill on the Stone Tiger.
In an instant, the Stone Tiger crashed to the ground. Three invisible beams of golden light rose from Ling Mo Xie, who chuckled foolishly. So this is what it feels like to steal a monster; it's really exhilarating!
Zhou Buzhi looked at Ling Mo Xie’s silly grin, crossed his arms, and mockingly said, "Oh, making quite a show, huh? I really don't know what you're so happy about; you just landed the last hit. What's there to be proud of? The ones who did most of the work are still me and Xiao Qingyu!"
Ling Mo Xie took advantage of the situation and wasn't angry. Still smiling, he walked over a few steps and said, "Let's activate the formation and leave!" But in his heart, he thought, you have no idea why I'm so happy. I won't stoop to your level; the more effort you put in, the happier I am!
If Ling Mo Xie had to kill small monsters by himself during this level-up process, who knows how many months it would take! Even if he obediently sat down to cultivate his techniques, with Ling Mo Xie's current extraordinary talent, it would still take at least half a year!
It's much faster to take advantage of others' efforts!
Everyone knew it was not wise to linger here. Zhou Buzhi no longer lingered either; he shot Ling Mo Xie a glare and began activating the formation. Soon, beams of light shot up from various parts of the formation on the ground, and everyone hurriedly stepped into it.
"Roar!" Not far away, a spirit beast attracted by the sounds of battle between the Stone Tiger and everyone saw the people in the formation and let out a long howl as it charged over. With a loud thud, that spirit beast crashed into the formation and fell to the ground as the light from the formation disappeared.
The group had returned to where they entered the ruins. As soon as they emerged, many people were so frightened that their legs went weak; once they relaxed, they instantly collapsed onto the ground. Ling Mo Xie also walked over to Shangguan Ying'er and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you okay?"
"Haha!" Shangguan Ying'er covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Do you think I would be scared and weak like those useless people?" As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at some disciples of the sect who were slumped on the ground.
The disciples who were scrutinized by Shangguan Ying'er immediately felt their faces flush with embarrassment. They were all talented individuals who had joined the sect at a young age. Under the protection of the sect, they rarely faced life-threatening situations during their training, so this unexpected incident left many of them quite terrified.
Ling Mo Xie scratched his head and smiled, "Hehe, of course I don't think that way!"
Just as Ling Mo Xie was speaking, a slight tremor came from the ground. Shangguan Ying'er's expression changed as she said, "Oh no, those spirit beasts that have been corrupted by resentment might be rioting inside due to our disturbance. The formation is shaking! If they manage to escape, we're in trouble!"
"Then let's leave here quickly!" Upon hearing Shangguan Ying'er's words, Ling Mo Xie hurriedly replied.
"Alright! I need to rush back to the sect to report the situation here. Once we exit the Azure Light Secret Realm, you can return to Tianfeng City on your own!" Shangguan Ying'er nodded and said to Ling Mo Xie.
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