In the midst of Wang Chong’s shock, that familiar voice with its bizarre cadence and tone spoke into Wang Chong’s mind. Its consciousness was locked onto the distant form of the Ifrit and was radiating fighting intent.
It felt as if it regarded the Ifrit as a mortal foe!
It really was that creature!
Countless thoughts ran through Wang Chong’s mind, but he quickly composed himself.
“Why did you break your seal, and why did you help me? And also… why do you call me ‘Master’?” Wang Chong sternly said, maintaining his wariness.
He already knew how terrifying the Nightmare Beast was. In the underground, it had killed numerous martial artists. If Wang Chong had not been extremely sharp, he would have died himself.
“Master is Master! You are my master! That man once said that I only needed to protect that place, and then the person I am waiting for would appear after eight hundred years. That person would be my master, and I would fight for him! This was our agreement!”
The Nightmare Beast spoke into Wang Chong’s mind, and its words left Wang Chong in indescribable shock.
Eight hundred years… agreement… master… fight for him… What did all this mean?!
This conversation was definitely not going how Wang Chong had expected.
“Who was that man? Who did you make your agreement with?”
Wang Chong was greatly shaken, but he did not reveal this in his voice.
“That man had many names. He was someone I grew up with, and I always called him Little Grass. But all of you call him Xuanyuan, or the Yellow Emperor! He was my master!” the Nightmare Beast sincerely said.
Boom!
Wang Chong’s mind seethed in turmoil!
The Nightmare Beast’s master was Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan?
How was that possible?
Such information could send great waves through the entire human world. Wang Chong had never expected this, and he had not drawn any clues regarding this from the Nightmare Beast’s memories. And eight hundred years… Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan belonged to the ancient era, and by now… it had been more than eight hundred years, right?
“At the time, I thought it would be only eight hundred years. Now I realize that he meant that the person I was waiting for would only appear after at least eight hundred years. The Origin Immortal Lord also said something similar to me, and I thought that he was tricking me this whole time. He also said that there was disaster in my fate, and only now do I realize that he was right. I really did find the person I was waiting for!
“On you, I sense an energy similar to Little Grass!”
The Nightmare Beast’s voice was extremely excited. It apparently did not care that Wang Chong had killed its physical body.
“The Origin Immortal Lord made a divination for me and said that when I lost my body of flesh, I would find the person I had been awaiting for several thousand years! He really didn’t deceive me!”
Wang Chong was simply speechless. This conversation and all this information were completely beyond his imagination.
He was the Nightmare Beast’s master!
The Nightmare Beast had been waiting for him underground all this time?
Someone had prophesied his appearance several thousand years ago, and that person was Xuanyuan?
This information was simply too mind-blowing, and Wang Chong found it impossible to digest in so little time. Most importantly, why did the Nightmare Beast recognize him as his master? How could it see that he was its master?
As if knowing Wang Chong’s doubts, the Nightmare Beast revealed even more shocking news. “You were able to pull out the Origin Immortal Lord’s sword and activate the Power of Lightning, so you must be my master. I can’t be wrong. In addition, that sword is not called the Origin Immortal Sword, but the Sword of Xuanyuan, Little Grass’s weapon! Over the last several thousand years, no one except you has been able to pull out that sword and activate its power. Not even the Origin Immortal Lord could. He was only the temporary keeper of the sword!”
The Sword of Xuanyuan? Or perhaps one could simply call it the Xuanyuan Sword? Not the Origin Immortal Sword?!
The Origin Immortal Lord had never been able to pull out the Origin Immortal Sword, only acting as its keeper and guardian?!
Wang Chong was learning far too many things at this moment.
He now knew that the Origin Immortal Lord had left many things unspoken back in his cave.
At the very least, Wang Chong was sure that the Origin Immortal Lord had known everything about what the Nightmare Beast had said.
It seems he already knew, but wanted the Nightmare Beast to explain itself?
Given the Origin Immortal Lord’s formidable divination powers, Wang Chong seemed to understand what was going on, but Wang Chong didn’t have time for any more questions.
Roooar!
A furious roar filled with complex emotions came from the Ifrit. At the same time, a savage and wicked mental wave crossed the air.
“It’s you… You alien creatures are not dead yet!”
The massive Ifrit fixed its golden eyes on Wang Chong. No! To be more precise, it was focused on the black core of the Nightmare Beast in Wang Chong’s bosom!
Bang!
Cries of alarm came from all sides. Anyone who had sensed that powerful mental wave, whether Tang or Arab, was stunned.
The Ifrit had a mind?! And it could talk?!
This was simply unbelievable.
This had not been apparent at all before this.
Only the distant Khatabah seemed utterly unperturbed.
The Ifrit naturally had a mind of its own. A creature that had lived for countless years and destroyed numerous civilizations could not be some unthinking idiot. Who could possibly believe such a thing?
In the well under Hamuhad, Khatabah had already understood this.
The Ifrit had never spoken because there had never been anything that it found worthy to speak about.
Just like how humans would not speak with the meek ants below them, the Ifrit disdained to speak with puny humans.
What Khatabah really wanted to know was what exactly was that being the Ifrit spoke to, a being that was seemingly on an equal level of existence.
“Why have you not killed them all yet? What did you encounter?”
Khatabah dodged a heavy strike from the King Ape, at the same time sending a thought into the Ifrit Core in his hand.
Chapter 1891 - Seizing Psychic Energy! (I)
Chapter 1891: Seizing Psychic Energy! (I)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Ifrit was silent, apparently ignoring Khatabah’s question.
Khatabah’s face went cold, and he immediately used the compulsion of the Ifrit Core. Finally…
The Ifrit’s indistinct, raw, and wary voice finally came from the core. “Nightmare! That human’s bosom holds the already extinct Nightmare… a creature from the same era as me, a mortal foe!”
What?!
Upon receiving the answer, Khatabah couldn’t help but shudder and glance in Wang Chong’s direction.
The weak and barbaric lands of the Central Plains had a creature from the same era as the Ifrit, one that could stand against it? How was that possible?!
The killing intent within Khatabah’s heart intensified even more.
The world could not permit two world-destroying beasts to exist at the same time. No matter what, Wang Chong had to die, and that object he had… had to be destroyed!
Roooar!
There was a rush of wind, and before Khatabah could join the Ifrit and deal with Wang Chong, the King Ape bellowed. It leaped into the air, its two arms and body moving with an agility that belied its size as it attacked Khatabah.
“Lord Junior Guardian, Lord Zhangchou, Secretariat Advisor… no matter what, you have to hold Khatabah! You can’t let him get away!” Wang Chong sent a mental wave into the minds of Wang Zhongsi, Zhangchou Jianqiong, and Li Junxi
an. Although he was on the front line, he had a part of his mind controlling the King Ape, so he was able to keep close watch on Khatabah.
His every movement and intention was revealed to Wang Chong.
The Ifrit could annihilate the Great Tang, and if it were joined by Khatabah, who could stop them?
He could not allow them to get together.
“Nightmare Beast, what way do you have of dealing with this Ifrit?” Wang Chong sent a part of his mind to communicate with the Nightmare Beast’s core.
He no longer had time to worry about the Nightmare Beast’s secrets and question it about how the Nightmare Beast from Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan’s generation could develop a connection with a legendary Ifrit of Arabia. His first priority was to eliminate the Ifrit.
With each additional moment the Ifrit lived, the Tang army and all of the people of the Great Tang Empire spent a little longer in a most dire crisis.
The consequences of allowing the Ifrit into the Central Plains were unimaginable.
“The Ifrit is a creature born from the laws of the world. Their bodies are made of pure Fire Element. No matter how you attack it, it’s impossible to kill them. But while these Ifrits are called indestructible, their greatest fear is the Nightmare Beasts and our inextinguishable minds. Like the Ifrits, we are also creatures born of the world and are similarly difficult to destroy. From a certain perspective, we share an origin, though our essences are different.
“However, the Ifrits have a major weakness.
“In the ancient era, in the early age of humans, the Ifrits stepped into the eastern world, but they ran into us Nightmare Beasts. We heavily damaged their origins, killed several of them, and pushed them back.
“Ifrits possess a natural mental resistance, which I’m sure you’ve already experienced, but this psychic defense is useless against Nightmare Beasts. This is their natural flaw, and it is why the Ifrits tried to destroy us Nightmare Beasts! In order to reach this goal, they allied with the humans of the west that they loathed so much, using them to agitate the experts of the east into killing us. The Ifrit Core in that human’s hand is what they used in order to seal their alliance with the western humans!
“We once captured a western Psychic Energy practitioner and read his memories, so we knew what was going on, but in the end, they still succeeded.
“I am the last Nightmare Beast of our lineage, and this was only because Little Grass protected me.
“But I’m too weak right now and have yet to fully mature. In addition… you absorbed half of my strength at the time, so there’s no way I can stand against it. If you permit it, I have a way… that can allow me to rapidly mature. This is the only way I can gain the power to fight it.”
The Nightmare Beast became very hesitant toward the end, a fearful and worried tone in its voice.
Wang Chong frowned. Just when he was about to ask the Nightmare Beast what this way was, he recalled the memories he had obtained from it and understood.
“You want to capture those humans so you can extract their Psychic Energy and strengthen yourself!” Wang Chong said.
“…Yes!”
After a moment of hesitation, the Nightmare Beast affirmed. The Nightmare Beast could capture humans and make them kill each other while at the same time draining their Psychic Energy. This was a most terrifying and extremely wicked act.
In the Battle of Zhuolu, the Nightmare Beast had used this ability to great effect, but in helping the Yellow Emperor defeat the forces of Chiyou, it earned the fear of the Yellow Emperor’s subjects. In the end, in order to protect its life, the Yellow Emperor was forced to dig out a hole and seal it within.
This sort of conduct was in clear violation of major taboos.
And currently, it could not determine if its current master would permit such heinous acts.
But to its surprise, moments after the Nightmare Beast spoke, it heard Wang Chong reply in an unconcerned manner.
“So that’s what it was! Go, then! As long as they’re not Tang, kill as many as you want. As long as you can deal with the Ifrit and defeat the Arabs, I don’t care what methods you have to resort to,” Wang Chong immediately said.
The Nightmare Beast’s concerns were not at all shared by Wang Chong. On the battlefield, soldiers fought each other for the right to live, and besides, Arabia was the Great Tang’s mortal foe. The more Arabs that died, the greater the advantage for the Great Tang.
The Nightmare Beast was immediately energized upon hearing Wang Chong’s reply.
“Master, protect my core. It will be just a few moments until I can help you deal with the Ifrit!”
A moment later, the Nightmare Beast’s mental body shot out of the core, pitch-black all over, and vanished into the Arab ranks. Upon a closer look, one would realize that the Nightmare Beast’s mental body looked the same as its original body.
“Raaa! You can’t escape!”
Surprisingly, the Ifrit was unnerved by the Nightmare Beast’s actions. Giving up on Wang Chong, it immediately punched at the Nightmare Beast’s mental body.
But the Nightmare Beast moved with extreme speed, suddenly accelerating and easily dodging the Ifrit’s attack.
Rumble! A torrent of lava dropped down on an unlucky group of Arab cavalry, causing them to scream as they dropped to the ground.
A moment later, a massive shift occurred on the battlefield.
In a flash of light, the Nightmare Beast transformed into a dark cloud that began to swiftly shuttle across the battlefield. Plush! Plush! Plush! With no warning at all, Arab horsemen across the battlefield began to roar like they were insane and charge at the Arab horsemen by their side.
“Bastard! What are you doing?!”
An Arab horseman who had been attacked was both shocked and enraged, but before he could react, a scimitar had separated his head from his neck.
But this was far from the extent of the Nightmare Beast’s power.
“Kiiill!”
“For Arabia!”
Two groups of Arab cavalry were working in concert against the Great Tang, but suddenly, they clenched their teeth, their faces turning red, and they charged at each other. Plush! Plush! Plush! Their blades bit into flesh, and in short order, thousands of Arab cavalry were fighting each other and collapsing in pools of blood.
The chaos was originally restricted to a very small area, but this area began to rapidly expand. The Arab cavalry caught up in mindless bloodlust originally numbered several thousand, but this figure soon expanded to tens of thousands of people, and then one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand. In the distance, Abu Muslim and Adnan paled.
“Damn it; what are they doing?”
“Split up! Hurry and split them up!”
Adnan cursed. This had happened too quickly. Not even someone as strong as Adnan could understand why the army had suddenly begun to fight with itself.
“Watch out! Something’s strange!”
Abu Muslim suddenly sensed something and ordered his army to quickly retreat to avoid the chaotic region.
In the rear, Su Hanshan, Li Siye, and Young Master Qingyang glanced at each other. For the hard-pressed Tang army, this was a blessing from the heavens.
“Ballistae, loose!”
Though Su Hanshan didn’t know the exact details, he instinctively knew that this had to do with Wang Chong.
“Wind, Forest, Fire, Water! Mo Saber Unit, charge!”
With a mighty war cry, the Mo Saber Unit marched out from the rear, their long sabers raised high into the air as they pressed forward with unstoppable momentum.
Bang!
The Mo Saber Unit was unperturbed as the Arab cavalry charged at them, and with a sweep of their ten-foot-long sabers, at least seven thousand Arab cavalry were felled.
With the entry of the Mo Saber Unit, the battle on the right flank quickly turned back in favor of the Great Tang.
At the same time, Li Siye led the Wushang Cavalry as a sharp sword, plunging into the battlefield and pushing a
side all resistance they encountered.
Using the chaos the Nightmare Beast’s attack had created, the Tang were mobilizing their forces and increasing their advantage. At this moment, the crux of the battle now rested entirely on the Nightmare Beast.
“Release! Release! Release!”
“Something is weird! Kill it!”
Countless arrows howled through the air at the source of the chaos, and some of the more strong-minded Arab generals were able to catch the blur of the Nightmare Beast as it passed by them and ran off in pursuit of it.
Chapter 1892 - Seizing Psychic Energy! (II)
Chapter 1892: Seizing Psychic Energy! (II)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Nightmare Beast had no physical body, so neither arrows nor attacks of Stellar Energy dealt any damage to it. Moreover, as hundreds of thousands of Arab soldiers fell into a berserk frenzy and killed each other, the Nightmare Beast absorbed more and more Psychic Energy.
During the northwest expedition, Wang Chong had heavily injured the Nightmare Beast and taken half its Psychic Energy, leaving it extremely weak. But in the blink of an eye, the Nightmare Beast was restored, the strength of its Psychic Energy twice its former strength and continuing to rapidly climb. Three times, four times, five times… Even Wang Chong was alarmed at the soaring power of the Nightmare Beast.
At first, the Nightmare Beast was only capable of giving the Ifrit a wounding jab, but now that its Psychic Energy was recharged, it rapidly began to grow toward the same world-destroying level as the Ifrit.
For the Nightmare Beasts that controlled the mind, the battlefield was the finest feeding ground. Deep underground in that lightless world, it was rare for people to enter, and even after several thousand years, only a few hundred had ever come to its doorstep.
In that environment, it had been hard enough for the Nightmare Beast to keep itself alive. But now that it was in a battlefield of millions of soldiers, the tiger had come down from the mountain to hunt. It now had ten times its original power, eleven times, twelve times!
Even the Ifrit was shocked at the growth of the Nightmare Beast, and as the Nightmare Beast continued to wreak havoc, hundreds of thousands of Arab soldiers began to fight amongst themselves.
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