Chapter 1024 - 176: Crisis Becomes Opportunity

Chapter 1024: Chapter 176: Crisis Becomes Opportunity

The best way to deal with Shark-men, such treacherous, thick-skinned, and shameless spies, is to remain motionless while they move, waiting for them to come knocking on your door.

Molten Fire Venerable, along with the Totem Vermilion Bird, which possesses some Divine Beast power, and the Dark Magic Plant Anemone King, combined together, I believe that next time, when that Shark-man comes again, he’ll leave with at least a layer of skin missing.

Seeing the eerie smile on their master’s face, the Demon Beasts and Guardian Beasts, including the Molten Lava Giant, felt a chill down their spines.

In their hearts, they all thought simultaneously: No wonder they say the Human Clan is the most insidious species. Our master is a thousand times more cunning than that Shark-man!

With the help of the Totem Vermilion Bird, the Molten Fire Venerable has regained part of its Origin Power, and the Volcano Seal is much more stable than before.

Yun Sheng also returned to the Volcanic Lake with the assistance of the Anemone King.

With some of the Molten Lava Giant’s Magic Power restored, the Volcano Seal became relatively stable, and the Demon Beast Forest should become much more peaceful.

Yun Sheng plans to completely eliminate the effects caused by the previous instability of the Volcano Seal on the Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest in the coming days.

When crawling back from the entrance of the Volcanic Lake, Yun Sheng saw that dusk was approaching.

Little Black was still lying at the mouth of the lake, and upon seeing Yun Sheng, it joyfully ran over.

Yun Sheng noticed Little Black’s condition and found that it no longer showed symptoms of panting or anxiety, which made her feel relieved.

When Yun Sheng appeared again, those summoners were all shocked as if they’d seen a ghost, thinking that Yun Sheng must have died inside, having been gone a full day.

At this moment, the Seventh Summoner also arrived, and seeing Yun Sheng, he looked anxious: "Master Yan Yun, I heard you entered the Magic Forest during the day. Did you find the cause of the Demon Beasts’ deaths?"

"I have found it, and I’ve also discovered a way to cure the deaths of the Demon Beasts. Seventh Summoner, please give me three days. In three days, I guarantee that there will be no more sudden deaths of Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest," Yun Sheng nodded, her expression confident, making the Seventh Summoner suspicious.

The surrounding Cultivation Summoners looked disdainful, thinking that boasting was useless; in three days, it will be clear whether you have real skills.

In the morning, thin mist like light smoke enveloped the Demon Beast Forest, and a seemingly ordinary Female Summoner sat cross-legged in the Demon Beast Forest, carrying a crystal-clear jade-like lute.

Though the Female Summoner was plain-looking, she had exceptionally beautiful hands.

With a movement of her fingertips, ten fingers plucked a clear and uplifting zither sound, like the flow of water in a valley.

The zither sound resonated all over the island, carried by the hot volcanic wind.

In the Demon Beast Forest, Demon Beasts agitated by the unstable Volcano Seal heard the zither music; they lay upon the ground or perched on trees, squinting their eyes, listening keenly to the music with magical powers.

The zither sound gradually dispelled the restless unease within the Demon Beasts.

The zither sound also reached the Penglai Pavilion on Ice Island.

Penglai Princess Ji Ru Mo listened to the intermittent zither music, amber-colored eyes glittered with a peculiar light.

"Someone, go and check who is playing the zither?"

The person who went to investigate quickly returned.

"Reporting to the Princess, it’s a newly arrived Cultivation Summoner in the Demon Beast Forest. Recently, the Demon Beasts have been very emotionally unstable, and it’s said that this Cultivation Summoner intends to use zither music to heal the Demon Beasts." The investigator wore a look of confusion.

This vast world indeed holds many surprises, for one has never heard of healing Demon Beasts with zither music.

The newly arrived Cultivation Summoner?

Presumably, it’s the Female Summoner encountered in the mountains that day...

She actually found the true cause of the Demon Beasts’ unrest... Haha, Yun Sheng, you are always so unexpectedly surprising.

Beneath the jade face of the Penglai King, a smile played upon her lips.

Yun Sheng played Emperor’s Song in the Demon Beast Forest for more than three days, during which time there were no death incidents among the Demon Beasts, nor did any fights occur among them.

Learning of this, the Seventh Summoner was overjoyed, showering Yun Sheng with countless thanks and promptly paid her reward, also requesting her to stay a little longer in the Demon Beast Forest.

Yun Sheng happily agreed, and after receiving the Seventh Summoner’s payment, she casually asked, "Seventh Summoner, do you know among the Thirteen Main Summoners, whose summoned beast is a Sea Beast?"

That Trident Shark is a King-level Sea Beast, such a rare find even among the Thirteen Main Summoners.

"Does Master Yan Yun have an interest in Sea Beasts? Since Penglai is an island, quite a few Main Summoners have Sea Beasts as their Contracted Beasts. Currently, there are three vacancies in the Thirteen Main Summoners, excluding myself, four of the seven remaining have Sea Beasts as Contracted Beasts." The Seventh Summoner didn’t think much of it, assuming Yun Sheng had an interest in cultivating Sea Beasts.

"Which ones?" Yun Sheng asked again.

"Let me think, the 13th Main Summoner, the Eighth Main Summoner, the Fourth Main Summoner, and the First Main Summoner all have Sea Beasts as Contracted Beasts, with the first and fourth’s summoned beasts being sharks, both of whom are very strong," the Seventh Summoner said, showing a look of envy.

The stronger the summoned beast, the higher their status in the Summoning Court.

The First and Fourth Main Summoners, Yun Sheng was almost certain now that the spy must be one of the two.

"However, although the First and Fourth Main Summoners are formidable, there’s one among the Thirteen Main Summoners even more unapproachable—The Ninth Main Summoner. Though she’s the youngest and the only female among them, she’s even more terrifying than the First and Fourth Main Summoners with their fierce beasts. Her contracted Blood Dragon truly dominates both land and sea," said the Seventh Summoner, shrinking his neck when talking about the Ninth Main Summoner.

Among the Thirteen Main Summoners, half were appointed by the previous Summon Emperor, and the rest by the current one.

Ninth Main Summoner, Hu Jiu Sheng, upon being promoted, faced unanimous opposition from the twelve existing Summoners, due to her mysterious background and being the sole female.

Nonetheless, Hu Jiu Sheng eventually silenced the other Summoners with her exceptional Summoning Technique and impressive military achievements.

That woman wears a Yaksha mask daily, and no one knows what she truly looks like, except perhaps the Summon Emperor, and she’d only ever exchanged a few words with the Third Main Summoner before his demise at Taiyuan Mountain.

After the Third Main Summoner’s death, the Ninth Main Summoner became even more reclusive.

Whenever the Seventh Summoner saw her, he would wish to turn and flee immediately.