Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 173 Mysterious Armored Jade Horn Rhinoceros

Chapter 173 Mysterious Armored Jade Horn Rhinoceros

(Just woke up and realized I set the posting time to tomorrow morning—)

Everyone was secretly alarmed. Nightmare demons are extremely rare due to their cultivation methods and relatively weak physical combat power. Nightmare demons with more than 10,000 years of cultivation are almost extinct. However, they are impossible to guard against on non-direct battlefields.

Aside from Zhang Lexuan, the others were probably also affected by illusions to some extent. Although they were highly skilled and would likely be able to turn the tide in the end, injuries were inevitable.

Still shaken, Zhang Lexuan quickly composed herself and joined the others in gathering around. Hua Yao carefully sensed the soul power fluctuations emanating from the Nightmare Demon, her eyes lighting up with delight.

This Nightmare Demon is a perfect match for her Lotus Martial Soul, and she can't wait to absorb the Soul Ring and become a Soul Saint.

Jin Yehuan raised his hand and slapped his palm. Thick, earthen-yellow soul power surged forth like a raging torrent, transforming into a solid cage of rock and earth. This cage took over Kong Tianxu's dark control, firmly imprisoning the gray mist in mid-air that was trying to escape. However, looking at the twisting and churning gray smoke, he frowned slightly: "Since a soul beast like the Nightmare Demon can grow to a cultivation level of ten thousand years, it must be extremely cautious. Why would it rashly attack us?"

"Because it's just here to fish in troubled waters." Kong Tianxu plunged the Sword of Judgment into the ground beneath his feet, causing a slight tremor to rise.

Suddenly, Zhang Lexuan looked up sharply, her gaze becoming intense as she looked in one direction. Jin Yehuan, who had been watching her closely, immediately released his soul power as well, and both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

In their perception, the first thing they felt was an overwhelming aura, which was not emitted by a single soul beast, but by a group, a group full of power.

Just as Hua Yao gathered sharp lotus petal soul power at her fingertips, about to deliver a fatal blow to the culprit who caused the chaos,

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A muffled sound began to float in the air, and the tremors of the earth gradually became more pronounced. The muffled sound gradually became stronger, and a huge roar like the beating of war drums came from all directions. The whole earth began to tremble violently, as if thousands of troops were galloping.

Trees in the distance fell in clumps, and billowing dust rose into the air.

"What's that sound?!" Gu Fan looked warily in the direction from which the tremor came. At the same time, the group quickly sprang into action, using the terrain to their advantage to find suitable defensive positions.

Zhang Lexuan quickly came to Kong Tianxu's side, her beautiful eyes shining brightly, showing no signs of the bewildered state she had been not long ago.

She gestured to Kong Tianxu with a questioning expression. After the previous battles, she had great trust in Kong Tianxu's perception abilities. Moreover, he was the first to discover the danger this time.

"They're coming for us, there are a lot of them, prepare for battle," Kong Tianxu said succinctly.

The next moment, a group of behemoths, like mobile fortresses, burst through the dust and appeared in everyone's sight.

As they got closer, everyone could see that these soul beasts were clearly a herd of rhinoceroses. Their bodies were covered with layers of black jade-like keratin, which looked like layers of armor. A thick, black horn on their heads gleamed with a ghostly light, and each step they took caused a muffled thud on the ground.

In the pitch-black night, their eyes glowed with a dark red light, and their powerful bodies crushed everything in their path as they moved slowly toward this place.

Jin Yehuan shouted in a deep voice, "Ink Jade Mystic Horned Rhinoceros! It's actually this kind of soul beast. We're in big trouble. Everyone be careful. Once this kind of soul beast is provoked, it's a fight to the death. Their innate soul skill is absolute defense. Go all out and kill them."

Faced with the siege of a large group of high-level soul beasts, Jin Yehuan quickly made corresponding arrangements, and at the same time, he also released his own martial soul.

Standing behind, Kong Tianxu clearly saw eight spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red—rapidly rise from beneath Jin Yehuan's feet. When the red spirit ring appeared on his body, the group of Black Jade Horned Rhinoceroses didn't hesitate for a moment, roaring as they charged forward.

This group of Black Jade Horned Rhinoceroses is actually not large, only about a dozen or so, most of which are thousand-year-old beings. However, the fact that they can survive in the core area, the smaller the population size, and the weaker the general cultivation level, the more it proves the strength of this soul beast.

Rhinoceros-type spirit beasts are generally adept at charging and defense, and the Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros is an existence that has achieved the ultimate in both of these among its kind of spirit beasts. Especially the latter, it can be said to be one of the spirit beasts with the strongest defensive capabilities. Kong Tianxu once experienced its innate ability, Absolute Defense, on Dai Yueheng. It is even more powerful than the Invincible Shield. The duration of this skill is not as long as the Invincible Golden Body, nor can it cover the whole body like the Golden Light Indestructible, but it can achieve true absolute defense in an instant.

In particular, unlike ordinary rhinoceros-type soul beasts, they are gregarious anomalies. Their single horn can release a locking light, and once it locks onto a target, it will charge relentlessly until the target is dead. They can be said to be the most troublesome soul beast group.

However, everyone's attention was quickly drawn to the largest and most unruly rhinoceros in front of them, and their solemn expressions were gradually replaced by amazement.

Its plate armor is not pure black, but rather possesses a warm and jade-like, mysterious texture. Most peculiar is the single horn on its forehead, which is not the jet black of a black jade rhinoceros, but rather a vibrant emerald green, as if carved from the finest imperial jade, exuding a rich life force and a profound aura, forming a stark contrast with its ferocious and massive body, making it resemble a unique work of art.

"Black-armored jade-horned rhinoceros."

Jin Yehuan's breathing suddenly quickened for a moment.

Upon hearing the words "Mysterious Armored Jade Horned Rhinoceros," not only were the others bewildered, but even Zhang Lexuan looked puzzled, clearly having no concept of this kind of soul beast.

The Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros is a variant, or rather, an ancestor, of the Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros.

Although the Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros is powerful, its strength lies more in the cohesion of its group. In terms of individual strength, due to its limited attack methods, it still lags behind the top-tier soul beasts.

However, the Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros is completely different. The Black Jade Horned Rhinoceros itself did not have such strong water and earth elements, which were greatly enhanced in this ancient alien species. Not only is its defense more abnormal, but its attack methods have also been greatly improved.

It's worth noting that the Xuanjia Jade Horned Rhinoceros is a legendary creature that rivals the Ancestor of Xuanwu for the title of Water God Beast. It's practically a replica of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, both being incredibly contradictory beings, except that it excels more in defense.

Jin Yehuan was able to identify this kind of soul beast at a glance because he had always wanted to hunt a soul ring from it. However, the number of Black Jade Horned Rhinoceroses was already pitifully small, and the Black Armored Jade Horned Rhinoceros had long been considered extinct. After a long and fruitless search, he finally had to give up.

And it was precisely because he knew this kind of spirit beast so well that his heart felt even heavier.

Such a powerful soul beast, with 70,000 years of cultivation—

Unfortunately, it only lasts for 70,000 years. Kong Tianxu frowned inwardly.

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