Chapter 498: Despair of Hall Master Han

The two-star beast tamer who had just made him so frustrated, upon seeing the barbecue of the deer herd beasts, advised him once and then turned and left with the others, afraid of getting into trouble. He had thought this fellow was bluffing and exaggerating, but unexpectedly, they really ran into trouble.

Could it be that he had already seen, just now, that they would encounter Soul-Eating Ants, and foresaw that the formation would break, leading to the current situation?

“Impossible! Soul-Eating Ants are rare; even I couldn’t think of them right away. How could a two-star beast tamer under twenty know about them?”

Although it seemed possible, he still found it hard to believe.

Soul-Eating Ants, the natural enemies of ancient witch soul masters, had been missing for who knows how many years. Their living environment, habitat characteristics… were completely unknown.

How could he, just by coming over and saying a few words in a few minutes, discern all this?

If he really had such means, he would be more than just two-star—probably four or five stars or even higher!

These thoughts flashed through his mind. Even if he wanted to delve deeper, time did not permit. He straightened his back, suppressed the frustration in his chest, landed on the ground, shook the spear in his hand, and looked at the enormous savage beast not far away: “Brother Yaochen, we’ve been together for three years. You should know my temper and character. I have absolutely no intention of harming you. How about this: let’s call it quits for today… we’ll continue to treat each other fairly… Hey, stop, why are you still coming?”

Before he finished speaking, he saw the massive figure appear before him again, hooves raised, striking down.

Bang!

He blocked with his spear, his body retreating again.

Although both were at the peak of the Fourth Mortal Transformation, his strength was far inferior to the other’s; he was no match.

“Don’t force me. Do you think I relied solely on that big formation just now to tame you, without any other trump cards… Holy crap!” Under continuous attacks, his chest tight, Hall Master Han roared in anger.

But before the roar ended, he was struck again by a wing of the Yaochen Beast, sent flying several somersaults, and landed dazed and disoriented.

Hall Master Han was now utterly frustrated.

To be honest, if he had known that barbecuing the deer herd beasts would attract Soul-Eating Ants and destroy the formation, he would never have done it!

Now, not only was the deer herd meat completely eaten, but this beast was also nearly berserk, refusing to listen to anything. It seemed determined to beat him to death.

He couldn’t help turning his head to look at that two-star beast tamer and Pavilion Master Sai and the others. At the sight, he nearly spat blood.

He saw a group standing several hundred meters away. That young man was leisurely watching, while explaining to the young people behind him.

“See? This is what happens when you don’t listen to others. When you go out into the world in the future, you must pay attention, take advice, and not be stubborn… In short, don’t follow his example!”

“Also, that move he just used looked good, but it was actually a mistake. If he had struck half a breath earlier, the Yaochen Beast would have been disrupted… Using a move like that shows his martial skills aren’t up to par!”

“You must train your martial skills well in the future. Don’t always think about taming this and that. Spending three years here is worse than honing your own strength—that’s better than anything…”

…

The young man spoke while commenting.

If he hadn’t heard it, it would have been fine. But after hearing these words, Hall Master Han felt his eyebrows twitch and wanted nothing more than to strangle the fellow.

Damn it!

I am a peak Fourth Mortal Transformation powerhouse, the hall master of the Beast Hall. How in your eyes, a little brat, am I worthless and good for nothing?

But… what made him even more frustrated was that after listening for a while, everything the other said seemed correct. Even if he wanted to refute, he didn’t know where to start?

“This fellow is strange. After dealing with the Yaochen Beast, I’ll ask Pavilion Master Sai properly!”

By now, even stupid as he was, he knew this young man was no ordinary person. His earlier words must have been based on foresight, not pretense.

But now was not the time to dwell on this. He swayed his body to dodge the Yaochen Beast’s attack and looked up.

“Brother Yaochen, since you disagree, don’t blame me for being rude!”

With that, he took a deep breath and shook his arms.

While fighting and retreating, he had now arrived near Elder Hu and the others, forming a special formation with them.

Elder Hu and the others, though knocked back by the Yaochen Beast earlier, were not fatally injured. After a moment of rest, they had fully recovered. Hearing the words, they immediately took their positions, drew their weapons, and with a clatter, their aura soared into the clouds, forming a combined attack formation.

“It’s the same formation those young men used earlier, but more profound and more powerful!”

In the distance, Zhang Xuan glanced and nodded approvingly.

Since he had the chance to observe peak Fourth Mortal Transformation-level battles, he naturally wanted to explain to Zhao Ya and the others; otherwise, how could they improve?

“Yes, this formation fully leverages each person’s strengths, increasing combat power by more than double!” Jin Conghai nodded.

Earlier, he had fought against the young men using this formation. If not for his rich combat experience and far superior strength, winning would not have been so easy.

If juniors were so formidable, these elders, who had immersed themselves in formations longer and were stronger, would naturally be even more powerful!

“If they had used this earlier, not just the two of us, but even four or eight of us would have been dominated, with no chance to resist!” Pavilion Master Sai glanced and couldn’t help sighing.

Earlier, when they had combined to break the formation and suppress the young men, it wasn’t because the formation was weak, but because their strength far exceeded the others’, and the young men were unfamiliar with the combined attack formation.

But Hall Master Han and Elder Hu and the others were different. Clearly, they had immersed themselves in formations for at least several years; every move they made carried its own rhythm, and their coordination was more ingenious. As soon as they began to execute, they produced immense power, putting tremendous pressure on the charging demonic beast.

"So this is his real trump card! He must have started practicing right after the failed taming three years ago to achieve such power and effect!" Sighing with emotion, Pavilion Master Sai continued.

Although the trapping formation was formidable, what if the other party would rather die than submit? To be honest, wanting to tame someone while not daring to actually kill them was a dilemma.

He had been somewhat puzzled earlier, wondering if Hall Master Han had some other hidden card. Now it seemed this was it.

The formation formed by their cooperation was infinitely powerful. United, they could probably even fight a strong cultivator at the early stage of the fifth Mortal Transformation level. Dealing with a demonic beast at only the peak of the fourth level was naturally not a big problem.

"Do you think... they can win?"

As if reading his thoughts, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly.

"They cooperate seamlessly, having practiced countless times, and their power is immense. They should be able to completely suppress the demonic beast!" said Pavilion Master Sai.

He was a strong cultivator at the fourth Mortal Transformation level and knew very well how much combat power such people could exert.

This combined attack formation was profoundly mysterious, able to bring out the strengths of everyone. Even if the demonic beast was powerful, it would not be easy for it to win.

"Should?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "He has a trump card, but doesn't the demonic beast have one too? If a combined attack formation could suppress it, it would have been killed by the Ten Nations Alliance long ago!"

Back then, the alliance sent several experts to encircle and annihilate it but failed. If Hall Master Han thought a formation could succeed, he was underestimating this creature.

"Besides, this is actually a killing formation, designed to slay those trapped within. He is bent on taming it and dares not kill, so he is constrained at every turn. How can he unleash its maximum power?"

Having studied the Heavenly Dao Formation, his understanding of formations had reached an extremely high level.

Although he could not name their combined attack formation, he could clearly see it was a killing formation, meant for killing enemies.

Now, Hall Master Han was intent on taming the demonic beast and would not kill it, using a killing formation as a trapping formation... Its power was greatly diminished; failure was only a matter of time.

Sure enough, just as he said, at first Hall Master Han and the others had the upper hand, but as the demonic beast charged without regard for defense, they began to retreat.

Puff puff puff puff!

A few minutes later, several elders were struck by its wings, spurted blood, and were severely injured.

Bang!

Hall Master Han, under another attack from the latter, had his spear knocked out of his hand and fell heavily to the ground.

Whoosh!

Having broken the formation, the demonic beast became even more enraged, its huge hoof descending toward the fallen Hall Master Han.

This strike was like hurling a mountain, full of power. If it hit, even with Hall Master Han's strength, he would likely die.

"You..."

Seeing such a fierce move, Hall Master Han suppressed the pain in his body, leaped up, and met it with both palms, his true energy roaring.

Bang!

The hoof clashed with his palms, and they froze in midair.

Just as Hall Master Han felt the hoof's power growing, and he could no longer hold on, about to be crushed into a meat patty, he heard an anxious voice.

"Please, Master Zhang, save Hall Master Han!"

It was Pavilion Master Sai speaking.

Having been friends for years, he naturally did not want to see his old friend die before his eyes. But he knew his own strength well; if he was inferior to his old friend, how could he possibly defeat this great monster before him?

The only option now was to beg this Master Zhang to act.

Although Zhang Xuan's strength was far inferior to his, after spending these days together, he knew the young man had astonishing methods. Perhaps he had some way to save him.

"I am no match for this demonic beast either. How can I save him?"

Then the young man's voice rang out.

Hearing this, Hall Master Han's eyes filled with despair.

He had thought that after three years together, the demonic beast would remember old ties, and with several preparations, he would surely succeed this time. But he never dreamed that this creature was too powerful to withstand!

"You must have a way... Otherwise, after the demonic beast kills Hall Master Han, it will surely come for us..." Pavilion Master Sai said anxiously.

"Oh, there is a way!" The young man's calm voice sounded.

"What way?" Pavilion Master Sai's tone was excited.

Hall Master Han also tensed up, as if gaining new motivation, pricking up his ears to hear what method it was.

"Simple, just tell this guy to let him go!" said the young man.

Puff!

Hall Master Han spat out a mouthful of blood, even more despairing.