The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 237: Guardian of Spiritual Plants

Finally, after going through numerous dangers and a long journey, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen arrived at the place where the spiritual plant was. However, the scene before them made them feel depressed.

I saw a layer of deep blue and powerful forbidden light surrounding the spiritual plant, like a huge mysterious shield, protecting the spiritual plant tightly.

Runes flickered and moved above the barrier, as if warning visitors not to approach easily. Next to the barrier, a huge and majestic guardian beast was staring at them with a fierce look.

This guardian beast is as majestic as a mountain, and is covered with a layer of scales that gleam with metallic luster. Each scale is like a carefully forged shield, and is indestructible.

Its head was like a huge millstone, and its bloody mouth was filled with sharp teeth, like crossed cold knives. Dark green mucus flowed faintly between its teeth, emitting a disgusting and poisonous smell.

A long tail as thick as a pillar swung behind it, making a whistling sound, as if it could sweep into dust everything that blocked its way.

When the guardian beast saw Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, it let out an earth-shaking roar, and the sound waves spread out like a surging tide, shaking the surrounding trees and causing leaves to fall. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen only felt their ears buzzing, as if thousands of needles were piercing them at the same time, but they did not dare to be careless and quickly concentrated their minds to prepare for battle.

"This beast looks extremely ferocious, we need to be careful when dealing with it." Chu Mochen clenched the sword in his hand, his eyes revealing solemnity and vigilance, and whispered to Yun Yao.

Yun Yao nodded slightly, quickly formed seals with both hands, and cast a spiritual shield to cover the two of them. At the same time, she said, "The aura of this guardian beast is very strong. Let's test its strength first."

After that, she chanted something and shot an ice cone towards the guardian beast. The ice cone brought with it a biting cold air, cutting through the air and making a sharp whistling sound.

The guardian beast saw the ice cone coming, but was not afraid at all. It swung its huge claws violently and easily shattered the ice cone, turning it into countless ice fragments that scattered all over the ground.

Then, it pawed the ground with its four hooves, stirring up a cloud of dust, and pounced towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen like an arrow from a bow. Its speed was so fast that it left a blurry afterimage in the air.

"Come on!" Chu Mochen shouted, and took the initiative to meet him. He jumped high, the long sword in his hand shone brightly, and he performed a set of sharp sword techniques.

I saw sword shadows flashing, like blooming sword flowers, stabbing towards the guardian beast's head.

Each of his swords contained his profound spiritual power. The whistling wind accompanied by the sword energy seemed to tear apart the surrounding space.

Seeing this, the guardian beast tilted its head slightly to avoid Chu Mochen's frontal attack.

But Chu Mochen's swordsmanship was extremely sophisticated. He changed his moves and the long sword swept along the edge of the guardian beast's scales, splashing a string of sparks.

However, the scales of the guardian beast were extremely hard, and this seemingly sharp blow only left a shallow white mark on its body.

Yun Yao saw this situation and felt anxious.

She knew very well that Chu Mochen alone could not fight against this powerful guardian beast, so she took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and prepared to cast a more powerful spell.

She changed the hand seals quickly and chanted an ancient and obscure spell.

As she chanted the spell, the air around her seemed to be sucked out, forming a vortex of spiritual energy surrounding her.

In a moment, a huge fire tornado appeared out of nowhere and swept towards the guardian beast.

The flames burned fiercely, illuminating everything around them red. The scorching heat distorted the air and made the vision blurred.

The guardian beast felt the powerful force of the fire tornado and finally stopped attacking Chu Mochen, turning around and focusing on Yun Yao's spell. It opened its bloody mouth and spewed out a puff of black smoke.

The smoke coiled around the fire tornado like a giant python.

The two met, making a crackling sound, and the flames and smoke intertwined and devoured each other. For a moment, they were in a stalemate.

"This guardian beast can actually spit out such strange smoke. It seems that we underestimated it." Yun Yao frowned and said, with beads of sweat oozing out of her forehead. Casting such a powerful spell consumed a lot of her spiritual power, but she did not dare to relax at all.

"It's okay, let's try to work together to attack its weakness." Chu Mochen said, and he flashed to Yun Yao's side.

The two looked at each other, understood each other, and decided to attack at the same time.

Yun Yao formed a seal again, and this time she cast a lightning spell. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there were thunder and lightning. A thick lightning bolt snaked down like a silver snake and struck the guardian beast.

At the same time, Chu Mochen injected all his spiritual power into the sword, and the sword body glowed brightly. He raised the sword high, shouted loudly, and stabbed towards the guardian beast's abdomen.

The abdomen is relatively the weakest part of the guardian beast's defense, and they attempted to use this to break through the guardian beast's defense line.

The guardian beast sensed the intentions of the two men and quickly twisted its body to avoid the attack.

But Yun Yao's lightning spell was extremely fast, and the lightning instantly hit its back. The guardian beast roared in pain, and its body stiffened slightly. At this moment, Chu Mochen's sword pierced its abdomen.

However, the guardian beast blocked the sword with its claws at the critical moment, and there was a loud "ding" sound, and sparks flew everywhere. Chu Mochen was shocked by the powerful reaction force and took several steps back, and his arm was slightly numb.

"This beast reacts so quickly!" Chu Mochen said gritting his teeth.

Yun Yao looked at the exhausted Chu Mochen and the still ferocious guardian beast, knowing that it would be hard for them to win if they continued like this. She began to calm down and carefully observed the guardian beast's every move, trying to find its flaws. In the fierce battle, Yun Yao discovered that every time the guardian beast launched an attack, there would be a slight fluctuation of spiritual power when its left front paw landed. This might be a weakness, but it was not easy to seize this opportunity.

"Chu Mochen, I found that its left front paw might be a weak point. Let's find an opportunity to attack there." Yun Yao said to Chu Mochen hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll attract its attention, and you find a chance to attack." Chu Mochen said without hesitation. He raised his sword and rushed towards the guardian beast again, performing various exquisite sword techniques, deliberately revealing some flaws to attract the guardian beast to attack continuously.

The guardian beast was enraged by Chu Mochen's provocation. It opened its mouth and continuously spurted out several black energy waves, sweeping towards Chu Mochen. Chu Mochen dodged left and right, shuttling between the energy waves, and was in danger. But he always remained calm, constantly adjusting his position to attract the guardian beast's attention firmly on himself.

Yun Yao silently waited for her chance. She stared at the guardian beast's left front paw intently, gathering spiritual power in her hands, preparing to launch a fatal attack. Finally, after the guardian beast's attack, there was a moment of unstable spiritual power fluctuation when its left front paw landed.

"Now!" Yun Yao shouted, and she quickly pushed out her hands, transforming the long-condensed spiritual power into an extremely sharp wind blade. With a sharp whistling sound, the wind blade cut towards the left front paw of the guardian beast like a flash of lightning. This wind blade contained all of Yun Yao's hope and strength. It cut through the air, and the surrounding space seemed to be cut into a tiny crack.

The guardian beast sensed the danger, but it was too late. The wind blade hit its left front paw accurately, and with a shrill scream, the guardian beast's left front paw was cut off by the wind blade. Green blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing on the ground, making a sizzling sound, and corroding small pits.

The guardian beast shook its body in pain, and its attacks became more frantic and disorderly. It ignored its injured left front paw and used its remaining three paws and its huge tail to attack Yun Yao and Chu Mochen frantically. Each attack was powerful, and the surrounding trees were easily uprooted and smashed towards the two.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen dodged the attacks while continuing to look for new opportunities. They knew that although the guardian beast was injured, it was still very dangerous, and they had to end the battle as soon as possible.

While dodging the attack, Yun Yao suddenly thought of a solution. She said to Chu Mochen, "We can use its anger and confusion after being injured to lure it into the swamp." It turned out that on their way here, they passed a swamp with deep mud. Once trapped in it, it would be difficult to get out.

"Good idea!" Chu Mochen agreed. The two began to move towards the swamp, deliberately appearing in a state of disarray under the attack of the guardian beast, and led it step by step towards the swamp.

The guardian beast was so angry that it didn't notice Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's intentions and just kept chasing and attacking them. As it got closer to the swamp, the ground became softer and softer. The guardian beast's huge body began to sink gradually as it ran, but it still didn't stop attacking.

When the guardian beast chased to the edge of the swamp, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen suddenly turned around and cast a powerful joint spell on the guardian beast. A ball of energy intertwined with light and fire flew towards the guardian beast, and the guardian beast subconsciously used its claws to resist. At the moment it resisted, its hind half completely sank into the swamp.

"Success!" Yun Yao shouted excitedly.

But before they could be happy for too long, the guardian beast roared again. It struggled frantically, and its huge body stirred in the swamp, causing the mud in the swamp to splash around like surging waves. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were hit by the splashed mud, and their bodies were covered with sticky mud, and their movements became slow.

"We can't let it break free!" Chu Mochen shouted. He ignored the mud on his body and rushed towards the guardian beast again with his sword. At this time, the guardian beast was trapped in the swamp and its movements were restricted. Its attacks became more simple and easier to dodge. Chu Mochen seized the opportunity and performed a set of sharp sword techniques, covering the only exposed head and front half of the guardian beast in the sword shadow.

Yun Yao was not to be outdone, she quickly cast a spell, condensing the surrounding water elements into water arrows that shot towards the guardian beast. The water arrows were like sharp daggers that pierced the guardian beast's body. Although they could not cause fatal damage to it, they also made it suffer.

Under the joint attack of the two, the guardian beast's struggle gradually became weaker. Its body was covered with wounds, and the blood dyed the surrounding swamp red. Finally, the guardian beast let out an unwilling roar, and its huge body completely sank into the swamp, no longer moving.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at the guardian beast trapped in the swamp and breathed a sigh of relief. Their bodies were exhausted and their spiritual power was almost exhausted, but their eyes revealed the joy of victory.

"We have finally dealt with the guardian beast. The next step is to break the ban." Yun Yao said. There was a hint of fatigue in her voice, but more of determination.

"Well, let's take a break and recover our spiritual power." Chu Mochen said.

The two found a relatively safe place to sit down and began to practice qigong to restore their spiritual power.

In this mysterious and dangerous Lingxu Valley, they have just experienced a thrilling battle, but they know that greater challenges are yet to come.