Chapter 281: Chapter 281: The Human Race’s Attack

’Such immense power.’

Ye Xuan was startled. He already had some understanding of the Little Purple Mink’s abilities, but seeing it now still took him by surprise.

Back when the Little Purple Mink had just hatched from the rock, it was terrifying, but its strength was only comparable to a First Heaven Martial Artist.

During this time, the Little Purple Mink had been secretly eating the Spirit Medicine and Profound Stones in Ye Xuan’s Storage Ring, all while being nourished by his Life Martial Soul. Its strength was definitely increasing constantly.

But Ye Xuan had no idea just how much it had improved.

He never expected that what he saw now would astonish him so much. The Demon Beast that attacked the Little Purple Mink was Tier Four, no weaker than the Rock Giant Wolves.

Yet, it had been sent flying in a single blow from the Little Purple Mink, grievously injured and unable to fight back.

Such power was completely beyond that of a normal Tier Four Demon Beast.

Suddenly, the Little Purple Mink seemed even more mysterious to Ye Xuan. Its growth rate was nearly as fast as his own—something no ordinary Profound Beast or Demon Beast could ever achieve.

ROAR!

However, the Little Purple Mink’s action immediately enraged the other Demon Beasts present.

A large pack of Demon Beasts roared madly at the Little Purple Mink, their demonic aura surging. They were only waiting for the order from the three Tier Five Profound Beasts to attack together.

But when these three Tier Five Profound Beasts saw the Little Purple Mink, a trace of fear flickered in their eyes.

They could faintly sense a hidden bloodline power within its body—a power that belonged to this Floating Light Secret Realm and far surpassed their own.

This power made the three Profound Beasts deeply wary.

SQUEAK SQUEAK!

The Little Purple Mink swaggered to the edge of the lake, putting on a show of might.

The three Profound Beasts exchanged a glance, their gazes turning cold. Although they were wary of the aura coming from the Little Purple Mink, they were quite displeased to see it acting so brazenly.

An idea suddenly struck Ye Xuan. He controlled the Drill-Armor Beast to move into the open space.

One of the Tier Five Profound Beasts saw this and its eyes widened in surprise.

This Drill-Armor Beast was the very one it had controlled before Ye Xuan snatched it away. Now, seeing it with the Little Purple Mink, the Profound Beast naturally assumed it was the mink that had stolen the Drill-Armor Beast from it, which made it even more fearful.

’To be able to take the Drill-Armor Beast from me... doesn’t that mean its Soul Power cultivation is even higher than mine?’

The three beasts, which had been about to attack, hastily stopped and began to communicate with each other using their Soul Power.

"Red Flame, this little purple mink is a mystery. What do you say? If I’m not mistaken, that Drill-Armor Beast used to be your subordinate, right? Now that it’s been stolen, aren’t you going to kill the thief and take it back?"

A Profound Beast with black fur, resembling a mix between a wolf and a tiger, spoke to another enormous Profound Beast whose fur seemed to burn like fire.

The fiery-red Profound Beast snorted coldly. "Black Netherworld, I know exactly what you’re scheming. You just want me to go test this little fellow. If you want to make a move, why don’t you go yourself? Or are you afraid of it?"

The black Profound Beast said calmly, "Red Flame, you’re overthinking it. If it were my subordinate that this little fellow stole, I, Black Netherworld, would never swallow such an insult. I, Black Netherworld, could never do something so cowardly."

"Don’t try to goad me. Who do you think I am? Do you think I, Red Flame, would care about a mere Tier Four Drill-Armor Beast? If it was taken, then it was taken."

Red Flame didn’t fall for the trick.

Of the three, Red Flame, whose subordinate had been stolen, was the most wary of the Little Purple Mink.

"White Elephant, what’s your take?"

Seeing that Red Flame wouldn’t take the bait, the wolf-tiger-like Black Netherworld could only turn to the other Profound Beast. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The other Profound Beast stared intently at the Little Purple Mink for a long time before finally shaking its head. "The Seven-Colored Lotus is about to mature. I don’t want any complications before then. The commotion from the Seven-Colored Lotus just now was huge. Who knows how many more Human Race Martial Artists will show up? I think it’s best if we cooperate with each other."

"White Elephant has a point. Besides, you must have sensed that aura on the little fellow, right? It might be the descendant of some great power from our kind. We could move against it now, but if its elders show up later, wouldn’t we just be courting death?"

Red Flame quickly added via soul transmission.

After some discussion, the three beasts all agreed to tolerate the Little Purple Mink.

"Little brother, what clan are you from? As far as I know, there isn’t a powerful mink clan in these mountains for thousands of miles."

The wolf-tiger-like Black Netherworld spoke to the Little Purple Mink, trying to sound it out.

The Little Purple Mink grunted twice, ignoring it completely. With a SWISH, it sat down on the Drill-Armor Beast’s head, its eyes glowing as it stared fixedly at the edge of the lake, utterly disregarding Black Netherworld’s question.

Its disdainful attitude was like that of an emperor looking down on a peasant—utterly beneath its notice.

Anger flared in Black Netherworld’s heart, and a cold glint flashed in its eyes, but it quickly suppressed it.

Seeing the Little Purple Mink was safe, Ye Xuan relaxed and carefully retreated back through the underground passage.

「Outside the cave.」

Group after group of powerful humans quickly appeared outside the mountain cave.

"So many Demon Beasts."

Seeing the vast number of Demon Beasts, the hearts of many human Martial Artists sank.

"President Zhu Tianlan, you’ve arrived?"

"President Ge Lihui, you’re here too."

In a dense forest outside the cave, human Martial Artists were gathering one by one.

"President Ge Lihui, you arrived earlier. Do you know what the situation is inside the cave? Also, I saw signs of fighting along the way. Have many of our disciples died here?"

"There should be some kind of Fire Element treasure in the cave, but I don’t know what it is exactly. As for the Martial Artists who died here, the Demon Beasts in the cave discovered our presence earlier and massacred our people."

At this, Ge Lihui sighed. "I wanted to help, but there were too many Demon Beasts. At the time, there were only a few of us. We were willing, but we lacked the strength."

"Then do you know how many Demon Beasts are in there?"

Zhu Tianlan asked gravely.

"There are about three to four hundred Demon Beasts here. The weakest among them are Tier Three, most are Tier Four, and there are also some powerful Tier Five Demon Beasts inside the cave. On top of that, there are also quite a few Profound Beasts, at least several dozen."

As Ge Lihui spoke, he glanced around. Of the two hundred human Martial Artists who had entered the Floating Light Secret Realm, a good seventy or eighty people had made it here. But compared to the Demon Beasts, they were severely lacking in both numbers and strength.

"No matter what, we have to find a way into that cave."

Zuo Yi Alliance and his men had gleaming eyes.

They thought differently from the others. While everyone else was focused on the sheer number and power of the Demon Beasts, they were thinking that with so many Demon Beasts and Profound Beasts gathered here, the treasure inside must be absolutely astonishing.

Wasn’t obtaining treasure the whole reason they came to the Floating Light Secret Realm?

"If we want to get inside the cave, we human Martial Artists must unite. In a moment, everyone will follow my commands. I assume no one has any objections?"

Zhu Tianlan’s gaze swept over the crowd.

No one refused.

"Very good. Everyone wait a moment while we formulate a plan."

Before long, Zhu Tianlan and the others had quietly devised a plan and began to execute it in secret.

Meanwhile, in a patch of jungle several miles away from Zhu Tianlan’s group, Ye Fanxing, Zhou Liang, and Bai Qi had gathered together.

"Many of the experts from the Thirteen Nations Alliance have arrived. Should we go and join them?"

"Hmph, the Thirteen Nations Alliance is their own business. What does it have to do with us?"

"That’s true. If we show ourselves, we’ll have to listen to their orders. We’re better off staying here and being the oriole that stalks the mantis hunting the cicada."

"Well said."

A majestic voice suddenly rang in their ears.

"Senior Brother Luan Hong." The three were overjoyed.

Turning around, they saw Luan Hong walk out of the forest with a dignified expression.

"What’s the situation in there?" Luan Hong asked in a deep voice.

Quickly, Zhou Liang and the others recounted the events exactly as they had happened.

"So you’re saying... the treasure hasn’t appeared yet?"

The three of them, including Zhou Liang, nodded. "Senior Brother, should we find a way to sneak in?"

"No rush. I saw that rainbow of light. If I’m not mistaken, it should be the aura of some kind of Spirit Medicine. Once a Spirit Medicine of this level matures, it will release an even more terrifying aura. Let those trash from the Thirteen Nations Alliance and the Demon Beasts wear each other down first. When the Spirit Medicine is ripe, we’ll go in and reap the rewards like the fisherman."

Luan Hong sneered, looking pleased with himself.

"By the way, have you seen any trace of Ye Xuan from the Liuyun Kingdom?" Luan Hong suddenly asked.

They all shook their heads.

Luan Hong frowned. ’Where did that brat go? Is he not nearby? Or did he fall in the Floating Light Secret Realm? With his performance at the Floating Light Assembly, he shouldn’t have fallen so easily. If he’d noticed the commotion here, he definitely would have come.’

Thinking of this, Luan Hong warned them, "You three, keep an eye out. If you find any trace of that Ye Xuan, tell me immediately."

The humiliation he had suffered at the Floating Light Assembly was still deeply engraved in Luan Hong’s heart, and the formula for Ye Xuan’s Blue Star Grass Martial Soul also made him incredibly fixated on finding him.

On the other side, after settling on a strategy, the human Martial Artists led by Zhu Tianlan quickly launched an attack on the Demon Beasts in the cave.

Caught off guard, a large number of Demon Beasts were killed in the attack by Zhu Tianlan’s group.

"What’s happening outside?"

Inside the mountain cave, the great Profound Beasts roared in anger as they felt the fluctuations from outside.

"My lords, this is bad! A large number of human Martial Artists are attacking our cave! Our subordinates are suffering heavy casualties!"

A few low-tier Profound Beasts ran in and said anxiously.

"What? Those damned humans!"

The great Profound Beasts were enraged when they heard this.

"You few, take some beasts and drive them out immediately! These humans not only run rampant in our territory, but now they dare to covet our treasure! How outrageous!"

RUMBLE!

Having received their orders, a huge horde of Profound Beasts instantly surged out of the cave like a raging flood.