Chapter 518 - 516: Running to the Mountain Peak
"Hum hum...."
After a bout of roars, the Lightning Pig began to erupt; it was simply starving. During cultivation, it didn’t feel anything, but now that it was out, it suddenly realized there’s nothing in its stomach—it was extremely hungry.
The moment the sound ceased, a lightning-fast figure dashed out and charged directly towards Chen Tianlong. Luckily, Chen Tianlong had a divine skill in hand, using Ghost Shadow Step to evade; otherwise, anyone else would have been doomed.
After the frightful moment, Chen Tianlong immediately took Shen Yan and sprinted up the mountain.
Now, the path down was blocked by the Lightning Pig, and Chen Tianlong’s thought was that after some time, if the Lightning Pig can’t find them, it would automatically search for other food and couldn’t just stay foolishly hungry forever.
Shen Yan could actually handle this pig, but she was afraid that once she acted, her identity would be revealed—she couldn’t act unless it was a critical moment.
Soon, the two reached the mountaintop, which was relatively open and well-lit.
After running a section of the mountain path, they were tired and sat directly on a large rock at the summit, watching the sun setting in the distance, feeling instantly relaxed and joyful.
"Wow! So beautiful!"
Shen Yan seemed to have forgotten the dangerous scene from earlier, replacing it with excitement as she ran to the edge of the cliff and shouted loudly, "So magnificent, so beautiful!"
"...."
Chen Tianlong was instantly rendered speechless, unsure what to say—he was just tense moments ago, and now this beauty beside him was shouting away.
Since Shen Yan wasn’t scared, why should he worry? So Chen Tianlong walked over and said, "Haha, it’s indeed very beautiful here!"
This place was filled with childhood memories. Gazing afar, even though it was nearly dark, it remained beautiful—endless fields of golden rice.
The two shared a smile, but thinking about the Lightning Pig down below, unsure if it would follow them, Chen Tianlong’s handsome face suddenly fell.
"Don’t worry, it shouldn’t follow us." Shen Yan apparently was not concerned, and ultimately, if needed, she’d handle it herself.
"Mm."
Chen Tianlong smiled at that moment, really surprised that Shen Yan was so bold, while he was the one afraid.
However, just as the words fell, the familiar snorting sound came again. Chen Tianlong furrowed his brow urgently, turned around, and found a pig about a meter high, gasping heavily from its nose, standing in front of them.
Certainly, under normal circumstances, the Lightning Pig wouldn’t exert so much effort to come up. But today, being extremely hungry and unable to find food quickly, seeing two juicy meats, it had to hold on and chase up.
"Lu lu...."
Due to the rush, it was out of breath, thus the sound was rather peculiar.
Shen Yan, originally full of confidence, at the sight of the pig’s form, instinctively hid beside Chen Tianlong, not daring to look ahead.
"Shen Yan, don’t be afraid, I will protect you, definitely won’t let it hurt you." Chen Tianlong’s words were comforting, but more of a promise to Shen Yan.
"Mm mm." Whether it was just words or intentional comfort from Chen Tianlong, in Shen Yan’s ears, it turned into a feeling of affection.
"Shen Yan, later, you need to hide behind that rock, and I’ll deal with it." Chen Tianlong looked around, finding a big rock not far away, and hurriedly spoke.
"Okay, Chen Tianlong.... thank you!"
Shen Yan at this moment had countless words transformed into just this sentence, Chen Tianlong was stunned, then slightly smiled, stood straight, and walked step by step towards the Lightning Pig.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianlong’s Yellow Dao three-star strength was fully displayed.
His Heart Method was also running fast, and there were three silver needles in his right hand. But Chen Tianlong knew this was an animal, unlike humans, you can’t deceive it.
So, he could only prepare to attack at any moment.
The Lightning Pig rested for a while, and its strength was almost recovered. After all, it was a high-level Spirit Beast, with various very complete functions, naturally with strong recovery ability.
"Gulu lu...."
After the Lightning Pig took a strong breath, its eyes brightened and it charged directly at Chen Tianlong.
This time wasn’t so simple. As it sprinted, it suddenly turned into a flash of lightning and then disappeared.
"Gah?"
Chen Tianlong was shocked, where did the Lightning Pig go, what’s happening?
"Chen Tianlong, be careful, it’s on your right side."
Chen Tianlong couldn’t see, but Shen Yan could. She was a master, and the Lightning Pig’s speed was considered slow to her, so she could see clearly.
Chen Tianlong suddenly trembled, hurriedly dodging; although he didn’t know if it was true, Shen Yan definitely wouldn’t deceive him. Despite not knowing how Shen Yan managed it, in this crucial moment, he had no time to ponder these things.
Another dodge, Chen Tianlong finally avoided it, but his shoulder was scratched by the Lightning Pig’s bulky and sharp hooves, immediately feeling a sting.
"Chen Tianlong!"
Shen Yan was somewhat worried, preparing to run over. Chen Tianlong was shocked.
Lightning Pig was a Spirit Beast, its Yellow Dao five-star strength equivalent to human seven-star in power; if Shen Yan accidentally got attacked, it would threaten her life.
"Don’t come over, stay there, hear me!"
Chen Tianlong almost shouted it out because it was really dangerous at the moment.
If the Lightning Pig charged at her, Chen Tianlong’s speed might not catch up in time.
Shen Yan pouted, knowing Chen Tianlong cared for her, so she nodded and continued hiding behind the rock. Chen Tianlong blocked the path quickly to prevent the Lightning Pig from attacking Shen Yan.
This time, Chen Tianlong planned to fight hard to see if he could injure the Lightning Pig; otherwise, dragging it out until dark would put them at risk.
As known, animals have greater nighttime fighting strength, undoubtedly adding more inconvenience to Chen Tianlong.
At this point, the silver needles in Chen Tianlong’s hand were ready to move, but he couldn’t be sure if the move would succeed. If still three needles, it would definitely be useless against this brutal pig.
Seeing Chen Tianlong now, with a solid stance, body slightly lowered, he must win with one move; otherwise, using the Soul-Stealing Three Needles would be like seeking his own demise.
After all, using the Soul-Stealing Three Needles would consume a certain amount of force; if achieving twenty-seven needles was possible, it would consume even more powerful Qi. Thus, if he couldn’t defeat the Lightning Pig with it, he’d just wait to be beaten by it.
"Hum hum...."
Before Chen Tianlong could prepare, the Lightning Pig emitted a bright and shimmering aura, presumably the peak state unique to Spirit Beasts when raging.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong broke out in a sweat, initially wanting to evade, but suddenly realized this direction was directly towards Shen Yan’s rock.
If Chen Tianlong dodged, then the Lightning Pig would charge directly to the opposite side, not to mention possibly smashing the rock, and if it discovered Shen Yan, that’d be awful.
Thus, this move, Chen Tianlong had to endure no matter what.