Douluo Continent: A Fallen Immortal Descends to Earth, Slaying Gods with a Drunken Sword

Chapter 57 Rare Beast – Dragon-Headed Sword Falcon, with Twelve Sword Feathers

Li Zhexian clung tightly to the back of the Bloodtooth Demon Tiger, swept away by the surging torrent of soul beasts.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling chased after them like madmen.

however.

These soul beasts, each with at least several thousand years of cultivation, are too fast for human beings to match.

They could only watch helplessly as the horde of soul beasts turned into a wisp of dust in the vast forest.

Eventually it disappears completely.

The two women turned deathly pale.

The four of them, including Yu Feng, caught up, panting heavily, their voices filled with panic.

"What happened?"

"Why are the spirit beasts in this area be behaving so strangely?!"

Feng Xiao arrived with disciples of the Wind Sword Sect, his expression grave.
"If it weren't for the legendary king of the forest commanding all the beasts."

"Then there's only one possibility left..."

His pale eyes swept across the still-restless dense forest.

"A rare and precious treasure has been born in this forest, which has driven these spirit beasts mad."

Feng Buyu suppressed his unpleasant expression and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, you are a lucky man and will surely be safe and sound."

"We'll get there now..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had already transformed into two streaks of light, rushing towards the direction where the soul beast had disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Yu Feng, Oslo, and the Shi brothers dared not hesitate and quickly followed.

On the back of the Bloodtooth Demon Tiger.

The crimson hairs were like steel needles, piercing Li Zhexian's skin and causing him pain.

The violent jolting made his internal organs churn violently, and he almost vomited.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly, not daring to let go for a moment.

He was surrounded by soul beasts that were thousands or even tens of thousands of years old, their pungent and violent aura almost solidified, enveloping him completely.

While the demon tiger was focused on running wildly and had no time to look at anything else, they took advantage of the situation.

Li Zhexian suppressed his dizziness and quickly swallowed a tortoise-breathing grass to minimize his presence.

Every minute and every second felt like an eternity.

The horde of spirit beasts traversed the forests and marshes.

I don't know how long we've been running.

Just as Li Zhexian was about to collapse from the jolting, a bottomless cliff suddenly appeared in front of him.

Looking down over the edge of the cliff.

Thick white clouds surged and rose from the bottom of the cliff.

A faint, mournful howl of wind could be heard coming from the abyss.

"Um?!"

Li Zhexian's heart sank suddenly.

Despite facing a dead end, the group of soul beasts did not hesitate for a moment, but instead charged towards the cliff with even greater madness.

"Are you crazy?!"

His face was pale, and he gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands.

What's down at the bottom of the cliff?!

Boom boom——!
Boom boom——!
The soul beasts surged to the edge of the cliff like a tide, leaping off one after another.

The Bloodtooth Demon Tiger exerted force with all four paws, stomping hard on the back of the three-headed blue wolf.

Using the force of the recoil, its massive body twisted in mid-air, its sharp, hook-like claws embedding themselves in the nearly vertical cliff face, and it raced down to the bottomless abyss as if walking on flat ground.

The bumps and jolting became even worse!
Amidst the violent undulations, Li Zhexian glimpsed the other soul beasts displaying their unique abilities: a giant silver-white centipede used its hundred legs to writhe swiftly along the rock face; a python carrying a giant elephant in its mouth coiled around a stone ridge and slid down at lightning speed; and a unicorn with wings sprouting from its ribs swooped down...

Only a few weaker soul beasts howled in agony as they plummeted into the abyss amidst the chaos, becoming the first to be eliminated in this frenzied competition.

After ten breaths.

The bottom of the cliff is finally clear.

boom--! ! !
The Bloodtooth Demon Tiger crashed heavily to the ground with tremendous force.

The terrifying impact was like an earth dragon turning over, instantly sending Li Zhexian flying high into the air. He could no longer hold onto the Azure Lotus Sword.

The martial spirit transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the space between his eyebrows.

He was thrown more than 100 meters away like a kite with a broken string, his internal organs seemed to have shifted, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The pain is excruciating!

But Li Zhexian gritted his teeth and remained motionless on the ground.

He held his breath.

All around were powerful soul beasts eyeing them menacingly.

At this moment, only by playing dead can we have a sliver of hope!
The Bloodtooth Demon Tiger glanced at Li Zhexian with its scarlet beastly eyes, seemingly wanting to step forward and deliver a final swipe.

But perhaps the tortoise-breathing grass had suppressed his life force, making the demon tiger mistakenly believe he was dead, or perhaps the surrounding powerful enemies prevented it from making any rash moves.

finally.

The ferocious beast merely let out a low growl and turned its attention back towards the cliff face.

Li Zhexian has temporarily escaped a calamity.

He lay motionless on the cold, hard rocky ground.

About ten minutes later.

He then very slowly opened his eyelids a crack.

Without the shade of giant trees at the bottom of the cliff, the light was even brighter than that of the forest above.

The first thing that catches the eye is a series of ferocious and terrifying soul beasts, some crouching, some circling, their eyes fixed intently on a certain spot on the cliff face.

Li Zhexian turned his neck without making a sound.

Following the gaze of the beasts...

On a rugged cliff hundreds of meters high, about tens of feet above the ground, a gnarled and ancient sapling takes root in a crevice in the rock.

This tree is extraordinary!

The tree trunk was silvery-white, and each leaf looked like it was carved from jade.

On the branch, a flower bud, about to bloom, stands quietly, its surface shimmering with a dreamlike, magnificent glow.

Li Zhexian was deeply shaken.

However, what attracted his attention even more was a soul beast guarding the mysterious treasure tree.

This is a flying soul beast, nearly three meters long, with an extraordinary appearance.

Its head is held high, but it has the body of an eagle, with silver dragon whiskers hanging from its lips, and two pairs of silver dragon horns on its head.

Its body is covered with jet-black feathers, each feather edge gleaming with a sharp, metallic light.

What is most mysterious is the twelve feathers that float behind its head!

Twelve feathers, each a different color, straight as a drawn sword, exuding a chilling aura of sharpness!
Speaking solely of breath.

This soul beast is far less imposing than some of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts at the bottom of the cliff.

Judging from its soul power fluctuations, it is only around seven or eight thousand years old.

However, it was unusually arrogant, standing firmly on the cliff, looking down at the thousands of soul beasts gathered below, guarding the small tree with flowing rosy light without leaving its side.

"This is……"

Li Zhexian's pupils slowly contracted.

A thorough search of the classic texts and legends of Douluo Continent reveals a vast array of soul beasts.

As someone familiar with the original story's plot, he roughly categorized the myriad soul beasts into several types:
Besides ordinary soul beasts, there are also top-tier beings with the bloodline of legendary species—such as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the Titan Giant Ape, the Azure Bull Python, and so on...

Soul beasts at a higher level of life are pure descendant bloodlines and can influence the fate of soul beasts in a region, such as the legendary imperial auspicious beast—the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Beyond that.

Li Zhexian also created a special kind of existence.

They are somewhere between ordinary soul beasts and imperial auspicious beasts, tainted by the aura of gods, and transformed by the erosion of divine power.

such as……

The Dark Demon God Tiger corrupted by the power of the evil god.

and also……

In sight, there was a dragon-headed sword falcon with twelve sword feathers floating behind its head, a truly extraordinary creature.

Li Zhexian called it... a rare beast!
It means that it is extremely rare and hard to find anywhere in the world!
This may be the only one left on the entire continent!

(End of this chapter)