Chapter 135: The Nine Changes

  "Hiss, hiss, hiss!" Four consecutive explosions sounded, and three unsuspecting Thunder Leopards were struck by the sword's blade, falling from the sky. One was swept away by the massive tail of a Double-Headed Python, its head shattering with a dull thud.

  Since the last battle with the Thunderbolt Cavalry, Guo Fei knew that these Leopards' physical bodies were not very powerful, their cultivation was only at the level of a high-ranking demon beast, but they possessed flying abilities, clearly they were cultivated by the Spiritual Clan using secret techniques.

  However, Jiang Huan's mount was clearly not ordinary, its cultivation exceeded that of the other Lei Bao by a large margin. Its movements were as fast as lightning, and it managed to dodge Guo Fei's "Sword Tip Slash" with ease. With a speed like lightning, it rushed over, and at the same time, a bolt of lightning shot out from its mouth, striking the chaotic rock cluster, blasting it into the air, revealing Jiang Huan who was almost unconscious.

  The leopard's body leapt, lightning flashing, instantly like a heavy rain of lightning, the lightning-filled net covering the area, shielding Guo Fei and others outside, suddenly grabbing Jiang Huan, its body leaping, flying into the air, dodging far away. Even Tian Hunzi didn't react in time.

  "Guo Fei, even if you flee to the ends of the earth or descend into the underworld, you won't be able to escape our pursuit and slaughter!" Jiang Huan was electrified by Lei Bao's thunderbolt and spat out two mouthfuls of bloody phlegm. After catching his breath, he let out a hoarse voice that boomed like thunder in the air. With his identity, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? His body was clearly severely injured, and he floated far away in mid-air, not daring to get close, with fresh blood streaming from the corner of his mouth.

  "Haha. I kill one to break even, kill two to make a profit, and today I slaughtered four Leopards Riders, what can you do about it!" Guo Fei glanced at the Leopard Rider who was pulled down, his head twisted off, and instantly stored him in the Soldier Symbol Space.

  Guo Fei discovered that these Thunderbolt Knights, after transforming into undead warriors, were even more powerful than the human mages. The Thunder Leopard Knight that was previously absorbed into the Soldier Symbol Space was still evolving, and its evolution time was quite long. Based on experience, the longer the evolution time, the higher the level of cultivation would be after "coming out".

  After hearing Guo Fei's words, Jiang Huan was almost suffocated and fainted, the Tianyan in the center of his eyebrows flashed a lightning bolt, and instantly became dim and lightless. He took out a jade token and swung it into the air, transforming it into a flowing light that disappeared at the horizon, clearly for sending messages.

  "Master, retreat!" Tianhunzi's face showed a look of horror as he stared at Jiang Huan who was gazing far into the sky at Guo Fei and the others.

  "It's just a Spirit Clan! What is there to fear?" The captain of the Giant Spirit War Team looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice.

  "Huh!" Guo Fei was taken aback, the Ghost Soldier rarely spoke, and this was his first voluntary statement. Guo Fei investigated and suddenly understood that the big captain had actually been promoted to a 7th-level Corpse Demon, and with his increasing cultivation, his intelligence greatly increased, and he was about to transcend the level of Ghost General and enter the realm of Ghost King.

  "Don't underestimate them, these are just the ordinary armed guards of the Spirit Clan. If the true power of the Spirit Clan comes, we won't even have a chance to fight back. Even if they only bring out one of their sacred artifacts, I'm afraid we'll be hard-pressed to resist." Tianhunzi said worriedly, after all, he had seen and experienced many things in his long life.

  "Could it be that the Ling Clan has an even more formidable team?" Guo Fei caught his undertone, and said in a deep voice.

  "It's not just that! Their Thunder Leopard Air Cavalry is only the lowest level of troops, and this Jiang Huan is just the third son of a wealthy family, often appearing on the mainland just to gain experience. The true armed forces of the Spirit Clan will not appear easily, such as their Thunder Dragon Air Cavalry, which is said to have appeared on the mainland in a flash, slaughtering a large number of Ghost Tribe cultivators, and is truly terrifying."

  "Really? There are dragons in this world? What do they look like?" Guo Fei asked in surprise.

  "Little one, are you a cultivator of this world? You don't even understand that." Tianhunzi said in a low voice.

  "Old devil, don't be so presumptuous, is your skin itching again?" Guo Fei said in a fit of rage.

  "Hey, of course this world has dragons. Dragons are high-level magical beasts and once they mature, they become the king of magical beasts. That's why dragon clans are called the kings of magical beasts. Once they grow up, their bodies are incredibly powerful, able to fly in the sky and hide in the earth, swallow clouds and spit out fog, with extremely strong combat power. However, their birth rate is low, and it's very difficult for them to transform, requiring at least a Demon Emperor level to do so. That's why dragons are rarely seen on the continent, but the Azure Dragon Empire of the Demon Country is indeed a country ruled by dragon clans.

  Apart from these high-level dragon clans, there are also many other sub-dragon clans that shouldn't be underestimated, such as the earth dragons on land and the winged Yinglong. They all have the bloodline of dragon clans, but it's not pure, and their combat power is not small either." Tianhunzi explained.

  "You only know one and don't know the other, in fact, the strongest dragon clan is not them." The double-headed Jiaolong, who had been silent all along, spoke with a tone of disdain.

  "Oh? Didn't I just say so?" Tianhunzi said with a start.

  "The true mighty dragon tribe is actually evolved, with multiple attributes and multiple beast souls. Only when it grows into a dragon can it be truly powerful." The Double-Headed Jiao said proudly.

  "Double-headed python, aren't you boasting about yourself! The secret you spoke of, I've also heard it before. There's a snake called the double-headed snake, with dual attributes. Once it undergoes nine transformations, after the ninth transformation, it becomes a flying double-headed dragon, with extremely strong combat power. However, the difficulty of the nine transformations is harder than ascending to heaven. From ancient times to the present, I've only heard of one such dragon, which was viewed as an outcast by the orthodox dragon clan and hunted down, but it killed hundreds of giant dragons and earned the title of Dragon Clan War God. Later, it disappeared without a trace." Tianhunzi, not surprisingly, being an old ghost who has lived for over a thousand years, knew quite a bit and spoke fluently.

  "Not bad, you have some insight." The Double-Headed Crocodile said in a low voice.

  "Old Jiao, you're not evolved from a two-headed snake, are you?" Tianhunzi asked in surprise.

  "Heh heh. I've lived for nearly a thousand years, evolving from a two-headed snake to my current form, and have gone through five transformations, each one more painful than the last. After the fifth transformation, my cultivation had stagnated, and if I hadn't relied on Master, I would have returned to dust in another ten years. But after such a short period of time, my cultivation has made great progress, so now I have confidence that I can grow into a giant dragon." The double-headed serpent's eyes shone with light, bursting with boundless battle intent.

  Guo Fei could see that the double-headed snakes had no intelligence from birth, and their instincts drove them to evolve towards flying dragons. Perhaps in the long years, the cruel reality suppressed their instincts, and once they encountered a suitable opportunity, these suppressed instincts would burst out infinitely. This was the mood of the double-headed python at this time.

  "Haha. I apologize, I apologize. I've also heard of such rumors, but I didn't expect you to be a rare breed, Old Jiao." Tianhunzi suddenly became respectful.

  "It's not even worth mentioning, above us there are three-headed snakes, four-headed snakes, and even the legendary nine-headed snake, all of which can evolve. It's just that their evolution is more difficult, rarely seen, but I believe such existences must be present on the continent." The double-headed python said in a low voice, naturally understanding information about its own kind through bloodline inheritance.

  Guo Fei and the others said as they rushed towards Wan Kong Mountain. For now, the only plan is to quickly hide in Wan Kong Mountain, where the mountain caves are connected, deep into the underground mountain range. Even if it's the Ling tribe's heavenly eye, it can't see through, hiding inside to avoid the wind, and then thinking about what to do next, this is Guo Fei's current plan.

  It's not far from here to Wangu Mountain, Guo Fei gathered all the troops and rode with Tianhunzi, riding a double-headed Jiao, and entered the range of Wangu Mountains by noon the next day.

  "Master, to enter the underground cave system of the Wan Ku Mountain range, one must go through the Red River Valley ahead. Otherwise, it would take a detour of about 2,000 miles to reach the entrance of the Wan Ku Mountain range's underground tunnel." Hu Xiaoyue was summoned by Guo Fei and explained to him.

  "Red River Valley, where isn't the territory of the Fire Fox tribe?" Guo Fei was taken aback, suddenly realizing this question.

  "Not bad, entering the Wan Ku Mountains from here must go through the Foxfire tribe's territory." Hu Xiaoyue said in a low voice.

  "It's really a narrow road for enemies, it seems the road ahead won't be easy to walk!" Guo Fei said with a faint smile. In his heart, an extremely heroic and proud feeling suddenly rose up, unknowingly, he no longer looked at these demon tribes as being above him, yet they were once existences that he had to look up to!

  The halo in the sky has disappeared, but Guo Fei knew that he must enter the Wan Ku Mountain Range before the Ling Zu cavalry arrived, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous.

  Red River Valley, the valley on both sides of the cliff is high and steep, red gravel fills the entire valley, small streams in the valley gurgle, from time to time merge into waterfalls hanging down along the river. On both sides of the river, green trees stand in rows, fragrant grass is lush, brilliant flowers bloom competitively, it can be called a paradise on earth.

  "Guo Fei, come out and meet your death!" Guo Fei transformed into a hidden endurance, rushing forward along the river valley. Just as he had walked less than ten miles, a group of cavalry suddenly emerged from the mountain pass on one side of the river valley, blocking his path. The leader's hair was disheveled, and with a loud shout, his voice shook the heavens.

  "It's actually Lord Dingguo!" Guo Fei suddenly appeared in front of their team, flashing a smile at Zhao Anyu.

  Standing beside Zhao An Yu were Zhao Xue and Leng Dao. From Leng Dao's expression, Guo Fei knew that his Black Bear had caught wind of his scent.

  "Guo Fei, you ungrateful little thief, today you're in a difficult situation." Zhao Anyu was furious, his whole body trembling with rage, as if he wanted to swallow Guo Fei alive. All because of Guo Fei, the Zhao State had fallen into trouble, and if they didn't handle this matter well, their entire clan would be expelled from the state. Although the King of Zhao hadn't blamed Zhao Anyu, in reality, everything was indirectly caused by him, making him the main culprit. This incident made him feel like he had a thorn in his back, unable to eat or sleep day and night.

  "Haha. Duke Guo, I have risked life and death for Zhao State, this is how you treat me. You reap what you sow." Guo Fei said coldly.

  "As a soldier, one should sacrifice for the country. You can contribute to Zhao's prosperity, it is your honor." Zhao An Yu said with an iron face.

  "I, Guo Fei, am not a person of Zhao State, nor do I need to sacrifice my life for Zhao State. There is no one in heaven or earth who can make me, Guo Fei, sacrifice my life. Don't mention your small Zhao State, even the Spirit Clan is not worthy!" Guo Fei shouted loudly.

  "You! As expected, you are a demonic cultivator, this is what you get for seeking it yourself!" Zhao An Yu roared.

  "Haha. A great man lives between heaven and earth, when I act, I follow my own way. You are willing to die for the Spirit Clan. And you also slander me as a demonic path with your glib tongue, it can be seen that you have never lived for your own heart, it's truly pitiful." Guo Fei stared at Zhao An Yu, and looked at the Cold Blade beside him, saying in a low voice.

  Leng Dao's face turned red, and he patted Hei Xiong to leave the formation, saying: "Guo brother, you let me off easy this time, but I have no choice but to betray you. After all, Zhao is my country, and as a soldier, I must follow orders. Don't worry, after this battle, regardless of whether you live or die, Leng Dao's life will be yours."