## Chapter 30: The Might of the Ink Qilin
2013-02-09 Author: Gu Zhenren
Roar!
The Ink Qilin awoke from its slumber, letting out a terrifying roar. Instantly, winds surged, demonic energy soared, the world trembled, and the entire Night Emperor City shook.
“This terrifying demonic energy is almost tangible! A Tribulation Demon, a Tribulation Demon of ten-million-year caliber!”
“Such a being exists within the ancient city?!”
“Quick, retreat, retreat!”
In an instant, the Iron Mountain Prime Minister and others turned pale with fright, abandoning Chu Yun and his group, desperate to escape.
A sword swept westward!
Leng Moming unleashed a supreme-grade sword technique, transforming into a sword rainbow that pierced the sky and tore through space.
Hundred Ghosts Night Parade!
Gui Li’s black robes danced wildly, becoming a phantom. With a swoosh, he vanished without a trace.
The Heavenly Fiend Grand Elder threw out a battle flag, its crimson aura ascending to the heavens, sweeping up the elites of the Heavenly Fiend. The Dream-Reversal Grand Elder summoned a cloud silk scarf, which transformed into a white cloud, carrying the people of the Dream-Reversal Pavilion.
The Iron Mountain Prime Minister, however, abandoned even his own subordinates. He stepped onto his Shrinking Ground Boots, and with a single stride, his figure disappeared from his original spot, reappearing a hundred meters ahead. These were one of the top ten famous boots in Xingzhou, with extraordinary effects.
Those who had been aggressively intent on surrounding and killing Chu Yun were now displaying their unique abilities, scattering like birds and beasts, wishing they had an extra pair of wings.
A ten-million-year caliber Tribulation Demon was simply beyond their resistance.
Chu Yun also frantically urged his Colorless Rainbow Demon, enveloping his companions and concealing their figures as they fled forward. Xiao Xiaoxian’s Dark Crossing Shuttle and Bai Shasha’s Flying Cloud Gauze were also fully activated, assisting the Colorless Rainbow Demon in their rapid retreat.
The three Peak Spirit Monsters, with their superior and supreme-grade talents, employing supreme-grade cultivation methods, reached the limit of their speed. Soon, Chu Yun and his group outpaced everyone else, taking the lead.
Yin!
Suddenly, another roar like thunderclap erupted, its sound waves like a surging tide, shaking the air. With a boom, it swept forward, directly blowing away the few people at the rear.
Following this, an Ink Qilin, as massive as a mountain peak, like an ancient demon god from the Nine Nether Abyss, leaped out from behind a palace.
It had the body of a milu, the head of a dragon, the tail of an ox, and its four limbs were powerful and vigorous. A dark, faint glow flashed on its claws and black scales. Its eyes, as large as a lion’s, were filled with immense fury.
“Humble ants dare to invade Night Emperor City. Only death can atone for your sins!” It spoke human words. The demonic energy of the ten-million-year Tribulation Demon was as vast as a mountain and as boundless as the sea, tearing through the heavens and earth, striking awe into everyone.
Its claws struck four times. Puff, puff, puff! Dozens of Beast Masters were instantly crushed into bloody pulp, unable to even resist.
It opened its maw and roared, exhaling a ball of dark, spectral light, chilling enough to suffocate. It covered a group of people, turning them into black ice sculptures wherever it reached. Then, the ice sculptures melted into darkness, their forms corroded and vanishing without a trace.
This was the terror of dark-attribute cultivation methods, capable of corroding everything. The Ink Qilin was also renowned as a top-tier beast among dark-shadow attribute demonic creatures, its cultivation method attacks reaching an extreme level of terror.
“Run, run!”
“Ah! Its speed is incredible, and it has so many attacking cultivation methods. It must not be a wild demonic beast!”
“This is a ten-million-year Tribulation Demon, killing us like chickens and dogs. We can’t resist at all, what should we do? Everyone, think of a way!”
“It must be the Little Tyrant and his gang. Those damned brats, no wonder they’re rushing back!”
The crowd was overcome with extreme fear. The Ink Qilin’s combat power filled them with despair. The Iron Mountain Prime Minister even shifted the blame, pointing the finger at Chu Yun.
“Ah! What are you doing?!” Suddenly, one of the Beast Masters let out a startled cry. He stared dumbfoundedly at the person who had ambushed him. Hit by a cultivation method, his speed plummeted, and he soon fell behind.
“Heh heh heh, we can’t outrun the Ink Qilin, but we can outrun some people, right?” The attacker chuckled sinisterly, his words sending chills down one’s spine, yet at the same time, offering a glimmer of hope amidst despair.
Before his words had even finished, three more simultaneously attacked, knocking down the surrounding Beast Masters. The pursuing Ink Qilin arrived, opened its massive maw, and with a mighty spray, instantly annihilated these ambushed Beast Masters.
The ugliness of human nature was fully displayed at this moment. For the sake of their own survival, they began ambushing their comrades from just moments before.
The number of people dwindled rapidly. A large number of Beast Masters fell victim to ambushes, their speeds drastically reduced, falling behind and either being crushed by the Ink Qilin’s claws or corroded and dissolved by dark cultivation methods, vanishing into nothingness.
Those who managed to reach the Dunhuang Sand Eye and penetrate the inner reaches of Night Emperor City were all elites.
In the outside world, they would all be considered top-tier experts. However, under the immensely powerful Ink Qilin, they were more fragile than Xuan paper, unable to withstand even a single blow.
“It’s catching up, it’s catching up!” During their frantic escape, a Beast Master cried out in extreme fear. The Ink Qilin’s speed was astonishing, like a black meteor. Its four claws stomped in mysterious patterns, each step covering a hundred meters. It was undoubtedly employing some supreme-grade speed cultivation method.
“Ah!” The Beast Master suddenly screamed and then fell silent.
The remaining individuals were all drenched in cold sweat. Sacrificing the lives of those around them had only bought them a little time. The Ink Qilin was a terrifying god of death, and it was now drawing near!
These people were the elite of the elite, making it difficult to scheme against each other.
“Scatter!” the Iron Mountain Prime Minister suddenly roared. He changed direction and shot towards the front right.
This was a last resort. Almost simultaneously, the group exploded in all directions like fireworks.
This was pure luck. Whoever the Ink Qilin pursued was their misfortune, their fated death.
The Ink Qilin hesitated for a moment, but then its eyes flashed with a dark light. It roared and pursued a certain direction.
“Why is it targeting me?!” Shi Jie was instantly terrified, his face drained of color, sweat pouring down his face as he desperately urged his demonic creatures forward.
“This is bad! It’s not targeting Shi Jie, but it seems to be able to see through invisibility cultivation methods, so it’s chasing the path with the most people,” Xiao Xiaoxian said grimly.
Shi Jie could not see through the invisibility cultivation methods of the Colorless Rainbow Demon, and therefore did not realize that Chu Yun and his group were leading the charge right in front of him.
“Let’s change direction again, let’s try!”
“Every time we change direction, we shorten the distance with the Ink Qilin significantly. Perhaps we should hide in some palace.”
“That’s easy, watch me. Emerald Dreamscape!” Shi Jiaming said with a light laugh, activating a Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly, a Peak Spirit Monster.
The Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly’s Emerald Dreamscape was a mind-based cultivation method, rarer than time or space cultivation methods, and extremely difficult to resist. Once unleashed, it could draw the target into a dream. Shi Jiaming possessed a swarm of such butterflies, allowing him to break through any beast formation.
Shi Jie’s speed suddenly slowed. His speed-reliant demonic creature, which he depended on for survival, had been drawn into a dream.
“Damn it!” He cursed, his expression utterly astonished, unable to comprehend the sudden change, especially at such a critical moment when every second counted!
Yin!
The Ink Qilin’s roar was almost within earshot. He trembled, feeling that death was only a breath away. Without time to think further, he flew forward again.
But suddenly, his speed dropped again. This was caused by Shi Jiaming activating his second Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly.
Shi Jie fell, his face deathly pale. On the brink of death, he finally understood the truth.
“So insidious!” he let out a cry filled with despair, anger, and unwillingness, and then with a bang, he was crushed by the Ink Qilin’s claw!
Witnessing this scene, Chu Yun and the others were all shaken. Although Shi Jie only possessed a Peak Spirit Monster, he could challenge opponents of a higher level and possessed the combat power of a Hegemon. His strength was comparable to Chu Yun, Xiao Xiaoxian, and the others. Even someone like him, exerting his full defensive capabilities with various defensive demonic creatures and countless protective cultivation methods, could not withstand the Ink Qilin’s single claw strike.
Change direction!
In the critical moment, Chu Yun had no time to think. He seized the opportunity when the Ink Qilin paused and changed his flight direction.
Roar!
The Ink Qilin also changed its direction. Its choice felt like a bucket of cold water, chilling everyone to the bone.
“It’s really going after us!” Xiao Xiaoxian gritted his teeth, feeling immense pressure.
“It’s time to be loyal to our families,” someone among the Dunhuang elites said.
“Indeed, it’s time. Carrying us not only slows us down but also makes us a target for the Ink Qilin.”
“Commander, Young Master Chu Yun, please let us down. We are prepared for this!” The thirty Dunhuang elites spoke in unison, showing their resolve to die.
“You…” Shi Jiaming’s voice choked.
“Farewell. Your families will be well taken care of. I guarantee it with the honor of my position as Guard Commander,” Bai Shasha said, her eyes red and her voice trembling.
“All of you, shut up!!!” Chu Yun roared, and everyone fell silent.
“I absolutely will not!” he said in a deep voice, “abandon any of my companions.”
His words were so resolute that they silenced everyone.
“Listen, there is still a chance. Although none of us are a match for the Ink Qilin, Leng Moming and Gui Li each possess two Gem Secret Passages…” Chu Yun continued.
At this moment, his face was determined, his eyes flashed with divine light, like the glint of blades and the edge of swords, filled with an indomitable spirit to support the heavens and earth, snatching fire from hell, and charging forward without hesitation.
Shi Jiaming looked at Chu Yun with a stunned expression.
“Sect Master,” Xiao Xiaoxian was moved. This address, “Sect Master,” was laced with a hint of admiration.
“You rascal, fine, I’ll risk it with you!” Bai Shasha sighed, then chuckled. The Ink Qilin was closing in, and every change of direction they made at this moment was fraught with deadly peril!
“Change direction!” Chu Yun shouted, pouring all his mental energy into choosing a direction and urging the Colorless Rainbow Demon.
Xiao Xiaoxian and Bai Shasha remained silent, doing their utmost to assist Chu Yun with their respective demonic creatures.
Roar!
The Ink Qilin’s eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, its gaze like black lightning, piercing through the void. It shattered the Colorless Rainbow Demon’s illusion, causing Chu Yun and the others’ speed to plummet and their concealment to be revealed!
(Starting tomorrow, we will resume two chapters per day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.)
