Hui Xingxiu was researching the so-called 'spatial nodes', while Rong Feiwen walked up to the two corpses and collected the two swords that interested him.
"I'll take them back to study."
After all, they were their spoils of war. If they left them, they didn't know who would pick them up. It was better for him to take them to study than to let others benefit.
No one had any objections to Rong Feiwen's actions.
After finishing their tasks, they continued their journey and encountered some spiritual beasts along the way.
"These are different from star beasts. Be careful."
Although the spiritual beasts they had dealt with before were slightly different from star beasts, Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuanchen could usually handle them together, and Meng Huai would also deal with one or two on the side.
However, just after dealing with a batch of spiritual beasts, the ground here began to shake. The tremors grew stronger, and the creature causing the disturbance revealed itself.
"Is that a cow?"
Zheng Yiran looked at the giant creature that appeared. It looked like a cow, but why did it have wings? The shape of its horns was also very strange, and it had a few scales on its body.
"Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox."
Meng Huai recognized what had suddenly appeared and stated its name.
However, hearing the name, these people had no idea what it was.
[Why are the star beasts here so strange.]
[Didn't you hear Meng Huai? These aren't star beasts, they're called spiritual beasts.]
Hearing the name, Zheng Yiran asked, "Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox? What is it?"
The name itself was odd.
Meng Huai explained to Zheng Yiran, "It's a hybrid. This creature has very faint dragon and phoenix bloodlines in its body, but it's still much more difficult to deal with than ordinary spiritual beasts."
Meng Huai then educated them about dragons and phoenixes, and everyone marveled at the stories.
"Then I'll have to be serious!"
Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuancheng rushed towards the creature, brandishing their weapons. However, one person's saber chipped slightly upon striking its hide, and the other's sword was almost broken when it was blocked by the ox's horn.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, Zheng Yiran glanced at Meng Huai. "So it really is much harder to deal with!"
This creature's defense and attack were both extremely formidable, making it difficult to handle for the moment. It seemed they would spend a lot of time dealing with this ox. However, looking at its body, it was covered in valuable materials, likely very useful.
Rong Feiwen looked at this so-called ox with a yearning for high-grade materials in his eyes.
While Hui Xingxiu and the other two were fiercely battling the Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox, Zheng Yiran called out, "Defensive posture!"
As soon as Zheng Yiran's voice fell, a group of people ran towards them from a distance. The leader was a young and handsome man whose eyes lit up when he saw the Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox.
Meng Huai heard one of the men beside the leader say, "Young Master, the Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox is indeed here. However, is the ox dealing with people or something else?"
The leader stared at the mechs of Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuancheng, pondered for a moment, and said, "They look like puppets. Let's go take a look."
Since Meng Huai was the only one not in a mech, as these people approached, it looked as if Meng Huai alone was leading a bunch of strange-looking puppets.
The leader stepped forward and addressed Meng Huai, "Miss, we have been dealing with this Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox for a long time. It accidentally escaped and came to this place. Could you hand over this Dragon Phoenix Blue Dragon Ox to us?"
The leader's words sounded righteous, but they clearly implied a claim to ownership of the ox.
Rong Feiwen, standing in the center, naturally disagreed. "What are you talking about! What business do you have with this ox? I think you're just trying to rob us!"
How could Rong Feiwen give up the ox? He was waiting for the items on its body!
"Who's there!"
Rong Feiwen spoke with a man's voice. He had assumed there was only one woman, Meng Huai, here. But a male voice suddenly appeared, and the group began searching for the source of the sound.
However, they all subjectively believed that these mechs were puppets, so they never imagined there were people inside.
The reason the two who had come to cause trouble earlier didn't think they were puppets was because they had seen them enter the mechs with their own eyes, so they didn't have that idea.
One of the men behind the leader looked around in fear, not knowing where anyone else was hiding.
The person behind him whispered to the leader, "Young Master, this young lady from an unknown sect has so many puppets at her command. And there are people hiding behind them. This will likely be difficult to deal with!"
The leader snorted and said loudly, "Stop playing tricks. If you have the guts, come out and compete!"
Rong Feiwen said, "Compete it is, take this!"
With that, Rong Feiwen fired several shells towards where the group was. Instantly, it was a scene of chaos, and the previously arrogant group was in disarray.
When the leader was attacked by the shells, a jade pendant on his body emitted a glow that blocked the attack, preventing him from getting injured. However, the ground where they stood was impacted, and dust flew everywhere, leaving them covered in dirt and in a sorry state.
Seeing the glow emanating from the jade pendant, which clearly blocked the attack.
To the viewers, this scene looked like: [Perception barrier?]
[These people actually know how to use perception barriers? They don't look like commanders!]
These people thought the protection from the jade pendant was a perception barrier, but it did resemble one.
However, before things escalated further, the leader looked at himself, covered in dust with his clothes torn and dishevelled. He was extremely angry. "You who are playing tricks, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The leader didn't know where the 'hiding' person was, but he was sure the woman in front of him was their accomplice. So, by dealing with this woman first, why would the hidden man not reveal himself!
"Everyone, attack!"
The people behind the leader were all sent to protect him, so they naturally obeyed his commands. With a single order, the group advanced towards Meng Huai.
At this time, only Yun Sheng was held back at the rear to avoid being a burden.
Rong Feiwen fired many more shells, and what about Zheng Yiran? She set it up directly and scattered talismans towards the group using the 'small pockets' on the mechs.
This move had been used by them too many times, and seeing this, the audience was very excited!
[Talisman rain! Here it comes again!]
[Ready to record, Meng Huai, you can start!]
The audience knew the power and process of the talisman formations; they were too familiar with it. As expected, Zheng Yiran and the others launched the talismans, and Meng Huai directly activated them all.
The scene was exactly as the audience had anticipated.