The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 844: The Opportunity is Fleeting, We Must Kill Nanli!

"This is..." Qingwu was stunned for a moment, and before he could finish speaking, the mythical beasts suddenly charged toward them!

There wasn’t a single one of them on the sea that held back!

Even Qingwu, at the Great Achievement stage, felt a trace of fear.

He immediately drew his sword and began fighting with the mythical beasts.

Yan Hu didn’t idle either.

However, the mythical beasts from the East Ocean and North Sea were quite different, and he found it difficult to grasp their weaknesses, struggling to fend them off.

Qingwu was in a better position, relying on his high cultivation level, he was able to cleave through the heavily armored mythical beasts.

But just as he slayed one, three to five more surrounded him, coming at him without end. It seemed no matter how many he killed, there would always be more.

These mythical beasts had beast cores, but they didn’t offer much advantage to him.

Besides, if he killed them all, what would be the point of the beast tide he had provoked?

With that thought in mind, Qingwu quickly made a decision, "Retreat!"

Yan Hu was unwilling. "Foster father, this is a perfect opportunity, you must kill Nanli!"

Qingwu hesitated for a moment.

After thinking, he realized that if he missed this chance, killing Nanli would be difficult in the future.

"You lead the mythical beasts away," Qingwu ordered.

At this critical moment, he would no longer urge Yan Hu to make a move and waste time.

Yan Hu agreed, "Okay!"

He stood alone, blocking dozens of mythical beasts.

Meanwhile, Qingwu used his teleportation technique and, without mercy, swung his sword toward Nanli’s head.

Even if it meant facing heavenly punishment, he had to eliminate her, to ensure there would be no future threats.

Nanli secretly cursed and was about to draw her Sky-Tearing Sword.

However, the mythical rhino beside her was furious. It suddenly opened its mouth and roared at Qingwu.

The air trembled.

The sea churned.

Nanli, who was closest, almost had her eardrums pierced, and she quickly used spiritual energy to shield herself.

Despite this, her ears still hurt slightly, and her abdomen ached.

Even Yun Jianchu sighed, "This is truly an ancient mythical beast, almost as old as the heavens! Nanli, you’re finished. You must have offended it in your past life; it’s surely going to crush you into dust!"

Nanli observed the situation and said, "But it’s a bit strange."

"What’s strange about it?" Yun Jianchu asked.

Just as he finished speaking, he realized what Nanli meant.

Because the mythical rhino suddenly leaped into the air and charged at Qingwu with its rhino horn.

The force of the impact was immense.

It seemed as if it could shatter the heavens!

Qingwu was startled and quickly used his teleportation technique to dodge.

However, the distance he could teleport was limited, and the impact still affected him, though it was much reduced. He was left with blood at the corner of his mouth, and his breath was unstable.

Had he stayed in the center, he would have been torn to pieces!

The mythical rhino landed back on the water, causing a huge splash.

It spoke, "She is my prey. You have no right to strike."

Qingwu, who had thought he was invincible, found himself being bullied by a mythical beast and his face turned grim.

Especially since Nanli had just given him a disdainful smile, making him even angrier. He was about to charge at her again.

However, the mythical rhino was glaring at him, not willing to back down.

Qingwu regained his composure and laughed, "Go ahead. We have no intention of competing, just watching from afar..."

"Get lost." The mythical rhino roared again.

Qingwu used his spiritual energy to protect his body, so he wasn’t hurt, but Yan Hu was different. After several shocks, his meridians and dantian were injured, and he exposed a flaw, which allowed one of the mythical beasts to bite his right hand!

"Ah!" Yan Hu’s face turned pale, veins bulging, "Foster father!!!"

Qingwu, in a moment of panic, rushed over and killed the mythical beast.

Yet even after the mythical beast died, it wouldn’t release its grip.

Yan Hu was being dragged downward.

Other mythical beasts’ eyes gleamed, and they piled on, eager to savor the treat.

This was the inner core of a Nascent Soul cultivator!

Yan Hu slapped with his left hand, but his spiritual energy couldn’t break the mythical beast’s jaw.

His mind was in a chaotic mess.

At that moment, Qingwu decisively acted, rushing over to sever Yan Hu’s arm.

"No!" Yan Hu screamed.

He still had the Nine Heavens Fan in his right hand.

"Your arm can regenerate, but if you lose your life, there’s nothing left!" Qingwu didn’t hesitate and swiftly drew his sword, severing Yan Hu’s arm.

Only then did Qingwu lift him up and save him.

One person was injured, another had an arm severed. Neither dared to stay in the area any longer.

Qingwu glared at Nanli, hoping that the mythical rhino would remember their old enmity and tear Nanli apart.

The two of them disappeared into the night.

The cultivators watching didn’t feel any joy.

Because the dozens of mythical beasts were still blocking the way!

And the leader of the mythical beasts had made it clear—Nanli was its prey!

They had all witnessed the power of the mythical rhino, and now they all looked pale, not daring to make a sound.

It seemed... it seemed that only an immortal could subdue the mythical rhino.

But right now, in the entire cultivation world, only one person had attained immortality!

Qiao Dabao shouted, "Nanli, where is the Jifeng Celestial Sovereign?!"

"He?" Nanli didn’t look away, still staring at the mythical rhino. "He’s probably still asleep. Don’t count on him."

Qiao Dabao’s heart sank.

Because the mythical rhino’s eyes were growing bloodshot, and it seemed ready to attack Nanli.

At this critical moment, a figure appeared on the city wall—Nether Sect.

Qiu Hai had sent her here earlier but hadn’t been able to rest easy, so he quietly came back to check.

"Ancestor!" He smelled the disgusting stench of blood and frowned.

He had originally planned to call Nanli to hide in the Nether World, but upon recognizing the mythical rhino, he couldn’t help but cross his arms and mock, "So you’re still alive! After all these years, I thought you had died!"

The mythical rhino leaned closer.

Its eyes, which were usually degenerated, now relied on its senses of smell and sound to recognize the familiar figure.

Great, another old acquaintance.

And one Nanli didn’t like at all.

Nanli turned to ask, "Qiu Hai, did I really defeat it so badly back then?"

"What? When you used your divine power, it didn’t even dare to get close," Qiu Hai raised his chin and looked disdainfully at the mythical rhino.

Nanli waved her hand. "A true hero doesn’t boast about past victories."

She wasn’t that powerful anymore, so what was the point of bringing it up?

Qiu Hai hummed. "Why not bring it up? Back then, it was so arrogant, claiming you only scared it off with divine power. If it came to a direct strength comparison, it believed it could defeat you."

"You were kind-hearted, that’s why you agreed."

"Think about it. It was so big, and you were so small. It was just being a sore loser."

Yun Jianchu couldn’t help but laugh first. "Hahaha, Nanli, were you really so clueless back then? You actually compared strength with such a huge mythical beast?"

Nanli had a clear understanding of herself and only asked, "Then what were we competing in? How did I win?"

"How confident are you..." Yun Jianchu laughed even louder.