Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 35 - 34: Chan’Er in Peril, Qi Chuan Takes Action

Chapter 35: Chapter 34: Chan’Er in Peril, Qi Chuan Takes Action
On Little Stone Island, a trace of anxiety appeared on Qi Chan’Er’s charming face.
At this moment, in the void around her, a golden ring-shaped light shadow was revolving around her rapidly, with golden beams shooting out from it in all directions.
In different directions around her, the four Water Cloud Crocodiles let out painful howls upon contact with these golden beams, their menacing scales shattering and some blood seeping out.
Having suffered, these Water Cloud Crocodiles were aware of the power of the golden beams and quickly avoided them when more beams came at them.
However, while dodging these golden beams, the Water Cloud Crocodiles did not give up their siege on Qi Chan’Er, still lurking from four different directions, waiting for the chance to pounce on her. Their beastly eyes glared fiercely, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from their giant mouths.
Watching this scene, the anxiety in Qi Chan’Er’s eyes intensified.
"I must think of a way, or else I fear I’ll be stuck here. With my mana, I can’t sustain this ’Golden Halo’ for long."
This golden ring-shaped light shadow flying around Qi Chan’Er, named "Golden Halo," was an upper grade magical artifact.
As the daughter of the Preaching Elder of the Qi Family, who had ventured far from Red Maple Valley to practice at the Wind Moon Sect, the Preaching Elder had expended considerable effort to give her this impressive upper grade magical artifact.
This Golden Halo was adept both defensively and offensively; in defense, it circled around the body as it was now, activating golden spiritual power beams to repel enemies and protect the surrounding area.
As for its offensive stance, the spiritual power beams it emitted became more concentrated and destructive, though the coverage decreased. Not suitable in this besieged situation, as any slackening in direction would certainly allow a Water Cloud Crocodile to pounce and tear Qi Chan’Er apart.
With such an impressive upper grade magical artifact guarding her, and her cultivation at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, Qi Chan’Er wouldn’t face major safety issues for a short while.
However, in such a defensive situation against four equally powerful Demon Beasts, even while the Golden Halo’s mana consumption was considered low among upper grade magical artifacts, the actual mana depletion alarmed Qi Chan’Er.
In this situation, with her Qi Refining Fourth Layer mana, it’s impossible to hold out for long.
By then, without having to wait for mana to be completely drained away, when only a little mana is left, the Golden Halo’s defense will certainly have holes, and then all will be lost.
"Had I known, I would have been more cautious to avoid falling into this predicament."
While holding on, Qi Chan’Er felt a little regret in her heart.
Since entering the Outer Sect of the Wind Moon Sect, to enhance her strength quickly and join the Inner Sect, surpassing Qi Chuan, she had been taking numerous Sect tasks in the Outer Sect over the past few months.
Within these months, she had been to this Black Swamp several times for tasks.
Knowing this should have been the habitat of the communal Water Cloud Crocodiles, yet for some reason, their numbers were few, very scarce.
Even when intentionally searching, it took some time to find one or two.
Not long ago, she took on a task at the Outer Sect to find a Spirit Grass called "Black Profound Grass" in this Black Swamp.
The Black Profound Grass in this Black Swamp was likely even more scarce than the existing Water Cloud Crocodiles.
After some time searching, Qi Chan’Er only managed to find two plants.
To find more Black Profound Grass, she decided to take some risks and ventured deeper into the Black Swamp.
Even deeper in the Black Swamp, the number of Water Cloud Crocodiles was already few and scattered. Qi Chan’Er had not encountered any mishaps and managed to find a considerable amount of Black Profound Grass.
Not long ago, she discovered three Black Profound Grass plants on Little Stone Island and, in her delight, entered the island to collect them.
Unexpectedly, due to carelessness and not thoroughly surveying the surroundings of Little Stone Island to eliminate danger, the unexpected happened.
Four Water Cloud Crocodiles lurking in the swamp waters around Little Stone Island, possibly due to their inherent habits, suddenly left the waters and came onto Little Stone Island, where they encountered the just-finished collecting Qi Chan’Er, launching a fierce siege on her.
In fact, if Qi Chan’Er had carefully surveyed the waters around Little Stone Island beforehand, she could have at least discovered two or three Water Cloud Crocodiles and prepared defensively, allowing for an escape before facing the crisis.
But, reality does not entertain what-ifs, leaving Qi Chan’Er with only regret now.
But now, regret is of no use; she must find a solution to the crisis.
"It seems I have no choice but to take some risks to break through."
Staring at the four fiercely watching Water Cloud Crocodiles, Qi Chan’Er gritted her teeth, a look of determination flashing in her eyes.
Given the current situation, the less mana she has, the more dangerous the situation becomes, eventually leading to a desperate situation.
So, it’s better to take advantage of the current ample mana to switch the Golden Halo’s defense stance to an attack stance, unleashing more concentrated spiritual golden light to suddenly kill or heavily wound one or two Water Cloud Crocodiles, then seize the opportunity to break through the gap and make a hasty escape.
However, this method of completely abandoning defense and solely focusing on offense is extremely risky. In the event of a mistake at any stage, sustaining severe injuries and ultimately being left here is a very possible outcome.
But given the current situation, Qi Chan’Er could only make such a risky move.
"Now’s the time!"
As she saw the Golden Halo once again emitting several beams of golden light, momentarily forcing back two Water Cloud Crocodiles on the left by a few steps, Qi Chan’Er’s beautiful eyes narrowed, locking onto the two Water Cloud Crocodiles on her right.
At this moment, one of the Water Cloud Crocodiles on the right was very close to her. If she suddenly changed the attack stance of the Golden Halo, with a surprise strike, she could likely severely injure it and then a brief opening would appear.
Unfortunately, the other Water Cloud Crocodile was farther away. Otherwise, if it were as close as this one, she might have a slim chance to severely injure both Water Cloud Crocodiles together with an all-out burst, creating a huge gap, greatly increasing the possibility of escape. As it stands, the risk remains substantial.
Buzz!
Nonetheless, in the void, the Golden Halo emitted a buzzing sound, having already shifted from a defensive stance to an offensive one, evidently Qi Chan’Er had taken action.
Immediately, she felt her mana being consumed rapidly, and then she saw the Golden Halo release an extremely concentrated beam of spiritual power, striking towards the nearest Water Cloud Crocodile, the speed even more terrifying than when in defense.
Coincidentally, that Water Cloud Crocodile happened to step back towards its rear right. Seeing the concentrated spiritual power beam descending upon it, unable to dodge, a hint of fear appeared in its beastly pupils.
Witnessing this scene, Qi Chan’Er’s heart sank, secretly thinking this was not good.
The Water Cloud Crocodile’s actions, of course, could not avoid the concentrated spiritual power beam of her Golden Halo, but in its unconscious movement, it instinctively dodged the most critical spot.
As a result, though it could still be injured, and significantly so, it would not be severely injured, and it would still maintain considerable mobility.
By then, this injured Water Cloud Crocodile would become even more furious, and with the other three directions’ undamaged Water Cloud Crocodiles, her Golden Halo, which had already shifted to an offensive stance, would be even more difficult to handle.
Even if she fought desperately and managed to kill one or two Water Cloud Crocodiles, escaping death would be a difficult outcome.
"Is this fate?"
Before the concentrated spiritual power beam of the Golden Halo fell, a trace of bitterness already appeared at Qi Chan’Er’s lips.
Boom!
Finally, under Qi Chan’Er’s gaze, the concentrated spiritual power beam landed on the body of the Water Cloud Crocodile.
"Roar..."
Immediately, the Water Cloud Crocodile let out a cry of agony.
The sight of its body, already torn and bleeding, with scales overturned and scarlet blood streaming down, was shocking.
However, just as Qi Chan’Er anticipated, this Water Cloud Crocodile did not lose its mobility. Instead, after the howl, a bloodthirsty intent enveloped its beastly eyes, and rather than fleeing, it charged towards Qi Chan’Er with even greater speed, in a desperate stance.
Evidently, it had entered a berserk state, and at this time, the Water Cloud Crocodile’s destructive power was often even more astounding.
"Roar..."
Simultaneously, affected by its berserk state, a roar came from the other three directions as well. The Water Cloud Crocodiles from the other three directions also charged at Qi Chan’Er with a fiercer stance than before.
Seeing this, a sense of despair welled up in Qi Chan’Er’s heart. She could only hold the Golden Halo in an offensive stance, with a resolute look in her eyes, ready to initiate a desperate counterattack.
"Sigh..."
But just at this moment, a sudden gentle sigh entered Qi Chan’Er’s ears, startling her inner heart.
Sizzle.
Then, a subtle sound of breaking through the air echoed. From the corner of Qi Chan’Er’s eye, she saw, in the distant void, two crimson fireballs larger than a fist suddenly appeared, with clusters of dim flames swirling upon them, burning the void, descending at extreme speed, smashing down upon the heads of the two Water Cloud Crocodiles in front of her.
Woosh!
In an instant, the flames rose high, shining brightly, as two crimson flames exploded, directly engulfing the two Water Cloud Crocodiles. Under the terrifying temperature burst, Qi Chan’Er immediately heard two incredibly miserable screams from the Water Cloud Crocodiles.
Seeing this scene, Qi Chan’Er’s eyes were filled with immense astonishment, and her heart was even more surprised.
"Is this... Fireball Technique at the Great Success Level?"