Chapter 857

"Alright!"

Shi Chuankong nodded and sat down cross-legged on the spot. After wiping the beast core clean, he took a deep breath and swallowed it into his stomach, closing his eyes.

After a while, he opened his eyes and said with a slight frown,

"Brother Li, you should have swallowed this beast core in the same way, right?

Why don't I feel any obvious changes when it comes to me? "

"The beast core you swallowed just now is much weaker than the previous two. From the looks of it, the more ferocious these exotic beasts are, and the more beasts they swallow, the bigger the beast core in their bodies will be. And the longer they live, the more concentrated the power of the stars contained in the beast core in their bodies will be. Perhaps it will be more beneficial to opening the mysterious aperture," Han Li analyzed after pondering for a while.

"I also think that this should be the case.

Judging from the looks of this island, it seems like that long-tailed monitor lizard and black centipede are the two strongest exotic beasts on this island, "Shi Chuankong said as he turned around and swept his gaze across the plains and mountain ridge behind him.

"It's fine. Our journey is more important now. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We'll just try again when the time comes," Han Li nodded and said.

"Alright!

If we meet any powerful exotic beasts along the way, don't blame me for being impolite, "Shi Chuankong said with a grin, rubbing his hands together.

After chatting for a while, the two of them didn't continue trying and went to rest.

The next morning.

At the edge of the island, Han Li was riding on the Skywalker Bird. He started accelerating from a hundred steps away, rushing towards the black fog area.

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"

Every time the Skywalker Bird took a step, there would be an explosion under its feet, stirring up a cloud of dust.

He ran faster and faster, and his strides became bigger and bigger. He rushed to the edge of the island, and suddenly leaped into the air. In an instant, he was above the black fog. Two huge wings spread out with a flapping sound.

At the same time, an oppressive force that was far stronger than before filled the surrounding space, and it was getting stronger and stronger.

The Qi hole at the Skywalker Bird's feet kept spewing out air masses, and its wings kept flapping as it flew forward with great difficulty.

It wasn't easy to fly through the air above this area, and it was carrying Han Li on its back. The Skywalker Bird was clearly much shorter than it had been the night before, and it was almost sticking close to the black mist as it flew.

Han Li stuck close to the bird's back and tried his best to hide under its wings. His eyes were fixed on the front, and his muscles were tense. He was afraid that something might happen.

Fortunately, the distance between the two islands was shorter than they had estimated last night, and the Skywalker Bird had obviously traveled back and forth countless times, so it was already familiar with the route. Soon, it brought Han Li to the other island on the opposite shore and landed.

As soon as they landed on the island, Han Li flipped down from the Skywalker Bird's back, and his body plummeted slightly as he felt the spatial pressure weighing down on him become more and more powerful.

After taking a brief moment to acclimatize to his current condition, he laid a hand onto the Skywalker Bird beside him, instructing it to fly back to pick up Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie.

After landing on the island, the two of them also discovered the changes in the spatial pressure on the island, and their brows furrowed slightly.

"This island is a lot larger than the previous one, and the spatial pressure on this island seems to have increased a lot as well," Shi Chuankong said.

"Indeed.

From the looks of it, the mutant beasts on this island are most likely more powerful than before, so we'll have to be more cautious, "Han Li said in a grave voice as he stroked the Skywalker Bird's head.

"It's all thanks to this little guy.

Let's go find out where that flock of Skywalker Birds came from and capture a few of them. We'll be able to travel faster by riding them, and we'll be able to quickly find the survivors of the Skywalker Birds. That way, we'll be able to gather information about Fellow Daoist Violet Spirit, "Shi Chuankong suggested as he glanced at the Skywalker Birds that were crouching beside Han Li.

"I've already scanned the area with my spiritual sense, and there's a canyon several tens of kilometers away where those Skywalker Birds were last night.

Let's set off right away, "Han Li said with a nod.

Around half a day later, the three of them emerged from the canyon atop a Skywalker Bird each, then rushed toward the center of the island with hundreds of Skywalker Birds in pursuit.

......

Over two months passed by in the blink of an eye.

On a rugged mountainous terrain, three Skywalker Birds were gathered together, pecking at the ground relentlessly.

Beneath a giant boulder not far away, there were two giant elephants that were over a hundred feet tall with greyish-green scales all over their bodies. They were lying on the ground with blood trickling down from the corners of their mouths, and they were already dead.

There was a bowl-sized hole on each of their heads, and the beast cores within them had already been emptied.

Atop the giant boulder, Han Li and Shi Chuankong were seated with their backs to one another, and both of their profound orifices were lit up, giving them a layer of light that enshrouded their bodies.

Daoist Xie stood expressionlessly to the side, looking into the distance with a pensive look on his face.

Not long after that, Han Li and Shi Chuankong opened their eyes one after the other, and they turned around with a smile on their faces.

Han Li heaved a long sigh as he said, "After this period of experimentation, I can basically confirm that the crystalline cores within the bodies of these Skywalker Beasts are indeed able to increase the power of the stars within their bodies, which can aid in the cultivation of their bodies, but it's not enough to activate the profound orifices."

"Indeed.

Even so, after devouring so many beast cores during this period of time, the benefits that we've received are quite evident. Our tolerance to the spatial pressure of this world has improved significantly.

I didn't think that I would be able to come across such an opportunity on this trip. If we can continue to hunt and devour beast cores here, it'll be much faster than cultivating in the outside world, "Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

"If I consume a few more beast cores, my body will become more robust, and I'll be able to deal with larger areas of land in the future," Han Li said with a nod.

At this moment, Daoist Xie suddenly warned, "Fellow Daoist Li, those Giant Scaled Scorpions have caught up to us again, and it looks like they'll be here in less than 30 breaths."

If it weren't for the fact that there are so many of them and the fact that their beast cores aren't that valuable, we would've killed them all long ago, "Shi Chuankong said in a disdainful manner.

"Ignore them, we're almost at the next land, so they won't be able to catch up to us anyway.

Alright, let's set off as well, "Han Li said with a smile.

As soon as that was said, the three of them mounted the three Skywalker Birds again and began galloping through the mountains.

… …

Several months later, on a certain morning.

At the edge of the reddish-brown Gobi Desert wilderness, a scaly black mutant beast that resembled a jackal was gnawing away at the rotten flesh of a giant lizard that had been dead for many days.

All of a sudden, its ears pricked up as it raised its head in a cautious manner, peering into the mist at the edge of the wilderness.

Within the mist, it discovered that a massive shadow was passing through layers upon layers of bewilderment and approaching them.

The Jackal Scaled Beast hurriedly retreated close to 1,000 feet upon seeing this before turning its head toward them.

"Moo …"

Accompanied by a deep and heavy roar, a black giant turtle with a body of more than a hundred feet floated out of the black fog and slowly landed on the shore of the Gobi Desert.

The giant tortoise's head resembled that of an azure ox, and the tortoiseshell patterns on its back were peculiar. There was an extremely special layer of light on its shell that was reflecting specks of green light under the morning sun.

On the back of the giant tortoise stood three men, the leader of whom was an azure-robed man with a set of ordinary facial features. The man beside him was a man in a purple robe with snowy-white hair, and an extraordinarily handsome appearance that was far more handsome than the first man.

Behind the two of them was a man in daoist robes, and he looked around with an indifferent expression before exchanging a glance with the Jackal Scaled Beast. The latter's pupils contracted slightly as it completely abandoned the rotten flesh and fled into the distance.

The three people on the tortoise's back were none other than Han Li, Shi Chuankong, and Daoist Xie.

After several months of arduous travel, they had finally left the Grey Scale Islands and arrived at the Brown Valley Continent.

During this period of time, even though they tried their best to avoid some powerful creatures, they were still ambushed by small scaled beasts no less than 100 times, as well as over a dozen large scaled beasts. However, they were able to evade most of these attacks thanks to the Skywalker Birds' exceptional speed.

However, there were also some that they were unable to evade, so they could only face them head-on.

During this period of time, there were two battles that were quite arduous. One of them was a fierce battle in which they slayed two giant armadillos that had come to attack them, and harvested two fist-sized beast cores.

The other battle was a heavy one. All three of the Skywalker Birds were devoured by a scaled earth dragon that was over 1,000 feet in length that had suddenly emerged from the ground.

Not only was that beast extremely powerful, it was also extremely vicious and cunning. It would immediately burrow into the ground as soon as it sensed that the situation was dire, making it very difficult to deal with.

Han Li and the others had to contend with it for close to half a month before they were finally out of danger.

After that, the three of them trudged on foot for over a month before they encountered the exotic beast that Han Li had named the "Sky-Stepping Tortoise".

It was unknown what was so special about the tortoise's shell, but it was actually immune to the heavy pressure of this world to a certain extent, just like the Skywalker Birds. Even in areas filled with black fog, it could float in the air like the sea turtles of the Immortal World.

It was also because of this tortoise's special ability to float in the air that Han Li and the others were able to pass through the black fog between the last island and this continent, which was almost three thousand feet apart, and arrive here.

At this moment, the three of them sitting on the tortoise's back were all silent. It wasn't because they had nothing to say, but because they were all silently enduring the pressure on this continent that had increased by more than ten times.

Under such heavy pressure, even Han Li felt that it was a little difficult to breathe. His internal organs felt like they were all squeezed together, and faint buzzing sounds kept ringing in his ears.

Scales had already appeared all over Shi Chuankong's body, revealing a portion of his devilish body to resist this pressure.

In contrast, Daoist Xie, who was a puppet, was also suffering from the heavy pressure, but he was feeling slightly better than the two of them.

Han Li released his spiritual sense to survey his surroundings. Ever since he had arrived on this continent, his spiritual sense had been severely restricted, and it was now quite difficult for him to even detect anything within a radius of around 70 to 80 kilometers.

Along the way here, he hadn't encountered any exiled prisoners, nor had he discovered any traces left behind by Violet Spirit, which had been quite unsettling to him.

After all, this mystic realm was far larger than he had anticipated, and the environment here was extremely harsh. His cultivation base was virtually useless here, and he could only rely on his powerful physical body to fight the various types of exotic beasts lurking around.

Violet Spirit had been trapped in this place for so many years; he wondered how she was doing now.

Just as these thoughts were running through his mind, Han Li's heart suddenly stirred, and the Sky-Stepping Tortoise beneath him also stopped in its tracks.