Chapter 32

Chapter 33: The Hunt

The four of them formed their Four Phases Spirit Calming Array, but it wasn't necessary for slaughtering the demonic beasts.

Lei Yue raised his hand, and a fiery red, soybean-sized pill shot out from his sleeve, landing not far from Qian Xing at the bottom of the cave.

An unusual fragrance immediately wafted from the red pill, spreading deep into the cave, which seemed to have no end and countless branches.

Qian Xing's mind quickly turned, and he immediately understood that this pill must have a significant allure to demonic beasts.

Sure enough, in less than the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, a series of roars echoed from a distant branch of the cave, growing louder as they approached.

At the bare cave entrance, sand and rocks flew as two black shadows, each as large as a water buffalo, emerged from the swirling black star sand. They revealed a large, ugly head resembling a giant toad, with long fur that was a mix of yellow and black. Clearly, this black star sand beast was older than the one they had first encountered.

The monstrous beast opened its flat, large mouth, and black mist rolled out, with the red pill and yellow saliva dripping onto the ground. It made a series of gurgling sounds and lunged at the pill.

At this moment, about two zhang in front of the beast, a yellow glow rose from the ground. The three Lei people had already activated the yellow turtle light shield, and large fist-sized sparks began to appear in the air!

The demonic beast was startled, and the black mist from its mouth extended to about nine feet, shimmering with black light, ready to attack Lei Yue and his two companions.

"Little brother, quickly stop the beast!"

Lei Feng urgently shouted.

During the previous attack on the black star sand demonic beast, the close combat was handled by Captain Liu Kan and the Holy Light Warrior. Now, it was up to Qian Xing to stop the beast.

With no choice, Qian Xing suppressed his fear, used the "Vibration" technique with his legs, and shot forward like a rocket. His ten sharp claws, gleaming with cold light, aimed straight for the black star sand demonic beast's eyes!

"Rushing Tiger Enters the Ravine" — the move was inspired by a tiger leaping from a high slope into a ravine, causing several feet of water to splash up.

The black star sand demonic beast's sense of smell was usually very keen, but the scent of the red pill had completely masked the four people's presence. This showed the incredible effectiveness of the various pills from the Dan Ding Sect!

Only now did the beast realize the threat above it. Its two red, elongated eyes rolled upward, and a black star sand column, about ten feet long and two feet wide, swirled like weightless smoke and swept toward Qian Xing!

However, Qian Xing, who had taken three Dragon Tiger Marrow Washing Pills with little progress and had been underestimated by the three Lei people, was now determined to show his skills and not be looked down upon again. He lunged with all his might. As the black star sand column swept toward him, he twisted his body twice in mid-air, evading the sand column. He missed the beast's right eye but clawed its left eye, turning it into a mess of red, sticky fluid.

At the same time, Qian Xing kicked off with both feet, gliding like a large black bat along the beast's left side, moving more than ten feet away. The beast's left side now had over twenty small holes, but they were only about half an inch deep, causing it to ooze a bit of blackish-purple blood, which quickly froze without injuring its internal organs.

This monster's skin was really tough. Even as he slid away, his several claw strikes only broke the monster's surface, causing it to bleed a little!

The beast let out a deafening roar. The dozens of small holes were mere flesh wounds, but the complete blinding of its left eye was a severe injury.

The beast angrily turned around, and the black star sand column expanded to about twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide, like a giant fan, aiming to crush Qian Xing like a fly against the ground.

Qian Xing performed a large iron plate move, kicking off the ground and shooting out horizontally, avoiding the range of the giant black fan.

Just as the massive black star sand fan slammed into the ground, a large fiery axe, composed of fist-sized sparks, heavily struck the black star sand demonic beast's head. Sparks flew like silver flowers in all directions.

The monster's head to its shoulder was split open with a gash about seven feet long, but no blood flowed out because the wound was burned and charred, filling the cave with a burnt smell.

This beast, more ferocious than the last one, turned to fight the three Lei people. However, Qian Xing, from the left side where the beast's left eye was already blind, lunged like lightning, clawing the remaining right eye six times in an instant, completely blinding it.

With both eyes blinded and its sense of smell completely masked by the red pill's fragrance, the beast turned to flee. It hadn't run far when another large fiery axe descended from the sky, striking the beast's head, ending its life.

The three Lei people removed the yellow turtle light shield and nodded at Qian Xing with a smile, "Little friend, you are truly brave and commendable!"

At the same time, they flicked their wrists, and a blue, gleaming dagger appeared in their hands. They quickly cut open the beast's chest and abdomen, extracting its magic core. They also retrieved the red pill and then ran back the way they came.

"Phew—" Qian Xing let out a deep breath. His life-and-death performance had earned the recognition of the three Lei people. Honestly, after receiving so much help from them, he felt he had to work harder, or he wouldn't even respect himself.

After reaching a safe place, the three Lei people guarded Qian Xing as he consumed the magic core (which contained too little energy to be called an inner core).

Indeed, the black star sand demonic beast was born from the Lunging Wind and had an earth attribute, as well as a Lunging Wind attribute.

Earth and water complement each other. Qian Xing felt the magic core transform into a thick, heavy energy in his dantian. The cold energy from the Cold Ice Technique first circled around the heavy energy, then the two energies merged. The heavier energy sank into the Yongquan point, while the lighter, cold energy remained in the dantian, becoming more refined than before he consumed the magic core!

It's important to know that refining energy is much more difficult than increasing its quantity!

When he opened his eyes, it had indeed been three days and three nights!

He then expressed his gratitude to the three Lei people. Despite their Lei names, they were truly benefactors in his life!

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