Chapter 66

In just a few minutes, the area below was already a mess, the ground covered in blood. The gold-eating beasts had already fallen by half, and the remaining few were still fighting, the battle entering its most intense and bloody phase.

Yang Dingtian believed the battle would soon be over, but the problem was that the only second-rank gold-eating beast remained motionless on the side. It was a huge gold-eating magic lizard, about three to four meters long, with a body as black as ink. Its thick tail casually swung, creating a deep crack in the ground. It coldly watched the lower-rank gold-eating beasts fight, seemingly uninterested in the blood gold. Moreover, it had even shot several glances toward Yang Dingtian.

Yang Dingtian felt a sense of unease. Was this second-rank magic lizard not falling for the trap?

After two minutes, only five of the lower-rank beasts remained. The most unexpected situation was that these five beasts stopped fighting each other, instead shaking their heads and wagging their tails, communicating with each other. They were planning to cease the battle and divide the spoils among the five.

The ice-type beasts in the non-freezing water pool continued to swim leisurely, watching the gold-eating beasts fight on the ground with great interest.

The five gold-eating beasts had already made their decision. They opened their mouths wide, ready to enjoy their feast. Yang Dingtian felt a mix of frustration and helplessness, wondering if he had lost more than he gained.

At this moment, the situation changed dramatically. The second-rank gold-eating magic lizard, which had been acting like a boss, could no longer stand it. It let out a long roar, intimidating the five lower-rank gold-eating beasts, forcing them to give up the blood gold. It wasn't that it was uninterested; it was waiting for the lower-rank beasts to kill each other so it could reap the benefits.

The five lower-rank gold-eating beasts clearly didn't want to give up their meal. Instead of retreating, they formed a battle formation and roared at the second-rank magic lizard.

The gold-eating magic lizard became furious. It opened its mouth wide, revealing a blood-red tongue, and swung its huge tail, charging forward like lightning.

In an instant, the battle between the beasts officially erupted. Five first-rank beasts faced off against one second-rank gold-eating magic lizard.

Yang Dingtian watched with wide eyes, hoping both sides would be severely weakened.

However, the result completely shocked Yang Dingtian. The second-rank magic lizard, after charging forward, killed three first-rank gold-eating beasts with a single strike, a stomp, and a bite. Then, it swung its huge tail, smashing the remaining two lower-rank beasts to pieces.

Yang Dingtian felt a chill run down his back. Was a second-rank beast really so much stronger than a first-rank one? Its speed was like lightning, and its strength was astonishing. Although he had the Flame Feather, could he kill this second-rank magic lizard?

But then, something even more shocking happened. The second-rank magic lizard didn't immediately go for the blood gold. Instead, it turned and charged toward Yang Dingtian's hiding place, moving like a black lightning bolt, much faster than the previous gold-eating magic rats.

This gold-eating magic lizard was too fierce and cunning. Instead of going for the blood gold, it came to hunt Yang Dingtian.

Yang Dingtian didn't have time to reflect. In an instant, the huge magic lizard was three meters away from him, its emerald eyes coldly staring at him. It opened its mouth, revealing a blood-red tongue, and let out a terrifying hiss.

Up close, the gold-eating magic lizard was even larger than he had imagined, about four to five meters long, as big as a crocodile but much more agile.

It didn't rush to attack. Instead, it coldly stared at Yang Dingtian, making threatening sounds.

Yang Dingtian couldn't move either. Its speed was too fast. He couldn't attack it proactively; the only way to kill it was to wait for it to collide with his Flame Feather. Yang Dingtian had only one chance, and the time window was just 0.1 seconds. If he missed this opportunity, he would never get another.

Of course, he could use the Beast Soul Spirit Pill, but he wouldn't.

One minute passed...

Two minutes passed...

Five minutes passed...

The gold-eating magic lizard remained motionless, firmly locking onto Yang Dingtian. Its small eyes were fixed on the Flame Feather in his hand, clearly very afraid of it, sensing its immense power.

Yang Dingtian waved the Flame Feather, trying to provoke the gold-eating magic lizard.

"Boom!" The gold-eating magic lizard opened its mouth and spat out a ball of flame, charging at Yang Dingtian.

"Can it breathe fire?" Yang Dingtian was instantly startled.

A massive ball of flame, filled with powerful energy, shot at Yang Dingtian like a cannonball.

In an instant, Yang Dingtian felt an intense heat, his vision turning red, filled with flames, unable to see anything else.

"Whoosh!" The gold-eating magic lizard took advantage of the situation, charging through the flames.

Yang Dingtian closed his eyes, standing still, letting the huge fireball hit him. The Flame Feather in his hand trembled and moved forward.

The ninth move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique, combined with the fifth move.

"Boom..." The ball of flame collided with Yang Dingtian's chest.

"Hisss..." At the same time, the huge gold-eating magic lizard directly rammed into the Flame Feather in Yang Dingtian's hand, silently pierced through its brain, and its body was cut in half.

"Thud..." Yang Dingtian was thrown back dozens of meters, spewing blood in the air.

"Bang..." The two halves of the gold-eating magic lizard's body hit the ground with a loud thud.

The gold-eating magic lizard was very cunning. It used a feint, attacking Yang Dingtian with flames to force him to retreat. But if he dodged, the magic lizard would bite his head off, as its speed was faster than the flames.

Yang Dingtian endured the flame attack, then swung the Flame Feather in advance to intercept the gold-eating magic lizard, finally killing this cunning second-rank beast.

Yang Dingtian's body crashed into the cave wall, then slid down, spitting out more blood. He touched his chest; fortunately, his bones were not broken, just severely shaken. The protective power of the Deep Sea Mystic Armor was astonishing. Without this treasure, Yang Dingtian would never have dared to withstand the second-rank magic lizard's flame attack.

However, he was still quite injured, feeling a burning and tearing sensation in his internal organs, and even breathing caused immense pain.

Yang Dingtian took out a Spirit Pill and swallowed it!

The fifth-rank Spirit Pill was indeed miraculous. As soon as he took it, a cool and soothing sensation gently caressed his internal organs, then spread to every part of his body. Instantly, the burning pain disappeared, and he felt even more powerful than before.

A fifth-rank Spirit Pill, what a waste!

Yang Dingtian went to the gold-eating magic lizard's corpse and directly extracted its beast core.

The second-rank beast core was indeed larger, brighter, and more intricate in pattern.

Now he had two gold-type beast cores.

It was time to kill the ice-type beasts. Once he obtained the ice-type beast core, he would leave this place, completing his mission.

Yang Dingtian put the beast core away, held the Flame Feather, and went to the end of the mine tunnel, sliding down the cave wall to the bottom of the large cave.

The four ice-type beasts in the non-freezing water only slightly raised their alertness, not reacting strongly. Clearly, they believed no one could enter the non-freezing water, so they felt very safe.

After killing the second-rank gold-eating magic lizard, Yang Dingtian wasn't very worried about these four lower-rank ice-type beasts. Ice-type beasts might be very lethal to others, but for him, with the Nine Yang Mystic Veins, it was a different story. Physical attacks from gold-eating beasts were more dangerous to him.

Yang Dingtian walked over and picked up the blood gold. The blood gold was intact, just covered in the blood of the beasts.

After putting the blood gold away, Yang Dingtian carefully observed the four ice-type beasts in the non-freezing water, thinking about how to kill one and obtain its beast core.

These were four-legged ice snakes, about three meters long, with a transparent ice horn on their heads.

Yang Dingtian knew about these snakes. He had read about them in a book while at sea.

These snakes are called four-legged cold snakes. They don't have traditional venom, but when they bite, a cold poison enters the body, causing the blood to instantly freeze, leading to death. They can also shoot ice blades, easily cutting through a person's neck.

Although Yang Dingtian wasn't very afraid of these snakes, it was best not to be entangled by them, as it would still be dangerous. The best way was to lure one to the shore. The non-freezing water was about minus 60 to 70 degrees Celsius. Yang Dingtian could withstand it for about ten minutes, but in the water, it would be the snakes' territory, putting him at a disadvantage.

Yang Dingtian took out a box from his bag, opened it, and a cold chill immediately hit him. Inside was a crystal-clear blue bead.

This was the Ice Crystal Pearl, an energy body formed in the ancient icy land, the favorite of ice-type beasts. Of course, this treasure was given to him by Ning Ning. However, she didn't tell him how valuable it was; it was worth as much as a Beast Lord-level beast core.

Yang Dingtian placed the Ice Crystal Pearl on the ground and found a place to hide, hoping to lure the cold snakes out of the water.

He waited for one minute, two minutes, three minutes...

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PS: Finally moved in. The past few days have been almost entirely automatic updates, and I'm completely exhausted. Going up and down the stairs so many times, my legs can barely move now!!!