Chapter 98

At this moment, the other two golden wolves were still entangled in combat.

While controlling the golden wolves to fight, Hua Xiajiu took the opportunity to calmly begin to form new golden wolves.

When the two entangled golden wolves finally perished together and transformed into metal qi, under the rules of the Five Elements Formation, four more golden wolves appeared. By then, Hua Xiajiu had also formed four more golden wolves.

Although this was partly due to his clever use of time earlier, it also showed that he was becoming more proficient and faster at forming golden wolves.

The golden wolves were not just formed and left alone; they had to be controlled through soul consciousness. This control was somewhat similar to controlling puppets but was even more draining on soul consciousness and mental energy. Puppets only needed to be controlled to perform various actions, but the golden wolves had to perform jumping, pouncing, and other entangled combat actions. Additionally, a part of the soul and mental energy had to be used to control the metal qi that formed the golden wolves, to prevent them from dispersing.

After the sixteen golden wolves, a huge golden tiger appeared.

As before, the structure of the golden tiger was too complex for Hua Xiajiu to form it immediately. Instead, he formed eight golden wolves, which he was already very proficient at, to engage the golden tiger in combat.

In the second round, he managed to form a golden tiger, which, along with several golden wolves, fought against two golden tigers.

In this way, after the golden tiger, various fierce birds and beasts such as golden birds, golden snakes, and golden apes appeared one after another.

Forming various fierce birds and beasts from metal qi and controlling them to fight was much more time-consuming than forming various weapons to fight.

Thus, before he knew it, another thirty days had passed.

As time went on, Hua Xiajiu had discerned three wonders of the Five Elements Formation.

The first was to test the practitioner's affinity and insight into metal qi.

The second was to improve the speed of casting metal spells through continuous practice.

The third was to enhance the understanding of metal qi through repeated casting of metal spells.

As for whether there were more wonders, Hua Xiajiu had yet to discover them.

After thirty-three days, Hua Xiajiu's true essence had not been consumed at all, but his soul energy had been greatly depleted, making his soul form gradually dim and lifeless.

Hua Xiajiu was secretly anxious. He did not know how Zhang Zixuan, Ren Tianya, and others could persist for so long in the Core Formation stage. He had initially planned to take soul-refining pills to replenish his energy, but he found that his storage bag could not be used in this space.

His anxiety was not just because of contribution points, but more so because he could not continue to learn metal spells, improve his strength, or further understand metal qi.

Finally, after dispersing eight golden apes, his soul energy was exhausted, and his soul consciousness could no longer be released.

But the sixteen golden apes, controlled by the Five Elements Formation, reformed and mercilessly pounced on him.

Hua Xiajiu gritted his teeth and could only release the true essence from his dantian to wrap around his body, moving to meet the golden apes.

"Ah——"

Hua Xiajiu punched out, sending a golden ape flying. He suddenly noticed that his fist, wrapped in purple true essence, had a faint golden glow, and the originally heavy fist now had a subtle sharpness.

Hua Xiajiu was extremely sensitive to metal qi. Even without soul consciousness, he instantly sensed through his spiritual perception that the faint golden glow was metal qi.

Bang bang——

Hua Xiajiu's mind raced, but his hands did not relax. In a single leap, he sent two golden apes flying. The golden apes were not shattered by Hua Xiajiu's punch; they only shrank in size and, after crawling up from a distance, pounced on him again.

Hua Xiajiu focused on his hands and found, as expected, that there was a bit more metal qi on them. As this metal qi merged with the Netherworld true essence, it added a sharp and solid quality to the originally cold and dark Netherworld true essence.

The true essence in his hands, now infused with metal qi, caused the golden apes to shrink when struck.

Hua Xiajiu's mind raced, and he felt that he had glimpsed the reason why Zhang Zixuan and Ren Tianya could stay in the Five Elements Formation for so long.

His spirit was greatly invigorated, and he roared, moving to meet the golden apes.

The bangs continued, and when the sixteen golden apes had shrunk to the size of rabbits, they finally dissipated with one final blow from Hua Xiajiu.

Hua Xiajiu retracted the true essence in his hands back into his dantian, returning it to the true essence pill.

In the next moment, Hua Xiajiu's expression showed that he had indeed understood. As the true essence in his hands dissipated, the metal qi did not completely disappear but, as he had expected, entered his dantian with the true essence.

After entering the dantian, the metal qi did not merge with the true essence pill but floated freely in the dantian.

Hua Xiajiu suddenly understood why Zhang Zixuan and Ren Tianya could stay in the Five Elements Formation for so long without worrying about the excessive consumption of soul energy, which would prevent them from casting Five Elements spells.

At this moment, a large golden bird condensed in the air, its cold and sharp claws reaching out to grab Hua Xiajiu.

Hua Xiajiu's mind stirred, and the metal qi in his dantian instantly rushed out through his meridians and pores, forming a golden spear. With a strong swing, it transformed into a golden light and shot fiercely at the golden bird.

With a hiss, the golden spear pierced through the golden bird's belly. The golden spear and the golden bird shattered simultaneously, transforming back into metal qi.

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The metal qi used to form the golden spear seemed to have been tainted by Hua Xiajiu's aura, treating his dantian as its home. After transforming back into metal qi, it did not return to the space but, like a swallow returning to its nest, floated back to Hua Xiajiu, entering his body through the pores and flowing through the meridians into the dantian.

Moreover, this metal qi seemed to have a certain tainting power, bringing with it some of the metal qi used to form the golden bird, as if calling its friends to join.

Before Hua Xiajiu could think more, two golden birds appeared in the air.

Hua Xiajiu's eyes gleamed with anticipation. With a flip of his hand, the metal qi in his dantian rushed out again, forming a golden longbow in his hand, with both the bow and the string made of metal qi.

With a slight thought, two metal arrows appeared on the golden longbow.

As Hua Xiajiu drew and released the bow, the two golden birds were pierced and dissipated.

The golden longbow in Hua Xiajiu's hand had already transformed back into metal qi and returned to the dantian.

Hua Xiajiu's eyes were now intensely focused on the two metal arrows he had shot.

The two metal arrows, having detached from Hua Xiajiu's body and without soul consciousness to control them, dissipated along with the golden birds.

Indeed, the two metal arrows, like the golden spear earlier, seemed to have a spirit of their own, quickly floating back to Hua Xiajiu, as if a wanderer returning home. They brought with them some of the metal qi used to form the golden birds, quickly entering Hua Xiajiu's body and flowing into his dantian.

Feeling the increase in metal qi in his dantian, Hua Xiajiu had a bold idea.

(Shoulders are incredibly sore, definitely shoulder periarthritis. Sigh—— Writing is not easy, I only ask for votes, support, red votes, collections, and good reviews—— Also, thank you to the Emperor of the Book for the support and votes. Truly very grateful.)

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