Chapter 42: Bestial Nature

Xiao Lie's aura was getting closer and closer.

After a while, the wolf-type demonic beast, which was under Xiao Bei's control, felt Xiao Lie's aura just as it was about to deliver the final blow to the still barely alive Xiao Bing.

This person is stronger than me!

This was the wolf-type demonic beast's perception of the aura of the martial artist approaching. With this realization, the wolf-type demonic beast stopped its steps toward Xiao Bing.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Bei let out a cold snort.

The wolf-type demonic beast shuddered at the sound of Xiao Bei's cold snort. Earlier in the forest, Xiao Bei had displayed overwhelming power, and the aura of an Imperial Rank martial artist made the wolf-type demonic beast, with its human-like intelligence, realize that if it retreated now, Xiao Bei would definitely kill it afterward!

It can't retreat!

With this thought, the wolf-type demonic beast shivered and then raised its massive body, lifting its front half high, ready to strike the unconscious Xiao Bing on the ground with a powerful claw... to tear him apart!

To tear apart this unconscious person, the one who had been controlled and threatened by the expert beside him, to tear him apart!

"Filthy beast, how dare you!"

A furious roar!

Then, from the midst of the trees, Xiao Lie's figure suddenly appeared, hovering in the air above the relatively open area.

From his current posture, it was clear that he had rushed here in a hurry, using the method of touching the ground briefly and then immediately leaping into the air.

"Why is he in such a hurry? Could it be as I suspected? ... Is there some issue within the Xiao family...?"

Xiao Bei, watching Xiao Lie appear from a distance in the tree, his mind was active, speculating whether it was due to some matters he had guessed that led to Xiao Lie's appearance.

"Awooo..."

The newcomer is stronger than me, but the degree of strength is limited... The wolf-type demonic beast's fierce green eyes turned, and it let out a roar at Xiao Lie.

Then, under Xiao Lie's watchful eyes, the wolf-type demonic beast was about to lower its front half, its two claws once again fiercely aiming at Xiao Bing.

"Whoosh!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xiao Lie directly threw a branch from his hand. After being thrown, the branch transformed into a spear-like projectile, shooting straight at the wolf-type demonic beast!

The sound of it breaking through the air, "buzzing"!

The target was precisely the position below the wolf-type demonic beast's two claws!

Once the wolf-type demonic beast's massive claws landed, they would certainly be hit by the branch, and the branch, with its absolute strength and speed, would pierce through its claws!

In this situation, the wolf-type demonic beast, of course, could not lower its claws and had to retreat, pulling its body back forcefully.

Immediately after, the wolf-type demonic beast turned its body forcefully, rotating almost 180 degrees, its seven-meter-long body directly facing Xiao Lie.

"Awooo..."

The wolf-type demonic beast roared again!

Then, using its front two claws to dig into the ground, it twisted its back half, swinging it around... its back half, carrying a strong wind, fiercely swept toward Xiao Lie!

Xiao Lie, at this moment, was about to touch the ground.

So, it could be said that the wolf-type demonic beast chose the perfect moment.

Moreover, after launching this attack, the wolf-type demonic beast's large, red tongue extended... This action was made when the wolf-type demonic beast's tail was about to sweep past Xiao Lie's front, so Xiao Lie, naturally, could not see the wolf-type demonic beast's face and would not know what it was doing.

However, Xiao Bei saw the wolf-type demonic beast's move very clearly.

The wolf-type demonic beast actually had its inner core in its mouth!

It was preparing to directly launch the inner core!

Xiao Bei knew that Xiao Lie was slightly stronger than the wolf-type demonic beast, but with the demonic beast's powerful body and tough outer skin, it wouldn't necessarily lose to Xiao Lie, and they could fight to a draw.

After all, in the same level of strength, demonic beasts had many advantages in battle over humans.

Even if human martial artists had powerful weapons, they still fell short in control compared to the inner core, which demonic beasts could manipulate freely.

Furthermore, the tough outer skin of demonic beasts and their special advantageous attacks, such as the venom of pythons and the golden horns of tiger-like demonic beasts, were more advantageous than those of human martial artists.

Of course, this gap no longer existed among top-tier martial artists.

For example, Xiao Bei!

When Xiao Bei encountered a demonic beast of the same level, he could handle it effortlessly and without fear.

Even without a weapon, using martial qi, Xiao Bei could remain calm and not be at a disadvantage!

Unless he encountered a particularly rare demonic beast of the same level, otherwise, Xiao Bei could handle it calmly!

But Xiao Lie was not Xiao Bei, the Imperial Rank martial artist. Xiao Lie was merely a Saint Rank martial artist with slightly higher combat power than the wolf-type demonic beast!

So, when Xiao Lie barely used the martial qi from his palms as a shield and touched the wolf-type demonic beast's tail, he immediately used this momentum to step on the wolf-type demonic beast, using it as a platform to fly up again.

However, when Xiao Lie flew up again, intending to dive down and strike what he believed to be the wolf-type demonic beast's most vulnerable part, its head, he was shocked to find that the wolf-type demonic beast had already summoned its inner core in such a short time!

The inner core, glowing with a silvery-white light, made Xiao Lie's eyes hurt!

Xiao Lie had not expected that the wolf-type demonic beast would use its ultimate killing move in just a split second, instead of using its usual brutal techniques like biting and clawing.

In that split second, it was the critical moment of life and death!

Xiao Lie was stunned!

And the wolf-type demonic beast, taking advantage of this opportunity, manipulated its inner core to unleash a powerful attack, striking Xiao Lie!

"Stop..."

Xiao Bei's voice echoed in the wolf-type demonic beast's mind.

The wolf-type demonic beast felt a loud boom in its head, and the inner core, glowing with a silvery light, trembled slightly. However, the wolf-type demonic beast bared its teeth even more fiercely, its heart filled with a surge of killing intent!

This loud boom only hindered it for a moment.

Because Xiao Bei did not deepen his power to intimidate it.

Turning its head, while launching its inner core, the wolf-type demonic beast's fierce green eyes were filled with red veins.

Xiao Bei shook his head.

He thought of a term, "beastification" or "berserking"... This wolf-type demonic beast, with its killing intent rising and spreading throughout its body, had probably hidden its clear consciousness. The blood from earlier was likely the main stimulus.

Moreover, the wolf-type demonic beast's eyes were filled with even more greed... It probably wanted to devour Xiao Lie, the innate martial artist, to increase its own strength... In short, now, everything it did was driven by the inherent nature of demonic beasts. His voice, transmitted to its ear through his power, naturally had no effect. Unless he deepened his power to shock it half to death.

"Demonic beasts are indeed demonic beasts. As long as they cannot reach the transformation stage mentioned on this continent, and as long as they do not eliminate the much stronger killing intent of beasts compared to humans, it is very, very difficult to achieve species evolution... Indeed, the advantages they have over humans at the same level come at a price. Fairness, sometimes, always exists..."

Xiao Bei silently cut a small branch with his palm, then, with a flick of his wrist...

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