Chapter 12

"Hum~"

The demon crystal entered his abdomen and immediately began to dissolve.

If an ordinary Dragon Vein Realm cultivator, or even a Dragon Blood Realm or Dragon Spirit Realm cultivator, were to absorb this crystal core, it would only be absorbed very slowly.

But at this moment, as Su Han's Dragon Vein Imperial Art operated, the crystal core seemed to melt like a ball of water!

This melting produced a large amount of dense spiritual energy, which, following Su Han's guidance, entered various parts of his body.

"It's still faster to cultivate this way. Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is really too slow..." Su Han thought to himself.

"Just a group of mindless beasts, weren't you trying to hunt me down?"

A smile curved at the corner of Su Han's lips. He had his reasons for staying behind!

How could a noble ancient dragon emperor be chased by mere first or second-stage beasts?

In his previous life, Su Han could obliterate millions of such beasts with a single thought!

"Whoosh!"

The dagger suddenly shot out again, its powerful penetration allowing it to directly enter the head of a fanged warthog. It then quickly pulled out a demon crystal and retreated.

The fanged warthog, having lost its demon crystal, was like losing its heart, its aura quickly dissipating and ultimately being swallowed by the army of beasts.

"Another one."

Su Han swallowed the demon crystal, and the Dragon Vein Imperial Art rapidly refined it.

"I have already opened thirteen meridians. To open the fourteenth, the spiritual energy contained in this first-stage demon crystal is still somewhat insufficient."

Previously, Su Han had already opened eight meridians. Su Yunlie had given Su Han three years' worth of spiritual items, and in those three days, Su Han had already opened thirteen meridians.

Looking back, Su Han muttered, "However, quantity can make up for quality. With so many beasts here, I'm really looking forward to how many meridians I can open today!"

It was rare to encounter so many beasts in the Beast Mountain Range on a regular day, which was one of the main reasons Su Han stayed behind.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

In the shrubs, a black shadow continuously darted about, each dart bringing back a demon crystal.

After bringing back the demon crystal, Su Han would quickly change his location. Although the beasts were fast, the route Su Han took was inconsistent, making it extremely difficult for them to catch him.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes passed.

For Pang Qing, ten minutes felt like ten years, passing slowly.

But for Su Han, these ten minutes were pure enjoyment.

"Sixteen!"

Su Han looked at the new light that appeared on his body, and the smile at the corner of his lips widened slightly.

Although he had already opened sixteen dragon meridians, his strength had greatly increased, but he still only displayed the power of eight dragon meridians.

For him, using eight dragon meridians was enough to deal with first-stage beasts.

In these ten minutes, Su Han had killed at least two hundred first-stage beasts, mostly fanged warthogs, followed by one-eyed giant lizards, flame red horses, and others.

He had devoured more than half of the demon crystals, and the rest were stored in his bag.

"About right."

Su Han's eyes flickered, and he suddenly circled back to his original path.

"Chirp chirp!"

Seeing Su Han return from the side, a three-tailed demon monkey in the beast horde seemed extremely angry, feeling that Su Han was provoking it.

It suddenly rushed out, stepping on the back of a flame red horse and leaping up. Its hands and tail skillfully grabbed branches, quickly rushing toward Su Han.

"Hmm?"

Su Han sensed something, looked up, and revealed a cold smile.

"Three-tailed demon monkey? With my current strength, if hundreds of three-tailed demon monkeys came, I would still be afraid, but just you... that's not enough!"

As he spoke, the dagger in Su Han's hand suddenly shot out.

"Bang!"

The three-tailed demon monkey had been watching Su Han's dagger all along, after all, Su Han had used it at least two hundred times before.

Seeing the dagger appear again, a look of disdain appeared on the three-tailed demon monkey's face. It swung its claws, and with a bang, the dagger was actually slapped back.

"Indeed, a second-stage beast, not bad." Su Han praised.

This was the first time the dagger had failed, but Su Han didn't care at all.

"For a second-stage beast, the power of eight dragon meridians is indeed too small."

"Since eight dragon meridians are too small, let you try ten dragon meridians!"

"Boom!"

As he spoke, Su Han's body trembled, and two more lights immediately appeared!

With the appearance of these lights, Su Han's strength increased dramatically, whether in speed, strength, or attack power, all were significantly enhanced.

"Whoosh!"

The dagger shot out again, but this time, it was several times faster, and a slight wind sound could be heard. The sharp cold light made the three-tailed demon monkey's fur stand on end, and it chirped wildly.

The three-tailed demon monkey did not clash with the dagger head-on but instead jumped to avoid the attack.

"Scared?"

Su Han looked at the three-tailed demon monkey and shook his head slightly, "Unfortunately, you can't escape."

As Su Han spoke, the dagger suddenly changed direction, and its speed reached its peak. It appeared in front of the three-tailed demon monkey as it dodged.

Seeing this, the three-tailed demon monkey immediately stopped and tried to flee backward.

But at that moment, a golden line appeared in its field of vision, getting closer and closer, leaving no time for it to react.

"Poof!"

The line sliced through the three-tailed demon monkey's head, blood splattered, and its corpse fell from the tree.

"Still just a beast, with too little intelligence." Su Han sighed, looking at the demon crystal in his hand.

Although the beasts were strong, their intelligence was too low. If the three-tailed demon monkey were a human, it would not have been killed so easily by Su Han.

"The first second-stage demon crystal, and it's from a top-tier three-tailed demon monkey. I wonder if the spiritual energy it contains is enough to open my seventeenth dragon meridian?"

Without hesitation, Su Han swallowed the demon crystal.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the demon crystal dissolved, and a surge of violent spiritual energy surged within Su Han's body. Even the operation of the Dragon Vein Imperial Art was accelerated by this spiritual energy.

"Ha ha ha, indeed, a second-stage demon crystal!"

Su Han laughed, and at the location of his seventeenth meridian, a large amount of impurities were being flushed out by the spiritual energy.

A moment later, Su Han's aura suddenly increased, and the seventeenth meridian was opened!

"I wonder how Pang Qing is doing now. Could he have died?"

Su Han sped up and rushed toward the place he had fled from earlier.

"Hmm?"

When he arrived, there was no sign of Pang Qing, only the chaos left by the beasts' trampling.

"Really dead?" Su Han frowned.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, a figure suddenly darted out from the distant shrubs.

Behind it, a horde of beasts followed.