Chapter 46

100,000 catties! This is already the standard for a tenth-layer Thunderclap Realm expert!

Lin Xi had practiced the "Overlord's Dominance" for several months, and it finally showed its effects. At the same ninth-layer Dragon Force Realm, Lin Xi's strength was more than twice that of the Grand Elder Zhao Xiong.

100,000 catties!

This was a turning point. Now, Lin Xi finally had the qualifications to challenge a tenth-layer Thunderclap Realm expert! And with the enhancement effect of the "Triple Spine Strike," even if the opponent was twice as strong as Lin Xi, it would be useless.

However, the "Triple Spine Strike" had its flaws; it was extremely draining and could not be used consecutively. But this was enough.

Boom!

Under Lin Xi, the earth and stones splattered. A huge Earth Force Python, sensing the strong blood aura from Lin Xi, broke through the ground and bit down at him.

"Good beast, you're just right for me to test my strength!"

Lin Xi spread his hands, not even using a magic sword. In one move, he immediately grabbed the double jaws of the Earth Force Python.

"Rise!"

Lin Xi exerted his strength with both hands, and the layers of the ground exploded. This ninth-layer ferocious beast, whose strength could strangle a Dragon Force Elder, was instantly pulled out of the ground with overwhelming force.

The body of this Earth Force Python was nearly 200 meters long and weighed tens of thousands of catties. Originally, only its head was exposed. But now, Lin Xi, with sheer brute force, pulled it out of the ground and threw it to the ground.

"Die!"

Lin Xi spread his hands, and the upper and lower jaws of the giant python were immediately torn apart by brute force. A large amount of python blood spurted out, splashing all over Lin Xi.

With 100,000 catties of strength, tearing apart a ninth-layer Dragon Force Realm ferocious beast was effortless.

In one breath, Lin Xi grabbed the python's body, drank its blood as if it were wine, and then absorbed its inner core and essence. The Earth Force Python was left with only a white, skeletal frame.

"Only 1,000 catties of increased strength!"

Lin Xi frowned.

At the same ninth-layer ferocious beast, in the past, Lin Xi could increase his strength by nearly 10,000 catties, but now he could only increase it by less than 1,000 catties. The effect was greatly reduced.

However, after a moment of thought, Lin Xi understood.

Now that Lin Xi had reached the ninth-layer Dragon Force Realm, absorbing the inner core of a ferocious beast of the same level would greatly reduce its effect. This was like a skinny person who could gain weight from eating an egg, but once they became fat, eating another egg would hardly help them gain weight.

The higher the level of the ferocious beast, the higher the grade of the primordial energy contained in its inner core. For low-level martial artists, the effect was more significant. But for high-level martial artists, the effect of these beast cores would be greatly reduced.

Only the inner cores of ferocious beasts that were higher in level could significantly increase a martial artist's strength. Otherwise, the effect would be greatly diminished.

Lin Xi could foresee that with his current strength, if he continued to hunt ninth-layer ferocious beasts, the effect would become weaker and weaker.

"It seems that only by hunting the inner cores of tenth-layer ferocious beasts will there be any effect."

Lin Xi thought to himself.

Tenth-layer ferocious beasts had a strength of over 100,000 catties. They were deeper in the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range. Each ferocious beast was extremely powerful and fierce. Their strength was far beyond that of ninth-layer ferocious beasts.

Even the Patriarch of the Sunfire Sect, Chirenyan, could not guarantee that he could enter the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range and hunt these tenth-layer ferocious beasts and return unscathed.

That was a high-risk area in the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, requiring extreme caution.

Especially as the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range approached the center, the area became more concentrated. This meant that the density of ferocious beasts greatly increased. A single ferocious beast could still be dealt with, but a group of Thunderclap Realm ferocious beasts would be extremely dangerous.

"Boom!"

Lin Xi leaped, and in one jump, he soared hundreds of feet high, quickly turning into a small black dot. He drew a huge arc in the air and then fell deeper into the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range.

"What a magnificent Ferocious Beast Mountain Range!"

From hundreds of feet in the air, Lin Xi looked into the distance. He jumped so high to get a better view of the core of the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range from a higher vantage point.

Although the outer part of the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range was heavily shrouded in mist, the core was much clearer. Four huge mountain ridges connected in the center.

The mountains wound like sleeping dragons.

Many ferocious beasts could be seen, like giant whales in the ocean, appearing and disappearing. Without exception, these ferocious beasts were abnormally large. Compared to them, ninth-layer ferocious beasts were like earthworms.

From the air, Lin Xi could only see parts of the bodies of many ferocious beasts, unable to see their true forms completely.

"No wonder even Thunderclap Realm experts can fall here. The ferocious beasts here are incredibly powerful!"

Lin Xi was inwardly shocked.

With 100,000 catties of strength, he could almost sweep through ninth-layer ferocious beasts. But in the core of the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, he felt as small as a grain of sand in the vast sea.

The ferocious beasts here had a minimum strength of 100,000 catties. Some, in Lin Xi's perception, had a strength of over a million catties. Even Lin Xi felt deeply powerless in front of such powerful ferocious beasts.

Some of the larger ferocious beasts could not be described by their strength alone. Just a single movement could cause the entire mountain range to tremble.

Lin Xi had always known that the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range was extremely dangerous, but only by seeing it with his own eyes did he realize how terrifying it truly was.

"If I could capture these ferocious beasts and obtain their inner cores, the benefits would be unimaginable."

Lin Xi thought to himself.

Those ferocious beasts with over a million catties of strength were beyond Lin Xi's ability to fight. But ferocious beasts below that level, Lin Xi still had a chance to fight.

And the weaker ferocious beasts were his hunting targets.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xi's body quickly fell downward.

"Screech! ——"

Suddenly, a high-pitched, piercing scream came from the sky. The sound was like thunder, rolling continuously, shaking the entire Ferocious Beast Mountain Range.

Lin Xi was startled and looked up sharply. He saw a huge Golden-Backed Peng Bird spreading its wings, flying over the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, heading in his direction. The Golden-Backed Peng Bird's claws were curled, seemingly holding something.

"Help! ——"

A little girl's cry for help came from under the Golden-Backed Peng Bird.

"Hmm? There's someone."

Lin Xi was surprised. The voice came from under the Golden-Backed Peng Bird's claws, and it was clearly a young girl's voice.

"The Ferocious Beast Mountain Range is full of dangers. How could a little girl be here?"

Lin Xi was greatly surprised and, without thinking, stepped hard with his foot. A burst of energy exploded, and in the next moment, Lin Xi shot up like a cannonball.

The Golden-Backed Peng Bird was very fast and, in the blink of an eye, was above Lin Xi.

"Roar!"

Lin Xi roared, his blood boiling, and his spine cracking. He used the "Triple Spine Strike." His original strength was 100,000 catties, but with the Triple Spine Strike, it instantly increased to 300,000 catties.

"Qi Chong Niudou!"

Lin Xi's body vibrated, and at the highest point in the air, he used the second move of the "Qi Tuan Bahuang Fist."

A vast, boundless aura surged from Lin Xi's body, overwhelming the sky and sea.

Boom!

In the next moment, a massive green energy pillar rose into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it crossed hundreds of feet of space, catching up to the flying Golden-Backed Peng Bird.

Lin Xi's timing was perfect. The moment he released his fist, the Golden-Backed Peng Bird was directly above him.

Boom!

This strike was earth-shattering, like a thunderbolt. "Qi Chong Niudou" was the only move in the Qi Tuan Bahuang Fist that could attack from the air and at a great distance. With a loud boom, the green energy fist Lin Xi released immediately caught up to the Golden-Backed Peng Bird and struck its abdomen heavily.

"Screech! ——"

The Golden-Backed Peng Bird could not withstand Lin Xi's fist, which had a strength of hundreds of thousands of catties. It let out a mournful cry, blood splattered, and a large amount of golden feathers fell from the sky.

The Golden-Backed Peng Bird flapped its wings, trying to rise higher. But a sword light flashed in Lin Xi's fist, piercing through the bird's body, circling around it, and severing it.

Lin Xi's attack not only contained his full strength but also wrapped his magic sword inside, causing such a massive killing power.

"Ah! Master... save... me..."

With a high-pitched scream, the huge Golden-Backed Peng Bird fell straight from the sky like a wooden stake.

Lin Xi's pupils contracted, and he was about to leap up again to catch the little girl the Golden-Backed Peng Bird had caught. Suddenly, a deafening sound came from the distance, and Lin Xi felt the ground beneath his feet tremble.

Whoosh!

A flash of light appeared above Lin Xi's head, and a green-robed figure appeared out of nowhere. In the blink of an eye, it landed on the ground with a loud thud. At that moment, the huge corpse of the Golden-Backed Peng Bird also fell to the ground with a loud thud.

Lin Xi was shocked as he looked at the new figure in front of him. In the blink of an eye, the figure had jumped from thousands of feet away to above Lin Xi, and its height far exceeded Lin Xi's.

Such astonishing jumping power was far beyond what a Thunderclap Realm martial artist could achieve.

"Qi Lian Realm expert!"

A thought flashed through Lin Xi's mind. Only a Qi Lian Realm expert could give him such a strong sense of pressure.

The figure just standing there was like a towering mountain, blocking the way. The heavy pressure made it difficult to move.

Whoosh!

A flash of green light, and the magic sword Lin Xi had thrown earlier landed in front of him, the hilt visible, trembling slightly.

"Which sect's disciple are you?"

The green-robed man was slightly turned, his face obscured by the light. His voice was cautious, as if he did not trust Lin Xi.

Lin Xi frowned and replied:

"Five Thunder Sect."

Lin Xi did not have a good impression of the green-robed man, so he only said three words without elaborating.

"Five Thunder Sect?"

The green-robed man frowned, showing a thoughtful expression, as if seriously considering something. After a long time, he shook his head:

"Never heard of it."

"Senior, how can you talk to others like that? This big brother saved my life!"

A slightly reproachful girl's voice came from the green-robed man's arms. It was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, with a delicate and innocent appearance, her head adorned with two pigtails, her big eyes twinkling, looking very cute.

She jumped out of the green-robed man's arms and walked to Lin Xi, looking up at him with twinkling eyes:

"Big brother, you're so nice. Thank you for saving me just now."

"It was just a small effort, nothing to it."

Lin Xi said indifferently.