Shao Xuan remained on the battlefield.
It wasn't that Shao Xuan was a busybody, he just wanted to help to buy some time for the Gu tribesmen to catch their breaths. Since Bo Gu was injured, he wanted to help as well. Among all the Yanjiao tribesmen here, Shao Xuan was the least affected by the Gu tribe's fire seed. That was why he went deeper into the battlefield.
When he saw the Gu tribesmen catch their breaths and prepare to fight again, he wanted to retreat from the battlefield. But after a few steps, he heard a voice.
"Wait!"
There was no one around Shao Xuan. The voice wasn't loud, but it was clear as if someone was talking to him.
It was the Gu shaman's voice. It was a secret technique that allowed Shao Xuan to stay and help them.
Maybe the shaman saw that Shao Xuan wasn't affected by the Gu tribe's fire seed. He was also strong. After seeing the two spears, the shaman was sure that only Yanjiao tribesmen could hurt the beast with weapons.
The shaman even promised that if Shao Xuan helped them this time, the Gu tribesmen would repay the Yanjiao tribe. As for what benefits they would give, the situation was too dangerous for them to discuss.
Shao Xuan agreed.
The shaman would tell Shao Xuan when to attack.
"Front claw!"
Shao Xuan lowered his body abruptly, as if he was sliding on the ground, towards the beast's claw that was propped up on the ground.
The beast was looking in another direction. Taking this chance, Shao Xuan slashed at the beast's claw.
A golden light flashed.
Clang!
The sound of metal colliding rang out, followed by an ear-piercing explosion. Shards of scales with a metallic luster broke away from the beast's paw and splashed in all directions.
A mark was left on the tough, armor-like beast skin and scales. As for Shao Xuan's hand that was holding the sword, he only felt waves of burning numbness from his wrist to his shoulder.
Tough!
That was Shao Xuan's first thought.
He didn't feel it when he threw the spear, but now he felt the recoil from the sword. Shao Xuan could feel the beast's strong defence. No matter if it was a strong blow or a sharp blade, it would be greatly weakened when it came into contact with the beast's tough scales.
With such a strong defence, even if two hundred Yanjiao tribesmen attacked at once, this beast would still be able to hold on for a while.
This beast …
Shao Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
Perhaps it was not obvious just by looking at its size and reaction speed, but he felt that this beast had already surpassed the average fearsome beast. Even the largest fearsome beast they had hunted for the Flaming River Grand Banquet paled in comparison to this beast.
Shao Xuan couldn't help but think of the bat king he met years ago. Back then, the bat was extremely fast. The Flaming Horn hunting team couldn't even catch a glimpse of its shadow. This giant beast in front of them wasn't a speed-type beast. It wasn't agile compared to other fearsome beasts of the same level. It couldn't fly, and it didn't have many other ways to attack. In terms of strength, it might not even be as strong as some of the giant beasts the Flaming Horns had hunted before. However, this giant beast was much stronger than the fearsome beasts the Flaming Horns had hunted before!
Perhaps it wasn't as strong as the bat Shao Xuan had met years ago, but it was enough to strike fear into people's hearts.
Its defensive capabilities were simply too strong!
Generally speaking, an excessively long neck would appear fragile. However, the dense steel armor-like scales protected it tightly!
No wonder it was a fearsome beast that had lived for a thousand years.
The Gu shaman didn't know what Shao Xuan was thinking. Even though he was focused on the beast and the Gu tribesmen fixing the net, he still spared a bit of attention to Shao Xuan. He saw the result of Shao Xuan's attack.
What a sharp weapon!
The Gu shaman's eyes flashed with surprise.
He didn't know what material it was made of. Where did the Yanjiao get it? Whether it was the two spears from before or Shao Xuan's weapon, which was completely different from a stone tool, the Gu shaman was shocked.
What a monster!
But it was a pity. No matter how sharp Yanjiao's weapons were, they couldn't subdue this fearsome beast. Only the Gu tribesmen could do it. The Yanjiao tribesmen could only support them.
The skin on the beast's claws was too thick, much thicker than the skin on its face. Even though Shao Xuan's wound was deep enough, it wasn't enough to cause blood to spurt out. It didn't even cause the beast much pain. Compared to the beast's size, a wound like this was nothing.
But even so, the beast was still distracted. Its head tilted towards Shao Xuan.
After that strike, Shao Xuan dodged to the side without hesitation. In the next moment, the beast raised its paw and stomped down heavily. The stones on the ground were crushed into powder. The ground cracked and caved in. The tremors spread outwards, causing the cracks to widen even further.
The original habitat of the Drumming tribe had been destroyed beyond recognition after being trampled by the beasts again and again.
Outside the battle circle, Ah Guang was holding a strong bow that was almost as tall as her. She aimed an arrow at the giant beast, but she didn't dare to shoot recklessly. She wanted to shoot a few arrows with the other archers, but they soon realised that it wasn't easy to do so. There were people from the Drumming tribe everywhere, and they were worried about accidentally injuring them.
"The Grand Elder told us not to attack for now. We just need to take care of the injured." Kun Tu looked over worriedly. They weren't worried about the Gu tribe. All they cared about was Shao Xuan.
"Brother Xuan isn't an impulsive person. He knows what he's doing. We just need to watch from the side. If Brother Xuan asks us to attack, we'll go over." Guang put down her bow but didn't put the arrow back into the quiver. She was ready to shoot at any given signal.
At the battlefield, Shao Xuan once again left a sword mark on the beast's hind leg that wasn't covered by the net under the Gu shaman's instructions. There was some blood this time but it wasn't enough to cause any real damage to the beast.
Shao Xuan wanted to cut a few more times on the same wound to completely cut open the beast's skin but he didn't have the time and the beast was prepared. Every time the wound appeared, it would close up within a few breaths of time and the blood would stop flowing. Its scales would close up as if it was trying to cover the wound. It was difficult for Shao Xuan to accurately cut the same wound. Plus, he was cooperating with the Drumming tribe, he wasn't in charge of the operation.
Giving up on the idea of deepening the wound, Shao Xuan observed the Gu tribesmen who were busy setting up the net while waiting for the shaman's next instruction.
To be honest, if one didn't know how to set up nets, traps and traps, they wouldn't be able to understand their actions.
Hundreds of silhouettes shuttled around the beast. The straw ropes were like strange red snakes, intertwining, gathering and forming knots. Then, like a seal, they stuck tightly to the beast's body. If the person fixing the net was slapped away by the beast, the person behind would quickly replace him.
The originally messy and incomplete net was broken into whole pieces with the appearance of each net. The broken nets connected, and then flames emerged from the ropes, leaving new burn marks on the giant beast's body.
Why did he take the risk to help?
Shao Xuan actually had his own motives.
This was the first time that he had come into close contact with such a huge and complicated net. Hearing about it was one thing, seeing the finished product was another, and seeing the whole process up close was another. The shock that he felt was something that the first two experiences could not achieve.
One rope after another, and one net after another. The torn net was being mended.
Although their bronze weapons could barely break through the beast's scales, they couldn't do much damage in a short period of time. The only thing holding the beast back was still the Gu tribe's net. This was because the net that had already wrapped around the giant beast was like a seal that had been placed on it, causing the giant beast's movements to become more and more restricted.
Shao Xuan didn't see the beast rush out from the river bank, but he could guess with his imagination that when the beast first rushed out from the river bank, it was still very fast. Now, it was much slower, as if all the muscles on its body had been burned stiff by the flames on the net.
The steel-like scales all over its body had been burned black by the flames. The defense that couldn't be broken by sharp weapons was beginning to collapse under the flames.
This was just a broken net, not yet complete. If the Gu tribe's plan was completed, would it be the death of this beast that had lived for thousands of years?
A long time ago, when Shao Xuan was learning traps from Old Ke, Old Ke had told him about a set of sure-kill skills. At that time, Shao Xuan thought he had grasped the knack of it, but now, he found that his understanding was too limited. These skills of the Gu tribe were the real sure-kill skills that could subdue a ferocious beast!
Rather than calling it a sure-kill set, it was more accurate to call it a sure-kill net. It was a more precise, complicated, and powerful sure-kill skill!
But the premise was that the net had to be complete!
Bang bang bang!
The beast stood up, its two front claws reaching for its neck. As it roared in anger, its claws tore the unfinished net off its neck.
The Gu tribe warrior controlling the net was also shocked by the vibration of the rope in his hand. The rope fell from his hand, and his body flew out.
The broken net of ropes flew down, still carrying with it a flame that had not yet been extinguished.
A small section of the rope flew towards Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan raised his hand to grab the rope. The rope became even redder because of the flames, making a sizzling sound in Shao Xuan's hand.
The burning pain came. The foreign tribe's fire seed's breath entered his body through his arm. Shao Xuan's hand holding the rope was burned. But soon, the repulsion of the foreign tribe's fire seed faded. The rope in Shao Xuan's hand was still burning. Although the fire was getting smaller, it still persisted.
However, the burning in his hand stopped. It was as if the foreign tribe's fire seed's repulsion towards Shao Xuan had stopped.
In Shao Xuan's mind, the totemic flame was very active when it first came into contact with the rope. It was a natural repulsion and resistance between two fire seeds. But soon, it was the light shield outside that became active. As the light shield lit up, the Yanjiao fire seed in Shao Xuan's body and the Gu tribe's fire seed in the rope in his hand both became gentle. It was as if both sides had calmed down.
Shao Xuan carefully looked at the rope in his hand that was still burning. The red on the rope quickly faded, and the flame also weakened.
The red on the rope was blood.
Blood and fire came from the same source. With blood as a guide and rope as a medium, he borrowed the power of the fire seed to fight against a stronger enemy.
So that was it!
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