Jianchen hesitated. He was hesitating over whether he should charge up and take the Yin Hellstone first. The Yin Hellstone was just too important to him. It was a material he could not lack for the Azulet swords. The value of the Yin Hellstone had far exceeded the value of the Amethyst Spiritual Bamboo and the Mortal Energy Fruit.
Just as Jianchen was hesitating, the ground began to tremble rhythmically. A powerful presence appeared up ahead, and just the presence was enough to suffocate Jianchen.
Jianchen was surprised. He carefully erased his presence and silently retreated. He only stopped when he reached a distance he believed to be safe. Although he was unable to see the Xuanhuang beast due to the cover of the forest, he knew that it was definitely a guardian beast that guarded the Mortal Energy Fruit and Amethyst Spiritual Bamboo.
Jianchen did not retreat too far. He was only around twenty kilometers away from the Yin Hellstone. It was impossible for him to hide from an Origin realm expert at such a close distance. However, these were Xuanhuang beasts that did not possess any secret techniques or intelligence, which was why Jianchen was bold enough to remain twenty kilometers away from the Origin realm Xuanhuang beast.
Jianchen climbed up a tree silently like a snake and looked ahead. He saw an elephant-like Xuanhuang beast walking over from afar, heading in the direction of the Mortal Energy Fruit and Amethyst Spiritual Bamboo. The elephant-like Xuanhuang beast was extremely large, standing over thirty meters tall. It had two horns on its head, but it did not have tusks or a long nose. Its mouth was triangular, revealing three rows of sharp teeth that flickered with a cold light.
"This should be the Class 10 Xuanhuang beast guarding this place. Its strength has reached late Heavenly Immortal or even peak Heavenly Immortal. It's even more powerful than the python I encountered a few days ago." Jianchen lay on a tree twenty kilometers away as he silently stared at the Xuanhuang beast. Although he was very far away, there were not many obstructions in his line of sight since he was hiding in a high place. As a result, he could clearly see the Xuanhuang beast.
Jianchen discovered that the Xuanhuang beast had crouched down beside the Mortal Energy Fruit. It opened its mouth and sucked in a visible amount of energy from the fruit. The Xuanhuang beast was covered in countless wounds of various sizes. Every single one of them was vicious and extremely deep. Even its head had a few large wounds.
"This Xuanhuang beast went through a battle recently and is heavily injured." Jianchen's eyes immediately lit up at the sight of this. If the Xuanhuang beast was heavily injured, its strength would definitely not be comparable to when it was at its peak. Although the Xuanhuang beast had reached late Heavenly Immortal or even peak Heavenly Immortal, it was no longer at its peak. At the same time, there were many vicious wounds on its body. It was completely possible to use these wounds as an opening to destroy the insides of its body.
Other than their great strength, which allowed them to rival Origin realm experts, Class 10 Xuanhuang beasts also possessed a great advantage in terms of defense. Under normal circumstances, only experts on the same level as Xuanhuang beasts could break through their defenses and injure them. However, once they lost this advantage, even weaker existences could still injure them.
After discovering that the Xuanhuang beast was heavily injured, the flames of hope reignited in Jianchen's heart. At that moment, an extremely bold idea appeared in his head, which was to kill the Xuanhuang beast.
"With my current strength, killing this Xuanhuang beast will probably be a certain amount of difficulty," Jian Chen thought. Jianchen secretly assessed the difference in strength between him and the Xuanhuang beast before frowning again. He had already reached a conclusion. Even if the Xuanhuang beast was heavily injured, killing it would still be extremely difficult or even impossible.
At this moment, Jianchen's face changed. A sliver of joy appeared on his face. He immediately descended from the tree and silently retreated several dozen kilometers. Only when he returned to the foot of the elemental mountains did he stop. With a thought, the saint artifact flew out from between his eyebrows with a dazzling golden light. With a flash, a three-meter-tall Tie Ta appeared beside him.
Not only had Tie Ta's presence become even more powerful, but even his skin had become even more dazzling. He seemed to radiate with endless golden light, making him seem like a golden giant.
"Jianchen, I should be able to deal with Class 9 Xuanhuang beasts now, so I've come out of seclusion to kill them with you. That way, we'll be able to obtain even more Class 9 Monster Cores," Tie Ta said with a muffled voice. He directly referred to the energy crystals in the Xuanhuang beasts as monster cores.
Jianchen secretly rejoiced inside when he sensed Tie Ta's great confidence. He was just about to deal with a heavily injured Class 10 Xuanhuang beast when he was worried about his lack of strength. He never thought that Tie Ta would come out of seclusion at a time like this, making up for his lack of strength.
Although Tie Ta had yet to become a Holy Emperor, he had reached the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor after a period of seclusion. Coupled with his Mysteries of War, he would definitely be able to kill Class 9 Xuanhuang beasts with ease. Even if he faced a heavily injured Class 10 Xuanhuang beast, he would still be able to put up a fight.
"Tie Ta, there's a heavily injured Class 10 Xuanhuang beast up ahead. The two heavenly resources it's guarding are both extremely valuable, and one of them is extremely important to me. I have to obtain it no matter what. Do you have the confidence to kill it with me?" Jianchen said to Tie Ta. His eyes were filled with battle intent.
Tie Ta's eyes lit up as he stared at Jianchen in interest. He asked with burning interest, "A Class 10 Xuanhuang beast? Doesn't that mean it's an existence that surpasses the Holy Emperor? If we kill it, won't we get a Class 10 Monster Core?" Although Tie Ta's strength was impressive, his knowledge was very limited. Let alone Class 10 Monster Cores, even Class 9 Monster Cores were legendary items to him. Only after he came to the Xuanhuang Microcosm did he truly see a Class 9 Monster Core, and it was not even a monster core. Instead, it was an energy crystal condensed within a Class 9 Xuanhuang beast.
"That's right," Jianchen nodded firmly.
"Jianchen, I'll listen to your arrangements. If you think the two of us can defeat it, let's fight the Class 10 Xuanhuang beast. We'll kill it if we can," Tie Ta immediately said. He also knew that he was nowhere near as intelligent as Jianchen, so he just let Jianchen make the decision. Afterward, he rubbed his hands excitedly and murmured, "A Class 10 Monster Core. I've never heard of one on the Tian Yuan Continent. I wonder how much it's worth."
Jianchen secretly shook his head as he listened to Tie Ta's murmur. He bitterly smiled. On the Tian Yuan Continent, only an extremely small number of Class 7 Monster Cores would appear in large auctions. Class 8 and 9 Monster Cores would never appear on the market, let alone Class 10 Monster Cores.
"Tie Ta, the Xuanhuang beast is already heavily injured. Its strength has been greatly reduced, so we need to act as soon as possible. Otherwise, it'll recover slightly with each passing moment, and dealing with it will become even more difficult. Let's discuss how to deal with the Class 10 Xuanhuang beast right now." Jian Chen quickly explained the method of dealing with Class 10 Xuanhuang beasts to Tie Ta. It was impossible to kill a Class 10 Xuanhuang beast in a head-on clash.
The Xuanhuang beast lay on the ground beside the Mortal Energy Fruit tree in an extremely weak manner. It constantly absorbed the energy from the tree to heal. It was haggard and seemed sickly. Clearly, it was heavily injured.
Suddenly, its half-closed eyes abruptly opened. Although its eyes were filled with exhaustion, they were incomparably sharp and fierce. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar. It struggled to stand up from the ground, but it was extremely strenuous.
A dazzling golden light flickered in the forest. Tie Ta appeared before the Xuanhuang beast like he had teleported. He shone brightly as supreme battle intent radiated from him, condensing into the golden axe above his head.
"Mysteries of War, Destruction!" Tie Ta bellowed out. The axe above his head shone with a dazzling light as it swung down at the deepest wound on the Xuanhuang beast's head with lightning-like speed.
Spurt! Blood immediately sprayed into the air. Tie Ta's strike had caused the vicious wound on the Xuanhuang beast's head to become even larger. It was so painful that the Xuanhuang beast cried out.
At this moment, the Xuanhuang beast finally stood up with great difficulty. It immediately raised a huge foot and stomped down on Tie Ta. The sole of the foot flickered with an earthen-yellow light, covering an area three meters in diameter. It just happened to envelop Tie Ta.
Tie Ta immediately felt his body sink as his feet sank into the ground. At that moment, he felt like his body had suddenly become countless times heavier. Just raising his hand required over ten times more strength than usual, so his movements became abnormally sluggish.
"Mysteries of War, Celestial Pursuit!" Tie Ta bellowed out and used the Celestial Pursuit to leave the region enveloped by the yellow light. As soon as he left the region, he immediately felt lighter. The gravity the Xuanhuang beast exerted on him had vanished.
"Boom!" At the same time, the Xuanhuang beast viciously stomped down with its foot. Not only did it fail to create a deep hole in the ground with its seemingly heavy foot, it did not even leave behind a mark. However, it produced a heavy sound, causing the ground to violently shake.
Tie Ta became extremely stern. He knew that the Xuanhuang beast's stomp was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. It contained other mysteries. If he was struck by the stomp, he would probably be reduced to pieces even with his body of the war god.
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