This encounter had caught him off guard.
Xia Ruofei and the Star Beast were both stunned. Then, the Star Beast's eyes revealed a trace of ferocity. It roared and pounced at Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei finally saw the mid-level Star Beast and immediately became spirited. He stepped on the Curved Frost Flying Sword and agilely drew an arc. At the same time, he used his mental strength to directly control the Green Traveling Immortal Sword to attack the mid-level Star Beast.
To Xia Ruofei's surprise, the mid-level Star Beast did not dodge and still pounced straight at Xia Ruofei.
The mid-level Star Beast and the Green Traveling Immortal Sword were both extremely fast. Therefore, in the blink of an eye, the Green Traveling Immortal Sword had already pierced the Star Beast's body.
Although Xia Ruofei only used his mental strength to grab the Green Traveling Immortal Sword and throw it at the mid-level Star Beast, its speed was still very fast. The flying sword made a sound as it tore through the air. In addition, the Green Traveling Immortal Sword itself was very sharp. Xia Ruofei could not help but feel delighted when he saw that it had pierced the Star Beast so easily. A smile appeared on his face.
However, his smile quickly froze.
After the Green Traveling Immortal Sword came into contact with the mid-level Star Beast's body, it did not directly pierce into its body as Xia Ruofei had expected. Instead, it made a sound of metal clashing. Xia Ruofei even saw a few sparks bursting out. Then, the Green Traveling Immortal Sword shook violently and bounced off.
The sharp Green Traveling Immortal Sword was thrown out by Xia Ruofei at such a fast speed, but it did not even pierce the scales of the mid-level Star Beast.
The defensive ability of this mid-level Star Beast was obviously beyond Xia Ruofei's expectations.
In fact, when he killed the low-level Star Beast just now, Xia Ruofei felt that its skin was thick. He did not expect the mid-level Star Beast to be even more abnormal. Its defensive ability was simply several times that of the low-level Star Beast.
Xia Ruofei did not have time to think too much because the mid-level Star Beast had already pounced in front of him.
Xia Ruofei decisively jumped off Qu Shuang's flying sword and rolled on the ground, avoiding the mid-level star beast's powerful attack.
In fact, the safest and most effective way to control a flying sword was to quickly climb to a higher altitude. However, Xia Ruofei still had lingering fears about the extreme danger he felt when he climbed to the top of the tree to investigate. Therefore, he would rather appear to be in a sorry state and roll on the ground to avoid the mid-level star beasts' attacks than climb to a higher altitude.
Xia Ruofei didn't just focus on defense. While he was rolling and dodging, he had already formed a sword art and controlled the Curved Frost Flying Sword to attack the mid-level star beast.
If he directly used his spiritual energy to grab the flying sword, the attack power would obviously not be enough. Therefore, Xia Ruofei decided not to use the Green Touring Immortal Sword. Instead, he focused on controlling the Qu Shuang Flying Sword to tangle with the mid-level star beast.
Using the sword art to control the Qu Shuang Flying Sword was naturally much faster than the Green Touring Immortal Sword. The faster it was, the more powerful it would be. Moreover, using the sword art to control it, the Qu Shuang Flying Sword was like a part of his body. It was much more flexible than the Green Touring Immortal Sword.
The Qu Shuang Flying Sword let out a soft hum and pierced towards the mid-level star beast.
That mid-level star beast seemed to have realized the danger. This time, it did not directly use its body to block the attack. Instead, it chose to dodge.
In this way, the mid-level star beast's attack on Xia Ruofei was naturally interrupted. Xia Ruofei's passive situation was immediately alleviated.
After he rolled on the ground to avoid the mid-level star beast's attack, he immediately stood up and turned around to run towards the mid-level star beast.
The Qu Shuang Flying Sword circled around the mid-level star beast like a butterfly flying through flowers. From time to time, it would launch fierce attacks.
Xia Ruofei also used his palms to cooperate with the Qu Shuang Flying Sword to form a pincer attack on the mid-level star beast.
In just a short while, the situation was completely reversed. The mid-level star beast almost had no chance to attack again. Instead, it focused on defending against Xia Ruofei's attacks.
However, Xia Ruofei soon frowned. Not only did this mid-level star beast have an extremely strong defense, but it was also very fast. It was also very agile in dodging. Even though the Noble Sword Technique he used was very exquisite and he also took the risk to attack at close range, there were not many attacks that actually landed on the star beast's body. Moreover, there was almost no damage done. Only a few superficial wounds were left on the star beast.
Something that Xia Ruofei did not expect happened very quickly. Even though the mid-level star beast was in a passive situation, it did not fight to the death with him. Instead, it feinted for a moment and then directly ran away.
Xia Ruofei was caught off guard. In addition, this star beast was very fast. By the time he reacted, it was already too late for him to chase after it.
Xia Ruofei watched as the star beast quickly disappeared into the forest. He controlled the Qu Shuang Flying Sword to chase after it in vain for more than 100 meters. Seeing that things were not going well, he simply gave up.
Xia Ruofei was very depressed as he punched a tree beside him.
What a bad start!
The mission required him to kill 100 mid-level star beasts. However, the first star beast he encountered was already so difficult. After working for half a day, he actually let it run away!
Xia Ruofei could not help but feel a headache coming on. For a moment, he actually felt a little helpless.
He could not figure out how the person who had created the record had done it.
According to his speculation, he was at the Golden Core Stage, so the mission required him to kill mid-level star beasts. If a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator came here, they would very likely be required to kill high-level star beasts.
In other words, regardless of whether the person who had created the record was at the Qi Refining Stage, the Golden Core Stage, or the Nascent Soul Stage, the difficulty of the mission he faced would definitely not be lower than Xia Ruofei's.
Xia Ruofei found it hard to imagine that under such difficulty, he could actually kill 100 star beasts that were at the same cultivation level as him in four hours.
However, Xia Ruofei did not have time to think too much for now. He knew that he could not stay here any longer.
He could not guarantee that the mid-level star beast that had escaped would not call for reinforcements. If the star beasts also moved in groups, even if they were not terrifying high-level star beasts, he would not be able to withstand a group of mid-level star beasts!
After Xia Ruofei fought with this mid-level star beast, he already had a rough judgment in his heart. If he were to face the siege of multiple mid-level star beasts, he would not be able to escape without using the Spiritual Map Scroll. This was because their speed was simply too fast.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei immediately threw away all distracting thoughts. He stepped on the Curved Frost Flying Sword and quickly left this place.
He did not have a specific target. He randomly chose a direction and flew forward on his flying sword.
Of course, in the process of moving, Xia Ruofei still maintained the maximum range of his spiritual power to explore the surrounding situation. This was to prevent himself from panicking and falling into the encirclement of a group of star beasts.
This forest seemed to be very large. Xia Ruofei flew on his flying sword for about 20 to 30 kilometers, but he still did not encounter a single star beast along the way.
Xia Ruofei had just gone through a fierce battle and then flew on his flying sword at full speed. Furthermore, he had to nimbly avoid the various obstacles in the forest. He had consumed a lot of energy.
Now that he was dozens of kilometers away from the location of the battle, he thought for a moment and decided to stop and rest. At the same time, he had to quickly think of a suitable solution. It would be difficult to complete this mission just by relying on brute strength.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei jumped off his flying sword and carefully searched the nearby area. After confirming that this place was temporarily safe, he walked to a large tree and sat down. He took out a bottle of Spiritual Pool water from the Ring-Tu space and drank it in large gulps.
Then, he sat under the tree to rest and recover while thinking of a solution.
From the looks of it, these mid-level star beasts did not seem to have any weaknesses.
They were fast, had high defense, and were not weak in attack.
If he wanted to kill a star beast, he had to first ensure that the star beast would not escape. Otherwise, if the star beast was bent on escaping, he really would not be able to make it stay.
Xia Ruofei's thoughts turned quickly, and two words flashed in his mind — Array Dao.
If he wanted to quickly kill the star beast, it seemed that he had to rely on the help of Array Dao.
Xia Ruofei had obtained many precious Array Dao books from the Inheritance Jade Talisman. In addition, he often drew Array Talismans to set up various array formations, so his practical experience was relatively rich. It should be said that his Array Dao level was at least at a higher level.
Xia Ruofei's mind turned quickly, and he quickly formed a prototype plan.
A set of Trap and Kill Array blueprints had been outlined in his mind.
This was not a finished array diagram, but a temporary array diagram that Xia Ruofei combined with his own knowledge of Array Dao, a large number of Array Dao blueprints in his mind, and the actual situation of the star beast.
Xia Ruofei simulated this array diagram in his mind twice and did not find any obvious problems. He immediately took out a jade talisman and began to draw it — he had stored many high-quality blank jade talismans in the Ring-Tu space, and this time, they could come in handy.
This Trap and Kill Array was not particularly complicated, and Xia Ruofei was very familiar with drawing Array Talismans. Therefore, he used less than half an hour to complete all the required Array Talismans. There were two mistakes along the way, and two of the blank jade talismans were damaged. Other than that, it could be said that everything went very smoothly.
Although he spent half an hour or so, sharpening the axe would not delay the work of cutting firewood. If he could increase the probability of killing the star beast, then this half an hour would be worth it.
However, Xia Ruofei was still faced with a problem — this Trap and Kill Array could not be set up with just a few jade talismans with Array Patterns carved on them. It also needed to be set up with specific auxiliary materials in different positions.
In other words, he could not directly cast Array Talismans to instantly form the array when he encountered a mid-level star beast. He had to set up the array in advance.
However, the forest was almost endless, and the probability of encountering a mid-level star beast was not high. Xia Ruofei also could not set up the array in advance. Otherwise, he would become a sitting duck.
Xia Ruofei frowned slightly. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he thought of the star beast that escaped just now.
If that star beast really went to get reinforcements for revenge, then wouldn't there be a ready-made ambush spot? As long as he set up the array in the vicinity, there would be a chance of encountering a mid-level star beast, and it was very likely that there would be more than one star beast.
Thinking of this, Xia Ruofei suddenly saw the hope of breaking the record and completing the mission!
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