Promise!

Chapter 269, Kui Niu

Funiu Mountains, Erchong Pass, Tianmen Mountain.

'I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I caught a great white shark while fishing!'

Zhuang Jin's figure left a trail of wind, flashing as if he were teleporting, with a powerful aura following him closely in the sky behind him.

That was a Sky-Splitting Dragon King that had undergone three blood transfusions. Wherever it passed, the sky seemed to be torn apart. Its unbridled aura caused the vegetation within several miles to sway as if it had been crushed by something.

Swish, swish, swish!
Upon closer inspection, Zhuang Jin continuously threw out precious pills to slow down the speed of the Sky-Splitting Dragon King. After half an hour, he finally escaped the dragon king's pursuit.

It turned out that when Zhuang Jin entered the second level of the Funiu Mountains, he first went to Yunchi Mountain because of the strange activity there. The momentum of the energy tide in that area was close to that of a large energy tide, and it caused an earthquake in Cangzhou City. He guessed that it was an earthquake caused by the eruption of the ice lake. He went to investigate and confirm it.

As expected, the glacial meltwater erupted there, transforming it into a massive iceberg.

Having sensed the presence of too many powerful beasts in Yunchi Mountain, they cautiously moved away and came to Tianmen Mountain. They then collected the precious medicinal herbs they had gathered along the way and used them as bait to catch fish.

The good news is that, as he predicted, the Vajra Realm beasts in the Yuan Qi Tide are vying for opportunities in the Triple Death Zone and will not venture out. Even if there are any unexpected events, they are most likely to be found in the Cloud Pool Mountain area where the disturbances occur, and they will only encounter Blood Exchange Realm beasts or lower.

The bad news is: fishing encountered this unexpected situation with Blood Exchange Realm beasts, including those that have undergone three Blood Exchange Realm transformations.

Zhuang Jin, having severed two of his corpses, could fight against a martial artist who had severed three corpses, but he was no match for the strange beast that had undergone three blood transfusions. He couldn't defeat it using conventional methods, and his trump card was reserved for self-preservation. He was unwilling to use it, which led to the scene at the beginning.

Having lost their armor and weapons, and spilling precious medicine along the way, they finally escaped.

"Damn, it's been so long since I've had something this exciting."

Zhuang Jin wandered around Tianmen Mountain, continuing to fish. In the late afternoon, he finally made a discovery: "Here it comes!"

This is a cow-like creature with only one leg, no horns on its head, and a bluish-green color. It appears accompanied by violent storms and its roar is like thunder.

"A Blood-Changing Realm beast, a Kui Niu at the second level of Blood Changing? It ranks high on the list of wondrous beasts of heaven and earth, one of them is stronger than several. Its flesh and blood are extremely nourishing to me. Obtaining it will surely allow me to advance the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique to the eighth level in one fell swoop."

Zhuang Jin thought to himself, feeling cautious yet slightly excited and eager to try.

Kui Niu: Ranked seventeenth on the list of wondrous beasts of heaven and earth, it is a mythical beast with the three attributes of wind, thunder, and water, and has the potential to reach the Vajra Realm.

Beasts are stronger than martial artists of the same realm. Those ranked at the top of the list of rare beasts in the world have extremely powerful talents. Even with a second blood transfusion, they can still fight against martial artists with three corpses.

Normally, such an evenly matched battle would have been something Zhuang Jin, who believed in overwhelming strength, would have given up on, but this time he did not.

After severing the two corpses, the five internal organs remain intact, possessing super long endurance and super fast recovery. In regular combat, there is no fear of the depletion of innate vital energy, and with the replenishment of energy from the Holy Spirit Pearl, there is no fear of the dangers caused by insufficient innate vital energy.

Furthermore, after suppressing our emotions for so long, such a satisfying and exhilarating battle is just what we need.

hum!
Zhuang Jin's fighting spirit surged, and his spiritual power, like tentacles, pierced into the heavens and earth, vying for that 'momentum'. Like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, it squeezed and pushed back the raging storm that accompanied the appearance of the Kui Niu.

"Chirp~ Chirp~ Moo!"

After panting and gathering its strength twice, the Kui Niu unleashed a roar that spread like a trumpet, creating ripples that enveloped the surrounding area.

Legend has it that the hide of the Kui Niu can be used to make a Kui Niu drum, indicating that this beast is good at roaring. Such a roar has the power to target the soul, causing Zhuang Jin to pause. In the instant Zhuang Jin's body stopped, the Kui Niu leaped forward on one leg, pushing back with a torrent of wind and rain, while a bolt of black lightning struck down first.

Swish!
Zhuang Jin possessed a powerful spiritual soul. What might have taken an ordinary two-corpse martial artist several breaths was but an instant for him. He flashed and dodged the lightning in the blink of an eye. Then, as he retreated rapidly, the force of his spiritual power slashed in, and the extreme ice attribute stripped the Kui Niu of its control over the rain, transforming it into streaks of sword energy.

He has mastered the "Severing Pulse Divine Sword" and the "Return of Ten Thousand Swords to the Source: Corpse-Slaying Chapter," and can use them for his own purposes. Nothing in the world can be turned into a sword; he is only one step away from the legendary Heavenly Sword Realm.

Wow!
The sword energy surged like a storm, crashing against the charging Kui Niu. A faint glint appeared on its tail, clearly its weak point. In the next instant, all the swords merged into one, transforming into a single, clearly textured ice sword that pierced the explosion.

boom!
The Kui Niu was thrown around by the explosion, roaring angrily.

However, Zhuang Jin's expression was solemn. He flashed away, dodging the overwhelming roar, and then dodged a bolt of black lightning: 'This beast's weakness is its ability to move? No wonder it's ranked among the top beasts on the Heavenly Beasts List.'

Next, the Kui Niu continued its pursuit, using roars and lightning to counter it; Zhuang Jin was on guard, dodging continuously while counterattacking with sword energy, locking onto his weak points time and time again.

The man and the beast: Zhuang Jin had killed the corpse worms and white worms, his internal organs remained intact, and his endurance was strong; the Kui Niu was a rare beast ranked among the top of the list of strange beasts in the world, having undergone a second blood transfusion, and possessing a body that was half a step away from being indestructible.

The collision and impact of the two destroyed mountains and forests, and countless exotic beasts and precious medicines were killed or lost. Now, upon hearing the commotion, exotic beasts from dozens of miles away are scattering and fleeing.

'I've figured out your weakness and movement pattern. Die!'

Zhuang Jin thought to himself, and with all his might, he activated his innate Qi, and the extreme ice attribute almost froze the space. At the same time, he stripped away the water vapor and condensed it into an ice sword, which pierced a certain spot on the Kui Niu's buttocks.

"Moo!"

The Kui Niu felt frozen and stagnant, unable to dodge or avoid it. It could only roar with all its might and charge down, unleashing a black lightning bolt as thick as a water vat to exchange its life for the other.

However, a cyan shield materialized above Zhuang Jin's head, and the Holy Spirit Pearl blocked it. Meanwhile, the sword pierced through the Kui Niu's rear end, entered its body, destroyed its internal organs and vitality, and it collapsed heavily.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Zhuang Jin was slightly out of breath, but his expression showed excitement. He sealed the blood and froze the corpse, saying, "A good haul!"

Such a Blood Transformation Realm beast cannot be killed by martial artists below the Yin God level in Cangzhou City; and the Yin God Ancestor will alarm the Vajra Realm beasts when he approaches the second pass of the Funiu Mountains, and will not enter the mountains unless under special circumstances.

Therefore, the designated next head of a noble family like Shangguan Yunchang usually doesn't have access to Blood Exchange Realm beast meat resources. Otherwise, Shangguan Yunchang would give her share to Zhuang Jin, or ask her grandmother to go into the mountains to hunt it.

That is why the meat of beasts in the Blood Exchange Realm is so precious.

'The flesh and blood of this Kui ox weigh several thousand pounds, enough to sustain me for quite some time; and the various parts of the Kui ox hide, after processing, might be able to be made into a treasure targeting the soul.'

Zhuang Jin thought to himself, then hoisted the Kui Niu carcass onto his shoulder and left, taking care to avoid some troublesome places.

Just as they were about to leave the second perilous area of ​​the Funiu Mountains, they encountered a panicked figure.

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(End of this chapter)