Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 51 Hunting Chaos Beasts

After about half a month of contemplation, the four of them had almost finished digesting the insights gained from their first study of the Chaos Stele. They then set off to hunt Chaos Beasts outside Chaos City to obtain Chaos True Spirits.

Chaos Beasts are strange creatures that naturally emerged when the universe was in its initial state.

That's why some geniuses from the Giant Axe Arena's Genius Battle are sent to the Primordial Universe for nurturing. Here, not only are there various laws manifested at the beginning of the universe, but also rare and precious beasts like Chaos Beasts are born.

The miniature universe of the giant axe has long since stabilized due to the evolution over the years. It is fine as a sacred place to live, but it is not as effective as the original universe of the progenitor in cultivating geniuses.

These chaotic beasts varied in strength, but each of them was born with a talent for using the fundamental laws. Some could skillfully control multiple laws, while others were only proficient in a few.

When the Chaos Beast is killed, its body will instantly decay, turning into a large amount of chaotic energy and a wisp of emerald green light.

This emerald green light spot is the core of the Chaos Beast—the Chaos True Spirit.

Unlike ordinary creatures, Chaos Beasts have no soul; the Chaos True Spirit is their life essence.

Cultivators only need to absorb the Chaos True Spirit into their bodies, and it will be directly absorbed by their souls.

After absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, the cultivator's soul will undergo a transformation, and its compatibility with the universe will greatly increase.

However, for beings above the Immortal Realm, whose souls have already reached an eternal state, the Chaos True Spirit can no longer affect them. Therefore, the Chaos True Spirit has become a treasure coveted by cultivators below the Immortal Realm.

Furthermore, in order to cultivate geniuses, humans thoughtfully divided these Chaos Beasts into three tiers based on their strength: Universe-level, Domain Lord-level, and World Lord-level.

Furthermore, higher-level powerhouses are prohibited from entering lower-level circles to hunt Chaos Beasts.

Outside Chaos City, thick, inky chaotic energy surged, obscuring the sky.

On the vast wilderness, weeds grow in abundance. This wilderness, which has existed for countless years, is fundamentally different from the matter in the original universe, even the nameless weeds and the scattered rocks are completely different from the matter in the original universe. Over the years, nurtured by chaotic energy, these rocks all share the same characteristic.

No matter how long it exists, it will not become corrupted.

"Something's happening!" Feng Lishuang was the first to react, and she called out in a low voice.

Ahead, the grass rustled, and a chaotic beast resembling a giant python slowly emerged.

Its body was covered with dark purple scales, its three vertical pupils emitted a ghostly green light, and it breathed out purple mist.

Ling Xuan's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "I'll deal with it."

Having said that, the Fire God's Blade unleashed a streak of crimson light, slashing directly at the Chaos Beast.

The giant serpent Chaos Beast flicked its tail, and chaotic energy filled the surrounding area, making it appear quite powerful. However, Ling Xuan's blade light was even stronger, instantly piercing through the middle of its body.

With a "poof," the Chaos Beast's head was severed, and its body instantly decayed, transforming into chaotic energy and a verdant Chaos True Spirit, which Ling Xuan quickly collected.

Having won their first battle, the four continued their journey and arrived at a valley where the chaotic energy was even more concentrated, and the surrounding area looked extremely desolate.

As soon as we stepped into the valley, we were greeted by a series of low, guttural roars.

In the blink of an eye, three Chaos Beasts pounced from different directions.

One resembled a cheetah, its body engulfed in crimson flames, leaving a trail of fire on the ground as it ran; another was like a giant spider, its silk crackling with silver arcs of electricity; and yet another was a bear-like chaotic beast with a body as large as a mountain, whose every step caused the earth to tremble.

“Exactly three, one for each of you, I’ll cover you!” Ling Xuan arranged. These cosmic-level Chaos Beasts were generally of average strength, which would be perfect for the three women to hone their combat skills.

Leng Yanqiu and the other two nodded in unison. Although they had married a super genius like Ling Xuan, they did not intend to depend on him and leech off his blood. They had their own thoughts and plans.

The Divine Weapon flashed, and the small golden sword emerged like a serpent from its hole, instantly combining into a dreamlike golden phantom sword that pierced towards the Flame Leopard.

Before Yanbao could react, the golden phantom sword had already pierced through his body, transforming him into a jade-green chaotic true spirit.

Feng Lishuang wielded her spear like a dragon, its tip gleaming with cold light, and engaged in close combat with Lei Zhu.

The spider silk kept shooting at her, but Feng Lishuang used her superb spear skills to deflect the silk one by one, and then thrust her spear straight into the spider's vital point, ending the battle.

Ren Yaoli knew that illusions were ineffective against the soulless Chaos Beast, so she drew her long sword from her waist and approached the giant bear Chaos Beast like a ghost.

With a flick of her wrist, the sword flashed like lightning. The first sword severed the giant bear's paw, and the second sword pierced precisely between its eyebrows.

The giant bear's massive body crashed to the ground and quickly decomposed.

She was, after all, a genius who had made it into the top 100 of the Trial Tower rankings, and her close combat ability was not weak even in a generation of genius battles. After dealing with these three Chaos Beasts, she was just about to absorb the Chaos True Spirit to experience its effects when four more Chaos Beasts appeared in front of her.

These Chaos Beasts come in various forms and appear to be much stronger.

They seemed to be drawn by the commotion of the previous battle and charged over with a ferocious aura.

Ling Xuan and the other three exchanged glances, their eyes showing no fear, but rather a burning fighting spirit. They gripped their weapons tightly, ready to face a new round of battle.

As the battle continued, more and more Chaos Beasts surged in from all directions, appearing everywhere—in the grass, on the valley floor, and in the clouds.

At a glance, on the surging chaotic field, at least several hundred chaotic beasts swarmed in, some of which exuded an aura that was clearly more powerful than the ones they had just faced.

Ling Xuan made a decisive move and took out the Crimson Flame Dragon King, an F-class spaceship that his clan had awarded him after winning first place in the Genius Battle.

The spaceship appeared out of thin air like a giant crimson whale, and he quickly hid inside with the three women.

The overwhelming horde of Chaos Beasts instantly engulfed the Crimson Flame Dragon King, frantically ramming and tearing at the ship's outer walls, emitting deafening roars.

However, how could these Chaos Beasts, which are only at the cosmic level, possibly do anything to an F-class spaceship?
It should be noted that this spaceship was made of F-grade metal, which can withstand attacks from immortal powerhouses.

"No wonder these Chaos Beasts don't seem very strong. Even an illusionist like Yao Li can easily handle them, yet some geniuses still fall." Looking at the Chaos Beasts besieging the spaceship on the outdoor simulation screen, Ling Xuan couldn't help but complain about his wife.

Ren Yaoli pouted angrily and secretly kicked Ling Xuan under the table: "I'm not weak at all! I'm the future illusion master, the Illusion King."

"Only at the cosmic level, and he's already thought of the title he'd have during his reign as a king. No wonder he's a master of illusion; he even fools himself," Leng Yanqiu said sarcastically.

"What time is it? You're still arguing." Feng Lishuang frowned and interrupted the two's quarrel.

"You all stay here and watch over things. I'll go out and take care of these Chaos Beasts. We're just short of Chaos True Spirits, so we won't have to search for them everywhere." Ling Xuan smiled, stretched, picked up his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword, and prepared to go out.

"Are you sure you're okay with so many Chaos Beasts?" Ren Yaoli asked with concern.

"Don't worry, don't you know my strength?" Ling Xuan waved his hand. "It just so happens that there are so many Chaos Beasts. We can gather the Chaos True Spirits that the four of us need in one go, saving us the trouble of running back and forth."

"Puff, open the door." Ling Xuan kicked the hatch of the Crimson Flame Dragon King twice and found that this door was much harder to kick than the previous Crimson Flame Dragon King.

"Yes, Master." Puff tapped the control panel lightly, and the hatch opened with a bang.

Upon seeing this, a Chaos Beast that was wandering at the entrance let out a deafening roar and charged towards the cabin.

"Hehe." Ling Xuan sneered, and with a flick of his three-pointed double-edged sword, a blazing flame flashed, instantly killing the Chaos Beast, which turned into chaotic energy and a turquoise Chaos True Spirit.

Ling Xuan moved like lightning, instantly rushing out of the cabin.

Wielding a three-pointed, double-edged sword, he charged left and right through the chaotic beast horde, displaying great power.

Each swing of the sword was accompanied by a fiery blade of light, precisely slaying a Chaos Beast.

One slash, one kill; the movements were swift and decisive, without any hesitation.

The three-pointed double-edged sword seemed to come alive in his hands, sometimes as fierce as a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable; sometimes as cunning as a snake emerging from its hole, treacherous and unpredictable.

Although the chaotic beast horde was numerous, it couldn't get close to Ling Xuan under his relentless, storm-like attacks. One after another, they fell, transforming into chaotic energy and chaotic true spirits.

While fighting, Ling Xuan collected these Chaos True Spirits and carefully stored them away.

Before long, the once densely packed horde of chaotic beasts was completely wiped out by Ling Xuan.

With the collected Chaos True Spirit in hand, Ling Xuan flashed back to the Crimson Flame Dragon King.

"Puff, start the spaceship and return to Chaos City," Ling Xuan ordered.

"Yes, Master." Puff responded, controlling the Crimson Flame Dragon King to take off and fly towards Chaos City.

Inside the cabin, Ling Xuan distributed the collected Chaos True Spirit to the three women, and then the four of them each found a place to sit cross-legged and began to absorb the Chaos True Spirit.

"This Chaos True Spirit is actually effective against me? What a treasure." Ling Xuan felt that his perception of the laws of space had become even clearer.

I feel dizzy and lightheaded today, it's so painful.

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