Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 162 Slaying the Qilin and the Gains

"puff"

Amidst the dull thud of the thrust, Li Xia exhaled and spoke, his arms holding the gun taut as steel.

He plunged the spear deep into the Qilin's neck.

The Qilin let out a painful cry, its ruby-red eyes still filled with confusion.

But it didn't have time to think about what had happened, because Li Xia, who was still flying in mid-air, gripped the gun barrel with his fingers and rubbed it hard.

The spear that had been thrust into his neck began to spin, its long blade pushing further inward as it spun.

Along the way, it was like a meat grinder, grinding the flesh and blood into powder, and finally pressing against the outer skin on the other side.

On the other side of his neck, the thick skin bulged high, and with a tearing sound like ripping silk, the tip of the spear, burning with pure white flames, pierced through the skin and was exposed.

Li Xia pushed forward with one hand, then released the spear and quickly leaped over the Qilin's back.

When they reached the other side, they reached out and grabbed the small section of the gun that was sticking out after Ye Ji pierced the Qilin's neck.

Using the momentum of his forward thrust, he pulled hard, and the entire spear pierced through his neck. Then, he twirled the spear in mid-air, scattering the blood of the Qilin that was stained with the spear.

She turned gracefully and landed lightly on the ground.

Its charred skin emitted wisps of blue smoke, and its back was covered with fine dragon scales with light blue lightning-shaped patterns, with extremely fine electric sparks flickering intermittently.

It was injured, but didn't take the main damage; it was hit by a stray branch.

I glanced at my health bar—73.2%, slowly recovering.

It's just a minor injury.

He casually shifted his gaze from the health bar, because the Qilin on the other side was no less injured than himself.

That last thrust of the gun pierced through the neck, causing nearly 20% of the body's damage.

At this moment, the unpleasant mockery in the Qilin's eyes had disappeared, replaced by an extremely cold killing intent.

Looking at his health, which had only recovered to 74%, Li Xia felt a pang of nostalgia for Black Charcoal's healing flute.

The five-minute cooldown healing flute can currently restore about 15% of my health, which is enough to significantly improve my condition.

However, the battle here is too dangerous. Kirin is different from Nergigante; it is a mage-type creature with a lot of scattered damage. Black Charcoal is too fragile and can easily be affected by it.

With his spear swirling in his hand, Li Xia gave the Qilin no chance to recover.

I have medicine that can help me recover my health. Do you have any?

His body suddenly lunged forward, moving so fast it was as if he had teleported directly in front of the Qilin.

The spear trembled as it sliced ​​through the air, accompanied by a mournful whistling sound, and collided with the qilin's single horn.

The surging air currents blew away the surrounding rubble. Li Xia took a deep breath and moved like a ghost around the Qilin.

The spear in his hand moved like a serpent, spitting out a deadly cold light. There were no large-scale slashes, only quick and decisive thrusts.

Each time Ye Ji ventures out, it leaves a wound on the Qilin's body.

In just a short while, the Qilin's body was covered with countless white spots.

Those were scars left after the wound healed. A perfectly good qilin had been turned into a sika deer by Li Xia.
"His partner—how did he do that?"

Aibo stared in astonishment at the high platform hundreds of meters away, her red eyes still seemingly lingering in her mind the lightning that had connected heaven and earth.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was about to rush out.

Fortunately, Aowu and Heitan held her down. The contract was still in effect, so His Highness (Master) was definitely alright. In fact, her aura hadn't weakened much.

"Isn't it perfectly normal for His Highness to be able to do that?"

Aowu said nonchalantly, "Who is Your Highness? He is the first generation leader of the Transcendent Hall!"

That was a supreme powerhouse who dominated the entire void; Awoo couldn't even remember that battle anymore.

All I remember is that the aftershocks of the battle even stirred up an unprecedented 'tsunami' in the Void Sea, destroying countless worlds.

Although Transcendence has fallen into eternal slumber, His Highness has not yet grown up.

But how could someone who transcends the chosen path be an ordinary person?

That must mean they possess boundless potential that has been recognized and appreciated by the transcendent.

We couldn't just pick anyone, could we?

After saying all that, what Aowu really meant was that he was too far away to see clearly and just blindly trusted his prince.

"Meow!"

The charcoal raised its claws.

"Oh? You saw it clearly?"

Black Charcoal pointed to the binoculars he was carrying, waving his two little paws incessantly in the air.

"Meow meow meow~~ Meow! Meow meow!"

Aowu nodded repeatedly, "Oh, oh, I see!"

The observer stared blankly as the dragon and the cat communicated seamlessly.

"I've figured it out—"

Awoo stretched out its paw and gestured:
"Black Charcoal said that His Highness hooked the grappling hook onto the spear, and then threw the spear away, carrying himself with him."

They also said that His Highness seemed to have suddenly lost the ability to fly and was falling downwards.

Abo opened his mouth in astonishment, unable to even describe the shock he felt.

From the moment they realized they had lost the ability to fly to coming up with a solution and taking action, it only took a second or two.

What terrifying adaptability!

Li Xia's voice suddenly came through the team channel.

Aowu and Heitan were taken aback, but immediately began to act.

"Attack!"

"Meow!"

“Huh—huh—huh”

Li Xia's chest heaved violently, and white steam continuously dissipated from his naked upper body like smoke.

That was the sweat that was released after being dried by the scorching dragon scales.

The Qilin opposite was also in bad shape, exhaling large amounts of breath from its nostrils and panting heavily.

Li Xia discovered that whenever he tried to attack vital parts of his body, strange forces would suddenly appear all around him.

The pulling not only increased his own physical exertion, but also caused the direction of the thrusts to deviate.

This battle was far less exhilarating than the fight against Nergigante. At least when fighting Nergigante, it was a real, hard-fought battle, without all those bizarre abilities.

But gradually, Li Xia also noticed something was amiss and decisively called out to Aowu and Heitan.

"hold head high!"

The Qilin roared angrily, unable to understand why the two-legged reptile before it was so difficult to kill.

It wasn't that it hadn't encountered bipedal reptiles, but these tiny insects were easily charred and fell to the ground by even the slightest lightning strike.

Could it be that, among two-legged animals, the differences between individuals can be this great?

The Qilin couldn't understand it, so it simply stopped thinking about it; the phantom beast was beyond furious.

It even stopped trying to heal the wound, letting the blood, crackling with electricity, flow freely.

A terrifying power gathered on the horn, with wisps of electricity crackling around it. A bright bolt of lightning shot straight out from the horn and into the sky.

"Rumble--"

A continuous, muffled rumble of thunder echoed through the thick, dark clouds, amidst which purple lightning flashed wildly.

Li Xia looked up and saw that a dark cloud overhead had even transformed into a thundercloud wreathed in lightning.

A chill ran down my spine; this was definitely one of those two question mark skills from Qilin!
coming!

Li Xia's pupils contracted as he saw a burst of lightning in the sky.

The next second, thunder and lightning rained down!

These tiny lightning bolts are not very powerful, but they are extremely fast and have a paralyzing effect. Once paralyzed, subsequent lightning bolts will keep coming.

It could even paralyze someone and kill them!

Li Xia took a deep breath, focusing his attention to the limit, and wholeheartedly sensing everything above him. He tried his best to squeeze every last bit of strength out of his body.

My heart was pounding violently, pumping blood to every corner of my body.

"Bang bang bang bang bang"

Her heartbeat quickened, like a rapid drumbeat. When it exceeded two hundred beats per minute, Li Xia felt a strange buzzing sound in her ears.

Time around us suddenly slowed down and gradually faded, leaving only black and white.

The Qilin's body also became strange, as if only glowing veins remained, intertwined into a somewhat distorted shape.

The muscles were a distinctly black color, yet somewhat blurry.

Even more vivid is the sky above, where the only light in the entire world shines.

A small dot will occasionally appear on the ground.

what is this?
Li Xia was a little confused. After avoiding all the dots, he saw thin streaks of lightning striking the dots in the sky.

Oh. Is this where the lightning struck?
Thus, in Qilin's eyes, Li Xia appeared to be dancing amidst thunder.

An unintentional turn of the body miraculously avoided the lightning bolt that was falling from the sky.

As the lightning became more and more frequent, his 'dance' quickened accordingly.

It even left behind afterimages of different shapes.

"hold head high!"

The Qilin stomped its hooves with all its might, and electric currents surged and crisscrossed on the ground, like a cage, firmly locking Li Xia in the middle.

A blinding flash of lightning erupted once more from its single horn, and the dark clouds high above seemed to boil.

Li Xia, who was in the 'Transparent World', suddenly felt a tremendous force coming from the spear in his hand.

It seemed as if something invisible on the ground was pulling the spear downwards at breakneck speed.

The world regained its color, and Li Xia raised his head, meeting Qilin's gaze through the cage of lightning.

Under the bewildered gaze of the Qilin, it raised its hand high and pointed to the sky.

"Meow!"

"Justice from heaven!"

Awoo translated Black Charcoal's words, its claws gripping Black Charcoal's backpack as it swooped down like a bomber.

Three barrel-shaped jars fell from the sky.

"boom!"

A huge flame shot into the sky, and the raging flames instantly engulfed the entire platform.

Our specially made super incendiary bombs are made with high-quality materials, and we treat everyone honestly and fairly. Their main selling point is their 'violent' nature!
The combined effect of these three is beyond imagination.

The black charcoal in the sky excitedly waved its claws:

"Meow! (Art is an explosion!)"

Amidst the raging flames, the fine dragon scales covering Li Xia's body shimmered as he slowly walked forward, spear in hand, stepping through the flames.

The original lightning cage strangely twisted and dissipated before the Qilin's incredulous gaze.

The silent spear tip slowly swept across the ground, and flames ignited on the gleaming blade.

A faint current of electricity flashed through the air, that was the Qilin's ultimate move.

But Li Xia was even faster!

"instant!"

Flames exploded to both sides, followed by violent gusts of air that swept behind Li Xia.

Aowu and Heitan watched this scene from high above, feeling as if Li Xia had transformed into a giant dragon made of flames.

It pierced through the Qilin's body in an instant at an incredible speed.

As the flames roared over the platform and gradually subsided, Aowu and Heitan were finally able to see the scene before them clearly.

Li Xia held up his spear, and Ye Ji pierced through the Qilin's jaw, going straight into its brain.

The surging true qi twisted the Qilin's brain to pieces.

The lightning that had been brewing in the dark clouds lost the guidance of the Qilin and eventually became an exceptionally dazzling bolt of lightning, illuminating the entire Coral Highlands.

On the high platform below, flames danced in the gale.

Li Xia and Qilin stood motionless amidst the flames.

Those scarlet eyes gazed intently at Li Xia's figure, as if trying to etch him into the depths of their souls.

Then it slowly lost its light, its huge body lost its strength, and its front hooves staggered twice.

He suddenly knelt down in front of Li Xia.

[Executioner, you have slain the Ancient Dragon, Mythical Beast, Tempered Kirin!]

[You have slain an Ancient Dragon for the first time in this world!]

You have received an extra material box - Kirin!

You have earned the Hunter's Guild's praise.

You have been promoted to G-rank Hunter.

[Dragon Slayer Progress +1]

Li Xia's mind suddenly relaxed. He drew his spear and looked at the Qilin, which had lost its support and fallen to the side.

He simply sat on the Qilin's corpse, took out Bilbo's pipe, and exhaled a long breath amidst the wisps of smoke.

Health Points: 28.6%, True Qi Points: 6
This battle was exceptionally difficult, even beyond what one would expect from a Qilin.

Li Xia shook his head. He hadn't expected his luck to be so bad, encountering a monster with its own 'mechanics'.

The Qilin itself is not strong, and it doesn't even rank among the strongest ancient dragons.

As a 'mage', many ancient dragons can withstand its powerful lightning strikes by relying on their strong bodies and then beat it up in close combat.

However, similarly, as a 'mage', using lightning to bully creatures weaker than oneself is simply a matter of dimensional reduction.

Simply put, Qilin is a 'master of smurfing'; he can't play high-level games, but he's invincible at 'stomping noobs'!
What left Li Xia speechless was the venue itself; it was practically a match made in heaven!
Its location is extremely high, at least a thousand meters above sea level.

More importantly, this platform also contains extremely high-purity iron ore. Yes, in Monster Hunter World, you can directly mine extremely high-purity refined iron ore.
It's like fighting a Qilin that controls thunder on a refined iron platform.

The force interfering with his spear was not some strange power, but a super electromagnet created by the Qilin using celestial currents.

The Qilin may not understand what an electromagnet is, but in its long life, it discovered this place that was always struck by lightning.

And having settled here, using lightning to strengthen themselves, they also discovered this strange power.

The other side has the advantage of timing, location, and popular support!

If it weren't for this incredibly strong suction constantly interfering with him, it would have already pierced through the Qilin's skull.

So Li Xia had Aowu and Heitan throw incendiary bombs. The workers' incendiary bombs were made of solid materials and even had some advanced technology.

The temperature was extremely high, and by using the high temperature to weaken the magnetism, they finally seized the opportunity.

The battle-hardened Kirin has a high combat intelligence; it doesn't even maintain its suction power continuously, only releasing and releasing it intermittently when Li Xia attacks.

In other words, the Qilin failed because it didn't understand the physics that high temperatures demagnetize.
I've heard that many advanced spatial skills require calculating spatial coordinates and constructing multi-layered spatial models in the mind.

You absolutely cannot use it if your intelligence attribute is insufficient.
No wonder it's so important to emphasize attribute balance; the intelligence attribute is also quite important!

Li Xia puffed on his cigarette, letting his health points slowly regenerate.

The flames gradually subsided, turning from scorching hot to warm, and shouts echoed from the sky:

"partner!"

"Your Highness!"

"Meow!"

Li Xia's spirits lifted, and he raised his head.

The helper for disposing of the body has arrived!
The moment to reap the rewards has finally arrived, let's get started!
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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

It was a bit difficult to write.
(End of this chapter)