Chapter 268 - 225: Night of the Full Moon, Sharp Pattern Copper Ore
Chapter 268: Chapter 225: Night of the Full Moon, Sharp Pattern Copper Ore
Not long after the Anteater left its cave, it sensed a terrifying Yin Evil Death Qi and ferocious Evil Qi. Its small, yellow eyes darted warily toward the figures rapidly approaching from both sides. To its left, the woman in white had a cold, eerie aura and was astonishingly fast. To its right, the Giant Ape Corpse Puppets radiated a sky-high Evil Qi, their presence thick with power.
For a moment, the Demon Beast with its considerable Spiritual Wisdom hesitated. ’Should I fight? Retreat into the cave? Or rely on my powerful defense to break through and forage?’
In that brief moment of hesitation, its escape route was cut off.
Lu Zhao swiftly arrived at the cave entrance. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and the Hundred Waters Magic Disc he had been gripping tightly suddenly erupted in a blinding azure light! Magical Power flooded into the Magic Disc like a bursting dam!
"Condense! Slash!"
At Lu Zhao’s low shout, a foot-long, deep blue Water Blade instantly condensed above the Hundred Waters Magic Disc!
This Water Blade was condensed to the absolute limit. It was as if countless waves of Heavy Water were layered within, emitting a shudder-inducing sharpness! Its power had shockingly reached the level of a full-strength strike from a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!
The Water Blade was silent. In the instant the Anteater was distracted by the pincer attack, it had already slashed with unparalleled precision toward the relatively vulnerable junction between its neck and its back’s Scale Armor!
The timing was impeccable and the angle wickedly precise—a perfect killing blow in the making.
"HISS—ROAR!"
A sense of mortal danger made the Anteater let out a terrified and furious hiss-roar!
It instinctively tried to retract its head to dodge. At the same time, an earthy yellow Spirit Light erupted from its body. Its thick Scale Armor was instantly coated in a rocky, grayish-white halo as it pushed its Defense Power to the absolute limit!
SHRIIIP!
A piercing sound of friction and slicing rang out! The deep blue Water Blade viciously struck the grayish-white halo! The sturdy Protective Spiritual Light fluctuated violently, holding on for only half a breath before shattering like a fragile eggshell!
Its momentum undiminished, the Water Blade hacked viciously into the gap at the junction of the Scale Armor!
SQUELCH!
The tough Scale Armor was sliced open, revealing a wound so deep the bone was visible. Dark red Demon Blood gushed out like a fountain! The intense pain made the Anteater’s massive body shudder violently, its movements instantly becoming sluggish!
At that moment, Li Xuerou’s Three Yin Realm descended upon it! The extreme Yin Evil Death Qi was like an invisible mire, madly eroding the Anteater’s Vitality. It felt as if its blood was freezing, its movements growing even more rigid.
Li Xuerou’s pale hand formed a claw. Her fingertips, wreathed in Yin Evil Death Qi so dense it seemed corporeal, carried a sharpness capable of piercing metal as she plunged them straight into the wound on the Anteater’s neck!
From the right, the Strong Demon Ape Corpse Puppet Battle Array had also arrived! The auras of the four Corpse Puppets linked together, their Evil Qi coalescing. Dark Gold fists and blackish-green iron palms, wrapped in a vicious wind that tore at the air, smashed down on the Anteater’s relatively soft waist and abdomen like a torrential storm!
Attacked from all sides! Completely surrounded!
The Anteater had fallen into an unprecedentedly desperate situation! It roared madly, its long tail sweeping out like a steel whip in an attempt to force back the Corpse Puppets on its flank. At the same time, it whipped its head around, its massive, fang-filled maw snapping at the nearby Li Xuerou, trying to trade injury for injury!
However, how could Lu Zhao’s meticulously planned death trap allow it to turn the tables?
Li Xuerou’s Body Technique was eerie. Empowered by the Three Yin Realm, she moved like a phantom, narrowly avoiding the bite. Her claws still dug viciously into the wound as she frantically injected Yin Evil Death Qi!
The Corpse Puppet Battle Array was even more fearless, tanking several powerful, heavy tail sweeps without their assault slowing in the slightest. Heavy fists rained down, smashing the Anteater’s Scale Armor to pieces and injuring its internal organs!
What was more fatal was that Lu Zhao, having succeeded with his first strike, didn’t pause for a moment!
The Hundred Waters Magic Disc flashed with blue light again. A barrage of condensed Ice Cones, like a sudden squall, precisely bombarded the Anteater’s eyes, wounds, and other vital spots, further disrupting its movements and capitalizing on their success!
「A quarter of an hour later.」
With a final, mournful cry filled with unwillingness and despair, the Anteater’s enormous body finally crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Its body was covered in wounds. Its neck was nearly torn open, its abdomen had caved in, and its bony tail was broken. Dark red Demon Blood soaked the ground beneath it, its life completely extinguished.
Lu Zhao slowly walked over. Looking at the lifeless Mid-Tier Two Demon Beast on the ground, a genuine smile appeared on his face.
"It’s done," he murmured.
Without delay, Lu Zhao quickly went forward and skillfully cut open the Anteater’s head. He retrieved a Demon Pill the size of a pigeon’s egg, which felt warm and heavy in his hand, containing pure Gold and Earth Spiritual Power.
Next, he took out numerous Jade Bottles and carefully collected its Essence Blood. This Essence Blood was highly beneficial for nourishing the Corpse Puppets.
As for the valuable Scale Armor and sharp claws, he had no time to process them at the moment. He put them, along with the rest of the corpse, into an empty Storage Bag.
Having done all this, Lu Zhao’s gaze turned toward the deep, dark entrance of the cave.
The Anteater was dead. With the greatest threat in the area eliminated, it was time to explore its lair.
He recalled Li Xuerou and the Corpse Puppet Battle Array. He had Li Xuerou scout ahead while the Battle Array guarded his sides. He himself held the Hundred Waters Magic Disc and cautiously entered the cave.
The cave entrance was narrow, only wide enough for two or three people to walk abreast, but the space opened up the deeper they went.
The cave walls were not made of ordinary dirt or rock, but of a strange, dark-brown substance as hard as iron. The surface was covered with deep grooves left by the Anteater’s claws and gave off a faint metallic luster and an earthy smell.
Lu Zhao’s heart stirred. ’Is this Spirit Iron Ore?’ He gathered a trace of Magical Power at his fingertip and lightly scratched the cave wall.
A small part of the dark-brown surface was scraped away, revealing a denser rock layer beneath that glinted with a dark gold luster. He flicked his finger, and a tiny Water Blade shot out.