Chapter 985: [(719)] Inner Core, New Approach (Thanks to Lingxian for the reward support) Chapter 985: [(719)] Inner Core, New Approach (Thanks to Lingxian for the reward support) Southern Continent.
Last time he came was a few months ago.
This time, Pei Jinye’s sole purpose in returning was to collect fierce beast inner cores.
Having decoded Master Tianzang’s legacy, he discovered two Dan Fangs.
One of which was a Body Refinement Dan Fang.
“Beast Origin Pill”!
Using alien beast inner cores as the main ingredient, the Beast Origin Pill refined could stimulate the potential of one’s physical body, granting the special attribute enhancements of these fierce beasts.
“Put!”
A two-meter-tall monkey had blood bursting from its chest, sent flying on the spot.
Before it could let out an angry roar,
a longsword pierced straight through the monkey’s head, mixing red and white into a gruesome mess.
The figure retrieved the longsword and inspected it.
“Without even cultivating an inner core, how dare it strut around here! Useless!”
Pei Jinye curled his lip, unimpressed.
He continued deeper, sword in hand.
He had basically confirmed that only Ninth Rank Kings among the fierce beasts could cultivate inner cores, and a portion of Eighth Rank beasts might sporadically possess inner cores, though the likelihood was slim.
Following the scent.
Pei Jinye soon encountered a Wolf King.
“Having gotten used to werewolves, seeing the wolves here feels somewhat unusual.”
He stretched out his hand.
The Sword Lotus blasted forth.
The roars of the Wolf King were quickly drowned by the explosion.
Amidst the flames,
Pei Jinye charged forward with his sword.
In an instant, the over three-meter-long enormous Wolf King also charged at him.
“Bang!”
A muffled sound.
The Wolf King’s burst of strength was not inferior to that of a Quasi-First Level Warrior, fortunately, it was just the Wolf King; had it been the Monkey King, even Pei Jinye would have had to give way by three points.
The Wolf King’s advantage was its speed.
But unfortunately…
“Space, bind!”
“Ice Surrounding Killing Technique!”
Techniques targeting agility were cast in rapid succession.
As expected, the Wolf King wasn’t accustomed, its eyes nearly shooting flames, it stared deathly at the human in front of it. But in the next second, its pupils were filled with a sword light’s chilling brilliance.
Dozens of streaks of sword light, with sharp Sword Intent, enveloped the Wolf King.
The Wolf King roared, its sharp claws tearing apart some of the sword light on the spot.
“Truly a Ninth Rank Wolf King,” Pei Jinye couldn’t help but admire.
Such bursting power was indeed strong; he would not have dared to face it one-on-one before.
But now things were different.
The Sword Lotus surged.
Karmic Fire burned.
The Wolf King’s fur turned scorched in an instant.
As Pei Jinye’s sword blade swung down, the Wolf King, amidst howls, was enveloped in lightning, letting out a pitiful scream.
In normal circumstances, it would naturally not be this miserable.
But unfortunately, from the first move of the battle, it had already been outmaneuvered by Pei Jinye, this cunning human, hence failing at every turn.
He tossed the Sword Box.
The Wolf King couldn’t care less about anything.
All it wanted to do was leap onto this human before it and fiercely crush his skull.
But, unfortunately–
Swish, swish, swish!
Streaks of light flickered in mid-air.
The previously thrown Sword Box suddenly erupted with light, swords emerging at great speed from all angles, sealing the Wolf King’s fate.
“Crack!”
Blood sprayed out.
Before it could hit the ground,
Pei Jinye’s figure had already swiftly rushed forward, arriving in front of the Wolf King, clenching his five fingers into a fist, and struck fiercely.
“Bang!”
The massive head burst open on the spot.
The huge body fell backward toward the forest like a battered sandbag.
The moment it hit the ground, it was like a shell had bombarded the forest, the earth shook and a towering dust wave arose.
Soon, a thumb-sized, blood-red inner core was retrieved.
Pei Jinye wiped the blood off it and then kept it.
The Wolf King’s corpse was also ready material, rapidly dissected and packed up.
Afterward, he continued the hunt for the next King-level Ferocious Beast.
…
Evening descended.
The wind started to pick up.
Pei Jinye turned around.
Pairs of crimson eyes silently emerged from the woods behind him.
Immediately, he let out a scoff.
“What, are you a bit disgruntled that I killed your king?”
“Since you’re so loyal, you might as well journey together.”
With a wave of his hand,
Wind Blades shot forward.
Beneath the hazy twilight, these Wind Blades, which seemed to adhere to the darkness, were even more vicious than in the daylight.
“Puchi–”
“Puchi–”
“Puchi–”
Each fierce beast hit by a Wind Blade experienced a steep drop in Vitality; what was even more fatal was that the Sword Intent contained in these Wind Blades was extremely powerful.
Within the span of three breaths,
dozens of fierce beasts lay dead or injured.
“All fresh materials, can’t let them go to waste.”
Pei Jinye quickly looted all the fierce beasts’ corpse materials.
Then he turned and left.
It wasn’t long.
A team of adventurers appeared in the forest, and looking at the desolate expanse of woods, everyone involuntarily inhaled a breath of cold air.
Early in the morning.
A hidden cliff somewhere.
In front of Pei Jinye, the purple-black pill furnace was enveloped by roaring flames, and he stared intently at the furnace, murmuring to himself.
The night before, he had added all the ingredients to the pill furnace, following the steps listed on the alchemy recipe, and had been waiting until now, yet there was still no sign of the Beast Origin Pills forming.
He couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
“Could it have failed?”
“The fire is strong enough, the ingredients were sufficient, and I even prepared two sets of ingredients. Could this batch really end in failure?”
“Bad luck!”
Just as he said this,
the purple-black pill furnace suddenly shook.
Pei Jinye’s eyes brightened, and he shouted urgently, “Rise!”
A dull sound.
The pressure inside the purple-black pill furnace dissipated, and Pei Jinye opened it, a pungent scent wafting out, causing him to slightly frown.
Then, he breathed a sigh of relief.
There were two proper Beast Origin Pills, one of inferior quality, and the rest of the malformed Dan Medicines were declared failures.
“Turning out three Beast Origin Pills is a pleasant surprise, after all.”
He quickly swallowed one of the Beast Origin Pills.
It melted as soon as it entered his mouth.
The savage power filled Pei Jinye’s limbs and bones in an instant.
Since this batch of inner cores was from the Wolf King, it had a special attribute enhancement for agility.
Pei Jinye immediately felt the muscles in his legs, including his sinews and bones, even down to his cells, all receiving a boost in strength.
On the attribute panel,
all three Attribute Points were soaring at a terrifying speed.
[+100+200+400+500…]
Until after an increase of over three thousand points, did the effect of the Beast Origin Pill completely end.
Pei Jinye’s eyes gleamed.
“A single Wolf King’s inner core could yield a batch, and with my current alchemy abilities, I can produce three Beast Origin Pills, netting tens of thousands of Attribute Points, and my speed has seen a significant increase.”
“I still have two inner cores in my hand, one from the Rhinoceros King, one from the Monkey King… Excellent!”
He then swallowed the remaining two Beast Origin Pills in succession.
The inferior Beast Origin Pill had just an effect of barely a thousand points, but Pei Jinye consumed it without hesitation.
The three Attribute Values increased by an average of over seven thousand points.
Another batch was refined using the Monkey King’s inner core.
This time, three Beast Origin Pills and two of inferior quality formed, which brought great joy to Pei Jinye.
Five Beast Origin Pills were ingested, and the feeling of surging energy lingered, taking a whole day to refine before he finally managed to fully assimilate the power brought by these five pills.
His Attribute Points increased by more than fourteen thousand!
“Refreshing.”
Pei Jinye opened his eyes, his face full of delight.
“These Beast Origin Pills are indeed extraordinary, I wonder how Master Tianzang managed to get them.”
“The Wolf King’s inner core brought me a boost in speed, while the Monkey King’s inner core brought an increase in strength.”
He lifted his hand.
There remained the last inner core of the Python King.
But his face soon showed a helpless expression.
“The accidental acquisition of the Python King’s inner core is unfortunate, but now I lack the materials to refine the Beast Origin Pill. It’s time to return and have them collect more Dry Falling Grass and the like.”
Pei Jinye assessed the direction and turned to leave.
…
“Crack.”
A burst of thunder echoed through the sky.
Pei Jinye’s figure appeared, his gaze resigned. Someone had set a thunder web trap here, and he had unexpectedly broken through it.
Those unaware might think it was a trap meant for assassination.
Almost at the same time, several figures rushed out from the surrounding woods.
Among them, a voice cried out with surprise, “We’ve got it, Brother Tianxing, we’ve caught… Ah, who are you?”
A teenage boy with a buzz cut looked at Pei Jinye, his excitement instantly shifting to frustration as he muttered, “Why isn’t it a Red Wing Bird?”
The leading middle-aged man also looked displeased, but the sight of the shattered thunder web made his eyelids twitch. He approached Pei Jinye and asked, “Friend, are you hurt?”
“It’s nothing.”
Pei Jinye eyed the group’s attire, guessing that they were adventurers in this area. He withdrew his gaze and said nothing more, ready to leave, when the previously shouting buzz-cut boy suddenly complained, “But he wrecked our thunder web. How can we hunt the Red Wing Birds without it?”
It was too late for the middle-aged man to silence the boy, so he could only turn to Pei Jinye with a wry smile, “Please don’t mind the boy, friend. I set the thunder web thinking no one was around, and it’s fortunate you weren’t injured.”
Pei Jinye smiled lightly, seeing the man’s tactful manner.
At this moment, none of the people around understood why the middle-aged man was so cautious around Pei Jinye. The buzz-cut boy wanted to say more, but a young man next to him covered his mouth and dragged him to the back of the crowd.
Just then, a piercing cry suddenly sounded from the sky.
The force of the huge soundwave provoked a sudden gust of wind.
Everyone’s faces changed drastically.
“Not good, it’s a Red Wing Bird, at least Sixth Rank, everyone be careful!” shouted the middle-aged man urgently, not forgetting Pei Jinye in the moment of crisis, he quickly added, “Friend, step back.”
Pei Jinye paid no heed.
He flicked his finger.
The cry from the sky stopped abruptly.
Before the others could react, Pei Jinye’s figure had already vanished from the spot.
“Damn it!” The buzz-cut boy’s eyes widened in shock, and the rest were dumbfounded.
“Uncle Zhou.”
All eyes turned to the middle-aged man.
He leaped into the air and soon found the corpse of the Sixth Rank Red Wing Bird, but as he stood there, looking around, Pei Jinye was nowhere to be found.
He cupped his hands and called out with respect, “Thank you, senior, for your aid.”
After waiting a moment without a reply, he could only laugh bitterly to himself.
He knew all too well.
The strength required to kill the Red Wing Bird in one strike must be that of a Seventh or even Eighth Rank!
Such an expert would hardly take them seriously.
His heart felt a sudden chill.
Had he not noticed earlier that Pei Jinye had emerged unscathed from the broken thunder web, he might have let his anger get the best of him.
Thankfully, he had come to his senses in time.
Otherwise, if so many of them had truly offended such a formidable individual, there would only be one path left: death.
When he returned to camp with the Red Wing Bird’s corpse, his teammates were stunned.
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“Uncle Zhou, what is this!”
The young man referred to as Brother Tianxing seemed to realize something suddenly, “Uncle Zhou, could it be that person who just did this?”
The middle-aged man nodded.
A collective gasp echoed around them.
The buzz-cut boy fell flat on his butt, somewhat frightened by the ordeal. After this incident, he also began to tread more cautiously.