Chapter 32: Chapter 32: I’ll Take These Beast Eggs

"Kill!"

Jiang Ziyou took the lead, with Lin Yu, Chen Fan, and Xu Qilin following close behind.

Among the four, Jiang Ziyou’s cultivation was the highest, having already reached the Martial Arts Seventh Stage. Moreover, her Sword Soul had awakened a second time, granting her a tyrannical Martial Soul Innate Divine Technique.

In addition, Xu Qilin, Lin Yu, and Chen Fan were all extraordinary talents, their cultivation at the Peak of the Martial Arts Sixth Stage.

Each of them possessed heaven-defying combat strength!

Together, the four of them could deal with an ordinary Tier One Advanced Demon Beast, possessing combat power comparable to the Martial Arts Eighth Stage!

At its peak, the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast was comparable to an expert of the Martial Arts Ninth Stage. Even with a hundred times the courage, the four of them would never have dared to invade its nest.

But things were different now...

The Green Water Golden-eyed Beast had just laid its eggs and was in a weakened state. Its combat power was greatly diminished, roughly equivalent to the early Martial Arts Eighth Stage.

Facing the siege of Jiang Ziyou’s group, the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast roared repeatedly.

Its crimson-gold scale armor erupted in a brilliant glow. Ripples of sapphire-blue light, like silky blue ribbons, coiled around its body.

These ribbons were formed by the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s innate Water Control Divine Technique. They floated around its body like battle armor, blocking the attacks of Jiang Ziyou and the others. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Flashes of blades and swords failed to harm the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s body, blocked by these blue ripples.

"Miss Ziyou, this beast is too difficult to handle! We can’t even manage to wound it!" Xu Qilin said, his sharp brows furrowed and a cold glint in his eyes.

Without pausing, he thrust his long spear forward.

The spear’s tip flared with a dazzling, bloody light, but when it met the blue ripples, it was like diamond meeting soft silk. Under the impact of the spear’s light, the blue ribbons continuously squirmed backward, weakening the force of the attack. At the same time, it also forced the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s body back a few steps.

By the time the spear broke through the ripples and landed on the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast, eight or nine-tenths of its power had already been dissipated!

"I’ve long heard that the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s water control is miraculous. Even a volley of ten thousand arrows from an army couldn’t harm it at its peak. It seems we have no choice but to use that move!"

A cold light flickered in Jiang Ziyou’s eyes. She bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Gentlemen, I’ll have to trouble you to keep the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast occupied. I’m going to use my Martial Soul Innate Divine Technique to slay it!"

"Alright!"

’Miss Ziyou awakened a Profound Tier Ninth Grade Martial Soul. The Innate Divine Technique from her Martial Soul’s second awakening must be incredibly strong...’

Lin Yu and the other two exchanged a glance, their expressions showing deep apprehension.

The three of them attacked the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast even more ferociously.

The Green Water Golden-eyed Beast was a full three meters tall and six meters long. Its four hooves stomped the ground, creating a series of "BANG BANG" sounds. Its bell-like eyes flashed with fury, and the two long whiskers extending from its nostrils whipped about wildly like divine lashes, making "WOO WOO" noises.

"Humans, you dare offend me? You are simply seeking death!" the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast roared in fury.

It suddenly opened its cavernous, bloody maw.

Its sinister fangs glinted with a cold light. Specks of blue light gathered in its mouth, coalescing directly into a blue energy ball the size of a human head.

Blue ripples flowed around the energy ball, and the "BZZT BZZT" sound was enough to make one’s scalp tingle. Following the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s roar, the blue water sphere shot out like a cannonball, "BOOM," hurtling toward Jiang Ziyou and the others.

"Block it!"

"Tornado Spear Technique—Tornado Divine Shield!"

"Celestial Eagle Technique—Eagle Strikes the Sky!"

The expressions of Lin Yu, Chen Fan, and Xu Qilin changed simultaneously. They all struck at once, unleashing their strongest defensive techniques to block the energy ball’s attack.

But the power of the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s furious strike was too immense. It blasted right through their attacks, sending the three of them flying. They spat out blood, tracing three graceful arcs in the air like kites with their strings cut.

However, just as the blue energy ball sent the three men flying, Jiang Ziyou made her move. "Vile beast, take this strike from your grandma—Innate Divine Technique, Rakshasa!"

BOOM!

Jiang Ziyou’s Sword Soul trembled within her. A stream of black energy shot out, coiling around the blade held in her slender, jade-like hand.

The entire sword, once menacingly bright, turned pitch-black!

A black mist swirled around it. This was "Rakshasa," the Innate Divine Technique from her Sword Soul’s second awakening. The power of darkness and corrosion enveloped the sword’s edge. It could increase the sword’s power tenfold, and no opponent would dare to receive a strike from it. Otherwise, even if only their weapons touched, they would be invaded by the black Rakshasa Power.

SWOOSH—

A streak of black Sword Aura slashed into the blue energy ball. The black-misted Rakshasa Power raged like a fierce wind, enveloping the blue energy ball, instantly corroding it and turning it into foul-smelling black water that splashed onto the ground.

The sword’s momentum did not diminish as it sliced through the blue water curtain coiled around the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s body.

The blade stabbed into the space between the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s eyes!

"ROAR..."

The Green Water Golden-eyed Beast let out a pained roar. The black Rakshasa Power spread from the finger-sized wound, corroding more than half of the beast’s head in the blink of an eye. The left side of its head was corroded so deeply that bone was visible, and its eyeball even fell to the ground. The Green Water Golden-eyed Beast, in extreme agony, roared wretchedly, "Humans, damn you humans! I am not resigned to this..."

"ROAR..."

Corroded by the Rakshasa Power, the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast became incredibly weak and collapsed to the ground with a THUD.

It staggered and crawled toward its nest, wanting to destroy its own Beast Eggs in its final moments to prevent the bloodline of the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast from falling into human hands!

However, Jiang Ziyou would not give it the chance!

"I went to all this trouble for your Beast Eggs. How could I let you destroy them?" Jiang Ziyou swung her sword. The blade’s light flashed, spattering four blossoms of blood as it severed all four of the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s limbs.

"ROAR!"

The Green Water Golden-eyed Beast roared miserably. Having lost its four limbs, its body grew even weaker under the corrosion of the Rakshasa Power. Facing despair, its remaining eye glinted with venomous hatred. "Human, you will not die a good death..."

"Roar all you want! In a moment, I will smash those eggshells right in front of you and devour the essence inside. Then you’ll see who’s the one who won’t die a good death!" Jiang Ziyou said with a cold expression.

She had gone to great lengths to deal with the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast, all for the sake of its Beast Eggs.

The Beast Eggs contained immense power. If she could devour them, her cultivation would surely rise to the next level!

At this thought, an expression of excitement and greed appeared on Jiang Ziyou’s face. She headed toward the Green Water Golden-eyed Beast’s nest, intending to claim the Beast Eggs for herself.

However, just as she looked toward the Beast Nest, the greedy look on her face suddenly froze. Her eyes narrowed into slits, the sword in her hand trembled slightly, and a chilling killing intent condensed in her heart.

At the edge of her vision, atop the Beast Eggs in the nest, a young man was half-leaning against one of them. He had a blade of grass dangling from the corner of his mouth, and he was looking in her direction with a playful and mocking expression.

Seeing her look at him, the young man smiled faintly. His calm voice made Jiang Ziyou’s face turn as cold as winter frost...

"Sorry, but I’ll be taking these Beast Eggs!"