Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 20: Exotic Beast Huai Demon

A terrifying wave of pressure, like a mountain, crashed down from behind.

Xu Yang instantly suffocated, his heart seized by an iron grip, his soul submerged in a vast ocean.

Even space itself seemed to freeze, like being trapped in a swamp!

"I can’t outrun it."

Realizing this, Xu Yang’s eyes turned bloodshot, and he roared in fury, spinning around like lightning, slamming his fist forward.

"You little bastard, still want to lock horns with me?"

"Are you even worthy?"

Boom!

Xu Yang was sent flying.

Ao Yong stuck to him like death, grabbing Xu Yang’s arm with savage force, sneering viciously, trying to tear his whole limb off.

In a flash, Xu Yang went utterly berserk, his hand flipping to slam a palm onto Ao Yong’s body.

Spirit Lock Seal!

Ao Yong just trembled slightly, mocking, "You think I’d fall for that trick twice?"

"Aaaah~~~~"

A piercing scream of agony shattered the mountains.

Xu Yang bit a chunk of bleeding flesh right off Ao Yong’s hand.

Ao Yong’s eyes bulged and quivered—this was more unbearable than any punch.

Who’s the real Barbarian here?

Xu Yang used the opening to tumble to the ground, rolling desperately away, dropping to the edge of a ravine.

Staring at the bloody wound on his arm, Ao Yong’s facial muscles twitched—he was on the edge of madness!

"You little shit!"

Xu Yang got up, spat out a mouthful of blood foam, and cursed, "Fuck your mother!"

Boom!

Ao Yong erupted in furious rage, leaping after him.

As he crossed the ravine in a single bound, Xu Yang’s pupils were almost popping out, Spiritual Power exploding as he hurled the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod forward.

Spurt!

The Divine Tripod sliced through the air like a streak of black lightning.

The immense essence inside condensed into a ball, spewing out like a terrifying hurricane.

He couldn’t unleash the flames inside, but the tripod’s essence he could!

Overwhelming essence was cultivation resource—but it could kill too!

Just like Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, if it’s thick enough, it can crush or burst a person apart!

"That damn tripod again!"

Ao Yong’s eye twitched furiously, True Essence surging as he punched down hard.

It crashed straight through!

BOOM!

The essence collided with his fist, exploding in midair like a maelstrom.

Ao Yong’s face paled as he grunted and crashed down, battered and embarrassed!

Xu Yang’s face twisted at the sight.

To kill Ao Yong, he’d almost depleted all the essence stored in the Tripod.

That stuff was worth tens of thousands of gold leaves!

Under such a brutal onslaught, even someone at the True Void Realm would suffer!

"Die for me!"

Xu Yang bit his tongue bloody, fighting dizziness, forcing the Divine Tripod to spin wildly and smash into Ao Yong.

Thud!

Ao Yong screamed in pain, blood spraying out, half his body smashed open.

After all that, Xu Yang just felt blackness closing in, his soul ready to split, totally spent.

The uncontrolled Celestial Refining Divine Tripod turned into a shadow and sank into his brow.

Xu Yang swayed, falling to one knee on the ground.

He wasn’t dead yet!

He gritted his teeth, let out a tortured howl, eyes wide.

He saw Ao Yong twitching on the ground.

Xu Yang forced himself up, lunging forward like a feral tiger.

Ao Yong’s spirit snapped, humiliation boiling over into rage.

He’d never dreamed that fighting a Late Stage of Innate would put him in this pitiful state.

First lost an arm, now with half his body numb and useless from a hit.

The other’s insanity chilled him to the bone!

Seeing Xu Yang stumbling and barreling at him, Ao Yong shivered, blood pumping to his brain, eyes wild with madness.

"Today, it’s you or me—one of us dies!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The Barbarian Race never lacked savagery.

Thud!

Even with just one hand and his True Void Realm foundation, Ao Yong braced himself, barely grabbing Xu Yang’s incoming fist and clawed down hard!

Crack!

Xu Yang screamed in agony as his hand was almost crushed to bits.

"Got any tricks left?"

Ao Yong’s gaze dripped with mockery.

"You fell for it!" Xu Yang forced a twisted grin through the pain, ignoring his trapped fist, then darted forward and sank his teeth into Ao Yong’s hand!

Fell for it?

Ao Yong’s eye twitched as he saw what Xu Yang was doing, face spasming violently.

The memory of being bitten still lingered—he’d rather be stabbed than go through that again.

Instinctively, Ao Yong chose to let go.

Xu Yang dove, the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod appeared again.

He gripped the Divine Tripod with both hands and smashed down with all his might.

The trick was just a ruse for Ao Yong.

He had nothing left up his sleeve.

He couldn’t even control the Divine Tripod anymore—he was down to his bare hands.

"Damn it!"

Ao Yong had developed a trauma over that tripod, turned pale with fear, scrambling to roll aside.

Thud!

The tripod crashed down on his shoulder, flesh splitting and blood gushing everywhere.

It wasn’t over yet.

One blow, then a second right after.

This time—to the head!

Boom!

Skull shattered, blood splattering everywhere.

A wailing scream instantly faded to a feeble moan.

Ao Yong jerked spasmodically, legs kicking, eyes blinded by blood, mind going fuzzy.

Am I going to die?

What answered him was a gaping mouth.

Xu Yang had reached his limit too, couldn’t even lift the Divine Tripod anymore, so as he fell forward, he lunged at Ao Yong’s throat and bit down hard!

Spurt!

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Hot as molten iron.

Xu Yang didn’t care—he tore and ripped like a wild animal.

He unleashed utter madness and brutality, enough to fill a Barbarian with terror.

Who could have imagined—a Late Stage of True Void Realm Barbarian, dying by being bitten to death?

Not until Ao Yong stopped moving did Xu Yang finally let go, his will collapsing all at once, dropping to the ground like a pile of rotten flesh.

He killed Ao Yong, but he was just as brutally wrecked.

But to slay a Late Stage of True Void Realm from the Late Stage of Innate—what a glorious feat!

Surviving itself was honor.

"Can’t pass out!"

Xu Yang shook his head hard, bit his tongue, and forced himself awake.

This is the deadly Barbaric Mountain Range!

He shoved several pills into his mouth, painfully pried off Ao Yong’s Storage Ring, didn’t even have the energy to inspect it, crawled up on hands and knees, barely oriented himself and staggered away.

After a while—

Xu Yang’s foot slipped, dropping into a pit hidden by weeds.

Blinking sluggishly, he couldn’t hold on any longer, and passed out cold.

...

Oooo ooooo~~

Xu Yang was jerked awake by an eerie, piercing wail, chill as the grave.

The instant he opened his eyes, all the weakness, fatigue, pain flooded his brain.

He sucked in a sharp breath, almost fainted again!

OOOO OOOO!!

The weird sound kept coming from outside.

Xu Yang broke out in goosebumps, skin crawling.

"What kind of beast is that?"

"Wait..."

Xu Yang stiffened as he recalled a bizarre, utterly unique magical beast in his memory—his face went deathly pale.

"Exotic Beast Huai Demon!"

Gulp!

Xu Yang couldn’t help swallowing, his eye twitching wildly.

"Shit, how did that freak show up in the outer edges of the Barbaric Mountain Range?"

The Exotic Beast Huai Demon—its body like tangled vines, shrouded in thick Yin Qi, branches spreading with spectral malice, swaying like a locust tree, hence the name.

Its cry lances into the soul, fills people with dread and panic.

This monster feeds on the Spiritual Power of martial artists.

Even the weakest Huai Demons surpass the Innate level.

If it targets you, it’s no different to being haunted by a deadly ghost, one of the fiercest monsters unique to the Barbaric Mountain Range!

Way scarier than Ao Yong.

"Maybe it won’t find me."

Xu Yang was drenched in cold sweat, deeply relieved that he’d managed to leave the scene and stumble into this pit—at least it was some sort of hiding spot.

But sitting and waiting for death was never his style.

He turned his head slightly—a glimpse of yellow and white flashed before his eyes.

Xu Yang shuddered, scalp almost exploding!

"What the hell is that?"