Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 218 - 220: Using the Sword

"Wang! He is filled with the purest Life Energy, if you can help me get it, I can let you enter the third layer of the Reincarnation Pearl for free for half a year."

Looking at the crazed Anxi Demon Venerable, the eager voice of Reincarnation Pearl Wang Cai also rang in Mu Can’s ears, with a tone of urgency and solution that was no less than the current Anxi Demon Venerable’s desire for slaughter.

"Oh? Life Energy." Looking at the red mist swirling around Anxi Demon Venerable, Mu Can nodded thoughtfully.

Now equipped with the Reincarnation Pearl’s armored form, handling a maddened Anxi was more than sufficient; even if the beast possessed great strength, it could only be slaughtered in the face of human intelligence.

As he spoke, the body of Anxi Demon Venerable had also turned into a bizarre shade of blood-red, his eyes entirely crimson, and Mu Can could even feel the strong heartbeat inside Anxi Demon Venerable’s body, thumping vigorously. With each beat, Anxi Demon Venerable’s aura grew stronger, as if the blood of a fierce beast was circulating throughout his body; the heart of the king of beasts had the extraordinary effect of transforming the body.

What on earth is this? Why does the Demon World have such a strange creature that just a heart alone can cause such a tremendous change in Anxi Demon Venerable? Wang Cai is also so desirous of this heart; it seems I must kill him directly. A murderous intent arose in Mu Can’s heart; originally he thought about capturing three Demon Lords alive to let the experts of Immortal Ancient Academy study them, since captives of the Immortal Venerable Level are very rare, but now it seems that the heart, which clearly doesn’t belong to Anxi Demon Venerable, holds even higher value.

Whew!

Still, it was Mu Can’s favorite way of fighting, the fist-to-flesh combat; Mu Can wanted to test how much Anxi Demon Venerable’s strength had changed after activating the Heart of Ferocious Beast.

Boom!

Their fists collided, the shockwave kicked up all the soil on the ground, and under the force of that powerful blow, Mu Can stepped back.

Thud Thud! Anxi Demon Venerable took a whole four steps backward, then with a howl, he charged again.

Having lost his sanity, Anxi Demon Venerable now was truly like a crazed beast, fearless of injuries, recklessly fearless, which was also the biggest hazard after merging with the Heart of Ferocious Beast; once activated, it would only end with the death of one side.

"He’s actually become this much stronger." Mu Can felt the vibration on his fist; Anxi Demon Venerable, who had been previously sent flying with a punch from him, could now catch his punch without getting hurt.

"Wang! What a treasure, using it like this is too wasteful, so wasteful."

Mu Can felt the Battle Armor on his body starting to tremble slightly, and inside his Sea of Consciousness appeared a shiny black large dog, currently crazily swallowing saliva and wagging its tail.

Is this Wang Cai’s true form? Although it looked like an ordinary mongrel, it appeared much more majestic than one, but this current look, it’s too disgraceful; it’s just like a dog that can’t walk when seeing a bone, which shows how attractive the Heart of Ferocious Beast is to Wang Cai.

"What on earth is this thing? How could it cause such a huge change in him?" Mu Can asked aloud. The fact that it could double the strength of a Demon Lord, who was already at the peak in the Demon World, showed how rare and exotic this treasure must be.

"Woof woof, this is a type of exotic beast from the Supreme Interface, filled with massive amounts of Life Energy, but the energy also harbors a strong Slaughter Energy. Ordinary people simply can’t resist the Slaughter Energy, thus they can’t utilize the Life Energy within."

Wang Cai stared intently at Anxi Demon Venerable in front of him, as if looking at a rare treasure. Although such creatures were common in the Supreme Interface and often used as Alchemy materials, it was extremely difficult to obtain them in the Mortal World.

After all, the Mortal World was several levels lower compared to the Supreme Interface. If it were not for most of the functions of the Reincarnation Pearl being sealed, Wang Cai wouldn’t have paid attention to this fierce beast. But now, with the Reincarnation Pearl in a sealed state, unlocking it not only required Mu Can to possess corresponding strength but also required a vast amount of Life Energy, which is why Wang Cai got so excited after seeing the Heart of Ferocious Beast.

"Since the Slaughter Energy can’t be neutralized, what use is it to us?"

Mu Can regretted his question as soon as he asked it — being unable to neutralize it in the Mortal World didn’t mean that there was no way to deal with the Heart of Ferocious Beast in the Supreme Interface.

Indeed, upon hearing Mu Can’s question, Wang Cai looked at him with disdain.

"Woof woof woof! Now I know why your strength is so poor, boy. With your brain, you’re really not that sharp. Who am I? I am Wang Cai, sir! A little Heart of Ferocious Beast is nothing. Just wait and see, and get ready yourself, it’s also time to elevate you to the level of a Martial Saint. After all, you’re considered to be my master, Wang Cai, so your strength can’t be too shabby."

Mu Can felt utterly frustrated, damn, was he really being looked down on by a dog?

"Alright, alright, let’s just bring him down first, we don’t have much time," Mu Can said as he watched Wang Cai, who was acting like a wise man. He silently scorned Wang Cai — just a lucky earth dog that really turned into a spirit.

Anxi Demon Venerable was knocked back by a punch and charged again with a howl, his body surging with blood energy. The red blood energy swirling around his body seemed to solidify, and his right arm underwent a bizarre transformation, swelling significantly, making it look much larger than before, with his whole hand transformed into a claw-like shape, bursting with power.

"Where is this guy’s weakness?" Since Wang Cai had enough knowledge about fierce beasts, he surely knew the weakness of this kind of fierce beast — to fight quickly to avoid prolonged trouble.

"The weak point of a fierce beast is simple, but I have never encountered a madman who dares to transplant a heart full of Slaughter Energy into himself. That this guy didn’t die is a miracle," Wang Cai also found it troublesome. He had never heard of someone transplanting a fierce beast’s heart like this, and he had no idea how Anxi Demon Venerable managed to survive and still live quite well.

"Fine, since you’re no help, let’s fight then."

Mu Can, leveraging his strength higher than that of Anxi Demon Venerable, fought furiously against him. Although Anxi Demon Venerable had lost his sanity, his instinctual slaughter skills made him formidable in close combat, his ghostly hand movements brewing a mounting pressure that Mu Can struggled to suppress.

"Damn it! Use the sword, it’s stupid to just punch him."

A longsword formed in his hand, matching the color of his battle armor, gleaming silver under the sunlight, looking quite mystical. With a light swing, Mu Can prepared to use a set of sword techniques he created on the Third Layer of the Reincarnation Pearl, aiming to severely injure Anxi.