The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 124 Killing the Fire Cloud Beast

"Die, you mangy beast!" Jing Yan glared at the Fire Cloud Beast and shouted in a low voice.

"Roar!"

The Fire Cloud Beast, although it did not understand human language, had encountered humans not once or twice before and was not unfamiliar with the term "mangy beast."

It knew that these words from the human’s mouth were an insult, and it was extremely enraged.

Hiss!

With a roar, the Fire Cloud Beast ferociously charged at Jing Yan, its fiery red body resembling a burning flame.

Shocking red energy swirled around the body of the Fire Cloud Beast, especially near its sharp claws where the red energy was denser and more distinct.

This red energy looked like flames but was not actual fire; it was a type of elemental power controlled by the spiritual beast. As an eighth-level spiritual beast, controlling certain elemental powers was normal.

The red energy near the claws instantly approached Jing Yan. A terrifying light halo of red power burst forth, enveloping Jing Yan’s body. However, at this moment, Jing Yan showed no panic; his calm eyes fixed on the Fire Cloud Beast in front of him as he released his Primordial Energy to fend off the erosion of the red energy on his own body.

"Mangy beast, good coming! Let’s see how strong you really are," Jing Yan said. The Flowing Light Sword in his hand suddenly swung out, the halo formed by the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique resembling a curved moon as it collided with the Fire Cloud Beast’s claw.

The first time Jing Yan encountered the Fire Cloud Beast, he nearly died at the hands of this beast. Now having stepped into the Innate Realm, Jing Yan was bound to have a fierce battle with this Fire Cloud Beast.

This was also Jing Yan’s first time fighting face to face with an eighth-level spiritual beast. Although Jing Yan had ascended to the Innate Realm before, even then, he couldn’t possibly battle an eighth-level spiritual beast. Not to mention an eighth-level one, even facing a regular seventh-level spiritual beast, it was uncertain who would kill whom.

"Boom!"

The claws of the Fire Cloud Beast, swirling with red energy, heavily struck the Curved Moon Sword Light.

"Roar!"

This time, the Sword Light was not easily shattered. The beast’s copper bell-like red pupils flickered with astonishment; it clearly did not expect that its strike failed to break the Sword Light.

It clearly remembered that during their fight ten days ago, although this human was very fast, he was no match for it in direct combat. How could it be that in such a short time, this human’s strength had escalated to such a terrifying extent?

Could it not be the same person, just someone who looked similar?

The Fire Cloud Beast, after all, was not very intelligent, and it could not precisely distinguish every human face it had seen.

"Die!" Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy burst forth as he swung increasingly powerful Sword Light, sending waves of sword energy relentlessly onto the Fire Cloud Beast’s body.

The defense of the Fire Cloud Beast was also extraordinarily impressive. If Jing Yan’s sword energy had fallen on an ordinary seventh-level spiritual beast, it would have left deep wounds, but on the Fire Cloud Beast, it merely left some relatively minor cuts, with very little blood flowing.

"Awoo! Roar!"

The Fire Cloud Beast roared repeatedly. Although the injuries on its body were not very severe so far, its rage was sky-high.

To be wounded by a mere human was the greatest humiliation for it.

Enraged, the Fire Cloud Beast’s attacks became more and more ferocious. Yet, its attacks hardly posed a serious threat to Jing Yan, who could avoid them with Skylight Wings or manage them head-on with his Primordial Energy. In front of Jing Yan, the Fire Cloud Beast could only get brutalized.

Of course, it was also difficult for Jing Yan to kill the Fire Cloud Beast in a short time, as its defense was too strong and it was extremely fast, finding its weak points needed time.

The battle between the man and the beast lasted almost an hour. The Fire Cloud Beast’s wounds increased, and although each one was not serious, the accumulation was torturous and it had already bled significantly. It felt that it would eventually be worn down to death.

By this time, most of the initial rage of the Fire Cloud Beast had dissipated. It realized that the human before it was not as easy to deal with as it seemed, and eating this human would be extremely difficult.

Thus, it gradually wanted to retreat, no longer wanting to continue fighting with this human.

"Trying to leave?"

Jing Yan noticed that the Fire Cloud Beast had reduced its attack frequency and was gradually retreating. His gaze slightly sharpened.

The Skylight Wings turned slightly, and he instantly chased after it.

Just ten days ago, when Jing Yan was still at the Half-step Innate stage, the Fire Cloud Beast’s speed could at most match the burst speed of Jing Yan. Now that Jing Yan had reached the Innate Realm, his burst speed far exceeded that of the Fire Cloud Beast, making it impossible for the Fire Cloud Beast to successfully escape under Jing Yan’s pursuit.

"Roar!" The Fire Cloud Beast tried to escape multiple times but was intercepted by Jing Yan each time, causing it to panic and angrily fix its large head on Jing Yan.

"Heh heh... the weak point is a piece of soft cartilage on the back!" Jing Yan’s eyes locked onto a patch about the size of a human palm on the back of the Fire Cloud Beast.

After such a long period of trying, Jing Yan had finally found a weak point of the Fire Cloud Beast.

It was known that Jing Yan cultivated the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill. When his realm had plummeted earlier, with only a Martial Arts Fourth Heaven cultivation, he had ventured alone into the Black Stone Mountain Range and quickly hunted a large number of low-level spiritual beasts, all because he could quickly find the weak points of the spiritual beasts.

This Fire Cloud Beast was powerful and heavily defended; finding its weak spot was troublesome, but with some time, Jing Yan still managed to locate it.

"Die!"

The Curved Moon Sword Light quickly slashed towards the back of the Fire Cloud Beast.

The Fire Cloud Beast also sensed the danger it faced, realizing that the human seemed to have discovered its weak point. It roared low, trying its best to dodge the attack on its weak point.

"Useless," Jing Yan continued to swing the Flowing Light Sword.

If the first attack was avoided, he could make a second or third. Despite the Fire Cloud Beast’s speed, it couldn’t evade every time.

"Hmm?"

"The integration of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique has improved by another 10 percent!" In the midst of the attacks, Jing Yan’s eyes flickered slightly as he realized that during the battle with the Fire Cloud Beast, by continuously practicing and refining the swordsmanship, he had unknowingly deepened his understanding of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique, enhancing its integration from the original 50 percent to 60 percent.

With a 60 percent integration of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique, its power surged once more.

"Spurt!"

"Roar..."

The pitiful roar of the Fire Cloud Beast echoed through the canyon. Although it was powerful, capable of challenging even a Late Innate Realm martial artist, it ultimately died at the hands of Jing Yan, who was merely in the Early Innate stage.