Whoosh—
A faint, almost imperceptible sound suddenly rang out. A jet-black spear was hurled in an instant, its dark luster perfectly blending with the night, becoming one with the darkness. With a speed as swift as thunder, it shot forth like lightning, aimed directly at the vital point of the silver giant wolf's head—a ruthless, lethal strike.
Demonic beasts are inherently bestial and spiritually aware by nature, especially Xiantian demonic beasts, whose animal instincts are incredibly sharp. Although this spear attack came silently and with astonishing speed, the wolf still sensed it. Instinctively, it leaped to evade at the first moment.
Thud—
Unfortunately, the spear was too fast, leaving no time for the demonic wolf to completely dodge. It instantly crossed a hundred meters of empty space. Though it didn't hit the vital head, it struck the wolf's waist, piercing it completely and pinning it firmly to the ground. A faint golden radiance seemed to swirl around it.
Awooo—
The demonic wolf was shocked and enraged, not expecting a sudden ambush. It sharply looked in Ye Chen's direction, opening its mouth as a silver light was about to erupt, preparing to unleash a fierce attack.
This was the breath attack of a Xiantian demonic beast. If struck, even a Xiantian expert would be severely wounded.
But at this very moment, Ye Chen, having failed with one strike, launched another. He actually lifted a massive rock the size of a house beside him and hurled it with force, smashing it toward the demonic wolf.
The demonic wolf roared. Despite being injured, it was still terrifying. Its thick tail lashed out, sending the thousand-jin heavy rock flying. The power of demonic beasts was horrifyingly immense, enough to make one's heart tremble.
However, the wound on its waist tore open even wider as a result.
Swish—
A figure appeared before it like a ghost—it was Ye Chen, who had already closed in. His hands formed claw shapes as he executed the top-tier Houtian martial technique, Tiger's Roar.
Roar—
A phantom image of a fierce tiger leaped forth, roaring and snarling as it slammed into the demonic wolf, striking precisely on its injured waist. With the force of several thousand jin erupting, it sent the demonic wolf flying over thirty meters away, blood spraying everywhere, adding injury to injury.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen unleashed a triple combo—one strike after another, seamlessly connected, giving the silver giant wolf no time to react before they all landed on its body, inflicting serious wounds.
This ambush was so flawless that even someone with discerning eyes like Elder Yan couldn't find fault, giving a thumbs-up of praise.
Because this assault wasn't just a simple attack; it was a perfect ambush, executed with impeccable timing. He chose the moment when the demonic wolf's vigilance was at its lowest to strike suddenly. The triple combo was coordinated, one link after another, leaving no room for reaction. Using weakness to strike strength, he forcefully wounded the silver giant wolf from its peak state—an impeccable combination attack.
Such an attack wasn't something an ordinary person could execute, nor was it something achievable just by possessing great strength. Even someone with extensive combat experience might not necessarily pull it off. Only someone with absolute combat awareness could reach this level.
Otherwise, with the slightest misstep, the silver giant wolf could have evaded, rendering the triple attack completely useless—at most causing minor wounds, not the severe injuries like now, with intestines torn and belly ripped open, blood flowing freely as if it cost nothing.
Elder Yan looked at Ye Chen in amazement. Truly worthy of being a Battle Saint from the legendary strongest combat lineage. Only someone from this lineage could achieve such perfection.
Under the night sky, Ye Chen stood on a giant rock, his black robe blending with the dark night. He looked at the sent-flying demonic wolf, killing intent surging.
Clearly, as a Xiantian demonic beast, the silver giant wolf wouldn't be killed so easily. Its powerful physique was the guarantee of a demonic beast. Although Ye Chen's series of attacks had wounded it, they weren't enough to completely kill it.
The demonic wolf roared, leaping up in fury. Despite the wound on its waist, its vitality was extremely tenacious. Enduring the pain, it leaped toward Ye Chen, still capable of fighting.
This was the true terror of Xiantian demonic beasts, far surpassing Xiantian experts.
Facing this, Ye Chen showed neither surprise nor fear. He merely softly uttered one word: "Explode!"
Boom! The silver giant wolf, leaping mid-air, trembled violently. Its waist exploded, intestines torn and belly ripped open, a bloody mess. It crashed down from the air, whimpering incessantly, blood gushing from its mouth and nose.
This was the Human Yuan Power Ye Chen had attached to the spear, now detonating and severely wounding the silver giant wolf.
Just like that, before the silver giant wolf could fully unleash the true terror of a Xiantian demonic beast, Ye Chen had thoroughly crippled it, leaving it with less than thirty to forty percent of its combat power.
Whoosh—
The spear was pulled back by Ye Chen's telekinetic grasp and hurled again, infused with his full strength and flickering with Human Yuan Power, golden radiance swirling. It completely pierced the demonic wolf's head, killing it on the spot—dead beyond dead.
Only then did Ye Chen finally let out a sigh of relief, having finally slain a Xiantian demonic beast.
This was also thanks to his rich combat experience and perfect grasp of timing. Otherwise, with his current strength, facing a Xiantian demonic beast head-on would have been truly difficult.
After all, in every aspect, Xiantian demonic beasts were far stronger than Xiantian experts of the same level.
Elder Yan exclaimed in admiration, "Little Chen, your ability is too strong. I originally thought there would be a fierce battle, maybe even ending with you fleeing for your life. I never expected you could actually kill a Xiantian demonic beast, completely unscathed and utterly suppressing it."
Ye Chen shook his head, not blaming Elder Yan. After all, the other hadn't witnessed his true peak strength, or else he wouldn't think that way.
Of course, it was also possible that Elder Yan still harbored some doubt about him being a reincarnator. After this battle, he would believe completely.
From the shattered head of the silver giant wolf, Ye Chen retrieved a pearl-like core, about the size of a baby's fist—a Xiantian demonic core.
One could clearly feel the abundant and pure energy contained within, continuously overflowing and surging, far surpassing the usual absorption of heaven and earth spiritual energy. This was a Xiantian demonic core, only surpassed by the spiritual energy within the Human Sovereign Pagoda.
Holding this Xiantian demonic core, Ye Chen let out a light sigh, carefully sealing it in a jade box to prevent spiritual energy leakage. He softly said, "Finally, I can begin breaking through to the minor achievement level of the Human Yuan Body Art."
The Human Yuan Body Art, the first part of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Body Methods. Once cultivated to the minor achievement level, pure physical strength alone could rival a Xiantian expert.
At the major achievement level, one could battle super existences at the Martial God realm.
Only by cultivating the Human Yuan Body Art to the minor achievement level would he have the most basic capital to establish himself in this world.
Soon, Ye Chen found an abandoned cave that had been unused for many years, about the size of a house. Inside, he dug out a pool, only about ten feet wide. The pool water wasn't clear; instead, it appeared multicolored and shimmering, with spiritual energy overflowing.
This was a medicinal pool Ye Chen had refined by melting over a dozen spirit herbs and many medicinal plants according to the most suitable proportions, along with auxiliary cultivation medicinal liquids. It contained abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy.
Ye Chen had specifically sought out this hidden cave, moved in clear spring water, and refined this medicinal pool precisely for the purpose of breaking through.
He would break through here, thoroughly advancing the Human Yuan Body Art to the minor achievement level. Once successful, he would truly be comparable to a Xiantian expert.
However, Ye Chen didn't choose to break through immediately. Instead, he brought the silver giant wolf's corpse back to the cave. From Elder Yan's ancient ring, he took out a cauldron, placed it inside, opened his mouth, and actually spat out a flame, flowing with a faint golden luster, which entered the cauldron.
This was Human Yuan Fire, transformed from Human Yuan Power. Currently, Ye Chen had only cultivated one strand of Human Yuan Power, which he converted into flame to refine the silver giant wolf.
The silver giant wolf, as a Xiantian demonic beast, had a powerful physique. Its flesh and blood contained strong blood energy and, because it could cultivate, already contained spiritual energy. If consumed, it would be a great tonic, nourishing yin and kidneys, invigorating blood and calming the spirit, dispelling hidden ailments.
If refined using alchemical methods, it could even be extracted into a blood pill.
This blood pill, though not comparable to a Xiantian demonic core, contained the true essence of the Xiantian demonic beast. Consuming it could invigorate blood and nourish the body, strengthen flesh and blood constitution, offering immense benefits.
After a full half-day of refining, some ashes floated out from the cauldron, and a blood pill only the size of a thumb was retrieved, shimmering with rich blood light. One could feel the surging blood energy contained within—a great tonic.
After refining the blood pill, Ye Chen immediately began meditating to regulate his breath. It took a full day before he completely adjusted his state to its peak, as refining the blood pill was quite mentally and physically taxing.
The next moment, Ye Chen stripped off all his clothes and jumped into the medicinal pool. He said to Elder Yan in the ancient ring, "Guard me. I'm going to break through."
After saying that, he paid no further attention, directly entering a cultivation state, leaving Elder Yan in the ancient ring quite helpless. This guy had him figured out completely, so he could only float out to guard him.
Human Yuan Body Art—Activate!