“The ox slayer!”
In the valley, a human youth clad in black appeared. Facing the massive Eight-Horned Green Ox, which loomed like a small mountain, he showed not a trace of fear. Instead, he raised a long spear, pointing it coldly at the beast as a murderous aura spread from him.
Though they were of different races, the Eight-Horned Green Ox couldn't help but feel an urge to laugh upon hearing these words. For this tiny speck before it—a creature it could crush with a single finger—to speak of killing it was the greatest of jokes.
“Little human speck, I must say your courage is not small, daring to speak of killing even me. But you humans truly have no brains. With just you? A single finger from me is enough to crush you a thousand times over,” the Eight-Horned Green Ox said, its voice low and rumbling, echoing throughout the entire valley.
Ye Chen did not speak. Wasting words was not his habit, especially when facing an enemy.
Although what stood before him was a super Demonic Beast at the Martial God realm—an opponent utterly unbeatable for ordinary people—even though it was severely wounded, its demonic blood flowing heavily, its strength reduced to less than seventy or eighty percent of its peak, it was still not something an ordinary Xiantian expert could handle. Even a peak Xiantian expert would turn and flee upon encountering it.
Unfortunately, for Ye Chen, it was not impossible. Moreover, his primary purpose for entering the Demonic Beast Mountain Range this time was precisely to slay a Martial God realm Demonic Beast!
Yes, this was Ye Chen's true goal.
Because if he wanted to increase his strength, relying on ordinary methods was too slow. Ye Chen primarily walked the path of body refinement. Furthermore, due to the Human Yuan Body Art, as long as there was sufficient energy from heaven and earth, he could break through rapidly until reaching the Great Completion realm.
Once he reached the Great Completion realm, he could achieve the Indestructible Golden Body, with blood energy soaring to the heavens, capable of rivaling a Martial God.
This was the path that allowed Ye Chen to grow powerful quickly.
However, achieving the Human Yuan Golden Body was extremely difficult because it required an immense amount of energy. Even ten or eight Xiantian demonic cores would be insufficient to elevate him to the Human Yuan Golden Body. By Ye Chen's estimation, he would likely need at least thirty or more.
But he had at most twelve or thirteen on him, falling short by more than half. Even if he wanted to auction for more, it was impossible, because the price of a single Xiantian demonic core on the market often reached an astronomical two hundred thousand gold coins. Although he had eight hundred and seventy thousand, it still wasn't enough.
The best course of action now was to enter the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, slay a Martial God Demonic Beast, and obtain a Martial God demonic core.
The energy contained within a single Martial God demonic core was vast, comparable to more than twenty ordinary demonic cores, incredibly dense and profound.
With one Martial God demonic core, plus the other Xiantian demonic cores, it would be enough for Ye Chen to achieve the Human Yuan Golden Body.
This was also why Ye Chen, after learning of the Martial God's fall with Old Yan's help, rushed into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range at the first opportunity. He knew that the fall of a Martial God would at least severely wound one Martial God Demonic Beast. This was his greatest opportunity at present, not to be missed.
Now was the best chance.
Refining the Martial God demonic core could potentially allow him to achieve the Indestructible Golden Body.
*Swish—*
Ye Chen charged forward in great strides. With a single leap, he crossed several dozen zhang, arriving before the Eight-Horned Green Ox with astonishing speed. Then, surging Blood Yuan power rapidly poured into his right palm, instantly turning it crimson and crystalline like jade, appearing exquisitely beautiful.
But even the Eight-Horned Green Ox felt a pang of panic at this moment, because it clearly sensed the terrifying power contained within this palm strike.
In its prime, it naturally had nothing to fear, but in its current severely wounded state, the outcome was hard to predict.
*Boom—*
The Eight-Horned Green Ox immediately stirred the heavens and earth, summoning surging power of heaven and earth that transformed into a five-zhang-wide lake of seven-colored light above. However, what it contained was the terrifying power of heaven and earth, far more dreadful than True Yuan power, capable of annihilating a small mountain in an instant.
It intended to manipulate this power of heaven and earth to kill Ye Chen.
But unfortunately, it was all too late.
Ye Chen's right palm shot forward. His slender hand, crimson and crystalline like exquisite red jade, flashed like lightning as it struck the wounded abdomen of the Eight-Horned Green Ox, directly attacking the vulnerable flesh.
Top-tier Xiantian martial skill, Mountain-Piercing Palm!
This was the most supreme Xiantian martial skill, capable of concentrating power for an explosive burst, displaying its most formidable might.
*Boom—*
A terrifying force erupted, actually sending the entire small-mountain-sized body of the Eight-Horned Green Ox flying dozens of meters away. It crashed into a small hill with a thunderous impact, collapsing half of it. Dust billowed, flesh from its abdomen splattered, and blood gushed out like water, dyeing countless forests and land red.
With a single strike, the Martial God realm Eight-Horned Green Ox was sent flying!
However, the Eight-Horned Green Ox immediately got back up, making Ye Chen sigh inwardly. Truly worthy of being a Martial God realm Demonic Beast. Even though it was heavily wounded, killing it now would still be somewhat difficult for him.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox roared in furious rage, not only because of the intense pain from its wounds—a bloody hole pierced through its abdomen—but also because a mere human youth, not even at the Martial God realm, had managed to injure it, a dignified Martial God realm Demonic Beast. This was the greatest insult to it.
But this human youth was too cunning, actually aiming for the vulnerable, wounded vital spot on its abdomen and unleashing such a shocking Xiantian martial skill, worsening its injuries and causing its demonic blood to spurt out uncontrollably.
“Little human speck, you have angered me. I will definitely make you pay a heavy price.”
The Eight-Horned Green Ox roared and bellowed, shaking the entire Demonic Beast Mountain Range. The power of heaven and earth rolled in, transforming into streaks of seven-colored rainbow light capable of easily slaying Xiantian experts.
The seven remaining large horns—one having been severed earlier by Martial God An Yang—spewed forth lightning, wildly bombarding Ye Chen.
*Swish—*
But Ye Chen was too fast. Mastering a mysterious and profound movement technique, he vanished like lightning in an instant. The seven-colored rainbow light and lightning bolts fell upon the mountain forest, immediately reducing the entire area to dust.
Ye Chen swiftly dodged and weaved, avoiding the Eight-Horned Green Ox's terrifying attacks one after another. Each streak of seven-colored rainbow light and lightning bolt was enough to slay an ordinary Xiantian expert. This was the fearsomeness of a Martial God realm Demonic Beast.
Although the Eight-Horned Green Ox was severely wounded, a centipede dies but never falls down, let alone an Eight-Horned Green Ox that wasn't completely dead—a super Demonic Beast capable of killing a supreme expert like Martial God Changfeng. Ye Chen did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent.
*Boom—*
Ye Chen's entire body shook as a massive amount of Blood Yuan power surged forth, turbulent and mighty, actually transforming into a Blood Yuan tide spanning several dozen zhang, like giant waves churning, a truly awe-inspiring sight.
Merely a newly-advanced Xiantian, yet he already possessed such terrifying True Yuan power, unimaginable to most.
But Ye Chen's True Yuan and blood energy were fused, and the Human Yuan Body Art could continuously generate blood energy, giving Ye Chen the capital to fight.
*Boom—*
Ye Chen straightforwardly threw a punch, carrying the grand Blood Yuan tide and his own formidable brute strength, with Human Yuan Power infused into his fist. He struck the Eight-Horned Green Ox with a force that made the very void tremble!
With a thunderous crash, the Eight-Horned Green Ox was sent flying once again, the entire mountain forest shaking violently.
But the Eight-Horned Green Ox's thick tail swept directly over, sending Ye Chen himself flying hundreds of meters away, crashing through numerous large trees.
Ye Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood but charged out again. With his Human Yuan Body Art at Minor Completion and the enhancement from the Tyrant Heaven Refining Saint Art, although this blow had sent him flying and made him spit blood, the actual injuries were not severe.
“Since you're about to die, why struggle in your death throes!”
Ye Chen snorted coldly, appearing before the Eight-Horned Green Ox. Blood Yuan power rolled forth thunderously, transforming into a tide. Holding a long spear, his black hair dancing wildly in the wind, at this moment, he resembled an invincible War God descending.
He raised a sphere of pure crimson light, merely about a zhang in radius, enveloping himself—this was the Blood Yuan Domain, hailed as absolute defense. Treading with a movement technique of extreme speed, he charged forward. The long spear condensed Human Yuan Power, shining with brilliant golden light, heavy as a thousand jun.
At this moment, Ye Chen advanced in great strides, fearlessly closing in to fiercely battle the Eight-Horned Green Ox.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox also roared, sensing the strength of this black-clad youth. Although not a true Martial God, it did not dare be negligent, engaging in a fearsome battle.
Blood Yuan power, lightning bolts, and seven-colored rainbow light illuminated the mountain forest. With rumbling booms, countless trees were swept away.
Ye Chen was powerful. At this moment, his fighting spirit continuously boiled over. From the crown of his head shot up a massive pillar of blood energy, dozens to a hundred zhang high, condensing into a blood dragon that roared and bellowed, driving the rolling Blood Yuan tide.
Golden spear swinging, pointing at the celestial ox, he fought with all his might, actually growing more valiant the longer he fought. In the end, he seemed to have become a true Martial God realm expert, suppressing the Green Ox, sending the Eight-Horned Green Ox flying once more, and tearing off one of its large horns!