Chapter 646: Qilin Beast

"This time I returned across dimensions, the cosmic energy concentration on Earth has increased again, but so has the pollution within the energy. If this continues, everyone on Earth will be utterly corrupted—this is not a good thing."

Li Yi now invoked the Technique of Soaring Clouds and Riding Mist, flying toward the Golden Academy.

Although his flight speed was extremely fast, he forgot that this was a danger zone—and after the Heaven's Collapse incident and the opening of various cross-dimensional gates, the danger zone had become far more perilous than before.

Supernatural creatures all became prey; only mythic beings could dominate the land. In addition, there were many visitors from other worlds, some of whom were powerful, hostile, and deeply hostile toward Earthlings.

Just as he had been flying for a short while,

Suddenly,

A roar erupted from a lush mountain range, followed instantly by a crimson light that surged toward him—this light was extraordinarily dangerous; merely appearing, it triggered a fierce warning in Li Yi's soul.

But the light's speed was too fast—even with soul warning, by the time you reacted, it was already too late; the attack had struck.

Yet Li Yi's strength was no longer what it once was; having just crossed dimensions, the incense power still lingered, so he reacted instantly without hesitation, immediately activating the Mist-Riding Technique.

His body abruptly transformed into a thick cloud that scattered instantly.

The crimson light pierced through the mist, shot into the heavens, shattered a layer of clouds, and vanished at the horizon.

Then, from the nearby mist, Li Yi's form reappeared—he stood atop auspicious clouds, eyes cold, gazing toward the direction from which the attack had come.

"Supernatural creatures possess wisdom; they assess strength before acting. In this danger zone, few beings would dare attack me—and that strike's power was absurdly strong."

Li Yi did not suppress his aura, for it helped him avoid unnecessary trouble.

Yet even with his aura spreading, he was still attacked—clearly, the opponent had already marked him as prey, believing it could hunt and kill him.

At that moment, the lush mountains seemed to tremble; then a crimson creature, its entire body wreathed in flame, burst forth from a ruptured mountain, and merely by its appearance, the surrounding forest ignited—a staggering heat set the entire region ablaze.

When Li Yi saw this creature, he paused in surprise.

It resembled the legendary Fire Qilin—dragon's head, ox's body.

"Not the mythic Qilin—it must be a descendant, impure bloodline, not reaching true mythic status, but not far off either." He carefully examined the creature.

Though it looked like a Qilin at first glance, some physical traits didn't match—but its power was astonishing.

"Good, I'm hungry. I'll kill it and eat the meat to replenish my blood essence." Li Yi felt the hunger in his body; he no longer thought of fleeing quickly, but planned to hunt this creature and fill his stomach.

Perhaps sensing Li Yi's intent, the flame-wreathed danger beast roared and vanished from its spot, appearing before him in an instant.

Iron hooves lifted, sealing the entire sky; two colossal hoofprints descended—each like towering mountains, radiating divine power that shattered all, inspiring awe.

This was the creature's innate divine art: Qilin Tread.

Though not a true Qilin, it possessed part of the Qilin's heritage, allowing it, despite not being mythic, to dominate this region. Li Yi passing through its territory was undoubtedly an act of provocation.

Thus, killing this intruder was its instinct.

"Come then."

Li Yi's pupils sharply contracted—he sensed the creature's dominance and ferocity—but he was no longer what he once was. With Foundation Establishment Level Four cultivation, the Dao arts taught by Immortal Xiang, and immense incense power, even fighting above his level posed no problem.

He clenched his fist, and two ultimate beams of light converged into the tips of his fists.

This was the Great Method of Dividing Rivers into Land.

But because Li Yi now channeled the four elemental energies within his body, the fist tips faintly shimmered in four colors.

He punched forward.

The fist tips, carrying the Great Method of Dividing Rivers into Land, met the two hoofprints.

BOOM!

The heavens and earth trembled; the residual force leveled mountains.

At that moment, the Qilin beast's eyes revealed a flicker of shock—it realized it had underestimated this prey, and even sensed a hint of danger.

But its instinct was correct.

The next instant,

Li Yi's fist tips, empowered by incense belief, instantly pierced through the two hoofprints that sealed the sky; the Dao art's destructive power remained unrelenting, striking the Qilin beast's body.

Crimson scales shattered, flesh exploded; two fist marks pierced clean through the creature's body.

"Aaaagh!"

The Qilin beast roared in agony, its massive body unable to support itself, crashing down from midair; the flames entwining its body rapidly dimmed after its severe wounds.

Li Yi stood with clenched fist, looking down at the creature, guarding against a final counterattack.

But he had clearly underestimated his own strength. With incense power enhancing the Great Method of Dividing Rivers into Land, combined with the magic power from over forty acupoints and the strength of Long Hu, this blow was extraordinary—of course the Qilin beast could not withstand it.

Severely wounded, the Qilin beast could no longer rise; its aura grew weaker and weaker until, with a final mournful cry, it died on the spot.

Due to its misjudgment, it had foolishly lost its life.

"Dead?" Li Yi was surprised—but his perception was flawless; this near-mythic creature had indeed been slain by him.

He observed again, confirmed the creature was truly dead, then descended to inspect.

Though the Qilin beast was dead, its vast body essence remained—each drop of blood was a true elixir; a single drop could completely transform an ordinary person, granting them Qilin strength.

Even the earth, upon absorbing it, would rapidly sprout Qilin grass and bear strange fruits.

"Heaven and Earth Absorption Technique." Li Yi wasted no time—he immediately activated the Dao art to absorb this blood essence.

This Heaven and Earth Absorption Technique from the Tian Dao Sect was brutal: it could harvest spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and also drain a person's blood essence and vital energy. If Li Yi wished, he could drain the vital essence from an entire city's populace within moments, leaving them as withered skeletons.

It sounded like a demonic art.

!

In truth, it was a legitimate Daoist absorption technique. Having learned it, Li Yi would never use it as demons did—draining human essence was too cruel. But absorbing the blood essence of this Qilin beast? He felt no guilt.

As the Dao art activated,

The nearby flowing blood transformed into threads of crimson essence, converging toward Li Yi; the Qilin beast's body rapidly withered before his eyes.

Even its crimson scales grew dull and lifeless.

All essence was drawn out, coalescing into dozens of elixirs before Li Yi's eyes.

This near-mythic being was truly extraordinary.

Li Yi absorbed for nearly half an hour; the Qilin beast had become a desiccated corpse, not even a drop of marrow essence remaining in its bones—any passing dog would shake its head.

Yet after half an hour of absorption, he gained over a hundred elixirs.

Some glowed crimson like blood, others white as jade, still others green as emerald—all different.

Because Li Yi did not understand alchemy, each elixir possessed a unique effect.

Had a Three Flowers Realm expert skilled in alchemy handled this, they could have refined over a hundred Qilin Elixirs in moments.

But Li Yi was not picky—he grabbed a handful and shoved them into his mouth.

The moment the elixirs entered, they instantly transformed into a surge of blood essence flooding his body.

Li Yi's heart beat like a massive furnace, rapidly digesting and refining this blood essence—his body was starving; though the elixirs contained immense essence, they could not satisfy his needs.

In mere moments, the elixirs were fully digested. Yet with the blood replenishment, his body, in motion, began generating new divine blood, gradually filling his acupoints.

But before even one acupoint was full, hunger returned.

"In a world where incense grants godhood, advancement is too rapid—my body can't keep up. Even hunting a mythic being likely won't satisfy my current needs." Li Yi thought to himself.

He made no pause, immediately reactivating the Soaring Clouds and Riding Mist Technique, flying toward the Golden Academy.

As he flew, he ate all the remaining elixirs.

These hundred-plus elixirs represented the entire body essence of one Qilin beast—but even so, they only filled him for one meal.

Yet his stomach would soon grow hungry again.

Because Li Yi was now a Foundation Establishment Level Four cultivator; at this level, the five organs—hearts, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys—underwent unimaginable strengthening and transformation, so his digestion and blood circulation were extremely fast.

Only thus could divine blood be generated faster, meeting the demands of this level of life.

At this moment, Li Yi missed the Wildlands world.

When it came to blood replenishment and essence elixirs, no world compared to the Wildlands—its people feasted on dragon-like beasts and strange monsters. In the past, one bite would satisfy him completely—he couldn't even digest it. Now, he could rival those Wildlands dwellers.

With these thoughts,

Li Yi soon arrived at the Golden Academy via Soaring Clouds and Riding Mist.

Compared to before he crossed dimensions, the Golden Academy had not changed—except that there were far more students, and their dormitories had expanded into several new districts.

Moreover, after integrating technology from World Six, its architecture had gradually become sci-fi.

Various spaceships and warcraft flew back and forth constantly.

(End of Chapter)