Chapter 257: Mist Beast Origin

Under Yu Zhangsheng's vision sharing, the three spirit beasts probed three different directions respectively.

As for Yu Zhangsheng himself, he kept exploring eastward, striking down mist beasts whenever he met them and collecting their origins.

Yu Zhangsheng roughly sensed that the white mist was vast, but the mist beasts on its outer edge were at most below Second Rank Third Layer; even if his spirit beasts could not deal with them, entangling them was no problem.

Splitting into four groups was more efficient, after all there were only three days, so naturally they could not move too slowly.

Not long after, the white mist surged, and Chi Lian's side made the first discovery—a mist beast, the Poison Spirit Python, merely Second Rank First Layer by aura. Without much effort, the Red Tempered Snake defeated the mist beast Poison Spirit Python and swallowed its origin.

【Consumed one portion of Mist Beast Origin, successfully fed Chi Lian, gained 6000 Essence Points!】

【Consumed one portion of Mist Beast Origin, successfully fed Cai Xing Deer, gained 6500 Essence Points!】

【Consumed one portion of Mist Beast Origin, successfully fed Golden-Winged Great Eagle, gained 6000 Essence Points!】

……

Watching the Essence Points jump rapidly, Yu Zhangsheng beamed with joy.

"Not only can it boost spirit beast strength, for me it's also a great place to farm Essence Points. Three days—I must make good use of them."

Yu Zhangsheng muttered; according to his current cultivation progress, the speed of gaining Essence Points was somewhat lacking. He had been worrying about how to quickly raise his Essence Points, but now this Secret Realm was an unexpected delight for him.

He should be able to reap a good harvest of Essence Points now.

Half an hour slowly passed. This white mist was different from the previous white mist—not only did it cover the mountain peaks, its area was vast, spanning eight hundred li. The number of mist beasts within naturally could not compare to the previous hundred-li white mist.

And the already complex terrain of Shan Luan also affected Yu Zhangsheng's speed of harvesting mist beasts, but overall it was still astonishing.

After one hour, more than twenty mist beasts had fallen to the hands of one person and three beasts; Yu Zhangsheng alone had collected eight portions of Mist Beast Origin.

【Consumed one portion of Mist Beast Origin, Chi Lian advanced to Second Rank Fourth Layer! Gained 10000 Essence Points!】

"Broke through?"

Yu Zhangsheng was stunned. Cultivation feedback likewise came through; after his cultivation advanced and he vaguely sensed the condition of his three spirit beasts in his mind, Yu Zhangsheng smiled, looked at the surging white mist, shook his head, and changed direction.

But the successive slayings also made the number of mist beasts in the white mist dwindle, until after more than half an hour, he barely harvested three mist beasts.

"It seems the number of mist beasts in this white mist is almost cleared out too."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, looking at the white mist around him beginning to thin, and understood clearly in his heart.

Divine Sense extended outward; the initial feeling of suppression also weakened considerably.

"Forget it, go take a look at the center of this white mist."

Yu Zhangsheng thought briefly, gave orders to his three spirit beasts, and rushed toward the very center of the white mist. In his Divine Sense perception, that area was still under strong suppression, and the white mist was dense.

Not long after, one person and three beasts gathered again. Chi Lian was excited, having broken through; a look of pride appeared in his pair of snake eyes. Cai Xing Deer's cultivation also advanced considerably.

But it had not yet reached the level of breakthrough. As for the Golden-Winged Great Eagle, it was already the first among the three beasts to break through; wanting to break through again was not so easy.

"Don't rush, eat these."

Yu Zhangsheng laughed, rubbed Cai Xing Deer's head, took out eight portions of Mist Beast Origin, and fed them to Cai Xing Deer.

Cai Xing Deer was excited, swallowed them in one mouthful, and a faint red light enveloped it.

【Consumed Mist Beast Origin*8, successfully fed Cai Xing Deer, gained 43000 Essence Points!】

【Cai Xing Deer broke through to Second Rank Fourth Layer, gained 10000 Essence Points!】

"Ong!"

Cai Xing Deer was excited; its deer hooves stomped hard on the ground, and a circle of invisible fluctuation swept the surroundings in an instant. The white mist surged, and the aura of Second Rank Mid Stage burst forth mightily.

"Not bad, not bad. If luck is good, perhaps it can break through again."

Yu Zhangsheng licked his lips, watching Essence Points pour into his account one after another, his eyes blazing.

The mist beasts on the Outer Circle were basically all hunted down. Looking at the thicker white mist before him, Yu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and charged in with the mist beasts.

"Roar roar roar!!"

Piercing heaven and earth, an angry beast roar came from within the dense mist. The white mist rolled, suddenly wind sounds rose on all sides, a storm swept through, and a giant beast figure, from far to near, revealed a pair of scarlet eyes in the mist.

"Was it you who killed my people?"

A low, deep Shenjue fluctuation surged into Yu Zhangsheng's mind; its tone was furious, as if suppressing raging anger.

As it spoke, the clouds and mist around all stagnated, then inverted and rolled back, and the true form of this pair of huge scarlet beast eyes was revealed.

Standing tens of meters tall, its huge body was extremely oppressive. Half-erect, its thick forelimbs hung down over exaggerated muscles on its chest, its fur was lush, a mouthful of fangs flashed with terrifying cold light, and its cold beast eyes made one shiver...

"Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape?"

Yu Zhangsheng was stunned, looking in astonishment at the colossal beast before him, his eyes slightly sighing.

"There's even this kind of mist beast, and judging by the situation, its intelligence isn't low!"

Yu Zhangsheng exclaimed in a low voice; only awe filled his eyes, without fear.

Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape—possessing boundless strength, its fleshly body could be called a top-tier existence among spirit beasts of the same rank, and it was on the same level as Divine Might Spirit Tiger and Tian Qing Sub-Dragon. Seeing that mist beasts could even imitate such a spirit beast, Yu Zhangsheng naturally felt amazed.

"Human, you have crossed the boundary!"

Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape growled lowly; the suppressed anger exploded. Its huge thick arm suddenly hammered downward, wind howled, white mist surged, and the Void hummed. The sound of a sonic boom resounded.

"Second Rank Seventh Layer, even faintly reaching Second Rank Eighth Layer. It seems you are the master of this white mist."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled, licked his lips, then raised his head to stare directly at the arm like a chasm between heaven and earth. He did not dodge; boundless combat intent burned fiercely in his eyes.

"Kill you, and your origin should be quite vast, right!"

"I also want to see just how far my fleshly body has come."

Yu Zhangsheng laughed heartily. Qi and blood surged throughout his body; Thousand Mountain Armor covered his entire body. Huge chunks of stone and earth flew rapidly from all directions, condensing outside into a giant suit of armor. At its very center, Yu Zhangsheng condensed his qi and blood externally, his fleshly power bursting forth fully. Against the arm of Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape crashing down, he threw a punch! "Thousand Mountain Fist!"

Layer upon layer of mountain peak phantoms appeared. The giant of stone and earth armor roared out with this punch; the light of stone flashed, and the two collided in an instant!

"Boom rumble rumble!!"

The explosive air wave rolled the surrounding white mist. The mountain peak phantoms shattered; Yu Zhangsheng grunted, his body retreated two steps, and his face flushed slightly.

"It seems there's still some difference from a true Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape." Yu Zhangsheng shook his numb arm, laughed, and looked up at Golden Vajra Pierce-Heaven Ape provocatively.

"Human, you're courting death!"

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape flew into a rage, its two arms wildly hammering its chest; as it roared at the sky, sound waves swept across the Void, crashing toward Yu Zhangsheng.

"Boom—!!"

But one saw the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's stout legs stomp fiercely on the ground, its massive body turning; the ground cracked, rocks and soil flew, trees snapped in unison, and giant force rippled continuously along the ground.

Boom! The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's beast eyes were blood-red, its two arms flashing with golden light, the sound of tearing air resounding; one left, one right, they smashed down fiercely toward Yu Zhangsheng.

"The fleshly body is indeed not bad; it happens to be perfect for a test."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled faintly, and did not rush to have Chi Lian and the others help; instead he continued to meet that fist head-on, his qi and blood boiling, likewise throwing out a punch! Layer upon layer of mountain phantoms emerged; Yu Zhangsheng trod the earth, and a steady stream of giant force surged from the ground into Yu Zhangsheng's body, empowering him.

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape roared in anger, Yu Zhangsheng gritted his teeth; in just the blink of an eye, the two had clashed dozens of times, fist to flesh, all the most direct hard collisions.

Mountains and rocks collapsed, trees flew in disorder, the great earth seemed to have been ground flat by a pair of invisible giant hands, violent qi waves rolled up white mist.

"As expected, this kind of tempering is exceedingly rare for my fleshly body."

Yu Zhangsheng panted, one leg stomping out, retreating several steps as drop by drop sweat flowed from his forehead, yet his gaze was bright.

He could feel that his already extremely robust fleshly body, under this kind of tempering, was once again slowly rising.

A thought reaching here, Yu Zhangsheng grew even more excited; the Thousand Mountain Armor outside his body swelled another circle, reaching an astonishing five meters in height, comparable to a small giant; every fist and arm exploded with enormous power.

"Roar!"

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's legs trembled, first bending its knees slightly, then suddenly leaping over ten meters high, its face ferocious, letting out a roar at Yu Zhangsheng; its body in an instant was like a meteor, smashing down from the sky! Yu Zhangsheng's eyes contracted, he took a deep breath, did not choose to take it head-on, his body consecutively activating Shadow Flash, dodging the center point of the smash! "Boom—!"

As if the sky had fallen, a huge pit appeared on the spot; even the mountain peak trembled, the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape shook its head, somewhat dazed.

"Thousand Mountain Flame Fist!"

A touch of fiery red rapidly spread onto Yu Zhangsheng's fists; wind howled, dust had not yet fully dispersed, Yu Zhangsheng's face was ferocious, blue veins bulging, threads of qi and blood condensing, fleshly power fully exploding.

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape sensed the threat; turning its head it grabbed a towering giant tree, swinging it to smash at Yu Zhangsheng, without any technique to speak of, only the most explosive power.

Booming sounds incessant, the great earth shaking; within ten li in all directions, the ground was pitted and hollow, under the enormous strength the two erupted, rocks and soil flew in disorder, not a single patch of intact land.

"Almost done……"

Yu Zhangsheng murmured in his heart, sensing the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's gradually weakening momentum, he sighed in his heart.

He felt that his fleshly body had already gradually grown accustomed to this kind of tempering, making it difficult to continue improving.

"Since it is so, then let's end it."

"Cai Xing Deer!"

Yu Zhangsheng gave a light shout; Cai Xing Deer understood, its agile body leaping behind the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape, its front hooves stomping the ground, a layer of invisible Shenjue impact rushing toward the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape; its deer antlers winding and coiling, emitting seven-colored light.

"Treading Soul!"

Circle after circle of trees rose from the ground, climbing up along the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's massive body, forming a cage that tightly confined it.

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's body suddenly stiffened; in its furious beast eyes flashed a trace of dull bewilderment.

"Chi Lian Snake!"

Yu Zhangsheng called softly; in an instant, Chi Lian Snake flew out, its whole body flowing with pitch-black transparent red flames, astonishing high temperature scorching the air.

Chi Lian Snake hissed, flicked its snake tongue and suddenly leapt; amid its snake body turning over, its tail half-bent into a hook, stabbing at the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's head!

"Poison Tail Divine Hook!"

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle naturally would not stay idle; as its great wings flapped, endless black wind turned into blade edges, like falling rain, continuously descending, shooting toward the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape.

In the split second of a spark, crisis erupted.

"Roar!!"

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape roared at the sky, seeming to sense the threat; after its head regained clarity, its body trembled, giant force rippling open; the vines confining its body instantly collapsed one after another.

But Chi Lian Snake's Poison Tail Divine Hook arrived in a moment; without accident, it pierced into the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's flesh; violent poison speaking through the Poison Tail Divine Hook entered within, corrosive aura exploding and spreading.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle……"

Violently emitting black qi, rising and corroding the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's blood and flesh; violent pain drove the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape nearly mad; a layer of black qi rapidly covered and spread to its four limbs, then its whole body.

Chi Lian Snake is now already at Second Rank Mid Stage; its poison naturally also improved; if not for the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's fleshly body being vast and vigorous, any ordinary beast would by now have no ability to resist and would slowly die.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh……"

Black wind like knives, fiercely scraping across the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's skin everywhere; the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's hair stood on end, layer upon layer of faint golden light covering its body.

But in just a moment, the golden light shattered, replaced by the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's chaotic qi; its footsteps staggered, tottering on the verge of collapse.

"Void Fire Haoyang!"

Yu Zhangsheng's mouth corners moved, lightly spitting out a few words; both hands simultaneously stretched forward, two clusters of flame, one fire one white, beginning to fuse as they leapt; in no time a vast fireball leapt into the air; with a swing of Yu Zhangsheng's arms, it drew a shocking long rainbow, smashing down toward the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape.

"Boom—!!"

The Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's eyes revealed a look of terror; in an instant, violent heat waves exploded; after the residual waves rippled away, the surrounding white mist was also cleared for a moment; the Vajra Sky-Piercing Ape's figure was no more, only a cluster of blood flashing with violent blood light, floating and sinking in the Void.

"Hah……"

Yu Zhangsheng slowly exhaled a breath, waved his hand to take this cluster of origin, after brief contemplation fed it to Cai Xing Deer.

"Swallow it down; it should be enough for you to break through."

Yu Zhangsheng said softly; this cluster of origin was not the same as before; before it was only a drop, while this is a cluster, sufficient to explain the matter.

"It seems the richness of Mist Beast Origin is linked to its own strength; if not for my tamed beasts all having broken through, and myself also having improved greatly compared to before, this battle would truly not have been easy."

Yu Zhangsheng shook his head muttering; Cai Xing Deer was excited, nodding without hesitation, swallowing this origin in one gulp.

(Chapter End)