Chapter 88

Clang clang clang……

After being injured, the wolf demon's feral nature flared violently, radiating an aura of brutality and bloodlust.

Its scarlet vertical pupils and the cold moon on its forehead reflected each other, evil and holiness intertwined, indescribably eerie.

Roar!

The wolf demon went berserk, the crimson light in its eyes blazing fiercely, as if two blood moons were burning.

Unconcerned with cost, it activated the bloodline secret art unique to the Xiaoyue Tianlang, spewing a silver-white moon blade four or five meters high from its mouth, swift as flowing light, aiming to cleave Qin Shuo in two.

However, this secret art consumes greatly; after spewing the silver-white moon blade, the crescent moon on the wolf demon's forehead instantly dimmed, no longer dazzling.

Even the fur on its body seemed drained of energy, turning dull and gray, no longer glowing.

Qin Shuo's expression grew grave; he sensed a mortal threat on the silver-white moon blade, his muscles instinctively tensing as if facing a great foe.

He exerted himself fully, mobilizing his inner qi through the Longxiang Golden Body.

"Roar!"

A lofty dragon's cry and elephant's trumpet echoed through the mountain path.

A radiant golden wheel great sun flew out from behind Qin Shuo, colliding with the silver-white moon blade.

The golden wheel great sun is the product of the fusion of Longxiang Divine Intent and flesh-and-blood qi, containing Qin Shuo's utmost essence, qi, and spirit.

At this moment, colliding with the moon blade, it was as if sun and moon collided, stirring terrifying air waves in the air, spreading in rings in all directions.

Mountain stones, grass, and trees swept by the explosion's aftermath shattered, turning into flying debris of stone and wood chips, raining down from the sky.

Qin Shuo bore the brunt, his whole body flung backward like a severed kite, his face instantly pallid, devoid of a trace of blood.

The wolf demon opposite fared no better; that silver-white moon blade, condensed with much of its essence, qi, and spirit, now detonated, inflicting severe damage, its form rapidly shrinking from over three meters tall to two meters in an instant.

Roar!

Seeing the silver-white moon blade fail to kill Qin Shuo, the wolf demon's scarlet eyes flickered with anger and frenzy.

It planted its limbs on the ground, then stomped hard, the earth beneath instantly splitting apart, and lunged again at Qin Shuo.

After successive battles, Qin Shuo was already spent, his inner qi completely exhausted.

Had it not been for his powerful flesh, having cultivated the Vajra Body, he might now struggle even to stand.

The wolf demon's figure kept enlarging in his vision.

He could even feel the hot breath exhaled from its nostrils and the fishy wind accompanying it.

Those sharp wolf claws, like iron hooks, tore the air, carrying the terrifying force to split mountains and shatter stones, viciously grabbing at his chest.

A hair's breadth from disaster.

Just as the wolf demon opened its maw wide, revealing snow-white fangs, preparing to bite off Qin Shuo's neck and tear open his chest.

A azure-glowing pearl appeared out of thin air above the wolf demon's head.

Bang!

The wolf demon's eyes showed terror.

At this moment, it felt as if struck by the Ten Thousand Mountains, utterly unable to resist, being pressed straight down toward the ground.

Crack!

Under the terrifying force field generated by the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, the wolf demon was pressed prone, its bones shattering throughout, the crescent moon on its forehead completely dimmed, losing all luster.

Yan Song's body, after all, is not that of a Demon King, fundamentally unable to withstand the hundredfold force field instantly formed by the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl; in an instant, he was beaten back to his original form, revealing Yan Song's true appearance.

Qin Shuo also fared poorly.

This was his first time summoning the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl outside.

He had not expected that, after losing the restriction of the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, the force field condensed by the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl would be so terrifying that even his Vajra Body could not endure it, his bones and muscles developing cracks.

Enduring the intense pain, Qin Shuo used the Taotie Cauldron to recall the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, and with force swung the Iron Halberd in his hand.

Pfft!

Yan Song's skull was severed, rolling sideways with a clatter.

Scarlet blood spurted onto the ground, the terror and fear on his face forever frozen.

The wolf fur on his body vanished, his wolf claws reverted to human ten fingers, the vertical pupils in his eyes returned to normal, as if everything just now were Qin Shuo's illusion, the so-called wolf demon never existed.

Qin Shuo held the iron halberd, preparing to stab its heart again, when another anomaly occurred.

Only see that at Yan Song's dantian position, a blood-red elixir suddenly drifted up, its entire body crystalline like red agate, with a thread of barely perceptible silver silk wandering within.

As this strange elixir rose, the blood qi on Yan Song's body seemed to be drawn in, frenziedly rushing into the elixir.

In a short moment, Yan Song's corpse became a desiccated mummy, all flesh and blood devoured by the strange elixir, leaving only a skin-and-bones frame, like a corpse dried for hundreds of years.

"Damn!"

Qin Shuo's whole body exploded with fur standing on end.

Such a bizarre scene, having lived two lives as a human, he had never seen before.

He raised the Iron Halberd, intending to split this elixir.

After all, this elixir is so bizarre, perhaps it is the hiding place of the Xiaoyue Yaowang, absolutely cannot be left.

However, the next moment, his hand suddenly halted in midair.

At the same time, a line of prompt appeared before his eyes:

【Discovered Ingredient: Tianlang Blood Pill!】

【Refining Effect: Refining yields Tianlang Power!】

【Tianlang Power, sourced from the soul bloodline of the Xiaoyue Tianlang, can draw upon the essence of the bright moon, enhance the five senses, and strengthen the divine soul.】

"Ingredients? Tianlang Power?"

Gazing at this strange elixir before him that could devour human flesh and blood, Qin Shuo was stunned for a moment, unsure whether to store it in the Taotie Cauldron.

According to his exploration of the Taotie Cauldron over this period, as long as the Taotie Cauldron can refine something, it likely won't cause problems.

But he had just witnessed with his own eyes how this blood-red pill turned Yan Song into a wolf demon and devoured his flesh and blood; to say Qin Shuo was unafraid of the Tianlang Blood Pill would be a lie.

"It's just one pill; even if it's strange, the Taotie Cauldron should be able to suppress it." Qin Shuo cheered himself up.

In the end, he still placed the Tianlang Blood Pill inside the Taotie Cauldron.

Roar!

As soon as the blood pill fell into the Taotie Cauldron, the hidden silver threads within it instantly leapt out, transforming into a Tianlang phantom that roared toward the sky in Qin Shuo's sea of consciousness.

"Awooo..."

The earth-shaking wolf howl echoed in Qin Shuo's mind, shaking him so that his head swam and his consciousness blurred for an instant.

"Wolf demon remnant soul!?"

Qin Shuo's heart trembled with shock, and instinctively he tried to move the Tianlang Blood Pill out of the Taotie Cauldron.

Hum!

At that moment, the Taotie Cauldron trembled slightly, emitting a black ripple that shattered the Tianlang phantom, turning it into scattered silver light that fell into Qin Shuo's sea of consciousness.

In an instant, Qin Shuo felt a coolness in his mind, as if countless ice particles had fallen into his sea of consciousness, and his whole body instantly became clear-headed.

At the same time, he noticed his perception had strengthened—his hearing, smell, and sight were all enhanced to varying degrees.

Standing on the mountain path, he could sense a few mosquitoes flying in the grass far away, and even see the patterns on their bodies.

His ears could hear the buzzing of mosquito wings, and he could smell the unique scent on these mosquitoes.

Of course, this required him to focus especially.

When his attention shifted away from that area, the mosquito wing sounds and scent disappeared.

His perception became extraordinarily sharp, like an old wolf that had lived endless years in the mountains, exquisitely sensitive to its surroundings—any rustle of wind or grass could not escape his perception.

"In the mountains it's fine, but if this were in a bustling city, such sharp perception would probably drive me mad." Qin Shuo muttered to himself.

He felt that being too perceptive wasn't necessarily a good thing—there was too much noise in heaven and earth; any rustle, birdcall, or cicada chirp would be captured, not only distracting his mind but also consuming his qi and blood.

It was like forcing a person to constantly endure noise; over time, no one could bear it, and it would drain too much energy.

But if one were in a dangerous place, having such divine awareness would naturally be advantageous everywhere.

Qin Shuo's heart stirred, and that superhuman perception instantly vanished, everything returning to normal.

Boom!

Almost the moment Qin Shuo regained his senses, the Tianlang Blood Pill, having lost the support of the Tianlang remnant soul, suddenly exploded, turning into rolling qi and blood that spread toward his limbs and bones.