Chapter 748: Nemesis of the Demon Beast

"Hydra?"

Watching the form the Demon Beast had transformed into, Andiya could not help but frown.

Although the Demon Beast known as the Hydra was already extinct on the Continent, its former reputation for ferocity was still recorded in history books. Possessing nine heads, the Hydra not only had powerful regenerative abilities, but its nine heads could also launch different attacks simultaneously, making it an extremely troublesome Demon Beast. Now that the Demon Beast had simulated the appearance of a Hydra, it might very well possess some of the Hydra's abilities.

"Don't worry, Saeko's strength is not limited to just this," Lingyun said indifferently.

A hiss rang out in the jungle, and the Demon Beast's nine heads launched an attack on Busujima Saeko simultaneously.

Watching the snake heads lunging from nine directions, Busujima Saeko swung the Shura Slash in her hand, and countless blade auras erupted from the Shura Slash, hacking toward the numerous snake heads.

"Shura Chaotic Blade!"

The blade auras slammed into the snake heads, and for a moment, blood flew everywhere; hideous wounds appeared on the Demon Beast's snake heads. However, this kind of injury was not a major problem for the Demon Beast. Even though its snake heads were covered in wounds, it had successfully closed in on Busujima Saeko.

"Explode!"

Looking at the snake heads within arm's reach, Busujima Saeko sneered and gave the Shura Slash in her hand a jolt. Blood-colored light erupted from the Demon Beast's heads; while the Shura Chaotic Blade tore wounds into the snake heads, it also infiltrated Shura Power into the Demon Beast's body. The moment the snake heads drew near, Busujima Saeko directly detonated the Shura Power within them.

Under the erosion of the blood-colored light, the Demon Beast's snake heads rapidly collapsed. Although the Demon Beast possessed powerful recovery abilities, under the erosion of the Shura Power, those recovery abilities were completely ineffective. The Shura Power continued to erode downward.

Just at this moment, the Demon Beast voluntarily abandoned the snake heads, severing them from the neck to block the erosion of the Shura Power. Subsequently, the Demon Beast's neck writhed once more, and the snake heads grew back again.

The Demon Beast, having regrown its snake heads, let out a roar, and eighteen eyes lit up simultaneously. Busujima Saeko's body suddenly stiffened; she felt the blood within her body instantly begin to boil. Beneath her feet, specks of blood suddenly appeared. However, this situation lasted only for an instant before it was suppressed by her powerful Shura Power.

"What is this move?" Looking at the state of the ground beneath Busujima Saeko's feet, Andiya's brow could not help but furrow.

"This should be Blood Boiling, a long-lost secret technique of the Orc Race. This move can cause the blood within an enemy's body to boil, and can even cause those with lower strength to explode and die. If used on a battlefield, unless facing enemies without blood like the undead, it is absolutely an unparalleled weapon of mass destruction. Even when fighting opponents of the same level, it can cause a certain amount of interference; after all, when experts fight, victory or defeat can be decided in an instant," Lingyun said. "But using this move on Saeko is truly the wrong place to use it."

"That girl also possesses the ability to control blood, right?" Andiya asked.

"You could say that."

Seeing that her move had no effect on Busujima Saeko, a trace of panic appeared in the Demon Beast's eyes. It opened its mouth, and countless blood-red liquid sprayed out, rushing toward Busujima Saeko's direction.

Busujima Saeko's expression changed slightly; she sensed an ominous aura from these blood-colored liquids. She shifted her form, changing positions dozens of times in the blink of an eye, easily dodging the blood-colored liquid sprayed by the Demon Beast. As soon as these liquids landed on the ground, they corroded large pits into it.

While Busujima Saeko was dodging the blood-colored liquid, the Demon Beast's body suddenly elongated. In the time it took for a single breath, the Demon Beast used its long body to surround Busujima Saeko at the core. At the same time, blood-colored spikes slowly emerged from the Demon Beast's body, shooting toward Busujima Saeko in the center like a rainstorm.

"Blood Storm!"

Watching the blood-colored spikes released by the Demon Beast surround her from all directions, Busujima Saeko gripped the Shura Slash in her hand, twisted her body sharply, and began to spin like a top. The blood-colored mist around her also began to spin, transforming into a massive blood-colored whirlwind.

"Ding, ding, ding—"

The spikes shot into the Blood Storm and were deflected away, completely unable to pierce into the storm. At the same time, countless blood-colored blade auras erupted from within the storm, striking the Demon Beast one after another.

The Demon Beast let out a shrill hiss. It was true that the Demon Beast possessed powerful recovery abilities, but Busujima Saeko's Shura Power held a natural restraint over it; after all, the ancestor of the Shura Clan was born from the Boundless Blood Sea.

The Demon Beast, eroded by the Shura Power, twisted violently before transforming into a sheet of blood-red mist that shrouded the entire battlefield. This blood-colored mist possessed powerful corrosive properties, capable of corroding both a mage's Magic shield and a warrior's Battle Qi shield. Moreover, this mist could also obstruct the detection of Divine Sense. If on a battlefield, as long as the Demon Beast entered this state, the enemy would inevitably suffer heavy losses if caught unprepared.

Facing the overwhelming blood-colored mist, Busujima Saeko's expression remained unchanged, but the blood-colored mist around her began to twist excitedly. This blood-colored mist might be troublesome for others, but for the blood mist around Busujima Saeko, it was a great tonic.

The blood-colored mist around Busujima Saeko began to spread, merging with the blood-colored mist formed by the Demon Beast. Busujima Saeko closed her eyes, and her Divine Sense penetrated the blood-colored mist, beginning to search for the Demon Beast's core.

Lingyun had already told her when she set out this time that Demon Beasts above the Heavenly Domain all possessed a core. If this core was not destroyed, even if the Demon Beast's entire body was annihilated, the Demon Beast would not disappear. To completely defeat a Demon Beast, one had to destroy its core.

Under the effect of her Divine Sense, Busujima Saeko captured a tiny crystal drifting within the blood-colored mist. However, this crystal moved very quickly; if it were an ordinary person, they might not necessarily be able to hit it. After finding that crystal, Busujima Saeko's Divine Sense locked onto it completely.

After a short while, a blood-colored ray of light pierced through the blood-colored mist, and a shrill scream erupted from within it. Busujima Saeko looked not far away, where a thumb-sized blood-colored crystal had been hacked into fragments by the blade aura.

Having lost the control of the blood-colored crystal, the blood-colored mist around Busujima Saeko surged, instantly swallowing the remaining blood mist of the Demon Beast, before retracting back into Busujima Saeko's body.

Busujima Saeko exhaled softly; having swallowed the Demon Beast's entire power in one go, even she felt her body somewhat bloated.

"She is actually able to swallow the Demon Beast's power?" Andiya gazed at Busujima Saeko on the light screen, her eyes full of astonishment.

"That's right, Saeko is the nemesis of the Demon Beast," Lingyun nodded and said.