Chapter 598 - 367: Dark Moon God Slaying, Divine Tier Spirit Pet, The Curtain Rises on Interstellar Colonization

Chapter 598: Chapter 367: Dark Moon God Slaying, Divine Tier Spirit Pet, The Curtain Rises on Interstellar Colonization

Upon arriving on the Moon, Li Xiang ignored the dense swarms of Saint Tier and lower-tiered Exotic Beasts on the surface. To avoid alerting his true targets, he activated his Invisibility and Earth Escape Superpowers, silently infiltrating the Moon’s interior.

The Moon’s diameter was only a little over three thousand kilometers, and Li Xiang’s current Earth Escape speed could reach several Mach. He moved like a sprite through the earth; despite his incredible speed, he made little noise. Soon, he had crept to within a thousand kilometers of the Moon Core.

Through his Nine Nether Falsehood-Breaking Gaze and Earth Vein Perception Ability, he saw five powerful Divine Tier Exotic Beasts locked in a Fierce Battle inside the Dark Universe, with the Heart of the Moon suspended right in the center.

One of the Exotic Beasts was particularly dominant, provoking the other four to team up against it. The two sides were in the throes of a Fierce Battle, and it seemed to be a fairly even match.

In addition, eight other Exotic Beasts already lay dead on the scene.

After dying, their bodies had been expelled from the Dark Universe and were now "buried" within the Moon’s interior.

’Divine Tier Exotic Beast corpses... Now this is some good stuff.’ Li Xiang didn’t immediately join the battle. Instead, he stealthily crept over and collected the corpses of the brutally slain Exotic Beasts into his Otherworldly Warehouse.

He collected them in silence. The remaining beasts, locked in their Fierce Battle within the Dark Universe, failed to notice him. Or perhaps they did, but were too preoccupied to care.

Li Xiang observed for a while longer, picked out the weakest one among them, and quietly waited for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

After several hours, that Exotic Beast was indeed the first to falter, sent flying by a signature move from the dominant beast. Li Xiang grinned. ’My chance is here!’

He suddenly charged in, aiming for the creature’s back. A full hundred grains of thousand-ton Star Sand crashed down like a cascading galaxy. In a single clash, he killed the Erosion Star Blade Mantis, a beast as high as Tier Thirty-Five!

Having killed it in a single blow, Li Xiang didn’t even have time to collect the corpse before swiftly exiting the Dark Universe and rapidly retreating over a thousand kilometers.

System: "Congratulations, Host, for killing the Tier Thirty-Five Mutated Creature ’Erosion Star Blade Mantis.’ Reward: 350 million Achievement Points, three stalks of the Tier Thirty-Five Mutated Spiritual Medicine ’Star-Eroding Sky-Splitting Grass,’ and one Tier Thirty-Three Extraordinary Item ’Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger.’"

As expected, the remaining four Exotic Beasts didn’t give chase.

If they had chased him, Li Xiang would have used his speed to lure them away, then snuck back to seize the Heart of the Moon.

This was the "lure the tiger from the mountain" stratagem. He could also draw them out, separate them, and defeat them one by one. Only then would he go and pluck the fruit.

Unfortunately, they didn’t take the bait.

No matter. Li Xiang rested for a bit, idly examining the newly acquired Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger—a Tier Thirty-Three weapon that boasted a full five Extraordinary Attributes—before stealthily creeping back toward the fray.

He possessed the Concealment Superpower and was also a master of the Earth Superpower. For him, moving through soil was as natural as a fish swimming in water. The other Exotic Beasts, in contrast, had only managed to reach the Moon’s depths by relying on their Divine Tier abilities; they couldn’t come and go as freely as Li Xiang, nor could they vanish without a trace.

The corpse of the Erosion Star Blade Mantis materialized, and Li Xiang collected it into his Otherworldly Warehouse before resuming his observation.

Now that the Four Beasts Alliance was down a member, turning the fight into a 3-v-1, the newly formed Three Beasts Alliance was faring even worse and was now at a clear disadvantage. Li Xiang watched patiently for a while longer and finally found another opportunity to play the vulture.

His target this time was an Abyssal Poison Flood Dragon, a beast at Tier Thirty-Six. This type of space-faring flood dragon had a natural predator: the Blazing Heaven-Burning Eagle.

Li Xiang had a Blazing Heaven-Burning Eagle Spirit Pet under his command and had killed many such creatures, making him intimately familiar with their aura. During his sneak attack, he used the Spiritual Abyss Sacred Seal—a Great Inscription for his Spiritual Superpower—to mimic the eagle’s aura. As expected, the Abyssal Poison Flood Dragon fell for it. Its scales bristled, and its mind was thrown into a panic. As it opened its great maw to spit poisonous mist in self-defense, Li Xiang seized the opportunity. He manipulated the Star Sand Flowing Light, sending it surging from the dragon’s mouth, up through its poison gland, and straight into its brain. The flood dragon’s core Poison Pearl, located at its vital point, was shattered to pieces by the attack.

Its violent death throes shook the very fabric of the Dark Universe, sending the Chaos Energy churning endlessly.

Having succeeded in his strike, Li Xiang once again fled into the distance without even bothering to collect the corpse. The three remaining beasts glanced over from afar, but he had long since vanished. They roared in frustration but were unwilling to give chase, and so they resumed their chaotic battle.

This was mainly because the most powerful Exotic Beast sensed its odds of victory had increased, and it began to attack with even greater ferocity. The other two beasts were struggling just to defend themselves and couldn’t escape even if they wanted to.

System: "Congratulations, Host, for killing the Tier Thirty-Six Mutated Creature ’Abyssal Poison Flood Dragon.’ Reward: 360 million Achievement Points, three stalks of the Tier Thirty-Six Mutated Spirit Grass ’Abyssal Poison Cleansing Orchid,’ and one Tier Thirty-Four Extraordinary Item ’Poisonous Flood Dragon Soul-Devouring Whip.’"

Li Xiang mused, ’The Abyssal Poison Cleansing Orchid would be suitable for Zhao Xueqing; it can increase the Attack Power of her Vine Technique. The Poisonous Flood Dragon Soul-Devouring Whip would be perfect for Yao Yao, since she’s skilled with soft whips. As for the Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger, that would be a good gift for Lei Xiaohui.’

The Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger was exquisitely crafted. Both its hilt and blade possessed an Exotic Beast flair, a style completely different from the weapons on Earth.

Now that Li Xiang had advanced to the Divine Tier, killing Divine Tier creatures yielded higher-level rewards. It was only natural that he upgrade his women’s equipment. As for himself, the Star Sand was sufficient.

The more he used the Star Sand, the more natural it felt in his hands.

As for Jiang Cai’Er, Chiba Yuki and her mother, Erin, and the others, Li Xiang would of course prepare gifts for them as well. He wouldn’t play favorites. He had always been one to share the spoils evenly.

Li Xiang repeated the same trick, assassinating the other two relatively weaker Divine Tier Exotic Beasts with sneak attacks. He reaped enormous rewards in Achievement Points, precious Divine Tier Spiritual Medicine, and Extraordinary Items. After about a day, only the most powerful Exotic Beast remained within the unique Dark Cosmic Space near the Moon Core.