Chapter 373 - 171: Annihilating the Enemy

Then it lowered its head and began to tear at Gu Changkong’s corpse. Liang Cheng remained in the canopy, unmoving.

About fifteen minutes later, the bear had eaten its fill and staggered off into the depths of the dense forest.

Only then did Liang Cheng move.

In a flash, he landed at the cave entrance.

The stench of blood was suffocating.

Gu Tianya’s upper body lay in a pool of blood, his eyes still wide open, his face a frozen mask of despair and fear.

Liang Cheng crouched down and reached out, closing his eyes.

"I said I wouldn’t kill you."

His tone was calm.

"A Fierce Beast did the killing. This has nothing to do with me."

With that said, he began to search the body.

The Storage Pouch was still at his waist. Liang Cheng yanked it off.

Gu Changkong’s corpse had been torn to shreds, but his Storage Pouch remained. The bear only ate flesh; it didn’t eat such things.

He also took the Storage Pouches from the other two True Inheritors of the True Martial Sect.

Four Storage Pouches in total.

Liang Cheng hefted them and tucked them into his robes. Storage Pouches of the same grade couldn’t be placed inside one another, lest their internal space collapse.

He paid the four corpses no more mind. Other Fierce Beasts, drawn by the scent of blood, would arrive to pick them clean.

Then, he looked in the direction the bear had gone.

’A Tier Eight Demon Core... I can’t let that get away.’

...

Sated, the bear staggered back to its lair some ten miles away, leaving a trail of blood-scent in its wake.

It let out a yawn, just about to lie down and rest.

Just then—

Suddenly, a sense of alarm washed over it. It lifted its head and looked back.

A figure was approaching, walking on air.

Liang Cheng hovered in the air, looking down upon it.

The Bloodthirsty Bear’s fur instantly bristled, and it let out a heaven-shaking roar!

ROAR!!!

It recognized this human!

He was the one who had woken it from a deep sleep and slipped away right under its nose.

It never thought he’d actually dare to follow it!

The Bloodthirsty Bear slammed its paws on the ground, a black light erupting from its body!

A ferocious pressure exploded outward!

It would show this reckless human the true might of a Tier Eight Fierce Beast!

However, Liang Cheng merely glanced at it.

The next moment, he took a step forward.

BOOM!!!

A surge of Blade Intent shot skyward from his body!

That Blade Intent solidified, transforming into a thousand-foot-long Battle Saber that hovered above his head!

Its edge pointed downward, rotating slowly!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for miles around instantly erupted into chaos!

The cliffs trembled and boulders tumbled down!

The Bloodthirsty Bear’s roar died in its throat.

Its eyes widened as it stared at the thousand-foot Battle Saber hanging in the air, its pupils filled with terror.

’What kind of monster is this?!’

But it was a Tier Eight Fierce Beast, after all. It had dominated this region for many years; how could it retreat so easily?

ROAR!!!

It roared again as the black light around its body intensified!

An equally ferocious pressure erupted from its body!

Talent Divine Abilities.

Blood Frenzy!

Its body doubled in size, its eyes glowing blood-red like lanterns. It slammed its limbs into the ground and charged at Liang Cheng!

With every step, the earth cracked beneath its feet!

It crossed the thousand-foot distance in the blink of an eye!

Its giant paw, wreathed in monstrous black light, slammed down like a small mountain!

Liang Cheng remained hovering in the air.

He simply raised his right hand and clenched it in the empty air.

The phantom of the thousand-foot Battle Saber above his head instantly merged with the Zhenxian Saber in his hand.

Then, he slashed down.

A flash of light flared from the Zhenxian Saber.

Space itself tore wherever the light passed, revealing pitch-black rifts!

The instant the Bloodthirsty Bear’s giant paw collided with the flash of light—

SPLTCH!!!

Like a knife slicing through tofu.

The giant paw, powerful enough to shatter boulders, was severed clean at the wrist!

Black blood gushed forth like a fountain!

ROOAARR—!!!

The Bloodthirsty Bear let out a piercing shriek and staggered backward!

But it had only taken two steps back when another flash of light slashed toward it!

SPLTCH!!!

Its other giant paw was also severed at the wrist!

Having lost both its paws, the Bloodthirsty Bear’s massive body lost its balance and it crashed to the ground!

It struggled to get up, but simply couldn’t.

Liang Cheng landed on the ground and slowly walked over to it.

Lying on the ground, the Bloodthirsty Bear stared at him with blood-red eyes, a low growl rumbling in its throat.

Liang Cheng looked at it, his expression calm.

He raised his hand and slashed down.

SPLTCH!!!

The flash of the blade crossed its neck.

The Bloodthirsty Bear’s head was lopped clean off.

Black blood sprayed out, dyeing the ground.

Liang Cheng sheathed his saber and walked over.

He cut open its head with a single slash and retrieved the Demon Core.

It was the size of a fist, black as ink, and radiated a dense Blood Evil Qi.

The Tier Eight Demon Core was his.

He hefted it, tucked it into his robes, and departed silently.

「A quarter hour later.」

A Tier Six Demon Wolf arrived, drawn by the scent of blood.

It looked at the bear’s corpse on the ground and excitedly pounced on it, beginning to tear at the flesh.

But it had barely taken two bites when—

ROAR!!!

Another Tier Seven Fierce Beast arrived.

The two Fierce Beasts locked eyes, roared simultaneously, and began to fight over the grand feast.

The stench of blood spread farther and farther.

More Fierce Beasts were on their way.

...

「Thirty miles away.」

Liang Cheng stopped and found a hidden cave.

He sat down cross-legged and took out the four Storage Pouches.

’This trip was quite profitable.’

The contents of the four Storage Pouches were all quite similar.

Several Elixirs, some Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, and their Identity Tokens.

What surprised Liang Cheng the most was that Gu Changkong’s Storage Pouch actually contained one of the Treasures of Heaven and Earth: a Frost Moon Fruit.

It was the perfect complement to his Fire Ganoderma, able to balance Yin and Yang.

Liang Cheng had been wondering how to consume the Fire Ganoderma, but now the solution had fallen right into his lap.

Liang Cheng didn’t care about the Cultivation Techniques that Gu Changge and the others had.

After reaching Core Formation, Liang Cheng’s own abilities were a balance of water and fire, and he had already condensed his Martial Dao True Intent. Other Cultivation Techniques would just be superfluous. Moreover, cultivating their techniques would only attract unnecessary trouble.

With this in mind, Liang Cheng moved all the Elixirs into his Storage Pouch, then carefully took out the Fire Ganoderma and the Frost Moon Fruit.

The Void Spirit Lotus had previously caused his Cultivation to soar.

Individually, these two Treasures of Heaven and Earth might not be on par with the Void Spirit Lotus, but when combined to balance Yin and Yang, their effect would be just as potent.

At this thought, Liang Cheng calmed his mind and focused his spirit, then swallowed both treasures at once.