Chapter 194 - 148: Life in the Wild

Chapter 194: Chapter 148: Life in the Wild

Before setting out, the two had already discussed their roles in the upcoming battle. Shen Yunjiao would be responsible for the frontal assault, while Zhao Zuo needed only to provide support from the side.

When they were within a hundred meters, Shen Yunjiao’s Mana suddenly erupted. A crimson phantom coiled and condensed around her, faintly revealing the twisting and contorting forms of savage Evil Beasts. A terrifying aura, as if from the primordial wilderness of antiquity, spread out in all directions.

"MOO!"

The Thunder Bull sensed the danger almost instantly. As it began to exert its power, the ground of the entire mountain forest started to vibrate, and small pebbles danced up and down.

It turned around and spat out an arc of bluish-purple electricity, which shot out rapidly.

At the same time, its mountain-like body lumbered into motion, charging toward Shen Yunjiao.

Meanwhile, Zhao Zuo leaped from branch to branch, reaching the top of a hundred-meter-tall ancient tree. He took out his Sky-Breaking Saber and began to pour Mana into it, aiming straight for the Thunder Bull’s hardest part—its skull.

BOOM!!!

A terrifying shockwave spread outward. Zhao Zuo had initially thought Shen Yunjiao would dodge the bolt of bluish-purple electricity, but instead, she charged straight into it, accelerating continuously. Under the effect of the electric arc, the crimson phantom around her constantly twisted and fractured.

Wisps of electricity arced onto Shen Yunjiao’s skin, leaving behind patches of charred flesh. At the same time, the bloody glow on her longsword intensified; she was channeling even more of her Mana into her attack.

In an instant, Shen Yunjiao transformed into a bloody shadow. Her blade’s edge sliced through the Thunder Bull’s hide, neatly cutting through its muscle tissue. A massive amount of blood gushed from the wound.

After landing the blow, Shen Yunjiao immediately sidestepped to avoid a bolt of purple Thunder descending from above. But as she withdrew her blade... the Thunder Bull’s muscles began to writhe, actually controlling the speed of the blood flow. For a Demon Beast of this size, such an injury could only be considered minor.

Shen Yunjiao formed a seal with her right hand. The bloody aura around her body condensed into the shape of a whirlpool, generating a powerful suction. This force tore the wound open again, and a large amount of blood poured out. But the blood didn’t scatter; instead, it flowed like a stream toward Shen Yunjiao’s right hand.

The Thunder Bull roared in pain, its eyes turning blood-red. It braced itself on its hind legs, violently reared up its forelegs, and stomped down toward Shen Yunjiao. Simultaneously, it used powerful Thunder to form a purple net, using the clash of Energy to disrupt the stream of blood.

As the earth cracked, the stream of blood violently exploded, raining down like a bloody shower.

Clearly, the Thunder Bull possessed high combat intelligence and would not allow Shen Yunjiao to simply wear it down. As the net of Thunder spread, Shen Yunjiao immediately chose to retreat, slashing her sword as she fell back to sever the electric arcs that were about to strike her.

Even so, Shen Yunjiao was still shocked into a daze, and wisps of white smoke rose from her right arm.

Atop the ancient tree, Zhao Zuo seized the opportunity while the Thunder Bull was unleashing its Thunder ability and made his move.

In an instant, the Sky-Breaking Saber vanished from his hand. A streak of cyan light shot down from the great height, like a meteor falling from the sky, gone in a flash...

The Thunder Bull naturally sensed the killing intent descending from the heavens and immediately lowered its head to protect its vitals. Its reaction was fast and effective... but the Sky-Breaking Saber still pierced through its broad back and into its body.

Zhao Zuo leaped directly from the treetop. As the wind howled in his ears, he instantly adjusted his Black Flame Saber into position. Black flames spread outward from the blade’s edge like the unfurling wings of a Fallen Angel.

Elsewhere, Shen Yunjiao also resumed her attack.

Three minutes later, the Thunder Bull’s massive body collapsed, the light fading from its eyes. In truth... the moment the Sky-Breaking Saber entered its body, the outcome was already sealed.

Within those three minutes, the Sky-Breaking Saber had already destroyed most of its internal organs.

"So... what do we do with it?" Zhao Zuo asked, placing his hand on the Thunder Bull’s body. Two seconds later, the cyan blade pierced through the Beast Hide and landed in his palm.

"First, take the Demon Beast’s heart," Shen Yunjiao said.

Zhao Zuo nodded. He found the right spot and used his Black Flame Saber to carve out two massive pieces of meat that protected the heart. Then, using the Sky-Breaking Saber, he cut through the bones, severed four blood vessels as thick as a person’s arm, and removed the Thunder Bull’s heart, which was the size of a washbasin.

"Come stand next to me," Shen Yunjiao said, then formed a Dharma Seal with both hands.

The surrounding earth began to churn, covering the Thunder Bull’s corpse. The ground beneath their feet began to fall away as dirt from both sides closed in over their heads, and the sunlight gradually vanished from sight.

Zhao Zuo condensed a layer of Mana into a protective shroud around his body to block the falling dust. Fortunately, no large clumps of earth fell. He could sense that the soil in all directions was suffused with Shen Yunjiao’s Mana; it was the only reason this Underground Space hadn’t collapsed.

Having lost the sunlight, he could only estimate their depth by tracking the time they were falling.

’Five meters, six meters...’

With a RUMBLE, their descent came to a halt. Although there was no light, Zhao Zuo could still clearly see his surroundings. Shen Yunjiao had used her Mana to form an Underground Space about two meters in length, width, and height—the very spot where they now stood.

As for the Thunder Bull’s corpse, it was buried adjacent to them, connected only by a tunnel about fifty centimeters in diameter. It was clear that simply burying the Thunder Bull had been a huge drain on Shen Yunjiao’s Mana; she couldn’t possibly create a massive Underground Space over thirty meters long and five meters high.

"I’m going to spend some time absorbing the Thunder Bull. You can use this time for your Cultivation as well."

As Shen Yunjiao spoke, she formed another seal with her hands to widen the Underground Space they occupied, then took out a Spirit Stone lamp to banish the darkness.