266: Battle Sphinx

“Because I don’t need to anymore!”

Before Shen Xi could speak, the Sphinx had already answered on its own.

Since it dared to appear, it had already made all preparations.

Including letting these Yao Beasts know the truth.

After all, they were about to die.

“After two thousand years of accumulation, I am only one step away from breaking the Seal, and that step only requires devouring ten more Dian Ling Realm Yao Beasts to complete!”

“Originally, I planned to wait a bit longer. From your current situation, I could succeed in at most a hundred years.”

“But this Human kid’s appearance changed my mind.”

“As long as I devour this Human kid, plus all the Yao Beasts in the Sealed Land, I can also reach that step, and even have a higher chance of success.”

“Since that’s the case, why should I wait another hundred years!”

The Sphinx spoke word by word.

This was why it appeared, even at the cost of letting the Yao Beasts know that everything was a lie.

Because it didn’t want to wait another hundred years.

Furthermore, even if it truly devoured ten more Dian Ling Realm Yao Beasts, it would only have a seventy percent chance of success.

But Shen Xi’s appearance accelerated its plan, and the success rate could even reach one hundred percent.

Simply because Shen Xi was an unparalleled Genius.

The flesh and blood of a Genius were even more superior nourishing sustenance for the Sphinx.

With Shen Xi, plus the millions of Yao Beasts in the Sealed Land, even if there were no Dian Ling Realm among them, it could still help the Sphinx step into that Realm and leave the Sealed Land!

“You want to kill all of us?”

“There are quite a few of your descendants here!”

“How can you bear to do such a thing?”

“We have always regarded you as our ancestor!”

The Demon Beast Leaders were going crazy.

They finally understood why the Sphinx no longer bothered to disguise itself.

It was still that same saying: no need!

For the dead, knowing more was of no use whatsoever.

“Heh heh, what are descendants worth?”

“As long as I live, I can have more descendants.”

“But if I continue to stay in this cursed place, my life will be over.”

“To leave, I don’t care about sacrificing everything!”

“Besides, are you fools? You’re talking about feelings with me? Don’t forget why Zhu Feng Ao sealed us here. We are inherently a cold-hearted, cruel, and bloodthirsty race. Feelings are merely dispensable things to us. Only absolute strength is worth our allegiance.”

“Don’t blame me. If you were in my position, not a single Yao Beast would abandon its plan!”

The Sphinx roared.

It didn’t think it was wrong; it just wanted freedom.

To leave, it could do anything.

Moreover, what it said was not wrong.

If any of the Yao Beasts present were to swap positions with it, they would make the same choice.

This was the nature of these Yao Beasts.

Their current anger was merely because they were lambs to the slaughter, not the slaughtering knife itself.

“Alright, enough with the pointless talk. This farce has come to an end!”

The Sphinx was too lazy to speak any more nonsense.

It was only a Clone, and could only be maintained for half an hour; ten minutes had already passed.

It still had many things to do and no time for idle chatter.

“Human kid, do you think I should kill you first? Or the others?”

The Sphinx sneered, looking at Shen Xi.

“Heh heh!”

Shen Xi sneered back.

At the same time, he activated a Nirvana Realm Blood Rust, throwing it behind him.

Boom!

A deafening explosion immediately followed.

The next second, a lion’s claw flashed past and disappeared.

The Sphinx was truly too insidious.

On the surface, it was asking for Shen Xi’s opinion, but in reality, it knew very well that Shen Xi was its biggest threat, and the opponent’s endless forbidden weapons gave it quite a headache.

Therefore, while asking, the Sphinx secretly launched a sneak attack.

However, it clearly didn’t expect Shen Xi to be so vigilant, discovering something amiss at the first instant and counterattacking.

This made the Sphinx’s attack return without success.

“A little interesting. You are much smarter than these useless Yao Beasts.”

The Sphinx looked at Shen Xi with interest.

However, it was not afraid because of this.

It guessed that Shen Xi still had trump cards, and its previous move was just a test.

Sure enough, the opponent actually still had a forbidden weapon, and it was a Nirvana Realm forbidden weapon, which blocked its probing attack.

But that was all.

The Sphinx was a Yuyue Realm Yao Beast; it hadn’t used its full power just now, which was why it was blocked by the power unleashed by the Nirvana Realm Blood Rust.

But once it got serious, a mere Nirvana Realm Blood Rust was not worth mentioning at all.

The only thing that puzzled the Sphinx was that the forbidden weapon Shen Xi used was clearly only Nirvana Realm, yet the faint pressure it exuded made it feel as if it was facing a supreme existence.

This was not an illusion!

After all, these Blood Rusts were formed from the blood left by powerful enemies personally slain by the broken sword’s owner in their lifetime.

If it weren’t for the fact that the era was too distant and the divine essence of the Blood Rust had already dissipated, the power of a single drop of blood would have transcended the Martial Dao Five Realms.

Therefore, even though the divine essence of the Blood Rust was no longer present, the faint aura left by such a powerful being could still instinctively trigger the Sphinx’s fear, though it was unclear what exactly was happening.

“However, if your methods are only this, then you are destined to die by my hand. My time is limited; I will deal with you within one minute!”

The Sphinx spoke again.

This time, it was serious.

It streaked towards Shen Xi like a meteor.

Its speed was so fast that it was impossible to capture with the naked eye.

Even Shen Xi was no exception.

He could only rely on his rich combat experience and an innate sense to track the Sphinx’s movements.

“Get back!”

This is the direction!

After pinpointing the Sphinx’s location, Shen Xi crushed another Nirvana Realm Blood Rust.

The power of the Nirvana Realm surged like a rushing river.

“Too weak, too weak, your methods are useless against me!”

The Sphinx laughed wildly.

When serious, the Nirvana Realm Blood Rust was not worth mentioning at all.

If the power of the Nirvana Realm was a river, then the Sphinx at this moment was an ocean.

A river merging into an ocean couldn’t even create a ripple.

The disparity in power was simply too great.

A difference of a major Realm was like the difference between heaven and earth.

“Oh? Is that so?”

Watching the Sphinx break through the Nirvana Realm’s power and arrive before Shen Xi.

Shen Xi suddenly smiled.