273: Self-destruction

It fled, he pursued, it had no wings to escape.

The chase continued.

Shen Xi, a Half-Step Dianling Realm Cultivator, was not much slower than the Sphinx.

Firstly, the Sphinx's condition had severely deteriorated, which also affected its speed to some extent.

Secondly, Shen Xi was a Sword Cultivator and also Cultivated Sword Steps. With both enhancements, his speed was several times faster than that of a Martial Artist of the same Realm.

Thirdly, and most importantly, the Sphinx was not simply fleeing; it was also hunting Yao Beasts it encountered along the way.

It had no choice but to do so.

After all, flying also consumes power.

The Sphinx's Origin was unstable, and it relied on Yuyue Realm power to forcibly stabilize its Origin. If it consumed too much, its Origin would become unstable.

Once its Origin collapsed, it would completely become a rootless duckweed, with no possibility of survival.

Therefore, the Sphinx had to hunt Yao Beasts to replenish itself, in order to ensure its power remained at a critical point and its Origin would not be affected.

"Stop it!" Shen Xi roared.

These were all his demon beast lifespan!

To have them die in the hands of the Sphinx made his heart bleed.

"I didn't expect this Human kid to care about our lives and deaths. It seems humans are not as heartless and unrighteous a race as everyone says."

"I suddenly feel guilty about my ancestors' actions in hunting humans."

"Hmph! If this kid hadn't been chasing the Sphinx, how would the Sphinx have hunted us to consolidate its Origin? This kid is the real culprit."

"You useless things, to be so grateful for such a small thing this kid did! The glory of our ancestors has been completely shamed by you!"

"Two thousand years of Seal have made you forget your own race. Don't forget, humans were once our food, only able to tremble in fear under our hunt."

"If I could have a large amount of human blood and flesh, my strength would definitely advance by leaps and bounds. At that time, neither the Sphinx nor the Human kid would dare to defy me."

"I really want to devour the flesh and blood of this Human kid!"

During the chase, more and more Yao Beasts witnessed the process.

And even if the Sphinx was strong, it couldn't kill them all, which led to some surviving Yao Beasts spreading the word.

The attitudes of the Yao Beasts who learned of this matter were also completely different.

Some showed gratitude for Shen Xi's roar.

Others were dismissive.

Some even felt that all of this was caused by Shen Xi and hated him to the bone.

Of course, the vast majority of Yao Beasts still longed to devour the flesh and blood of Shen Xi and the Sphinx.

They were all waiting, waiting for the moment when Shen Xi and the Sphinx fought to the death, preferably both dying, so they could reap the benefits.

The chase lasted for a full half hour.

Finally, Shen Xi caught up to the Sphinx.

"Die!"

Upon contact, Shen Xi immediately activated three Yuyue Realm Blood Rust.

"Damn it! You really still have a trump card!" the Sphinx cursed.

Facing the attack, it could only frantically dodge and defend.

Its condition had only recovered somewhat, but it was still far from its Peak.

Boom!

An explosion sounded.

The three Yuyue Realm Blood Rust almost blew the Sphinx's body into two pieces.

If it hadn't desperately defended itself at the critical moment, even using its Origin, it would already be a corpse.

"Damn Human kid, I want you dead!" The Sphinx was enraged.

Its body was severely injured, and its Origin was also affected, which would require it to spend more time and Yao Beast blood and flesh to recover.

Originally, without Shen Xi's interference, the Sphinx would only need an hour to completely consolidate its Origin, but now, after finally recovering a bit, it was all for naught again.

No!

Not only was it for naught, its condition was even worse.

"If you want to kill me, first block my next attack!" Shen Xi once again activated five Blood Rust, two of which were Yuyue Realm and three were Nirvana Realm.

If it were before, Nirvana Realm Blood Rust would have almost no threat to the Sphinx, but now it was different. The Sphinx's condition was at its worst, and even Nirvana Realm Blood Rust could cause it severe damage if it was not careful.

"How many trump cards do you have?!" The Sphinx was somewhat on the verge of collapse.

Others' forbidden weapons were counted on their fingers, never used unless it was a life-or-death situation, and even then, at most once or twice.

But Shen Xi was simply a freak, throwing out Yuyue Realm forbidden weapons as if they were free.

Did his forbidden weapons fall from the sky?

"You'll know if you hold on a little longer." Shen Xi grinned, and a dazzling explosion erupted before his eyes.

The five Blood Rust worked again.

The Sphinx's body was completely pierced through, with wounds so deep that bone was visible.

Its entire body was connected by only a layer of skin, swaying precariously with every gust of wind, as if it could break at any moment.

"My Origin is completely destroyed!" The Sphinx's face was ferocious, completely insane.

Two consecutive forbidden weapon bombardments caused its Origin to lose control and directly collapse.

This made the Sphinx despair.

With its Origin destroyed, it was merely a Clone, and without the main body, it could no longer exist in the world for long.

Even if it devoured more blood and flesh, and hunted more Yao Beasts, at most it would only prolong its existence; in the end, it would still die.

"Since I'm doomed to die, I absolutely cannot let you live. Let's all die together!" The Sphinx was determined to die and intended to drag Shen Xi down with it.

Saying that, it lunged towards Shen Xi.

"Not good!" Seeing this, Shen Xi's scalp tingled, and he immediately turned to run.

He was not a fool; he could tell that the Sphinx intended to drag him to his death.

The other party was clearly going to self-destruct!

However, although Shen Xi discovered it in time, he was still too slow in front of the Sphinx, which had already thrown caution to the wind.

With nothing to worry about, its speed was pushed to the extreme, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Shen Xi.

"Die together! Human kid!" The Sphinx roared, its body becoming scorching hot like a large fireball.

Astonishing power accumulated within its body, and when it reached its Peak, it would unleash world-destroying power.

"Guardian..." At the critical moment, Shen Xi could only seek the Little Doll's help.

He couldn't escape the Sphinx; if this continued, he would surely die.

Just at this critical juncture.

An unexpected change occurred.

The Little Doll did not make a move; instead, the Thatched Cottage in the valley appeared out of thin air above Shen Xi!