237: Chapter 237 Strength

However, the combat instincts of a Tier 2 Yao Beast far exceeded his imagination!

Just as the axe blade was about to make contact, that Crimson Flame Fire Rhino actually let out a snort of disdain. Its thick, steel whip-like tail, carrying a terrifying force that tore through the air, swept across violently at a completely unbelievable angle!

Too fast!

Gao Feng's pupils contracted sharply; he only had enough time to hold his axe horizontally in front of his chest to block it!

"Bang!"

An irresistible, terrifying force surged from the axe handle!

Gao Feng felt his arms instantly lose all sensation, as if he had been struck head-on by a siege hammer. He was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into the rock wall over ten meters away before sliding down, a trickle of glaring blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Gao Feng!"

Seeing this, Tianxin was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she let out a cry of alarm.

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately threw out the trump card she had prepared for a long time—her most powerful one!

"Ice Seal Talisman! Freeze it for me!"

That blue Talisman, radiating extreme cold, traced a graceful arc in the air. As if it had eyes, it stuck with pinpoint accuracy onto the thick limbs of the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino!

"Crack! Crack!"

Visible to the naked eye, frost spread crazily like vines, with the Talisman as the center!

In just a short breath's time, the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino's four legs, which were like pillars supporting the sky, were completely frozen by thick layers of ice and firmly fixed in place!

"Roar!!!"

The Crimson Flame Fire Rhino let out a roar mixed with shock and rage. It struggled frantically, wanting to break free from this cursed restraint, but the ice was exceptionally sturdy, rendering it unable to move for the moment!

"Good opportunity!"

Seeing this, Wang Sheng's eyes flashed with wild joy!

But he did not act like a qualified ally and seize the opportunity to rush up and attack the vital points of the Fire Rhino; instead, he cast most of his attention toward the cave, and the blood pattern fruit that covered the mountains and plains!

His seemingly mighty "Flaming Palm" was struck again, but it still landed on the Fire Rhino's incredibly hard back armor—appearing grand in momentum, but in reality, it was painless and ineffective.

Everything was seen by Gao Feng, who was lying on the ground, pretending to be "too seriously injured to get up."

While using the pure spiritual spring in his portable space to rapidly recover his injured internal organs, he coldly observed every move Wang Sheng made.

As expected!

This guy never had good intentions from the very beginning!

His so-called "main attack" was just for show. His true purpose was to make himself and Tianxin fight the Fire Rhino until both sides were injured, preferably until they all perished together! Then he would come out and, without any effort, pocket all the blood pattern fruit, as well as the spoils of war from him and Tianxin!

What a vicious scheme!

Gao Feng's heart surged with murderous intent, but his face remained in that look of extreme agony. He lay on the ground, coughing violently, as if he might breathe his last at any moment.

"Junior Brother Gao Feng!" Seeing Gao Feng "too injured to get up," Wang Sheng immediately wore a look of "concern" and shouted, "Are you okay? Quickly retreat to the back and rest! Leave this to us!"

Immediately after, he gave a wink to Zhou Qingqing and another Disciple.

"Junior Sister Zhou, you guys stop attacking too. Go and pick those blood pattern fruit first! Lest there be any complications! This beast has already been frozen and can't stir up any trouble for now!"

"Yes, Senior Brother Wang!"

Zhou Qingqing and the other person understood immediately; they stopped their harassing attacks, wore greedy smiles on their faces, bypassed the still-struggling Fire Rhino, and sprinted toward the direction of the cave!

As for Wang Sheng himself, he also feinted an attack, disengaged from the battle, and prepared to enjoy the fruits of victory.

In their view, the biggest threat, the Fire Rhino, had been restricted, and the two "cannon fodder," Gao Feng and Tianxin—one seriously injured, the other drained of spiritual power—could no longer pose any threat.

These blood pattern fruit covering the mountain were already in their pockets!

However, just at the moment when Wang Sheng's foot was about to step into the cave's range, a sudden change occurred!

"Crack!!!"

A crisp sound, like glass shattering, suddenly rang out!

The thick ice layers restraining the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino's limbs finally reached their limit under its violent struggle and shattered with a boom!

"Roar!!!"

The Crimson Flame Fire Rhino, having regained its freedom, fell into a complete rage!

In its blood-red eyes burned a fury sufficient to incinerate everything!

It no longer bothered with Wang Sheng, who was closest to it, but suddenly opened its bloody maw, aiming at the two people, Zhou Qingqing and the other, who were preparing to pick the blood pattern fruit, as well as Tianxin, who had just used the "Ice Seal Talisman" in the rear!

A burst of flames, more terrifying and violent than any before, spewed out from its mouth like a burst dam, covering the sky in a fan shape!

Large-scale flame spray!

"Not good!"

Wang Sheng's face turned pale instantly! He could never have imagined that this Fire Rhino would break free from its restraints so quickly!

"Retreat quickly!"

He roared in terror, no longer caring about snatching any blood pattern fruit, and turned to run!

Zhou Qingqing and the other Disciple were so scared that they were Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. Being the closest, they were almost instantly engulfed by the edge of the sea of fire, letting out shrill screams as their clothes instantly ignited, turning them into two human torches!

Tianxin was also within the range of this terrifying attack!

Her small face was deathly pale. Watching the destructive sea of fire about to swallow her, a look of despair appeared in her eyes.

However, just at this critical moment!

A figure, like a cannonball, suddenly darted out from beside her, tackled her to the ground, and then rolled with her on the ground several times, narrowly avoiding the core area of the sea of fire!

It was Gao Feng!

"Now is the time!"

In Gao Feng's eyes, an unprecedented, brilliant light burst forth!

The opportunity he had been waiting for so long had finally arrived!

He pushed Tianxin to a safe area, and then his entire Aura underwent an earth-shattering change in an instant!

That majestic power belonging to the "Human Immortal Realm," like a waking Dragon, surged crazily through his limbs and bones!

Mountain-Collapsing Fist!

He stomped his foot, and the ground instantly cracked! His entire being turned into a golden afterimage. At the very moment when the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino had just finished spewing flames, its old force exhausted and new force not yet born, its defense at its weakest, he slammed into its exposed, soft abdomen like a meteorite!

"Break for me!"

Gao Feng roared, and that fist, wrapped in a golden halo, carrying a terrifying power that seemed capable of shattering mountains and rivers, slammed solidly into the weak point of the Fire Rhino's abdomen!

"Pfft!!!"

A muffled sound like leather being torn!

The tough skin of the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino, under this punch, was like paper, and was forcefully blasted into a huge bloody hole!

"Awoo!!!"

Suffering such a grievous wound to its vital abdomen, the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino let out the most shrill and painful wail in its history!

Its massive body collapsed to the ground, blood and visceral fragments continuously gushing from that terrifying wound. It twitched violently; it was clearly not going to survive.

"It's not over yet!"

Gao Feng succeeded with one strike, but he did not stop!

On the other side, Tianxin, who had just walked through the gates of hell, also reacted!

She looked at the severely injured Fire Rhino on the ground, then looked at Gao Feng, who appeared like a Heavenly God descending to earth, and a flash of determination crossed her eyes!

She took out her last, and also most powerful attacking Talisman from her Talisman bag!

"Explosive Flame Talisman! Go to hell!"

The young girl let out a delicate shout and threw the Talisman, which was burning with raging flames, with all her might toward the head of the Crimson Flame Fire Rhino that was still twitching on the ground!

"Boom!!!"

An earth-shattering loud noise!

The violent flames instantly swallowed the entire head of the Fire Rhino!

That arrogant Tier 2 Yao Beast, after twitching a few times, finally completely lost its life, its massive body collapsing to the ground.

On the mountaintop, there was dead silence.

Only the dust kicked up when the massive creature fell was still slowly drifting away.

The air was filled with a rich smell of blood, a burnt odor, and the unique sweet fragrance of the blood pattern fruit, all mixed together, forming a strange and heart-palpitating atmosphere.

Tianxin leaned on her knees, her chest heaving violently; throwing that "Explosive Flame Talisman" just now had almost drained the last bit of spiritual power from her body. She looked at the completely dead Tier 2 Yao Beast, and then looked at the figure slowly walking out of the dust, her bright, large eyes filled with unbelievable shock.

Gao Feng!

This man had once again refreshed her perception of him!

That punch, like a Heavenly God descending, that terrifying power that seemed capable of shattering mountains and rivers, had far exceeded her understanding of the "Qi Refinement Stage"!

He... exactly how much strength had he been hiding?

Gao Feng's condition was not easy either. Forcing himself to activate that restricted Human Immortal power twice in a row had pushed his body to a limit. The waves of stinging pain coming from his Meridians made his face pale, and his breath was somewhat disordered.

But he still stood straight, like a long spear piercing the firmament, his deep eyes scanning coldly toward those few disheveled figures in the distance.

Wang Sheng crawled up from the ground, his face and body covered in dust, a trace of blood still hanging from the corner of his mouth. He looked at the already dead Crimson Flame Fire Rhino, then looked at the unscathed Gao Feng and Tianxin, his facial expression extremely colorful.

Shock, fear, unwillingness, resentment... various emotions intertwined, making his once somewhat handsome face become somewhat twisted.

He could never have dreamed that his perfect plan would end in such a dramatic way, completely bankrupt!

He could not have imagined even more that the two "Lower Realm bumpkins" he had always regarded as "fat sheep" and "cannon fodder" actually possessed such terrifying strength, turning the tables on him!