31: The mutated beast becomes a spirit!

Lu Xuan's mysterious Inner Energy flowed throughout his body, making him feel as light as a feather, allowing him to quickly move through the forest with hardly any effort.

A figure leaped through the sun-drenched forest like a ghost.

However, when Lu Xuan reached the mountainside, several wild beasts blocked his path.

They were three wild dogs, nearly a meter tall, glaring fiercely at Lu Xuan, their mouths agape to reveal rows of dense teeth.

The next second, before they could even react, several whooshing sounds filled the air—three pebbles shot out like bullets.

The heads of the three wild dogs instantly exploded, splattering blood and brains across the ground.

Lu Xuan glanced indifferently at the three twitching wild dog corpses on the ground, then continued to rush up the mountain.

Indeed, just as Zhang Dachun had said, the wild beasts on the mountain were exceptionally fierce and numerous.

Having only reached the mountainside, Lu Xuan had already dealt with more than a dozen such ferocious beasts.

Tongling Peak summit.

Lu Xuan, who had been running non-stop, finally reached the summit of Tongling Peak.

However, the closer he got to the summit, the fewer beasts Lu Xuan encountered; by now, he had barely seen any ferocious beasts.

Is it because of it?

Lu Xuan looked at the ground beside him, where there were huge footprints left by a mysterious creature.

Without thinking for long, Lu Xuan followed Zhang Heng's instructions and walked in a certain direction.

He stopped at one spot, looking at the ground covered with huge claw prints.

The footprints were becoming more and more numerous.

However, Lu Xuan didn't pay much attention and instead looked at a tree in front of him.

A short sword was stuck in the tree, its blade heavily rusted and covered with dark green moss, almost completely engulfing the entire sword.

This is it!

The secret mark left by Zhang Heng back then. It seems the news about the purple blood spirit herb is also true.

Lu Xuan's eyes burned with eagerness as he gazed into the distance; the cave where the purple blood spirit herb was located was just a hundred meters ahead.

Whoosh!

A foul, fishy smell assailed his nostrils.

Lu Xuan's ears twitched slightly, as if he sensed something, and his body vanished from its spot with extreme speed.

Instantly, the place where Lu Xuan had just stood was occupied by a beast nearly two meters tall.

The beast had black and white fur, a pair of enchanting blood-red eyes, and long, exposed fangs in its mouth.

Its limbs were thick, its four paws had claws as long as an arm, and it had a tail several meters long behind its rump.

What is this thing?

A mutated beast?

Lu Xuan had now arrived not far in front of the mutated beast, and he stared at it, feeling a bit confused.

He truly couldn't identify this mutated beast, as it possessed characteristics of tigers, leopards, and wolves.

Roar!

A roar came, and the mutated beast lunged at Lu Xuan again.

This time, however, Lu Xuan chose not to dodge, instead circulating his Inner Energy and gathering it in his palm.

He met the mutated beast with even greater speed, dodging its massive claw attack, and directly struck the mutated beast's body with an aerial palm strike.

The mutated beast shrieked in pain as if struck by a heavy blow, its massive body crashing backward, knocking down large trees in its path.

It continued for fifty meters until its massive body slammed into an ancient, towering tree, then fell heavily to the ground.

“Hmm?”

“It's not dead?”

How interesting!

Lu Xuan could still hear the mutated beast's heartbeat from fifty meters away.

Since Lu Xuan had left the city, he had never encountered anything that could survive one of his attacks.

The Inner Energy Lu Xuan had just gathered in his palm had already permeated the mutated beast's body, destroying its internal flesh and blood with overwhelming force.

A mutated beast comparable to the Marrow Refinement Realm?

And it seems to have a faint mysterious Inner Energy within its body, similar to his own, though very weak, Lu Xuan still sensed it.

Perhaps the faint mysterious Inner Energy within this mutated beast was the reason it could withstand Lu Xuan's terrifying palm strike.

Lu Xuan had essentially understood the information about this mutated beast.

On the other side, the mutated beast, which had fallen to the ground, slowly propped up its massive body, its limbs appearing somewhat numb and weak.

Having taken Lu Xuan's terrifying palm strike, even if it was still alive, its internal flesh and blood were largely shredded, leaving it severely wounded.

The mutated beast's enchanting blood-red eyes now showed a human-like expression, looking at Lu Xuan with fear.

Its massive body instantly turned, and it ran off into the distance without looking back.

Lu Xuan felt his scalp tingle from the mutated beast's gaze, his calm heart becoming unsettled, and he cursed inwardly.

You motherf*cker!

This beast has become a spirit!

A few days ago, Lu Xuan had read various county gazetteers, and he had already had a premonition in his heart.

This world not only contained extraordinary and eerie existences but also Yao Beasts.

Exactly these beasts that had become spirits!

Wait!

Lu Xuan suddenly thought of something, and a fervent light flashed in his pupils as he looked at the fleeing mutated beast in the distance, as if looking at a peerless beauty.

Since killing extraordinary and eerie beings yielded a large amount of System points, what about a spiritualized Yao Beast that stood alongside them?

Don't even think about running!

For a moment, Lu Xuan even forgot about the purple blood spirit herb, his mind entirely focused on the fleeing mutated beast in the distance.

Originally, Lu Xuan hadn't intended to care whether it lived or died, but now it was different.

Boom!

Lu Xuan stomped his feet forcefully, and a strong wind suddenly rose in the forest, sweeping up dead wood and leaves from the ground, sending them flying everywhere.

At this moment, the terrifying Aura of the Inner Energy Realm surged forth without reservation.

The ground beneath Lu Xuan's feet instantly collapsed into a massive deep pit, and Lu Xuan shot out with terrifying speed, leaving streaks of afterimages in the air.

In just a few breaths, Lu Xuan had already caught up to the fleeing mutated beast, with only twenty meters separating them.

A flicker of fiery light passed through Lu Xuan's eyes, and his face was instantly illuminated by the crimson glow of flames.

“Scarlet Flame Saber Technique!”

In an instant, a scorching Aura rushed forward, ripples spread through the space in front of Lu Xuan, and the air visibly twisted and deformed.

Crimson blazing flames burned in mid-air, forming a Saber Qi of flame several meters wide, cutting through all obstacles and instantly striking the mutated beast in front.

The terrifying high temperature caused the mutated beast to struggle for only a moment before turning to ash under the blazing Scarlet Flame.

Looking at the astonishing scene he had created, Lu Xuan felt a bit emotional.

Now, the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique, when used with Inner Energy, was more than ten times more powerful.

Lu Xuan, in his moment of emotion, suddenly felt a stir deep within his mind.

The System panel for adding points appeared before his eyes.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Inner Qi Realm

Cultivation Technique: Scarlet Flame Saber Technique 2/9, Wind Chasing Step 0/9

Points: 17

The next moment, Lu Xuan's eyes widened as he looked at the points on the System panel.

It seemed he hadn't guessed wrong!