221: Ninth-level beast

Lu Qianyuan applied the effects of Curse Power to the Qi and Blood Celestial Gang Technique, which naturally resulted in failure.

The Qi and Blood Celestial Gang Technique had already reached the limit for a seventh-tier technique, exceeding the maximum enhancement possible with Curse Power.

Thus, it was ineffective.

So, Lu Qianyuan settled for the next best thing, applying the effects of Curse Power to the Qi and Blood Devouring Art.

The Qi and Blood Devouring Art was still a considerable distance from seventh-tier Perfection, so it could naturally receive the enhancement.

With the enhancement of Curse Power, the effectiveness of the Qi and Blood Devouring Art instantly increased several times over.

However, Curse Power only enhanced based on the original foundation and could not cause the Qi and Blood Devouring Art to develop new effects.

This was a minor drawback.

After a series of preparations, Lu Qianyuan had armed himself to the teeth; it was time to head to the Forbidden Law Secret Realm.

Half a day later, Lu Qianyuan arrived at the Barren Rock Mountain Range.

This was a well-known dangerous area.

Because the exotic beasts here were mostly physically strong, but completely clueless when it came to elemental abilities.

However, this did not mean these exotic beasts were easy to bully.

On the contrary, the exotic beasts here were more difficult to deal with.

Because they were pack animals, their favorite tactic was to gang up on opponents.

To enter the Forbidden Law Secret Realm, one only needed to kill an exotic beast here using only physical strength.

Lu Qianyuan activated his Spiritual Perception, taking in everything around him.

The nearby exotic beasts all moved in groups; there were hardly any lone ones.

After a search, Lu Qianyuan quickly located a relatively small settlement.

He activated Spatial Rhythm, instantly appearing above this exotic beast settlement.

Below, a dozen or so seventh-tier exotic beasts were resting, completely unaware of any anomaly.

These were a group of black exotic beasts with two horns on their heads, stout bodies, sharp claws, and fangs.

They looked like a combination of an ox and a fierce tiger.

Lu Qianyuan's thoughts stirred, and two bloodlines shot from his hand, instantly hitting two seventh-tier exotic beasts.

The next second, two powerful Qi and blood forces were extracted from the seventh-tier exotic beasts.

The two seventh-tier exotic beasts let out a wail, and the remaining seventh-tier exotic beasts immediately reacted upon seeing this.

Seeing this, Lu Qianyuan landed directly among the exotic beast pack, and at the same time, a crimson mist ignited around him.

Qi and Blood Celestial Gang Technique, Blood Overlord.

Upon discovering Lu Qianyuan, the remaining exotic beasts immediately pounced towards Lu Qianyuan, moving extremely fast, instantly arriving before him.

However, this terrifying speed was still somewhat insufficient in front of Lu Qianyuan.

He casually waved his hand, and Qi and blood mixed with powerful force erupted, instantly sending the foremost exotic beast flying with a punch.

Several exotic beasts behind it were also sent flying along with it.

This was an absolute power suppression.

Lu Qianyuan pressed his advantage, his fists raining down like raindrops, his Qi and blood shattering space, suppressing all ten or so exotic beasts in front of him.

As Lu Qianyuan's final blow landed, the exotic beasts in front of him were also shattered, turning into minced meat.

At this time, the two exotic beasts that Lu Qianyuan had used as 'blood packs' had also become skin and bones.

Lu Qianyuan casually struck these two exotic beasts dead with two blows; this should satisfy the conditions for entering the Forbidden Law Secret Realm.

Lu Qianyuan waited quietly; it wouldn't be long before the Secret Realm should draw him in.

However, just then, Lu Qianyuan suddenly detected a terrifying Aura coming from afar.

Violent, bloodthirsty, fierce, and overbearing.

'Ninth-tier? What is this?'

Lu Qianyuan was full of doubt; why would a ninth-tier exotic beast suddenly appear?

Before coming, Ye Yan had told him that there was a ninth-tier Beast King here, but as long as one didn't provoke it, it wouldn't bother seventh-tier cultivators.

Lu Qianyuan felt the terrifying Aura instantly lock onto him, his face full of confusion.

He looked at the seventh-tier exotic beasts nearby, and something seemed to click in his mind.

Could it be that among the seventh-tier exotic beasts he had just killed, there was an offspring of this exotic beast?

At this moment, Lu Qianyuan felt the Secret Realm's pull, but under the oppression of the ninth-tier exotic beast, this power was suppressed and could not take effect.

A huge beast claw also appeared in the sky, slowly descending.

If this continued, he might be crushed to death by a single palm.

Although he was only half of his true self, being crushed to death wouldn't matter, but Lu Qianyuan could not accept wasting an opportunity like this.

After some thought, Lu Qianyuan immediately had a solution.

He immediately activated Limitless Martial, raising his physical strength to the ninth-tier level.

In an instant, he felt his own strength increase by several levels.

Then, he activated the Qi and Blood Devouring Art and the Qi and Blood Celestial Gang Technique, gathering all the surrounding exotic beast Qi and blood to protect himself.

Finally, and most importantly.

Wu Xing!

A figure appeared before Lu Qianyuan, helping him fully communicate with the Secret Realm.

An eighth-tier cultivator could not withstand a furious blow from a ninth-tier one, so Wu Xing's task was not to help him tank damage, but to help him communicate with the Secret Realm.

As long as he was teleported into the Secret Realm, he would have survived.

Lu Qianyuan mobilized all the Mental Energy he could to resist, and because his physical strength had increased, the upper limit of Mental Energy he could use also increased, reaching the eighth-tier level.

Under the enhancement of this powerful and continuous Mental Energy, the descending giant claw paused for a moment.

But very quickly, the giant claw tore through the Mental Energy in its path, descending with an unstoppable force.

At this moment, on a distant mountain peak, Wu Fa watched the appearing giant claw and immediately became alert.

According to Wu Yun, the one targeted by the ninth-tier was the mastermind who secretly acted against his Wu Family.

However, the level of resistance displayed did not seem like what a ninth-tier should possess.

Wu Fa immediately felt suspicious; he always felt that this should not be the target's true strength.

It was a joke; how could someone capable of shaking the Wu Family not even be able to withstand a single move from a ninth-tier?

Unless... Wu Fa seemed to have thought of something; this was not the mastermind, but merely the mastermind's Puppet.

This explained it; the mastermind sensed something was wrong, so he used a Puppet to take the fall for him.

The one before him was just a Puppet pushed out to die in his place.

He didn't expect the mastermind to have such methods, to actually be able to detect Wu Yun's arrangements; he was indeed a difficult opponent.

Since that was the case, he absolutely could not make a move.

Killing the Puppet was not his goal; his goal was the opponent's true body.

But very quickly, he discovered Wu Xing, who was taking the fall.

Wu Xing was, after all, an eighth-tier cultivator within the Wu Family, and Wu Fa had some impression of him.

Upon seeing Wu Xing make a move, Wu Fa's resolve wavered for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

He couldn't go; it must be the mastermind trying to lure him into making a move.

Perhaps the mastermind was watching all of this from somewhere.

If he made a move, he might instantly be ambushed by the mastermind.

He had to remain calm.

Wu Fa strengthened his conviction, resolutely refusing to act; no matter what plans the mastermind had, if he didn't act, he wouldn't fall into the trap.