Chapter 662: Killing the Beast King
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Mo Wen had not expected that the King’s demonic soul would be vanquished by his declarative memory in such a way. It had turned into a substantial amount of nourishment for him.
With the nourishment of the Beast King’s demonic soul, Mo Wen’s spiritual power, while not at the level of the Beast King, was getting closer. Those below the Primordial Soul Realm would find it hard to attack his soul.
Mo Wen emerged from his declarative memory and his consciousness returned to the outside world. He regained his calmness inside the altar. The body of the Beast King was emanating a soft red glow.
Mo Wen’s lips curled up in a smile and he walked boldly over to the Beast King’s body. The Beast King’s body still showed signs of life, but its soul was already dead. It did not have any consciousness at all. It was just a collection of flesh.
If he left it here to its own devices, the Beast King’s body would slowly die and disappear.
The flame in Mo Wen’s hand flickered and the Sacred Fire Sword appeared. No matter what Mo Wen did to the Beast King it would not retaliate. Mo Wen did not have to worry that it would awaken from its deep slumber.
Mo Wen would be a fool if he did not kill the Beast King right now. It was lying right in front of him. He had never killed a terrifying mythical beast of such power before. He looked excited at the thought.
The Sacred Fire Sword forcefully pierced the Beast King’s throat. The Beast King’s power automatically defended it. However, without the self-governing soul, any defense was just a reflex action. How could it block Mo Wen’s attack? Even though Mo Wen did not have the ability to defeat a Beast King, he could still kill a Beast King that was in a vegetative state.
In just a few strokes, the Beast King’s large body slowly started to collapse, turning into sparkles of starlight.
The sparkles of starlight grew and grew. In the end, they formed a large starlight vortex that surrounded Mo Wen. It took a considerable amount of time for Mo Wen to take in the large amount of starlight.
Mo Wen’s cultivation levels soared and his aura grew stronger and stronger. His inner Qi rolled, shaking up the air around him.
When he had finally absorbed all the starlight, Mo Wen’s cultivation levels had already reached the gateway to the intermediate stage of the Golden Elixir realm. He was just a step away from it now.
Mo Wen was cultivating in three techniques, and so needed three times the amount of power others did. Any other human warrior would probably have reached the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir realm if they had absorbed the power of a Beast King.
However, Mo Wen’s inner Qi cultivation was pretty close to that of a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir realm. Even He Xiangyu, a cultivator at the post pinnacle stage of the Golden Elixir realm, might not have his current cultivation levels.
After the Beast King’s body disappeared completely, a few balls of light appeared on the ground. There was a ball of silver light and a ball of red light.
Top-grade Unsealing Light and top-grade Healing Light!
Mo Wen was exhilarated. He had not expected that defeating the Beast King would result in gaining top-grade Unsealing Light and Healing Light. He had not yet gained such a treasure since entering this world.
With a top-grade Unsealing Light, he would be able to unseal his most powerful profound level weapon. The top-grade Healing Light meant that he had one more life.
In this space, top-grade Unsealing Light and Healing Light were treasures.
The top-grade Healing Light was especially valuable. As long as the injury was not too terrible, it would be able to heal anything completely. With something like this in his possession, Mo Wen could feel confident about his chances of survival.
Mo Wen thought for a moment and decided to unseal the Cries of Hades Bell.
The Cries of Hades Bell was a special profound level weapon. It could attack one’s soul directly. Even though it was a low-grade weapon, its worth was almost comparable to a mid-grade profound level weapon.
His current soul power was extremely strong. Coupled with the Cries of Hades Bell, his attack prowess would be beyond compare. Even though it was still a little difficult for him to defeat a monstrous beast like the Beast King, the Cries of Hades Bell would probably be able to gain the upper hand in a battle with any monstrous beasts below the Beast King level.
There was a flash of purple light. A few purple lines appeared on the Cries of Hades Bell. Then, a terrifying aura was released from the bell. The aura was stronger than before. Human warriors could unleash half the power of profound level weapons in this place. Mo Wen thought that it was terrifying.
Profound level weapons used in this space were two or three times more powerful than when used elsewhere. Of course, the amount of energy required to use this power was also double or triple that usually needed. However, in this space, one could use inner Qi as spiritual power. There were also Healing Lights. As such, the drawback was not that serious.
“Eh, is that a talisman?” Mo Wen said aloud. Other than the top grade Unsealing Light and Healing Light, Mo Wen discovered that there was also a talisman among the objects that the Beast King had dropped.
There was a flash of surprise in Mo Wen’s eyes. Talismans were things that belonged in the immortal cultivation world. They were considered spell talismans.
Mo Wen picked up the green colored talisman. It felt like a piece of paper. There were mysterious runes and marks on it. Mo Wen could tell that the item had links to the Green Dragon Thorn. It was a seventh-grade talisman!
There was a flash of glee in Mo Wen’s eyes. The talisman in his hand was a seventh grade one. The power of a seventh-grade talisman was the equivalent to the full power attack of a martial arts grandmaster. It was extremely powerful.
In the immortal cultivation world, the Green Dragon Thorn was a very large category. There were many different species.
The Green Dragon Thorn category of talismans was separated into different ranks according to the power of the object.
The talisman that Mo Wen had been given was the lowest grade rune there was. There were also nine different grades of talisman, ranging from low to high.
A seventh-grade talisman had the power equivalent to a martial arts grandmaster putting his all into an attack. The highest-grade talisman was the ninth-grade talisman and it was said that it could kill a martial arts grandmaster.
Even immortal cultivators who did not have high cultivation levels could use the low-grade talismans. For example, the simplest first grade Heart Cleansing Talisman and the second-grade Evil Avoidance Talisman, which would mean that a warrior could avoid evil attacks when pestering a person, were both elementary runes that had been studied by immortal cultivators.
The item Mo Wen now held was a spiritual talisman. It was possible to say that spiritual talismans were the highest grade of talisman there was. It was extremely powerful and showed how powerful an immortal cultivator was. Immortal cultivators who could cultivate spiritual talismans were all above the Primordial Soul Realm. The power of a spiritual talisman could threaten an immortal cultivator in the Primordial Soul Realm.
Mo Wen had several ancient spiritual talismans in his hand. Even though they had been ravaged by time and had lost a lot of their power, they were still extraordinarily powerful. If they were complete spiritual talismans, a spiritual talisman could probably kill all the seventh rank mythical beasts in the Fire Domain.
Mo Wen was a little surprised that killing illusionary beasts would result in gaining talismans.
He cast his gaze over his surroundings and then stuffed the white jade treasure box into his shirt. He did not open the treasure box immediately because the task was to take the Beast King’s treasure box out of the ancient city. He had not completed his task yet.
The blue protective light shield around the altar flickered and Mo Wen slowly emerged.
Pei Fengwu and the other two were still fighting with the three Lord Monstrous Beasts. Power swept through the square. A large number of monstrous beasts were gathered around outside the square. However, none of them dared to enter it because ordinary monstrous beasts could not even bear the ripping of the attacks from the three mythical beasts. They would not be able to help if they entered the square, and could even be killed.
Mo Wen had only been inside the altar for a short while. It had definitely been less than three minutes. However, Pei Fengwu and the other two had encountered numerous defeats and had almost died. They could only dodge and could not even return the attack.
After all the Lord Monstrous Beasts were too powerful. It was already a remarkable feat for them to be able to simply hold their own against them.
They would all be defeated in one or two minutes. If they did not leave, they would die here.
“Mo Wen…!” Pei Fengwu subconsciously turned around and discovered a figure approaching from the light. Who was it if not Mo Wen?
His expression and his mental state were both calm. It was as if he was simply walking out of his house and he looked supremely unconcerned. He did not seem as if he was injured at all. Could he have succeeded? Pei Fengwu was shocked at the thought.
Of course, other than successfully stealing the Beast King’s treasure box, there was another possibility— Mo Wen had completely failed and had been forced to helplessly retreat.
However, either way, Mo Wen had emerged from there safely. Pei Fengwu gave a sigh of relief.
There would be other opportunities if they did not complete this task. It would be a pity if they died here.
Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan glanced at Mo Wen at the same time. Their pupils narrowed and a look of incredulity flashed through their eyes.
Mo Wen had emerged from the altar unscathed. How was that possible!
The two had not expected that Mo Wen would walk out from the altar like this. They had already been imagining how Mo Wen would die in there. After all, the two of them had been inside the altar and knew of the terrifying existence within it.
With Mo Wen’s capabilities, he should not have been able to defend himself against that ferocious creature. Why had nothing happened to him?
The two of them were distracted and their reaction time slowed. As they faced yet another attack from the monstrous beasts, they were injured. It was fortunate that they both had healing lights. If they did not have any healing lights or recovery lights, no matter how powerful the three of them were, they would not be able to hold on for so long against the three mythical beasts.
Pei Fengwu dodged an attack from the Cyan Light Eagle and looked questioningly at Mo Wen.
Mo Wen glanced at the other three and then nodded at Pei Fengwu. “The task is complete. Let’s go.” He moved quickly, charging towards the edge of the city.
“You’ve gotten the Beast King’s treasure box?” Pei Fengwu was shocked. There was a hint of glee in her eyes. She had not expected that Mo Wen would actually obtain the Beast King’s treasure box. Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan’s experience earlier had made her think that getting the Beast King’s treasure box was impossible. However, Mo Wen had done it.
Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan’s expression changed slightly. Their eyes glinted and they turned to look at Mo Wen.
They had not expected that Mo Wen would really do it. How had he done it?
The two were already very shocked that Mo Wen had emerged from the altar unscathed. However, they could not understand the situation now.
Mo Wen’s cultivation level was only at the level of the late Golden Elixir realm How had he defeated the terrifying existence inside?
Mo Wen ignored their expressions and ran out of the ancient city Their task had not ended yet. In order to avoid more trouble, leaving the ancient city as soon as possible was the best choice.
Pei Fengwu looked delighted. She abandoned her battle with the Cyan Light Eagle and turned to run.
The Cyan Light Eagle did not give chase. Instead, it ignored Pei Fengwu and the other two behind and instead frantically chased after Mo Wen. It wanted the white jade treasure box.
Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan’s eyes glittered. They stared at the white jade treasure box in Mo Wen’s arms. They set off to follow Mo Wen after the three mythical beasts had gone a substantial distance in their pursuit after him.