The golden thunderstorm not only annihilated Qiong Qi's Moving Mountain Technique but also charged the Black Glass Sword in Wu Hen's hand with an extremely volatile Tribulation Crossing Golden Thunder. As Wu Hen swung his sword, the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation poured down on the fierce beast Qiong Qi!
A flicker of panic flashed in Qiong Qi's eyes. He had originally thought that Wu Hen was just an ordinary woodcutter or hunter, a lazy bum of the Ancient Clan who only came out to hunt during the Cold Era. Little did he know that the power and divine skills Wu Hen wielded were astonishing...
The fierce beast Qiong Qi spread its wings, forming a blood-red mist around itself.
This blood-red mist did not create a solid defense but instead allowed Qiong Qi to disappear into it, moving through the mountains like a ghost, evading Wu Hen's Thunder Tribulation Sword strikes!
The golden Thunder Tribulation Sword struggled to strike the cunning Qiong Qi. Wu Hen, not wanting to waste his qi, took a breath and began to use his perception to detect whether the blood mist had a unique scent.
Such blood mists were generally difficult to hear. As expected, Wu Hen tasted a hint of a fishy scent in the air, likely a characteristic of Qiong Qi's blood mist.
Suddenly, the fishy scent became overwhelmingly strong, as if a nauseating blood pool had formed behind him!
Wu Hen immediately realized something.
Turning swiftly, he found a similar blood mist appearing behind him. This blood mist was invisible to the naked eye and could only be detected through his fine-tuned sense of smell.
To Wu Hen's astonishment, the blood mist seemed to have torn open a large space rift, from which a sword-tooth tiger lunged at his neck!
Just moments ago, it had been fleeing through the mountains, and now it attacked from the void!
Such a sinister technique. Fortunately, Wu Hen had learned combat breathing control from the Ancient Clan; otherwise, he would have fallen victim to this clever counterattack.
Wu Hen held his sword in front and activated the black glazed material!
The crystalline glazed material quickly condensed before him, forming a black glass river that towered imposingly, blocking the airborne attack of the fierce beast Qiong Qi.
Qiong Qi crashed into the glass river, becoming disoriented. Expecting the material to be fragile and easily shattered with a single claw, it was surprised to find it as solid as gold crystal, leaving only a shallow crack.
"Hmph, fool." From the gourd came the angry voice of the Divine Beast Bai Ze.
Qiong Qi did not see Bai Ze but heard the cold, disdainful voice of a female. Confused, Qiong Qi ignored it and began to climb rapidly along the glass river...
Using neither its wings nor the blood mist, it displayed the sheer explosive strength of an ancient divine tiger, lunging once more at Wu Hen behind the glass river!
Wu Hen raised his sword in defense, the fangs already before him.
Qiong Qi lunged from the air, aiming to crush Wu Hen's Ancient Sword with its powerful sword-teeth!
The sword-teeth were extraordinarily mystical. Wu Hen saw cracks forming on the Black Glass Sword and recalled what Uncle Chongli had said: the black glazed material only repaired Little Yi's exterior; the true core was unrefined and couldn't be considered a divine weapon!
As the sword began to crumble and the black glazed material dissipated, Wu Hen felt a pang of panic.
Realizing the sword was about to be bitten through, he decisively called Little Yi back into his body, flipped skillfully, and mounted Qiong Qi's neck before it could slam him to the ground!
Infusing his fist with holy power, Wu Hen transformed into Wu Song, fiercely pounding Qiong Qi's skull and eyes!
After only a few punches, before he could build momentum, Wu Hen heard a grinding noise like gears turning. Realizing something was writhing under Qiong Qi's skin, he quickly leaped away, stepping heavily on Qiong Qi's head.
Almost the instant Wu Hen leaped off, Qiong Qi's body sprouted sharp spikes. Its sleek tiger fur turned into steel spines capable of piercing anything!
In its spiked state, Qiong Qi's savagery was unparalleled, with spikes even covering its tail, ready to inflict countless wounds on anyone who neared.
Climbing a rock pillar, Qiong Qi agilely spun and then lunged again, aiming to pin Wu Hen beneath its fangs and claws...
Wu Hen also realized that Qiong Qi had two forms, the blood mist fur and the spiky fur. When its fur danced, it could transform into blood mist.
This blood mist would carve through space, creating tiger-like dens in the sky, allowing Qiong Qi to attack from the void.
But when its fur became hard and spiky, it entered a ferocious combat state, its fangs indestructible, its spikes sharp and unstoppable!
Whenever Wu Hen called the Thunder Crossing, it evaded as blood mist; when his strength waned, it pounced with ferocity. Qiong Qi was indeed deceitful, mastering ancient barbarian combat techniques!
Wu Hen decided to use similar tactics.
As Qiong Qi transitioned to its ferocious state, Wu Hen dashed through the rugged mountains, utilizing the complex terrain to outmaneuver it...
But just as Wu Hen slipped into the mountains, the surrounding heavy mountains seemed to grow legs and scatter. Although he was amidst mountains, it felt like running on a vast plain...
"I forgot it had used the Moving Mountain Technique earlier!"
Wu Hen smacked his forehead, realizing his tactic of using the terrain was ineffective against Qiong Qi.
Seeing the bristling Qiong Qi closing in, Wu Hen knew fleeing was pointless. Little Yi was still summoning the Thunder Transition Factor, so drawing his sword wouldn't be effective either. Better to let it absorb more Heaven and Earth Thunder Fire to build a super Thunder Crossing...
"I hadn't wanted to use this move."
"But this beast has pushed me too far!"
Wu Hen turned to face the ferocious mythical creature.
His breathing steady, his eyes devoid of any motion, Wu Hen stood like an ancient pine tree, unwavering and firm!
Wu Hen suddenly threw a punch.
In an instant, a majestic mountain gorge mural seemed to appear behind him, his punch overwhelmingly powerful!
Each punch shadowed like mountain barriers, the fist energy surged like a river gorge!
The fierce beast Qiong Qi, charging at Wu Hen, showed fear in its blood-red eyes. It saw not a man throwing a punch but a colossal mountain gorge crashing down on it.
Qiong Qi's Moving Mountain Technique shifted small mountains and peaks but couldn't budge such a mountain gorge. It had never seen waves of mountain gorges roaring towards it!
The Moving Mountain Technique was like showing off carpentry skills before a master carpenter. Wu Hen's punch unleashed a more terrifying force mountain, forcing Qiong Qi to crouch and shield itself as the punch's force crushed its sharp spikes.
The spiked fur broke hair by hair, its solid tiger bones shattered.
When Wu Hen's Cangxia Fist roared past, Qiong Qi was left bloodied, its eyes filled with the agony of broken steel spikes, no longer the dominant beast it had been!
On its bloody spine, the wings embedded in its bones spread open. Realizing the heavy cost of battling Wu Hen, Qiong Qi fled, flapping its wings to retreat deep into the mountains.
Seeing its retreat, Wu Hen laughed.
Even Qiong Qi feared hard fights. Glancing at the sky, he saw the Thunder Transition Factor forming a spectacular golden chain web, intertwining over the mountains.
Wu Hen raised his other hand, guiding the Thunder Transition Factor and using his sense of smell to lock onto the distinctive stench of Qiong Qi!
Wu Hen instantly unleashed the Thunder Crossing.
A heaven-tearing tribulation thunder descended, like the claws of a thunder god reaching into the earth, crushing the vast mountains within seconds!
The golden claws tightly gripped the mid-air Qiong Qi, the thunder bolts penetrating its already injured body, tearing and blasting it apart!
Scalding blood splattered as Qiong Qi plummeted from the sky, its fur charred, skin cracked, and bones shattered.
Wu Hen took a deep breath, allowing the world's spiritual energy to fill his lungs. After regaining his strength, he walked towards Qiong Qi's thunder-blasted corpse.