Chapter 503: Chapter 501: Corpses Strewn Across the Wilderness

"If you encounter this person, you must be extremely careful!"

No matter whether the other party used some special treasure or relied on their own strength, being able to kill two high-tier True Monarch Martial Artists in such a manner is truly hair-raising.

Xu Yang’s eyes flashed; he slowly got up and backed away.

As he moved forward again, he became ten times more alert.

The Wild Beast Abyss holds extraordinary opportunities, and the Martial Artists who come here can’t be underestimated either.

Then, as he ventured deeper, the number of magical beasts increased.

Most of them were at the high-tier True Monarch level.

Occasionally, when he sensed a True Monarch Perfection beast, Xu Yang would always quietly circle around and avoid it.

With his current strength, it would still be tough to confront a True Monarch Perfection.

Just like that, he proceeded, hunting as he went.

The most shocking moment came when he ran into as many as six high-tier True Monarch magical beasts.

This battle absolutely pushed Xu Yang to his limits.

Fortunately, these beasts lacked intelligence or unique Divine Techniques, so hunting them was much easier than facing Martial Artists.

In a blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed.

Deep inside the Wild Beast Abyss, the light had grown dim, the dark clouds overhead were thicker than ever, almost covering all the light from the sky, making it feel as if everything might collapse at any moment.

"This is about the edge of the core of the Wild Beast Abyss."

Xu Yang looked around warily, his heart pounding as he advanced slowly.

He was on absolute highest alert.

Here, the roars of beasts were rare.

But from time to time, True Monarch Perfection beasts would still appear.

"Almost four feet now."

"If I can find a way to kill a True Monarch Perfection beast, that should be enough."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but lick his lips.

Although True Monarch Perfection is very powerful, it’s not impossible.

The magical beasts are savage and unintelligent, so with various Secret Techniques, there is room to maneuver.

He could even use the Cyan Flame Boat here as a powerful weapon.

And then, there is the Heaven Locking Triple Seal, a major threat in itself.

However, once an encounter begins, it definitely won’t be resolved quickly. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

And any intense disturbance is sure to attract even more magical beasts!

This was the biggest headache for Xu Yang.

Suddenly.

Xu Yang’s eye twitched; he looked in surprise and doubt toward the right.

A chill ran down his spine!

Hesitating for a moment, Xu Yang fully prepared himself, ready to call out the Cyan Flame Boat to escape at any time, and only then stealthily crept forward.

Ahead was a stretch of low, rolling hills, overgrown with weeds.

A faint scent of blood wafted through the air, but there was no sound, nor had it drawn in any magical beasts.

The first thing to catch his eye was a massive magical beast corpse.

Then immediately a second, third, fourth...

Gulp!

Xu Yang swallowed with difficulty, his scalp tingling.

At a glance, the hills were surrounded by beast corpses, at least dozens!

At minimum, all high-tier True Monarch level.

And quite a few True Monarch Perfection among them too.

Their vital essence had all been drained, leaving only empty husks!

"Who could have done this?"

Xu Yang pushed his senses to the maximum, carefully observing his surroundings.

Soon, he found some faint traces.

These traces led him to an unbelievable guess: a single person!

So many magical beasts, all killed by one person, and in a short period of time.

It was frankly horrifying.

A True Monarch Perfection master?

Almost instinctively, he thought of the two corpses he’d found earlier in the fissure in the mountain wall.

Could it be the same person?

"It really is the same person!"

Xu Yang’s footsteps halted; he stared hard at the magical beast corpse before him.

The beast’s face was calm, no sign of ferocity!

Two images instantly overlapped in his mind.

"Such methods are truly astounding."

If most people saw this, they’d turn back immediately.

Xu Yang took a deep breath, lingered there for a moment, then quietly turned away in another direction.

Time to avoid this place.

He didn’t want to run into that person either.

At that instant—

The ground suddenly began to shake.

Xu Yang’s pupils constricted; he instantly concealed his aura.

A few dozen breaths later, more than a dozen magical beasts appeared before him.

Their eyes red, they stampeded toward a deeper part of the abyss.

"Why does this seem so strange?"

Xu Yang stared at the beasts, an indescribable feeling creeping up on him.

It was as if these beasts were being drawn by something.

"Huh, this beast is hurt and left behind." Xu Yang’s eyes lit up, that odd feeling momentarily forgotten.

He glanced back in delight.

A magical beast lagged behind, trying to catch up, but injured, it fell farther and farther behind in just a few blinks.

Xu Yang crept closer.

"True Monarch Perfection, badly wounded." Xu Yang’s eyes gleamed.

This beast’s belly was nearly split open, blood streaming out.

Its strength weakened by at least thirty or forty percent!

"Perfect opportunity!"

The Asura Blood Saber appeared instantly in his hand.

Xu Yang lunged forward, no longer hiding himself.

The beast immediately noticed Xu Yang, roared, and charged regardless of its injuries.

"Lock!"

Spirit Mark emerged, exploding with full force.

The beast growled low, its body pausing for a moment!

In that instant, though, the Spirit Mark trembled violently, and the bindings split apart.

Xu Yang was already at the beast’s flank.

He struck with his palm.

"Locking Spirit!"

The beast’s body shuddered, its internal power in turmoil, but it suddenly lashed out, its immense strength blasting Xu Yang backward.

"Such powerful strength!"

Xu Yang licked his lips, battle intent flaring in his gaze.

He soared up, unleashing the Celestial Brilliance Divine Sky Seal, his aura surging.

"Chaotic Void Celestial Saber!"

Clang!

A raging tide of blade energy swept forth, engulfing the beast.

Boom!

The beast savagely charged, tearing through the blade light, its body riddled with gashes and bleeding profusely, yet it ignored the wounds and attacked with wild abandon.

Xu Yang remained calm, blood saber in hand, blade singing and ready to strike!

Just as the beast closed in, the Asura Blood Saber arced a crimson lightning bolt and vanished like a ghost.

Pfft!

The beast’s thick leg was brutally torn open.

With a pained howl, the beast staggered.

Whoosh!

The crimson blade shadow flitted before the beast’s eyes again.

The beast opened its massive maw, trying to swallow it ferociously.

But above, Xu Yang gripped the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod with both hands, slamming it down with all his might.

Boom!

The beast’s wail was smashed back into its throat.

Its spine snapped under the savage blow of the Divine Tripod.

Immediately after, black divine flames erupted, engulfing its body.

As the beast struggled violently, Xu Yang leapt up, retrieved the Asura Blood Saber with a hooked palm, and, with fierce blade light, struck mercilessly at the beast’s vital points again and again.

Dozens of breaths later—

The horrifying beast finally ran out of life and collapsed in defeat.

Xu Yang was sweating all over from exhaustion.

"No wonder it’s True Monarch Perfection—even wounded, still so hard to deal with!"

It took repeated severe blows to bring it down, and even its last struggles were so ferocious they could easily injure a high-tier True Monarch Martial Artist.

Gasping for breath, Xu Yang looked at the corpse on the ground, excitement on his face.

Without hesitation, he went over, swiftly gathered up the corpse, and left.

He arrived at a quiet spot by the foot of a cliff.

Xu Yang sat cross-legged atop the magical beast’s corpse, activated the Heaven-Devouring Spirit-Eating Skill, summoned the Spirit Mark, and quickly entered a cultivation state.

Time slipped by silently.

The next day!

Xu Yang’s whole body shook, a surge of force burst from within, shattering the grass within several dozen feet around him.

The ground quivered, the ripples fading away like the wind.

Xu Yang’s eyes snapped open like lightning, gleaming sharply.

The Spirit Mark shone outward from his body, dazzlingly bright.

It had reached an impressive four feet!

"I’ve done it."

Xu Yang gripped his fist and chuckled softly.

A four-foot Spirit Mark, with the power of Heaven Locking intent—anyone below Perfection caught off guard, even a high-tier True Monarch Martial Artist would stand little chance against him.

Roar roar roar~~~

A sudden, crazed chorus of roars erupted from deep within.

It was as if hundreds of magical beasts were roaring at once, shaking heaven and earth.

The dark clouds overhead rippled from the shock.

Xu Yang was startled, staring off to the side in shock.

"What happened?"