Translator: CinderTL
Puppets? Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
These giant beast certainly didn't seem to possess any spirit.
"Many Human Clan Civilizations enslave powerful beast clans as their guardian beasts," Bai Gui said. "These star beasts likely originated from such practices."
"Similarly,"
"In the Beast Clan Civilization, many powerful humans were also enslaved," Bai Gui said.
"Slavery and enslavement are common occurrences in the dark depths of the cosmos," she added.
Jiang Ye's understanding of the vast cosmos deepened with Bai Gui's words.
"The golden pill in your hand is a star beast core," Bai Gui explained solemnly. "For humans, it's an extremely potent supplement. It can elevate your life level and even enhance your cultivation technique!"
"Enhance my cultivation technique?" Jiang Ye exclaimed in surprise.
Treasures capable of improving cultivation methods were exceedingly rare.
Hearing this, Jiang Ye hesitated no longer.
Gulp. He swallowed the golden pill in one go.
The moment the pill entered his mouth, it dissolved into a cool, refreshing energy that surged downward and rapidly spread throughout his body.
Refine it.
With a mental command, Jiang Ye began refining the energy within him.
Just seconds later...
Boom!
Jiang Ye's life level began to visibly surge upward at an astonishing rate.
This wasn't referring to his current realm, but rather his initial realm—the mid-stage fifth breakthrough. With the aid of the beast core's energy, Jiang Ye's initial realm began to loosen, rapidly advancing toward the late-stage fifth breakthrough.
And that wasn't all!
"My Guanyuan Acupoint?" Jiang Ye thought in surprise. "It's autonomously circulating energy, and at twice the efficiency as before?"
This meant...
Jiang Ye's cultivation speed with the True Divine Manual would also double!
"This star beast core is truly a treasure," Jiang Ye thought, his heart racing with excitement.
Even the Myriad Spirits Black Crystal could only increase cultivation speed by 30 to 50 percent.
A twofold increase? That was simply astonishing!
"First, I'll retrieve the remaining star beast cores," Jiang Ye thought. With a mental command, a massive fiery hand materialized.
Swiftly, it scoured the colossal star beast corpses.
"Six star beast cores in total," Jiang Ye said, flipping his palm to store the beast cores in his storage ring.
Nearby, Song Gang, Li Chao, and the others watched with undisguised envy.
The desire was so palpable that even Jiang Ye found it hard to resist, let alone them.
But Jiang Ye's overwhelming strength deterred any objections. After all, he had single-handedly slain these star beasts.
Just then...
Rumble! The ground suddenly trembled, sending another earth-shattering tremor through the area.
"It's the guardian beast," someone shouted.
"Another wave?" Jiang Ye's expression shifted.
Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the others also brightened, their desire for star beast cores burning fiercely.
"Let's attack together," Jiang Ye said grimly. "Whoever kills them gets the cores."
"Alright!" Song Gang and the others cheered.
But their smiles froze instantly.
"This aura... something's wrong!"
"They're all late-stage seventh breakthrough giant beast! And one is at the peak seventh breakthrough!"
"So powerful..."
"Can we handle this?" Song Xuan, Li Chao, and the others paled.
This wave of star beasts was far stronger than the previous one.
"Brother Song Gang..." Song Xuan couldn't help but turn to her elder brother.
Song Gang's face twisted in bitterness. What good was looking to him? How could he possibly stand against a peak seventh breakthrough opponent?
At the same moment, Jiang Ye sensed the star beasts' auras.
"Peak seventh breakthrough?" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.
"It's the star beast king," Bai Gui's voice echoed. "Its primordial bloodline is far denser than other star beasts'. Killing it is equivalent to slaying a hundred ordinary star beasts!"
"Over a hundred?" Jiang Ye's eyes flashed with excitement.
Without hesitation, he declared to Song Gang and the others, "I'll take on the peak seventh breakthrough giant beast. Leave the rest to you."
"Alright," Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the others nodded eagerly.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye took a single step, transforming into a streak of flowing light as he shot toward the approaching horde of star beasts.
His speed was astonishing, accelerating from zero to a hundred kilometers per second in an instant, slicing through the sky like a razor-sharp sword.
The star beasts were equally swift, and the distance between them rapidly closed.
One thousand li.
Five hundred li.
One hundred li.
"Kill!" Jiang Ye roared, his fiery long spear whistling through the air, transforming into a crimson lightning bolt as he thrust it directly at the most ferocious-looking star beast king.
"Roar!"
Unlike the other star beasts, the star beast king seemed to possess a rudimentary intelligence.
Seeing Jiang Ye charging toward it, it roared in fury and swung its mountain-sized palm at him with devastating force.
Crack! The palm tore through the void, unleashing terrifying power.
Undeterred, Jiang Ye's spear pierced the sky in a straight line, descending with unstoppable momentum.
Boom! Spear and claw collided in an instant.
The terrifying impact shattered the surrounding ground, causing it to collapse into a vast, abyss-like crater.
Some star beasts caught in the blast instantly exploded, their bodies disintegrating into a crimson mist that drifted across the sky.
"Mysteries of fire."
"Kill!" Jiang Ye channeled boundless mysteries, conjuring a colossal flame spear thousands of meters long, and clashed fiercely with the star beast king.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the blink of an eye, they exchanged dozens of blows.
Jiang Ye's aura remained undiminished, while the star beast king's body was riddled with mountain-sized bloody wounds, from which torrents of blood gushed forth.
"Enough."
"Let's end this." Jiang Ye's eyes hardened as he gripped his spear tightly and thrust forward again, transforming into a blazing rocket that pierced straight through the star beast king's neck.
Splat!
The massive head soared into the sky, spewing a geyser of bestial blood.
Peak seventh breakthrough, star beast king—dead!
This mindless beast, despite its peak seventh breakthrough cultivation, possessed no cultivation techniques or martial arts, relying solely on brute force.
Jiang Ye felt no pressure whatsoever.
In fact, he found the battle remarkably easy.
Regardless, this battle had definitively confirmed Jiang Ye's combat power.
He could annihilate even a peak seventh breakthrough opponent.
"This...?"
"Jiang Ye... he's too strong!" Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the others trembled inwardly.
Even their combined efforts would have been no match for the star beast king.
But Jiang Ye?
Though it seemed to take a while, the entire battle had lasted only a few seconds.
In those few seconds, he had slain a peak seventh breakthrough opponent!
His strength was truly terrifying.
With the star beast king eliminated, the remaining star beasts posed no further threat. Within a dozen seconds, Jiang Ye, Song Gang, and the others had slaughtered them all.
Before they could regroup, Jiang Ye's expression suddenly shifted as he abruptly looked toward the distant sky.
The next moment, a figure radiating a terrifying aura descended step by step from the heavens with a thunderous boom.
Clad in flowing white robes, with his hands clasped behind his back, the white-robed man gazed down and said indifferently, "These beast cores belong to me now."
"It's Zhou Kun, the number one on the rankings!" Song Gang's face paled instantly.
(End of the Chapter)
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