Episode 22: Hunting the Monster!

  Gatling, six-barreled divine machine gun. After becoming more familiar with its functions, Duan Yue discovered that this divine machine gun was not as perfect as he had imagined. Its drawbacks were almost as great as its advantages: it was heavy, inaccurate, and had strong recoil. Although it had unlimited ammunition, even with his endurance, he could only use it continuously for an hour before having to rest temporarily.

  Once again, he embarked on a journey to delve deep into the Blackstone Mountain Forest for training. With this super powerful killer in hand, Duan Yue's confidence was boosted significantly. He decided to venture deeper into the forest to see if he could encounter even more valuable prey.

  Hei Shi Shan Lin is a vast mountain range stretching for thousands of miles, covering an area of several thousand square miles. Inside, there are countless ferocious beasts. According to Duan Yue's knowledge, the outermost hundred-mile radius basically only has first- and second-level ferocious beasts. The probability of encountering third-level ferocious beasts is very small. That poisonous tiger king can't even be considered a true third-level ferocious beast; at most, it can only be considered a quasi-third-level ferocious beast. Its strength is just comparable to that of an initial-stage Innate Expert. True third-level ferocious beasts are something that even Innate Experts need to handle with care and caution.

  But from 200 to 500 miles away, it's a dangerous place. Third-level demon beasts can be seen everywhere, and even if they are dead, they may appear at any time. With his current strength, he can still fight against third-level demon beasts, but if he encounters fourth-level demon beasts, that would be big trouble. Even with the Fire God Machine Gun, Duan Yue wouldn't have much chance of winning.

  As for the five hundred miles further back, that is truly a forbidden area. Fourth-level demonic beasts roam freely. More than twenty years ago, a major power from the central region of the mainland dispatched an expert to venture deep into the forest, but it's unknown what kind of rare treasure they were searching for. Unfortunately, they encountered a terrifying existence. A team of hundreds was left with only one person escaping, but he didn't survive past seven days. The reason was that his body was filled with demonic energy from the beasts, which couldn't be expelled or suppressed. In the end, the demonic energy erupted, driving him mad and killing him. Since then, no one has dared to venture deep into the heart of the Blackstone Forest again. That place has become a forbidden area that makes even the entire Divine Martial Continent tremble with fear.

  Crossing the boundary line of over 200 miles, Duan Yue entered the Black Stone Mountain Forest. The demonic beasts here were indeed much stronger than those on the periphery. Having only ventured in for over ten miles, Duan Yue encountered over a dozen demonic beasts, with even the weakest being at the second-level peak, and the slightly stronger ones having already reached the third-level demonic beast tier.

  It's all right, Duan Yue's strength is still unquestionable. After the brutal training in the outer circle, plus the "Reversing Heaven and Earth Great Returning Spirit Pill" gave him extraordinary talent, although he didn't experience many battles, but now when he takes action and draws his sword, he has completely gotten rid of the feeling of awkwardness. Several times he took action, successfully killing the demon beasts, including three third-level demon beasts.

  The corpse of the demon beast was stored in the Hollow Spirit Ring, and Duan Yue did not continue to venture deeper into the Blackstone Forest. Instead, he chose to explore horizontally. The endless outskirts of the forest were a very complex environment, with forests, swamps, barren mountains, and countless bodies of water.

  For an entire afternoon, Duan Yue darted back and forth, slaying one demonic beast after another.

  "It seems that today's luck is really not good. Nineteen second-grade demon beasts and eight third-grade demon beasts, yet only three demon beasts have condensed their inner elixir."

  The green long sword lifted the corpse of the demon beast on the ground, but unfortunately, it was still fruitless. Duan Yue felt a bit angry and put the demon beast's corpse into the Empty Spirit Ring. A pre-heaven master who wants to quickly advance can't rely solely on his own efforts and bitter cultivation; he must borrow external objects, such as the demon beast's inner elixir or spiritual medicine.

  The inner elixir of a demon beast is the essence condensed from the absorption of heaven and earth's primordial energy. In theory, an inner elixir of corresponding grade can provide a cultivator with corresponding primordial energy essence, replacing their arduous cultivation. However, this is only theoretical; the inner elixir contains not just primordial energy essence but also demonic energy. An ordinary warrior who comes into contact with even a little demonic energy risks going mad, and if they come into contact with too much, they will inevitably explode and die.

  So no matter how much the essence of yuanqi is in the inner elixir, ordinary warriors can't fully utilize it. They must first cultivate their skills, use their own true qi or transform the true yuan to dispel the demonic energy inside, and if they can retain one fifth or even one tenth of the original yuanqi that would be considered good. If the cultivation is not going well, the entire inner elixir will be dissipated, making all efforts in vain.

  Of course, if the cultivation reaches a higher level of embracing Dan Zong Shi realm, it is possible to use one's own strength to absorb the demonic energy and perfectly utilize the inner Dan. However, the grade of this inner Dan must not exceed four levels; otherwise, even a master of the embracing Dan realm will be powerless.

  On the ground, the lingering strong bloody smell attracted many monsters to come and check. Duan Yue closed his eyes and used his powerful mental power to perceive everything within a radius of three miles. Countless demonic energies were in disarray, among which there was one that was relatively stronger, which should be a third-level elite demon beast.

  "This is the last one, get rid of it and I'll be home." Duan Yue muttered to himself, then suddenly jumped up, as if he were a large bird, soaring through the air for forty or fifty meters, his long sword trailing behind him in a cold, fierce glow, ferociously pouncing towards a nearby large tree.

  "Hmph!"

  A tree as thick as two men hugging each other was cut down with one slash, revealing a wolf over 3 meters tall, with two bronze bell-like eyes that emitted two terrifying blood-red glows!

  Third-level elite demon beast, Storm Wolf, comparable to a human Innate Quadruple Heaven strongman!

  Duan Yue's strength was only at the Second Heaven of the Innate Realm, but after he had previously used the Holy Spirit Sword Technique to kill a third-level demon beast that could rival the Fifth Heaven of the Innate Realm, he deeply felt that the power of the Holy Spirit Sword Technique far exceeded his imagination.

  "Jian San!"

  With a loud shout, Duan Yue wielded the Qingfeng long sword, its sharp blade flashing, countless stars twinkling, the Milky Way hanging upside down, surging and rushing, transforming into a flowing light flying swiftly, whistling as it pierced through the air, vanishing in an instant.

  The swift wolf was just a beast with unopened spiritual wisdom, how could it have predicted that Duan Yue would strike so quickly? Even if it was a beast known for its speed, before it could even react, its chest had already been pierced by Duan Yue.

  "Roar!"

  Beasts become ferocious after being injured, let alone a powerful demon beast of level three. The Gale Wolf became extremely fierce after being wounded and let out a loud howl, completely disregarding its own injuries as it swiped at Duan Yue's arm with its claws.

  "A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating one's own strength!"

  Duan Yue let out a cold hum, ignoring the swift wolf's attack. He urged his true yuan, pouring it into the Qingfeng long sword. The three-foot-long icy blade suddenly extended another two feet of sword aura. Duan Yue swung the sword aura back and forth, cutting open the swift wolf's chest with a single slash, and then cut towards the opponent's outstretched claws.

  "Hmph!"

  A burst of fresh blood splattered, a bloody severed claw fell to the ground. A powerful and elite demon beast that could rival a human's congenital quadruple heaven's third-class elite was beheaded by Duan Yue in just two moves, its paw cut off.

  Duan Yue's sword flashed again, and with a swift slash, it cut across the neck of Jifu Lang. Blood splattered everywhere as Jifu Lang let out a final, mournful howl before his body went limp and collapsed to the ground. Blood gushed out, dyeing the surrounding earth crimson, clearly a fatal wound.

  Duan Yue's eyes lit up as he gazed at the wound on the Swift Wolf, exclaiming in delight: "What a stroke of good fortune! This Swift Wolf has already formed an inner elixir within its body."

  With a wave of his hand, the sword flashed and swiftly cut open the corpse of the Difei Wolf. Duan Yue reached in and pulled out an inner elixir the size of a chicken egg, its pale blue color still radiating a faint, strange glow that seemed to appear and disappear at intervals.

  Looking at the inner elixir in his hand, Duan Yue's mouth couldn't help but curve up into a faint smile. He raised his head to glance at the sky, and saw that the sun had already begun to set in the west. In his heart, he silently sighed: It was time to head back; otherwise, his mother would probably be worried.

  He took out a jade box from his bosom, and carefully placed the inner elixir of Difei Lang into it. Then he closed the lid to prevent the evil energy and yuan energy from leaking out. Taking a deep breath, Duan Yue woke up from his wild joy, and his eyes fell on the corpse of Difei Lang.

  "The corpse of a third-level elite demon beast can sell for at least 20,000 silver coins, it's a waste to let it go." With a wave of his hand, he directly stored the corpse of the Wind Wolf into the Empty Spirit Ring, not letting even a single hair escape.

  A bloody smell wafted out, and the surrounding area faintly transmitted several roars of a fierce beast. Duan Yue's face changed, and he cursed under his breath, just about to turn around and leave.

  Suddenly——

  In the depths of a nearby dense forest, a strong gust of wind suddenly swept through, and in an instant, sand and rocks flew everywhere, uprooting all the grass and trees on the ground, which were then tossed into the air by the raging gale.

  "Roar!"

  Duan Yue was shocked and hadn't reacted yet when a terrifying beast roar suddenly rose into the sky!

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