Chapter 63 Slaying the Demonic Beast

This thousand-legged ferocious beast was completely covered in a bony armor that gleamed with a piercing, cold light.

On its forehead rested a glazed, bone-like blade.

At this very moment, while it was intently feeding, that blade still flashed with a blood-red light, exuding a chilling aura.

"Are these the fierce beasts of the Daoyan Secret Realm?"

Lu Changfeng slightly furrowed his brow, thinking to himself as he looked at the beast before him:

"Compared to the beasts in the outside world, they are indeed a bit more bizarre."

"It seems such creatures do not exist in the outside world!"

Right at this moment.

Hum—!

The beast in the distance paused in its movements. Its massive upper body slowly rose, gazing toward the spot where Lu Changfeng stood.

Only then did Lu Changfeng see it clearly.

There were several distinct patterns on the head of this beast, and where these patterns intersected, a human-like face emerged.

On this human-like face were three pairs of eyes, and beneath the eyes was a gaping maw filled with sharp teeth.

The next instant.

Roar—!

The maw filled with sharp teeth suddenly widened, roaring savagely toward Lu Changfeng's location.

Hum—!

The earth-shattering roar of the beast surged forward, carrying a foul-smelling gale.

Immediately afterward, the thousand-legged beast arched its body slightly and shot toward Lu Changfeng like an arrow.

Its three pairs of eyes gleamed with a bloody red, fraught with murderous intent.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng let out a cold snort and hesitated no longer.

Since he had already been discovered, there was naturally no need to continue hiding his presence in the tree canopy.

Judging by the aura of this beast, its cultivation was merely at the second-layer of the Yuandan realm.

To Lu Changfeng, it was nothing worth mentioning.

Swish—!

The thousand-legged beast tore through the sky, its sharp blade gleaming with a cold light as it headed straight to crash into Lu Changfeng's body.

"Court death!"

Lu Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, raised a hand in a summoning gesture, and the Daoyi Sword appeared.

Standing atop the tree canopy, when the thousand-legged beast was roughly a Zhang away from him, he moved.

Swish—!

The Daoyi Sword slashed horizontally downward, its sharp sword qi carrying murderous intent, instantly tearing through the air before him and producing a whistling sound.

"Crimson Flame Sword Technique!"

A crisp shout echoed through the deep forest.

Splat—!

The sharp longsword instantly sliced across the skull of the thousand-legged beast.

In a split second...

The blade of the thousand-legged beast was instantly severed, and emerald-green blood splattered wildly into midair.

"Hiss—!"

The thousand-legged beast shrieked in agony.

After delivering his slash, Lu Changfeng did not stop. His body jerked violently as he twisted the longsword in his grip.

His right foot slammed down viciously onto the body of the thousand-legged beast.

Crack—!

The bony armor shattered instantly.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the beast's body.

Accompanied by Lu Changfeng's heavily weighted stomp, the body of the thousand-legged beast plummeted toward the ground below.

Rumble—!

With a muffled sound, the massive beast collided with a towering tree behind it, snapping the trunk directly in half.

It slid backward for dozens of Zhang before finally coming to a halt.

Countless ancient trees lay scattered about in disarray.

A ravine more than three Zhang deep was gouged into the earth.

The next moment.

Roar—!

The beast tried to struggle, but lacking any further strength, it collapsed heavily into the deep crater and fell silent.

Within the pit, a stream of viscous emerald-green blood gushed from a three-foot-long crack on the beast's forehead, filling the crater in a mere moment.

A foul stench rippled outward in all directions.

Lu Changfeng walked forward at a leisurely pace, standing beside the corpse of the thousand-legged beast. He swung the Daoyi Sword diagonally twice, smashing the beast's skull apart.

Crack—!

An emerald-green beast core was revealed within its forehead.

He reached out his hand in a summoning motion.

Hum—!

The perfectly round, emerald-green beast core was grasped in Lu Changfeng's palm.

"Comparable to a top-tier spirit stone..."

Lu Changfeng felt the undulations of the beast core and nodded slightly.

As he circulated his cultivation technique, pure spiritual energy that required no refining rapidly replenished the spiritual energy he had previously expended.

This spiritual energy seemed attribute-less; as long as it was ingested into the body, it could be utilized directly.

This spared him the trouble of refining it.

The next instant.

Hum—!

A golden imprint emerged from the beast's physical body, flying toward the jade medallion hanging at Lu Changfeng's chest.

Lu Changfeng was startled at first, then took out the jade medallion to find a clear golden line etched upon it.

This signified that Lu Changfeng had successfully slain one ferocious beast.

"Not bad!"

Lu Changfeng nodded slightly, put away the jade medallion, and muttered to himself:

"The rules of this Daoyan Secret Realm are indeed quite suited for disciple trials!"

"Moreover, one can tell that the expert who designed this secret realm put a lot of ingenuity into it!"

"If you want to obtain higher points, you can only continuously slay ferocious beasts, and slaying beasts can also restore a cultivator's spiritual energy."

"In this way, the weak will quickly be eliminated, while the strong will grow even stronger!"

Lu Changfeng already understood the designer's intentions.

Just as he intended to leave this place and go search for more beasts, a subtle sound of footsteps echoed from the deep forest behind him.

"Swish—!"

Without hesitation, Lu Changfeng slashed his Daoyi Sword horizontally.

A bright, razor-sharp sword beam surged toward the source of the noise.

Boom—!

Numerous ancient trees were cleanly severed at the waist, leaves and broken branches flying everywhere as a fierce wind whipped through the forest.

Yet deeper within the forest, there remained no sound at all.

"If you don't come out, I'll go in and cut you down myself!"

Lu Changfeng narrowed his eyes, a trace of murderous intent surfacing.

Although there was currently no sound in the forest, Lu Changfeng knew he had definitely not misheard the noise just moments ago.

"W-Wait a minute!"

A trembling voice sounded from behind a boulder in the distance.

A young man dressed in a white robe with blue patterns emerged with a terrified expression, his hands raised high.

"Senior Brother... I... I wasn't spying on purpose!"

"It's just that my cultivation is low, and I was afraid there might be beasts lurking around, which is why I hid behind the boulder!"

"I bear no malice whatsoever."

Looking at the disciple stepping out step by step, Lu Changfeng slightly frowned and asked:

"Which sect are you from?"

This person's cultivation was merely at the first-layer of the Yuandan realm, and his aura was unstable—he must have broken through only recently.

To Lu Changfeng, he posed no threat at all.

"This junior... is... a disciple of the Qinglan Sect!"

Seeing his appearance, Lu Changfeng nodded slightly.

Then he said indifferently:

"In that case, you may leave!"

This person must have forced a breakthrough to the Yuandan realm in order to come to the secret realm in search of resources.

The Qinglan Sect disciple bit his lip and spoke:

"T-Thank you, Senior Brother!"

"Oh, right, Senior Brother! I encountered quite a few ferocious beasts in this forest!"

"I wonder if you'd like to hunt them down?"

He bowed his body, burying his head extremely low.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng glanced at him with an indifferent expression.

Hearing Lu Changfeng's voice, the young man lowered his body even further and said:

"Senior Brother! My cultivation is low, and I have no way to deal with those beasts!"

"So..."