"Damn it!" Zhou Yan cursed. He felt a surge of heat within his body, a force that was brutally destroying his bones and sinews, causing him immense pain.
"This ferocious beast's physique is truly formidable. If this continues, I'll be roasted dry sooner or later!"
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth, ceaselessly circulating the Nine Yang Body Tempering Art.
His body was continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth. His wounds gradually healed, but the speed was agonizingly slow. Moreover, as time passed, his body continued to weaken.
"I absolutely cannot give up, or I will die here!"
"This ferocious beast is too cunning. I'm no match for it at all. If I keep dragging this out, I'll eventually be exhausted by this beast. By then, it will be my end!"
Intense hatred flickered in Zhou Yan's eyes.
Even in the face of death, his heart held no panic, only a profound unwillingness.
"I'll risk it!"
Zhou Yan clenched his jaw. He took out a pill from his storage ring, swallowed it, and then sat down cross-legged. He activated the Nine Yang Body Tempering Art, his dantian spinning. He absorbed the vast energy contained within the pill, transforming it into a ball of flame-like true qi. This true qi coursed through his meridians, circulating within them, eventually condensing into wisps of fiery red threads that continuously entwined the fiery red true qi.
"Roar..."
Suddenly, a colossal roar erupted, originating from the throat of the ferocious beast.
"Huh?"
Zhou Yan turned his gaze towards the sound. He saw flames blazing fiercely within the beast's throat. A look of intense fear appeared in the beast's eyes.
The flames spread rapidly, engulfing the massive creature in an instant. The beast thrashed and roared, but it was all in vain. Under the searing flames, a puff of smoke rose from its body, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace.
"So terrifying, such bizarre flames! What kind of flames are these?" Zhou Yan watched the scene, utterly astonished.
Zhou Yan hadn't expected that the ferocious beast had just unleashed its strongest attack. However, this attack had been easily repelled by him.
"As expected of a ferocious beast. I wouldn't dare say I could withstand this strike. It seems I must use my other move. Although I've only recently learned this technique, its power is extraordinary. I'll use you to test it out this time!" Zhou Yan muttered.
A chilling killing intent flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes.
"Hoo..."
Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then exhaled a long breath. His breath transformed into a gale that swept through the forest, scattering leaves.
"Swish!"
Two sharp beams of light shot from Zhou Yan's eyes.
Before him, three blurry images appeared.
These three images were the figures of the three monsters from before. Their forms were rapidly shrinking.
In that instant, the bodies of the three monsters completely turned into nothingness.
"Hoo..."
Excitement gleamed in Zhou Yan's eyes. He hadn't anticipated that his secret technique would be so powerful. He hadn't imagined that this ferocious beast would be so weak.
This ferocious beast was, in fact, a mutated one.
They possessed mutated bodies and their strength was far greater than ordinary demonic beasts, even surpassing human cultivators and rivaling experts in the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, the most fatal weakness of these monsters was their lack of speed and agility.
Zhou Yan had followed the monsters, observing various strange beasts constantly roaming around them. These beasts were all mutated demonic beasts, possessing immense power.
They were incredibly fast and would relentlessly pounce and tear into the monsters without hesitation.
Zhou Yan had also noticed the presence of numerous white bones around the monsters.
Most of these bones were the remains of ferocious beasts.
These remains had been devoured by the monsters. The monsters not only consumed the flesh and essence of demonic beasts but also ate their bones.
Monsters that devoured the carcasses of demonic beasts were immensely powerful. Among ferocious beasts, they were considered top-tier, and they could further enhance their combat power by consuming the bodies of other monsters, making them extremely dangerous.
"No wonder the monster fled just now. It realized I was ambushing it, and its strength has already reached the eighth level of Foundation Establishment!"
Zhou Yan was secretly shocked. The monster's strength was truly formidable. No wonder they dared to rampage into human cities. Moreover, their dwelling place was in the Southern Wilderness. In this region, demonic beasts were very rare, but their strength was considerable. This place was extremely perilous, teeming with demonic beasts, yet monsters were few.
These monsters were practically the overlords of this region. Any human encountering them would retreat in fear.
"Hmph, you beast, how dare you act so arrogantly on my territory!"
Zhou Yan let out a cold snort. The fire element true qi within his body surged wildly, all of it infused into his palm. He extended a palm and struck forward.
This palm was golden yellow, and threads of runes seemed to appear on its surface. Under the urging of Zhou Yan's true qi, these runes rapidly formed a small, golden yellow formation. This formation resembled a miniature city, within which various patterns emerged. These patterns all appeared to be formation runes.
"Buzz..."
A faint ripple spread outwards. The formation runes within the formation circulated rapidly, transforming into minute threads that entwined Zhou Yan's right palm. These fine threads, at this moment, unleashed immense power. They transformed into countless sharp blades, dense and covering the sky, sweeping forward. The flying blades, carrying a whistling sound, instantly pierced the monster's body like a sieve.
"Chira!"
The monster's body instantly collapsed, turning into fragments.
A large demon core fell from the monster's body.
Zhou Yan reached out, grabbed the demon core, and a look of joy appeared on his face.