novel-bin Chapter 985 Imitation Beast
Chapter 985 Imitation Beast
Months later, in a desert.
A ferocious beast with bony spurs on its back, resembling a lizard but as large as a small mountain, crashed down, its body rapidly disintegrating into a blood mist that eventually condensed into a dark red blood amber with fine, scale-like patterns.
Jing Yu's figure appeared from the lingering shockwave. He caught the Blood Amber with a casual hand, his breathing as steady as ever, as if he were not the one who had just shattered the beast's skull and internal organs with the Golden Gourd Hammer in the blink of an eye.
He skillfully placed the blood amber on his forehead, and after a moment, his eyes flickered slightly as another inheritance entered his mind.
"【Iron Dragon Lizard Armor Technique】... It focuses on strengthening the skin's defense and concentrating bone spikes for attack, which is somewhat interesting, but unfortunately it is ultimately a minor, unorthodox technique."
He shook his head, not even glancing at it. With a flick of his wrist, the still-warm blood amber traced an arc and landed precisely in the arms of Guo Tingshu, who was watching eagerly from a distance.
"Next, Fellow Daoist Guo. Since we're just killing time anyway, let's see... I need to return the Blood Amber to you later."
This is already the umpteenth piece of blood amber containing a legacy that Guo Tingshu has received.
Since obtaining the [Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force] that day, Jing Yu has thrived in the perilous world of demon refining, thanks to the powerful luck brought by her [Avoiding Misfortune and Seeking Good Fortune] destiny.
Not only does he always manage to "just happen" to avoid certain undesirable areas with harsh environments and little opportunity to dig, but he also often "accidentally" encounters lone fusion beasts. Battles usually end in a very short time, with minimal loss of his own health and vitality, while the quality of the blood amber he harvests is quite high, and the proportion of inheritance contained is so high that even Qiu Xu is secretly amazed.
Jing Yu himself had little interest in these diverse but almost uniformly biased inheritances that favored the physical strength and innate supernatural abilities of the demon race.
Thus, most of these blood amber pieces, which resembled jade slips of inheritance, were casually tossed to Guo Tingshu by Jing Yu, except for a few that were picked over by Niu Dahang and Ma Zoutian to preserve the inheritance and cultivation of the Niu and Ma clans.
Guo Tingshu was initially flattered and declined at first, but he eventually got used to it.
He also knew that his comprehension was average, and he was already making slow progress in cultivating human techniques, let alone these secret techniques of the demon race.
But as Jing Yu said, since he was idle anyway, and in this demon-refining world where he couldn't use his Qi cultivation and was surrounded by ferocious beasts, observing these strange and wonderful inheritances and imitating the postures and movements of the demon beasts recorded in them became his main way to relieve tension and kill time.
Over time, a strange scene often appeared in the world of demon refining—
Ahead, Jing Yu moved like a dragon, smashing down a ferocious beast with his hammer, remaining calm and composed.
Behind them, Guo Tingshu took advantage of the brief respite or the journey to pick up the blood amber pieces, sometimes frowning in deep thought, sometimes gesturing wildly, completely absorbed in the various demon clan traditions.
Sometimes Guo Tingshu would imitate an eagle, suddenly spreading his arms to the sides and bending his fingers into hooks to mimic eagle claws.
Sometimes it imitates a turtle, crawling on all fours and arching its back as if carrying a heavy shell. It tries to pull its neck back as far as possible, pressing its chin to its collarbone, leaving only its eyes looking around warily.
Sometimes Guo Tingshu would even imitate a python, crossing his arms and wrapping them around himself, twisting his body awkwardly, trying to make a "strangling" gesture. But instead of being threatening, he would strangle himself, his face turning red as he loosened his grip and coughed several times.
If Qiu Xu were to pass by at such a time, he would usually only glance at the person before looking away expressionlessly, with only a barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth.
In his view, Guo Tingshu's actions were nothing more than a poor imitation, which only made him a laughingstock.
Which of these demon race inheritances hasn't evolved over millions of years, deeply resonating with the characteristics of their race and their bloodline talents?
Even with Guo Tingshu's level of comprehension, forcibly simulating a human being would be an overestimation if he could only learn the basics.
Jing Yu watched with great interest, and sometimes even offered a few pointers—although his pointers often made Guo Tingshu even more flustered.
"Fellow Daoist Guo, an eagle's eyes should be fierce, not glaring."
"Tucking your neck in doesn't mean actually shrinking your bones; it means focusing your mind on your dantian and sinking your qi... Never mind, you can just practice it casually."
He knew perfectly well that Guo Tingshu's haphazard training was of little benefit to improving his actual strength; at best, it was just for stretching his muscles and bones, and... a bit of fun.
But as he said, it's good to expend more energy and refine more blood amber in the future—it's better than getting nothing in the end.
Time slipped away quietly amidst battles, journeys, and rest.
Several years later, Jing Yu's leather pouch was bulging, filled with crystal-clear blood amber of various colors. Roughly estimated, there were over a hundred of them, many of which contained heirlooms.
But according to Qiu Xu, they had only now truly entered the core area of the Demon Refining Realm!
It should be noted that although the Demon Refining Realm has sealed off Qi cultivation methods, making it impossible to use escape light to travel quickly, and because the Void is stable, it is also impossible to traverse the Void... one can only travel on foot.
However, the demons are currently at the Great Ascension stage with perfected physical bodies. How exaggerated is the speed of a Great Ascension level body cultivator? If they maintain their maximum speed, they are not much slower than the escape light of a true Great Ascension Qi cultivator.
This shows how vast the Demon Refining Realm is.
On this day, the demons passed through the last ancient forest and the view suddenly opened up before them. A moist sea breeze, mixed with a faint fishy smell, rushed towards them.
They stood on the edge of a high ground, looking down at a vast, boundless sea stretching out before them.
"Finally found it... This place should be one of the core areas of the Demon Refining World, the [Heavenly Cloud Pure Sea], which is rich in various aquatic demons... Among them, there are naturally fusion beasts of the dragon race."
Qiu Xu's body trembled slightly. Dragons are naturally drawn to water, and at this moment, he felt his combat power had increased somewhat. He excitedly said, "Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan, as descendants of dragons, we are sure to gain a lot here. Perhaps we can even obtain a dragon inheritance that suits us!"
"However, this place is already the core area of the demon refining world. Among the fused beasts, there may be some that can rival the [First Tribulation Loose Immortal] or even the [Second Tribulation Loose Immortal]. We still need to be careful."
"Of course, we need to pay more attention to the other demon cultivators who are also entering the Demon Refining Realm at the same time."
Qiu Xu's expression betrayed a hint of apprehension: "The cultivators who can penetrate deep into the core area of the Demon Refining Realm are either noble families with a large number of guards, who gain an advantage through sheer numbers; or they are great masters who can fight against many opponents by relying on the quality of their bloodline."
"Actually, if you encounter a large enough number of demon cultivators, you don't need to worry too much, because demon cultivators who are willing to band together are not necessarily that strong."
"On the contrary, those solitary demon cultivators are the most dangerous... who knows, they might be the personal disciples of some demon lord!"