The deepest part of the relic.
The more than six-meter-tall Six-Eared Monster was riddled with sword holes, and half its head and neck had been hacked away by a blade. It was a miserable sight.
Black smoke continuously billowed from its wounds. Its movements were weak and feeble as it staggered back two steps, then finally let out a mournful cry and toppled backward.
Bang.
The Six-Eared Monster fell, vanishing into the rolling black smoke that blanketed the ground.
Xu Ran sheathed his blade and smiled. "This True Beast is very strong—stronger even than I am—but its speed and agility are far too poor. Its toughness and regenerative ability are also weak by True Beast standards. Even among Yin Beasts, it is nothing remarkable."
"But this means we can get ahead of the Haining Alliance and obtain the Star Disc first." Yao Wan had not expected everything to go so smoothly. Every star formation they had passed through along the way had been completely unobstructed.
Zhong Yuanlin had performed beyond all expectations and brought the two of them here without encountering any hindrance.
Those people from the Haining Alliance were probably still behind them, slowly working away at breaking the formations.
"All right, I'll take the Star Disc down right away." Yao Wan put on a pair of specially made gloves and stepped forward, heading toward the violet-glowing Star Disc amid the rolling black smoke.
"Wait?" A trace of puzzlement suddenly came from behind her—Zhong Yuanlin's voice.
"What is it?" Yao Wan halted and turned back.
Zhong Yuanlin was crouching beside the Six-Eared Monster's corpse, her brows tightly furrowed.
"Why doesn't this Yin Beast have a star core?"
Xu Ran flicked his finger as well, sending out a gust of force that temporarily blew away the black smoke around the