Jimo Lantern Festival

"Little Ziying, you were amazing! You even scared that Celestial Beast into fleeing in such a sorry state." Watching the young fox immortal's panicked retreating back, Han Lingsha, whose complexion had recovered somewhat, suddenly said with a smile.

"I merely wished to prevent him from causing further harm and gave him a scare. Celestial Beasts absorb the essence of the sun and moon, forming inner cores within their bodies. With an inner core protecting them, how could people like us so easily force them back to their original forms?" Murong Ziying said, gently shaking his head.

In terms of strength, Murong Ziying was indeed stronger than the Celestial Beast. But if the Celestial Beast truly wanted to leave, the current Murong Ziying could not stop him. Celestial Beasts differed enormously from ordinary demons; it was not merely a difference in quantity, but in quality, much like the difference between ordinary humans on Earth and the people of Asgard.

The gap was not merely one of lifespan, but also of physical ability. An Asgardian stonemason, for instance, could easily break free of steel handcuffs made by humans or crush a dagger in his hand. Even elite special forces soldiers among humans could not accomplish that. Perhaps only enhanced humans like Captain could.

That was a qualitative change. In the language of Alchemy, it was a change in properties. For instance, tofu becoming steel: strike both with the same punch, and the tofu would shatter, while the steel would at most be sent flying.

An inner core... I'd like to see one someday. Shen Fei stared in the direction where the young fox immortal had vanished, quietly musing to himself. With Murong Ziying, Han Lingsha, and the others present, it was not convenient for him to kill the fox immortal.

"We drove