Cunningly Slaying
Yi Yun's pupils flashed with a sharp light, and his gaze pierced through the layers of mist, immediately seeing the scene in the distance: a boy and a girl fighting against a giant red ant.
Yi Yun recognized the red ant; it was called the Iron Fire Ant, covered in red armor that made it impervious to swords and blades.
Its weakness is its antennae. Once its antennae are cut off, the Iron Fire Ant is as if it is blind, not only becoming less perceptive but also suffering great damage.
It will be much easier to kill it then, but the Iron Fire Ant is very careful to protect its antennae. If anyone tries to attack its antennae, they will first have to face the Iron Fire Ant's terrifying steel teeth!
The young boy and girl were clearly weaker than the Iron Fire Ant, and for a time they were in grave danger.
"They must be trial participants from the Tai'a Divine City..."
Judging from the other party's clothing and the cultivation method they practiced, Yi Yun deduced that the other party should be from Tai'a Divine City.
He hesitated for a moment and did not rush over immediately. He saw that although the man and woman were holding on very hard, they would not be defeated anytime soon.
He now needs to try to absorb the Pure Yang Beast Seal. This was the first Pure Yang Savage Beast that Yi Yun killed in Falling Star Abyss. As a good start, this opportunity cannot be wasted, otherwise the beast seal will not be able to condense after the wild beast has been dead for a period of time.
Yi Yun connected his spiritual power to the Purple Crystal within his body, and a vortex-like power appeared, attaching itself to the Winged Bull Demon that Yi Yun had killed.
Vortex--
As energy flowed, the primordial yang essence within the wild beast was extracted, and a fist-sized, two-winged bull-headed beast imprint condensed in the void, lifelike.
As soon as the beast seal appeared, it seemed to be about to fly away. With a thought, Yi Yun was drawn in by a powerful attraction. The beast seal was instantly swallowed into Yi Yun's body.
After the beast seal entered his body, Yi Yun felt a jolt. He felt the pure yang energy flowing through his body, eventually entering his bones and blood, and slowly merging into his dantian.
The absorbed Pure Yang Vital Energy was like a furnace, scorching and tempering Yi Yun's bones and blood, making the fusion more thorough.
"The wild beasts in Falling Star Abyss possess incredibly rich and Pure Yang Vital Energy. I can finally condense Pure Yang Totem..."
Following the records in the "Myriad Beast Catalog," Yi Yun attempted to condense the beast imprint into Pure Yang Totem. This was the first time Yi Yun had truly begun to condense the Dharma Aspect Totem from the "Myriad Beast Catalog." Previously, when he killed the Thousand-legged Black Silkworm, because it was not a pure Yang type wild beast, Yi Yun had only contained its beast imprint, but had not constructed Dharma Aspect Totem using energy as building blocks as he did today.
As a top-tier Totem Secret Method of unknown rank, difficult even for sages to comprehend, Yi Yun had high expectations for the Dharma Aspect Totem in the <Myriad Beast Catalog>!
As the energy within his body circulated, Yi Yun felt his body undergoing a silent transformation. He was overjoyed and became even more serious.
However, when the beast seal of the Winged Bull Demon was completely decomposed by Yi Yun and finally became Dharma Aspect Totem, Yi Yun was not happy at all.
Although the Winged Bull Demon is relatively weak, it contains a considerable amount of pure Yang energy. However, the Dharma Aspect Totem it can create is probably less than one ten-thousandth of what it could achieve.
So little?
Yi Yun was speechless. With the help of the Origin Purple Crystal, Yi Yun was confident that he had an unparalleled advantage in condensing beast seals, but even so, it was still this difficult to truly master the <Myriad Beast Catalog>.
Does this mean I would have to hunt down ten thousand Winged Bull Demon level wild beasts just to barely condense the Dharma Aspect Totem?
Ten thousand sounds simple, but when it comes to actually killing them, who knows how long it will take? Moreover, Yi Yun doesn't know if any unexpected things will happen when he kills several thousand wild beasts and the energy is finally concentrated.
Many martial artists fail at the last minute when their Dharma Aspect Totem is about to be formed, due to various reasons!
It is because of these reasons that those who condense Dharma Aspect Totem before reaching the Origin Foundation Realm are hailed as peerless geniuses. Even Qin Haotian has no advantage in condensing Dharma Aspect Totem.
"This <Myriad Beast Catalog> is truly troublesome... Other people's Totem Secret Method are simple; if they fail just when they seem to be on the verge of success, the loss isn't actually that great. But my Totem Secret Method is different... If it fails, the loss will be enormous..."
Yi Yun smiled wryly. He had thought that with the help of the Origin Purple Crystal, mastering the <Myriad Beast Catalog> wouldn't be too difficult, but now it seemed that even the Origin Purple Crystal had to follow certain rules.
The "Myriad Beast Catalog of Myriad Beast Catalog" states that to truly master it, one must hunt down ten thousand Ancient Remnant Species.
The biggest difference Ancient Remnant Species and ordinary wild beasts lies in the quality of their energy.
Purple Crystal can manipulate energy at will, but it cannot change the quality of energy. The energy quality of the Winged Bull Demon is obviously too low, and it is not qualified to use it to construct the Dharma Aspect Totem of the <Myriad Beast Catalog>!
"Killing the Ancient Remnant Species is impossible for me. It seems I can only try my best to hunt down higher-level Pure Yang Savage Beast and see if their energy can be used to construct the Dharma Aspect Totem of the <Myriad Beast Catalog>."
Yi Yun sighed softly. This was the downside of a technique that was too high-grade. Even sages couldn't master this secret technique, yet he, at the Purple Blood Realm, was trying to learn it. The difficulty was unimaginable.
"No wonder Senior Cang Yan tried so hard to stop me from choosing the <Myriad Beast Catalog>. Even though I only spent a few days comprehending the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters, he still didn't think I would succeed in learning the <Myriad Beast Catalog>. This set of Totem Secret Method is just too difficult..."
As Yi Yun was thinking, a girl's scream suddenly rang out not far away, as if she had encountered some great danger.
"Huh? Can't hold on any longer?"
Yi Yun turned around and saw that the Iron Fire Ant was covered with a layer of Ice Crystal, as if it had entered a state of rage and was frantically attacking the couple.
These Ice Crystal were clearly created by the explosive array beads used by the man and woman, but instead of harming the Iron Fire Ant, they enraged it.
After all, they were all from Tai'a Divine City. Although they were complete strangers, Yi Yun would not stand by and watch someone die. He drew his Thousand Army Saber, leaving a series of afterimages as he rushed towards the Iron Fire Ant!
The sword wind roared, and Yi Yun's appearance caused the energy of the surrounding world to fluctuate violently.
The man and woman, preoccupied with dealing with the Iron Fire Ant and having no time to spare, only then noticed that there was another person not far away.
Upon seeing Yi Yun, they were overjoyed. The young man immediately shouted, "Friend, let's join forces and kill these Iron Fire Ant together! Don't be stingy with any life-saving trump cards you have. Once we kill the Iron Fire Ant, you can have the lion's Big Head of the materials!"
Because of the Iron Fire Ant attacking him, the boy's voice was very hurried, and he felt that the conditions he had offered were quite generous.
However, before he could finish speaking, Yi Yun had already rushed to the head of the Iron Fire Ant like a whirlwind!
Yi Yun's target was naturally the Iron Fire Ant's antennae!
The Iron Fire Ant seemed not to have expected that a tiny human would dare to rush up to it. It paused for a moment, and its two antennae reflexively retracted!
At the same time, it opened its two iron-like steel teeth and bit at Yi Yun's body!
The Iron Fire Ant's steel teeth can even bite through a pillar of black iron!
"Ah!"
A girl nearby screamed. Iron Fire Ant are very difficult to deal with. Everyone knows that their weakness is their antennae, but attacking their antennae is no easy task.
Iron Fire Ant react extremely quickly. Rushing in recklessly will not only make it difficult to attack their Iron Fire Ant, but will also subject them to their strongest Iron Fire Ant!
The girl subconsciously thought of the scene where Yi Yun was bitten to death, and her heart jumped into her throat.
In a flash, Yi Yun reacted swiftly, using his Subtle Movement microscopic movement Movement Technique to forcefully pull his body back in mid-air. At the same time, he swiped his hand across his Space Ring, and with a flash of black light, Yi Yun sent the metal brick out.
"Snap!"
The Iron Fire Ant took a firm bite, landing squarely on the metal brick!
Although Yi Yun's brick did not have any array patterns engraved on it, it was made of the hardest and heaviest refined cold iron. When the Iron Fire Ant bit into it, not only did its teeth feel numb, but its head also went numb from the shock.
This feeling is like someone taking a million-pound hammer and smashing it down on your head; no matter how strong or tough you are, you'll be instantly stunned.
In the blink of an eye, as the Iron Fire Ant was in a fraction of a second of dizziness, Yi Yun, wielding the Thousand Army Saber, sidestepped and slashed down at the Iron Fire Ant's two antennae!
"Snap!"
The blade's energy surged forth, like a snow-white ribbon illuminating the vast sky!
Even though the Iron Fire Ant had retracted its antennae, it still couldn't dodge this fatal blow.
"Snap!"
The two antennae of the Iron Fire Ant flew into the air and were chopped off by Yi Yun!
"Huh--!"
The Iron Fire Ant let out a piercing scream that went straight to the eardrums!
The Iron Fire Ant suddenly became like a blind man, and because of the excruciating pain, it bumped around wildly, collapsing large sections of the mountain rocks.
The reason why the carapace of the Iron Fire Ant is so hard is not only because of the carapace itself, but also because it contains a layer of pure yang energy.
Antennae are the medium through which Iron Fire Ant communicate with the Pure Yang Power of heaven and earth. Without antennae, the Iron Fire Ant's energy will flow out through the wound, making it much easier to attack it.
Yi Yun waited for the Iron Fire Ant to go berserk for ten breaths, then seized an opportunity. With a flash, he appeared directly in front of the Iron Fire Ant 'Iron Fire Ant head and plunged his knife into its mouth!
"Pfft!"
Yi Yun drew his Thousand Army Saber, unleashing a spray of green liquid. The Iron Fire Ant struggled frantically for a few moments, smashing through a boulder the size of a house before finally collapsing to the ground.
Yi Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
Done!
These Iron Fire Ant are far more powerful than the previous Winged Bull Demon; otherwise, the man and woman wouldn't have fared so poorly.
Meanwhile, the young man and woman behind Yi Yun, who had originally planned to join forces with him to unleash their various trump cards against the Iron Fire Ant, were completely stunned.
They stared blankly at Yi Yun's retreating figure, their mouths slightly agape, unable to close them for a long time.
This little guy looked to be only about thirteen years old, more like a newcomer in a trial, yet he killed the Iron Fire Ant so cleanly and efficiently?
It's practically a humanoid beast!
...(To be continued~^~)