Before Yaksha Hall, on the small plaza stained with blood.
A hunt was underway.
Four Golden Cores and two Foundation Establishment Peak Stage cultivators had joined forces to hunt a malformed, powerful monster wrapped in blood qi, standing twice the height of a man and moving on all fours.
This monster was indeed extraordinarily powerful. Its form was bizarre, and because its limbs were twisted, its movements were often utterly unpredictable. As it attacked, it transformed into streaks of Blood Shadow, impossible to guard against.
Fortunately, there were enough cultivators surrounding it. Moreover, everyone had followed Mo Hua's instructions: wear it down, do not become entangled in battle, and do not chase merit.
Defense as the main focus, offense as support, and entrapment as the foremost objective.
Inspector Xiao had not paid much attention to this tactic at first.
He had only wanted a swift battle—to seize the chance to kill the monster and retrieve the Fish Bone Token from its belly.
But after exchanging several rounds with the monster, he abandoned that thought.
Everything Mo Hua had said, point by point, had basically been right.
This monster could indeed only be worn down. It simply could not be killed.
Not to mention Xie Liu—even his Kuisui Sword Qi could not damage the monster's scales in the slightest.
"What exactly is this monster...?"
Inspector Xiao's pupils trembled slightly. Then he suppressed the shock in his heart and honestly carried out Mo Hua's plan.
It was not only Inspector Xiao. Gu Changhuai's Wind Blades and Inspector Xia's Ice Sword likewise could not harm the monster.
But they knew that Mo Hua never acted without purpose, so they more or less understood.
The group continued to surround and attack it for a while.
Across the plaza, saber light and sword qi flashed