Jiang Liu slowly released his Divine Sense and probed into the stone chamber. Jiang Liu's Divine Sense had just passed through the boulder.
The Exotic Beast Emperor inside the stone chamber immediately roared again. Instantly, a mental attack comparable to Jiang Liu's Divine Sense came crashing down.
The moment the two clashed, a "whoosh!" sound was heard. Jiang Liu's Divine Sense was not able to immediately devour that spiritual power, but only slowly invaded the opponent's spiritual power.
Jiang Liu immediately felt relieved and continued to intensify his mental confrontation with the other party.
Judging from the exchange just now, although Jiang Liu's Divine Sense did not win by a large margin, it was still a small victory. At the very least, he could defeat his opponent slowly.
That means the Exotic Beast Emperor inside had only recently advanced to the next level, or it had been at that level for a long time, but now it had been trapped for too long and its spiritual power had begun to decline.
Jiang Liu guessed it was the latter, after all, judging from the environment, this place should have existed for a long time. And judging from the condition of this Exotic Beast Emperor, it couldn't possibly be a newly promoted one.
Jiang Liu immediately calmed down and focused on fighting the Exotic Beast Emperor inside. In this battle of mental power, a single mistake could result in the soul being scattered and one would become an idiot. Jiang Liu did not want to gamble with his life.
In this seemingly evenly matched battle between man and beast, where victory and defeat were actually possible, the two fought for almost a quarter of an hour, and gradually the sound of chains striking the stone walls began to emerge from the stone chamber.
The roar of the Exotic Beast Emperor inside the stone chamber was getting weaker and weaker, but it was getting louder and more frequent, and the sound of chains hitting the stone walls was also getting louder.
The Exotic Beast Emperor also sensed that its situation was deteriorating; if things continued this way, it would inevitably lose. It had already experienced this loss once before—being trapped here.
If they lose again this time, who knows what terrible consequences await them?
Upon realizing this, the Exotic Beast Emperor felt a chill run down his spine and immediately gathered more spiritual power to fight against Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu sensed all this and was overjoyed, because the Exotic Beast Emperor inside was making its last desperate attempt!
Perhaps if we survive this round of battles, it will be time for that Exotic Beast Emperor inside to bow down and submit.
Sure enough, not long afterward, the mental attack of the Exotic Beast Emperor inside weakened more and more until it finally retreated completely back into its Divine Sense sea.
At this moment, Jiang Liu finally revealed his true colors, unleashing Annihilation by Thought.
"Roar!" The Exotic Beast Emperor in the stone chamber let out a painful cry! The sound of chains striking the stone walls inside the chamber suddenly intensified.
It turned out that the Exotic Beast Emperor inside the stone chamber no longer had enough protective spiritual power to withstand Jiang Liu's spiritual attack.
Now, Jiang Liu can unleash his full potential. It should be noted that the width of Jiang Liu's Divine Sense sea is twice that of an ordinary Grandmaster, so the capacity of Jiang Liu's spiritual power is also twice that of an ordinary Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu unleashed an Annihilation by Thought attack on the Exotic Beast Emperor inside, instantly causing screams to erupt from the stone chamber, while the sound of chains striking the stone walls never ceased.
Moreover, the screams grew weaker with each scream, and the clanging of the chains also grew fainter with each strike. Eventually, if Jiang Liu hadn't been paying close attention, he wouldn't have heard them at all.
At this moment, Jiang Liu knew that the time had come. Success or failure depended on this one move. If the Exotic Beast Emperor inside did not submit, then the only option was to destroy it.
After all, an Exotic Beast Emperor cannot be used by oneself, and when one has the ability to kill it, one must kill it. Why keep it to cause harm to people?
Like the idiot who trapped it here? If that idiot knew Jiang Liu's thoughts, he'd probably be cursing. If he could kill it, wouldn't he kill it instead?
In the end, there was really no other way but to keep it trapped here. Why let it out to continue harming people? In the end, I did a good deed, someone else got the benefit, and I was called an idiot.
The person who took advantage of the situation was unaware that if others hadn't trapped this Exotic Beast Emperor here for so long and weakened its spiritual power, how could Jiang Liu have defeated it?
Jiang Liu transmitted a message to the Exotic Beast Emperor inside through his mental power, telling it to submit or die.
Because Exotic Beast that can cultivate to this level has an intelligence not much different from that of an ordinary person. It can definitely understand Jiang Liu's meaning and his determination.
If they disagree, Jiang Liu might actually kill it, and he has the power to do so.
As time passed, there was still no response from inside the stone chamber, and Jiang Liu gradually became impatient.
Jiang Liu sent another message into the stone chamber, warning it that this was its last chance and that if it didn't respond, it would be considered that it had refused.
This time, there was a quick response. A roar came from the stone chamber, and at the same time, the sound of chains striking the stone walls rang out. However, the roar was filled with resentment and anger.
Jiang Liu could tell from the sound that the Exotic Beast Emperor inside had been forced to submit.
Immediately, Jiang Liu sent out a mental imprint toward the Divine Sea of Exotic Beast Emperor inside the stone chamber.
With a loud "boom!", the mental imprint smashed open the Divine Sense sea of the Exotic Beast Emperor, and directly suppressed the center of the Exotic Beast Emperor's Divine Sense sea.
Before long, the mental imprint reached the very center of the Exotic Beast Emperor's Divine Sense sea and struck down fiercely.
"Roar!" The Exotic Beast Emperor let out a miserable cry, and at the same time, the sound of chains striking the stone wall rang out loudly. It was probably because the Exotic Beast Emperor had not actively accepted the mental imprint that it made such a painful sound.
After a while, Jiang Liu finally sensed a faint message emanating from the Divine Sense sea of the Exotic Beast Emperor inside.
Now, Jiang Liu was certain that he had successfully implanted a mental imprint on the Exotic Beast Emperor inside. However, it wasn't foolproof. If the Exotic Beast Emperor's mental power grew faster than Jiang Liu's, it would break free of the mental imprint and then turn against Jiang Liu.
However, this Exotic Beast Emperor probably won't see that hope.
The next step is to open this boulder and release the Exotic Beast Emperor. Otherwise, what's the point of capturing it if you can't release it?
Moreover, it takes so much effort and time; Jiang Liu doesn't like doing useless work.
Jiang Liu began to examine the boulder closely, looking for any mechanisms or cracks.
Unfortunately, Jiang Liu searched over and over again but couldn't find any mechanisms or cracks.
Jiang Liu was now in a dilemma. Did he really have to use that move?
Jiang Liu's move could be summed up in two words: dig hard. That's right, there was no other way.
Finally, Jiang Liu had no choice but to draw his broadsword and begin digging. He didn't even dare to use his Yuan Qi to create a sword, fearing that he would run out of Yuan Qi before he could even break through the stone chamber, which would be quite embarrassing.
As Jiang Liu had predicted, they dug until their vital energy was exhausted, and they still hadn't managed to break through the stone chamber.
Jiang Liu had no choice but to stop and rest; he had never stopped to rest halfway through a journey before.