By then, the Lizard had reacted as well. Facing the giant axe Gulanxiu swung at him, he raised his claws to meet it.
"Boom!!!" A deafening crash rang out where the axe and claws collided.
A faint smile touched Gulanxiu's lips. He could clearly feel that his strike had broken through the Lizard's defenses. The creature was no match for him.
Just as Gulanxiu had expected, after overcoming the powerful force clinging to the claws, the axe continued downward without losing momentum, cleaving the Lizard in two.
The Lizard let out a mournful wail. His body rapidly rotted away, turning into Chaos Airflow, leaving behind only a pale green orb of light.
"Chaos True Spirit!" Gulanxiu reached out excitedly to grab the glowing speck.
The moment it touched Gulanxiu, the speck swiftly sank into his body and merged with his Sea of Consciousness.
Just then, something unexpected happened. Normally, the Chaos True Spirit should have merged with Gulanxiu's soul, changing its fundamental nature and gradually transforming it.
But this time was different. The Withered Seed, which had accompanied Gulanxiu when he crossed over and had remained dormant ever since, began to glow with a faint green light. The Chaos True Spirit that had entered Gulanxiu's Sea of Consciousness seemed to be drawn to something and instantly burrowed into the Withered Seed.
Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Gulanxiu felt that the Withered Seed had grown a little plumper.
"The Chaos True Spirit was actually absorbed by that mysterious seed!" Gulanxiu's eyes filled with both surprise and delight.
Ever since the Withered Seed had crossed over with him, it had remained dormant in his Sea of Consciousness. For the first few years after arriving in this world, Gulanxiu had been full of expectations for it. But over the years, he had tried every method available to him, and nothing had made the seed react. Gradually, he had given up on it, deciding to act as if he hadn't brought a cheat with him after all!
He hadn't expected that hunting a Chaos True Spirit would bring him such a surprise. Gulanxiu knew full well that anything capable of crossing over with him couldn't be ordinary. It might even have been the cause of his crossing over in the first place.
Though he still had no idea what it was for, the fact that it had reacted was good news. It was certainly better than having no clue at all.
Though his mind was racing, only a moment had passed outside. The commotion Gulanxiu and the Lizard had made was so great that a pack of dark red wolves was closing in around him.
Faced with the menacing wolves, Gulanxiu quickly brought out the E9-Class Spaceship he had just bought and flew inside.
At the same time, he aimed the ship's Laser Cannon at the pack and fired.
White lights instantly spread across the wings of the dark blue spaceship, rapidly gathering and charging.
"Boom! Boom!" Two deafening blasts rang out. Two massive beams, each ten meters in diameter, shot from the cannons mounted on the wings. Dozens of wolves that had just approached to attack Gulanxiu were instantly swallowed by the powerful blasts.
Against the E9-Class Laser Cannon, the wolves, whose strength was only at Cosmic Level, had no chance to resist.
The wolves engulfed by the Laser Cannon exploded one after another, then dissipated into streams of Chaos Airflow. Only a few at the edge of the blast escaped by dodging in time.
Though these Chaos Beasts weren't very intelligent, they still had the instinct to avoid danger. The surviving beasts scattered in every direction, leaving dozens of lonely pale green Chaos True Spirits floating in the air.
Gulanxiu appeared outside the spaceship in an instant. With a deliberate thought, the Chaos True Spirits flew into him like swallows returning to their nests, ultimately absorbed by the Withered Seed.
This time, Gulanxiu clearly sensed that the Withered Seed had grown plumper. He could even faintly feel strands of vitality coming from within it.
"Technological weapons sure are convenient!" Gulanxiu exclaimed.
Without the spaceship's Laser Cannon, he had no idea how long it would have taken to kill so many Chaos Beasts on his own. And when you walk by the river often enough, sooner or later you get wet. If he kept up such intense hunting, he might eventually get killed by a Chaos Beast. In the original story, roughly twenty percent of the geniuses in Luo Feng's cohort had died just hunting Chaos Beasts.
Of course, the main reason that cohort's death rate was so high was their low level.
Those geniuses had qualified for the Virtual Universe Company through the Universe Peak Genius Battle, which had earned them the chance to cultivate in Chaos City.
But aside from Luo Feng, who had cheated, all the other contestants in the Genius Battle were genuinely at Star Level. Even if some broke through after the competition, they had only reached Cosmic Level 1-2 in such a short time.
Facing Chaos Beasts ranging from Cosmic Level 1 at the lowest to Cosmic Level 9 at the highest, they naturally struggled. Their opponents had dozens of times more energy, after all.
On top of that, the Chaos Airflow in the areas where Chaos Beasts lived interfered with their surroundings, rendering their detectors useless. The geniuses had to find their prey themselves, and it was anyone's guess which side would end up hunting the other.
Of course, those who were eliminated were among the weaker geniuses to begin with. In the original story, not one of the famous geniuses had died at the hands of a Chaos Beast.
Compared to those geniuses, Gulanxiu had far greater advantages. His Cosmic Level 8 strength meant he wouldn't be at too great a disadvantage in terms of energy when facing Chaos Beasts.
His Law comprehension, enough to clear the first level of the Sky Bridge, also surpassed that of every genius except Bolan and Rong Jun. Combined with the equipment he had just bought, he was practically invincible in one-on-one fights against Cosmic Level Chaos Beasts.
And groups of Chaos Beasts? The Laser Cannon could deal with them in just two shots! The E9-Class Laser Cannon's energy was equivalent to a full-power attack from a Realm Lord Level 9. Of course, without Laws or secret techniques to complement it, and with its energy spread out, it posed little threat to Realm Lords. But it was more than enough to deal with Chaos Beasts whose strength peaked at Cosmic Level 9.
"Keep going!" Gulanxiu returned to the spaceship and began looking for his next target.
Compared with Chaos Beasts that were only at Cosmic Level, the E9-Class Spaceship was utterly overwhelming. Gulanxiu charged through everything in his path, firing a couple of shots whenever he spotted a group of Chaos Beasts. He then quickly absorbed the Chaos True Spirits and fled the scene.
He also discovered that Chaos Beasts really were lacking in intelligence. Whenever something happened, groups of them would immediately come over to see what was going on!
They were just like the silly sika deer in Northeast China back on Blue Star: far too curious for their own good.
Once Gulanxiu realized this, his hunting efficiency soared. In just over a day, he had killed hundreds of Chaos Beasts, and all their Chaos True Spirits had been absorbed by the Withered Seed. The seed had gradually grown plump and full.
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