The Hang Arrived!

At that moment, the lizard also reacted, raising its sharp claws to meet Gulanxiu's descending giant axe.

"Boom!!!" A deafening crash erupted where axe and claws collided.

A faint smile curled at the corner of Gulanxiu's mouth, because he could clearly sense that this strike had already broken through the lizard's defenses—this lizard was far from his match.

Just as Gulanxiu had expected, the giant axe, after neutralizing the immense force carried by the claws, continued downward with undiminished momentum, cleaving the lizard in two.

The lizard let out a mournful howl, its flesh rapidly decaying and dissolving into chaotic air currents, leaving only a faint green orb of light in its place.

"Chaos True Spirit!" Gulanxiu excitedly reached out to grab the light.

The moment the light made contact with Gulanxiu's body, it swiftly sank into him and merged into his sea of consciousness.

But then, an unexpected change occurred. Normally, a Chaos True Spirit should fuse into the soul itself, altering its essence and slowly triggering a transformation.

This time, however, was different. The Withered Seed, which had accompanied Gulanxiu through the crossing and had remained dormant ever since, suddenly emitted a faint green glow. The Chaos True Spirit that had entered Gulanxiu's sea of consciousness seemed drawn by some force and instantly burrowed into the Withered Seed.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Gulanxiu felt that the Withered Seed had become slightly rounder in that moment.

"The Chaos True Spirit was actually absorbed by that mysterious seed!" Surprise and delight mingled in Gulanxiu's eyes.

This Withered Seed had been floating in his sea of consciousness without any reaction ever since he crossed over. In the first few years after the crossing, Gulanxiu had held high hopes for it, but after trying every method he could think of without eliciting any response, he had gradually given up on it, simply accepting that he hadn't brought any golden finger with him.

But unexpectedly, this hunt for a Chaos True Spirit had given him a pleasant surprise. Gulanxiu knew full well that anything capable of crossing over with him could not be ordinary—perhaps his very crossing had been caused by this thing.

Though he had no idea what it was actually useful for, as long as it showed a reaction, that was a good thing. At the very least, it was better than groping in the dark.

Even as his mind wandered, only a moment had passed in the outside world. The commotion Gulanxiu and the lizard had just caused was too great—a pack of dark red giant wolves was now encircling him.

Facing these menacing giant wolves, Gulanxiu quickly pulled out the E9-Class Spaceship he had just purchased and swiftly flew inside.

At the same time, he aimed the ship's Laser Cannon at the pack of wolves and opened fire.

In an instant, the wings of the dark blue spaceship were covered in streaks of white light, rapidly gathering and charging energy.

"Boom! Boom!" Two thunderous blasts rang out as two massive beams of light, each ten meters in diameter, erupted from the cannon barrels on the wings. The dozens of giant wolves that had been charging at Gulanxiu were instantly engulfed by the powerful shockwave.

Against the bombardment of an E9-Class Laser Cannon, those giant wolves, only at Cosmic Level, stood no chance.

The wolves caught in the laser beams exploded one after another, dissipating into streams of chaotic air currents that vanished into space. Only a few wolves on the periphery managed to escape by dodging quickly.

Though these Chaos Beasts were not particularly intelligent, they still possessed an instinct for avoiding danger. The survivors scattered in all directions, leaving behind dozens of faint green Chaos True Spirits floating alone in the air.

Gulanxiu instantly appeared outside the spaceship. Under his deliberate control, the Chaos True Spirits, like fledglings returning to their nest, all plunged into his body and were ultimately absorbed by the Withered Seed.

This time, Gulanxiu could clearly sense that the Withered Seed had indeed become rounder, and he could vaguely feel faint traces of life emanating from within it.

"Tech weapons really are convenient!" Gulanxiu sighed in admiration.

If he had to rely on himself to kill this many Chaos Beasts without the spaceship's Laser Cannon, who knew how long it would take! And as the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually wet his shoes"—maintaining a high-intensity hunt meant there was always a risk of being killed by a Chaos Beast instead. In the original story, about twenty percent of the geniuses from Luo Feng's batch had fallen while hunting Chaos Beasts.

Of course, the reason the casualty rate was so high for Luo Feng's batch was mainly because their levels were too low.

Those geniuses had entered the Virtual Universe Company through the Universe's Top Genius Battle selection and were only then allowed to train in Chaos City.

But aside from Luo Feng, who had cheated, all the other participants in the Genius Battle were genuinely at Star Level. Even if they broke through after the battle, they only reached Cosmic Level 1-2 in the short term.

Facing Chaos Beasts that ranged from Cosmic Level 1 to Cosmic Level 9, they naturally struggled—after all, the energy gap alone was dozens of times.

On top of that, the chaotic air currents in the areas where Chaos Beasts lived interfered with detectors, making them useless. The geniuses had to rely on themselves to spot prey, and it was hard to say who was really hunting whom.

Of course, those who were eliminated were among the weaker geniuses anyway. In the original story, none of the named geniuses ever fell to Chaos Beasts.

Compared to those geniuses, Gulanxiu had a much greater advantage. His cultivation at Cosmic Level 8 meant that, at the very least, he wouldn't be at a severe energy disadvantage when facing Chaos Beasts.

Having passed the first level of the Sky Bridge, his law comprehension was enough to crush all the other geniuses except Bolan and Rong Jun. Combined with the equipment he had just purchased, Gulanxiu was essentially invincible in one-on-one fights against Cosmic Level Chaos Beasts.

As for packs of Chaos Beasts, two shots from the Laser Cannon were enough! The energy output of an E9-Class Laser Cannon was equivalent to a full-power strike from a Realm Lord at Level 9. Of course, since it lacked law and secret technique enhancements and the energy was relatively dispersed, it posed little threat to Realm Lord-level experts. But against these Chaos Beasts, which were at most Cosmic Level 9, it was more than sufficient.

"Let's continue!" Gulanxiu returned to the spaceship and began searching for his next target.

Compared to Chaos Beasts that were only at Cosmic Level, the E9-Class Spaceship was practically a dimensionality reduction strike. Gulanxiu charged through recklessly, firing two shots whenever he spotted a pack of Chaos Beasts, then quickly absorbing the Chaos True Spirits and fleeing the scene.

Moreover, Gulanxiu discovered that the intelligence of Chaos Beasts was truly pitiful. Whenever something happened, a swarm of them would immediately come to investigate.

Just like the silly roe deer from the northeastern region of Blue Star on Earth in his past life—their curiosity was far too strong.

It was precisely because of this discovery that Gulanxiu's hunting efficiency skyrocketed. In just over a day, he had killed hundreds of Chaos Beasts, and all their Chaos True Spirits were absorbed by the Withered Seed, which gradually became fuller and plumper.