Chapter 44

"Scarlet Flame Beasts possess incredibly formidable physical defenses, and their speed can even surpass the speed of sound. Adult Scarlet Flame Beasts can even reach the speed of light!"

Ya Fei explained.

The speed of light was far beyond the speed of sound. In this world, even some peak Dou Zong experts found it nearly impossible to reach the speed of light.

As for the Xiao Clan Gauntlet, it was merely an ordinary spiritual artifact Xiao Ming had exchanged from Ya Fei with achievement points.

It was practically impossible to deal with the Scarlet Flame Beast before him by relying on the gauntlet's power alone.

Therefore, the only thing Xiao Ming could do now was flee as quickly as possible and avoid confronting the Scarlet Flame Beast head-on.

After his cultivation realm had undergone a massive increase, Xiao Ming's movement speed had also become much swifter.

In just a few blinks, he had already left the area and returned to the outer region.

However, just as he was about to enter the outer region, he suddenly sensed something unusual. He immediately stopped and looked to his left.

Not far from him, an unnamed magical beast lay sprawled on the ground, seemingly asleep.

"Why did this thing suddenly fall asleep?"

This magical beast looked extremely strange. Its body resembled that of a snake, and a pair of sharp horns grew from its head. Yet they were not snake horns, but more like human fingernails—razor-sharp.

At that moment, the magical beast slowly raised its head, its pair of scarlet eyes landing on the utterly bewildered Xiao Ming.

Then, the magical beast suddenly opened its mouth and fiercely sprayed out a dense cloud of black mist.

"Damn it!"

Sensing the dangerous aura around him, the upgraded Gungnir instantly flew out and blocked the unknown magical beast from Xiao Ming.

Although Gungnir intercepted the dense poisonous mist, Xiao Ming himself was still enveloped by the black fog.

The instant the poison began to corrode him, Gungnir floating in midair emitted a dazzling light that neutralized the poisonous mist.

"Roar!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ming could not help roaring. He then violently mobilized the Yuan energy within his body and struck at the magical beast with his palm.

Bang!

Gungnir collided with the magical beast, producing a tremendous crash that felled large swathes of nearby trees.

At that moment, Gungnir blossomed with dazzling radiance once more.

Under the shroud of that light, Gungnir's power instantly doubled, becoming incomparably formidable.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Along with a series of explosions, the power released by Gungnir erupted completely. Both its might and force surged dramatically within a short span of time.

With a single thrust of the spear, the mysterious magical beast was blasted away by the terrifying power emanating from Gungnir.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

After being sent flying by Xiao Ming's spear, the mysterious magical beast let out a series of hisses, as though it were enraged.

At that moment, its tail unfurled, and a massive black sphere instantly appeared and rapidly expanded.

The instant the black sphere took shape, the surrounding space distorted, and the power of space became violent.

Strands of pitch-black electric arcs flickered across the black sphere.

"This is bad! That black sphere contains terrifying lightning power. If it hits me, I'll definitely be blasted to ashes!"

Sensing the terrifying power contained within the black sphere, Xiao Ming's expression changed slightly, and a grave look flashed through his eyes.

Just as Xiao Ming was stunned by the terrifying power contained within the black sphere, it suddenly shot toward him.

Xiao Ming's expression immediately changed.

The black sphere's attack speed was too fast, and its power was terrifying.

If he did not evade it, he would certainly be killed outright by the black sphere.

With that thought, he immediately dodged to the left.

Boom!

The black sphere grazed past him and slammed viciously into a mountain peak.

At once, spiderweb-like cracks appeared across the mountain and rapidly spread before the entire peak collapsed with a deafening crash.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming drew a sharp breath, his eyes filled with horror.

The black sphere had been far too fast. He had not even had time to react.

If he had failed to dodge and been struck by it, he would have been reduced to a pile of charred remains.

What exactly was that black sphere?

"This thing is actually so powerful, and it clearly isn't an ordinary magical beast. It's a Dou Wang-level magical beast!"

Feeling the formidable power radiating from the black sphere, Xiao Ming's face darkened, his eyes filled with gravity.

This magical beast's combat strength was definitely above the four magical beasts Yun Ling had faced earlier.

"No matter what level of magical beast you are, I have to kill you today. Otherwise, you'll cause trouble sooner or later!"

Xiao Ming gritted his teeth as he looked at the magical beast.

At that moment, the black magical beast let out a low cry, then shot into the sky and charged at Xiao Ming once more.

Xiao Ming snorted coldly and, without hesitation, swung Gungnir in his hand, thrusting it toward the black magical beast.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two figures collided continuously in the air, producing crisp clashes one after another.

Under their fierce collisions, the nearby mountain range instantly crumbled, and ravines appeared across the ground.

However, neither of them used their full strength during the battle.

Neither dared to go all out. Otherwise, if they attracted other magical beasts, both of them would truly be in danger.

Although Xiao Ming's cultivation had improved considerably not long ago, he had only just stepped into the Dou Grand Master realm. His strength was limited, and he simply could not withstand those powerful magical beasts.

"Roar!"

At that moment, an enraged howl suddenly rang through the area.

Hearing that howl, Xiao Ming's brows furrowed tightly as he looked toward the direction of the black sphere ahead.

"Looks like this thing still isn't willing to give up."

Seeing that the magical beast was still searching for his location, Xiao Ming chuckled. With a flash, he rose from the ground and continued battling the magical beast.