Early the next morning, Han Yu went to Star-Picking Tower to ask for Su Yueli's instructions, and then ordered Li Meng and fifty Third Realm disciples to rush to the old hematite mine fifty miles north of Azure Cloud City with mining picks and torches.
This hematite mine was originally a medium-sized vein controlled by the Canghai Sword Sect. After the Canghai Sword Sect branch was destroyed five years ago, it has been abandoned because Martial Sect did not have enough manpower.
At noon, the team arrived at the foot of the hematite mine. The original wooden shed of the mine had long since collapsed, and the dark entrance to the mine was covered with weeds.
Li Meng took the lead in clearing the gravel at the entrance of the cave with ten disciples. He held up a torch and looked inside. He turned around and said, "Senior Sister Han, the entrance of the cave has not collapsed, but the Yin energy is very strong inside, and there are fresh paw prints of beasts on the ground. They look quite big."
Han Yu carried Eight-Thousand-Jin Black Iron Greatsword on his back, walked to the entrance of the cave, squatted down, and touched a two-inch-deep plum blossom-shaped paw print in the mud.
The stone on the edge of the paw prints was scratched to pieces, obviously the beast's claws were surprisingly hard.
"Everyone, put your heavy shields in front, light the mugwort torches, and follow me in to have a look." Han Yu stood up and ordered.
Fifty disciples lined up in two rows and walked deep underground along the sloping mine tunnel.
The further you go, the better the color of the iron ore on the surrounding stone walls becomes.
After walking for about three miles, the front suddenly opened up, and a natural underground grotto covering an area of several acres appeared.
On a raised boulder in the center of the grotto, a large piece of dark red ore with a warm breath exuding from the surface is exposed.
"It's Fourth Tier associated mine Crimson Blood Iron Mother!"
Li Meng has been dealing with blacksmith shops all year round, and recognized the top-quality iron ore at a glance, and shouted in surprise, "This large area of Crimson Blood Iron Mother, plus the surrounding hematite, is enough for all three thousand disciples of our sect to replace two rounds of heavy armor!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the pile of rubble below Crimson Blood Iron Mother suddenly began to roll violently.
"Crack--!"
A huge creature three feet long and covered with thick dark red scales emerged from the ground.
It has a sharp, conical head, short limbs, and a tail as thick as a bucket. It exudes a fierce and domineering Early Fifth Realm Demon Beast aura!
"It's Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast from the Early Fifth Realm!" Han Yu's face froze.
This beast feeds on Crimson Blood Iron Mother underground all year round, and its scales have become one with Refined Iron.
More importantly, Demon Beast's physical body is naturally much stronger than that of humans in the same realm. A Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast with a Early Fifth Realm is even more difficult to deal with than a Late Fifth Realm immortal cultivator in terms of strength and defense.
"Roar!!"
When Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast saw someone intruding into his territory, he let out a deep roar, kicked off his limbs, and crashed directly into the Martial Sect disciple in the front row at high speed!
"Back off!"
Han Yu reacted very quickly, stepped to the front of the team, pulled out Eight Thousand Jin Black Iron Greatsword from behind with both hands, planted his feet firmly, and Greatsword crossed in front of him to catch it hard!
"When--!!"
The hard tip of the pangolin's nose collided with Black Iron Greatsword's broad sword, and a large ball of dazzling sparks exploded.
A violent air wave exploded in the narrow grotto, causing the gravel above the head to fall down. A dozen Third Realm disciples with lower cultivation levels behind were knocked to the ground by the air wave on the spot, their ears buzzing.
Han Yu His feet slid back three feet on the rocky ground, plowing two deep ditches, and his arms went numb.
She was secretly shocked: What a great strength! She was already Peak Fifth Realm, with one arm capable of tens of thousands of kilograms of strength, but in a head-on collision, she could barely draw!
"Li Meng, take everyone out of the mine immediately and meet at the entrance!"
Han Yu ordered sternly without looking back, "This beast's skin is too thick, and your Third Realm weapons can't hurt it at all. If you stay here, it will only get in the way!"
Li Meng also saw that this Fifth Realm Demon Beast was not something they could contend with. They did not dare to show off their strength and immediately called on fifty disciples to quickly retreat along the mine tunnel.
Only one person and one animal Han Yu are left in the grotto.
Han Yu took a deep breath, and all the Lead-Mercury Marrow Blood inside the Peak Fifth Realm boiled, and a layer of dark golden Qi and Blood force field emerged on the surface of the body.
She held Eight Thousand Jin Greatsword with both hands, took the initiative to step forward, and chopped off Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast's head!
"Clang!!"
Sparks flew everywhere.
The pangolin beast did not hide at all, it simply curled up its neck and used the three-inch-thick red scales on its back to catch Han Yu's sword.
Eight Thousand Jin Greatsword slashed on the scales, leaving only a shallow white mark, not even a drop of blood!
On the contrary, a huge repulsive force was transmitted back along the hilt of the sword, causing Han Yu's jaw to ache.
"The skin is so hard?!"
Han Yu frowned, his body flashed, and walked around to the side of the pangolin. Greatsword launched dozens of heavy chops in succession, targeting the pangolin's neck, abdomen, and limb joints.
However, Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast is extremely slippery. Once Han Yu attacks its abdomen, it will roll down into an iron ball.
Han Yu attacks its head, and it burrows directly into the underground rock. After a few breaths, it bursts out from under Han Yu's feet and attacks.
One person and one beast fought hard for hundreds of rounds in the underground cave.
Han Yu does not have the freezing, lightning and other spells of immortal cultivators, and relies entirely on physical brute force to wield Eight Thousand Jin Greatsword.
After the high-intensity explosion for half an hour, Han Yu's breathing gradually became heavier, nearly half of the dark gold Qi and Blood in his body was consumed, and the speed of swinging the sword slowed down by half a minute.
Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast caught the gap where Han Yu's strength declined.
At the moment when Han Yu smashed the rocks on the ground with his sword, the pangolin suddenly flicked its tail, and its iron tail as thick as a bucket, with a huge force of ten thousand kilograms, hit Han Yu's waist and ribs fiercely!
Han Yu had no time to retract his sword and defend himself, so he could only resist with his left cross arm in front of his left rib.
"Bang!!"
Amidst the heavy muffled sound, Han Yu's whole body was thrown away, and he hit the rock wall of the grotto hard. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. Two of his left ribs were cracked, and he was in burning pain.
The pangolin roared and tried to pounce on him to bite him.
Han Yu's eyes are calm, without any thoughts of fighting to save face.
She took advantage of the moment when the pangolin beast rushed towards her, slammed the sword with both hands on the ground at her feet, used the force of the counter-shock to fly backwards into the narrow mine tunnel, and rushed out of the mine after a few ups and downs.
Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast was so big that it got into the narrow mine tunnel and chased it for a while before stopping. It roared twice unwillingly and returned to the underground grotto to continue guarding its Crimson Blood Iron Mother.
Outside the mine, Li Meng and others saw Han Yu rushing out with blood at the corner of her mouth and a pale face. They quickly stepped forward to support her. "Senior Sister Han, are you okay?!"
Han Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, inserted Greatsword behind his back, and shook his head. "If you can't die, go back to the city first. This beast's shell is too hard and cannot be broken by brute force. You have to go back and ask the teacher."
On the way back to the city, fifty Third Realm disciples lined up in two lines to protect Han Yu, and the atmosphere was a bit dull.
Li Meng walked beside Han Yu and looked at Han Yu's left rib stained red with blood. He felt very uncomfortable. "Senior Sister Han, it's all our fault for being so useless."
"If all fifty of us could step into the Fourth Realm and form Blood-Locking Formation Wall to help you withstand the front, you wouldn't have to fight that Fifth Realm beast alone and get injured."
Han Yu walked steadily, holding his aching left rib and shaking his head. "I don't blame you, the mine passage is too narrow, Fifth Realm Demon Beast often collapses when it goes crazy, and there are so many people that it can't be used."
It's him who thinks Fifth Realm is too simple.
Han Yu As he walked, he reviewed the hundreds of rounds of fighting in his mind.
In previous fights with immortal cultivators, no matter how thick the immortal cultivator's protective spiritual shield was, as long as it was hit by her Eight Thousand Jin Greatsword two or three times, it would break into pieces when Spiritual Qi was exhausted.
But Demon Beast is different. The scales of Crimson-Armored Pangolin Beast are real flesh and blood grown together with hematite, and there is no consumption of Spiritual Qi.
Every time he struck with his sword, the force was either pushed away by the curved hard armor or bounced back. The harder he struck, the more painful the shock to his wrist.
"Under the same circumstances, Wufu has neither Flying Sword remote control nor Five Elements thunder and fire to break through defenses. Once he encounters an opponent who is tougher than himself, he can't kill him just by relying on his strength."
Han Yu gritted his teeth secretly in his heart. "This is definitely not Martial Dao's limit. It must be because I haven't mastered the way to exert my strength."