Roar!
A heaven-shaking roar startled the three people searching for Stele Beasts into stopping in their tracks. They turned toward the source of the sound.
Then, a murky gray aura split apart as a colossal beast slowly strode forward.
The giant beast was a full thirty feet long. Its body was hairless, its skin resembling a metallic shell that gleamed with luster.
It stood on four legs and resembled a cheetah. Its enormous head bore two sharp steel horns, with fangs protruding from its mouth. It looked incomparably savage, and an astonishing aura radiated from its entire body.
"Is this the Stele Beast?"
Lu Ren stared at the ferocious beast before him, faintly sensing danger. The aura it emitted was already comparable to that of a Martial Artist with a tenfold perfected Saint Physique.
"Stele Beasts possess incredibly powerful defenses. To kill one, we can only find its weakness. I'll freeze it!"
As Liu Ruoxue's voice fell, a wave of freezing air swept out, instantly encasing the enormous Stele Beast in ice.
"Where is its weakness?"
Lu Ren asked.
The Tiangong City Lord looked vigilant, gripping a long spear in his hand. "Stele Beasts all look roughly alike, but the location of every Stele Beast's weakness differs. Only by finding it can we kill it easily!"
The Stele Beast's defenses were extremely formidable. This ninth-rank Stele Beast before them possessed strength comparable to a tenfold perfected Saint Physique, and after being tempered by divine blood, its defenses had become even more terrifying.
Even an ordinary genius with a tenfold perfected Saint Physique would find it a losing proposition to confront it head-on without seeking out its weakness.
"I'll try!"
The Tiangong City Lord thrust his spear toward the Stele Beast's eye.
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere. The Stele Beast let out