The moment Demon Beast rushed over, Qin Tiexin pushed Duan Xuan to the side.
"Separate!" He growled lowly and rolled out in the opposite direction. The huge bull-shaped body of Demon Beast ran over between the two of them, carrying a hot and fishy wind, and hit the half-collapsed stone wall behind him. The wall shattered suddenly, and rubble flew everywhere.
Qin Tiexin stood up from the ground and followed Demon Beast's movements with his eyes. Although this thing was huge, its turning speed and sprinting power were far beyond the level of ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast. Just now, the Body Tempering Eighth Layer's physical practitioner was pierced by a single blow while holding a mid-grade magic shield. Carrying it head-on was like seeking death.
Can't let it surge up again.
Qin Tiexin took out a piece of red cloth that was used when setting up a stall from the storage ring, shook it open and ran in the other direction. "Duan Xuan, side!"
Duan Xuan did not respond, but Qin Tiexin knew that she had understood. The two had cooperated many times, and this tacit understanding did not require any nonsense. The red cloth was extremely conspicuous in the dark ruins, and Demon Beast's blood-red eyes were indeed attracted by the red, and he dug his hooves on the ground and charged forward again. Qin Tiexin did not stop there and wait for it to hit him. He exerted force under his feet, Mountain-Shaking Steps stepped on the gravel, and retreated quickly towards the back. At the same time, his left hand took out four Armor-Piercing Spear from the storage ring. His wrist shook, and the four javelins shot out of the air, taking out the two sides and front of Demon Beast.
The first three hilts accurately hit Demon Beast's shoulder blades and side ribs, but when the iron spear tip hit the thick black mane, it made a crisp sound of metal collision. The spear tip only left a shallow white mark on the surface of the mane, and was immediately bounced away. Only the fourth hilt grazed the outside of Demon Beast's front leg, making a shallow cut of less than half an inch.
The skin is rough and the flesh is thick. The ordinary Armor-Piercing Spear cannot penetrate that layer of hair at all.
Demon Beast was in pain, and his momentum slowed down slightly. Qin Tiexin took advantage of this gap to take another seven or eight steps. At the same time, the spiritual power of the wolf fang bracelet in his left hand was infused, and Spirit Rune was activated on the surface of the bracelet. Three blue-grey Wind Blade flew out in a glyph shape, directly in front of Demon Beast. Wind Blade is the most powerful instant attack of Penetration in his hand. Previously, it was in the Foundation Establishment Realm I tried it on Ice-Spined Wolf and it can cut through the body armor Cold Qi.
Three Wind Blade accurately hit Demon Beast's forehead and bridge of nose. Blood spattered, leaving two inches-deep wounds on the forehead, and a gash was ripped open on the side of the nasal cavity. Dark red blood trickled down its mane. It let out an even more angry roar, and showed no intention of backing down in its blood-red eyes. It lowered its head and charged towards Qin Tiexin again.
But Qin Tiexin has bought the time he needs.
Demon Beast's speed was no longer as fast as before. Duan Xuan cut in from the side, and the long whip wrapped around its left hind leg. She planted her feet firmly, exerted force on her waist and abdomen, and stretched the whip body into an iron line, forcefully Demon Beast's momentum was slowed down for a beat. Demon Beast turned her head and wanted to bite, but Duan Xuan's wrist flicked and the whip came loose. She ran a few steps quickly and wrapped it around the other hind leg again.
Qin Tiexin did not return.
He stood on the spot, his legs dug into the stone slab with all his strength, and his muscles tightened. He faced the charging Demon Beast with both hands, and grabbed the pair of thick black horns without missing a beat.
Boom.
The stone slabs on the soles of his feet exploded into powder at the moment of contact. He was knocked back seven or eight steps, and the soles of his boots plowed two deep grooves into the stone ground. The force coming from the horns was greater than he expected. The muscles in his arms were shaking wildly, and the bones made a crunching sound, but his hands were like two iron pliers, locking the horns tightly.
He took a deep breath, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and used the force to twist to the side.
Demon Beast The center of gravity of the huge body was deflected by this lateral force, and the four legs slipped in the gravel. The huge body suddenly turned sideways and hit the ground hard, shaking the entire stone palace.
"Under the neck!"
As soon as Qin Tiexin shouted, Duan Xuan's long sword was already out, stabbing Demon Beast's exposed lower abdomen. The mane covered there was sparser than on the back, and the dark gray skin could be vaguely seen. When the sword penetrated, the tip of the sword was about two inches deep, and blood poured out, but this deep wound was very important to this Demon Beast For, it was no different from being stabbed with a thorn. Demon Beast roared and stood up, spraying out a ball of dark red Flame at Duan Xuan. Duan Xuan was well prepared and dodged sideways. Flame brushed her shoulder and passed by, burning a broken pillar behind her.
Qin Tiexin held Edgeless, stepped forward, and swept the knife across, directly hitting the side of Demon Beast's neck. The knife was powerful and heavy, and the blade cut into the mane and flesh, but Demon Beast reacted very quickly and rushed to the side before he exerted force. The blade only scratched the surface, leaving a foot-long wound without touching the vital point.
Demon Beast turned around and rushed towards Qin Tiexin again. Qin Tiexin slashed its shoulder blade with a knife. The blade split the mane and was embedded in the flesh less than an inch. Demon Beast became even more fierce after being hit by the knife. The bull's horns slammed into Qin Tiexin's chest, but before hitting him, it was pulled away by Duan Xuan's long whip. Qin Tiexin dodged sideways, and then Burst Step bullied him and started fighting with him.
The two men and the beast fought for more than a dozen rounds in this dilapidated stone palace. Demon Beast had many wounds on his body - there were cuts cut by Wind Blade on his forehead, and there were several short wounds on his abdomen. There were bloody holes stabbed by the sword, and there were knife marks from Edgeless on the back and shoulder blades. But none of them had serious injuries. Its mane was too thick, its skin was too tough, and although there was a lot of bleeding, there was no sign of weakening at all.
However, during the battle, Qin Tiexin noticed a detail from the corner of his eye.
Demon Beast's right hind leg, at the calf position, will have a very small deformation every time it lands. When it lands, it will instinctively deflect a little outward, as if there is a point that cannot bear the force. There was no abnormality at the beginning, but as the fighting time increased, the deformation of Demon Beast's movements became more and more obvious. It should be an old injury.
Qin Tiexin winked at Duan Xuan. Duan Xuan's eyes followed and fell on that leg. He caught the moment Demon Beast turned around. Abnormality - On the outside of the calf of the right hind leg, under the thick mane, there is a palm-sized area where the hair grows messily and sparsely. A vaguely raised scar can be seen, and in the center of the scar is embedded... a Jade Slip.
The Jade Slip was inserted so deeply that most of it was submerged in the flesh, with only less than half an inch of the edge exposed. There was a circle of dark purple bruises around the scar, which spread to the entire calf. I don't know when the Jade Slip was embedded. The surrounding skin was stretched and torn repeatedly, forming a circle of wrinkled scabs. Every time Demon Beast landed, the leg would shake slightly.
"I saw it." Duan Xuan whispered, "I'll look for an opportunity."
Qin Tiexin nodded. He put Edgeless back on his back, faced Demon Beast alone, and spread out his hands. Demon Beast lowered his head and charged at Qin Tiexin with all his strength. This time Qin Tiexin did not turn sideways to release force. He planted his legs firmly, gritted his teeth, and clamped the two horns with both hands.
The power of a flood surged from both corners. The stone slabs under his feet exploded, and rubble flew. His feet slid backwards on the broken stone bricks, and the whole frame made a harsh friction sound. Demon Beast The burning sound spurted out of his nose. Hot air poured on his chest, and the force almost made his eyesight go dark. But he did not let go. He pressed his center of gravity downward little by little, using all his arm, waist, and leg strength to forcefully push Demon Beast's head down a few inches.
Demon Beast's hind legs clawed at the ground frantically, trying to shake off his control. The moment it pushed hard, the old injury on its right hind leg was finally exposed in the air. Duan Xuan rushed up from the side, and the tip of the sword accurately penetrated the center of the black scar - exactly where the edge of Jade Slip meets the flesh.
Poof.
The sword was inserted heavily. Demon Beast let out a shrill roar. His whole body stiffened suddenly, his chest heaved violently, his mouth opened wide, and a ball of hot Flame condensed deep in his throat, aiming at Qin Tiexin's head. "Qin Tiexin--!" Duan Xuan shouted in a hissing voice.
Qin Tiexin did not hide. He released a horn with his right hand, and before Demon Beast spurted out Flame, he pulled out Edgeless, pointed the tip of the knife at the huge open mouth, and stabbed it in.
The blade passed through the mouth, passed through the throat, and passed through the esophagus - pushing forward until the handle of the knife hit Demon Beast's teeth. Scorching Heat's animal blood mixed with minced meat splashed out of the mouth, pouring all over Qin Tiexin, and then gushed out crazily. Out. Demon Beast's throat was completely penetrated by Edgeless. The ball of Flame that was about to spurt out was blocked in the throat and surged out from the cracks in the trachea, burning Demon Beast's own chest to black.
Boom.
Demon Beast's huge body shook twice, his hooves gave way, and he fell to the ground. The ground shook, and a cloud of dust mixed with the smell of blood rose up. Qin Tiexin did not pull out. Edgeless. He walked to the side of Demon Beast's head, clenched his fists - bang bang bang bang bang bang. Seven Vajra Fist Hammer, all of them hit Edgeless Saber At the end of E's handle, Vajra Fist Hammer's iron fist phantom pressed against Edgeless's handle, punching downwards with each punch. The handle smashed into Demon Beast's teeth, and the blade tore through the remaining cartilage and fascia deep in the throat, piercing all the way from the throat until the tip of the knife came out. Demon Beast finally twitched and became completely motionless.
Duan Xuan let go of the sword, took two steps back and leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. Her clothes were spattered with animal blood, and there were a few scratches on her arms, but they were not serious.
"What... is this thing?" She calmed her breathing and looked at the huge corpse on the ground, "The defense is thicker than the Demon General outside, and the speed is not slow. My sword pierced its belly. When I touched it, it felt like it was pierced into an iron plate." She raised her head and looked at Qin Tiexin, "Compared with the Demon General that Wind and Snow Pass hunted outside, this one is too difficult to deal with."
Qin Tiexin pulled out the knife with force, wiped the blood on Demon Beast's mane, and put it back on his back. He squatted down and looked at the old injury on Demon Beast's hind leg - the sword stab. Where it was inserted, there are still a few small fragments embedded deeply into the bone at the edge. It should have been inserted a long time ago, and the surrounding muscles have grown to death and are firmly stuck on the periosteum. No wonder Demon Beast cannot get rid of it.
"It may be that something changed after eating something." He said, "Otherwise, it wouldn't have grown so big."
"Elixir?" Duan Xuan thought along his train of thought, "This stone palace is close to the outer side hall of the Iron Spine Sect. Maybe there is some place where the elixir was stored, and it was accidentally hit and eaten by it."
Qin Tiexin didn't answer. He stood up and glanced around the inside of the stone palace. He didn't have time to take a closer look during the battle, but now he noticed a large number of broken jade bottle fragments scattered in the corner of the stone palace. Some fragments were half-buried in the dust, and some rolled into the corner. He walked over and picked up a piece, and took a closer look - there were still very faint traces of medicinal residue left on the inside of the jade piece, which had dried and turned black.
"I did take a lot of elixirs." Qin Tiexin handed the fragments to Duan Xuan, "Maybe it was Iron Spine Sect's Body Refining elixirs that gave him such a strong body."
Duan Xuan took the fragment, looked through it, and handed it back to him. Qin Tiexin squatted down and inserted the tip of the dagger into the gap between Jade Slip and the periosteum, a little bit Pry it out. It has been embedded for too long, and the periosteum has firmly wrapped the Jade Slip. Every time the tip of the knife exerts force, a small piece of bone is brought out. After prying it several times, he can completely remove the Jade Slip.
He wiped off the blood stains on the surface of Jade Slip and put it on his forehead, and Divine Sense sank in. Jade Slip recorded a Swordsmanship martial arts - it was very complete, with corresponding sword moves and corresponding footwork from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Golden Core Realm.
He handed the jade slip to Duan Xuan, who took it and put it on his forehead, then put it down after a moment. "It's a good swordsmanship."
When Duan Xuan was about to hand it back to Qin Tiexin, he didn't pick it up.
"Here you go, this isn't suitable for me."
"Okay." Duan Xuan is not a hypocritical person, and puts Jade Slip into the storage ring, "Next time I meet the right one, it will be yours."
"It seems that the Jade Slip in the Cultivation Method pavilion are not all destroyed." Qin Tiexin thought, "Maybe they were taken away by these Demon Beast. The fragments that other teams rummaged through in the ruins before are probably just some of the remaining ones."
"You can go to Demon Beast's nest next time." Duan Xuan nodded, his eyes falling on the Demon Beast, thoughtfully.
The skylight outside the temple began to darken. The soft dome light inside the secret gradually faded into a dark blue tone, filtering through the gaps in the broken stone walls and casting long shadows on the ground.
Qin Tiexin took a look at the sky, walked to the door of the stone palace and took a look around. The ruins outside became quiet, and the footsteps and fighting sounds that could be heard everywhere during the day had disappeared. The contestants had either entered the core area, or were hiding somewhere to rest.
"Let's camp here tonight." He said, "The palace is big enough, and the stone walls can block the wind. Just guard the door."
Duan Xuan had no objection. Qin Tiexin closed the half-open stone door and moved two remaining pillars to stand against the door. After confirming that there was no missing entrance, he sat down against the wall, swallowed the elixir and began to adjust his breath. The previous stop was quite tiring.
Duan Xuan sat diagonally across from him, leaning against another wall. She rested for a while, and her eyes involuntarily drifted to the Demon Beast body lying on the ground again.
Qin Tiexin opened his eyes and found Duan Xuan staring at the cow, his throat moving slightly.
"Qin Tiexin." Duan Xuan said, "Let's eat it."